Editing Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta (section)

=== Fire in the Sky Recap ===

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 |  Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEtheend.asp</nowiki>
 |  Date = October 25, 1999
 | Title = The Fire in the Sky
 |  Text =

A comet appeared over Dereth last week, clouds raced across a smoky sky, and wanderers discovered devastation in and around many of the major towns, most notably Shoushi, which remained only as scattered wreckage surrounding a large, glowing crater. In Glenden Wood, a volcano had erupted, igniting nearby buildings. Soon after, reports flowed from the Direlands that ghostly elementals of living flame stalked the waste, in the company of magma golems. In the following days, decayed parchment copies of an ancient manuscript blew across the countryside, and canny adventurers began to gather and collate them, deciphering an unsettling prophecy. Fire elementals began increasingly to appear in the settled lands, until, late on Saturday, they poured in a torrent from the skies, attacking everyone they met. Citizens of Dereth rallied to oppose them. Eventually, the tide of fire abated, to be replaced by a hail of black stones. Enigmatic collectors appeared, with whom adventurers could redeem certain stones for powerful magical artifacts. Some sages believed that the collectors tried to work with the stones to somehow forestall the ultimate cataclysm. If so, they failed. Oblivion at last descended on Dereth. However, the brave deeds that went before were not in vain. As the cycle begins again, heroes will recall them in dreams; they will enter the mythology of a vital new world, and inspire even more stirring adventures in the bright years ahead.

:[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Recap - Screenshots|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Screenshots of the Fire in the Sky</u></font>]]
:[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest|<font color=#FFFFCC><u>Prophecy Contest</u></font>]]
'''Coverage on Other Sites'''
:Thresh's Firing Squad
:The Valor Knights
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