
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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