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New Quest - Tanada Temple of Black Water!
Details from swordsman the player of HG!

Levels: 80+
Element - fire
Quest requirements: Need to have completed previous Tanada quests.

To begin go to Wawato and speak to Pau Yajin. He is outside the maskmaker's place to the east of the lifestone. He asks you to go to 24.2S, 57.1E to the Tanada Temple of Blackwater and bring him back the jade medallion of the Master of Depths.

Wo head to the NW now and prepare to assail another Tanada temple.

Tanada Temple of Blackwater - 24.2S, 57. E.
Now head down the hole in the ground and prepare to assail the temple. Go down a ramp north and then follow it to a maze stretching north and east. Go north, once you hit the wall head west and down a ramp to the north.
Again there will be a Tanada Black Water Gatekeeper. Kill him and loot his key. Continue east. The door has 9999 resistance so be sure to get key. Next use key on the door and enter the Tanada temple (no level restriction).

Now proceed north and down the ramp into a chamber with 2 guards and an exit north. Kill them then head north and into another chamber with an exit to the NE. Take it. Now you arrive in a room with a few Tanada and 3 rooms on the east wall. Take the hallway at the northern end of the room.

You will arrive in a room with 2 Acolytes of the Depths and a Virindi Consul and an exit north. There will be 2 black obsidian pillars that the consul is in between. Kill them all then head north. You will head down and come out in a room with the Essence of Artifice spewing out from in between 2 obsidian pillars. Here is the Master of the Depths. Once you kill him, loot the jade medallion of the depths from him (4 minute re-spawn). Once you all have the medallion, go back to Sawato and to our dear friend.

Our friend tells us that the source of this corruption may be found using the shrine of Black Water back in the temple, and then he sends us to dispense with this corruption. We return once more to 24.2S, 57.1E and this time go up into the building and use the shrine in the center of the room. To begin, go to the east and ignore the side chamber. You will find a chamber with a few side rooms to the north and and exit east, go east.

You will enter a room with an exit to the north and some new enemies there called Fist of the Depths. Now in this room you will find 3 Fist of the Depths and our target, the Watcher of the Black Water. Slay them all. After you kill them, loot the Mask of the Black Water Watcher and his obsidian shard. take the shard to Zaikhal for translation.

The Fists of the Depth do hollow damage like general Kain Kivix, so be careful. The Watcher is on a five minute timer and the shard is on no timer. The mask, however, I could not pick up another of because it said I had solved the quest too many times.

When you return the mask to Pau, you get a mask called Mask of the Depths -- 360 AL major magic resistance, honed control and nuhmudira's blessing, arcane lore 200 to activate. The shard turns into a nice piece of lore by a curious entity called the Progenitor, apparently a high up Virindi in this storyline.

New Quest - Monouga Laboratory!
Kalazar of SC reports: "I got a gem from the new corporal near Jarvis in Cragstone (25.6N, 49.4E), then ran to 9.8S, 81.0W. Inside I found a bell, and gave it the attunement gem. I then used the bell. It summoned the Laboratory portal, levels 120+. Inside I ran through making sure to keep going down. Inside was a few mosswarts and drudges. Mainly it was shadows and virindi. At the bottom I found a olthoi experiment log and an Imprisoned Monouga. Then back to Crag -- I gave him the log and got 97 mil. :)"

Corporal Liao Chen tells you, "Greetings, adventurer. I greet you in the name of Queen Elysa, whose command brings me here today."
Corporal Liao Chen gives you Monouga Laboratory Portal Attunement Gem.
Corporal Liao Chen tells, you "We seek an intrepid adventurers like yourself, who might be willing to help us investigate a concerning development. It seems that some travelers have discovered a cavern in which drudges have been keeping monouga captive. What is unusual is that the drudges have very sophisticated portal sending enchantments which would seem to be beyond their means. We suspect Virindi involvement of some sort."
Corporal Liao Chen tells you, "Therefore, Prince Borelean led an expedition to investigate this drudge cavern. When he was finished, he had determined a way to reverse the portal sending - to open a portal from that location to the source of the monougas. These portal gems are the result of that determination."
Corporal Liao Chen tells you, "The Queen has commanded that whatever lay on the other side of that portal transit should be explored carefully, with the assumption that whatever is there is hostile. To do so, take the gem I have given you and charge ti against the feeding bell. It will reverse the working of the bell's portal sending magic, and, instead of summoning a drudge and a monouga, will open portals the source of these monsters."
Corporal Liao Chen tells you, "You are welcome to explore the drudge cave, although many have explored it before now. The Queen seeks adventurers to enter the portal from which the monougas come, and hopefully more fully identify exactly what all of this humanoid activity means to the Isparian inhabitants of Dereth."

You give Bell Monouga Laboratory Portal Attunement Gem.
A tendril of violet energy flickers from the gem to the bell. Suddenly, the gem shatters into a fine powder which trickles out of your hand. You think that the bell now might do something different if rung.

You ring the bell.
The bell's hollow ring echoes through the corridors and the gantry, and a cold purple glow radiates from below.

Text: Olthoi Experiment Log

You give Corporal Liao Chen Olthoi Experiment Log.
The guard skims the book, then looks at you with a blank expression.
Corporal Liao Chen tells you, "This doesn't bode well for the future. Not well at all."
Corporal Liao Chen tells you, "I'd better get this to the royals post-haste. They'll want to see this."
You've earned 97,449,430 experience.
 

New Quest - Paradox Olthoi Queen!
Thanks to Swordsman the Player of HG for details below:

To begin go to the valley at 43.7N, 55.0E and talk to the peeps in the tent on the hill. NOTE: YOU WILL DO THIS QUEST WITHOUT BUFFS!! Then jump down into the valley and begin your trek. Go down and head down the ramp and to the NE. After you kill them off, go down the ramp to the north and then head NE down the ramp. At the intersection go left which should be South. NOTE: ALL PARADOXES HERE ARE LIFE RESISTANT.

Go SE and then arrive at a room with Olthoi Paradox Grubs. Head SE and then down the ramp to the NW and exit NE. Continue on and past the warrior otlhoi nymphs, then head SE and down the acid tunnel to the SW, down the ramp to the SW and up the ramp, and then down the ramp to the NW.

Down SW and then down again NE and then finally up again NW and again NE. Now follow the corridor SW and then back up five more ramps and fight off more critters. At the next intersection you will see several doors.

Now go to the Black Death Catacombs - 59.9N, 71.2E (Take the Arrowdale Cottages settlement portal from Hebian-To at 41.5S, 82.1E, exiting at 64.8N, 721.E). Don't go down -- go to the lower catacombs by going around and then down a ramp at the far end. It should say something of the paradox olthio.

Paradox Olthoi Hive: Levels 60+

Now go down the north passage and then at the crossroad go down many ramps until you arrive at an acid pit. STICK TO THE WALLS. Go across the acid pit to the SE, go through the halls and when you arrive at a corridor where you can go down to the west, take it.

Go through the corridor at the cross-section going N or S. Take the N and arrive at another acid pit with a door to the NW. Head through more corridors till you reach another crossroad. Go east and follow around to a tunnel heading south and down west. Now after you kill them, head east and continue down.

Here pick up the eggs. Turn these into Adrian Swiftblade for a reward (13 day timer). The door will not open at this time. We believe it is a live event or for next patch. Here is a copy of what was said when I killed the guardian:

As Swordsman the player strikes the final blow on the Paradox-touched Olthoi Ward Guardian Nymph, a high-pitched keening echoes through you mind. You feel, rather than know that the wards around the Paradox-touched Olthoi Queen's portal have failed for the time being.

Thanks also to Killerfenix, Bavoot, Linkmage and The Unspoken One of HG, and Savis of WE who received the global on Wintersebb!

 

New Creatures!
Thanks to Kalazar of SC, Swordsman the Player of HG!

New Creatures  (click pics to enlarge)

Please send LIVE ACTION SHOTS in addition to stats panel. Thank you!
 

New Creatures	Level	Str	End	Coor	Quik	Foc	Self	Hlth	Stam	Mana
Huge Imprisoned Monouga	499	450	450	125	125	20	20	300225	300450	20
Watcher of the Black Water	140	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Fist of the Depths	120	300	300	250	200	250	50	450	550	50
Master of the Depths	115	220	240	220	200	220	220	400	360	360
Black Water Gatekeeper	115	220	240	220	200	220	220	400	360	360

 

New Splash Screen!
Thanks to Sucamarto of LC!
 

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Latest News!
Thanks to Larceny of TD!

The reports of strange activities continue as we learn more about the reasons behind the odd behavior of Dereth's creatures.

Some of Dereth's citizens have been reporting that the Tanada have been becoming more active again. Reports of activity in the Blackmire area have been more frequent as of late.

A new form of Live event rewards have been added to the game. Players who participate in live events will now get a special live event coin which they will be able to take to a vendor and have their choice of rewards.