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'''April 2000'''
'''April 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer|Announcements Page]]


== Discoveries ==
== Game Changes ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
* Pyreal Motes, Slivers, Nuggets, Bars and Ingots now have new artwork and icons.
* Night ambience is now brighter, by around 12%.
* Casting portal recall spells now make you play some purple bubbly physics scripts for about two seconds before blipping you away.


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News! The floating Shadow Spires that burst from the depths of the earth last month still float passively. Mages report that when the earth quakes, the currents of magic that run through the land shift a little more towards them."</font><br>
== New Quests ==
* [[Silifi of Crimson Stars Quest]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News! Experienced adventurers report being ripped from their daily activity and magically brought to the howling Shadow Spires. There they have been questioned by some unseen inquisitor."</font><br>
== New Events ==
* [[The Nexus Crystal]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"</font><br>
== New Locations ==
* [[18.4S, 12.6E - Skeleton Tent]]
* [[26.7S, 21.0E - Empyrean Standing Stones]]
* [[24.8S, 19.7E - Skeleton Bunker]]
* [[Amiantos Bethel]]
* [[Kayna bint Iswas' Home]]
* [[Nexus]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"</font><br>
== Updated Locations ==
* [[Leikotha's Crypt|Mu-miyah Crypt]] - Leikotha now found here. Originally the crypt contained just lesser and greater Mu-miyah.
* [[18.4S, 21.3E - Skeleton Tomb]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Al-Shajar]]
* [[Grievous Vault]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Mahwan]]
* [[Sylsfear Dungeon]] - Now contains [[The Ruby Al-Khur]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The adventurers taken to the Spires were asked to make a difficult choice. There are six towns where Spires have erupted from the ground - Cragstone, Eastham, Tou-Tou, Sawato, Khayyaban, Tufa. They were asked which of those six they should like to see destroyed."</font><br>
== New NPCs ==
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "For some reason, many asked if Holtburg could be put to the sword instead. Residents of that Aluvian town were not amused."</font><br>
* [[Kayna bint Iswas]]
* [[Leikotha]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."</font><br>
== Updated NPCs ==
* [[Gertarh]] - Retired from game.
* [[Hamud ibn Rafik]] - Now a Shadow.


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Those taken into the Spires, after discussing their experiences with each other, believe that three distinct entities performed the questioning. I know not what this means."</font><br>
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
| Nexus Celdon Leggings
| Nexus Celdon Girth
| Nexus Celdon Breastplate
| Nexus Celdon Sleeves
| Nexus Koujia Leggings
| Nexus Koujia Breastplate
| Nexus Koujia Sleeves
| Nexus Amuli Leggings
| Nexus Amuli Coat
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Wide-ranging parties report seeing fewer creatures moving in the open. It is thought that, like cattle or dogs before a thunderstorm, they have gone into hiding."</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]]
<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break.</font><br>
| Corpse of Gertarh
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The rabbits have stopped... their recent activity. Streetcorner prophets claim this is an ill omen, but they say anything is an ill omen. Larger moons? Pshaw! Surely it's just an atmospheric disturbance! ...Right?"</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
| Broken Haft
| Repaired Haft
| The Ruby Al-Khur
| The Ruby Al-Shajar
| The Ruby Mahwan
| The Ruby Sulmada
| The Ruby Yujazik
| Spire Key Chunk - Eastham
| Spire Key Chunk - Tou Tou
| Spire Key Chunk - Tufa
| Spire Key Chunk - Cragstone
| Spire Key Chunk - Khayyaban
| Spire Key Chunk - Sawato
| Eastern Spires Key Front
| Western Spires Key Front
| Eastern Spires Key
| Western Spires Key
| Nexus Core Gem
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News! Minor earthquakes have intermittently rocked the land. Previously, these heralded the eruption of the Shadow Spires. Who knows what they presage now? It is as if Dereth itself recoils in horror from what is occurring..."</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
| Adventurer's warning
| A letter to Devana
| The Silifi of the Crimson Stars
| Mysterious Note
| Nexus orders
| Nexus Note
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
| Silifi of Crimson Stars
}}


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== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Crystal
| Nexus Crystal
| Nexus Fragment
}}


=== New [[Quests]] ===
{{Creature Class|Shadow
*'''[[Silifi of Crimson Stars]]'''
| A Shadow of Black Ferah
*'''[[Nexus Shadow Armor]]'''
| A Shadow of Ler Rhan
| Nexus Shadow
| Nexus Shadow Captain
| Shadow Captain
| Shadow Sprite
| Eastham Spire Shadow
| Cragstone Spire Shadow
| Tou-Tou Spire Shadow
| Sawato Spire Shadow
| Khayyaban Spire Shadow
| Tufa Spire Shadow
}}


==== Live Events ====
{{Creature Class|Skeleton
*'''[[Shadow Army Attack]]'''
| Skeleton Lord (50)
}}


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{{Creature Class|Undead
| Tortured Soul
}}


=== New [[NPCs]] ===
== New Dialog ==
*[[Kayna bint Iswas]]
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|
|Town Crier tells you, "News! The floating Shadow Spires that burst from the depths of the earth last month still float passively. Mages report that when the earth quakes, the currents of magic that run through the land shift a little more towards them."


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|Town Crier tells you, "News! Experienced adventurers report being ripped from their daily activity and magically brought to the howling Shadow Spires. There they have been questioned by some unseen inquisitor."


=== New [[Items]] ===
|Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"


{{Item Table|Caption=Weapons and Armor|Silifi of Crimson Stars}}
|Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"
===== Texts =====
{|border=0 cellpadding=4
|colspan=8|
* [[Image:Text Icon Parchment.png]]
| [[A Letter to Devana]]
|
* [[Image:Text Icon Parchment.png]]
| [[Nexus Orders]]
|
* [[Image:Text Icon Book.png]]
| [[The Silifi of the Crimson Stars]]
|}


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|Town Crier tells you, "The adventurers taken to the Spires were asked to make a difficult choice. There are six towns where Spires have erupted from the ground - Cragstone, Eastham, Tou-Tou, Sawato, Khayyaban, Tufa. They were asked which of those six they should like to see destroyed."


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
|Town Crier tells you, "For some reason, many asked if Holtburg could be put to the sword instead. Residents of that Aluvian town were not amused."
{{Creature Class|Shadow}}
:* [[Shadow  Sprite]]


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|Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."


[[Category:Patch]]
|Town Crier tells you, "Those taken into the Spires, after discussing their experiences with each other, believe that three distinct entities performed the questioning. I know not what this means."
[[Category:In Progress]]
 
|Town Crier tells you, "Wide-ranging parties report seeing fewer creatures moving in the open. It is thought that, like cattle or dogs before a thunderstorm, they have gone into hiding."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "The rabbits have stopped... their recent activity. Streetcorner prophets claim this is an ill omen, but they say anything is an ill omen. Larger moons? Pshaw! Surely it's just an atmospheric disturbance! ...Right?"
 
|Town Crier tells you, "News! Minor earthquakes have intermittently rocked the land. Previously, these heralded the eruption of the Shadow Spires. Who knows what they presage now? It is as if Dereth itself recoils in horror from what is occurring..."
 
|Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."
}}
 
== Related Articles ==
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Teaser|Teaser]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer#Recap|Recap]]
 
== Media ==
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April 2000 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • Pyreal Motes, Slivers, Nuggets, Bars and Ingots now have new artwork and icons.
  • Night ambience is now brighter, by around 12%.
  • Casting portal recall spells now make you play some purple bubbly physics scripts for about two seconds before blipping you away.

New Quests

New Events

New Locations

Updated Locations

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

New Items

Nexus Celdon Leggings Icon.png Nexus Celdon LeggingsNexus Celdon Girth Icon.png Nexus Celdon GirthNexus Celdon Breastplate Icon.png Nexus Celdon BreastplateNexus Celdon Sleeves Icon.png Nexus Celdon SleevesNexus Koujia Leggings Icon.png Nexus Koujia LeggingsNexus Koujia Breastplate Icon.png Nexus Koujia BreastplateNexus Koujia Sleeves Icon.png Nexus Koujia SleevesNexus Amuli Leggings Icon.png Nexus Amuli LeggingsNexus Amuli Coat Icon.png Nexus Amuli Coat

Corpse of Gertarh Icon.png Corpse of Gertarh

Broken Haft Icon.png Broken HaftRepaired Haft Icon.png Repaired HaftThe Ruby Al-Khur Icon.png The Ruby Al-KhurThe Ruby Al-Shajar Icon.png The Ruby Al-ShajarThe Ruby Mahwan Icon.png The Ruby MahwanThe Ruby Sulmada Icon.png The Ruby SulmadaThe Ruby Yujazik Icon.png The Ruby YujazikSpire Key Chunk - Eastham Icon.png Spire Key Chunk - EasthamSpire Key Chunk - Tou Tou Icon.png Spire Key Chunk - Tou TouSpire Key Chunk - Tufa Icon.png Spire Key Chunk - TufaSpire Key Chunk - Cragstone Icon.png Spire Key Chunk - CragstoneSpire Key Chunk - Khayyaban Icon.png Spire Key Chunk - KhayyabanSpire Key Chunk - Sawato Icon.png Spire Key Chunk - SawatoEastern Spires Key Front Icon.png Eastern Spires Key FrontWestern Spires Key Front Icon.png Western Spires Key FrontEastern Spires Key Icon.png Eastern Spires KeyWestern Spires Key Icon.png Western Spires KeyNexus Core Gem Icon.png Nexus Core Gem

Adventurer's warning Icon.png Adventurer's warningA letter to Devana Icon.png A letter to DevanaThe Silifi of the Crimson Stars Icon.png The Silifi of the Crimson StarsMysterious Note Icon.png Mysterious NoteNexus orders Icon.png Nexus ordersNexus Note Icon.png Nexus Note

Silifi of Crimson Stars Icon.png Silifi of Crimson Stars

New Creatures

Crystal Icon.png Crystal

Shadow Icon.png Shadow

Skeleton Icon.png Skeleton

Undead Icon.png Undead

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "News! The floating Shadow Spires that burst from the depths of the earth last month still float passively. Mages report that when the earth quakes, the currents of magic that run through the land shift a little more towards them."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Experienced adventurers report being ripped from their daily activity and magically brought to the howling Shadow Spires. There they have been questioned by some unseen inquisitor."

Town Crier tells you, "Hey, a pyreal! There really isn't much news right now, but thanks!"

Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Fealty!"

Town Crier tells you, "The adventurers taken to the Spires were asked to make a difficult choice. There are six towns where Spires have erupted from the ground - Cragstone, Eastham, Tou-Tou, Sawato, Khayyaban, Tufa. They were asked which of those six they should like to see destroyed."

Town Crier tells you, "For some reason, many asked if Holtburg could be put to the sword instead. Residents of that Aluvian town were not amused."

Town Crier tells you, "I saw a Shadow Child killed yestereve. It called for its mother when it fell."

Town Crier tells you, "Those taken into the Spires, after discussing their experiences with each other, believe that three distinct entities performed the questioning. I know not what this means."

Town Crier tells you, "Wide-ranging parties report seeing fewer creatures moving in the open. It is thought that, like cattle or dogs before a thunderstorm, they have gone into hiding."

Town Crier tells you, "The rabbits have stopped... their recent activity. Streetcorner prophets claim this is an ill omen, but they say anything is an ill omen. Larger moons? Pshaw! Surely it's just an atmospheric disturbance! ...Right?"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Minor earthquakes have intermittently rocked the land. Previously, these heralded the eruption of the Shadow Spires. Who knows what they presage now? It is as if Dereth itself recoils in horror from what is occurring..."

Town Crier tells you, "There is a sense of oppression to the world... we can only wonder when the storm will break."

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