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Live Event! Viamontians Raid Dereth!
--from the Turbine Site - Sept. 5, 2005

It was a calm day on the island of Marae Lassel. The sky was blue and everything pointed to it being another beautiful day in Dereth. But this was not going to be an ordinary day, as we would soon find out. The sentries that patrol the many towns are used to running into danger, but they are also used to long periods of time where they see nothing unusual. So when one of them spotted what looked like a small army outside of Greenspire let by a Scout Commander, he was surprised but prepared. The sentry quickly went to sound the call for all warriors to come, but as he did there was a sinking feeling in his gut. It was no secret that King Varicci II wanted to expand his lands, but to be so bold as to approach one of the Queen's towns? He wouldn't dare, would he?

The sentry quickly ran to sound the alarm, but he was spotted by the approaching enemy and he knew that there was not much time to warn the town of the impending assault. The only warning the town would have of the approaching danger was that alarm and the sentry knew he had to get the warning out as fast as he could, no matter the cost. Before he reached the alarm, the Viamontian Scout Commander quickly sent his brave soul to the lifestone.

The Sentry recovered as quickly as he could at the nearby lifestone and made his way to the alarm. Even as he sounded the call he felt another stabbing pain. He looked down to a Viamontian axe buried deep in his side. Even through all of the pain, his only thought was the fear that he would be too late to save anyone.

The call finally went out in the early afternoon, a call that had not sounded in quite some time. In fact, it had been so long since the call to arms had been sounded that many were either not prepared or in disbelief when they heard it. The shock quickly wore off as the brave warriors of Dereth gathered up their armor and weapons and headed to the small town of Greenspire, not knowing what was in store for them as they rushed into battle. What foe had decided to once again try to take on the people of Dereth?

When the first warrior stepped out of portal space, he could not believe what he saw. He barely had time to think about it as he was quickly struck down by one of the many Viamontian Knights waiting there. Soon the warriors of Dereth were arriving from all directions and the Viamontian Scout Commander quickly realized this was not going to be a victorious day for his King.

Many of Dereth's finest warriors rushed into battle to stop this group of Viamontian's before they advanced into the town. It was a long and bloody battle that seemed to last forever. Just as it seemed that all hope was lost, the people of Dereth stood strong in the face of danger. In the end, the brave people of Dereth once again stopped the onslaught of an outside force threatening their lands. Is this the last we will see of these Viamontian scouting parties? Why are they here? What are their intentions?
 
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If you take part in an event and want to submit your own account of what transpired please feel free to e-mail it to us along with screenshots to ac1stories@turbine.com. If we like the story we might post it on the Asheron's Call site!
 


Mini Golems Raid Ayan Baqur
--from the Turbine Site - Sept. 9, 2005

A rather large group of Tiny Golems stampeded their way through Ayan Baqur last night. What started out as laughter soon turned into screams of terror when the players realized these cute little creatures meant business.

Below is an excerpt from the chat log that were collected during this raid.

Endar Zael says, "aww those little golems are so cute!"

Small Golem says, "Blood!"

Realm of Darkness says, "save me"

Lodwicke says, "OMG"

Scathe says, "OH MY GOD ILL SAVE YOU GUYS"

Small Golem says, "Blood!"

Scathe says, "DONT MOVE, YOU GOT ONE RIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDER"

Small Golem says, "Blood!"

Scathe says, "DIE

Small Golem says, "Bloo-ACK!"

General Heredia says, "that was hilarious"

Realm of Darkness says, "lmao"

Realm of Darkness says, "debuffing"

Realm of Darkness says, "a tiny golem"


What started off as a group of Tiny Golems soon turned into an all out Golem war!

Lodwicke says, "MORE"

Lodwicke says, "ATTACK"

General Heredia says, "AHHHHHH"

Lodwicke says, "hold the line"


The thunder of Small Magma Golem crushing Slims new guy is followed by the deafening silence of death!

Lodwicke suffers a frozen fate at the hands of Sapphire Golem!

The thunder of Sapphire Golem crushing Big bug is followed by the deafening silence of death!

Big bug says, "got hit for 400+"

The Sapphire Golems were quickly dispatched however that was not the end of it.

Tiereal's body is shattered by Crystal Golem Imperator's attack!

Endar Zael says, "respawn"

Arcainis says, "holy smokes"

After calling for reinforcements the Defenders of Ayan were able to destroy the Crystal Golem Imperator and saved the day!

I believe Endar Zael said it best.

Endar Zael says, "the bigger they are the harder they fall!"
 
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Meeting Hall Sewers Back Up
--from the Turbine Site - Sept. 9, 2005

Without warning, the sewers in the meeting halls have been backing up recently. This has been forcing the many creatures that dwell in them to come out into the halls. What began as a rat or two has become a full blown problem. The local sentries are in need of your help in keeping the halls clear of these creatures and safe for all to use.

The first time this happened, the brave "Fit to Fight" came in and helped clear out this problem. He was rewarded with Dereth's first ever title of "Sanitation Engineer". He was also rewarded with a few items of appreciation and of course, the Queen's gratitude.

The cause of this problem has yet to be determined, but know that we are currently investigating why this is happening and what we can do to stop the creatures from coming into our meeting halls.

We ask that all residents of Dereth please keep a watchful eye on the many meeting halls in the towns to make sure they stay clear for all to use and enjoy.

 
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We would like to thank "The Knight" on the Turbine Forums for the idea behind this event. If you have an idea for an upcoming event, please feel free to post it on our forums here. If you take part in an event and want to submit your own account of what transpired please feel free to e-mail it to us along with screenshots to ac1stories@turbine.com.
 


March of the Penguins?
--from the Turbine Site - Sept. 14, 2005

Players where surprised today to discover a small colony of penguins near the Ayan Baqur lifestone. These innocent creatures surely must have lost there way and somehow ended up in this desert town.

Exhausted and dehydrated the colony of penguins wandered unknowingly into Ayan. Local players were baffled by the arrival of penguins. What would these creatures be doing all the way out here? Players pondered this notion for a moment and then quickly dispatched the tiny birds.

Some where sad to see them die while others thought it best to put them "out of their misery", and there were even a select few who laughed about killing these creatures.

Never fear dear reader for their deaths did not go unnoticed.

No sooner did the last bird die when another larger colony of UBER Penguins appeared over the horizon. The battle that followed was by far one of the most intense Ayan as seen in years. Who would have thought penguins could be so... Uber!?
 

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"Kill me if you can!"

Darktide players have been given a rare treat indeed. They finally get to do something they have wanted to do for YEARS!

Yes folk's players on Darktide will now be able to PK a member of the Turbine Live Event Staff. At random times a member of the Live Event Staff will log in and engage these fearsome PK players in battle. Who will win? Who will rule the day? Who will reign supreme!? Only time will tell.

So with that said I leave you with these simple words "Kill me if you can!"

Ask and you shall receive!

Last night, players on Frostfell were given an opportunity to request creature spawns. There was much shouting for "BZ" however once they realized that he was not a realistic request they settled on others. Soon things were in full swing as players cried out for all sorts of things.
 

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These brave players wanted everything; from cows and snowmen all the way up to Obliterators and Tremendous Monougas. As soon as one spawn dropped they were ready for more!
 

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Special thanks to the following players for helping to make this an enjoyable event;

Kitty Mrrow for her good sportsmanship; she may only be level 37 but she never ran away from the onslaught of creatures.

Uber Penguin slays Kitty Mrrow viciously enough to impart death several times over!

She walked away with 40% vitae and the new title of "Vitae Vixen!"
 

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A Clockwork Mage who made a simple request that was gladly granted.

A Clockwork Mage says, "how about spawn something i can kill over near me...."

He successfully killed the mob of black and brown cows and was given the new title of "Cow Killer!"

And a HUGE Thank You to Frostfell for making this a very successful event. I hope you all had as much fun as I did and I can't wait to try this out on the other worlds.

~Turbine Sappho
 


Galvanic Surge
--from the Turbine Site - Sept. 16, 2005

The brave warriors of Frostfell were met with an unexpected event Thursday evening. Unpredictable voltaic energies erupted from the mountains surrounding the ruins of the Essence of Artifice. As adventurers rushed to investigate, they were met with a legion of Lightning Elementals, Diamond Golem Suzerains, Avalanches and Blizzards. What caused this sudden welling of energy? A massive chunk of Crystalized Galvanic Mana, crackling with energy, was summoning powerful elemental minions. As adventurers rush in to cap the flow of energy, a being the likes of which have never been seen before in Dereth sparked to life before their very eyes – the Galvanic Knight!
 

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After a long and harrowing battle, Mustafah ibn-Jabair and his fellow warriors felled the knight. Shortly after the defeat of its guardians, the Crystalized Galvanic Mana soon shattered and the flow of energy ceased.

For his efforts in defeating the Galvanic Knight, Mustafah received the Galvanic Armor! All who participated in the defeat of the knight and the mana crystal received a large helping of experience.
 

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The Galvanic Armor Set consists of the following pieces of armor:
 
Name

Covers

  Galvanic Wreath

Head

  Galvanic Arms

Arms

  Galvanic Vest

Chest

  Galvanic Belt

Abdomen

  Galvanic Leggings

Legs

  Galvanic Grips

Hands

  Galvanic Kickers

Feet

The Galvanic Armor Set consists of the following properties:

Armor Properties
Armor Level

260

Protection v Bludgeoning

1.0

Protection v Piercing

1.0

Protection v Slashing

1.0

Protection v Acid

0.0

Protection v Cold

1.0

Protection v Electric

2.0

Protection v Fire

1.0

 

Special Properties
  Magic Defense Imbue (+1 magic defense, each piece)
  Tinkerable (10 times)
  Always Drops on Death
     

 


 
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