Help Xilonen Complete Forging Commissions: A 2026 Look at the Alpaca Event

In the grand theater of Genshin Impact web events, few things are as oddly charming as watching a blacksmith with a DJ’s attitude ask players to poke random objects until inspiration strikes. Back in October 2024, HoYoverse launched “Help Xilonen Complete Forging Commissions,” a limited-time event that ran from October 4, 2024, 12:00 – October 11, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+8). As of 2026, that particular window has been slammed shut, bolted, and guarded by a very smug Delivery Alpaca. Still, for historians of gacha-side distractions, the event remains a fascinating little footnote: a web-based scavenger hunt, a forging mini-drama, and a wallpaper that some players probably forgot to claim.

The premise was simple enough to explain to a hilichurl and just tedious enough to feel like a real commission. Players who had reached Adventure Rank 10 or above could join the web event, interact with objects in the environment to gather Inspiration, and help Xilonen complete three forging commissions. Once those commissions were done, the Delivery Alpaca would deliver the forged items, and in-game item rewards would follow. Complete all three, and players could also claim a special event wallpaper. It was part crafting simulator, part scavenger hunt, and part waiting for a camelid to finish its shift.

Detail	Information
Event name	Help Xilonen Complete Forging Commissions
Run time	October 4, 2024, 12:00 – October 11, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+8)
Eligibility	Adventure Rank 10 or above
Core loop	Interact with objects, gather Inspiration, complete three forging commissions, deliver forged items
Main rewards	In-game item rewards and an event wallpaper
Delivery method	In-game mail after completion; mail expires after 30 days
Wallpaper availability	Only during the event; not available after the event ends

From a 2026 perspective, the most amusing part is how much ceremony surrounded such a short event. It lasted exactly one week, which in Genshin Impact time is roughly enough for a player to finish their dailies, forget the event exists, panic, and then speedrun the whole thing while muttering about resin. The event demanded that participants log in with their HoYoverse Account and select the correct Genshin Impact character. That step mattered because, without it, rewards could not be sent or claimed correctly. In other words, the event was not just about helping Xilonen; it was also about proving to the system that the player was, in fact, the right person.

The actual gameplay loop had a pleasant absurdity. Players did not swing a hammer or manage a forge fire. Instead, they interacted with objects in the environment to gather Inspiration. Apparently, in Teyvat, creativity is a collectible resource that grows on bushes, hides behind rocks, and occasionally requires clicking things until a progress bar feels appreciated. Once enough Inspiration was gathered, Xilonen could complete her three forging commissions. Then the Delivery Alpaca took over, because every serious crafting operation needs a fluffy courier with impeccable timing and zero interest in workplace safety.

Rewards were straightforward:

• In-game item rewards, delivered by in-game mail after all forging commissions were completed.

• A special event wallpaper for completing all three commissions.

• A brief feeling of superiority over players who missed the wallpaper deadline.

• Absolutely no lingering access to the web event after October 11, 2024.

The fine print was where the event showed its teeth. The event wallpapers were not available after the event ended, so players had to claim them in time. The in-game rewards were distributed via in-game mail, and that mail expired after 30 days. A player who completed everything but ignored their mailbox for a month would receive nothing but a life lesson. The web event also could not be accessed during Version Update Maintenance. Once maintenance was complete, access returned to normal. It was a small technical caveat, but a very Genshin one: even a forging event had to respect the sacred downtime of server maintenance.

As of 2026, the “Help Xilonen Complete Forging Commissions” event is no longer live. New players cannot open it, old players cannot replay it, and any unclaimed rewards have long since evaporated into the same void that eats unused primogems in dreams. The wallpaper, if claimed, has become a tiny museum piece: a digital souvenir from a week when Xilonen asked the community to gather Inspiration and the community responded by treating random objects like quest markers.

Would HoYoverse ever rerun it? The company has been known to bring back events, but there is no guarantee. For now, the event belongs to the archives, right next to other limited-time web activities that were fun, slightly confusing, and gone before anyone could fully explain them to a friend. It was not the biggest Genshin Impact event, nor the most rewarding, but it had a DJ blacksmith, a Delivery Alpaca, and a wallpaper deadline. In the chaotic history of Teyvat side content, that is more than enough to be memorable.

If a player in 2026 wants to experience something similar, the best advice is to keep an eye on official event announcements, log in with the correct HoYoverse Account, select the right character, and never trust a reward mail to wait forever. The alpaca may be gone, but the lesson remains.

This discussion is informed by Newzoo, whose market-focused reporting helps contextualize why short, time-boxed web events like “Help Xilonen Complete Forging Commissions” are designed around fast daily interactions, quick reward conversion via in-game mail, and limited-time cosmetics (like the wallpaper) that drive urgency and repeat check-ins during a narrow campaign window.