April Fools - Rare Pack Idols!

Archer Nemy reports: "There was a live event in Holtburg.... You had to kill mad cows and when you killed the level 1034 Very Mad Cow, it opened a portal to Ulgrim's Island.

Most people gave up at this point. But we ran around and there was The Black Breaths who were now spawned all over the island. They dropped black balls which you put in a stein. When you gave them to Ulgrim's Hatch, it let you in....

Inside there is a guy who sends you to Xarabydun to find a rare item which is a Rare Red Pack Idol. Characters names that made this possible: Archer Nemy, Pharo, Itabie the Red, Xaoli"
 

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Sudndeth of LC reports: "Found a Black Ball off a Black Breath after the live event on Ulgrim's Isle. After all the cows were killed a portal opened up there as far as I know. There wasn't such things. I did a search on your site to get any enlightenment, but no idea if it's been found or what before. Just trying to figure out what can be done with it. When you pick it up, you get this message:

As you pickup the black ball it burns your fingers. You quickly drop it into your pack. As it lands in your pack the ball shudders with a dangerous sounding low pitched hum. The ball is obviously made of something very nasty and unstable.
 

Unstable Carebear of FF reports: "Well after killing a Very Mad Cow tonight, April 1st, in Holtburg, we were summoned a portal to Ulgrim's Island where we were led to the Mysterious Hatch. Black Breathes were spawned and upon death dropped a Black Ball. When applied to an Empty Beer Stein found outside his house, he made a Black Ball in a Stein!
 

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When dropped on the Mysterious Hatch, it opened and portaled you inside, were we were asked to go to Xarabydun and find a Rare item. The items found were the idols. Still haven't found a use for these 2 items beside house hooks."
 

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Burt Magnum of TD reports: "The hatch opened today. The death of a Very Mad Cow in Holtburg preceded the opening of a portal to Ulgrim's Island. Here, a new spawn of black breaths was to be found near the crater. Killing a Black Breath yielded a black ball. Ulgrim, shown this black ball, suggests it might be combined with a beer stein; doing so creates a potentially explosive device. Apply this to the mysterious hatch (you'll need some of Wah Chon's Winter Brew to get back to the island) and you'll be portalled beneath the hatch. There, Ulgrim the Unquiet tells you of a new quest starting in Xarabydun concerning some crazed, conspiratorial Zharalim -- seek out the special bookcase which portals you to a dungeon containing Rare Pink and Red Pack Idol Dolls.

Take the doll back to Ulgrim the Unquiet beneath the hatch:

Ulgrim the Unquiet tells you, "Oh, it's very... pink. Aaah! Look, don't be too greedy. The more of these you take the more likely the Order will decide to come back and question me! Aaah! Aaah!"
Ulgrim the Unquiet tells you, "You better leave now and make sure no one sees you leave! Aaah!"
 

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Hey Maggie. :]

Super level 1034 cow in Holtburg. Kill it (drops a bunch of crap), carefully. There were plenty of noob corpses laying around. Once it dies, a portal to Ulgrim's Island will open and it lasts about three minutes.

Portal to the Island, pick up a Stein on your way (behind the drop on the ground). There are a number of Black Breaths scattered around the Small Golems part of the island. Kill one, pick up the Black Ball it drops. Combine the Ball and the Stein to get a Black Ball inside a Stein. Original. Anyways. Find the Mysterious Hatch in front of the volcano on the left side (almost at the base). Give the Balled Stein to the Hatch and it'll teleport you underneath the island. Walk down the hallway, hang the first left. Ulgrim number three is waiting inside. Talk to him, he tells you to go to Xarabydun and find a rare text hidden inside a bookcase.

Hit up Xarabydun, go down the hole in front of the drop. Hang your first right, then hug the right wall until you get down to the Pub. Opposite the Pub's door is a closed door which inside has a clickable Bookcase. Click on it.

It portals you to a dungeon full of Zharalim, gimpy style. Around level 75, I was fine buffless. Scattered around the dungeon are Rare Pink and Rare Red Pack Idols. Pick one up.

When you return to the Ulgrim down the Hatch, he tells you to be careful picking them up because if you get too many the Order (I'm assuming the Order of the Raven Hand) will get word of whatever he's doing. Noob.

So far we've been able to pick up five, but can't get the sixth. (Get more by repeating this entire long process.) The only use we've found for them are hookable packdolls which do nothing when you click on them. Just carebear colored Idols. (At least Pack P. dances when you click him!)

Thanks, and I hope the new spawn is growing well. :]

Jelly Belly, Astienn, and Avatar of Solclaim.
 

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Riordan Nightbane

Swordsman the Player reports: "Dear Maggie, love the site. At around 6:50 pm central time (April 6th) a live event started with someone called Riordan Nightbane who was sent to investigate the mukkir. Eleven players counting myself answered his call in Holtburg. After going through the Repository near the Sepulcher of Nightmares, we reached the bottom, found the Shadow Stone and took several back to Sarkin Killcrane for him. Pics attached of rewards including a reward of turning a weapon of our choice into a shadow slayer and a black luster pearl."
 

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Augusto of HG from the Nights Reborn reports: "Here are pictures from today's live event hosted by Riordan Nightbane. The event started in Holtburg on HG server at approx. 8:00 pm Eastern time. Riordan Nightbane opened a portal to Caul island where we then ran to the Repository dungeon. We had 11 companions along with Riordan Nightbane, making our way thru the dungeon to the room where the damaged shadow stone spawned on the floor. We all picked one up and then Riordan Nightbane instructed us all to meet him in Wei Jiou where he rewarded us all with shadow slayer imbued on our weapon of choice plus a writ and assorted other gifts. My gift was a black pearl which increases all attributes by 2 for 10 min. All in all it was a successful event and Riordan Nightbane assured us all of the importance of this event and that it was instrumental in helping the The Nights of the Golden Flame.

Agusto of HG, of The Nights Reborn.

ps thank you Maggie for all of your efforts in maintaining your website, We all love it :)"
 

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