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'''October 2007''' - [[Announcements - 2007/10 - Masked Memories|Announcements]]
'''October 2007'''
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=== Rollout ===
Ardry reclined on his bedroll by the fire, sipping from a mug of tea. He sighed contentedly and looked up to count the stars of Dereth’s night sky.  They’d established this camp on one of the high ridges outside the town of Al Jalima.  They were, as far as Ardry could see, all alone out here in the desert.  With no dungeons to explore, no monstrous threats to battle, Ardry was more relaxed than he’d been in at least a year.
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Ardry’s contemplation was interrupted by a clinking noise nearby, on the other side of the camp fire. His uncle, Aliester the Loquacious, was fooling around with some arcane piece of glassware and awkwardly scribbling notes into a thick journal by the flickering light of the fire.
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== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''


“The daily temperature variance is fascinating!  What could explain it?  Do you notice how cold it is, Ardry?  Considerably more cold than one would expect.  After all, when one thinks of the desert, one thinks of heat and sand, dehydration and burning thurst, the merciless heat of the sun and no refuge under foliage…”
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "Rumor has it that the strange Night Club dungeon will re-open for the anniversary festival..."


Ardry shook his head.  “Uncle, I told you before we left the cottage that the desert gets cold at night.”
:Town Crier tells you, "Let the scaly dogs up on our plateau have all the weeds they want - the plants are useless anyway."


“You could have spoken a little louder, or with greater urgency, nephew,” Aliester the Loquacious huffed. “I don’t understand why we couldn’t just spend our time at the cottage, finishing my experiments on those glands from the warped Olthoi…”
:Town Crier tells you, "There are reports of undead unrest in the Bloodless desert town of Al-Jalima."


“Because then that wouldn’t be a vacation, Uncle.  You and I have both earned some time off from the demands of the council. Remember how long it took for you to start eating food with bones in it, after your ordeal in the graveyard?”
:Town Crier tells you, "We've still got better archmages than the Bloodless, but it seems their wayward Virindi archmage has returned."


Aliester was unable to resist glancing at the small pile of chicken bones by the fire, remnants of the dinner they’d shared.  The mere sight of a chicken bone brought back vivid and awful memories of being ambushed and overwhelmed by the spectral retainers of the undead Lady Tairla.  He shuddered and looked away.
:Town Crier tells you, "Ah, feel that chill in the air.  See the creatures of the wilds assume their winter coats.  Fall is coming.  And with that... comes the ridiculous costume festival that the Bloodless are so fond of."


“Well, you may be right, my boy, but this is an awfully curious location for a vacation.  We could have chosen to visit cousin Ulgrim in Ayan Baqur, for example. Or sampled the local brews in Cragstone, or visited the wonderful archive just outside of Hebian To…”
:Town Crier tells you, "It seems that the Bloodless cravens in Glenden Wood are getting ready to abandon their town once again to this ridiculous Majestic Pumpkin."


“I wanted some peace and quiet on this vacation, Uncle.  The big towns are too hectic for me. Especially now, with the festivals going on…  And the last time I visited cousin Ulgrim, he tried to stuff some kind of mashed-up herb into my mouth, muttering nonsense about that Virindi archmage in Ayan Baqur.  I managed to get away from him, but I think he was trying to push me into a hallucinatory state or something.  He said he wanted to observe me.”
:Town Crier tells you, "There are new items to be acquired in the Colosseum. Apparently Gladiators can earn Colosseum Coins and buy all sorts of junk with them. I don't care about the junk, but we need to have more of it than the Bloodless."


Aliester chuckled.  “I’m still not sure I believe that story, my boy.  Usually Ulgrim has a consistent and predictable route to his hallucinations.”
:Town Crier tells you, "I have heard reports of a Bloodless collector trading items for small glands retrieved from those strangely touched Olthoi in the north of the Bloodless Lands."


Ardry paused to take another sip of tea.  “I like it here on the ridges.  We’re near enough to town to get supplies easily, but up here we can almost pretend like there’s nothing else out there… No squabbling scholars waving papers at us, no queens or lords or assassins sending us off to painful deaths…  Do you realize, Uncle, that we’ve been here on Dereth for almost eight years and we’ve been scouting or researching threats to the realm with almost no breaks in the entire time?”
:Town Crier tells you, "Several notables on the mainland have let it be known that they will reward people for hunting Virindi.  Go seek them out in the Bloodless towns of the Direlands if you are curious."</font>


Aliester shrugged.  He was well aware that his role of research and experimentation had been considerably less rigorous over the years than Ardry’s role of advance scout…  “If you say so, nephew.  Do you suppose I could prevail upon you to stoke the fire a little higher, though? I can barely see what I’m writing here.”
''Pyreal Rumors'':
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Not only have the credulous citizens of Glenden Wood given in once again to their yearly pumpkin hysteria, but now there are claims that a Pumpkin Golem now stands against all challengers in the Colosseum.  Really, now! This is too much!"


Ardry thought about trying to argue with his uncle.  To convince him to put away the book and just enjoy a quiet night free of the demands of the realm.  The anniversary of their arrival on Dereth always put him in a contemplative mood.
:Town Crier tells you, "I have several reports of a Bloodless collecting small glands from the 'Paradox-touched' Olthoi in the north of the Bloodless Lands.  He has set up in the encampment placed there by the Bloodless Queen."


Finishing the last of the tea in his mug, he stood up.  “The firewood’s running low.  I’ll head into town to get some more. Shouldn’t take more than a few minutes.”  He stooped to pick up his pack.
:Town Crier tells you, "Want to pick weeds?  North of Marescent plateau is the place to go."<br>
:Town Crier tells you, "The dirty Tumerok known as 'Kelauri' supposedly communes with spirits using the atuakeh plant."


Unexpectedly, Aliester stood up as well.  “I’ll accompany you, my boy!  I’d relish a chance to stretch my legs, and perhaps the physical activity will help warm me.”
:Town Crier tells you, "So I have heard that you can now get a cow mask, or even a whole cow costume, from the mask crafters of the Bloodless lands. Is this some gutless ploy of the mainland weaklings to mock our well-beloved Red Bull of Sanamar?  Or are they really foolish enough to want to dress up like cows?"


Ardry nodded as he shouldered his pack, pleased by the offer of company. “As you say, Uncle.”
:Town Crier tells you, "We cannot allow the Bloodless warriors prove themselves superior in the Colosseum. I know the very thought is laughable, but they gain more of those Colosseum Coins every day. Insure that King Varicci can be proud of those who fight in his name. Acquire more Colosseum Coins than the Bloodless!"


“Besides,” Aliester muttered, just low enough that Ardry couldn’t hear, “I don’t want to be left alone in the dark with those… bones.”  He spared a baleful glance at the pile of chicken bones and followed his nephew down off the ridge.
:Town Crier tells you, "Four individuals, in the towns of Wai Jhou, Ayan Baqur, Candeth Keep, and Qalaba'r, are offering bounties on a number of different types of Virindi."


The two of them began walking, in contemplative silence, back towards town.  As they neared the road, the twinkling lights of the small town of Al Jalima became visible.  Ardry, sharp-eyed as he was, first noticed the crowd of townsfolk on the road just outside of town, barely visible at the edge of the town’s lights.
:Town Crier tells you, "I don't know why the Bloodless persist in allowing monsters to staff their shops, but you can ask the monster known as Leopold about the monster known as Claude..."<br>
:Town Crier tells you, "Sclavus? They're different."


“Strange to see such a large group of people out at this time of night…” he said.
:Town Crier tells you, "The Bloodless town of Al-Jalima seems to be under attack from undead forces.  Are these zombies related to the unrest in the Direlands graveyard?  Or is it just another case of Bloodless superstition run amok?"</font>
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'''Mainland Town Criers'''


Once Ardry pointed them out, Aliester was able to see them too. “Yes, quite a crowd.  Oh, they’ve noticed us.  And they’re coming this way…”  He squinted to get a better look at the approaching crowd.
''Free Rumors'':
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "News! There are rumors of zombie unrest in Al-Jalima!"


“Pwyll’s bubbling blood!  Run, Ardry! Tairla’s found me again!” Aliester howled with terror, reversed direction and ran away, faster than Ardry had ever seen him move.
:Town Crier tells you, "There are rumors that the Night Club will re-open for this year's anniversary celebrations. Maybe it already has!  I wouldn't know, I'm not hip enough to get invited to these things."


Looking back up the road at the approaching crowd, he could see that they weren’t townsfolk at all.  Nor were they the ghostly retainers of the undead lady of the graveyard. But they were definitely undead…
:Town Crier tells you, "There seems to be a great amount of interest in bounties on Virindi these days.  I'd ask around in towns if I were you, especially the towns in and around the Direlands."


Cursing his luck, Ardry turned and ran, hot on his uncle’s footsteps.
:Town Crier tells you, "It's that time of year again!  The leaves are turning, creatures are shifting from their summer coats to their winter coats, and the crafters of Dereth are turning creature parts into the most intriguing costumes..."


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:Town Crier tells you, "I've heard rumors that the Arcanum is rewarding adventurers for small glands collected from those eerie Paradox-touched Olthoi."


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:Town Crier tells you, "News! Glenden Wood awaits the re-appearance of the Majestic Pumpkin!"
=== Rollout - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=556 Link] ===
The messenger strode swiftly through the halls of the royal palace, headed for the map room. He stopped in front of a pair of thick oaken doors, flanked by two guardsmen in the royal livery of the House of Strathelar.


“Message for General Tharnoch,” the messenger announced to the guards. He showed them a roll of parchment sealed with black wax.  One of the guards pounded the butt of his spear against the door, and shortly afterward the doors swung slowly open to reveal the fierce, craggy face of the aged Aluvian warrior.
:Town Crier tells you, "The good... well, sort of good... news is that Claude's back.  The bad news is that... well, maybe you ought to go see for yourself."


“What have you got for us?” Tharnoch asked.
:Town Crier tells you, "They should make those new Colosseum Coins out of chocolate! That way you can eat them if you don't want to buy the overpriced stuff they sell.  Oh, did I mention that there is a new form of currency you can earn in the Colosseum?"


The messenger clicked his heels together and bowed quickly.  “Undead unrest in Al Jalima, General.”  He offered up his message scroll.
:Town Crier tells you, "Some Aun Tumeroks will give you a little money for gathering something called 'atuakeh'."</font>


“My thanks, soldier,” Tharnoch muttered as he took the scroll.  “Go to the armory about your boots, though, the heels click too much.” He snorted, gave the soldier a dismissive nod, and closed the doors again.
''Pyreal Rumors'':
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "If you get the chance, try and get into the Night Club.  It's a great way to celebrate the anniversary."


There was a soft laugh from the center of the room. Tharnoch turned away from the doors as he broke the seal off the scroll and looked to the source of the sound.
:Town Crier tells you, "Interested in Claude's new condition? Talk to Leopold for a little more information."


“That was an unkind comment to that poor messenger, General,” Queen Elysa said.  She sat at the head of the great map table.  Her son Prince Borelean sat at her right side and a huge leather map of the realm of Dereth was on the table before them.  The map was dotted with colored pins and scraps of paper bearing annotations. So far there were nine pins on the map, scattered all around without any apparent pattern.  To the side of the map, in front of the unoccupied chair to the queen’s left, was a small wooden box that emitted a faint glow.
:Town Crier tells you, "Townsfolk in Qalaba'r, Wai Jhou, Candeth Keep, and Ayan Baqur are offering bounties for Virindi of all shapes and sizes! How timely!"


“I should not be so flippant with these youngsters, I know,” Tharnoch conceded as he walked to the table, scanning the contents of the note.  He sat in the chair to the Queen’s left and handed her the note.  “It’s been a while since I had to deal with soldiers who actually cared enough about such trivialities as to click their boot-heels together.  That’s all.”
:Town Crier tells you, "If you're into hunting zombies, I'd keep an eye on Al-Jalima.  Shucks, you'd almost think that town was built on an ancient Empyrean burial ground or something."


“Is this incident of particular interest to us, General?” the Queen asked as she took the note, glancing significantly at the annotated map in front of them. “If undead are rising in Al Jalima, has our enemy perhaps found a way to corrupt one of those into a… Prodigal?”
:Town Crier tells you, "Atuakeh can most easily be found north of Marescent Plateau."<br>
:Town Crier tells you, "It's said that Aun Kelauri knows an additional use for atuakeh."


Surprising both of the older people in the room, Prince Borelean spoke up.  “I highly doubt that the undead would fall prey to the crude manipulations of the other Prodigals,” he said.  “They seem to keep their own kingdom well in line.  Even if it’s a kingdom long extinct, that exists only in the memories of walking corpses.”
:Town Crier tells you, "There is a Gharu'ndim in the camp over the Paradox-touched Olthoi area who is bartering items in exchange for small glands from the infected Olthoi."


Queen Elysa stared at her son. “I had no idea you were so well-versed in the politics of Dericost, my son.”
:Town Crier tells you, "Someone handed me a Colosseum Coin today. I don't have a lot of time to practice my fighting skills so it's the first one I've seen. I can't wait to go to the Colosseum and spend it!"


“I know a great many things that may surprise you, mother,” Borelean said through a thin smile.
:Town Crier tells you, "Have you got your mask yet?  I'm a particular fan of the undead sailor mask. Two outfits for the price of one!"</font>
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Tharnoch cleared his throat before things could get any more tense between the royal mother and son.  “Majesty, I too doubt that this undead uprising is related to the Aerbax problem.  This does seem to be the season for such unrest.  These attacks always seem to come around this time of year.  Remember the reports we’ve been getting out of Glenden Wood, as well.  While undead assaulting Al Jalima is indeed a matter that requires our attention, it is not the reason we are gathered in this room.”
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===


Queen Elysa turned away from her son to look at the general.  “As you say, General.  Let us discuss the items your scouts brought back from the laboratory on the Singularity Caul.”
''Free Rumors:''<br>


The general nodded in agreement and turned his attention to the small wooden box on the table in front of him.  “Let me show you something interesting, Your Majesty.”
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Bug Glands?!?  The Arcanum is collecting Bug Glands?!?!?!  I wonder if they can be used in making stout... Ulgrim's Bug-Juice Stout.  Sounds perfect for the costume festival."<br>


He flipped open the clasp on the box and lifted the lid.  As soon as he lifted the lid, his face was bathed in purple light. There was also a noticeable smell coming from the box, the pungent smell of dried herbs. The old soldier put an uncharacteristically sly expression on his face as he paused to make eye contact with both Elysa and Borelean. “Before we discuss this,” he said to the Queen, “I must ask what we know about that archmage in Ayan Baqur…”
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "My buddy Claude's back!" <br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Uh, I mean..." <br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I pledge to remain eternally vigilant against the Virindi threat." <br>


© 2005-2007 Turbine, Inc. All rights reserved.   
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "A Pumpkin Golem in the Colosseum now?  Preposterous. I refuse to believe it.  What's the reward for defeating it? A bag full of candy?" <br>
   
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=== Release Notes - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=553 Link] ===
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You know what's good about the chilly nights of fall?  Makes it acceptable to drink warm beer. Normally, I'd dump the mug over your head if you brought me a warm stout. But somehow it's okay in the fall." <br>
====October 2007 Release Notes====
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That was a hint, kid.  Get me a stout." <br>


Hello and welcome the Release Notes for the October event, Masked Memories! This month we see the return of the Festival season. Once again it is a time of tricks and treats as we begin the journey into the cold winter months. But let’s not forget that there is still much going on around Dereth that has yet to be explained. Let’s see what else is going this month in the world of Asheron’s Call.  
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I need to get another storage chest. I've collected so many Colosseum Coins that I just can't store them anymore. Maybe I'll melt them down and have them cast into a statue of me..." <br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It can say 'Ultimate Champion of the Colosseum', Yes, I think that will do nicely."</font>


====New Functionality and Content====
''Stout Rumors:''<br>
* We are on the cusp of celebrating the eighth anniversary of Asheron’s Call. This is a huge event and we want to celebrate in grand style. This year when players log in after the October event goes live they will find they now have one more character slot available to them. This is just a small way for us to say thank you to everyone who is playing the game we all love.
* Colosseum Currency has been added to the game this month. Players will be rewarded for completing certain stages of the Colosseum, see the table below for details. Players will receive Colosseum currency from the Colosseum NPC on completion     


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<font color=darkgoldenrod>
The rewards break down as follows:
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Boy, there's no telling what kind of bizarre costumes you can make out of critter parts!  Why, one year, there was a guy who made a costume out of some part he'd scavenged off the carcass of the Tremendous Monouga.  I think he said he was dressed as a sausage."<br>


{| border="1"
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Happy Anniversary!  Where are you planning to spend it?  In the Night Club, bumping and grinding with the Tusker dancers?  I'll be curled up at home with a good book and a mug of mulled stout."<br>
!Stage || Reward
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|1-12 || none
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|13    || 1 Colosseum Coin
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|14    || 1 Colosseum Coin
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|15    || 2 Colosseum Coins
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|16    || 3 Colosseum Coins
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|17    || 4 Colosseum Coins
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|18    || 4 Colosseum Coins
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You get flagged for completing a stage by using the door to the next stage. For example, if you are in stage 13 you kill everything and then portal out, you will not receive the reward of 1 coin for completing the stage. You must use the door to the next stage in order to get credit for completing it. Please note that you receive only the reward for the last stage that you have completed. If you complete stage 14 and leave, you will receive 1 coin. Once you have collected some coins you will be able to purchase special items from a vendor placed in the Colosseum staging area.
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've seen this year's masks, and I'll tell you something.  Masks aren't the same as they were when I first settled here, no. In my day, you'd settle for a balloon-shaped Mosswart head mask, and you'd be darn happy for it!  Now there are the cows, and the undead sailors, and Mukkir... Doesn't anyone want to be a Mosswart any more?"<br>
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*Following tradition, new masks have been added for the Festival season, collect them all! Don’t forget the Majestic Pumpkin and the Festival vendors will also be making their return along with the seasonal creatures we all know and love.
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Zombies are raiding?!?  Where?  Oh, not here?  Why did you think I'd care then, kid?  I almost spilled my stout.  Then you'd definitely have a problem on your hands."<br>


*Players will want to start collecting Small Olthoi Venom Sacs from the Olthoi North area. A vendor has moved in to the area who has a keen interest in these items, and will reward players who take the time to collect them.   
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Go inside Claude's head?  Not for all the stout in Ispar, my friend.  That's a lesson you should remember.  No telling when that might come in useful."<br>


====Miscellaneous Changes and Improvements====
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Want to know the secret to beating the Colosseum?"<br>
:<font color=green>Ulgrim looks around to make sure no one else is listening.</font><br>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give the Master Arbitrator some Molten Pyreal Stout with some Colosseum Coins in it for flavor. He loves that stuff and he gets so drunk he'll reward you anything you want."<br>


*For some time now, players have had the ability to lock another player’s corpse. Thanks to some great work by the team, we are confident that this has been fixed and players should no longer be able to lock a corpse. That being said, we will continue to watch this situation closely.   
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Have you ever had a nightmare where it felt like adventurers were killing you over and over, hunting for that one trophy that they knew you sometimes carry with you?  I mean, I know I went through that a few years ago, but it feels like it's started again.  Maybe I should lay off the stout? Nah..."<br>


*The all elusive behavior which would cause some creatures to return back to home with full health mid combat has been fixed. We will continue to watch this closely, but it appears we have finally tracked this one down.  
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Someone's taken out a bounty on Virindi, eh?  I wonder how much Claude is worth.  Maybe I could bring his head in and get enough money to start my own brewery.  I'd even name a brew after the smiling rascal. 'Inscrutable Git Ale' or something like that."</font>


*The War Spell Proc on the Paradox-touched Olthoi Weapons was causing some unintended balance issues in PvP.  In extreme cases, the weapons would proc twice in a row and kill a player in two hits.  We have reduced the level of the spell that the weapons can cast on strike from 7 to 4 and increased the proc rate of the spell to ensure that the weapon damage remains the same, but the weapon loses the ability to generate the massive burst damage that was unbalancing PvP.
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*A bug with Issk in Old Yanshi that would allow players to repeatedly hand in an item for the reward has been fixed and Issk should be returning to his post in October.
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Arena of the Pumpkin King]]
* [[Delving into Claude's Mind]]
* [[Scepter of the Portal Currents Quest]]
* [[Harvest Reaper Kill Task]]
* [[Shadow-touched Virindi Paradox Kill Task]]
* [[Shadow-touched Virindi Quidiox Kill Task]]
* [[Virindi Paradox Kill Task]]
* [[Virindi Quidiox Kill Task]]
* [[Undead Attack on Al-Jalima]]


*An issue with the portal that would send you in to fight the Prodigal Olthoi Queen has been fixed and players once again should be able to go in and fight the queen.
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*The Penumbral Shadow Mages were using Healthbolts (Hectacombs) and causing more player deaths than intended. We have removed this spell from them and raised the chance for a normal war spell to fire in order to keep the area at a high difficulty.
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Aun Kelauri]]
* [[Claude The Archmage]]
* [[Colosseum Coin Collector]]
* [[Guard Alfric]]
* [[Guard Li]]
* [[Guard Q'alia]]
* [[Guard Taziq]]
* [[Hisham al-Evv]]
* [[Isin Dule]]
* [[Lady Aerfalle (135 NPC, Delving into Claude's Mind)]]
* [[Lord Haranue Amarand]]
* [[Talaagran Sarian]]
* [[Trevor Shunderson]]
* [[Dreamwalker]]


*A typo in the text that Collectors use in regards to Drudge Cabalists has been fixed.
==== Updated NPCs ====
* [[Town Crier Festival Costumes]]


*Based on player feedback we have changed the amount of XP a player can receive from completing the Death Tail Fang quest. Players will now receive up to 50% of their level up to 100 million XP.
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So there are just some of the things we have in store for Asheron's Call in October. Please remember that along with everything listed here, there are several new quests and exciting things going into the game for the October event.
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Warded Portal, Into the Darkness]] - 8.5N, 5.9E inside the [[Burial Temple]]


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== Discoveries ==
=== New [[Items]] ===
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors [[Town Crier Festival Costumes]] ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Rumor has it that the strange Night Club dungeon will re-open for the anniversary festival..." <br><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Night Club|8th Anniversary Night Club!]]
Town Crier tells you, "Let the scaly dogs up on our plateau have all the weeds they want - the plants are useless anyway." <br><br>
  | Night Club Shirt (2007)
Town Crier tells you, "There are reports of undead unrest in the Bloodless desert town of Al-Jalima." <br><br>
}}
Town Crier tells you, "We've still got better archmages than the Bloodless, but it seems their wayward Virindi archmage has returned." <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Ah, feel that chill in the air. See the creatures of the wilds assume their winter coats.  Fall is coming.  And with that... comes the ridiculous costume festival that the Bloodless are so fond of." <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "It seems that the Bloodless cravens in Glenden Wood are getting ready to abandon their town once again to this ridiculous Majestic Pumpkin." <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "There are new items to be acquired in the Colosseum. Apparently Gladiators can earn Colosseum Coins and buy all sorts of junk with them. I don't care about the junk, but we need to have more of it than the Bloodless." <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "I have heard reports of a Bloodless collector trading items for small glands retrieved from those strangely touched Olthoi in the north of the Bloodless Lands." <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Several notables on the mainland have let it be known that they will reward people for hunting Virindi.  Go seek them out in the Bloodless towns of the Direlands if you are curious."</font>


{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Arena of the Pumpkin King]]
| Pumpkin King Token
| Pumpkin Shield
}}


<font color=goldenrod><font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Delving into Claude's Mind]]
Town Crier tells you, "Not only have the credulous citizens of Glenden Wood given in once again to their yearly pumpkin hysteria, but now there are claims that a Pumpkin Golem now stands against all challengers in the Colosseum. Really, now! This is too much!" <br><br>
| Atuakeh Plant
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Atuakeh Dust
Town Crier tells you, "I have several reports of a Bloodless collecting small glands from the 'Paradox-touched' Olthoi in the north of the Bloodless Lands. He has set up in the encampment placed there by the Bloodless Queen." <br><br>
  | Keh Fire
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
  | Virindi Essence (Red)
Town Crier tells you, "Want to pick weeds? North of Marescent plateau is the place to go."<br>
| Shadowy Virindi Essence
Town Crier tells you, "The dirty Tumerok known as 'Kelauri' supposedly communes with spirits using the atuakeh plant." <br><br>
| Essence of Conformity
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Essence of Loyalty
Town Crier tells you, "So I have heard that you can now get a cow mask, or even a whole cow costume, from the mask crafters of the Bloodless lands. Is this some gutless ploy of the mainland weaklings to mock our well-beloved Red Bull of Sanamar? Or are they really foolish enough to want to dress up like cows?" <br><br>
  | Essence of Order
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Essence of Selflessness
Town Crier tells you, "We cannot allow the Bloodless warriors prove themselves superior in the Colosseum. I know the very thought is laughable, but they gain more of those Colosseum Coins every day. Insure that King Varicci can be proud of those who fight in his name. Acquire more Colosseum Coins than the Bloodless!" <br><br>
  | Essence of Stasis
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Reflection of Aaminah
Town Crier tells you, "Four individuals, in the towns of Wai Jhou, Ayan Baqur, Candeth Keep, and Qalaba'r, are offering bounties on a number of different types of Virindi." <br><br>
| Reflection of the Agent of the Arcanum
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
  | Reflection of Aukherea
Town Crier tells you, "I don't know why the Bloodless persist in allowing monsters to staff their shops, but you can ask the monster known as Leopold about the monster known as Claude..."<br>
| Reflection of Berkholt
Town Crier tells you, "Sclavus? They're different." <br><br>
  | Reflection of Claude
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Reflection of Ellimar Jorning
Town Crier tells you, "The Bloodless town of Al-Jalima seems to be under attack from undead forces. Are these zombies related to the unrest in the Direlands graveyard?  Or is it just another case of Bloodless superstition run amok?"</font>
| Reflection of Khekierea
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| Reflection of Jaleh al-Thani
'''Mainland Town Criers'''
| Reflection of Sang Nen-Kai
| Reflection of a Scrivener
| Reflection of Sung Wenxio
| Reflection of the Town Crier
| Reflection of Darym
| Reflection of Leopold
  | Reflection of Thiuda
| Reflection of Muhiza
| Reflection of Yuan
  | Visage of the Shadow Virindi
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News!  There are rumors of zombie unrest in Al-Jalima!" <br><br>
{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Harvest Reaper Kill Task]]
Town Crier tells you, "There are rumors that the Night Club will re-open for this year's anniversary celebrations.  Maybe it already has!  I wouldn't know, I'm not hip enough to get invited to these things." <br><br>
  | Bats
Town Crier tells you, "There seems to be a great amount of interest in bounties on Virindi these days.  I'd ask around in towns if I were you, especially the towns in and around the Direlands." <br><br>
  | Scroll of Spectral Flame
Town Crier tells you, "It's that time of year again! The leaves are turning, creatures are shifting from their summer coats to their winter coats, and the crafters of Dereth are turning creature parts into the most intriguing costumes..." <br><br>
  | Wandering Ghost
Town Crier tells you, "I've heard rumors that the Arcanum is rewarding adventurers for small glands collected from those eerie Paradox-touched Olthoi." <br><br>
}}
Town Crier tells you, "News! Glenden Wood awaits the re-appearance of the Majestic Pumpkin!" <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "The good... well, sort of good... news is that Claude's back.  The bad news is that... well, maybe you ought to go see for yourself." <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "They should make those new Colosseum Coins out of chocolate! That way you can eat them if you don't want to buy the overpriced stuff they sell. Oh, did I mention that there is a new form of currency you can earn in the Colosseum?" <br><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Some Aun Tumeroks will give you a little money for gathering something called 'atuakeh'."</font>


{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Scepter of the Portal Currents Quest]]
| Ornate Brass Banding
| Carved Wooden Shaft
| Hardened Blue Crystal
| Barely Comprehensible Magic Scroll
| Scepter of the Portal Currents
}}


<font color=goldenrod><font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
{{ Item Table|Caption=New [[Alternate Currency]]
Town Crier tells you, "If you get the chance, try and get into the Night Club.  It's a great way to celebrate the anniversary." <br><br>
  | Colosseum Coin
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
  | Small Olthoi Venom Sac
Town Crier tells you, "Interested in Claude's new condition? Talk to Leopold for a little more information." <br><br>
}}
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Townsfolk in Qalaba'r, Wai Jhou, Candeth Keep, and Ayan Baqur are offering bounties for Virindi of all shapes and sizes!  How timely!" <br><br>
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "If you're into hunting zombies, I'd keep an eye on Al-Jalima.  Shucks, you'd almost think that town was built on an ancient Empyrean burial ground or something." <br><br>
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Atuakeh can most easily be found north of Marescent Plateau."<br>
Town Crier tells you, "It's said that Aun Kelauri knows an additional use for atuakeh." <br><br>
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "There is a Gharu'ndim in the camp over the Paradox-touched Olthoi area who is bartering items in exchange for small glands from the infected Olthoi." <br><br>
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Someone handed me a Colosseum Coin today. I don't have a lot of time to practice my fighting skills so it's the first one I've seen. I can't wait to go to the Colosseum and spend it!" <br><br>
<font color=green>You give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Town Crier tells you, "Have you got your mask yet? I'm a particular fan of the undead sailor mask.  Two outfits for the price of one!"</font>
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Colosseum Coin Collector]]
| Scroll of Colosseum Recall
| Scroll of Tusker Fists
| Colosseum Backpack
| Wrapped Pyreal Sliver
| Wrapped Dark Sliver
| Wrapped Cracked Shard
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Green Garnet
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Opal
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Velvet
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Iron
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Granite
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Mahogany
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Brass
| Sealed Bag of Salvaged Steel
| Gem of Knowledge (100M)
| Greater Gem of Knowledge
| The Master Pass
| Gladiator Diemos Pass
| Wrapped Bundle of Greater Deadly Blunt Arrowheads
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Bug Glands?!?  The Arcanum is collecting Bug Glands?!?!?!  I wonder if they can be used in making stout... Ulgrim's Bug-Juice Stout. Sounds perfect for the costume festival." <br><br>
{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Hisham al-Evv]]
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "My buddy Claude's back!" <br>
  | Chimeric Atlatl of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Uh, I mean..." <br>
| Chimeric Axe of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I pledge to remain eternally vigilant against the Virindi threat." <br><br>
| Chimeric Bow of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "A Pumpkin Golem in the Colosseum now? Preposterous.  I refuse to believe it.  What's the reward for defeating it? A bag full of candy?" <br><br>
| Chimeric Balister of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You know what's good about the chilly nights of fall?  Makes it acceptable to drink warm beer.  Normally, I'd dump the mug over your head if you brought me a warm stout. But somehow it's okay in the fall." <br>
| Chimeric Dagger of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That was a hint, kid. Get me a stout." <br><br>
| Chimeric Mace of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I need to get another storage chest. I've collected so many Colosseum Coins that I just can't store them anymore. Maybe I'll melt them down and have them cast into a statue of me..." <br>
| Chimeric Eye of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It can say 'Ultimate Champion of the Colosseum', Yes, I think that will do nicely."</font>
  | Chimeric Lance of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
  | Chimeric Stave of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
| Chimeric Blade of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
  | Chimeric Fist of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
  | Crate of Olthoi Acid Arrowheads
| Scroll of 'Infested Area' Recall
}}


{{ Item Table|Caption=Greater Deadly Blunt Ammunition
| Greater Deadly Blunt Arrow
| Greater Deadly Blunt Atlatl Dart
| Greater Deadly Blunt Spike
| Greater Deadly Blunt Quarrel
}}


<font color=goldenrod><font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
{{ Item Table|Caption=Olthoi Acid Ammunition
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Boy, there's no telling what kind of bizarre costumes you can make out of critter parts! Why, one year, there was a guy who made a costume out of some part he'd scavenged off the carcass of the Tremendous Monouga.  I think he said he was dressed as a sausage."<br><br>
  | Olthoi Acid Arrow
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
  | Olthoi Acid Atlatl Dart
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Happy Anniversary!  Where are you planning to spend it?  In the Night Club, bumping and grinding with the Tusker dancers? I'll be curled up at home with a good book and a mug of mulled stout."<br><br>
  | Olthoi Acid Spike
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
  | Olthoi Acid Bolt
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've seen this year's masks, and I'll tell you something.  Masks aren't the same as they were when I first settled here, no.  In my day, you'd settle for a balloon-shaped Mosswart head mask, and you'd be darn happy for it! Now there are the cows, and the undead sailors, and Mukkir... Doesn't anyone want to be a Mosswart any more?"<br><br>
}}
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Zombies are raiding?!?  Where?  Oh, not here?  Why did you think I'd care then, kid?  I almost spilled my stout. Then you'd definitely have a problem on your hands."<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Go inside Claude's head?  Not for all the stout in Ispar, my friend.  That's a lesson you should remember.  No telling when that might come in useful."<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Want to know the secret to beating the Colosseum?"<br>
<font color=green>Ulgrim looks around to make sure no one else is listening.</font><br>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give the Master Arbitrator some Molten Pyreal Stout with some Colosseum Coins in it for flavor. He loves that stuff and he gets so drunk he'll reward you anything you want."<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Have you ever had a nightmare where it felt like adventurers were killing you over and over, hunting for that one trophy that they knew you sometimes carry with you?  I mean, I know I went through that a few years ago, but it feels like it's started again.  Maybe I should lay off the stout? Nah..."<br><br>
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Someone's taken out a bounty on Virindi, eh?  I wonder how much Claude is worth.  Maybe I could bring his head in and get enough money to start my own brewery.  I'd even name a brew after the smiling rascal.  'Inscrutable Git Ale' or something like that."</font>


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{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Masks]]
| Cow Head
| Mukkir Head
| Asheron Mask
| Cow Mask
| Mukkir Mask
}}


=== New [[Quests]] ===
{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Pumpkin Buffer]]
| Caramel Kukuur
| Chocolate Gromnie
| Festival Shirt
| Gummy Ghoul
| Gummy Golem
| Rock Candy Knath
| Licorice Rat
}}


* [[Arena of the Pumpkin King]]
{{ Item Table|Caption=[[Undead Attack on Al-Jalima]]
* [[Harvest Reapers Quest|Harvest Reapers Kill Quest]]
| Ancient Crest
* [[Scepter of the Portal Currents]]
| Enchanted Bone Fragment
* [[Hunter Quest (Shadow-touched Virindi Paradox)|Shadow-touched Virindi Paradox Kill Quest]]
| Chilling Ebony Staff
* [[Hunter Quest (Shadow-touched Virindi Quidiox)|Shadow-touched Virindi Quidiox Kill Quest]]
| Orisis's Staff
* [[Hunter Quest (Virindi Paradoxes)|Virindi Paradoxes Kill Quest]]
}}
* [[Hunter Quest (Virindi Quidioxes)|Virindi Quidioxes Kill Quest]]
* [[Undead Attack on Al Jalima]]


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=== New [[NPCs]] ===
=== New [[Spells]] ===
==== Recall Spells ====
* {{Icon Link|Colosseum Recall}}
* {{Icon Link|Paradox-touched Olthoi Infested Area Recall}}
* {{Icon Link|Return to the Keep}}


*[[Aun Kelauri]]
==== Buffs ====
*[[Claude The Archmage]]
* {{Icon Link|Spectral Flame}} - "Shoots a bolt of spectral energy dealing 110-180 points of cold damage to the first thing it hits."
*[[Colosseum Coin Collector]]
* {{Icon Link|Chewy Center}} - "Dispells all negative enchantments of level 7 or lower from the caster."
*[[Guard Alfric]]
* {{Icon Link|Gummy Shield}} - "Boosts the targets magic defense skill by 100 for a short time."
*[[Guard Li]]
* {{Icon Link|The Jitters}} - "Boosts the target's missle defense by 100 for a short time."
*[[Guard Q'alia]]
* {{Icon Link|Licorice Leap}} - "Boosts caster's jump skill by 100 for a short time."
*[[Guard Taziq]]
* {{Icon Link|Sticky Melee}} - "Boosts the targets melee defense skill by 100 for a short time."
*[[Hisham al-Evv]]
* {{Icon Link|Zombies Persistence}} - "Increase caster's natural healing rate by 200% for 60 seconds."
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=== New [[Titles]] ===
* [[Arena of the Pumpkin King#Title Rewards|Pumpkin Throne Usurper]]
* [[The Majestic Pumpkin#Title Rewards|Follower of the Vine]]
* [[The Majestic Pumpkin#Title Rewards|Harvester]]
* [[The Majestic Pumpkin#Title Rewards|Harvester Harvester]]
* [[The Majestic Pumpkin#Title Rewards|Harvester Harvester Harvester]]
* [[Undead Attack on Al-Jalima#Title Rewards|Death Knight]]
* [[Undead Attack on Al-Jalima#Title Rewards|Zombie Incursion Survivor]]


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=== New Locations ===
=== Portal.dat ===
 
:[[File:Portaldat 200710.png]]


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=== New Items ===
=== New [[Creatures]] ===
{|
:{|cellpadding=5
|-
|-valign=top
|[[Chimeric Atlatl of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
|
|[[Chimeric Axe of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
{{Creature Class|Misc. Creature Class
|-
| Harvest Reaper
|[[Chimeric Bow of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
| Pumpkin King
|[[Chimeric Balister of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
| Pumpkin Vine
|-
| Scarecrow Guard
|[[Chimeric Dagger of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
}}
|[[Chimeric Mace of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
{{Creature Class|Shadow
|-
| Umbris Elite
|[[Chimeric Eye of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
| Umbris Elite Commander
|[[Chimeric Lance of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
}}
|-
|
|[[Chimeric Stave of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
{{Creature Class|Undead
|[[Chimeric Blade of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
| Orisis
|-
}}
|[[Chimeric Fist of the Quiddity Summoning Gem]]
{{Creature Class|Virindi
|[[Crate of Olthoi Acid Arrowheads]]
| Claude the Dark Archmage
|-
| Shadow-touched Virindi Paradox
|[[Scroll of 'Infested Area' Recall]]
| Shadow-touched Virindi Quidiox
|[[Scroll of Spectral Flame]]
}}
|-
|[[Scroll of Tusker Fists]]
|[[Colosseum Backpack]] (contains 26 slots instead of 24)
|-
|[[Gold Hill Ruins Gem]]
|[[Drudge Fight Gem]]
|-
|[[Lair of The Homunculus]]
|[[Mukkir Nest Portal Gem]]
|-
|[[Resting Place Gem]]
|[[Dark Towers Gem]]
|-
|[[Oubliette Gem]]
|[[Niffis Fighting Pits Gem]]
|-
|[[Son of Pooky's Den Gem]]
|[[Dark Monolith Gem]]
|-
|[[Wrapped Pyreal Sliver]]
|[[Wrapped Dark Sliver]]
|-
|[[Wrapped Cracked Shard]]
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Green Garnet]]
|-
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Opal]]
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Velvet]]
|-
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Iron]]
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Granite]]
|-
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Mahogany]]
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Brass]]
|-
|[[Sealed bag of Salvaged Steel]]
|[[Gem of Knowledge]]
|-
|[[Greater Gem of Knowledge]]
|[[Ticket to the Colosseum]]
|-
|[[Master Pass]]
|[[Diemos Pass]]
|-
|[[Wrapped Bundle of Greater Deadly Blunt Arrowheads]]
|[[Scepter of the Portal Currents]]
|-
|[[Licorice Rat]]
|[[Rock Candy Knath]]
|-
|[[Gummy Golem]]
|[[Chocolate Gromnie]]
|-
|[[Caramel Kukuur]]
|[[Bats]]
|-
|[[Wandering Ghost]]
|[[Festival Shirt]] (Major Alchemy, Major Cooking, Major Fletching)
|-
|[[Pumpkin Shield]]
|[[Asheron Mask]]
|-
|[[Cow Mask]]
|[[Mukkir Mask]]
|}
|}
=== New [[Titles]] ===
* Pumpkin Throne Usurper (Pumpkin King in Colo)
* Follower of the Vine (1 Reaper Completion)
* Harvester (10 Reaper Completions)
* Harvester Harvester (20 Reaper Completions)
* Harvester Harvester Harvester (40 Reaper Completions)
* Death Knight (Orisis)
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=== New Creatures ===
=== Images ===
 
Click image for full size version.
* [[Harvest Reaper]]
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
* [[Pumpkin King]]
File:Harvest_Reaper_Live.jpg|[[Harvest Reaper]]
* [[Pumpkin Vine]]
File:Pumpkin King Live.jpg|[[Pumpkin King]]
* [[Shadow-touched Virindi Paradox]]
File:Orisis Live.jpg|[[Orisis]]
* [[Shadow-touched Virindi Quidiox]]
</gallery>
 
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== Splash Screen ==
=== Splash Screen ===
[[Image:Masked Memories Splash Screen.jpg]]
[[File:Masked Memories Splash Screen.jpg]]


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October 2007 - Announcements

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Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Viamontian Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Rumor has it that the strange Night Club dungeon will re-open for the anniversary festival..."
Town Crier tells you, "Let the scaly dogs up on our plateau have all the weeds they want - the plants are useless anyway."
Town Crier tells you, "There are reports of undead unrest in the Bloodless desert town of Al-Jalima."
Town Crier tells you, "We've still got better archmages than the Bloodless, but it seems their wayward Virindi archmage has returned."
Town Crier tells you, "Ah, feel that chill in the air. See the creatures of the wilds assume their winter coats. Fall is coming. And with that... comes the ridiculous costume festival that the Bloodless are so fond of."
Town Crier tells you, "It seems that the Bloodless cravens in Glenden Wood are getting ready to abandon their town once again to this ridiculous Majestic Pumpkin."
Town Crier tells you, "There are new items to be acquired in the Colosseum. Apparently Gladiators can earn Colosseum Coins and buy all sorts of junk with them. I don't care about the junk, but we need to have more of it than the Bloodless."
Town Crier tells you, "I have heard reports of a Bloodless collector trading items for small glands retrieved from those strangely touched Olthoi in the north of the Bloodless Lands."
Town Crier tells you, "Several notables on the mainland have let it be known that they will reward people for hunting Virindi. Go seek them out in the Bloodless towns of the Direlands if you are curious."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Not only have the credulous citizens of Glenden Wood given in once again to their yearly pumpkin hysteria, but now there are claims that a Pumpkin Golem now stands against all challengers in the Colosseum. Really, now! This is too much!"
Town Crier tells you, "I have several reports of a Bloodless collecting small glands from the 'Paradox-touched' Olthoi in the north of the Bloodless Lands. He has set up in the encampment placed there by the Bloodless Queen."
Town Crier tells you, "Want to pick weeds? North of Marescent plateau is the place to go."
Town Crier tells you, "The dirty Tumerok known as 'Kelauri' supposedly communes with spirits using the atuakeh plant."
Town Crier tells you, "So I have heard that you can now get a cow mask, or even a whole cow costume, from the mask crafters of the Bloodless lands. Is this some gutless ploy of the mainland weaklings to mock our well-beloved Red Bull of Sanamar? Or are they really foolish enough to want to dress up like cows?"
Town Crier tells you, "We cannot allow the Bloodless warriors prove themselves superior in the Colosseum. I know the very thought is laughable, but they gain more of those Colosseum Coins every day. Insure that King Varicci can be proud of those who fight in his name. Acquire more Colosseum Coins than the Bloodless!"
Town Crier tells you, "Four individuals, in the towns of Wai Jhou, Ayan Baqur, Candeth Keep, and Qalaba'r, are offering bounties on a number of different types of Virindi."
Town Crier tells you, "I don't know why the Bloodless persist in allowing monsters to staff their shops, but you can ask the monster known as Leopold about the monster known as Claude..."
Town Crier tells you, "Sclavus? They're different."
Town Crier tells you, "The Bloodless town of Al-Jalima seems to be under attack from undead forces. Are these zombies related to the unrest in the Direlands graveyard? Or is it just another case of Bloodless superstition run amok?"

Mainland Town Criers

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "News! There are rumors of zombie unrest in Al-Jalima!"
Town Crier tells you, "There are rumors that the Night Club will re-open for this year's anniversary celebrations. Maybe it already has! I wouldn't know, I'm not hip enough to get invited to these things."
Town Crier tells you, "There seems to be a great amount of interest in bounties on Virindi these days. I'd ask around in towns if I were you, especially the towns in and around the Direlands."
Town Crier tells you, "It's that time of year again! The leaves are turning, creatures are shifting from their summer coats to their winter coats, and the crafters of Dereth are turning creature parts into the most intriguing costumes..."
Town Crier tells you, "I've heard rumors that the Arcanum is rewarding adventurers for small glands collected from those eerie Paradox-touched Olthoi."
Town Crier tells you, "News! Glenden Wood awaits the re-appearance of the Majestic Pumpkin!"
Town Crier tells you, "The good... well, sort of good... news is that Claude's back. The bad news is that... well, maybe you ought to go see for yourself."
Town Crier tells you, "They should make those new Colosseum Coins out of chocolate! That way you can eat them if you don't want to buy the overpriced stuff they sell. Oh, did I mention that there is a new form of currency you can earn in the Colosseum?"
Town Crier tells you, "Some Aun Tumeroks will give you a little money for gathering something called 'atuakeh'."

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "If you get the chance, try and get into the Night Club. It's a great way to celebrate the anniversary."
Town Crier tells you, "Interested in Claude's new condition? Talk to Leopold for a little more information."
Town Crier tells you, "Townsfolk in Qalaba'r, Wai Jhou, Candeth Keep, and Ayan Baqur are offering bounties for Virindi of all shapes and sizes! How timely!"
Town Crier tells you, "If you're into hunting zombies, I'd keep an eye on Al-Jalima. Shucks, you'd almost think that town was built on an ancient Empyrean burial ground or something."
Town Crier tells you, "Atuakeh can most easily be found north of Marescent Plateau."
Town Crier tells you, "It's said that Aun Kelauri knows an additional use for atuakeh."
Town Crier tells you, "There is a Gharu'ndim in the camp over the Paradox-touched Olthoi area who is bartering items in exchange for small glands from the infected Olthoi."
Town Crier tells you, "Someone handed me a Colosseum Coin today. I don't have a lot of time to practice my fighting skills so it's the first one I've seen. I can't wait to go to the Colosseum and spend it!"
Town Crier tells you, "Have you got your mask yet? I'm a particular fan of the undead sailor mask. Two outfits for the price of one!"

Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Bug Glands?!? The Arcanum is collecting Bug Glands?!?!?! I wonder if they can be used in making stout... Ulgrim's Bug-Juice Stout. Sounds perfect for the costume festival."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "My buddy Claude's back!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Uh, I mean..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I pledge to remain eternally vigilant against the Virindi threat."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "A Pumpkin Golem in the Colosseum now? Preposterous. I refuse to believe it. What's the reward for defeating it? A bag full of candy?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You know what's good about the chilly nights of fall? Makes it acceptable to drink warm beer. Normally, I'd dump the mug over your head if you brought me a warm stout. But somehow it's okay in the fall."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That was a hint, kid. Get me a stout."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I need to get another storage chest. I've collected so many Colosseum Coins that I just can't store them anymore. Maybe I'll melt them down and have them cast into a statue of me..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It can say 'Ultimate Champion of the Colosseum', Yes, I think that will do nicely."

Stout Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Boy, there's no telling what kind of bizarre costumes you can make out of critter parts! Why, one year, there was a guy who made a costume out of some part he'd scavenged off the carcass of the Tremendous Monouga. I think he said he was dressed as a sausage."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Happy Anniversary! Where are you planning to spend it? In the Night Club, bumping and grinding with the Tusker dancers? I'll be curled up at home with a good book and a mug of mulled stout."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've seen this year's masks, and I'll tell you something. Masks aren't the same as they were when I first settled here, no. In my day, you'd settle for a balloon-shaped Mosswart head mask, and you'd be darn happy for it! Now there are the cows, and the undead sailors, and Mukkir... Doesn't anyone want to be a Mosswart any more?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Zombies are raiding?!? Where? Oh, not here? Why did you think I'd care then, kid? I almost spilled my stout. Then you'd definitely have a problem on your hands."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Go inside Claude's head? Not for all the stout in Ispar, my friend. That's a lesson you should remember. No telling when that might come in useful."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Want to know the secret to beating the Colosseum?"
Ulgrim looks around to make sure no one else is listening.
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give the Master Arbitrator some Molten Pyreal Stout with some Colosseum Coins in it for flavor. He loves that stuff and he gets so drunk he'll reward you anything you want."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Have you ever had a nightmare where it felt like adventurers were killing you over and over, hunting for that one trophy that they knew you sometimes carry with you? I mean, I know I went through that a few years ago, but it feels like it's started again. Maybe I should lay off the stout? Nah..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Someone's taken out a bounty on Virindi, eh? I wonder how much Claude is worth. Maybe I could bring his head in and get enough money to start my own brewery. I'd even name a brew after the smiling rascal. 'Inscrutable Git Ale' or something like that."

New Quests

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Locations

New Items

8th Anniversary Night Club!
Night Club Shirt (2007)


Arena of the Pumpkin King
Pumpkin King Token
Pumpkin Shield


Delving into Claude's Mind
Atuakeh Plant
Atuakeh Dust
Keh Fire
Virindi Essence (Red)
Shadowy Virindi Essence
Essence of Conformity
Essence of Loyalty
Essence of Order
Essence of Selflessness
Essence of Stasis
Reflection of Aaminah
Reflection of the Agent of the Arcanum
Reflection of Aukherea
Reflection of Berkholt
Reflection of Claude
Reflection of Ellimar Jorning
Reflection of Khekierea
Reflection of Jaleh al-Thani
Reflection of Sang Nen-Kai
Reflection of a Scrivener
Reflection of Sung Wenxio
Reflection of the Town Crier
Reflection of Darym
Reflection of Leopold
Reflection of Thiuda
Reflection of Muhiza
Reflection of Yuan
Visage of the Shadow Virindi


Harvest Reaper Kill Task
Bats
Scroll of Spectral Flame
Wandering Ghost


Scepter of the Portal Currents Quest
Ornate Brass Banding
Carved Wooden Shaft
Hardened Blue Crystal
Barely Comprehensible Magic Scroll
Scepter of the Portal Currents


New Alternate Currency
Colosseum Coin
Small Olthoi Venom Sac


Colosseum Coin Collector
Scroll of Colosseum Recall
Scroll of Tusker Fists
Colosseum Backpack
Wrapped Pyreal Sliver
Wrapped Dark Sliver
Wrapped Cracked Shard
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Green Garnet
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Opal
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Velvet
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Iron
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Granite
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Mahogany
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Brass
Sealed Bag of Salvaged Steel Gem of Knowledge (100M)
Greater Gem of Knowledge
The Master Pass
Gladiator Diemos Pass
Wrapped Bundle of Greater Deadly Blunt Arrowheads


Hisham al-Evv
Chimeric Atlatl of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Axe of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Bow of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Balister of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Dagger of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Mace of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Eye of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Lance of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Stave of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Blade of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Chimeric Fist of the Quiddity Summoning Gem
Crate of Olthoi Acid Arrowheads
Scroll of 'Infested Area' Recall


Greater Deadly Blunt Ammunition
Greater Deadly Blunt Arrow
Greater Deadly Blunt Atlatl Dart
Greater Deadly Blunt Spike
Greater Deadly Blunt Quarrel


Olthoi Acid Ammunition
Olthoi Acid Arrow
Olthoi Acid Atlatl Dart
Olthoi Acid Spike
Olthoi Acid Bolt


Masks
Cow Head
Mukkir Head
Asheron Mask
Cow Mask
Mukkir Mask


Pumpkin Buffer
Caramel Kukuur
Chocolate Gromnie
Festival Shirt
Gummy Ghoul
Gummy Golem
Rock Candy Knath
Licorice Rat


Undead Attack on Al-Jalima
Ancient Crest
Enchanted Bone Fragment
Chilling Ebony Staff
Orisis's Staff


New Spells

Recall Spells

Buffs

  • Spectral Flame - "Shoots a bolt of spectral energy dealing 110-180 points of cold damage to the first thing it hits."
  • File:Chewy Center Icon.png Chewy Center - "Dispells all negative enchantments of level 7 or lower from the caster."
  • Gummy Shield - "Boosts the targets magic defense skill by 100 for a short time."
  • The Jitters - "Boosts the target's missle defense by 100 for a short time."
  • Licorice Leap - "Boosts caster's jump skill by 100 for a short time."
  • Sticky Melee - "Boosts the targets melee defense skill by 100 for a short time."
  • Zombies Persistence - "Increase caster's natural healing rate by 200% for 60 seconds."

New Titles

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Misc. Creature Class

Shadow

Undead

Virindi

Images

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