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September, 2011 - Announcements Page

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Rollout
No rollout article this month.

Discoveries
Patch Size: 565k (Client: 4,638k)

Town Crier Rumors
Free Rumors:
 * Town Crier tells you, "Tou-tou is entirely enveloped in Shadow!"
 * Town Crier tells you, "I guess there will be "Shadow Diving" after all..."


 * Town Crier tells you, "I've heard rumors of life-attuned Shadowfire Wands being available."
 * Town Crier tells you, "Good timing, I guess. There are plenty more shadows around to use it on..."

Pyreal Rumors:
 * Town Crier tells you, "I've seen several Mhoire Undead sporting helms that were previously too flammable to be prominently displayed."


 * Town Crier tells you, "News! The corruption of the Hopeslayer's Shadows has entirely enveloped the town of Tou-tou!"
 * Town Crier tells you, "Both Asheron and Isin Dule have been sighted in the outskirts of the ravaged area."


 * Town Crier tells you, "Access to the Derethian Combat Arena has both diversified and grown. As I personally don't engage in combat with other Isparians, you'll have to seek out the details on your own."


 * Town Crier tells you, "I've heard several additional reports of strange statues that those who have given up Asheron's Protections are fighting over."

Ulgrim Rumors
Free Rumors:
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I tried out the changes to that Derethian Combat Arena. It is just no fun when the competition is so lousy. I can't believe these people even refer to themselves as warriors. More like fish if you ask me."


 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I ran into Lord Cynreft the other day and taught him how to not be such a push over. He's still far from any match for me, but then again, who is?"


 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Asheron has called on my assistance with the mess in Tou-Tou. The toughest part will be trying to stay sober... Well I'm sure I'm still better than all those shadows when I'm drunk."
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Cheers"

Stout Rumors:
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It's been a while since I've fought alongside Asheron."
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You didn't know I fought with him? We stood back to back against many of the greatest threats in the history of Auberean."
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Well I don't care if you don't believe me, but I do think you owe me another stout for being so rude."


 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Hurnmel finally realized he was sitting on a gold mine and raised the price of those Spectral Rares."
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "If you ask me, only the weak need the aid of something like that."


 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Can you believe that the Jester had no idea how to deal with Void Magic. I had to explain the secret to defending yourself against nether spells."
 * Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Man that guy is annoying to talk to for more than a few seconds. He made me have to start drinking early that day."

New UI and Game Changes

 * Stage 6 of the Shadow Invasion Quest chain the Tou-Tou Blockade introduced.
 * Many new changes and improvements made to the Derethian Combat Arena Quest.
 * 5 new Contracts added.

New Quests

 * Tou-Tou Blockade - 30,000 Luminance, 350,000,000xp, Fortified Mana Forge Key
 * (Stage 6 of the Shadow Invasion Quest Chain).

Updated Quests

 * Derethian Combat Arena Quest:
 * Changes made to the Luminance reward dynamics. See here for a detailed summary.
 * Updates made to the arena weapons.
 * The quest is now a Darktide only quest.
 * Lord Mhoire Quest (GY Colo) Several changes to the quest have been made including:
 * All Mhoire Coins removed from chest, only gives the yellow MFK token now. NPC gives coins directly to player now (still random 3-5 coins). He also appears to no longer bug (become motionless).
 * Pillars of Fire now spawn at the beginning of the final wave, not just with a critical hit on Lord Mhoire.
 * Lord Cynreft Mhoire's shield and sword are now immune to item magic.
 * Shadowfire Stone Quest
 * Life wand added.
 * Monthly Explorer Society Quests
 * WARNING: These quests are standalone quests, the xp bonuses are strictly handled by the NPCs in Kara, speak to them after finishing to get your bonus. Also your timer for the bonuses depend on when you completed last month's set of quests, speak to each NPC to find out if your timer hasn't expired yet. More details here.
 * Ansar El-Kerdany: Necklace of the Elemental Adepts Quest
 * Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Qumasha needs help in discovering how Varicci crafted the weapon, Heartbreaker."
 * Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Help him figure out this information then return to me and I shall reward you."
 * Esmond Fielding: Necklace of the Golden Flame Quest
 * Esmond Fielding tells you, "This month we have decided that you should retrieve a Frozen Black Crystal and bring it to Riordin Nightbane."
 * Esmond Fielding tells you, "Return to me after you have aided him in this matter."
 * Niccolo De Luca: Lost Pet
 * Niccolo De Luca tells you, "This month we have decided that Xsao Lann needs help in finding her lost pet."
 * Niccolo De Luca tells you, "Find her pet and return to me for your reward."

Updated NPCs

 * Moved to Tou-Tou drop (30.3S, 94.7E):
 * Asheron
 * Isin Dule
 * Deewain
 * Umbral Guard
 * Royal Guard
 * Contract Broker (Sanamar) - 1 new contract for sale
 * Town Network NPCs:
 * Barkeep AmberJill - 1 new contract for sale
 * Barkeep Hosaam - 1 new contract for sale
 * Hanadi the Barkeeper - 1 new contract for sale
 * Barkeeper Lazzaro - 1 new contract for sale
 * Tou-Tou NPCs that are now creatures (Retired):
 * Mi Chi the Barkeep
 * Jeweler Lo Dai-Ou
 * Rou Beh the Bowyer
 * Healer Rili Sou
 * Bai-Nu Ru the Weaponsmith
 * Armorer Xao Fen

New Locations

 * Derethian Combat Pit
 * Shadow Vortex Dungeon - 28.1S, 95.5E (in Tou-Tou)

Updated Locations

 * Derethian Combat Arena - Portal removed from all non Player Versus Player servers.
 * Tou-Tou
 * Ground blackened, and pillars of fire around the town.
 * The Shadows have erected a force field around what is left of Tou-Tou.
 * The Tou-Tou Portal now drops at 30.3S, 94.7E (The original drop location for Tou-Tou)
 * The Town Network Portal in Tou-Tou was moved to 30.3S, 94.8E.
 * Settlement Portals moved to 30.5S, 94.5E
 * Haven Residential Halls Portal moved to 30.5S, 94.8E
 * Bind Stone moved to 30.3S, 94.8E

Updated Items

 * Spectral Mastery Crystals sold by Hurnmel the Smith have now increased in cost to 5 s, up from 2.

New Titles

 * Merciful Killer
 * Soul Siphon

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