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by Allan
Maki, Turbine Entertainment Software
The Changing of the Ways -
from the
Zone
Solclaim PY 12: /
Earth: May 2001
Clutching handfuls of weightless pyreals purveyors line the fronts of
blacksmith shops waiting to be the next to try on the latest piece of
armor available. Lighter than the previous metal armors made, these new
suits also boast much stronger defenses versus the elemental attacks by
creatures of Dereth.
In bowyer shops and at alchemists clientele
find that their crafting tools are now shrunken into peas much like those
that house the reagents of the magi. This coupled with the ability to
stack items in greater numbers are a welcome alteration of the Auberean
paradigm.
Adventurers now have the ability to hunt
longer with less time to prepare as the length of beneficial spells is
extended. Conversely, detrimental spells have been reduced in length,
further enhancing the joy of hunting.
An order has risen to prominence on the
outskirts of the more removed towns that tests the skills of all Derethian
travelers. These guild members will make it known to all that a
adventurers are specialists in their crafts should they pass a test and
meet the specified price.
Along the northern coast of the inland sea
a fort has been constructed, funded by an unknown benefactor. Gunther
Danby, the namesake of the fort, seems to be unnerved by the development
of his new home, but his wife Greta seems to enjoy their new station in
life. Who could their benefactor be?
In the Direlands the Virindi continue their
encroachment but their intent remains as much a mystery as their masked
faces.
Dereth changes once again, and the children
of Ispar adjust by altering their stride.
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