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'''November 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm|Announcements Page]]
'''November 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
=== Teaser ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/octoberteaser.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Teaser
}}


=== Rollout ===
== Game Changes ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Settlement Portals]] introduced starting with housing added in the [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] update.
|  Current = None
* 150 [[Cottages]] added.
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnov01rollout.asp
* Allegiances can now purchase their own [[Mansions]] on the landscape.
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Rollout Article
* Further enhancements to the fellowship system have been made. See the [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players 1|Letter to the Players]] for details.
}}
* Artwork updated for Mosswarts.
* Artwork updated for Canescent Mattekar Robes.
* Other changes:
** House hooks for cottages increased to 50 (25 useable).
** [[Cow]]s now have a map of [[Marae Lassel]] on their side.
** Night time visibility has been increased.
** Town vendors now display their function in their name (e.g.“Bowyer”, “Blacksmith”).


=== Release Notes ===
== User Interface Updates ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* Magic items now display "Mana bars" below the name of the item when selected. This makes it easier to determine the Mana remaining in an item.
| Current = None
:[[File:Mana Status.jpg|Mana status bar]]
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnov01build.asp
* Owners of houses can now use @house hooks on/off to turn the visibility of their hooks on and off.
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Release Notes
}}


=== Letter to the Players ===
== New Quests ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Arcanum Furniture]]
|  Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEplayerletter.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players
}}


== Discoveries ==
== New Events ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
* [[Dranith Menacet]]


<font color=darkgoldenrod>
== New NPCs ==
Town Crier tells you, "There are strange disruptions in Portal space near the Arrival points. We can only hope the Queen responds quickly."
* [[Arcanum Envoy]]
* [[Jasin of the Arcanum]]


Town Crier tells you, "The purple haze in the sky seems to have disappeared. It will be nice to look upon the clear night sky."
== Updated NPCs ==
 
Town Crier tells you, "He and that ugly dabus. There are 49 other places he could put it, but no, he wants it right in the main room, where we entertain our guests! Even worse, every time he sees it he launches into the same story about the drudge, the mosswart, and the monougat, and how the whole thing ended up with him acquiring the dabus. That dabus and that story are soon going to be hidden from public view, I can tell you that."
 
Town Crier tells you, "I was talking with some of my fellow Criers the other day about this whole Marae Lassel business. We're thinking of "taking a vacation" next month until our pay equals theirs. We need to get organized!"
 
Town Crier tells you, "Grouping up is a great way to encounter the wilds of Dereth!"
 
Town Crier tells you, "New portals everywhere! We're laying the infrastructure down for a glorious era of trade and prosperity."
 
Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday, I placed my dabus in my house. It is a fine dabus. My wife doesn't like it, though. She wishes for me to take it down. But it's my dabus and I like it." </font>
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
 
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Fending off the Virindi is thirsty work. Fetch me some stout from old Berkholt and I'll clue you in to what's really going on around here, okay, friend?"
 
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."
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dance for me Drudge Boy!"
 
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give me any rings you don't want. I've been collecting them ever since I found one near the water the other day."</font>
----
 
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Arcanum Furniture]]
----
 
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Arcanum Envoy]] - Found in the [[Arcanum Furniture Shop]].
 
==== Updated NPCs ====
* [[Agent of the Arcanum]] - Now accept Diamond Powder and Pyreal Ingots in exchange for Writs (old items are retired)
* [[Agent of the Arcanum]] - Now accept Diamond Powder and Pyreal Ingots in exchange for Writs (old items are retired)
* [[Jordan's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home.
* [[Jordan's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home.
* [[Jubei's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home.
* [[Jubei's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home.
* [[Steiner's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home.
* [[Steiner's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home.
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=== New [[Locations]] ===
== New Locations ==
* [[Hollow Lair near Lytelthorpe]] - 2.2S, 50.7E
* [[Arcanum Furniture Shop]]
* [[Housing Settlements|Settlement Portals]]
* [[Hollow Lair near Lytelthorpe]]
----


=== New [[Items]] ===
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Exchange Items]]
| Nuhmudira's Token
}}


{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Arcanum Furniture]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Housing Items]]
| A Near Illegible Note
| Nuhmudira's Token
  | Garden Drudge
  | Garden Drudge
  | Ornate Fountain
  | Ornate Fountain
  | Plaque
  | Plaque
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Furniture Seller]]s
  | Outcast
  | Outcast
  | Olthoi Enslavement
  | Olthoi Enslavement
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}}
}}


{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophies]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]]
  | Diamond Powder
  | Settlement Portals (Object)
}}
}}


==== Updated Items ====
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
* {{Icon Link|Canescent Mattekar Robe (New Olthoi)}} - Updated Artwork and Icon.
| A Near Illegible Note
* {{Icon Link|Canescent Mattekar Robe (New Grievver)}} - Updated Artwork and Icon.
}}
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=== Portal.dat ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
:[[File:Portaldat 200111.png]]
| Diamond Powder
----
}}


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
== Updated Items ==
{{Item Table
| Canescent Mattekar Robe (Olthoi Ichor)
| Canescent Mattekar Robe (Organic Acid)
}}


== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Hollow Minion
{{Creature Class|Hollow Minion
  | Dranith Menacet
  | Dranith Menacet
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}}
}}


==== Updated Creatures ====
== New Dialog ==
* [[Cow]]s - Now have a map of [[Marae Lassel]] on their side.
;Town Crier
* [[Mosswart]]s - Updated with new artwork.
{{Dialog|
 
|Town Crier tells you, "There are strange disruptions in Portal space near the Arrival points. We can only hope the Queen responds quickly."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "The purple haze in the sky seems to have disappeared. It will be nice to look upon the clear night sky."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "He and that ugly dabus. There are 49 other places he could put it, but no, he wants it right in the main room, where we entertain our guests! Even worse, every time he sees it he launches into the same story about the drudge, the mosswart, and the monougat, and how the whole thing ended up with him acquiring the dabus. That dabus and that story are soon going to be hidden from public view, I can tell you that."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "I was talking with some of my fellow Criers the other day about this whole Marae Lassel business. We're thinking of "taking a vacation" next month until our pay equals theirs. We need to get organized!"
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Grouping up is a great way to encounter the wilds of Dereth!"
 
|Town Crier tells you, "New portals everywhere! We're laying the infrastructure down for a glorious era of trade and prosperity."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday, I placed my dabus in my house. It is a fine dabus. My wife doesn't like it, though. She wishes for me to take it down. But it's my dabus and I like it."
 
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Fending off the Virindi is thirsty work. Fetch me some stout from old Berkholt and I'll clue you in to what's really going on around here, okay, friend?"
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dance for me Drudge Boy!"
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give me any rings you don't want. I've been collecting them ever since I found one near the water the other day."
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I heard an ancient prophecy the other day. Here it is| "And then the Bull became a Wizard, and he still kicked everyone's patootie!""
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Pretty furniture? Back in my day, when we quested it wasn't for pretty furniture! It was for mattress skirts! Oh, wait, I mean it was for gold! Which we then used to buy mattress skirts. You have a problem with that?"
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The grass is always greener on the other side. At least at my house it was. It's not my fault Dad never understood the basics of preventative lawn care!"
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire. You cannot always acquire what you desire. But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require. I'm thinking of setting it to music."
 
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'm a tired, old, bitter man. Truth or lie?"
}}
 
== Related Articles ==
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Teaser|Teaser]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players 1]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players 2]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players 3]]


== Images ==
== Media ==
Click image for full size version.
Click image for full size version.
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
<gallery>
File:Minion Leader Live.jpg|Minion Leader
File:Portaldat 200111.png|Portal.dat
File:Arcanum Furniture Live.jpg|Arcanum Furniture Shop
File:Canescent Mattekar Robe (New Olthoi) Live.png|Canescent Mattekar Robe (New Olthoi)
File:Creeper Mosswart Live.jpg|New Mosswart artwork
</gallery>
</gallery>


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November 2001 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • Settlement Portals introduced starting with housing added in the Keep Your Enemies Closer update.
  • 150 Cottages added.
  • Allegiances can now purchase their own Mansions on the landscape.
  • Further enhancements to the fellowship system have been made. See the Letter to the Players for details.
  • Artwork updated for Mosswarts.
  • Artwork updated for Canescent Mattekar Robes.
  • Other changes:
    • House hooks for cottages increased to 50 (25 useable).
    • Cows now have a map of Marae Lassel on their side.
    • Night time visibility has been increased.
    • Town vendors now display their function in their name (e.g.“Bowyer”, “Blacksmith”).

User Interface Updates

  • Magic items now display "Mana bars" below the name of the item when selected. This makes it easier to determine the Mana remaining in an item.
Mana status bar
  • Owners of houses can now use @house hooks on/off to turn the visibility of their hooks on and off.

New Quests

New Events

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Locations

New Items

Nuhmudira's Token

Garden Drudge Ornate Fountain Plaque Outcast Olthoi Enslavement Into the Unknown The Studious Mind

Settlement Portals (Object)

A Near Illegible Note

Diamond Powder

Updated Items

Canescent Mattekar Robe (Olthoi Ichor) Canescent Mattekar Robe (Organic Acid)

New Creatures

Hollow Minion

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "There are strange disruptions in Portal space near the Arrival points. We can only hope the Queen responds quickly."

Town Crier tells you, "The purple haze in the sky seems to have disappeared. It will be nice to look upon the clear night sky."

Town Crier tells you, "He and that ugly dabus. There are 49 other places he could put it, but no, he wants it right in the main room, where we entertain our guests! Even worse, every time he sees it he launches into the same story about the drudge, the mosswart, and the monougat, and how the whole thing ended up with him acquiring the dabus. That dabus and that story are soon going to be hidden from public view, I can tell you that."

Town Crier tells you, "I was talking with some of my fellow Criers the other day about this whole Marae Lassel business. We're thinking of "taking a vacation" next month until our pay equals theirs. We need to get organized!"

Town Crier tells you, "Grouping up is a great way to encounter the wilds of Dereth!"

Town Crier tells you, "New portals everywhere! We're laying the infrastructure down for a glorious era of trade and prosperity."

Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday, I placed my dabus in my house. It is a fine dabus. My wife doesn't like it, though. She wishes for me to take it down. But it's my dabus and I like it."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Fending off the Virindi is thirsty work. Fetch me some stout from old Berkholt and I'll clue you in to what's really going on around here, okay, friend?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dance for me Drudge Boy!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give me any rings you don't want. I've been collecting them ever since I found one near the water the other day."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I heard an ancient prophecy the other day. Here it is
"And then the Bull became a Wizard, and he still kicked everyone's patootie!""

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Pretty furniture? Back in my day, when we quested it wasn't for pretty furniture! It was for mattress skirts! Oh, wait, I mean it was for gold! Which we then used to buy mattress skirts. You have a problem with that?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The grass is always greener on the other side. At least at my house it was. It's not my fault Dad never understood the basics of preventative lawn care!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire. You cannot always acquire what you desire. But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require. I'm thinking of setting it to music."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'm a tired, old, bitter man. Truth or lie?"

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Media

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