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=== Teaser Images ===
=== Teaser Images ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/sept-rollout.htm
|  Archive = Announcements - 2003/09 - Groundswell#Rollout Article
}}
Click image for full size version.
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File:Teaser 200309 A.jpg
File:Teaser 200309 A.jpg
File:Teaser 200309 B.jpg
File:Teaser 200309 B.jpg
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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'''Exclusives:'''
{|border=0
|align=center| [http://www.thejackcat.com/ac/ Maggie the Jackcat]
|align=center| [http://ac.warcry.com/ Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth]
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| [[Image:Teaser 200309WarCry.jpg|140px]]
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=== Teaser ===
=== Teaser ===
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== Discoveries ==
== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
<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."
<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 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, "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, "That gentleman in the tavern said your mother wears steel-toed gromnie hide boots. I believe you should challenge him!"


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, "No, I did not wager on the outcome, what do you take me for? Well, maybe a very small wager..."


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, "Four more Olthoi hives have appeared in the north!"


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, "Yeah? Go pink and say that!"


Town Crier tells you, "Four more Olthoi hives have appeared in the north!"
: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, "Yeah? Go pink and say that!"
:Town Crier tells you, "I believe I could have been a contender!"


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 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, "I believe I could have been a contender!"
: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, "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, "Rumor says there is a new Olthoi hive near Beach Pass and one near the New Cannthalo settlement."


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, "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, "Rumor says there is a new Olthoi hive near Beach Pass and one near the New Cannthalo settlement."
:Town Crier tells you, "Why is everyone fighting? Can't we all get along?"


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, "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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Town Crier tells you, "Why is everyone fighting? Can't we all get along?"<br><br>
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
No new messages this month.
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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>
=== 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.
:<font color=green>A cold wind touches your heart. You are now a Player Killer Lite.</font>
* [[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.
{|
|[[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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===== Olthoi Invasion =====
===== Olthoi Invasion =====
 
* [[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion]]
* 9/19/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nests 1 - 3
** 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!
*** 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
* 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!
** 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!
* 9/22/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nest 5
** 9/24/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nest 6
** A mid level Olthoi nest (lvl 20 - 39) appears in [[Uziz]] and players assault the [[Olthoi Matron]] within it!
*** 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
* 9/24/2003 - All Servers -  Aluvian, Gharu'ndim & Sho Lands Olthoi Invasion Nest 6
*** 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!
** A mid level Olthoi nest(lvl 20 - 39) appears in [[Al-Jalima]] and players assault the [[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!
* 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 [[Locations]] ===
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Desert Citadel]]
* [[Desert Citadel]] - 84.8S 59.7W east of [[Candeth Keep]] (60-80)
* [[Olthoi Brood Hive (20+)]]
* [[Mountain Citadel]] - 5.4N, 71.7W north of [[Fort Teth]] (60-80)
* [[Olthoi Brood Hive (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 ====
==== Updated Locations ====
* [[Lugian Citadel]]s - updated with higher level [[Lugian]]s
* 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.
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* 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:
=== New Features ===
** [[Forking Trail]]
* [[Player Killer Lite]] introduced (''/pklite'')
** [[Lugian Outpost]]
<font color=green>
** [[Lugian Post]]
A cold wind touches your heart. You are now a Player Killer Lite.
** [[Old Mine]]
 
** [[57.8S, 18.0E - Lugian Fortification]]
You are enveloped in a feeling of warmth as you are brought back into the protection of the Light. You are once again a Non-Player Killer.</font>
** [[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 [[Items]] ===
=== New [[Items]] ===
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Lesser Olthoi Armor]]
==== [[Lesser Olthoi Armor]] ====
| Brood Matron Nymph Tail
 
| Brood Matron Nymph Tarsus
{{Item Table
| 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 Bracers
  | Lesser Olthoi Sollerets
  | Lesser Olthoi Sollerets
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}}
}}


==== [[Greater Olthoi Armor]] ====
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Greater Olthoi Armor]]
 
| Brood Matron Elder Tail
{{Item Table
| 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 Bracers
  | Greater Olthoi Sollerets
  | Greater Olthoi Sollerets
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}}
}}


==== Olthoi Invasion ====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[2003/09 - Olthoi Invasion|Olthoi Invasion]]
 
{{Item Table Three
  | Warlord of Dereth Token
  | Warlord of Dereth Token
  | Hero of Dereth Token
  | Hero of Dereth Token
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  | Defender of Dereth Token
  | Defender of Dereth Token
  | Keeper of Dereth Token
  | Keeper of Dereth Token
  | Olthoi Queens - Locations and Findings
  | Olthoi Queens: Locations and Findings
  | Olthoi Gland
  | Olthoi Gland
}}
}}


==== Updated Items ====
==== Updated Items ====
===== New Gem Icons =====
* [[Arm, Mind, Heart Set|Arm, Mind, Heart]] Armor - Now [[Dyeable]]
{{Icon|Agate}}
* {{Icon|Lapis Lazuli}} [[:Category:Gem|Gems]] - Icons updated, see portal.dat below
{{Icon|Amber}}
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{{Icon|Amethyst}}
{{Icon|Aquamarine}}
{{Icon|Azurite}}
{{Icon|Black Garnet}}
{{Icon|Black Opal}}
{{Icon|Bloodstone}}
{{Icon|Carnelian}}
{{Icon|Citrine}}
{{Icon|Diamond}}
{{Icon|Emerald}}
{{Icon|Fire Opal}}
{{Icon|Green Garnet}}
{{Icon|Green Jade}}
{{Icon|Hematite}}
{{Icon|Imperial Topaz}}
{{Icon|Jet}}
{{Icon|Lapis Lazuli}}
{{Icon|Lavender Jade}}
{{Icon|Malachite}}
{{Icon|Moonstone}}
{{Icon|Onyx}}
{{Icon|Opal}}
{{Icon|Peridot}}
{{Icon|Red Garnet}}
{{Icon|Red Jade}}
{{Icon|Rose Quartz}}
{{Icon|Ruby}}
{{Icon|Sapphire}}
{{Icon|Smokey Quartz}}
{{Icon|Sunstone}}
{{Icon|Tiger Eye}}
{{Icon|turquoise}}
{{Icon|Tourmaline}}
{{Icon|White Jade}}
{{Icon|White Quartz}}
{{Icon|White Sapphire}}
{{Icon|Yellow Garnet}}
{{Icon|Yellow Topaz}}
{{Icon|Zircon}}


=== 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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{{Creature Class|Chicken
{{Creature Class|Chicken
  | Chicken
  | Chicken (Creature)
}}
}}
{{Creature Class|Lugian
{{Creature Class|Lugian
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  | Gotrok Tiatus
  | Gotrok Tiatus
  | Gotrok Titan
  | Gotrok Titan
| Renegade Gotrok
}}
}}
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}}
|}
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=== Images ===
Click image for full size version.
<gallery widths=300px heights=200px perrow=3>
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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=== Splash Screen ===
=== Splash Screen ===
[[File:Groundswell Splash Screen.jpg]]
[[File:Groundswell Splash Screen.jpg]]
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=== Login Screen ===
[[Image:GroundSwellUpdatedLogIn.jpg]]


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September 2003 - Announcements Page

Turbine Announcements

Teaser Images

Click image for full size version.

Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Letter to the Players

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


Updated Items

New Titles

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Chicken

Lugian

Olthoi

Olthoi

Target

Images

Click image for full size version.

  • Login Screen
    Login Screen
  • Splash Screens
    Splash Screens
  • Character Login Screen
    Character Login Screen

Splash Screen

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