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'''September 2003''' - [[Announcements - 2003/09 - Groundswell|Announcements Page]]
'''September 2003'''
== Turbine Announcements ==
== Turbine Announcements ==


=== Teaser Images ===
=== Teaser Images ===
:* [??? Stratics]
Click image for full size version.
:* [??? ACvault]
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:* [http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Culture/Dereth/Groundswell/AC1_ExclusiveShot2_0903.jpg Maggies]
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:* [http://ac.warcry.com/images/view/22925 Warcry's CoD]
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File:Teaser 200309JackCat.jpg|[http://www.thejackcat.com/ac/ Maggie the Jackcat]  
File:Teaser 200309WarCry.jpg|[http://ac.warcry.com/ Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth]  
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=== Teaser - [<Teaser Link to Turbine> Link] ===
=== Teaser ===
Darkness concealed a man in the corner of the bar. He had arrived earlier in the evening, ordered a cask of ale, and been no more the bother. Cilla, the barmaid, had even forgotten about him. Then a tall man with lavender eyes and an odd gait came through the door and asked her for a man that fit his description. From within the shadow, he watched their interaction and knew that this was the man who wanted his help. Business was picking up, and he wasn't one to complain.<br>
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"Excuse me, sir?" Cilla was smiling, she looked young and innocent, perhaps only a child when Elysa had dealt with the Olthoi Queen. What a farce. There was another one prowling now. No, not one; that was a blatant misrepresentation, there were several more. It was becoming more likely that Elysa's miracle would need to happen a second time to stop this latest incursion. The ground was shaking with the arrival of the overgrown bugs and there was no sign of Asheron. He smiled at the girl as he mused about the old man, sitting in a sequestered room of his castle, paralyzed by fear and stricken impotent by the arrival of the Olthoi.<br>
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"Yes, Cilla." The girl blushed, abashed that he had remembered her name. He smiled and leaned into the light as he answered. It was as much an acknowledgment to the girl as it was to the tall man.<br>
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<br>
"There is a man here that wants to speak with you. I…I felt compelled to ask you if…"<br>
<br>
"Bring him over, Cilla." He smiled and cut her off, leaning back into the darkness.<br>
<br>
Cilla walked back to the man and motioned to the table. He pushed past her and sat across from the figure.<br>
<br>
"Greetings. I am interested in procuring your services. I am aware that you are a man whose capabilities include the circumvention of certain defensive measures. This is an enthralling ability to me. I seek your assistance in allowing such a gift to be given freely." The tall man spoke methodically, almost mechanically, and the other noticed that the lavender glint in his eye was much more than it had appeared.<br>
<br>
"What would you like me to do?" the first man asked, his curiosity piqued.<br>
<br>
<center>*****<br></center>
<br>
Hendac and Jenavere waited for Antius' response. Jenavere looked impatient. Hendac merely watched as Antius glanced back and forth across the pages they had delivered. He motioned to Jena in an effort to calm her down, but it was too late.<br>
<br>
"Antius. There's no time to review all of our findings." She held her voice in check, but her frustration came across in the venom that laced every word. "We're looking at a brood ten times the size of the one that Strathelar, Cragstone and I faced the first time. We've got to act quickly and get scouts out there now. This isn't something that will go away. This is war."<br>
<br>
Hendac placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled lightly toward Antius. Jena looked at Hendac and sighed resignedly. He looked back to Antius, who placed the papers on the desk. A shocked look spread over his face as the color drained.<br>
<br>
"Ten times?" he asked hoarsely.<br>
<br>
"At least," Jena responded. Hendac nodded as well. The ground shook lightly, and Hendac motioned downwards. "Listen, Antius. All along, I've been saying that the Olthoi only recoiled after the death of the One Queen. It was fear, something that they had never known before. Scholars be damned. I mean no offense to either of you, but damn your hubris.<br>
<br>
"For so long, scholars have been basing their findings on supposition. They've supposed wrong. The Olthoi have been breeding new queens for years. But this attack isn't being led by one of them. The queen that we faced before was hundreds of years old. Most of these newer queens are young, some immature. Their scent glands aren't even fully developed. They don't have the capacity to lead…yet the Olthoi are more organized. You can feel them moving under us now. They're burrowing faster.<br>
<br>
"You're a wise man, Antius. You've assisted the people of Ispar in many ways through your diplomatic efforts, but there is no diplomacy here. There is kill, or be killed. We need to act before we're killed. Do you understand? We're facing an olthoi older than we can fathom, perhaps older than Asheron."<br>
<br>
Antius nodded, "Indeed, I do understand, Jenavere." He began writing on a blank sheet of paper. He handed the paper over to Hendac. Hendac nodded and handed the sheet to Jenavere.<br>
<br>
"Antius…I'll do what I can. Just see that Elysa gets those reports. It won't matter how many men you give me if we can't find out what is calling the olthoi here." The ground shook again. "We're running out of time."<br>
<br>
Jenavere and Hendac turned to go.<br>
<br>
<center>*****<br></center>
<br>
"…allowing for Asheron's magic to be circumvented by anyone, without the need of pledging themselves directly to the service of Bael'zharon," the man finished.<br>
<br>
"Obviously you told this fool that no such thing would happen," Nuhmudira stated. The silence with which her response was met quickly drove her to anger. "You're not considering this, are you? I forbid it! You are my retainer!"<br>
<br>
The man sat comfortably and retorted in a cool manner, "I am on retainer to you, Magess. I am not your retainer. I do jobs for you when you pay me." He paused as she seethed. "This man is paying me handsomely to see that this is done. I've come to you to see how precious these people are to you, how abhorrent seeing their very souls manipulated in such a way is to you, and to see what you would offer me to alter the results."<br>
<br>
"Extortion does not suit you, Oswald."<br>
<br>
"Murder suits you, mistress, but you needed to wash your hands of that. You came to me to keep your hands clean. I'm not above the lowest of the low." He smiled, unmoving.<br>
<br>
"You say that what you will do to each shrine will alter the magic so that neither Bael'zharon nor Asheron are tied to the souls of our people; instead, it will go to this man?" Nuhmudira had made her way to her cottage window, looking out into the desert night.<br>
<br>
"That is what he says. Apparently he is much like you and I, Magess, far beyond the meager existence of the chaff. His goal is power, I've been paid for a job and I will do it, but I'd like to see what you'd like done in response." Oswald was full of confidence. Nuhmudira could feel the change that had come over him—he was something more than he had been. She had seen to that, and now he was working for another. She had underestimated the strength of his will and would not do so again.<br>
<br>
"If I cannot stop you, then I will offer you the same price as this other employer for a small concession to be made in the implementation of his device. I will not see my people suffer, so I will make sure that they are protected by Asheron's spell…but their souls will be their own. This power will not go to that other person. I cannot allow it. What say you to that?" Nuhmudira remained staring out the window, already knowing the response.<br>
<br>
"Double."<br>
<br>
She turned slowly. "Done." Suddenly, Nuhmudira was tossed from her feet as the ground shook and the floor of her cottage bucked. Oswald slipped into the shadows and a glinting blade slipped silently from a sheath. Through the center of the room poured a host of olthoi. Soldiers, Eviscerators and Warriors thundered into the room. Nuhmudira lost sight of Oswald as she summoned the will to shatter the encroaching horde.<br>
<br>
All across Dereth the chittering could be heard. The night air became foul and the land split asunder as the Olthoi Horde clambered through the earth.<br>
<br>
Dereth was now lost in a tide of darkness.<br>
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=== Rollout - [<Rollout Link to Turbine> Link] ===
=== Rollout ===
   
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=== Release Notes - [<Release notes Link to Turbine> Link] ===
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|  Archive = Announcements - 2003/09 - Groundswell#Rollout Article
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====Section 1====
=== Release Notes ===
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====Next Section====
=== Letter to the Players ===
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== Discoveries ==
== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "I've seen people fighting in the streets. What madness is this? Has Asheron grown so weak that his protection does not suffice any longer? I'll wager that you couldn't beat me if I sloughed off his protection for a bit of sport. Well, if I wasn't on duty that is."
 
:Town Crier tells you, "The Olthoi came all at once. People scurried for the safety of buildings. It was horrible, so many memories swelling to the surface again."
 
:Town Crier tells you, "The Linvak Lugians have warned us that two new Gotrok citadels have been established in the Direlands."
 
:Town Crier tells you, "That gentleman in the tavern said your mother wears steel-toed gromnie hide boots. I believe you should challenge him!"
 
:Town Crier tells you, "No, I did not wager on the outcome, what do you take me for? Well, maybe a very small wager..."
 
:Town Crier tells you, "Four more Olthoi hives have appeared in the north!"
 
:Town Crier tells you, "Yeah? Go pink and say that!"
 
:Town Crier tells you, "Deals made in shadow, brought into dim light and blessed in the blood of the innocent make for a new form of battle on this world. I'm not one to raise a blade against my brethren, but if I was... I wonder, how weak has Asheron grown since being sequestered on his island?"
 
:Town Crier tells you, "I believe I could have been a contender!"
 
:Town Crier tells you, "I hear tell that the High Queen is coming to rid the Olthoi from the surface herself. Of course, I had also heard that she was on the move last month. I'm not so sure I trust my sources anymore."


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
:Town Crier tells you, "If you are visiting Fort Tethana or Candeth Keep keep an eye out for Gotrok encampments. We have received word that they have been busy working on new Citadels in those areas."
Rumor 2<br><br>


<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
:Town Crier tells you, "Rumor says there is a new Olthoi hive near Beach Pass and one near the New Cannthalo settlement."
Pyreal Rumor 1<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Pyreal Rumor 2<br><br></font>


'''Mainland Town Criers'''
:Town Crier tells you, "That fellow Antius was poking around all over Dereth. Perhaps he was looking for a source of this latest Olthoi incursion. I just hope they rid them from this place. I don't want to go back to living in a cave stirring a pot."


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
:Town Crier tells you, "Why is everyone fighting? Can't we all get along?"
Rumor 2<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Pyreal Rumor 1<br><br>
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
Pyreal Rumor 2<br><br></font>


:Town Crier tells you, "What are we to do, the land is not safe. The Olthoi have come back and they mean to enslave us all."</font>
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
No new messages this month.
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<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
=== New UI and Game Changes ===
Rumor 2<br><br>
* [[Player Killer Lite]] introduced, type ''/pklite'' to turn "pink" and fight without the penalty of [[Vitae]] or loss of items.
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
:<font color=green>A cold wind touches your heart. You are now a Player Killer Lite.</font>
Stout Rumor 1<br><br>
* [[Fellowships]]
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
** When you recruit a new fellowship member, you will no longer walk over to them once they accept. You will still bow, but you will remain at your existing location.
Stout Rumor 2<br><br></font>
** There is a new option in the Character Options panel: Automatically Accept Fellowship Requests. If this option and Accept Fellowship Requests are both checked, you will not be prompted to accept when you receive a fellowship request instead, you will automatically join the fellowship.
{|
|[[File:Automatically Accept Fellowship Requests Option Live.jpg|thumb]]
|}
* [[Examine Target Panel]]
** Properties of your items are now more organized. One immediately noticeable change is that the protection levels of armor are listed numerically, with the base armor level taken into account.
** In addition, the icons used for many gems have changed to reflect the icons used in their salvage material and items now list the workmanship in their desciption.
{|
|[[File:Examine Target Panel Update (Groundswell) Live.jpg|thumb]]
|}


** You can now target a creature/player to cast Item Enchantment spells on their weapon or shield.
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=== New [[Quests]] ===
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Lesser Olthoi Armor]]
* [[Greater Olthoi Armor]]
==== Live Events ====


===== Olthoi Invasion =====
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion]]
** 9/19/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nests 1 - 3
*** Olthoi nests (lvl 1-19) appear around dereth and players assault the [[Olthoi Matron Nymph]]s within them!
** 9/20/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nest 4
*** A mid level Olthoi nest (lvl 20 - 39) appears in [[Al-Arqas]] and players assault the [[Olthoi Matron]] within it!
** 9/22/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nest 5
*** A mid level Olthoi nest (lvl 20 - 39) appears in [[Uziz]] and players assault the [[Olthoi Matron]] within it!
** 9/24/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nest 6
*** A mid level Olthoi nest(lvl 20 - 39) appears in [[Al-Jalima]] and players assault the [[Olthoi Matron]] within it!
** 9/26/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nests 7 - 11
*** Higher level Olthoi nests (lvl 40 - 59) appear in [[Kara]], [[Crater]], [[Southern Landbridge]], [[Danby's Outpost]] and [[Dryreach]] and players assault the [[Adolescent Olthoi Matron]] within it!
** 9/28/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nests 12 - 16
*** High level Olthoi nests (lvl 60-79) appear in [[Stonehold]], [[Beach Fort]], Mountain Pass, [[54.3N, 4.1W - Hidden Valley]] and [[Esper Mountain Range|North Esper Mountains]] and players assault the [[Young Olthoi Queen]]s within them!


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=== New NPCs ===


=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Desert Citadel]] - 84.8S 59.7W east of [[Candeth Keep]] (60-80)
* [[Mountain Citadel]] - 5.4N, 71.7W north of [[Fort Teth]] (60-80)
* [[Olthoi Brood Hive (20+)]] - 44.2N, 66.2E & 51.2N, 48.2E in the [[Lost Wish Mountain Range]]
* [[Olthoi Brood Hive (80+)]] - 64.6N, 56.1E & 57.4N, 67.4E in [[Olthoi North]]


==== Updated Locations ====
* Lugian Citadel near [[Lin]] renamed to [[Hills Citadel]] - Updated from level 15+ to levels 20-40. Now has [[Gotrok Lugian]]s.
* Lugian Citadel near [[Baishi]] renamed to [[Wilderness Citadel]] - Updated from level 15+ to levels 40-60. Now has [[Gotrok Lugian]]s.
* Lugian Citadel near [[Qalabar]] renamed to [[Ridge Citadel]] - Updated from level 15+ to levels 40-60. Now has [[Gotrok Lugian]]s.
* Other dungeons and POI taken over by [[Gotrok Lugian]]s:
** [[Forking Trail]]
** [[Lugian Outpost]]
** [[Lugian Post]]
** [[Old Mine]]
** [[57.8S, 18.0E - Lugian Fortification]]
** [[59.2S, 27.8E - Lugian Tower]]
** [[61.2S, 61.1E - Lugian Pillars]]
** [[64.0S, 25.6E - Lugian Camp]]
** [[71.4S, 18.2E - Lugian Roadhouse]]
** [[67.9S, 32.8E - Gotrok Raider Camp]]
** [[80.8S, 37.6E - Gotrok Raider Camp]]
** [[87.2S, 27.3E - Gotrok Raider Camp]]
** [[88.2S, 34.0E - Gotrok Camp]]
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=== New Locations ===


=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Lesser Olthoi Armor]]
| Brood Matron Nymph Tail
| Brood Matron Nymph Tarsus
| Brood Matron Nymph Tibia
| Brood Queen Nymph Carapace
| Brood Queen Nymph Claw
| Brood Queen Nymph Crest
| Brood Queen Nymph Femur
| Brood Queen Nymph Head
| Brood Queen Nymph Metathorax
| Lesser Olthoi Bracers
| Lesser Olthoi Sollerets
| Lesser Olthoi Greaves
| Lesser Olthoi Breastplate
| Lesser Olthoi Pauldrons
| Lesser Olthoi Gauntlets
| Lesser Olthoi Tassets
| Lesser Olthoi Brood Queen Helm
| Lesser Olthoi Girth
}}
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Greater Olthoi Armor]]
| Brood Matron Elder Tail
| Brood Matron Elder Tarsus
| Brood Matron Elder Tibia
| Brood Queen Elder Carapace
| Brood Queen Elder Claw
| Brood Queen Elder Crest
| Brood Queen Elder Femur
| Brood Queen Elder Head
| Brood Queen Elder Metathorax
| Greater Olthoi Bracers
| Greater Olthoi Sollerets
| Greater Olthoi Greaves
| Greater Olthoi Breastplate
| Greater Olthoi Pauldrons
| Greater Olthoi Gauntlets
| Greater Olthoi Tassets
| Greater Olthoi Brood Queen Helm
| Greater Olthoi Girth
}}
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion|Olthoi Invasion]]
| Warlord of Dereth Token
| Hero of Dereth Token
| Warden of Dereth Token
| Guardian of Dereth Token
| Defender of Dereth Token
| Keeper of Dereth Token
| Olthoi Queens: Locations and Findings
| Olthoi Gland
}}


==== Updated Items ====
* [[Arm, Mind, Heart Set|Arm, Mind, Heart]] Armor - Now [[Dyeable]]
* {{Icon|Lapis Lazuli}} [[:Category:Gem|Gems]] - Icons updated, see portal.dat below
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=== New Items ===


=== New [[Titles]] ===
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion#Title Rewards|Defender of Dereth]]
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion#Title Rewards|Guardian of Dereth]]
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion#Title Rewards|Hero of Dereth]]
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion#Title Rewards|Keeper of Dereth]]
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion#Title Rewards|Warden of Dereth]]
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion#Title Rewards|Warlord of Dereth]]
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=== New Creatures ===
=== Portal.dat ===
:[[File:Portaldat 200309.png]]


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=== Splash Screen ===
=== New [[Creatures]] ===
[[Image:Groundswell Splash Screen.jpg]]
:{|cellpadding=5
|-valign=top
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{{Creature Class|Chicken
| Chicken (Creature)
}}
{{Creature Class|Lugian
| Gotrok Amploth
| Gotrok Obeloth
| Gotrok Lithos
| Gotrok Gigas
| Gotrok Juggernaut
| Gotrok Montok
| Gotrok Laigus
| Gotrok Tiatus
| Gotrok Titan
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Olthoi
| Olthoi Nymph Grub
| Olthoi Nettler
| Olthoi Soldier Grub
| Olthoi Needler
| Olthoi Noble Grub
| Olthoi Eviscerator Grub
| Olthoi Piercer
| Olthoi Lancer
| Lacerator
| Olthoi Swarm Matron
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Olthoi
| Olthoi Brood Matron Nymph
| Olthoi Brood Queen Nymph
| Olthoi Elder Brood Matron
| Olthoi Brood Queen Elder
| Olthoi Matron Nymph
| Olthoi Matron
| Adolescent Olthoi Matron
| Young Olthoi Queen
| Olthoi Swarm Warrior
| Olthoi Swarm Mutilator
}}
{{Creature Class|Target
| Pyreal Target Drudge
}}
|}
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=== Images ===
Click image for full size version.
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File:Login Screen (Groundswell) Live.jpg|Login Screen
File:Splash Screens (Groundswell) Live.jpg|Splash Screens
File:Character Login Screen (Groundswell) Live.jpg|Character Login Screen
</gallery>
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=== Login Screen ===
=== Splash Screen ===
[[Image:GroundSwellUpdatedLogIn.jpg]]
[[File:Groundswell Splash Screen.jpg]]


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Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Town Crier tells you, "I've seen people fighting in the streets. What madness is this? Has Asheron grown so weak that his protection does not suffice any longer? I'll wager that you couldn't beat me if I sloughed off his protection for a bit of sport. Well, if I wasn't on duty that is."
Town Crier tells you, "The Olthoi came all at once. People scurried for the safety of buildings. It was horrible, so many memories swelling to the surface again."
Town Crier tells you, "The Linvak Lugians have warned us that two new Gotrok citadels have been established in the Direlands."
Town Crier tells you, "That gentleman in the tavern said your mother wears steel-toed gromnie hide boots. I believe you should challenge him!"
Town Crier tells you, "No, I did not wager on the outcome, what do you take me for? Well, maybe a very small wager..."
Town Crier tells you, "Four more Olthoi hives have appeared in the north!"
Town Crier tells you, "Yeah? Go pink and say that!"
Town Crier tells you, "Deals made in shadow, brought into dim light and blessed in the blood of the innocent make for a new form of battle on this world. I'm not one to raise a blade against my brethren, but if I was... I wonder, how weak has Asheron grown since being sequestered on his island?"
Town Crier tells you, "I believe I could have been a contender!"
Town Crier tells you, "I hear tell that the High Queen is coming to rid the Olthoi from the surface herself. Of course, I had also heard that she was on the move last month. I'm not so sure I trust my sources anymore."
Town Crier tells you, "If you are visiting Fort Tethana or Candeth Keep keep an eye out for Gotrok encampments. We have received word that they have been busy working on new Citadels in those areas."
Town Crier tells you, "Rumor says there is a new Olthoi hive near Beach Pass and one near the New Cannthalo settlement."
Town Crier tells you, "That fellow Antius was poking around all over Dereth. Perhaps he was looking for a source of this latest Olthoi incursion. I just hope they rid them from this place. I don't want to go back to living in a cave stirring a pot."
Town Crier tells you, "Why is everyone fighting? Can't we all get along?"
Town Crier tells you, "What are we to do, the land is not safe. The Olthoi have come back and they mean to enslave us all."

Ulgrim Rumors

No new messages this month.


New UI and Game Changes

  • Player Killer Lite introduced, type /pklite to turn "pink" and fight without the penalty of Vitae or loss of items.
A cold wind touches your heart. You are now a Player Killer Lite.
  • Fellowships
    • When you recruit a new fellowship member, you will no longer walk over to them once they accept. You will still bow, but you will remain at your existing location.
    • There is a new option in the Character Options panel: Automatically Accept Fellowship Requests. If this option and Accept Fellowship Requests are both checked, you will not be prompted to accept when you receive a fellowship request instead, you will automatically join the fellowship.
  • Examine Target Panel
    • Properties of your items are now more organized. One immediately noticeable change is that the protection levels of armor are listed numerically, with the base armor level taken into account.
    • In addition, the icons used for many gems have changed to reflect the icons used in their salvage material and items now list the workmanship in their desciption.
    • You can now target a creature/player to cast Item Enchantment spells on their weapon or shield.

New Quests

Live Events

Olthoi Invasion

New Locations

Updated Locations


New Items

Lesser Olthoi Armor
Brood Matron Nymph Tail
Brood Matron Nymph Tarsus
Brood Matron Nymph Tibia
Brood Queen Nymph Carapace
Brood Queen Nymph Claw
Brood Queen Nymph Crest
Brood Queen Nymph Femur
Brood Queen Nymph Head
Brood Queen Nymph Metathorax
Lesser Olthoi Bracers
Lesser Olthoi Sollerets
Lesser Olthoi Greaves
Lesser Olthoi Breastplate
Lesser Olthoi Pauldrons
Lesser Olthoi Gauntlets
Lesser Olthoi Tassets
Lesser Olthoi Brood Queen Helm
Lesser Olthoi Girth


Greater Olthoi Armor
Brood Matron Elder Tail
Brood Matron Elder Tarsus
Brood Matron Elder Tibia
Brood Queen Elder Carapace
Brood Queen Elder Claw
Brood Queen Elder Crest
Brood Queen Elder Femur
Brood Queen Elder Head
Brood Queen Elder Metathorax
Greater Olthoi Bracers
Greater Olthoi Sollerets
Greater Olthoi Greaves
Greater Olthoi Breastplate
Greater Olthoi Pauldrons
Greater Olthoi Gauntlets
Greater Olthoi Tassets
Greater Olthoi Brood Queen Helm
Greater Olthoi Girth


Olthoi Invasion
Warlord of Dereth Token
Hero of Dereth Token
Warden of Dereth Token
Guardian of Dereth Token
Defender of Dereth Token
Keeper of Dereth Token
Olthoi Queens: Locations and Findings
Olthoi Gland


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New Creatures

Chicken

Lugian

Olthoi

Olthoi

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