Thorns of the Hopeslayer

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April 2000 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

• Pyreal Motes, Slivers, Nuggets, Bars and Ingots now have new artwork and icons.
• Night ambience is now brighter, by around 12%.
• Casting portal recall spells now make you play some purple bubbly physics scripts for about two seconds before blipping you away.

New Quests

• Silifi of Crimson Stars Quest

New Events

• The Nexus Crystal

New Locations

• 18.4S, 12.6E - Skeleton Tent
• 26.7S, 21.0E - Empyrean Standing Stones
• 24.8S, 19.7E - Skeleton Bunker
• Amiantos Bethel
• Kayna bint Iswas' Home
• Nexus

Updated Locations

• Mu-miyah Crypt - Leikotha now found here. Originally the crypt contained just lesser and greater Mu-miyah.
• 18.4S, 21.3E - Skeleton Tomb - Now contains The Ruby Al-Shajar
• Grievous Vault - Now contains The Ruby Mahwan
• Sylsfear Dungeon - Now contains The Ruby Al-Khur

New NPCs

• Kayna bint Iswas
• Leikotha

Updated NPCs

• Gertarh - Retired from game.
• Hamud ibn Rafik - Now a Shadow.

New Items

Armor

Nexus Celdon Leggings Nexus Celdon Girth Nexus Celdon Breastplate Nexus Celdon Sleeves Nexus Koujia Leggings Nexus Koujia Breastplate Nexus Koujia Sleeves Nexus Amuli Leggings Nexus Amuli Coat

Objects

Corpse of Gertarh

Quest Items

Broken Haft Repaired Haft The Ruby Al-Khur The Ruby Al-Shajar The Ruby Mahwan The Ruby Sulmada The Ruby Yujazik Spire Key Chunk - Eastham Spire Key Chunk - Tou Tou Spire Key Chunk - Tufa Spire Key Chunk - Cragstone Spire Key Chunk - Khayyaban Spire Key Chunk - Sawato Eastern Spires Key Front Western Spires Key Front Eastern Spires Key Western Spires Key Nexus Core Gem

Text Items

Adventurer's warning A letter to Devana The Silifi of the Crimson Stars Mysterious Note Nexus Orders Nexus Note

Weapons

Silifi of Crimson Stars

New Creatures

Crystal

• Nexus Crystal
• Nexus FragmentNexus Crystal/Nexus Fragment/

Shadow

• A Shadow of Black Ferah
• A Shadow of Ler Rhan
• Nexus Shadow
• Nexus Shadow Captain
• Shadow Captain
• Shadow Sprite
• Eastham Spire Shadow
• Cragstone Spire Shadow
• Tou-Tou Spire Shadow
• Sawato Spire Shadow
• Khayyaban Spire Shadow
• Tufa Spire ShadowA Shadow of Black Ferah/A Shadow of Ler Rhan/Nexus Shadow/Nexus Shadow Captain/Shadow Captain/Shadow Sprite/Eastham Spire Shadow/Cragstone Spire Shadow/Tou-Tou Spire Shadow/Sawato Spire Shadow/Khayyaban Spire Shadow/Tufa Spire Shadow/

Skeleton

• Skeleton Lord (50)Skeleton Lord (50)/

Undead

• Tortured SoulTortured Soul/

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "News! The floating Shadow Spires that burst from the depths of the earth last month still float passively. Mages report that when the earth quakes, the currents of magic that run through the land shift a little more towards them."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Experienced adventurers report being ripped from their daily activity and magically brought to the howling Shadow Spires. There they have been questioned by some unseen inquisitor."

Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"

Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"

Town Crier tells you, "The adventurers taken to the Spires were asked to make a difficult choice. There are six towns where Spires have erupted from the ground - Cragstone, Eastham, Tou-Tou, Sawato, Khayyaban, Tufa. They were asked which of those six they should like to see destroyed."

Town Crier tells you, "For some reason, many asked if Holtburg could be put to the sword instead. Residents of that Aluvian town were not amused."

Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."

Town Crier tells you, "Those taken into the Spires, after discussing their experiences with each other, believe that three distinct entities performed the questioning. I know not what this means."

Town Crier tells you, "Wide-ranging parties report seeing fewer creatures moving in the open. It is thought that, like cattle or dogs before a thunderstorm, they have gone into hiding."

Town Crier tells you, "The rabbits have stopped... their recent activity. Streetcorner prophets claim this is an ill omen, but they say anything is an ill omen. Larger moons? Pshaw! Surely it's just an atmospheric disturbance! ...Right?"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Minor earthquakes have intermittently rocked the land. Previously, these heralded the eruption of the Shadow Spires. Who knows what they presage now? It is as if Dereth itself recoils in horror from what is occurring..."

Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."

Related Articles

• Teaser
• Rollout Article
• Release Notes
• Letter to the Players
• Recap

Media

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  Portal.dat