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  1 ThatTimeOfYear

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  2 Delicious

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  3 Peekaboo

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  4 SantaSclavus

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Town Crier Rumors

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Festival time is upon us again! Be on the look out for the different ways to celebrate!"

Town Crier tells you, "I've recently seen people with Hoory Robes fitted over their armor. Why on Dereth would they do that?"

The Town Crier pauses for a moment, looking a little pale.

Town Crier tells you, "Not referring to you, obviously. You'd look perfectly fine in any robe you chose to wear."

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard strange rumors of a sclavus, wearing a festival hat and giving out gifts."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Festival Gifts have once again been scattered throughout Dereth, hidden in all new locations for you to discover!"

Town Crier tells you, "With the coming of the cold, the Snowmen and their village are once again bustling with activity."

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that Yi Yo-Jin is now tailoring Hoary Mattekar Robes to fit over armor, up in Neydisa Castle."

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard several reports of some sort of problem involving a 'Santa Sclavus'? What in all of Dereth is a 'Santa Sclavus'?"

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Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Free Rumor 1

Free Rumor 2

Stout Rumors:

Stout Rumor 1

Stout Rumor 2

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New UI and Game Changes

• It is Winter again in Dereth and there is snow, snow and more snow.

• Tailoring;
  • Players can once again Dye an item even after it has been Tailored!
  • The Olthoi Cuirass, Gromnie Hide Cuirass, and Armoredillo Hide Breastplates are now tailorable.
  • Tailoring fix to Olthoi Shields such that they retain their intended colors.
  • Jumpsuits (e.g. Asheron's Raiment), are now dyeable again.

• Following Creatures will now drop treasure piles;
  • Blinding Virindi Energy Cluster
  • Dim Virindi Energy Cluster
  • Faint Virindi Energy Cluster
  • Vibrant Virindi Energy Cluster

• Augmentations;
  • The Jack of All Trades Augmentation can now be exchanged for another Augmentation Gem from all other Augmentation Gem NPCs or a Blank Augmentation Gem from Arianna the Adept in Bandit Castle at 66.5N, 49.9E.

• Tinkering;
  • Material names should now displayed during the crafting process.

• Trading;
  • Material names should now display correctly when trading and when giving items to others.

New Quests

Updated Quests

• Monthly Explorer Society Quests

  WARNING: These quests are standalone quests, the xp bonuses are strictly handled by the NPCs in Kara, speak to them after finishing to get your bonus. Also your timer for the bonuses depend on when you completed last month's set of quests, speak to each NPC to find out if your timer hasn't expired yet. More details here.

• Ansar El-Kerdany: Queen Elysa in Danger

Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, ""

• Esmond Fielding: Counterfeit Writ

Esmond Fielding tells you, ""

• Niccolo De Luca: Farmer Kao's Plea for Help

Niccolo De Luca tells you, ""

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New NPCs

Updated NPCs

• Barkeep Devra - Now sells four Contracts and Directions to the Sea Temple Catacombs. Old Rumors have been removed.

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New Items

Contracts

Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader Contract for Jailbreak: Blessed Leader Contract for Jailbreak: General Population Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader

Updated Items

• The following items now have the same tailorable coverage as Platemail Hauberks:
  • Academy Coat
  • Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring)
  • Ursuin Hide Coat (Winter)
  • Heavy Ursuin Coat
  • File:Heavy Ursuin Coat (Retired) Icon.png Heavy Ursuin Coat (Retired)
  • Dusk Coat
  • Patriarch's Twilight Coat
  • Squalid Coat
  • Furry Mattekar Hide Coat
  • File:Mattekar Hide Coat (Retired) Icon.png Mattekar Hide Coat (Retired)
• The following items have had their abdomen coverage removed:
  • Doomshark Hide Coat
  • Upgraded Doomshark Hide Coat
• The following items can now be exchanged for new chest only coverage versions:
  • Hoary Mattekar Robe - Exchange with Yi Yo-Jin in Neydisa Castle at 69.5N 17.6E.
  • Hoory Mattekar Robe Exchange with Ketnan in the Tusker Emporium at 4.3N, 95.8E.
  • Balor's Robe - Exchange with Gillian the Poacher in Bandit Castle 66.3N 49.9E.
• The following items have been fixed so their short sleeves display properly.
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    8th Anniversary Night Club Shirts
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    11th Anniversary Night Club Shirts
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    12th Anniversary Night Club Shirts
• Icon Updates;
  • Darling's Collar
  • Scribe's Quill (Red)
  • Scribe's Quill (Green)
  • Scribe's Quill (Yellow)
  • Scribe's Quill (White)
  • Raeta's Necklace
• Rare Item Updates;
  • The
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    Bloodmark Crossbow's damage type & rending type have been matched to both be Bludgeon damage.

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New Titles

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New Creatures

[[File:<Creature Class> Icon.png|link=<Creature Class>]] [[<Creature Class>]]

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• [[<Creature Name>]][[<Creature Name>/]][[<Creature Name>/]]

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Known Issues

• Tailoring of a Nefane Shield & an Upgraded Nefane Shield both result in broken palette textures.
• Quilted Drawers still not dyeable, though the ID panel says it is
• Superior Shield (when tailored upon another one) does still not show the dye effect.

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