THE HERALD

 

Chapter 10

As the horrific shroud of the Tenebrous dissipates, the Undead have regained control of their consciousness. The Undead are free, but with its defeat, you feel a surge of darkness pouring into Childe’s Vault, slowing reaching its way into the tomb and beyond, to Albion.

Midgard

Garmr stands firm and beside him growls his faithful ally, Freki. Before them dark, ravenous energy flows from beneath the Sanctum’s holy ground. Garmr nods to you, and once again faces the energy. The Dark Dragon is here. It is time to free the Drakulv.

The Marrach Prince falls. The Marrach conquest into Hibernia is over. The Inner Veil begins to grow unstable. Waypoints to other rifts, other worlds, open and close. One wrong step means the end. There is one waypoint, though, that seems different above the others. It’s darker, and you see Salle on the other side, calling to you.

Players must defeat all 3 bosses in each realm’s Chapter 9 instance dungeon to progress to Chapter 10’s encounter there.

• Speak with Guy in Childe’s Vault
  • Players on Chapter 9 who defeat the Tenebrous Horror will immediately progress to Chapter 10.
• Speak with Garmr in Drakulv Sanctum
  • Players on Chapter 9 who defeat Firga will immediately progress to Chapter 10.
• Speak with Salle in the Inner Veil
  • Players on Chapter 9 who defeat Prince Varshe will immediately progress to Chapter 10.
• Defeat the Dark Dragon and earn your stone-encrusted gloves!
• Please note that players that do not have Chapter 6 of the campaign complete WILL be able to participate in Chapter 10’s encounter and obtain the quest. However, the final quest step cannot be turned in for their reward until Chapter 6 is complete.

Live Hot Fix Notes

Previous Chapter Changes

• Several balance adjustments have been made to all realms’ Chapter 9 encounters to make them a bit easier and more straightforward to complete while still maintaining their fun mechanics.
  • Albion 9.1: Necromancer Janus’ encounter now resets properly on failure.
  • Albion 9.1: Necromancer Janus’ damage and resistances to damage have been reduced slightly.
  • Albion 9.2: One of the left or right tentacle should always be able to be damaged now.
  • Albion 9.3: The right tentacle should spawn and stun correctly now.
  • Albion 9.3: The amount of mobs that spawn from the Darkspire portals has been reduced to 2 mobs per.
  • The Darkspire Harpy’s silence radius has been reduced.
  • Midgard 9.1: Dark Ingolf should no longer chain teleport players at the beginning of the encounter.
  • Midgard 9.2: The radius of the wind has been increased slightly and will no longer dissipate when it kills.
  • Hibernia 9.2: The Supercharged effect no longer has an immunity timer.
  • Hibernia 9.3: Varshe should now reliably switch from caster to melee modes in sync with his effects.

Item and Class Changes

• The Hallowed Staff /use2 Infernal Blessing is now only usable by list-casters (excluding Valewalkers) and has had its duration increased from 5 minutes to 10 minutes and value reduced from 15% to 12% armor factor and hits.
• All Chapter 9 armor sets have been given a new itemization pass:
  • Sleeves, Leggings, and Boot stats remain unchanged.
  • Sleeves, Leggings, and Boots 120 heal proc was replaced with a 280 heal proc. The ablative proc remains unchanged.
  • Chestpieces were each given 2 class-usable TOA% stats.
  • Chestpieces were given 2 new procs:
    • 280 point heal proc
    • 5% health regen over 30s proc
• All Chapter 9 armor set bonuses have been given another pass and improved:
  • Where possible, existing set bonuses were simply given higher values and remain otherwise unchanged.
  • However, several classes were given either new set bonuses or retained their existing ones but still had new bonuses added.
  • The goal of these sets is to make the bonuses worthwhile improvements to existing class abilities and not to grant classes wholesale new abilities via the items.
    • In conjunction with the stat and proc changes, we think a balanced mark has been hit with these sets and their bonuses that will make it worth the effort of fitting all 3 items into a template while also not making them mandatory to use.
• Necromancer’s Icebrand stats have been adjusted on the level 1-4 and level 5-12 versions to better fit characters of those level ranges.

Bug Fixes

• The Hibernian version of the Solo Road daily quest will now properly reward credit for killing Midgard players.

Chapter 9

Albion

                You must hurry! Quickly, come to Childe’s Vault! Selan is in trouble! She has chased after Decimus and Maximillian into the deeper reaches of the crypt! We have learned that the Tenebrous Undead are controlled and connected by a hive-minded monstrosity. If Selan finds this monster along with Decimus, I fear the worst! You must go to her aid!

–Guy, Selan’s Regiment

Midgard

                Garmr is still deep within the Sanctum, venturing within for the power of Drakulv Kings. With all five stones in our possession, we must deliver these relics to him so that he can use their power and infuse the Drakulv weapon! With that power we just may stand a chance against the Dark Dragon. Meet me in the Drakulv Sanctum and I will show you the way to Garmr – and make haste!

–Sigrun of the Shield of Valhalla

Hibernia

                The time has come, heroes. We have waited on Salle long enough – and with no sign of her success or failure. The Marrach will wait no longer. Prince Varshe has rallied his troops and he seeks the Dark One’s power. We must not let the Marrach Prince again such strength! Come to the Inner Veil. It is here where we will end this cursed campaign and free the Dark Elven people!

–Prince Reynarch of the Abagath
 

A Dragon’s Curse (Chapter 9)

The campaign continues! Venture into the heart of the Dark Dragon’s lair!

• The instances Childe’s Vault, Drakulv Sanctum, and the Inner Veil are now dungeons open to a full group of players to explore and conquer!

To Start Chapter 9:

• Speak with Guy in Childe’s Vault
• Speak with Sigrun or Theso in Drakulv Sanctum
• Speak with Prince Reynarch in the Inner Veil

Campaign Updates and Fixes

• There is now an NPC in Childe’s Vault, Drakulv Sanctum, and the Inner Veil that will grant players their stones of power from the previous campaign quests should they have lost their stone.
  • Requires the corresponding quest to be complete before a stone will be granted.
  • Chapter 10 will require all 5 stones.
• Several monsters in Childe’s Tomb, Drakulvhamn, and The Rift have had their aggression radius increased.
• The Soul Stone’s power buff received from Childe, Sabna, and Salle is now applied in a radius.
• Putrid, the Wolfmother, and the Veil Strider should correctly drop loot in addition to aurulite and Draginium Ore.
• (Midgard) Monsters in the Dream’s Trollheim zone of Chapter 6 of the Dragon Curse Campaign have had their aggression radius reduced.

Instance Loot-reward Changes

• Starting with Chapter 9’s instance, the way loot is awarded and daily lockouts are applied in instance encounters will be updated as follows:
  • Defeating a boss inside the instance will drop a chest that ALL characters in the instance can right-click to interact with.
  • Interacting with a given chest triggers the daily lockout *for that chest*.
  • The chest will grant that character’s class a roll on the boss’ loot table.
    • These loot tables will be weighted heavily to drop an item intended for the class that interacts with the chest.
      • This is to encourage the use of multiple group setups and to avoid scenarios where certain classes are excluded from groups.
    • It is NOT a guarantee that an item will drop on each chest interaction.
  • Characters can then do the instance as many times as they desire, but can only interact with the given boss’ loot chest once per day.
  • If an instance drops multiple loot chests (like Chapter 9 does), each chest has its own daily lockout timer.
  • As other instance encounters are updated with this new system, they will be noted. For now, only Chapter 9’s instance functions this way.
• Chapter 9 also introduces a new item reward type: gear sets.
  • By doing Chapter 9, characters will have a chance to earn Chest, Arms, and Boots/Leggings armor pieces that when all 3 are equipped will improve a single ability of that class (as noted by the armor).
  • The armors, when equipped, will automatically improve the class’ ability without the need to /use or manually toggle anything. If only 1 or 2 out of the 3 armors are equipped, the abilities will function as normal.
  • These armors will have less stats than most top-of-the-line pieces available in the current game to offset the ability improvement.
  • The improved abilities will, with few exceptions, be on baseline or class-defining spec-line (like Dual Wield, Savagery, Valor, Instruments, etc.) abilities only.
  • Some examples of improved abilities:
    • An extra 150 radius to a normally single-target ability.
    • Increasing the radius of an AoE ability.
    • Adding an extra damage type to a single resist-debuff.
    • Adding an extra stat debuff type to an existing stat debuff.
    • Changing from single-target to group target.
    • Increasing the ability’s duration.

Chapter 8

Albion

Maximilian…my husband…taken by the evil lord, Decimus. We must make our way into the Catacombs, vanquish the Tenebrous leaders, and find those responsible for this Undead uprising. We will put an end to their unholy crusade soon. There are reports of a waypoint opening within Childe’s Tomb. Our path into the Catacombs may begin there.
–Commander Selan

Midgard

The fifth stone is within reach, Warriors. Those from the deepest darkness, Darkspire, are making their way into Drakulvhamn once again. There is a waypoint within these dark caves, and our enemies are once again sending reinforcements to reclaim Drakulvhamn. The only way they could create such a rift powerful enough to travel through space instantly is with a stone of power. Find the waypoint, defeat the Darkspire lords, and claim the final stone. Then, we head into the Sanctum to find Garmr! Make haste!
–Oracle Sabna

Hibernia

Salle is still gone, but that doesn’t mean the Abagath march will slow! We have found the Life Stone, and with it, we are one stone away from beginning our march into the Catacombs. There is an opening within this rift, Heroes! My scouts report that the Marrach, Glimmer, and Darkspire are launching one final assault to reclaim this portion of the Veil. I leave it to you to stop them. Let us hope Salle is back before long with information on our stones of power.
–General Riarona

A Dragon’s Curse (Chapter 8)

• The campaign continues! The factions of the Catacombs and the Darkspire lords launch a final assault on their lost lands!
• Return to Childe’s Tomb, Drakulvhamn, and the Rift to close the final waypoint and prevent passage into your home realm once and for all!
• The aurulite merchant now offers loot from all encounters and bosses from the campaign!
  • Note: This does not include the Chapter 6 Band of the Dream Conqueror

To begin the encounter:

• Albion – After obtaining the quest from Commander Selan, find the Unstable Darkspire Waypoint within Childe’s Tomb. Interact with the waypoint to begin the encounter.
• Midgard – After obtaining the quest from Oracle Sabna, find the Unstable Darkspire Waypoint within Drakulvhamn. Interact with the waypoint to begin the encounter.
• Hibernia – After obtaining the quest from General Riarona, find the Unstable Darkspire Waypoint within the Rift. Interact with the waypoint to begin the encounter.

Things to note about Chapter 8:

• Completing Chapters 1-5 and Chapter 7 are all required to begin Chapter 8.
• Chapter 6 is not required to begin Chapter 8.
• You can begin the encounter by right-clicking the Unstable Darkspire Waypoint. However, you must be on the Chapter 8 quest or have completed the quest to begin the encounter.
• Once the encounter begins, if there are no players within the Waypoint’s radius, the encounter will reset.

Other fixes:

• The aurulite Mauler staff, caster staff, and small shield are now sold at the proper 35% quality, 100% condition, and 100% durability.
• Vulcan’s health, damage, and the rate he spawns fires have been reduced for Albion’s Chapter 7 encounter.
• The melee and magic resistance buffs in Vampiir’s Dementia specialization should now co-exist with all other resistance type spells (or stack with ones they previously stacked with).
• The Astral Kinetic Hammer’s damage absorption buff should now apply correctly in Midgard.
• The Friar’s Tranquility damage reduction buff should now apply correctly to the group.

Chapter 7

Albion

The Dream Stone is ours. I have never before seen such power from a single object. Truly, an object of wonder…and I fear the power of the other stones now that I have seen this one. If what we know of the Life Stone is true, then I fear the Tenebrous have long since brought Albion’s worst enemy back into the forefront.
–Commander Selan

Midgard

Warriors of Midgard, I leave the conquest of the Life Stone in your hands. I must venture further into the sanctum of the legendary Drakulv for the ancient power of Drakulv Kings. I know I can count on you to stop whatever the Dark Dragon has planned.
–Garmr, King of the Drakulv

Hibernia

Salle is journeying within the Veil to locate the Dark Dragon’s lair. In the meanwhile, it is up to us to stop the madness in Sheeroe Hills in your home of Hibernia. The Glimmer and Marrach are still at large, and they have used the Life Stone to resurrect some of our deadliest of enemies. It is up to us to end them and retrieve the stone. After what you and I have been through together inside the Dream, I will be there with you in this war, always. Our people are now inseparable allies.
–General Riarona of the Abagath Dark Elves

A Dragon’s Curse (Chapter 7)

• The campaign continues! The Life Stone has the power to resurrect the realm’s most evil enemies!
• Venture once again into Dartmoor, Malmohus, and Sheeroe Hills to defeat the Dragons! They have returned, and this time, they have help!

To begin the encounter:

• Albion – After obtaining the quest from Commander Selan, speak with Maximilian outside Goldestandt’s Lair.
• Midgard – After obtaining the quest from Garmr, attack Gjalpinulva within her lair.
• Hibernia – After obtaining the quest from General Riarona within the rift, speak with General Riarona again outside Cuuldurach’s Lair.

Things to note about Chapter 7:

• Completing Chapter 6 is not required to begin Chapter 7.
• Completing chapters 1-5 are required to begin Chapter 7.
• You can begin the encounter so long as you are currently on the Chapter 7 quest or have completed the Chapter 7 quest.
• You can enter an in-progress encounter by stepping into the waypoints outside of the dragon lair.
• Once the encounter begins, if there are no players within the dragon lair, the encounter will reset.

Campaign Changes

• The difficulty of Chapter 6 has been further reduced on all realms.
• Players that touch the Dream Stone during the Chapter 6 campaign quest will now be able to teleport to and from their realm’s instances from the main teleporters.
• Soul Stone’s Power buff to pierce certain enemies in the Curse Campaign has been increased to a 15 minute duration.
• NPC allies and pets no longer cause enemies with Darkspire Shielding to activate their shield when taking damage. Players must still first use a Soul weapon or have the Soul Stone’s buff to remove the shielding.
• Daila Whitesteel no longer roams around Camelot. She can be found near the northern forge in Camelot, east of the Church of Albion.
• The Grimbur encounter for Albion’s Chapter 5 now spawns less harpies and at a slower rate.
• The Bodolf encounter for Midgard’s Chapter 5 should now always award credit to players within his lair.
  • Bodolf will return to his spawn point when dragged away from his lair.
• The Salle NPC in the Rift has been increased in size to allow players to easily identify the correct NPC Salle for certain campaign quest steps.
• The Empirical Glimmer Body encounter for Hibernia’s Chapter 5 now progresses faster.
• Battlefield Potions have been reduced in cost to 25,000 aurulite.
• The Hibernian daily ‘Victory Over the Rift’ has been removed. This quest was not yet meant to be released.
• Characters who have completed the Chapter 6 solo instance can now re-enter them to adventure through them again.

Chapter 6
 

     The Dream Stone is upon us. Its power is said to be unmatched of the five. IF we can use its power for good, for what is right, then the Tenebrous will fall and our next step will be to reclaim Darkspire and liberate the Undead.
–Commander Selan

     I am now King of the Drakulv, thanks to your help. There is something I wish to show you, it is a sanctuary of the Drakulv . Only the Drakulv are allowed to enter, and only the most esteemed. For you, I will make it the first exception. Meet me within Drakulvhamn, there is still work to be done.
–Garmr, King of the Drakulv

     The new alliance between Hibernia and the Abagath Dark Elves is a breath of fresh air for us in the Veil, and quite literally! The Rift has been taken, we have won it from the Marrach. Next, we venture further into the rift. A new waypoint has been opened, and inside is what we have been looking for. Come to me, and I will show you the way.
–Prince Reynarch, Leader of the Abagath

• The campaign continues! Adventure into your memories! Some of your favorite old zones await with new challenges!
• These new dungeons are restricted to a single player only. Adventure through this challenging chapter at your own pace and relive your old memories!
  • Be sure to use Selan’s Greatsword, the Drakulv Battle Horn, or Call Salle to summon some help while you are in the Dream.
    • Interact with the Dream Stone in Childe’s Tomb, Drakulvhamn, or The Rift dungeons if you have lost the summoning item.
• The 2016 5v5 Triumphant Wristguard is now available as a quest reward from Chapter 6!
• To start chapter 6:
  • Speak with Commander Selan in Childe’s Tomb.
  • Speak with Garmr in Drakulvhamn.
  • Speak with Prince Reynarch in the Rift.
• Please Note: Players may need to run their client’s patcher if they are not able to see chapter 6’s dungeons after porting.

Chapter 5

Albion

     Daila has forged our weapons. We can now strike the enemies from Darkspire and pierce their magical shield. It is time to reclaim Albion from the Tenebrous and prepare ourselves to move within the Catacombs. Once we defeat their leaders, Dartmoor will once again be safe.
–Commander Selan

Midgard

     Warriors of Midgard! I have gone on a short journey since we last spoke. I have been into the Catacombs, passed the Burial Grounds, and into the Glashtin Forge. Freki and I searched for a smith capable of such miracles. I have the Soul Weapons. We can now defeat the Drakulv King and reclaim Drakulvhamn! It begins now!
–Garmr, leader of the Drakulv Rebellion

Hibernia

     Heroes, my sister, Sayri, has returned to Sheeroe Hills. She has been in the depths of Hibernia, and she is leading the Glimmer to build something…terrible. I fear Mother has gotten into her head again, and when Sayri listens to Mother, bad things happen! With our Soul Weapons, we can face Sayri and her terrors. We must stop her, for the good of a renewed Hibernia.
–Salle, the Glimmer Fairy

A Dragon’s Curse (Chapter 5)
The campaign continues! Defeat the leaders of the Cursed uprising!
New gear has been added to the aurulite merchants!
To start chapter 5:

• Speak with Commander Selan in Childe’s Tomb or Camelot.
• Speak with Garmr in Drakulvhamn.
• Speak with Salle in the Rift or Tir na Nog.

Chapter 4

Albion

      As the outlook brightens within the dark tomb, Commander Selan is pushing the offensive forth into ending the Tenebrous uprising. Rackham, the first of the Undead to betray the Tenebrous and seek out Albion for aid, knows of a way to use the Soul Stone’s remaining power.

Midgard

      With Oracle Sabna now a part of the Drakulv Revolution, the pillar of leadership begins to sway amongst the Drakulv rebels. However, this will not stop Garmr and his crusade to liberate the Varulv kind from their cursed masters. He will work with the Oracle, who has discovered a way of forging weapons made with soul magic, if it means he will no longer serve the ancient evils of Midgard’s troubled past.

Hibernia

      The Veil is home to all sorts of magic and terrors, and Prince Reynarch of Abagathar finally has his opportunity to make his mark in Dark Elven history with the defeat of the Glimmer. To that end, their Glimmer Fairy ally has thus far delivered unremarkable aid to the Abagathar Dark Elves – and she continues to do so. Salle cautiously offers the Resistance a way to create soul weapons – but with a warning; this magic is evil, and using it can have unknown consequences…

A Dragon’s Curse (Chapter 4)
The campaign continues! Gather the souls of your fallen enemies! 
To start Chapter 4:

• Speak with Commander Selan in Childe’s Tomb.
• Speak with Garmr in Drakulvhamn.
• Speak with Salle within the Rift in Sheeroe Hills.

Fixes

• The Soul Stone’s Power buff from Oracle Sabna for Midgard players and from Childe for Albion players is now obtainable from their respective NPCs even after the Chapter 3 quest is completed.
  • Hibernia players can get this buff from their Salle companion.
• The Blood Stone quest encounter was bugged in the case that some players may not have received their Blood Stone from Chapter 2.
• Note: You will need the Blood Stone to complete coming chapters.
• On Albion: Defeating the Blood Slime in the Blood Pit within Childe’s Tomb will always award players who are missing their Blood Stone with a replacement. The Blood Slime will always spawn for players who have completed the Chapter 2 quest, ‘The Blood Stone’, by interacting with the Blood Pit.
• On Midgard: Defeating the Blood God in Priestess Aiyana’s Shrine will always award players who are missing their Blood Stone with a replacement. The Blood God will always spawn for players who have completed the Chapter 2 quest, ‘The Blood Stone’, by defeating Priestess Aiyana.
• On Hibernia: Defeating the corrupt dragon hatchling in the Rift will always award players who are missing their Blood Stone with a replacement. The corrupt dragon hatchling will always spawn for players who have completed the Chapter 2 quest, ‘The Blood Stone’, by destroying the glimmer egg.