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'''December 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike|Announcements Page]]
'''December 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
=== Teaser ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEdec01teaser.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Teaser
}}


=== Rollout ===
== Game Changes ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* The [[Training Academy]] has been introduced to train new arrivals to Dereth.
|  Current = None
* A new thrown weapon projectile launcher, the Atlatl, has been introduced. There are also standard darts for these Atlatls.
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEdec01rollout.asp
* Players can now use thrown weapons while wearing a shield.
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Rollout Article
* 250 [[Cottages]], 40 [[Villas]] and 10 [[Mansions]] added to the world.
}}
* [[Settlement Portals]] added for housing introduced during the [[The Gathering Storm]] event.
 
* Other changes:
=== Release Notes ===
** House owners no longer need to add other characters on their account to their guest list. This is now automatically done, and these characters will no longer appear on the guest list.
{{Patch Announcements Links
** If an account owns a house, all characters on that account can now recall to that house with the command @house recall.
|  Current = None
** New animation for the house recall command.
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEdec01build.asp
{|
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Release Notes
|[[File:House Recall Animation Live.jpg|thumb|100px]]
}}
|}
 
=== Letter to the Players ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletterdec1.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Letter to the Players
}}
 
=== Letter to the Players 2 ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletterdec3.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Letter to the Players 2
}}
 
=== Letter to the Players 3 ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletterdec4.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Letter to the Players 3
}}
 
== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
 
<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Hear ye, hear ye! The Training Hall outposts of six Nexus towns have fallen to an unprecedented attack! The portals to the Halls have...disappeared! What of the poor Trainers who must still be trapped inside?"
 
Town Crier tells you, "Environmentalists report that the rabbit population has gone into a sharp decline around the vicinity of a certain hill on the outskirts of Lytlethorpe. Meanwhile, shopkeeps and provisioners are reporting a sharp increase in the sale of carrots. Could these trends be related? I have a theory...it may be...oh nevermind."
 
Town Crier tells you, "I heard there's a new shoe crafter in Lytelthorpe. Funny thing is...he'll make you one, but not a pair. Odd way to run a business, isn't it?"
 
Town Crier tells you, "Those awful petrified pastries are back. I believe one of the ingredients, Brown Lumps, are sometimes dropped by Knaths if you can find them. I thought they were hunted to extinction, but people are still making those fossilized festival foods so the Knaths must be hiding somewhere. That or they're the same cakes from last year..."
 
Town Crier tells you, "The Nexus Town Bowyers Guild has asked me to announce that this month they will be unveiling the latest in missile weaponry...the Atlatl! Thrown weapons experts-get yours while supplies last!"
 
Town Crier tells you, "The Barkeeps are getting into the Festivities and are selling Festival Lights in Zaikhal, Cragstone and Hebian-To."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those new-fangled weapons the outpost town shopkeepers are selling?"
 
Town Crier tells you, "Did you notice those giant Candy Sticks in town? I guess some mage got into the Festival Spirit... or perhaps just spirits! Anyway they cast all sorts of useful buffs on players, if you can get their attention."
 
Town Crier tells you, "It seems that winter is almost here. The snows are returning. Let's just hope we don't get as much as we did two seasons ago with the whole Frore problem."
 
Town Crier tells you, "I heard William Witty finally built himself a little cottage in Lytelthorpe. For a while I thought he'd never settle down! Always dashing here, dashing there... If I had a pair of slippers like his, why, I'd always keep moving too."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Ugh, my cousin sent me another one of those horrible Fruitcakes again for the Winter Festival. I guess I can use it for a doorstop or something."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Giant Snowmen in the world are said to be selling instructions on how to make a little Snowman."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Our Queen has dispatched members of her own Guard to build and fortify Training Academies in the outposts of Holtburg, Shoushi, and Yaraq. These guards have been specially charged to train new arrivals in these uncertain times."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Increasing portal disturbances have continued to threaten the 18 arrival points from Ispar. What...or who could be causing them?"
 
Town Crier tells you, "The Arcanum has enchanted a perimeter of Obelisks around the safest boundaries of Holtburg, Yaraq and Shoushi. New arrivals are to be warned that venturing past these markers will lead them to uncertain and more dangerous territories."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Been getting chilly lately. If you need some wood to keep warm or if you'd just like a Festival decoration, I hear there are two Woodsmen that have set up shops outside of Holtburg and Glendenwood." </font>
 
----
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
 
<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You like my flowers?" (Ulgrim smells flowers)
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Gosh! They smell all nice and flowery."
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've learned all the new portal spells. I especially like the Tie to Ispar."
(Ulgrim disappears)
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant says, "Shurov Thispar!" (Ulgrim reappears)
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Your Mom says Hi."
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The fly catches the spider..."
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That wrinkly old hag deserves it though, messing around with forces she doesn't understand. Can't wait to find out what my reward will be."
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yeah, monogamy is for suckers, besides I'm married to my job."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That's the stuff!"
== New Quests ==
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Martine huh? He's always been a Pawn. He only thinks he's playing the King... he best watch out for the Queen and the Bishop... even his own pieces are suspect."
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Cragstone's Armor? Cragstone's Axe? If I wanted some rusty old armor and an axe I'de go buy them from Sang and Sung."</font>
 
----
 
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Bunny Slippers Quest]]
* [[Sculpting a Snowman]]
* [[Training Academy Quest]]
* [[Training Academy Quest]]


==== Updated Quests ====
== Updated Quests ==
* [[Training Halls]] - Old tutorial quest now retired
* [[Training Halls]] - Old tutorial quest now retired


----
== New NPCs ==
 
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Academy Blacksmith]]
* [[Academy Blacksmith]]
* [[Academy Foreman]]
* [[Academy Foreman]]
* [[Academy Quartermaster]]
* [[Academy Quartermaster]]
* [[Academy Researcher]]
* [[Academy Researcher]]
* [[Greeter]]
* [[Senior Guard]]
* [[Senior Guard]]
* [[Sentry (Arcanum)|Royal Guard Sentry]]
* [[Sentry (Training Academy)]]
* [[Jacque the Woodsman]]
* [[William Witty]]
* [[Woodsman]]
* [[Woodsman]]


==== Updated NPCs ====
== Updated NPCs ==
* [[Giant Snowman]] - Now sells [[A Frozen Note]]
* [[Giant Snowman]] - Now sells [[A Frozen Note]]
* [[Snowman (NPC)|Snowman]] - Now sells [[A Frozen Note]]
* [[Snowman (NPC)|Snowman]] - Now sells [[A Frozen Note]]
* [[Training Master]] - Appearance and dialog updated for new Training Academy
* [[Greeter]] - Updated as part of the new [[Training Academy]]
----
* [[Training Master]] - Updated as part of the new [[Training Academy]]


=== New Locations ===
== New Locations ==
* [[Training Academy]]
* [[Training Academy]]
** [[West Holtburg Outpost|Holtburg West Training Academy]] - 42.3N, 30.6E
** [[West Holtburg Outpost|Holtburg West Training Academy]]
** [[South Holtburg Outpost|Holtburg South Training Academy]] - 39.3N, 33.4E
** [[South Holtburg Outpost|Holtburg South Training Academy]]
** [[West Shoushi Outpost|Shoushi West Training Academy]] - 33.7S, 69.7E
** [[West Shoushi Outpost|Shoushi West Training Academy]]
** [[Southeast Shoushi Outpost|Shoushi Southeast Training Academy]] - 36.7S, 76.0E
** [[Southeast Shoushi Outpost|Shoushi Southeast Training Academy]]
** [[North Yaraq Outpost|Yaraq North Training Academy]] - 18.7S, 1.7W
** [[North Yaraq Outpost|Yaraq North Training Academy]]
** [[East Yaraq Outpost|Yaraq East Training Academy]] - 21.5S, 1.3E
** [[East Yaraq Outpost|Yaraq East Training Academy]]


==== Updated Locations ====
== Updated Locations ==
* [[Palenqual's Cavern]] - Upper level requirement removed (was 5-45)
* [[Starter Outposts]] destroyed in 6 [[Nexus towns]]:
* [[Starter Outposts]] destroyed in 6 [[Nexus towns]]:
** [[North Al-Arqas Outpost]]
** [[North Al-Arqas Outpost]]
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** [[South Yanshi Outpost]]
** [[South Yanshi Outpost]]


----
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
| Leather Cap (Training Academy)
| Leather Gauntlets (Training Academy)
| Leather Leggings (Training Academy)
| Academy Coat
| Bunny Slippers
| White Bunny Slippers
}}


=== New [[Emotes]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Cooking Items]]
* *dance crazy*
| Peppermint Stick
* *dance*
}}


----
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Housing Items]]
| Snowman (Housing Item)
| Snowman with Fez
| Two Headed Snowman (Housing Item)
| Small Pine Tree (Snow)
| Large Pine Tree (Snow)
| Wood
| Wreath
}}


=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Keys]]
| Greeter's Key
| Quartermaster's Workshop Key
}}


{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Trophies]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Misc Items]]
  | Peppermint Stick
  | White Bunny Slipper
  | Vapor Golem Heart
  | Bunny Slipper
}}
}}


{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Bunny Slippers Quest]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Potions]]
  | Bunny Slippers
  | Academy Healing Potion
  | White Rabbit Carcass
  | Academy Mana Potion
  | White Bunny Slippers
  | Academy Stamina Potion
}}
}}


{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Sculpting a Snowman]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
  | A Frozen Note
  | Academy Token
  | Snowman (Housing Item)
| Bellows
  | Snowman with Fez
| Carpenter Wasp Wing
  | Two Headed Snowman (Housing Item)
| Oil of Rendering
  | Headless Snowman
  | Unarmed Snowman
  | Noseless Snowman
}}
}}


{{Item Table|Caption=[[Training Academy Quest|Training Academy Quest: Quest Items]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
  | Academy Coat
  | A Frozen Note
| Academy Exit Token
| Academy Token
| Calling Stone
  | Combat and Spellcasting Guide
  | Combat and Spellcasting Guide
  | Guide to Healing
  | Guide to Healing
  | Guide to Raising Skills and Attributes
  | Guide to Raising Skills and Attributes
  | Bellows
  | A Crumpled Note
| Carpenter Wasp Wing
| Oil of Rendering
  | Application Form
  | Application Form
| A Crumpled Note
  | Orders to the Guards
  | Orders to the Guards
| Greeter's Key
  | Official Warning
  | Official Warning
| Quartermaster's Workshop Key
| Academy Healing Potion
| Academy Mana Potion
| Academy Stamina Potion
}}
}}


{{Item Table|Caption=[[Training Academy Quest|Training Academy Quest: Weapons]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
| Vapor Golem Heart
| White Rabbit Carcass
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
| Atlatl
| Atlatl Dart
  | Training Atlatl
  | Training Atlatl
  | Training Cestus
  | Training Cestus
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}}
}}


{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Woodsman]]
== Updated Items ==
  | Wood
{{Item Table
  | Small Pine Tree (Snow)
  | Exquisite Elari Wood Bow
| Wreath
  | Welcome Letter
}}
}}


==== Updated Items ====
== New Emotes ==
* {{Icon Link|Exquisite Elari Wood Bow}} - Spells updated:
* Talk to the hand: *talk to the hand*
** [[High Tension String]] (Dam Mod +18%) increased to +20%
* At ease: *at ease*
** [[Precise]] (Bow +5 pts) increased to +10
* Pretend to be asleep: *play possum*
** [[Huntress' Boon]] (+5 pts damage) spell added
* Sit: *sit down*
** [[Prey's Reflex]] (+6% Attack Bonus)  spell added
* Get comfortable: *cross legs*
* {{Icon|Welcome Letter (The First Strike)}} [[Welcome Letter#The First Strike|Welcome Letter]] - Text and icon updated.
* Get really comfortable: *sitback*
 
* Point left: *point left*
----
* Point right: *point right*
 
* Point to the left until you do another action: *pointing left*
=== Portal.dat ===
* Point to the right until you do another action: *pointing right*
:[[File:Portaldat 200112.png]]
* Nudge left: *nudgeleft*
 
* Nudge right: *nudgeright*
----


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
== New Creatures ==
:{|
|valign=top width=220|
{{Creature Class|Golem
{{Creature Class|Golem
  | Sparring Golem
  | Sparring Golem
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  | Thieving Mosswart
  | Thieving Mosswart
}}
}}
|valign=top width=250|
{{Creature Class|Phyntos Wasp
{{Creature Class|Phyntos Wasp
  | Carpenter Wasp
  | Carpenter Wasp
}}
{{Creature Class|Snowman
| Two Headed Snowman (Creature)
}}
}}
{{Creature Class|Candy Stick
{{Creature Class|Candy Stick
  | Candy Stick
  | Candy Stick
}}
}}
|}


== Images ==
== New Dialog ==
Click image for full size version.
;Town Crier
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
{{Dialog|
File:Rithwic East Outpost Live.jpg|Destroyed Rithwic East Outpost
|Town Crier tells you, "Hear ye, hear ye! The Training Hall outposts of six Nexus towns have fallen to an unprecedented attack! The portals to the Halls have...disappeared! What of the poor Trainers who must still be trapped inside?"
File:Training Academy Live.jpg|The Training Academy
 
File:Academy Cestus Live.jpg|Academy Cestus
|Town Crier tells you, "Environmentalists report that the rabbit population has gone into a sharp decline around the vicinity of a certain hill on the outskirts of Lytlethorpe. Meanwhile, shopkeeps and provisioners are reporting a sharp increase in the sale of carrots. Could these trends be related? I have a theory...it may be...oh nevermind."
File:Snowman with Fez Live.jpg|Sculpting a Snowman: Snowman with Fez
 
File:Candy Stick Live.jpg|Candy Stick Xmas buffing creature at a Sho town
|Town Crier tells you, "I heard there's a new shoe crafter in Lytelthorpe. Funny thing is...he'll make you one, but not a pair. Odd way to run a business, isn't it?"
File:Woodsman Live.jpg|Woodsman
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Those awful petrified pastries are back. I believe one of the ingredients, Brown Lumps, are sometimes dropped by Knaths if you can find them. I thought they were hunted to extinction, but people are still making those fossilized festival foods so the Knaths must be hiding somewhere. That or they're the same cakes from last year..."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "The Nexus Town Bowyers Guild has asked me to announce that this month they will be unveiling the latest in missile weaponry...the Atlatl! Thrown weapons experts-get yours while supplies last!"
 
|Town Crier tells you, "The Barkeeps are getting into the Festivities and are selling Festival Lights in Zaikhal, Cragstone and Hebian-To."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those new-fangled weapons the outpost town shopkeepers are selling?"
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Did you notice those giant Candy Sticks in town? I guess some mage got into the Festival Spirit... or perhaps just spirits! Anyway they cast all sorts of useful buffs on players, if you can get their attention."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "It seems that winter is almost here. The snows are returning. Let's just hope we don't get as much as we did two seasons ago with the whole Frore problem."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "I heard William Witty finally built himself a little cottage in Lytelthorpe. For a while I thought he'd never settle down! Always dashing here, dashing there... If I had a pair of slippers like his, why, I'd always keep moving too."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Ugh, my cousin sent me another one of those horrible Fruitcakes again for the Winter Festival. I guess I can use it for a doorstop or something."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Giant Snowmen in the world are said to be selling instructions on how to make a little Snowman."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Our Queen has dispatched members of her own Guard to build and fortify Training Academies in the outposts of Holtburg, Shoushi, and Yaraq. These guards have been specially charged to train new arrivals in these uncertain times."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Increasing portal disturbances have continued to threaten the 18 arrival points from Ispar. What...or who could be causing them?"
 
|Town Crier tells you, "The Arcanum has enchanted a perimeter of Obelisks around the safest boundaries of Holtburg, Yaraq and Shoushi. New arrivals are to be warned that venturing past these markers will lead them to uncertain and more dangerous territories."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Been getting chilly lately. If you need some wood to keep warm or if you'd just like a Festival decoration, I hear there are two Woodsmen that have set up shops outside of Holtburg and Glendenwood."
 
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh, a new island, huh? You're all excited about it, huh? Here's one important question you have to ask yourself: Does it have Ulgrim on it? That should tell you all you need to know."
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Psst, I've heard they were seen outside of towns recently. I've even heard that the Giant Snowmen are selling instructions on how to make more of the smaller ones. They are using witless fools to add to their frozen army. One more reason I stay out here in the desert."
}}
 
== Related Articles ==
* [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Teaser|Teaser]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Letter to the Players 2|Letter to the Players 2]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/12 - The First Strike#Letter to the Players 3|Letter to the Players 3]]
 
== Media ==
<gallery>
File:Portaldat 200112.png|Portal.dat
</gallery>
</gallery>


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December 2001 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • The Training Academy has been introduced to train new arrivals to Dereth.
  • A new thrown weapon projectile launcher, the Atlatl, has been introduced. There are also standard darts for these Atlatls.
  • Players can now use thrown weapons while wearing a shield.
  • 250 Cottages, 40 Villas and 10 Mansions added to the world.
  • Settlement Portals added for housing introduced during the The Gathering Storm event.
  • Other changes:
    • House owners no longer need to add other characters on their account to their guest list. This is now automatically done, and these characters will no longer appear on the guest list.
    • If an account owns a house, all characters on that account can now recall to that house with the command @house recall.
    • New animation for the house recall command.

New Quests

Updated Quests

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

New Items

Leather Cap (Training Academy) Leather Gauntlets (Training Academy) Leather Leggings (Training Academy) Academy Coat Bunny Slippers White Bunny Slippers

Peppermint Stick

Snowman (Housing Item) Snowman with Fez Two Headed Snowman (Housing Item) Small Pine Tree (Snow) Large Pine Tree (Snow) Wood Wreath

Greeter's Key Quartermaster's Workshop Key

White Bunny Slipper Bunny Slipper

Academy Healing Potion Academy Mana Potion Academy Stamina Potion

Academy Token Bellows Carpenter Wasp Wing Oil of Rendering Headless Snowman Unarmed Snowman Noseless Snowman

A Frozen Note Combat and Spellcasting Guide Guide to Healing Guide to Raising Skills and Attributes A Crumpled Note Application Form Orders to the Guards Official Warning

Vapor Golem Heart White Rabbit Carcass

Atlatl Atlatl Dart Training Atlatl Training Cestus Training Dagger Training Hand Axe Light Training Crossbow Training Mace Training Short Sword Training Shortbow Training Spear Training Staff Training Wand Academy Atlatl Academy Cestus Academy Dagger Academy Hand Axe Academy Light Crossbow Academy Mace Academy Short Sword Academy Shortbow Academy Spear Academy Staff Academy Wand

Updated Items

Exquisite Elari Wood Bow Welcome Letter

New Emotes

  • Talk to the hand: *talk to the hand*
  • At ease: *at ease*
  • Pretend to be asleep: *play possum*
  • Sit: *sit down*
  • Get comfortable: *cross legs*
  • Get really comfortable: *sitback*
  • Point left: *point left*
  • Point right: *point right*
  • Point to the left until you do another action: *pointing left*
  • Point to the right until you do another action: *pointing right*
  • Nudge left: *nudgeleft*
  • Nudge right: *nudgeright*

New Creatures

Golem

Hollow Minion

Mosswart

Phyntos Wasp

Candy Stick

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "Hear ye, hear ye! The Training Hall outposts of six Nexus towns have fallen to an unprecedented attack! The portals to the Halls have...disappeared! What of the poor Trainers who must still be trapped inside?"

Town Crier tells you, "Environmentalists report that the rabbit population has gone into a sharp decline around the vicinity of a certain hill on the outskirts of Lytlethorpe. Meanwhile, shopkeeps and provisioners are reporting a sharp increase in the sale of carrots. Could these trends be related? I have a theory...it may be...oh nevermind."

Town Crier tells you, "I heard there's a new shoe crafter in Lytelthorpe. Funny thing is...he'll make you one, but not a pair. Odd way to run a business, isn't it?"

Town Crier tells you, "Those awful petrified pastries are back. I believe one of the ingredients, Brown Lumps, are sometimes dropped by Knaths if you can find them. I thought they were hunted to extinction, but people are still making those fossilized festival foods so the Knaths must be hiding somewhere. That or they're the same cakes from last year..."

Town Crier tells you, "The Nexus Town Bowyers Guild has asked me to announce that this month they will be unveiling the latest in missile weaponry...the Atlatl! Thrown weapons experts-get yours while supplies last!"

Town Crier tells you, "The Barkeeps are getting into the Festivities and are selling Festival Lights in Zaikhal, Cragstone and Hebian-To."

Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those new-fangled weapons the outpost town shopkeepers are selling?"

Town Crier tells you, "Did you notice those giant Candy Sticks in town? I guess some mage got into the Festival Spirit... or perhaps just spirits! Anyway they cast all sorts of useful buffs on players, if you can get their attention."

Town Crier tells you, "It seems that winter is almost here. The snows are returning. Let's just hope we don't get as much as we did two seasons ago with the whole Frore problem."

Town Crier tells you, "I heard William Witty finally built himself a little cottage in Lytelthorpe. For a while I thought he'd never settle down! Always dashing here, dashing there... If I had a pair of slippers like his, why, I'd always keep moving too."

Town Crier tells you, "Ugh, my cousin sent me another one of those horrible Fruitcakes again for the Winter Festival. I guess I can use it for a doorstop or something."

Town Crier tells you, "Giant Snowmen in the world are said to be selling instructions on how to make a little Snowman."

Town Crier tells you, "Our Queen has dispatched members of her own Guard to build and fortify Training Academies in the outposts of Holtburg, Shoushi, and Yaraq. These guards have been specially charged to train new arrivals in these uncertain times."

Town Crier tells you, "Increasing portal disturbances have continued to threaten the 18 arrival points from Ispar. What...or who could be causing them?"

Town Crier tells you, "The Arcanum has enchanted a perimeter of Obelisks around the safest boundaries of Holtburg, Yaraq and Shoushi. New arrivals are to be warned that venturing past these markers will lead them to uncertain and more dangerous territories."

Town Crier tells you, "Been getting chilly lately. If you need some wood to keep warm or if you'd just like a Festival decoration, I hear there are two Woodsmen that have set up shops outside of Holtburg and Glendenwood."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh, a new island, huh? You're all excited about it, huh? Here's one important question you have to ask yourself: Does it have Ulgrim on it? That should tell you all you need to know."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Psst, I've heard they were seen outside of towns recently. I've even heard that the Giant Snowmen are selling instructions on how to make more of the smaller ones. They are using witless fools to add to their frozen army. One more reason I stay out here in the desert."

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Media