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New Undies!
Bleach comes to Dereth! Undies are now sparkling white!

Thanks to Ahriman al-Torquere & Wilmayya for posing!

Ever wonder where those vendors kept their money? Why, in their apron pockets of course! ;)

As Troop mentioned last month, in his comments on the weightless pyreal, the money runs were given a careful examination. The result is a complete overhaul of the vendor rates! More coming soon! (It's going to take me a while to update the Vendor Rates & Bargains Sections! :)

Component Buyer!

Component Buyer is up and running! For details, visit the Details of Component Buying article on the zone.

New Mage Quest!

	Quiddity Orb
A spellcasting orb pulsing with the mickle energies of the Virindi.
Value	2000
Burden	50
Spells	Item Mast. Self V, Mana Conv. Mast. Self VI, Life Mast. Self VI
Spellcraft	250
Mana	x/1000
Mana Cost	1 pt. per 20 sec.
Difficulty	200
Restrictions	Mana Conv. Mast 200+

Gunko poses with his Quiddity Orb

The orb is made by combining the Northern & Southern Fragments, found in the Northern Black Claw & Southern Black Claw dungeson (restricted to levels 20-35). Kill the Southern Black Claw Raider (level 51) which spawns in the Mountains SE of Qalaba'r, W or Mayoi and the portal to the dungone will open. The Nothern Black Claw Raider spawns in the area between Stonehold & Colier.

The two halves may be dropped or given away. The finished orb is no drop, no give.

	Northern Quiddity Fragment
A strange purple fragment, alive with otherworldly energy. This should be joined with the Southern Quiddity Fragment.
Value	0
Value	50

	Southern Quiddity Fragment
A strange purple fragment, alive with otherworldly energy. This should be joined with the Northern Quiddity Fragment.
Value	0
Value	50

For an additional step, take the orb to the Landbridge Staging Complex at 86.1S, 2.6W (restricted to Levels 32+).

A Virindi at the bottom says the following:

Director's Majordomo tells you, "Another flesh petitioner! The Director is very busy, altered one. Are you not aware of all of the additional work he has had to do since our experiment in the human desert town went awry?"

Director's Majordomo tells you, "If you do not have one of the Quiddity Orbs as your token to enter, I must insist that you turn around and join your squealing fellows."

Give him the orb for entrance into another dungeon. Kill the Director at the end who will drop a shard that can be translated into the following:

Lacandrillar, I await your word on the suitability of the human subjects. They were easily acquired in Adirred's raid on the human desert town. We managed to capture most of the humans, but their leader and a craftsman of their pitiable "bow" devices escaped. En route to your facility, we discarded three humans who did not exhibit sufficient signs of individuality. Additionally, a human sage who seemed to be resistant to most of our pacification techniques and Adirred's conditioning has escaped, and we were unable to locate the troublesome meat puppet.

Still, I express hope that the eight specimens we delivered to you prove to be useful. I expect this note to arrive at your facility in the magic-blasted plains with the first group of human captives collected by our Black Claw agents in the mountain regions. Again I experience regret for the sacrifices that we have had to make in our attempt to establish the incipient Singularity in this realm, which necessitates the use of our clumsy and inefficient message delivery service. Experiencing anticipation, I await word on your progress with the great experiment.

Looks like those French Deconstructionists are at it again! ;)

New Casino Wheel!

Ulgrim Returns to Ayan Baqur!

Ned Cleversun reports that Jaleh al-Thani and Yuan Hanzu are still residing comfortably in the swamp, outside of Ayan Baqur and that the humans have returned to Ayan Baqur!

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here. That Virindi dungeon smelled bad. For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them! I was prepared for their mind tricks!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met. Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."

New Dungeon!
Inculcation Cells 68.7S, 62.6W

Kill Lacandrillar the Inculcator for the Inculcation Cells Message Shard which can be translated into lore.

	Inculcation Cells Message Shard
A message shard taken from a Virindi Director in the Inculcation Cells dungeon. This item cannot be read.
Value	20
Burden	50
Pages	1 of 1 pages full.

Diyas al-Yat tells you, "What's this? What kind of fiendish experiments are they carrying out? And why does this all seem so familiar?"
Diyas al-Yat gives you Translated Inculcation Cells Note.

Inculcation Cells Note

New Trophies!
Solarch Arcar of Darktide sent info on the new Niffis Pearl:

I got this just now and thought I'd give it to you. It is dropped from a
Gillinis(SP?) Niffis. The lvl 20 niffis.

They can also be found on Opor Niffis (Level 42)

	Niffis Pearl
A large niffis pearl that gleams with an inner light.
Value	1200
Burden	50
Spells	Focus Self IV, Armor Self IV, Willpower IV
Spellcraft	200
Mana	x/450
Mana Cost	1 pt. per 20 sec.
Difficulty	145

New Shield!

	Small Niffis Shell
A small Niffis Shell.
Value	0
Burden	10

Found on a Parfal Niffis. Give to Leather Crafter for Shield. Thanks to Luminaria of Frostfell for pic of the Small Shell and to Alistryl Ap'Gryffd, The Bumbling Newbie of Thistledown for Shield pics!

	Niffis Shell
A large niffis shell, carved into a shield.
Value	1000
Burden	420
Armor Level	100
Protections	B/A/A A/B/B/A

New Helm!

Shell found on Sephal Niffis (Level 60).

	Niffis Shell
A large Niffis Shell.
Value	0
Burden	500

Thanks to Al-Alladin for posing!

	Niffis Shell Helm
A Niffis Shell Helmet. It is unusually light, and very well ventilated.
Value	6500
Burden	250
Armor Level	210
Protections	A/A/A A/B/B/A

So Long & Thanks For All The Fish - A Tribute to Douglas Adams
(author of A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

	Muddy Towel
An old well-used towel, spattered heavily with thick mud.
Value	10
Burden	50
Pages	2 of 2 pages full.

Greetings, traveler! If you've found this towel, no doubt something unfortunate has happened to me, because we all know that only under the most dire circumstances would part a traveler from his trusty towel. It wouldn't be the first time, certainly, that something unacceptably rude has happened to me since I started traveling with F.P.

In any case, please return this towel to an Explorer's Society agent. They can be located in Shoushi, Yanshi, Nanto, Yaraq, al-Arqas, Samsur, Lytelthorpe, Rithwic, and Holtburg. I'm sure those nice chaps will come up with a nice and useful keepsake for you.

In gratitude,
A.D.

Bubba Gump of Morningthaw sent this tidbit on the Wet Towel: "The drop rate seemed about the same as motes. Pulled from water golems." I'll take his word for it. All I know is I personally killed a gajillion Water Golems and got 3 motes and no towel. ;-) Thanks also to Sion of Leafcull.

	Wet Towel
An old and well-used towel, water-logged and stained with travel adventures
Value	10
Burden	50
Pages	2 of 2 pages full.

Hello, friend! If you've found this towel then rough circumstances have caused me to part ways with my indispensable traveling aid. Most likely I dropped this charging to the rescue of my disaster-prone fellow traveler, A.D. My friend, you see, has a pronounced predilection to get himself in all sorts of trouble. The other day, for instance, we were taking a pleasant walk down the beach when he angered a mud puddle, which rose up and attacked him viciously. In my attempt to come to his defense, I was assaulted and engulfed by what looked like an angry, two-legged wave. That experience was most unpleasantly like being drunk.

I may have to reconsider my assessment of this strange little island when I've compiled my travel guide. Please do me a favor, friend, and return this towel to one of the Explorer's Society agents in Holtburg, Rithwic, Lytelthorpe, Yaraq, Samsur, al-Arqas, Shoushi, Nanto, or Yanshi.

Yours,
F.P.

Take a Dirty Towel, dropped by a Muddy Golem, to a Society Agent for a Clean, Dry Towel. Wear a girth with the towel to change its color.

	Clean, Dry Towel
A thick and luxuriantly plush towel made of the finest, most absorbent cloth.
Value	10
Burden	50

Coming soon to an Explorer agent near you: An extensively-researched guidebook all about the wonders of this strange island, Dereth! Hang on to this brochure, folks, and turn it in when our intrepid explorer in the field has published his impressions, recommendations, and words for the wise! In the meantime, just remember: Don't panic. As far as I can tell, Dereth is mostly harmless.

This brochure good for one (1) copy of "A Portal-Jumper's Guide to Dereth," by field agent F.P., soon to be published by the Explorer's Society. Publication date not yet known.

Do YOU know where your towel is?

Sion of Leafcull & friends
(click on pic to enlarge)

Sho-zan poses on the left, Degar on the right.

New Lifestone!
Danby's Outpost - 24.1N, 28.1W

Level VII Creature Spells!
Take your Level VI Scrolls to the Essence of Enchantment located near Bandit Castle (52.8N, 62.4E)

Contents

Event Teaser
Roll Out Article
Build Notes
Allegiance Communication
Component Buying
Annals of Dereth
Town Crier Rumors
Ulgrim Sayings
Patch Page

Special thanks to Lacerna, Kirleom, Otkarl, Kaoscharm, Sho-Zan, Catri, Michal, Solarch Arcar of Darktide, Squirrelknight of Thistledown, Ned Cleversun, Ahriman al-Torquere, Damien Saren, Wilmayya, Genghis X, Heavenly Knight, conan the gladiator, Al-Alladin, Degar, Lineus, Bubba Gump, Sion of Leafcull, Luminaria of Frostfell, Alistryl Ap'Gryffd, Baxlax.

Inculcate: to impress upon the mind, as by persistent urging.