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'''April 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer|Announcements Page]]
'''April 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer|Announcements Page]]
==Turbine/Microsoft Announcements ==


=== Teasers ===
== Game Changes ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* Pyreal Motes, Slivers, Nuggets, Bars and Ingots now have new artwork and icons.
| Current = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns3.asp
* Night ambience is now brighter, by around 12%.
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns3.asp
* Casting portal recall spells now make you play some purple bubbly physics scripts for about two seconds before blipping you away.
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Teasers
 
== 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 ==
* [[Leikotha's Crypt|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 ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[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
}}
}}


=== Rollout ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]]
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Corpse of Gertarh
| Current = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin7.asp
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin7.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Rollout
}}
}}


=== Build Notes ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Broken Haft
| Current =
| Repaired Haft
| Original =
| The Ruby Al-Khur
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Build_Notes
| 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
}}
}}


=== Letter to the Players ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Adventurer's warning
| Current =
| A letter to Devana
| Original =
| The Silifi of the Crimson Stars
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Letter_to_the_Players
| Mysterious Note
| Nexus Orders
| Nexus Note
}}
}}


=== Recap ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Silifi of Crimson Stars
| Current = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns3.asp
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns3.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Recap
}}
}}


== Discoveries ==
== New Creatures ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
{{Creature Class|Crystal
| Nexus Crystal
| Nexus Fragment
}}


<font color=goldenrod>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."</font><br>
{{Creature Class|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 Shadow
}}


<font color=goldenrod>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."</font><br>
{{Creature Class|Skeleton
| Skeleton Lord (50)
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"</font><br>
{{Creature Class|Undead
| Tortured Soul
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"</font><br>
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|
|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."


<font color=goldenrod>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."</font><br>
|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."
<font color=goldenrod>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."</font><br>


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."</font><br>
|Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"


<font color=goldenrod>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."</font><br>
|Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"


<font color=goldenrod>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."</font><br>
|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."
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break.</font><br>


<font color=goldenrod>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?"</font><br>
|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."


<font color=goldenrod>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..."</font><br>
|Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."</font><br>
|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."


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|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."


=== New [[Quests]] ===
|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?"
*[[Silifi of Crimson Stars]]
*[[Nexus Shadow Armor]]


==== Live Events ====
|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..."
*[[Shadow Army Attack]]


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|Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."
 
}}
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
*[[Kayna bint Iswas]]
 
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=== New [[Items]] ===
 
{{Item Table|Caption=Weapons and Armor|Silifi of Crimson Stars}}
===== Texts =====
{|border=0 cellpadding=4
|colspan=8|
* [[Image:Text Icon Parchment.png]]
| [[A Letter to Devana]]
|
* [[Image:Text Icon Parchment.png]]
| [[Nexus Orders]]
|
* [[Image:Text Icon Book.png]]
| [[The Silifi of the Crimson Stars]]
|}
 
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=== New [[Creatures]] ===
== Related Articles ==
{{Creature Class|Shadow}}
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Teaser|Teaser]]
:* [[Shadow  Sprite]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Recap|Recap]]


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== Media ==
<gallery>
File:Portaldat 200004.png|Portal.dat
</gallery>


[[Category:Patch]]
[[Category:Events]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 13 November 2020

April 2000 - Announcements Page

Game Changes Edit

  • 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 Edit

New Events Edit

New Locations Edit

Updated Locations Edit

New NPCs Edit

Updated NPCs Edit

New Items Edit

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 Edit

Crystal

Shadow

Skeleton

Undead

New Dialog Edit

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 Edit

Media Edit

  • Portal.dat

    Portal.dat

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