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== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''


[http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Culture/teaser/recollections1.htm Maggies]
''Free Rumors'':
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:Town Crier tells you, "Travelers in the desert have seen odd visions of Olthoi. Beware."


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:Town Crier tells you, "The Olthoi who plague this land shall never overtake the might of Viamont. Though you Bloodless find yourselves with no leader save this Thorsten Cragstone, and he little more than a brigand, Varicci shall in his wisdom and benevolence take pity upon you and will protect you, should you submit to him. Else, you will be cast out to fend for yourself.  Choose wisely."


=== Teaser - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=564 Link] ===
:Town Crier tells you, "Are Tumeroks living in a city of stone to truly be trusted? It seems peculiar, to me at least."


:Town Crier tells you, "Welcome to Corcosa - we are glad that you have come to visit.  Um...wait, we aren't on Ispar, are we..."


The bugs just wouldn’t stop coming.  There shouldn’t even have been that many in this chamber.  Something was wrong.
:Town Crier tells you, "To all those who live in these lands, be it known that King Varicci grants asylum and protection for those who would resist the depradations of the Hopeslayer, in return for an oath of fealty.  Let Bael'zharon swallow the rest."


Adso spun away from one Olthoi’s stabbing, spearlike claw and ducked under a stream of sizzling acid from another. Patches of burned and slashed leather dotted his entire body, marking near-misses and narrow hits.  Ignoring the acid that splashed onto his already wounded shoulder, he brought the full strength of his body to bear as he stepped into a lunging attack against the nearest Olthoi, the one that had just spit acid at him.  He found the weak point where two plates of chitinous armor met just under the creature’s head.  He drove the point of his dirk into the gap and punched the thick blade in all the way to the hilt, then twisted his wrist and slammed his free hand against the pommel of his dirk like a hammer hitting a chisel.
:Town Crier tells you, "The Empyrean has asked for help. If you wish to play the puppet to his puppeteer you should go to his Tower."


With a shriek and a reverberating crack, the Olthoi’s head split open from the bottom.  Viscera and gore spilled onto Adso’s outstretched forearm, and he pulled himself back into a defensive pose as the Olthoi fell heavily to the stone floor.  He narrowly escaped another stabbing attack from the other Olthoi as he rolled back.  He drew a throwing knife with his left hand while he brandished the gore-encrusted dirk with his right.  Breathing hard and beginning to tire, Adso watched the Olthoi’s attack patterns as he came into melee range with the beast.  He hunched down in a defensive squat and parried the Olthoi’s attacks low and away, forcing the creature to stoop over him, waiting for the telltale mandible movements that would alert him to an impending acid attack.
:Town Crier tells you, "Loyalists are encouraged to go to the Bloodless lands and obtain the latest secret of alchemy they have discovered.  You are a loyalist, right?"


When the moment came, he reacted instantly and decisively.  As the Olthoi drew its head back to spew acid at him, Adso’s left hand shot out and jabbed the throwing knife right into the spot between the Olthoi’s mandibles.  The Olthoi reared up in agony, giving Adso just enough time and space to roll mostly out of the way before acid started pouring messily from the ruin of the Olthoi’s maw.  Adso stood back, watching in disgusted fascination as the Olthoi staggered back and forth, literally choking to death on its own acid.  A few splashes had gotten onto his armor, again, as acid sprayed uncontrollably from the creature’s suddenly ruptured mandibles.
:Town Crier tells you, "Let the Bloodless suffer from the ice and cold for once, as we constantly must endure."</font>


So intent was Adso on the spectacle that he was almost surprised by the next wave of Olthoi charging up the tunnel.  They came surging towards him out of the darkness, but stopped short of coming into melee range with him.  He could see others fanning out into the corridors beyond, probably to surround him in the tunnels and cut off any chance of escape.  He could feel the ground shaking, felt dust and rock shaking loose from the tunnel’s ceiling and walls as something truly huge emerged from the shadowed chamber at the far end of this tunnel.
''Pyreal Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "The Aun Tumeroks have been meddling in the visions of others of late.  Perhaps they are responsible for the bad dreams of those within the realm.  Kill them all, I say."


“This can’t be right,” Adso thought as the Olthoi Queen shuffled forward with all her soldier-children gathered around her.  “There hasn’t been a Queen in these tunnels since…”  His thought went unfinished as he caught a glimpse of a grisly trophy impaled on one of the Queen’s claws: a human head, with long blonde hair hanging from it, now caked with blood and dirt.
:Town Crier tells you, "The Aun Tumeroks have sent one of their Huntsmen to help quell the rise of a dangerous group of 'Dire Champion' creatures in the Dires. He has much experience in hunting dangerous creatures and shares it to those who assist him."


“It’s not possible,” Adso muttered to the Olthoi Queen and her assembled host.  “You died years ago, before I even came here…”  The Queen hissed, as if in response, and Adso began to back up the tunnel, retracing his steps to the surface.  The Olthoi horde followed him, step for step, accompanied by triumphant-sounding hisses and screeches from their Queen.  Finally, Adso turned and ran as fast as he could, and the horde took off after him in shrieking, chittering pursuit.
:Town Crier tells you, "I remember when Varicci laid siege to Duke Bellenesse's keep.  Trapped like rats, and slain in very much the same way.  Thus should it always be to traitors - no escape and no hope."


Adso found his exit tunnel blocked by rapidly advancing bugs, too many to avoid or quickly kill. He fled down another tunnel, in search of an alternate route, only to find it similarly blocked with a mass of charging insects, and so he ran again. At some point he gave up on trying to keep a sense of direction in the maze-like warren of tunnels and ran down whichever path seemed least dangerous or most likely to lead upward, towards fresh air and freedom. He was caught several times by Olthoi ambushes. Though he managed to narrowly escape a fatal strike each time and killed several more Olthoi, he was stabbed and burned repeatedly, and the ordeal was taking its toll on his health and his equipment.  He gulped potions when he could and just tried to keep one step ahead of the ravening bugs.
:Town Crier tells you, "...they're all dead...the king, the count, the Rossu Morta...the Hopeslayer killed them all.  We thought we could withstand them..."


Finally, after an eternity of running and fighting, with the breath wheezing out of him, his muscles burning with fatigue and his potions all gone, he saw a patch of light at the end of a long, upward-leading tunnel.  Ignoring the pain that wracked his body, Adso ran.  He was almost to the edge of the tunnel when a black spike lanced out of the darkness and impaled his calf.  He stumbled and rolled to the ground, muscles torn.  Behind him he could see three Olthoi and the darkened side in which they’d been hiding.  He’d failed to notice that deeper patch of blackness on his way to the exit, blinded by fatigue and desperate hope of an escape.  He’d fallen right into their trap.
:Town Crier tells you, "King Varicci offers a bounty of 100000 pyreal for the head of Thorsten Cragstone!"


“How’d you outsmart me anyway?” he asked softly, as the Olthoi crept slowly up on him.  As if in answer to his question, there was a glow of purple light from behind.  Adso turned his head to look, and he saw that a Virindi had appeared in the tunnel up ahead, in the exit to the surface world that had attracted his attention. He tried to crawl that way with just his arms and one good leg, determined at least to die in the fresh air, and not in these dank tunnels.
:Town Crier tells you, "Asheron feels that our warriors may be of use in the fight against the rising threat of Aerbax. Visit him in his tower near Eastham."


It wasn’t just any Virindi, though… As Adso crawled closer, he could make out its masked face.  Not the kind of mask that he was used to seeing on Virindi, and something in its posture indicated curiosity or interest, more than was usual from these aloof beings.  The Virindi floated closer, and he could hear a voice, impatient and eager, echoing in his mind. “Tell me, human… How true does this realm feel to you?  Did we correctly map the details?  Master will be displeased if our work is imperfect…”
:Town Crier tells you, "Janier al-Evv - this man you must seek.  He holds secrets of alchemy that Viamont would have, and rumor has it that he has found an improvement to his latest success."


Before Adso could shake off his confusion and try to respond, there was an explosion of pain from his midsection. He looked behind him and saw that he’d been impaled to the ground by an Olthoi claw through his abdomen. He could feel the blood pooling hot beneath him, felt the agony from his stomach…  Above him loomed an Olthoi, its other claw already slick with blood from Adso’s leg. The bloody claw reared up in the air, ready to end his life… then lanced downward, right at his head…
:Town Crier tells you, "...I've felt very depressed, lately...as if life has no meaning."
</font>


<nowiki>
'''Mainland Town Criers'''
* * * * * * * *
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Adso woke up with a shout.  It took him a moment to realize that he was lying in a bedroll by a campfire, not on a blood-slicked patch of tunnel with Olthoi and a strangely curious Virindi around him.  He looked around, scared and confused, and saw Master and Sabithra also sitting up in their bedrolls, both of them wide-eyed and disoriented.


“I dreamed that the Olthoi Queen was not dead,” Adso gasped.
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "If only there were aught we could do to help free those who live in thrall to the Olthoi...wait...we...we did slay the Queen, right?  Why does it feel like she's still alive?"


“I dreamed that the Hopeslayer ruled Dereth! The seas and rivers were red with blood…” Sabithra whispered.
:Town Crier tells you, "A Virindi device has appeared outside of Asheron's Tower.  Any information should be brought to Asheron himself!"


The two of them looked at each other, then looked at their Master, who was still silent, staring into the distance.
:Town Crier tells you, "Fort Tethana has become quite a haven for all sorts of characters, hasn't it?"


“Master?” Adso whispered. “Master, did you dream of something?”
:Town Crier tells you, "The sentient snowmen are back and harrying the land again."


“I dreamed I was still on Ispar,” their Master muttered, his voice hollow with terror.
:Town Crier tells you, "Welcome to Chiran-tou - we are glad that you have come to visit.  Um...wait, we aren't on Ispar, are we..."


:Town Crier tells you, "Just when I think that the field of alchemy must surely be exhausted, and we know all that we were meant to, the alchemists go and surprise me with yet another development..."


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:Town Crier tells you, "Do you recall how tragic it was when Asheron fell in battle against the Hopeslayer - no, that's not what happened at all.  I wonder what cause that thought to spring to my head?"</font>


=== Rollout - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=566 Link] ===
''Pyreal Rumors'':
Ardry tightened the straps on his pack and slung it over his shoulder.  The pack was bulging with books, not the field rations and spare weaponry that was his usual load-out when departing the chapterhouse.  The small library here was his second-to-last stop on a long book-gathering expedition.  Of course, this was not a normal mission, and he was relieved to have been assigned, for once, to a fairly safe task when the majority of his fellow scouts had been dispatched to some of the most dangerous corners of the realm.
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:Town Crier tells you, "It's said that Thorsten Cragstone is going to be outfitting another raid against the Black Death Catacomb to see who he can rescue.  Wait, Thorsten is dead - this is all making no sense."


Walking through the deserted hallways of the chapterhouse, Ardry nodded to the chamberlain Eddred at his desk as he walked to the exit portal.  The old veteran nodded back, more interested in his whittling than the departure of the last scout. With most of the membership out on missions, Eddred wouldn’t be needed until the wounded started trickling in, probably some hours from now…
:Town Crier tells you, "There's an Aun Tumerok in Fort Tethana who is seeking help, but he won't accept help from just anyone.  He will accept nothing less than assisting Asheron as proof that you may be trusted.


Ardry stepped through the portal and into the bright, chilly morning light of the coast near Ayan Baqur. He trekked up the hill towards the Smoking Axe tavern in town.  When he got there, his cousin Ulgrim was hunched over next to the entrance of the tavern, snoring softly, with an empty mug in his hand. Ardry almost stooped to take the empty mug from Ulgrim’s hand to bring it in to the tavern keeper, but he remembered the terrible rain of boulders that his cousin had reflexively conjured from the sky the last time someone tried to pull a mug out of his hand while asleep…
:Town Crier tells you, "Asheron has asked for our help. Speak to the Elemental in his tower off the coast of Eastham."


Thinking better of it, Ardry went into the tavern and ordered two pints of stout from Berkholt. He sat cross-legged near his cousin and set the mugs on the ground.
:Town Crier tells you, "A proliferation of 'Dire Champions' have been causing trouble in the Direlands. The Queen has enlisted the help of a Tumerok huntsman in Ayan Baqur to deal with the threat. He has hunting experience you may find useful in honing your skills."


“Cousin,” he said softly. There was no response. “Cousin!”  Still no interruption of the snoring. He tried shaking Ulgrim’s shoulder, and still the old man slept on.  
:Town Crier tells you, "...Please don't kill me, sirrah...since we lost the protection of the Light, I've been tortured in so many ways..."


Sighing, Ardry said, “Free beer!” and was almost knocked over when Ulgrim shouted and jumped to his feet.  It took a few moments for the besotted scholar to gain his bearings, and to spot Ardry sitting on the ground with two frosty mugs of stout beside him.
:Town Crier tells you, "I used to think that being a town crier was my calling, but these days I'm not so sure."


“Ah, young Ardry, how are you?  And you brought stout, wonderful, dear boy.  I must remember to tell your mother what a considerate child she raised.  How is she, anyway?”
:Town Crier tells you, "Janier al-Evv has devised a method by which the crafting of phials may be done in batches.  Hurray for alchemy!"</font>


Ardry grimaced.  “Still on Ispar, as she’s been all these years, Cousin Ulgrim.”  He offered up a mug of stout.  “Take the edge off?”
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===


Ulgrim eagerly grabbed the mug and drained half of it in one gulp.  “Ahhh, that hits the spot.  Several of them, as it turns out.”  He smacked his lips with satisfaction, took a more leisurely sip, and regarded his cousin with surprisingly wary eyes.  “So what can I do for you, Ardry?”
''Free Rumors:''<br>


Ardry decided to come right out with it.  “Uncle Aliester would like your notes on the Virindi Quiddity.”
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:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I remember the defeat of the Olthoi Queen as if it were yesterday.  Seriously, I think someone went and slew her again the other day on Marae Lassel.  What, you thought I meant the one that Elysa slew?  That's just crazy."<br>


Ulgrim’s eyes flashed.  “Why would my cousin need that?” he asked.  “Could it be, because my predictions are coming true?”
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear the Dopeslayer has returned.  No, not the Hopeslayer - the Dopeslayer.  You see, if a person's a dope, this being comes and...deals...with them.  Overall, I think this is a good thing."<br>


“Which predictions were those, exactly?” Ardry asked.  His cousin was notorious for making a thousand self-contradictory claims  about the threat posed by the Virindi.
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There goes the neighborhood!"<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "First we get that ugly cut up Lugian hanging around outside of town and now we get those drum thumping Tumeroks up on the hill."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Nighttime is drinky-sleepy-time, not drummy-screamy-time!"<br>


“The predictions about the Virindi turning our brains to applesauce! I’ve been talking about this since Jaleh founded this town and asked me to come along and serve as the distinguished local scholar and man about town!”
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "'Tis the season to be jolly..."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What do you mean it's not the season to be jolly anymore? It's always the season to be jolly!"<br>


Ardry nodded sagely, humoring Ulgrim’s claim, knowing that his cousin had actually passed out drunk in the back of Berkholt’s wagon before the expedition set out, and had not been discovered until they were halfway across the desert.  “Of course. The applesauce predictions.  Well, you were certainly right about that town takeover a few years ago…”
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "My buddy Asheron is throwing a party at his castle. You have to come. It's just off the coast of Eastham."</font><br>


Ulgrim nodded, mollified.  “I’m glad you understand, Ardry.  No one else in this bloody town does.”  He drained the rest of his mug, and wordlessly accepted the second mug.  “Well, since your mother was always so nice to me, I’ll give you what you’re looking for.  Even if it’s just because pompous old Aliester asked.  Did you know, I was granted tenure at university before he was, even though he’d started his dissertation a year before me?”  Ardry nodded, familiar with the tales.  He continued to nod and make sympathetic noises as Ulgrim ranted, all the while patting at various regions of his ratty robes, evidently searching for something…
''Stout Rumors:''<br>


“Aha!” Ulgrim cried in triumph, pulling a rolled-up sheaf of papers from his boot.  The sheets were tattered, stained, with uneven edges.  It even looked like some tavern dishrags were in there, covered with scribbles.  And it smelled like… nothing Ardry had ever smelled before, even when he’d been face-down in the bottom of a Mosswart warren. He tucked the pile of papers into his pack, hoping that nothing would leak out of it to damage any of the more fragile books in there.
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:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I think Aerbax is going about his scheme to conquer the world all wrong.  What ol' Plasterhead Tentaclehands should do is start charging admission to all these dream quest things.  Seriously - Charge an M note to witness the first war council of the Fourth Sending!  Or maybe charge a C note to watch Elysa and Thorsten flirt! He'd become rich, and...well, I guess we couldn't even say we'd have our memories at that point, but it's not as if I have mine right now anyways. Who are you?"<br>


“My collected observations on the nature of the Virindi Quiddity, with particular attention paid to the concept of a collective unconscious,” Ulgrim announced proudly.  He looked around conspiratorially, then leaned close to inform Ardry, “I keep it in my boot because it’s the one place the Virindi wouldn’t look. They don’t have feet, you see?”
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'm an old fool. That Tumerok Game Warden, Jalvalarareralalala, came down and apologized for making all that noise the other night."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seems they have a yearly celebration of the Hunt and they assumed we all knew about it."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Heck, If I'd known it was a party I would have brought the stout! I promised him to mix up some Hunstman's Vigor for the party next year. Hehe!"<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Anyway, he asked me to pass along the fact that he's looking for skilled hunters to help with the 'Dire Champion' creatures that have been causing so many deaths around here."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Go talk to him, he's a decent fellow."<br>


Ardry accepted the papers and smiled indulgently.  “Of course.  Makes perfect sense.”  He got to his feet.  “I’m sorry to have to run, cousin, but I really must get back to Uncle Aliester.”
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Aerbax is coming for me, next.  I'm going to be the next prodigal he tries to uplift.  I'm kind of looking forward to it.  I always felt like I could dominate the world, if only I had the proper motivation."<br>


“Make sure that old windbag credits me on whatever he publishes! Academic fraud is a serious offense!” Ulgrim yelled at him as he departed.
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I think that we've got our priorities screwed up.  I mean, alchemists are good and all, but why can't they work on better beer recipes. Can't you just imagine what it'd be like if Janier al-Evv teamed up with some master brewers and made an infused stout?  Throwing phials is all well and good, but I want to breathe on my enemy to weaken them.  Or get them drunk, all the same to me - most Banderlings could use with getting drunk and relaxing."<br>


:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Turns out Asheron wasn't throwing a party at his place. Seems I confused his asking for parties of heroes to come to his castle with a heroic party at his castle."<br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh well, I figure I may show up anyway. Have you ever noticed how tightly wound up he can get? He desperately needs a little relaxation."</font>


<nowiki>* * * * * * * *</nowiki>
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=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed Quest]]
* [[Dire Champions]]
* [[Ithaenc Quiddity Seed Quest]]
* [[Knorr Quiddity Seed Quest]]


Ardry stepped into the clearing near the cottage that Aliester the Loquacious maintained as his residence and research center.  He saw bright candle light coming from the workshop where Aliester did all his alchemical experimentation.
==== Updated Quests ====
* [[Assault on Frost Haven]] returns, new items added
* [[The Blind Snowman]] -


As he approached, there was a flash of light and a loud bang from the workshop.  A concussive blast of air washed over him and knocked him off his feet.  He rolled upright quickly and ran for the cottage, fearing for his uncle’s life.
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Uncle Aliester met him in the front room as he came running through the open door. The old man was covered with black soot, and fragments of metal and glass were all over his robes, but he had a cheerful, almost joyous expression on his face.
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Aun Aemaua]] - 1.5N, 71.7W in Fort Tethana
* [[Aun Javhalrea, the Game Warden]] - 60.7S, 88.0W in Ayan Baqur
* [[Shade of Dule]] - [[Ithaenc Quiddity Seed]]
* [[Asheron (Knorr Quiddity Seed)]] - [[Collegium Planar Abstraction]]


“Ardry, my boy!  I’ve finally isolated the variable that was destabilizing the concentration of those new alchemical infusions!”
==== Updated NPCs ====
* [[Asheron (NPC)]] - In [[Asheron's Castle]]
* [[Asheron's Servant]] - In [[Asheron's Castle]]
* [[Blind Snowman]] - 46.7N, 48.9E ([[Holtburg]])
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Ardry blinked. “I’m not sure I understood any of that, Uncle,” he said.
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Ithaenc Quiddity Seed]] - 82.7S 93.4E (Ithaenc Cathedral)
* [[Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed]] - from [[Black Death Catacombs]]
* [[Collegium Planar Abstraction]] - Inside Knorr
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Aliester waved his hand dismissively.  “Never mind, you never were much interested in the alchemical experiments.  Are you still angry over the Reedshark chum incident?  Never mind that, have you got the books?”
=== New [[Items]] ===


Ardry brought his pack to a nearby table. He opened it and began to stack the books on the table. “Everything you asked for, and a couple more that I came across, that looked interesting.”
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Alchemy Phials]]
  | Enchanted Iron Phial Pea
  | Enchanted Copper Phial Pea
| Enchanted Silver Phial Pea
| Enchanted Gold Phial Pea
| Enchanted Pyreal Phial Pea
| Enchanted Platinum Phial Pea
| Empowered Platinum Phial Pea
| Concentrated Slashing Infusion
| Concentrated Bludgeoning Infusion
| Concentrated Piercing Infusion
| Concentrated Slashing Oil
| Concentrated Bludgeoning Oil
| Concentrated Piercing Oil
}}


“Oh?” Aliester looked intrigued. “What were the extra books?”
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Assault on Frost Haven]]
  | Banner
  | Big Wreath
| Festivus Rug
| Grand Bed
| Jubilee Rug
| Pile of Presents
| Pitiful Pine Tree
| Little Pine Tree
| Snow Drift
| Wood Stove
}}


Ardry produced two slim volumes from his pack, which looked like personal journals rather than guild-produced books. “Queen Elysa’s personal recollections of the slaying of the Olthoi Queen, which Prince Borelean insisted I take while I was in the royal archives. And this is a journal of the confrontation with the Hopeslayer, written some years ago by an adventurer who led an expedition into the Sepulcher, who only identified himself as Animal of Frostfell.”
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed Quest]]
  | Quiddity Seed (Black Death Catacombs)
| Elysa's Hope
| Elysa's Resolve
| Elysa's Partial Reflection
| Elysa's Courage
| Elysa's Incomplete Reflection
| Elysa's Determination
| Elysa's Phantasmal Arrow
| Head of the Apparition Olthoi Queen
  | Empowered Bracers of the Perfect Light
| Quiddity Ingot (BDC)
| Execution Log of Strathelar Modification
}}


Aliester smiled through soot-blackened lips. “Well done, Ardry! Both useful to our purposes, I am sure. In fact…”  He examined the second book for a moment, then handed it back to Ardry.  “You should read this one yourself.  Memorize it.  Become familiar with every detail in it.  That’s very important to your next mission, Ardry.  You must have a foolproof memory!”
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[The Blind Snowman]]
  | A Perfect Snowman Eye
  | Neydisa Snowglobe
  | Snownado
}}


Ardry stared at the book, then at his Uncle. His heart sank as he realized what the nature of his next assignment would be.
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Dire Champions]]
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  | Dire Champion Token
}}


=== Release Notes - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=563 Link] ===
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Ithaenc Quiddity Seed Quest]]
| Avoren's Skull
| Claw of the Hopeslayer
| Translated Thief of Dreams Message Shard
| Quiddity Ingot (Ithaenc)
| Empowered Pauldrons of the Perfect Light
}}


Hello and welcome to the Release Notes for the January 2008 update of Asheron’s Call! This month we find that the seasons have once again changed, and a chill is in the air. With this change of seasons, we see the arrival of snow once again across the landscape. This of course means that players may run into a snowman or two in their adventures. Be careful though, as not all snowmen are friendly.
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Knorr Quiddity Seed Quest]]
| Empyrean Spherule
| Empowered Breastplate of the Perfect Light
| Quiddity Ingot (Knorr)
}}


Some adventurers have been reporting that they have been having some problems recalling exactly what happened during some of Dereth’s major events. Some feel that Aerbax is involved in this somehow. Perhaps speaking with Asheron could clear things up?
==== Updated Items ====
* {{Icon Link|Powdered Chorizite Pea}} - Now splittable using the Pea Splitter. It produces 20 Chorizite Oils, used to craft dispel potions.
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Lets see what else is happening in Dereth this month!
=== New [[Titles]] ===
* [[Knorr Quiddity Seed Quest#Title Rewards|Protector of the Past]]
* [[Ithaenc Quiddity Seed Quest#Title Rewards|Hope of the Past]]
* [[Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed Quest#Title Rewards|Warrior of the Past]]
* [[Dire Champions|Gold Farmer]]
* [[Dire Champions|Dire Drudge Decapitator]]
* [[Dire Champions|Banderling Bully]]
* [[Dire Champions|Shadow Sunderer]]
* [[Dire Champions|Anthropologist]]
* [[Dire Champions|Renegade Hunter]]
* [[Dire Champions|Xenophobic]]
* [[Dire Champions|Third Eye Blinder]]
* [[Dire Champions|Dire Huntsman]]
* [[Dire Champions|Game Warden]]
* [[Dire Champions|Honorary Rea of the Aun]]
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=== Portal.dat ===
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We have raised the damage of Streak spells across the board. Players using these spells should notice an increased amount of damage when using these spells in combat. Below is a listing of the damage before and after the changes we have made.
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Streak Damage Before January Update<br>
=== New [[Creatures]] ===
Level 1: 15-30<br>
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Level 2: 16-32<br>
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Level 3: 18-36<br>
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Level 4: 20-40<br>
{{Creature Class|Banderling
Level 5: 22-44<br>
| Dire Champion Banderling
Level 6: 26-52<br>
}}
Level 7: 30-60<br>


Streak Damage after January Update<br>
{{Creature Class|Drudge
Level 1: 15-30<br>
| Dire Champion Drudge
Level 2: 17-34<br>
}}
Level 3: 20-40<br>
Level 4: 24-48<br>
Level 5: 28-56<br>
Level 6: 34-68<br>
Level 7: 40-80


{{Creature Class|Golem
| Dire Champion Golem
}}


* Alchemy peas have been added to the game. This will help those who use grenades create their wares in batches now. We suggest all those interested, speak with Janier al-Evv in Xarabydun.
{{Creature Class|Lugian
* With the turning of the seasons, the landscape has once again begun to take on a more winter feel.
  | Dire Champion Lugian
* The events that were started in October, will be turned off this month. This includes the Al-Jalima invasion, the Harvest Reaper spawns, and the the Majestic Pumpkin.  
}}
* Frosthaven has once again become an active area. Make sure to check the area out and help the snowmen.
* Rumors of a Snowman who is need of assistance have been floating around recently. They say he has been seen most frequently in the mountains to the northeast.
* Since it is the winter season, the presents have returned to Dereth. Have you been good?
* Some new named creatures have been seen in the Direlands. It is reported that these creatures are not only a bit tougher, but they also drop a unique item upon death, which can be turned in for a reward.
* Aerbax is up to something strange. Many of Dereth’s citizens have been reporting having some strange visions of events past.
* A new face has appeared in Fort Tethana. Make sure you investigate why he is here.
* Players will soon have the ability to purchase a rename for their characters. There are some rules and restrictions to this new feature. Please keep watching the forums for the official announcement.


{{Creature Class|Misc. Creature Class
| Olthoi Queen (Apparition)
| Olthoi Sentinel Tracker
| Shade of Bael'Zharon
}}
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{{Creature Class|Monouga
| Dire Champion Monouga
}}


So there are just some of the things we have in store for Asheron's Call in January. Please remember that along with everything listed here, there are several new quests and exciting things going into the game for the January event.
{{Creature Class|No Class
| Virindi Portal
}}


== Discoveries ==
{{Creature Class|Shadow
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
| Dire Champion Shadow
}}


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{{Creature Class|Skeleton
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
| Dire Champion Skeleton
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{{Creature Class|Snowman
=== New [[Quests]] ===
| Three Eyed Snowman
}}


{{Creature Class|Virindi
| Cleaner
| Dire Champion Virindi
| Dream Marauder
| Thief of Dreams
}}
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=== New NPCs ===


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=== New Locations ===


=== [[Known Issues]] ===
*The Deeper Catacombs (Paradox-Olthoi) portal in the Black Death Catacombs is no longer functioning regardless of the state of the Ward Guardian.
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=== New Items ===


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=== Splash Screen ===
=== New Monsters ===
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Town Crier Rumors

Viamontian Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Travelers in the desert have seen odd visions of Olthoi. Beware."
Town Crier tells you, "The Olthoi who plague this land shall never overtake the might of Viamont. Though you Bloodless find yourselves with no leader save this Thorsten Cragstone, and he little more than a brigand, Varicci shall in his wisdom and benevolence take pity upon you and will protect you, should you submit to him. Else, you will be cast out to fend for yourself. Choose wisely."
Town Crier tells you, "Are Tumeroks living in a city of stone to truly be trusted? It seems peculiar, to me at least."
Town Crier tells you, "Welcome to Corcosa - we are glad that you have come to visit. Um...wait, we aren't on Ispar, are we..."
Town Crier tells you, "To all those who live in these lands, be it known that King Varicci grants asylum and protection for those who would resist the depradations of the Hopeslayer, in return for an oath of fealty. Let Bael'zharon swallow the rest."
Town Crier tells you, "The Empyrean has asked for help. If you wish to play the puppet to his puppeteer you should go to his Tower."
Town Crier tells you, "Loyalists are encouraged to go to the Bloodless lands and obtain the latest secret of alchemy they have discovered. You are a loyalist, right?"
Town Crier tells you, "Let the Bloodless suffer from the ice and cold for once, as we constantly must endure."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "The Aun Tumeroks have been meddling in the visions of others of late. Perhaps they are responsible for the bad dreams of those within the realm. Kill them all, I say."
Town Crier tells you, "The Aun Tumeroks have sent one of their Huntsmen to help quell the rise of a dangerous group of 'Dire Champion' creatures in the Dires. He has much experience in hunting dangerous creatures and shares it to those who assist him."
Town Crier tells you, "I remember when Varicci laid siege to Duke Bellenesse's keep. Trapped like rats, and slain in very much the same way. Thus should it always be to traitors - no escape and no hope."
Town Crier tells you, "...they're all dead...the king, the count, the Rossu Morta...the Hopeslayer killed them all. We thought we could withstand them..."
Town Crier tells you, "King Varicci offers a bounty of 100000 pyreal for the head of Thorsten Cragstone!"
Town Crier tells you, "Asheron feels that our warriors may be of use in the fight against the rising threat of Aerbax. Visit him in his tower near Eastham."
Town Crier tells you, "Janier al-Evv - this man you must seek. He holds secrets of alchemy that Viamont would have, and rumor has it that he has found an improvement to his latest success."
Town Crier tells you, "...I've felt very depressed, lately...as if life has no meaning."

Mainland Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "If only there were aught we could do to help free those who live in thrall to the Olthoi...wait...we...we did slay the Queen, right? Why does it feel like she's still alive?"
Town Crier tells you, "A Virindi device has appeared outside of Asheron's Tower. Any information should be brought to Asheron himself!"
Town Crier tells you, "Fort Tethana has become quite a haven for all sorts of characters, hasn't it?"
Town Crier tells you, "The sentient snowmen are back and harrying the land again."
Town Crier tells you, "Welcome to Chiran-tou - we are glad that you have come to visit. Um...wait, we aren't on Ispar, are we..."
Town Crier tells you, "Just when I think that the field of alchemy must surely be exhausted, and we know all that we were meant to, the alchemists go and surprise me with yet another development..."
Town Crier tells you, "Do you recall how tragic it was when Asheron fell in battle against the Hopeslayer - no, that's not what happened at all. I wonder what cause that thought to spring to my head?"

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "It's said that Thorsten Cragstone is going to be outfitting another raid against the Black Death Catacomb to see who he can rescue. Wait, Thorsten is dead - this is all making no sense."
Town Crier tells you, "There's an Aun Tumerok in Fort Tethana who is seeking help, but he won't accept help from just anyone. He will accept nothing less than assisting Asheron as proof that you may be trusted.
Town Crier tells you, "Asheron has asked for our help. Speak to the Elemental in his tower off the coast of Eastham."
Town Crier tells you, "A proliferation of 'Dire Champions' have been causing trouble in the Direlands. The Queen has enlisted the help of a Tumerok huntsman in Ayan Baqur to deal with the threat. He has hunting experience you may find useful in honing your skills."
Town Crier tells you, "...Please don't kill me, sirrah...since we lost the protection of the Light, I've been tortured in so many ways..."
Town Crier tells you, "I used to think that being a town crier was my calling, but these days I'm not so sure."
Town Crier tells you, "Janier al-Evv has devised a method by which the crafting of phials may be done in batches. Hurray for alchemy!"

Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I remember the defeat of the Olthoi Queen as if it were yesterday. Seriously, I think someone went and slew her again the other day on Marae Lassel. What, you thought I meant the one that Elysa slew? That's just crazy."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear the Dopeslayer has returned. No, not the Hopeslayer - the Dopeslayer. You see, if a person's a dope, this being comes and...deals...with them. Overall, I think this is a good thing."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There goes the neighborhood!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "First we get that ugly cut up Lugian hanging around outside of town and now we get those drum thumping Tumeroks up on the hill."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Nighttime is drinky-sleepy-time, not drummy-screamy-time!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "'Tis the season to be jolly..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What do you mean it's not the season to be jolly anymore? It's always the season to be jolly!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "My buddy Asheron is throwing a party at his castle. You have to come. It's just off the coast of Eastham."

Stout Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I think Aerbax is going about his scheme to conquer the world all wrong. What ol' Plasterhead Tentaclehands should do is start charging admission to all these dream quest things. Seriously - Charge an M note to witness the first war council of the Fourth Sending! Or maybe charge a C note to watch Elysa and Thorsten flirt! He'd become rich, and...well, I guess we couldn't even say we'd have our memories at that point, but it's not as if I have mine right now anyways. Who are you?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'm an old fool. That Tumerok Game Warden, Jalvalarareralalala, came down and apologized for making all that noise the other night."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seems they have a yearly celebration of the Hunt and they assumed we all knew about it."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Heck, If I'd known it was a party I would have brought the stout! I promised him to mix up some Hunstman's Vigor for the party next year. Hehe!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Anyway, he asked me to pass along the fact that he's looking for skilled hunters to help with the 'Dire Champion' creatures that have been causing so many deaths around here."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Go talk to him, he's a decent fellow."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Aerbax is coming for me, next. I'm going to be the next prodigal he tries to uplift. I'm kind of looking forward to it. I always felt like I could dominate the world, if only I had the proper motivation."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I think that we've got our priorities screwed up. I mean, alchemists are good and all, but why can't they work on better beer recipes. Can't you just imagine what it'd be like if Janier al-Evv teamed up with some master brewers and made an infused stout? Throwing phials is all well and good, but I want to breathe on my enemy to weaken them. Or get them drunk, all the same to me - most Banderlings could use with getting drunk and relaxing."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Turns out Asheron wasn't throwing a party at his place. Seems I confused his asking for parties of heroes to come to his castle with a heroic party at his castle."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh well, I figure I may show up anyway. Have you ever noticed how tightly wound up he can get? He desperately needs a little relaxation."

New Quests

Updated Quests

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Locations

New Items

Alchemy Phials
Enchanted Iron Phial Pea
Enchanted Copper Phial Pea
Enchanted Silver Phial Pea
Enchanted Gold Phial Pea
Enchanted Pyreal Phial Pea
Enchanted Platinum Phial Pea
Empowered Platinum Phial Pea
Concentrated Slashing Infusion
Concentrated Bludgeoning Infusion
Concentrated Piercing Infusion
Concentrated Slashing Oil
Concentrated Bludgeoning Oil
Concentrated Piercing Oil


Assault on Frost Haven
Banner
Big Wreath
Festivus Rug
Grand Bed
Jubilee Rug
Pile of Presents
Pitiful Pine Tree
Little Pine Tree
Snow Drift
Wood Stove


Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed Quest
Quiddity Seed (Black Death Catacombs)
Elysa's Hope
Elysa's Resolve
Elysa's Partial Reflection
Elysa's Courage
Elysa's Incomplete Reflection
Elysa's Determination
Elysa's Phantasmal Arrow
Head of the Apparition Olthoi Queen
Empowered Bracers of the Perfect Light
Quiddity Ingot (BDC)
Execution Log of Strathelar Modification


The Blind Snowman
A Perfect Snowman Eye
Neydisa Snowglobe
Snownado


Dire Champions
Dire Champion Token


Ithaenc Quiddity Seed Quest
Avoren's Skull
Claw of the Hopeslayer
Translated Thief of Dreams Message Shard
Quiddity Ingot (Ithaenc)
Empowered Pauldrons of the Perfect Light


Knorr Quiddity Seed Quest
Empyrean Spherule
Empowered Breastplate of the Perfect Light
Quiddity Ingot (Knorr)


Updated Items

  • Powdered Chorizite Pea - Now splittable using the Pea Splitter. It produces 20 Chorizite Oils, used to craft dispel potions.

New Titles

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Banderling

Drudge

Golem

Lugian

Misc. Creature Class

Monouga

No Class

Shadow

Skeleton

Snowman

Virindi

Images

Click image for full size version.

Known Issues

  • The Deeper Catacombs (Paradox-Olthoi) portal in the Black Death Catacombs is no longer functioning regardless of the state of the Ward Guardian.

Splash Screen

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