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| 7/29/2003 | BALLISTA TRAINING NIGHT WITH HERT |
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Having trouble loading the ballista? Can't figure out how to taper a log for the mighty machine? How do you get those arrows out of the windows?
H.E.R.T. - Haven's Emergency Resource Team - will be hosting a Ballista Training night on the fifth of Phoenatos at 9:00 PM elven at the Hangman's Bridge. Please come equipped with a bow, a quiver of no more then five arrows, and a handaxe. |
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| 7/27/2003 | ELANTHIAN EXPLORERS' SOCIETY MEETING |
| The Elanthian Explorers' Society will be meeting at 9pm Elven time on Feastday, the second of Phoenatos, at Cairnfang Falls near Solhaven. All rangers are invited to attend. We will be planning events for the remainder of the year. | |
| 7/24/2003 | GEMSTONE TESTING SCHEDULE MAILING LIST |
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Feeling left out? Don't know what's supposed to work or not supposed to work? Want to help out?
Read more: http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=30&category=101&topic=1&message=39 |
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| 7/24/2003 | IMPORTANT GEMSTONE IV LINKS |
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GEMSTONE IV PRIME TESTING: http://www.play.net/gs3/play/play_demo.asp
GEMSTONE IV PLATINUM TESTING: http://www.play.net/gs3/play/play_gsh_plat.asp GEMSTONE IV DOCUMENTATION: http://www.play.net/gs3/news/gemstone_iv/more.asp GEMSTONE IV SYSTEMS RELEASE SCHEDULE: http://www.play.net/gs3/news/gemstone_iv/schedule.asp WHAT TO EXPECT OF TESTING: http://www.play.net/gs3/news/gemstone_iv/preview.asp |
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| 7/24/2003 | TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN HUMANS AND ELVES |
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V'reen Morphs Continue To Ravage Continent
Day 22 of Koaratos, 5103 It is every parent's worst nightmare. Calling her child in from the darkening yard, a mother spies not one, but two children racing to greet her... both with subtly distorted forms, and both utterly silent except for the strange, high-pitched keening they emit. She cannot bring herself to slam and bar the door, because her true child is still outside somewhere, but these creatures have no knowledge of motherly love, and they are only here to consume the parent as they have already consumed the child. This image of horror has been played out hundreds of times through human and elven lands alike as the v'reen morphs savage innocent citizens. Halfling settlements, giantman villages, and dwarven cities have reported attacks as well, some seen, some only suspected -- people vanish overnight and are never seen again, but v'reen morphs taking on their likenesses flow up from the ground to terrorize people hours or days later. Preying upon isolated, unsuspecting victims, the morphs sow fear wherever they manifest. Some insight into their origin has come from Lord Morgult of the House of Kestrel. The Hall of Mages dispatched Lord Morgult to investigate a disturbance in the flows of mana that occurred in the area of River's Rest, a backwater village in Torre long known to harbor smugglers and pirates. According to Lord Morgult, an elven mage known as Lirou inhabited this region for some time prior to the first appearance of the morphs. According to local inhabitants, Lirou claimed that his presence was sanctioned by Emperor Aurmont, and that he was researching the Mandis Crystal to aid the Emperor in case Baron Hochstib of Jantalar should turn rogue and attack the Empire. Supposedly, this was sanctioned by his home city of Ta'Illistim as well. Lord Morgult confirmed that there was a crystal within the elven mage's destroyed workshop that outwardly resembled the Mandis Crystal, but reported as well that the artifact was obviously flawed, as its incredibly weak anti-magical effect encompassed only a space of ten feet or so, and as the crystal did not display any of the Mandis Crystal's other known properties. After discovering that the crystal could not be moved from its location, Lord Morgult erected a protective shield over the area and left to report to his superiors. Apparently, the morphs were created or released in a magical accident related to the crystal's creation. Lord Morgult's report has been of great concern to the nobility of the Turamzzyrian Empire, and, some whisper, to the newly coronated Emperor, Aurmont Anodheles. Ever since the magical catastrophe that created the Wizardwaste, the use of magic has been strictly regulated within the Empire by the Hall of Mages. Since the Mandis Crystal is technically a possession of the Emperor, having been loaned to Baron Hochstib by the late Empress Mynal'lyanna Anodheles, then elven research into the artifact's workings would suggest that the elves meant to destroy or replicate the Mandis Crystal. Neither option suggests peaceful intentions. If Lord Morgult's report is accurate, and if Ta'Illistim supported Lirou's illegal experimentation, then this may be taken as an act of war. Thus far, Ta'Illistim has denied all knowledge of the elven mage Lirou. Although elven diplomats have expressed their desire to settle this matter peacefully, they have also implied that "Lirou" may be a fiction concocted by the House of Kestrel in order to redirect blame from its proper position, and expressed their distaste at being used as a scapegoat. Alternately, they point out that Lord Morgult is a junior investigator and may have misunderstood the evidence, or may have been misled by the scurrilous natives. Unsurprisingly, the Hall of Mages is most displeased with these accusations. Determining the truth of the matter is particularly difficult because River's Rest is currently occupied by a powerful krolvin force. For representatives of the Turamzzyrian Empire, dealing with the marauding v'reen morphs is more important than fighting off krolvin, and any evidence suggesting elven involvement may already have been destroyed by the invaders. Although the Imperial Navy has engaged and destroyed much of the krolvin fleet, a portion of the group is firmly entrenched upon the isle, representing a serious danger to anyone who would investigate Lirou's destroyed workshop. While nations wait breathlessly to see how this crisis will unwind, some of those who are least involved with the diplomatic situation are suffering the most heavily beneath the brunt of the threat. Barely an hour passes in Icemule Trace without the report of another v'reen morph materializing from the snow. While the forces of Jantalar storm the gates without, the morphs steal people away from within, and the cost to this small halfling town has been terrible. An aura of gloom seems to shadow this normally-joyous gambling retreat on even the most sunlit of summer days. For the safety and protection of Icemule's residents, a voluntary sunset curfew has been suggested, and the mayor has also advised that no one travel alone even on city streets so long as this threat continues. The outpost of Pinefar has also suffered grievously, and there is even talk of closing the buildings in Pinefar and abandoning the place entirely until some way is found to deal with this devastating menace. |
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| 7/24/2003 | TROLLS KIDNAP PRINCE EREGREK BORTHUUM |
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Day 12 of Koaratos, 5103
While on a diplomatic mission to Ta'Illistim, Prince Eregrek Borthuum and his Dwarven Honor Guard were attacked by a large party of trolls. During the attack a large grey troll slugged Prince Eregrek in the face with a blackjack, picked him up, slung him across his shoulders and carried him off. As of this time it is not known if the Prince is dead or alive. Searchers are combing the hills and forests outside the city, but large parties of trolls hinder the search. |
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| 7/9/2003 | GEMSTONE IV TESTING |
| We expect to open player testing for GemStone IV this evening, Wednesday July 9th, 2003. We will make an ingame announcement and publish a news item at that time. We hope you will join us! | |