Crests of a Turbulent Sea

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Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Town Crier tells you, "A cousin of mine, a mage, recently arrived from Ispar. Lucky fellow, he's got a lot more spells than I started out with..."

Town Crier tells you, "Take cover! It's another roving Virindi death squad!"

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage complained that a Virindi said something very rude to him the other day."

Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those impressive banners people are carrying around? How stylish!"

Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those terrible Virindi floating fortresses?"

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the staff warrior is very happy with his new weapon..."

Town Crier tells you, "New arrivals on Dereth have it easy! Why, when I first got here, we had to run uphill both ways to attack Drudges, with carved sticks, not these fancy new weapons they got!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Some intrepid warriors have managed to defeat Tumerok forces and taken their banners! The Tumeroks apparently use these banners to organize their forces..."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi and their Tumerok allies have pushed into Osteth and established camps near our capital cities!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Virindi have been portaling their minions all over Osteth to strike at the human population! No one knows where the next one will strike..."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The quality of weapons that new arrivals from Ispar bring with them seems to have improved... Lucky them."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Newly-arrived mages in Dereth have a more comprehensive memory of spells than their antecedents..."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Some new arrivals in Dereth seem to be arriving with different sets of skills... Can this reflect some kind of broad change on Ispar?"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Scholars theorize that the Virindi and Tumerok invasion of Osteth seems to be directed from those oddly menacing towers that have appeared overland..."

Ulgrim Rumors

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "So much for speeds beyond the ken of mortal man, eh?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Okay, so it's not stout that repels Virindi death squads. It's actually this old robe of mine, which I haven't changed in months!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I saw someone carrying a Quiddity weapon recently, dressed in purple chain mail... He didn't look quite right. Had Virindi stink on him, you know? Anyway, he looked right at me, gave me a little nod, and then murdered some poor fool shopping at the armorsmith's. I wonder what was going on with that?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Has that darned white rabbit come through again? Oh, he's my archnemesis, he is... I've got a surprise for him, though. Soon he'll be at my feet... Or on my feet... I'm not making much sense, am I?"

New UI and Game Changes

Commands
- You can now use @corpse to find your body if you died on the landscape.
- New help text for @help fillcomps.
Weapon Sets
- First batch of new Tumerok Slayer weapons introduced.
Character Templates
- Updated starting character templates equipment and spells.

New Quests

Tumerok Banners Quest

Live Events

2001/08 - Virindi and Tumerok Invasion

As the Virindi dies, it screams in the minds of all nearby, "Failure, disjunction, unacceptable. The invasion must hold. We will send lesser forces ahead to permit us to refortify our position..." A new vanguard force is sent ahead to imperil <Town Name>...

New NPCs

Lieutenant Kenneth - 25.8N, 49.1E in Cragstone
Shosa Kiroji Matanui - 39.0S. 83.2E in Hebian-to
Ufet, Prophet of Blades - 13.9N, 0.7E in Zaikhal

New Locations

Tumerok Camps/Virindi Towers
- Cragstone Advance Camp - 25.0N, 43.5E (Levels 12-25)
- Cragstone Middle Guard Camp - 25.5N, 39.9E (Levels 24-40)
- Cragstone Reinforcements Camp - 26.6N, 37.8E (Levels 36+)
- Hebian-To Advance Camp - 42.6S, 77.9E (Levels 12-25)
- Hebian-To Middle Guard Camp - 43.9S, 74.7E (Levels 24-40)
- Hebian-To Reinforcements Camp - 44.9S, 71.5E (Levels 36+)
- Zaikhal Advance Camp - 18.5N, 1.1W (Levels 12-25)
- Zaikhal Middle Guard Camp - 22.1N, 1.0W (Levels 24-40)
- Zaikhal Reinforcements Camp - 27.1N, 5.3W (Levels 36+)

New Items

Tumerok Banners Quest
		Armed Forces Brochure

Banners, Hafts and Hafted Banners
	Falcon Banner	Serpent Banner	Shreth Banner
	Reedshark Banner	Gromnie Banner	Mask Banner
	Banner Haft	Reinforced Banner Haft	Plated Banner Haft
	Sturdy Banner Haft	Durable Banner Haft	Perfect Banner Haft
	Hafted Falcon Banner	Hafted Serpent Banner	Hafted Shreth Banner
	Hafted Reedshark Banner	Hafted Gromnie Banner	Hafted Mask Banner
	Reinforced Falcon Banner	Reinforced Serpent Banner	Reinforced Shreth Banner
	Reinforced Reedshark Banner	Reinforced Gromnie Banner	Reinforced Mask Banner

Spear-Heads, Crests and Symbols
	Falcon Spear-Head	Serpent Spear-Head	Shreth Spear-Head
	Reedshark Spear-Head	Gromnie Spear-Head	Mask Spear-Head
	Falcon Crest	Serpent Crest	Shreth Crest
	Reedshark Crest	Gromnie Crest	Mask Crest
	Falcon Symbol	Serpent Symbol	Shreth Symbol
	Reedshark Symbol	Gromnie Symbol	Mask Symbol

Tumerok Banners (Spears)
	Hafted Falcon Spear	Hafted Serpent Spear
	Hafted Shreth Spear	Hafted Reedshark Spear
	Hafted Gromnie Spear	Hafted Mask Spear
	Reinforced Falcon Spear	Reinforced Serpent Spear
	Reinforced Shreth Spear	Reinforced Reedshark Spear
	Reinforced Gromnie Spear	Reinforced Mask Spear

Tumerok Banners (Crested Spears)
	Hafted Falcon Banner with Crest	Hafted Serpent Banner with Crest
	Hafted Shreth Banner with Crest	Hafted Reedshark Banner with Crest
	Hafted Gromnie Banner with Crest	Hafted Mask Banner with Crest
	Reinforced Falcon Banner with Crest	Reinforced Serpent Banner with Crest
	Reinforced Shreth Banner with Crest	Reinforced Reedshark Banner with Crest
	Reinforced Gromnie Banner with Crest	Reinforced Mask Banner with Crest

Tumerok Banners (Caster Devices)
	Hafted Falcon Banner with Symbol	Hafted Serpent Banner with Symbol
	Hafted Shreth Banner with Symbol	Hafted Reedshark Banner with Symbol
	Hafted Gromnie Banner with Symbol	Hafted Mask Banner with Symbol
	Reinforced Falcon Banner with Symbol	Reinforced Serpent Banner with Symbol
	Reinforced Shreth Banner with Symbol	Reinforced Reedshark Banner with Symbol
	Reinforced Gromnie Banner with Symbol	Reinforced Mask Banner with Symbol

Assault Weapons
		Assault Axe (Retired)		Assault Mace (Retired)		Assault Staff (Retired)		Assault Spear (Retired)

Other Rewards
	Gromnie Token	Shreth Token	Reedshark Token	Mask Token
	Gem of Value	Gem of Worth	Gem of Wealth

Updated Items

Starter Weapons
	Starter Budiaq	Starter Spear	Starter Yari	Starter Jo
	Starter Nabut	Starter Quarterstaff	Starter Club	Starter Jitte
	Starter Kasrullah	Starter Hand Axe	Starter Shou-ono	Starter Tungi
	Starter Shortsword	Starter Simi	Starter Yaoji	Starter Knife
	Starter Jambiya	Starter Shortbow	Starter Yag	Starter Shouyumi
	Starter Crossbow	Starter Dart	Starter Shouken