February 2000 - Announcements Page
Game Changes
- The damage done by melee weapons—such as swords, maces, daggers, spears, and so on—is now affected more by the strength of the combatant. Strong warriors will find that they do more damage per hit than before. This does not affect missile or unarmed combat. Note that this applies to monsters as well, so be careful when facing monsters that wield weapons!
- Players using melee weapons have a slightly faster attack speed than before. This also applies to a small subset of weapon-wielding monsters.
- Meeting Halls introduced.
New Quests
- Atlan Weapons Quest
- Hamud's Demise
- Impious Staff Quest
- Shivering Stone Quest
- Smoldering Stone Quest
- Sparking Stone Quest
- Stinging Stone Quest
- Stone Tool Quest
New Events
New NPCs
New Locations
- Obsidian Span introduced.
- Empyrean Foundry - 25.2S, 54.2E
- Impious Temple - 12.2N 2.4E
- Meeting Halls introduced.
- Mountain Fortress - 82.4S, 19.9E
- Artifex Vault - 26.5N, 45.8W
- Amperehelion Vault - 56.5S, 72.8W
- Incunabula Vault - 23.0S, 60.0E
- Jahannan Vault - 67.0N, 15.0E
- Serac Vault - 75.9S, 29.0E
- 73.0S, 68.0E - Zefir Cave
- 24.5S, 47.4E - Swamp Cave
- 15.0S, 31.2E - Fiery Cave
- 89.0N, 1.6W - Igloo
Updated Locations
New Items
Stone Tool Foundry Key Key to Hamud's Chambers Inferus Key Mortuus Key Occasus Key Superna Key Wheelbarrow Iron Ore Smelting Pot Slag Broken Staff Pyreal Mote Pyreal Sliver Pyreal Nugget Pyreal Bar Quality Pyreal Ingot Superb Infused Ingot Pyreal Ingot Axe Glyph Claw Glyph Dagger Glyph Mace Glyph Spear Glyph Staff Glyph Sword Glyph
Hastily Written Note Old Man in the Mountain Rumor Dizah ibn Nadqab's Journal A Fiery Stone A Shivering Stone A Stinging Stone A Journal Archival Copy Atlan's Treatise Carefully Printed Note Decree Elaborate Scroll Field Report Hastily Scrawled Note Imperial Missive The Meeting Halls Soiled Parchment Textbook (A Journal) Textbook (Atlan's Treatise) Precepts of the Tenebrous Edge The Fallen Master of Shagar Zharala Introduction to Devana The Obsidian Span
Shadow Stone Major Shivering Stone Major Smoldering Stone Major Sparking Stone Major Stinging Stone Minor Shivering Stone Minor Smoldering Stone Minor Sparking Stone Minor Stinging Stone
Ancient Pyreal Dagger Hamud's Pyreal Katar Impious Staff
Peerless Atlan Claw Peerless Atlan Staff Peerless Atlan Mace Peerless Atlan Axe Peerless Atlan Dagger Peerless Atlan Spear Peerless Atlan Sword
Superior Atlan Claw Superior Atlan Staff Superior Atlan Mace Superior Atlan Axe Superior Atlan Dagger Superior Atlan Spear Superior Atlan Sword
Fine Atlan Claw Fine Atlan Staff Fine Atlan Mace Fine Atlan Axe Fine Atlan Dagger Fine Atlan Spear Fine Atlan Sword
Peerless Shadow Atlan Claw Peerless Shadow Atlan Staff Peerless Shadow Atlan Mace Peerless Shadow Atlan Axe Peerless Shadow Atlan Dagger Peerless Shadow Atlan Spear Peerless Shadow Atlan Sword
Superior Shadow Atlan Claw Superior Shadow Atlan Staff Superior Shadow Atlan Mace Superior Shadow Atlan Axe Superior Shadow Atlan Dagger Superior Shadow Atlan Spear Superior Shadow Atlan Sword
Fine Shadow Atlan Claw Fine Shadow Atlan Staff Fine Shadow Atlan Mace Fine Shadow Atlan Axe Fine Shadow Atlan Dagger Fine Shadow Atlan Spear Fine Shadow Atlan Sword
Peerless Shivering Atlan Claw Peerless Shivering Atlan Staff Peerless Shivering Atlan Mace Peerless Shivering Atlan Axe Peerless Shivering Atlan Dagger Peerless Shivering Atlan Spear Peerless Shivering Atlan Sword
Superior Shivering Atlan Claw Superior Shivering Atlan Staff Superior Shivering Atlan Mace Superior Shivering Atlan Axe Superior Shivering Atlan Dagger Superior Shivering Atlan Spear Superior Shivering Atlan Sword
Fine Shivering Atlan Claw Fine Shivering Atlan Staff Fine Shivering Atlan Mace Fine Shivering Atlan Axe Fine Shivering Atlan Dagger Fine Shivering Atlan Spear Fine Shivering Atlan Sword
Peerless Smoldering Atlan Claw Peerless Smoldering Atlan Staff Peerless Smoldering Atlan Mace Peerless Smoldering Atlan Axe Peerless Smoldering Atlan Dagger Peerless Smoldering Atlan Spear Peerless Smoldering Atlan Sword
Superior Smoldering Atlan Claw Superior Smoldering Atlan Staff Superior Smoldering Atlan Mace Superior Smoldering Atlan Axe Superior Smoldering Atlan Dagger Superior Smoldering Atlan Spear Superior Smoldering Atlan Sword
Fine Smoldering Atlan Claw Fine Smoldering Atlan Staff Fine Smoldering Atlan Mace Fine Smoldering Atlan Axe Fine Smoldering Atlan Dagger Fine Smoldering Atlan Spear Fine Smoldering Atlan Sword
Peerless Sparking Atlan Claw Peerless Sparking Atlan Staff Peerless Sparking Atlan Mace Peerless Sparking Atlan Axe Peerless Sparking Atlan Dagger Peerless Sparking Atlan Spear Peerless Sparking Atlan Sword
Superior Sparking Atlan Claw Superior Sparking Atlan Staff Superior Sparking Atlan Mace Superior Sparking Atlan Axe Superior Sparking Atlan Dagger Superior Sparking Atlan Spear Superior Sparking Atlan Sword
Fine Sparking Atlan Claw Fine Sparking Atlan Staff Fine Sparking Atlan Mace Fine Sparking Atlan Axe Fine Sparking Atlan Dagger Fine Sparking Atlan Spear Fine Sparking Atlan Sword
Peerless Stinging Atlan Claw Peerless Stinging Atlan Staff Peerless Stinging Atlan Mace Peerless Stinging Atlan Axe Peerless Stinging Atlan Dagger Peerless Stinging Atlan Spear Peerless Stinging Atlan Sword
Superior Stinging Atlan Claw Superior Stinging Atlan Staff Superior Stinging Atlan Mace Superior Stinging Atlan Axe Superior Stinging Atlan Dagger Superior Stinging Atlan Spear Superior Stinging Atlan Sword
Fine Stinging Atlan Claw Fine Stinging Atlan Staff Fine Stinging Atlan Mace Fine Stinging Atlan Axe Fine Stinging Atlan Dagger Fine Stinging Atlan Spear Fine Stinging Atlan Sword
Creatures
New Dialog
- Town Crier Rumors
- Town Crier tells you, "All this pollen is making me sneeze!"
- Town Crier tells you, "AH-CHOO!"
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Raving lunatics claim to have been whisked away by mysterious forces, and brought to a previously unexplored area of barren rock and thick marsh."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Silencia, the mute archmage of the Mount Esper outpost, seems to have befriended a strange, tame magma golem."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Creatures of living crystal continue to appear across Dereth in increasing numbers. While first assumed to be the rubble of the Gelidite Great Work, scholars now begin to wonder if they may not be produced by some other source."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! An enormous span, crafted from obsidian, has appeared over the River Prosper between Cragstone and Arwic. This amazing structure is the largest single Empyrean artifact ever discovered."
- Town Crier tells you, "The mages of Cragstone assert that until now, it has remained under a cloaking enchantment, which has recently worn out. Who knows what else may be hidden away in plain sight, through the powers of the Empyrean?"
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Town criers are available in most major towns to tell you of the latest news and events. We'll also give you a piece of information for a bit of money."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Spice merchants have set up shop in the quiet towns of Plateau, Baishi, and Al-Jalima. Those pursuing the culinary arts of Dereth are sure to flock to these sleepy villages."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Sages remain baffled by the dark crystalline shards some adventurers have recovered from the Shadows which have overrun the wilderness. Surely they will discover a use for them in time."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Spring has come to Dereth. The land so recently blighted by the work of the Gelidite cult of Frore has become overrun with wildflowers and bees. Many travelers report being attacked by rabbits attempting to protect their new litters."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! A lurking sense of evil has permeated the entire land. Seers and madmen have reported seeing menacing forms during foul weather, and children from Qalaba'r to Stonehold have been plagued by nightmares. The Drudges seem more anxious than usual."
- Town Crier tells you, "News! Explorers searching the most remote areas of Dereth have discovered several new underground complexes, apparently dating back to the Empyrean Age of Lore. Rumors that these may be storehouses for archaic weapons are crossing the length and breadth of the land."
- Town Crier tells you, "The sun still seems dimmer... Some nights, I dream that it has gone out."
- Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Focus!"
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