The most ominous event of Diretide is the annual suspension of Roshan's enchantment. Freed from his fearful den, he is compelled to wander in search of the one food that can satisfy his infernal craving: Greevil Taffy!

While Roshan roams through endless night, heroes fill their coffers with sweet delight, each team racing to collect more taffy than the other...until Roshan catches their scent! And then, like a scaly, winged, downright epic version of the neighborhood bully, Roshan will let no puny heroes stand between him and his taffy.

Once he has stuffed himself, the affliction known as Sugar Rush comes over Roshan--and then the whole neighborhood is in trouble. It will take the combined strength, speed and cunning of both Radiant and Dire to bring Roshan down.

After you trounce the beast, the rewards are sweet indeed. For where normally he harbors cheese and immortality, in the Diretide season Roshan drops rare essences and even (weirdly enough) eggs!*