|
As the skies continue to be tainted
by the purple hue of portal space, the Virindi rebels under
Levistras have reinforced their forces to claim Dereth as their
own. Opposing forces, loyal to the Directive principles all
Virindi have followed until now, have done the same, hampering
the efforts of the rebels. The loyalists have begun diverting
shipments of Quiddity Ingots, intended for the rebels' Tumerok
minions, to Isparian settlements. At the same time, those loyal
to the Directive have summoned more forces to Dereth, including
powerful Virindi Inquisitors, in the hopes of bringing all the
rebels in line with the will of the Quiddity.
This influx of forces opened a
path for brave (or foolhardy) Isparians to follow to a place
known to the Virindi as the Singularity Caul. In the past, this
island had been used by the Hopeslayer's forces, but was now
claimed by the rogue Virindi. From here, the Virindi hoped to
establish their New Singularity and bring all of Dereth under
its control.
While no apparent Virindi
facilities could be found on the Caul, the Isparians discovered
one near the town of Rithwic. This facility was a Virindi
prison, used to hold rogue elements before their destruction or
return to the Quiddity. In an ironic twist, the Virindi Master
overseeing the facility had begun to exhibit the same corruption
observed in the rebels, individuality. This corruption went so
far that he even took on a name: Dirrich. His death at the hands
of Isparian adventurers resulted in quick reprisals from the
Virindi, as more powerful Virindi and their servants were found
throughout the Direlands.
As the Virindi conflict seemed
to escalate around them, Isparians exploring the center of the
Singularity Caul stumbled into a meeting between elements of the
Quiddity and a representative of the Rebels. Responding to
attacks from these two forces, the Isparians destroyed the
representatives, and in the process destroyed any hope of a
peaceful end to the conflict.
Perhaps with the hope of
reaching an agreement with the Isparians, Althoucault, Speaker
of the New Directive, appeared near Wai Jhou. Distrustful of the
Virindi's intent, the Speaker was attacked on sight and
destroyed. His final thoughts were transmitted to those who had
struck him down--they were doomed. And now the people found
themselves embroiled in a war between two parties, both intent
on their destruction.
|
Miscellaneous
Improvements:
- Level 7 Life Magic is in.
- Advanced titles for Guild of
Bestowers are in. Bestowers also give hats for advanced titles
in Alchemy, Cooking and Fletching. Really, we mean it this time.
- New summer dye colors
available. Winter (!) dye plants removed from landscape.
Minor
Details:
- Component buyer values can now
be changed while the vendor is open, and take effect immediately
(though it won't remove items from your buy list that are
already there).
- Component buyer "not
enough ... " error message cleaned up a little -- players
can raise the number of components they want in the F6 panel and
not confuse it.
- Essence of Enchantment now
grants Weapon Ignorance 7.
- Upped the Spellcraft on
Lightning Streak 6 traps. Better pull out the shockproof undies
you put away when you outgrew Ash Gromnies?
- Changed Quiddity Orb quest
timers to seven days.
- Fixed some instances where
Bestowers' Guild puzzle pieces were showing up as blue casino
tokens where they SHOULD have shown up as small orange orbs.
- Shadow Fragments and Crystal
Fragments now have unique icons, for easier differentiation of
the various types, and to cut down the possibility of
bait-and-switch trading scams.
- Koujia armor should now sort
properly with the white undies. When the undies changed to
white, the new color was bleeding through improperly, ruining
some people's ensembles.
- Ayan Baqur is now (mostly) back
to normal.
- Mud Golems were dropping Muddy
Towels 100% of the time due to a small typo in the % chance of
not dropping Pyreal Motes. Now they should drop towels at the
same rate as Water Golems.
|
