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October 2000 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

• The underground town of Xarabydun has been discovered.
• Heritage Masks and creatures masks introduced.
• Spell Component Peas have been introduced!
• Tuskers have received new improved artwork.
• Armets updated with new "teapot" artwork style.
• Arrow and quarrel shafts have been greatly reduced in weight.
• Certain archmages now provide varying dispel services ranging from level I up to level VI.
• There are now more ambient sounds for those running across the lands.
• The "permabuff" bug is finally fixed by devs.

"You hear faint gleeful laughter as your enchantments fade away....."

• Beer kegs and beer steins can now be found at your local taverns.

New Quests

• Floating City Quest
• Gem of Impulse Quest
• Mace of the Explorer Quest
• Virindi Masks

Updated Quests

• Lady Aerfalle Quest - Lady of Aerlinthe's Chest now contains Aerfalle's Pallium and Ashbane
• Lost Distillery Quest - Distillery Dew added

New Events

• 10/10/00 - updated White Rabbit attacks Ayan

New NPCs

• Aino Lunnan-Shin
• Alexander the Deft
• Archmage Zarri ibn Khaybi
• Barkeep Anarn
• Bowyer Hanra ibn Zarib
• Diyas al-Yat - 13.8N, 0.1E in Zaikhal
• Farmer Khurah al-Rujarkir
• Fazyad ibn Raymar
• Janda Sulifiya
• Jeweler Jurraf al-Djiqidh
• Leopold
• Olivier Rognath
• Sifida bint Naril the Scribe
• Smith Ashaira bint Maisa
• Tsua Kagemata

New Locations

• Golem Sanctum
• Linvak Tukal (cannot be accessed yet)
• Banderling Conquest Dungeon
• Mosswart Maze
• Sotiris Dungeon
• Tumideon Fortress
• Monster Camps
  • 33.7N, 13.5E - Monster Training Camp
  • 36.9N, 47.1E - Monster Training Camp
  • 12.1S, 69.0E - Monster Training Camp
  • 31.7S, 70.2E - Banderling Camp
  • 36.2S, 54.4E - Banderling Camp
  • 47.3S 76.6E - Creature Camps
• The Floating City
  • Banderling Area
  • Bar
  • Construction Area
  • Lost Chamber
  • Museum
  • Skyway
  • Tunnels
  • Floating Spire
  • Direlands Desert Northeast Portal
• Xarabydun
  • Lightless Tunnels
  • Xarabydun Lifestone
  • Uninhabited Area

Updated Locations

• 45.6S, 87.0W - White Rabbit Cave
• 3.7S, 69.2W - Floating Advocate Tower - Now accessible from The Floating City.

New Items

Armor

Broken Virindi Mask Virindi Mask King's Helm Shadow's Garb Ogre Mask

Clothing

Kireth Gown with Band Kireth Gown with Band (Altered) Kiyafa Robe Yifan Dress

Costume Items

Banderling Mask Drudge Mask Mosswart Mask Skull Mask Tusker Mask

Gems

Gem of Impulse

Cooking Items

Pumpkin Cooked Pumpkin Sweetened Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Pumpkin Liquid Pumpkin Pie Filling Mangled Pumpkin

Food Items

Filled Beer Stein Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Soup

Keys

Guard Post Key

Objects

Armory Chest Beer Keg

Misc Items

Beer Stein

Quest Items

Crystal Nodule Distillery Dew Banderling Mace Shaft Banderling Mace Head Banderling Ceremonial Weapon

Spell Components

Splitting Tool Lead Pea Mugwort Pea Powdered Lapis Lazuli Pea Vitriol Pea Cedar Pea Green Pea

Text Items

Sotiris Obsidian Shard Tumideon Obsidian Shard A Stained Book (Banderling Area) A Stained Book (Bar) A Stained Book (Lost Chamber) A Stained Book (Museum) A Stained Book (Skyway) The Breaking of the Crystal Core Translated Sotiris Note Translated Tumideon Note Banderling Orders A Battered Leather Journal Call for Adventurers! A Dry Withered Leather Bound Journal Forgotten Text Standing Orders

Trophy Items

Banderling Head Drudge Head Mosswart Head Tusker Head Skeleton's Skull Xarabydun Swamp Rat Tail

Weapons

Discus Mace of the Explorer Orb of the Bunny Booty Jack o' Lantern (Carving Knife) Jack o' Lantern (Whittling Knife) Superior Jack o' Lantern (Carving Knife) Superior Jack o' Lantern (Whittling Knife)

Updated Items

Olthoi Helm Armet Black Boulder Festival Stone Specialty Cookbook

New Spells

• Evaporate All Magic Other
• Nullify All Magic Other

New Creatures

Hollow Minion

• Sotiris Hollow Minion
• Tumideon Hollow MinionSotiris Hollow Minion/Tumideon Hollow Minion/

Lugian

• Amploth Raider
• Tiatus Raider
• Obeloth Raider
• Lithos RaiderAmploth Raider/Tiatus Raider/Obeloth Raider/Lithos Raider/

Mite

• Mite Warrior PrincessMite Warrior Princess/

Scarecrow

• Rickety Scarecrow
• Suspicious Scarecrow
• Shifty Scarecrow
• Shady ScarecrowRickety Scarecrow/Suspicious Scarecrow/Shifty Scarecrow/Shady Scarecrow/

Virindi

• Sotiris Virindi Director
• Tumideon Virindi DirectorSotiris Virindi Director/Tumideon Virindi Director/

Updated Creatures

• White Rabbit - New level, stats and powers

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "The residents of Arwic have split the town into two separate settlements. Some refer to it as 'New Arwic,' or 'New'ic.'"

Town Crier tells you, "News! The massive Shadow Spires that recently destroyed our settlements have begun to withdraw back into the earth. Sages are concerned this may herald the beginning of some dire new Shadow plot."

Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do you see lights on the moon of Alb'arel?"

Town Crier tells you, "The night sky seems to have returned to normal. If you ask me, it's never looked better!"

Town Crier tells you, "Do you like my mask? Alexander the Deft made it for me!"

Town Crier tells you, "Do you like my mask? Tsua Kagemata made it for me!"

Town Crier tells you, "Sir Candeth Martine of the Dereth Exploration Society recently went into the Blackmire west of Sawato, to research the habits of Mosswarts. A funny duck, that one. Me, all I need to about Mosswarts is how to make them do that squeak when they die!"

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard a few reports of people suffering terrible visions when a Shadow is slain near them."

Town Crier tells you, "It seems the undead and the Shadows are both lying low for the time being. It is believed they are both searching for the last Soul Stone."

Town Crier tells you, "Mages say that the areas around the old menhir rings are now gushing with magical power! Those who stand in them report high rates of mana replenishment."

Town Crier tells you, "It seems the undead are on our side for now. They're also fighting against the Shadows. So far it doesn't seem to have helped much."

Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Fez that didn't have any enchantments. Odd, huh?"

Town Crier tells you, "News! The scholars of Zaikhal recently recovered thousands of Yalaini texts from long-sealed caverns at Xarabydun. The Consortium of Archmages have begun to produce reagents in the Empyrean style, a compressed form mages have taken to calling 'peas.' Peas are small and lightweight, but can only be used with the aid of a special tool."

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that some of the scarecrows that came through the portals were animated by the vagaries of portalspace. But surely that's just a fairy-story for children!"

Town Crier tells you, "It looks like some of our farmers found pumpkin seeds in the heads of some scarecrows. Aluvian legends say that carving a frightening visage into a pumpkin can ward off evil, but I don't think the Shadows will be impressed...

Town Crier tells you, "I hear they destroyed three more of the Soul Stones imprisoning Bael'Zharon... That means there's only one left! Why would they do that?"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Parties of adventurers discovered three Empyrean storage facilities last month, hidden away under rings of crystal."

Town Crier tells you, "Do you like my mask? Janda Sulifiya made it for me!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oswald was sighted in Xarabydun yesterday!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Want to buy the Obsidian Span? I got the deed to it from Asheron."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That island off the coast of Eastham? Been there a million times. All you have to do is find the right portal. Try climbing into the pocket of a Tremendous Monouga. They pick up portals and carry them around, you know."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The Tuskers look healthier lately, but they still smell bad. Sometimes you can get a Tusker Tusk from their corpses. If you can collect twelve of them and use berimphur dye on each, you can string them together with drudge guts to make a Tusker Lure. Any Tusker that sees a Lure will follow you around grunting 'Naners! Naners!'"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oswald was sighted in Distaster Maze yesterday. He was camping the Director."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I saw Claude practicing a waltz with a scarecrow the other day. He was muttering something about poetry."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I don't care what everyone else says - the moons didn't look like that before!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That Virindi, Leopold, you want to watch out for him. Those masks he gives out will turn you into one of his people."

Related Articles

• Teaser
• Rollout Article
• Release Notes
• November Heaume Preview
• Permabuff Bug to be Fixed
• State of the Code

Media

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  Teaser (Turbine)

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  Teaser (ACVault)

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  Teaser (Turbine)

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  Teaser (ACStratics)

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  Splash Screen

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  Portal.dat