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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 = None
* Night ambience is now brighter, by around 12%.
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns1.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#Teaser
}}
 
=== Rollout ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns2.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Rollout Article
}}
 
=== Release Notes ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsApril4build.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Release Notes
}}
 
=== Letter to the Players ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin7.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Letter to the Players
}}
 
=== Recap ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsthorns3.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Recap
}}
 
== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
 
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."<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."<br>
 
:Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"<br>
 
:Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"<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."<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."<br>
 
:Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."<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."<br>
 
: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."<br>
 
: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?"<br>
 
: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..."<br>
 
:Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."</font><br>
----
 
=== New UI and Game Changes ===
* [[Graphics]]
** 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]] ===
== New Quests ==
* [[Silifi of Crimson Stars Quest]]
* [[Silifi of Crimson Stars Quest]]


=== Live Events ===
== New Events ==
* [[2000/04 - Shadow Invasion]] - Led by Shadow Aspects of [[Black Ferah]] and [[Ler Rhan]], an army of Shadow creatures attack Dereth.
* [[The Nexus Crystal]]
:<font color=green>In the dark of the obsidian wasteland, where great magics wrought destruction long ago, the Shadows stir and awaken. The Hand stretches forth once more...</font>
----


=== New [[Locations]] ===
== New Locations ==
* [[18.4S, 12.6E - Skeleton Tent]] - near [[Tufa]]
* [[18.4S, 12.6E - Skeleton Tent]]
* [[26.7S, 21.0E - Empyrean Standing Stones]]
* [[26.7S, 21.0E - Empyrean Standing Stones]]
* [[24.8S, 19.7E - Skeleton Bunker]] - northeast of [[Al-Arqas]]
* [[24.8S, 19.7E - Skeleton Bunker]]
* [[Amiantos Bethel]] - 16.3S, 35.1E, near [[Yanshi]]
* [[Amiantos Bethel]]
* [[Kayna bint Iswas' Home]] - 1.7S, 36.6E
* [[Kayna bint Iswas' Home]]
* [[Nexus]] - 40.1S, 79.2W, near [[Mount Lethe]]
* [[Nexus]]


==== Updated Locations ====
== Updated Locations ==
* [[Leikotha's Crypt|Mu-miyah Crypt]] - Leikotha now found here. Originally the crypt contained just lesser and greater Mu-miyah.
* [[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]]
* [[18.4S, 21.3E - Skeleton Tomb]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Al-Shajar]]
* [[Grievous Vault]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Mahwan]]
* [[Grievous Vault]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Mahwan]]
* [[Sylsfear Dungeon]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Al-Khur]]
* [[Sylsfear Dungeon]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Al-Khur]]
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=== New [[NPCs]] ===
== New NPCs ==
* [[Kayna bint Iswas]] - 1.7S, 36.6E, west of [[Lytelthorpe]]
* [[Kayna bint Iswas]]
* [[Leikotha]] - 10.1S 31.3E in [[Leikotha's Crypt]]
* [[Leikotha]]
 
==== Updated NPCs ====
== Updated NPCs ==
* [[Gertarh]] - Murdered by [[Oswald]] the assassin.
* [[Gertarh]] - Retired from game.
* [[Hamud ibn Rafik]] - Now a Shadow.
* [[Hamud ibn Rafik]] - Now a Shadow.


----
== New Items ==
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[2000/04 - Shadow Invasion|Shadow Invasion]] ''(Live Event)''
| Spire Key Chunk - Eastham
| Spire Key Chunk - Tou Tou
| Spire Key Chunk - Tufa
| Shadow Key
| Nexus Orders
| Nexus Core Gem
}}
 
{{Item Table Three|Caption=Nexus Armor
  | Nexus Celdon Leggings
  | Nexus Celdon Leggings
  | Nexus Celdon Girth
  | Nexus Celdon Girth
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  | Nexus Koujia Breastplate
  | Nexus Koujia Breastplate
  | Nexus Koujia Sleeves
  | Nexus Koujia Sleeves
  | Nexus Amuli Leggings
  | Nexus Amuli Leggings
  | Nexus Amuli Coat
  | Nexus Amuli Coat
}}
}}


{{Item Table|Caption=[[Silifi of Crimson Stars Quest]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]]
  | Silifi of Crimson Stars
  | Corpse of Gertarh
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
  | Broken Haft
  | Broken Haft
  | Repaired Haft
  | Repaired Haft
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  | The Ruby Sulmada
  | The Ruby Sulmada
  | The Ruby Yujazik
  | 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
}}
}}


{{Item Table|Caption=[[List of Texts|Texts]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
  | Adventurer's warning
  | Adventurer's warning
  | A Letter to Devana
  | A letter to Devana
  | The Silifi of the Crimson Stars
  | The Silifi of the Crimson Stars
| Mysterious Note
| Nexus Orders
| Nexus Note
}}
}}


{{Item Table|Caption=[[Gertarh]]
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
  | Corpse of Gertarh
  | Silifi of Crimson Stars
| Mysterious Note
}}
}}


==== Updated Items ====
== New Creatures ==
* {{Icon Link|Gertarh's Dagger}} - Retired.
* {{Icon Link|Gertarh's Throwing Daggers}} - Retired.
 
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=== Portal.dat ===
[[File:Portaldat 200004.png]]
 
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=== New [[Creatures]] ===
 
{{Creature Class|Crystal
{{Creature Class|Crystal
  | Nexus Crystal
  | Nexus Crystal
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  | A Shadow of Ler Rhan
  | A Shadow of Ler Rhan
  | Nexus Shadow
  | Nexus Shadow
  | Nexus Shadow Captain  
  | Nexus Shadow Captain
  | Shadow Captain
  | Shadow Captain
  | Shadow Sprite
  | Shadow Sprite
  | Spire Shadow
  | Eastham Spire Shadow
| Cragstone Spire Shadow
| Tou-Tou Spire Shadow
| Sawato Spire Shadow
| Khayyaban Spire Shadow
| Tufa Spire Shadow
}}
}}


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== Images ==
== New Dialog ==
Click image for full size version.
;Town Crier
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=4>
{{Dialog|
File:A Shadow of Black Ferah Live.jpg|Shadow army general: Black Ferah
|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."
File:Spire Shadow Live.jpg|A Spire Shadow
 
File:Nexus Crystal Live.jpg|A Nexus Crystal just before it was destroyed.
|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."
File:Nexus Celdon Suit Live.jpg|Nexus Celdon Armor.
 
File:Nexus Amuli Suit Live.jpg|Nexus Amuli Armor
|Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"
File:Corpse of Gertarh Live.jpg|Gertarh after being murdered by Oswald
 
File:Amiantos Bethel Live.jpg|Amiantos Bethel
|Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"
File:Silifi of Crimson Stars Live.jpg|The Silifi of Crimson Stars
 
|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 ==
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Teaser|Teaser]]
* [[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]]
 
== Media ==
<gallery>
File:Portaldat 200004.png|Portal.dat
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[Category:Patches]]
[[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

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

Corpse of Gertarh

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

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

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