Persuasion

March 2002 - Announcements Page

Town Crier Rumors

 * Town Crier tells you, "Martine's forces have landed in the Direlands, and they mean business. My cousin just got back from the lifestone and couldn't stop muttering something about "popping" corpses and glowing bugs."


 * Town Crier tells you, "I haven't seen any Virindi around, but I sure have seen a lot more of those weapons."


 * Town Crier tells you, "With the winter snows receding Snowman sighting have decreased drastically. Many travellers have reported seeing them in the mountains where the snow still remains."


 * Town Crier tells you, "The Arcanum has presented the people of Dereth with new statues to commemorate their victories in the field!"


 * Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear what the Arcanum is saying? Nuhmudira has gone missing, I'd sure like to tell you where she lives. But..."


 * Town Crier tells you, "Boy those elementals sure are nasty. I hear that some have been seen hiding on the Obsidian Plains now."


 * Town Crier tells you, "I wonder how the Arcanum gained the knowledge to create these wonderful new statues for us?"


 * Town Crier tells you, "Someone said something about Olthoi working with Martine, What next!?"


 * Town Crier tells you, "The Giant Snowmen that appeared during the winter months have mysteriously vanished. The Jolly Snowman seemed unphased by this news though stating "they'll be back again someday.""


 * Town Crier tells you, "A Tin Smith has reportedly been selling new cooking implements to vendors in select locations."


 * Town Crier tells you, "I hear that many people have been seen around the Virindi crafters, handing in their quiddity ingots."


 * Town Crier tells you, "Nuhmudira's mansion borders the swamp and desert. Be careful--my cousin warns that her Zharalim are guarding that place with their lives. You may be able to approach it from the front if you are very careful."


 * Town Crier tells you, "If you go to fight Martine's forces you should make sure that you protect yourself again lighting, acid, fire and ice. The elementals are changing."

Ulgrim Rumors
No new messages this month.

New UI and Game Changes

 * Bronze statues of creatures of Dereth and heroes of the Isparian people have been added to the center of all towns. These new gifts make the hunting and crafting process easier.
 * Housing Commands
 * Players can now type @house available to see a list of houses that are available to purchase.
 * Here are a number of houses currently available for purchase:
 * Cottages:
 * Villas:
 * Mansions:
 * 31.1N, 48.7W
 * 27.9N, 21.0E
 * 16.9N, 21.6W
 * Loot
 * Many updates the type and quality of treasure. See the Release Notes for details.
 * Skill Costs
 * Alchemy and Missile Defense skill costs reduced from 8 to 6 credits.
 * Your trained Missile Defense skill has had its cost reduced from 8 to 6 skill credits. You have had 2 skill credits refunded.
 * User Interface
 * Allegiance confirmation dialog box added.
 * Items now display a warning message when low on mana.
 * Your Baron's Amulet of Life Giving is low on Mana.
 * You can now auto fill all items wielded by your character with mana by using a mana charge on your paper doll.
 * The Mana Stone gives 2,562 points of mana to the following items: Doublet, Sating Breeches, Focusing Stone Your items are fully charged. The Mana Stone is destroyed.
 * You can now auto fill all items wielded by your character with mana by using a mana charge on your paper doll.
 * The Mana Stone gives 2,562 points of mana to the following items: Doublet, Sating Breeches, Focusing Stone Your items are fully charged. The Mana Stone is destroyed.

New Quests

 * Quiddity Weapons Quest

New NPCs

 * Jo Ten-Ma
 * Maere the Dyepot Peddlar
 * Tamar ibn Rashid

Updated NPCs

 * Woodsman - 43.4N, 33.3E near Holtburg

New Locations
Bronze Town Statues
 * Convergent Median - 87.0S, 40.3W at the South Landbridge east of Candeth Keep
 * Malignant Tabernacle - 23.2S 46.0W north of the East Direlands Swamp
 * Nuhmudira's Mansion - 4.0S 35.9E northwest of Yanshi
 * Nuhmudira's Dungeon
 * Venemous Nidus - 13.1S, 91.8W southwest of Fort Teth

Housing Settlements

 * 150 Cottages, 40 Villas and 10 Mansions added to the world.
 * 79.9N, 29.0E - Cottages
 * 52.9S, 19.0E - Villa
 * 48.0S, 32.1E - Villas
 * Mansions
 * Hidden Valley Mansion - 14.6N, 12.9W
 * Inner Sea Mansion - 16.9N, 21.6W
 * Deep Forest Mansion - 31.2N, 3.8W
 * Artifex North Mansion - 31.1N, 48.7W
 * Jasmine Meadow Mansion - 44.1S, 46.4E
 * Nicks Signature Mansion - 51.2S, 15.3E
 * Trialos Mansion - 52.8S, 55.9E
 * Lost Wish Range Mansion - 57.7N, 57.4E
 * Plateau River Mansion - 58.5N, 49.5W
 * Northreach Mansion - 79.8N, 32.7E


 * New Settlement Portals for housing added during the Fever Dreams event.
 * Al-Arqas
 * Ahr-Zona
 * Al-Jalima
 * Mirthless Dale
 * East Al-Jalima Villas
 * Mahara Cottages
 * Mimiana Villas
 * Arwic
 * Dagger Vale
 * Baishi
 * Kelnen Village
 * Lin Kiln Park
 * Cragstone
 * Tinkelo Hold Villas
 * Crater Village
 * Merak
 * New Nesortania
 * Anadil
 * Eastham
 * Asandra Cottages
 * Sliver-of-Blue Cottages
 * P'rnelle Acres
 * Midhill Cottages
 * Glendon Wood
 * Genem Causland
 * Howling Wolf Villas
 * Soltan Villas
 * Hebian-To
 * Tia-Leh Homestead
 * Kara
 * Brazenn Domain
 * Direvale Villas
 * Khayyaban
 * Al-Mar Oasis
 * Avatania Cottages
 * Rethux Vale
 * Sonpay
 * Lytelthorpe
 * Osric Cottages
 * Darawyll Village
 * Asbel Domain
 * Jin-Lai Stronghold
 * Devana
 * Mayoi
 * Inquisitor's Dale Cottages
 * Lady Maila Estates
 * Shore Vista Cottages
 * Plateau Village
 * Aloria
 * Last-Stop-Before-Dires Villas
 * Stormtree Villas
 * Caerlin Cottages
 * Qalabar
 * Azaroth Cottages
 * Mattekar Slopes Cottages
 * Sand Shallow Cottages
 * Scimitar Lake Cottages
 * Rithwic
 * Glystaene Cottages
 * New Cannthalo
 * Samsur
 * Tharesun
 * Return of Mumiyah Cottages
 * Dovetail Valley Villas
 * Maythen Geroyu Villas
 * Palm-of-Stone Villas
 * Sawato
 * Kuyiza
 * South Siege Villas
 * Village Quan
 * Stonehold
 * Durglen
 * East Morntide Settlement
 * Ice's Edge Cottages
 * Northfire Estates
 * Regina Cottages
 * Thyrinn Cant Cottages
 * Uziz
 * Drytree Settlement
 * Thasali Cottages
 * Yanshi
 * Jenshi Cottages
 * Zaikhal
 * Bright Blade Cottages
 * Nalib Cavana Settlement

Updated Locations

 * Burial Temple - Level 5-10 restriction removed.

Portal.dat

 * [[File:Portaldat 200203.png]]

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