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{{Related|History of Asheron's Call}}

== May 1999 ==
The first stage of beta testing begins.

== June 1999 ==
=== Apocalypse Party for End of First Phase of Beta ===
<b>June 2, 1999</b>
:What would you do if you were a character in a virtual-reality world and knew the Server Wipe of the Apocalypse was about to erase your hard-earned stats? Would you run amuck, or would you hold a party to celebrate the time you'd had, the things you'd managed to do, and the friendships you'd formed along the way? Maybe a little of both.<ref name=ASHEnews2>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/ASHEnews2.asp</ref>

==== Apocalypse Party on 6/2/99 ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsapocalypse.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Apocalypse Party on 6/2/99
}}

==== Shreck's Final Hour ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsshreck.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Shreck's Final Hour
}}

==== Screenshots of the Apocalypse Party ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsapocshots.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Screenshots of the Apocalypse Party
}}

==== Apocalypse Party Chat Log, Just Prior to Server Wipe ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsapoclog.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Apocalypse Party Chat Log, Just Prior to Server Wipe
}}

=== Scavenger Hunt ===
<b>June 14, 1999</b>
:A strange agitation gripped the advocates of Dereth, who arranged a contest to recognize adventurers bringing them the most valuable collection of specified monster trophies within a six-hour span. Why they needed these items gathered so hastily, the advocates would not say, but many answered the challenge nonetheless.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>

{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsscavenge.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Scavenger Hunt
}}

== July 1999 ==
=== Call to Arms Event ===
<b>July 7, 1999</b>
:An evil host descended on the major towns of Dereth. Auberon of Turbine Entertainment reports on the heroic defense that repelled, among other creatures, the towering tremendous monougas.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
[[File:Beta - Tremendous Monouga.jpg]]

==== Call to Arms Teaser ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = None
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Call to Arms Teaser
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==== Call to Arms Recap ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsarmscall.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Call to Arms Recap
}}

==== Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsarmscallshot.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots
}}

=== The Campaign Against Wardiel ===
<b>July 24, 1999</b>
:The evil captain of Bael'Zharon tried to subject Dereth to his will. Despite assistance from foul banderlings and even fouler traitors, Wardiel eventually succumbed to the valiant defense.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>

:<font color=green>"In Yanshi, the deaf oracle has broken his lifelong silence, chanting a litany of baleful portent: the world-devouring serpent uncoils from the cosmic abyss. Bael'Zharon passes like a shadow before the sun, conjuring his altars of strife within the very towns of Dereth, and those who patiently count the stars mark a score fewer each night. Pass the next four days in the manner that appears best to you. The world is in the making, and the agents of chaos sanctioned to destroy."</font>

==== Wardiel's Deception ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewswardiel.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Wardiel's Deception
}}

==== Revenge! ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewswardiel2.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Revenge!
}}

==== Campaign Against Wardiel (Screenshots) ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewswardiel3.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Campaign Against Wardiel
}}

== September 1999 ==
=== 1999/9/17 Build Notes ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsannouncesept17.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#1999/9/17 Build Notes
}}

== October 1999 ==
=== Fire in the Sky ===
<b>October 22 - 24, 1999</b>
:The final beta test incarnation of Dereth came to an end under the baleful glare of a comet, as meteors impacted major towns, scraps of ancient prophecy blew across the land, and terrible fire elementals rained from the sky.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>

==== Fire in the Sky Recap ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEtheend.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Recap
}}

==== Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsfirewinner.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest
}}

==== Fire in the Sky Recap - Screenshots ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHenewsfirescreens.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Recap - Screenshots
}}

==== Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsfirewinner.asp
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest
}}

==== Image Gallery  ====
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.turbinegames.com/ac/
| Archive = Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#turbinegames.com/ac/ Image Gallery
}}

== Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=Sword of Lost Light Quest
 | Sword of Lost Light (Beta)
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Scavenger Hunt|Scavenger Hunt]]
 | Olthoi Cuirass
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest|Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest]]
 | Staff of the Weeping Witness
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Campaign Against Wardiel|Campaign Against Wardiel]]
 | Storm Renderer
}}

== Notable Beta Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Human
 | Wardiel the Mighty
}}
{{Creature Class|Monouga
 | Tremendous Monouga
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{{Creature Class|Olthoi Queen
 | Olthoi Queen (Beta)
}}
{{Creature Class|Rabbit
 | White Rabbit
}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Events]]