Waking From the Abyss

December 2003 - Announcements Page
== Game Changes ==
* Autumn has turned to winter! Snow has fallen on Dereth, and the scarecrows have been replaced with snowmen.
* The Dereth Exploration Society quests have been updated. See the Rollout Article for details.
* New types of leather armor can now be found in loot, such as leather long gauntlets and leather pants.
* All types of packs now have 24 inventory slots. See the Rollout Article for details.
* The Furniture Craftsmen and Woodsmen have created several new items for your home.
== New Quests ==
* Noir Assassination Investigation
* Olthoi Chasm Quest
* Snowman Village
* The Caliginous Bethel
== Updated Quests ==
* Arcanum Furniture
* Exploration Society Letters - Rewards updated.
* Harbinger Quest - Players may now re-enter the Harbinger dungeons after completing the quest.
== New NPCs ==
* Argyle
* Aurten Rhell
* Dame Brinna O'Shea
* Gentleman Jake Hawkins
* Guard Chandler Hammettx
* Jaenyn, Stone Shaper
* Klaus
* Proselytic Shadow
* Xavier, Royal Guard
* Frost Haven NPCs
** Chef Pleist
** Elijah
** Emma
** The Mayor
** Nip
** Numb
** Robert
** Sam
== Updated NPCs ==
* Steiner's Apprentice Craftsman
* Jubei's Apprentice Craftsman
* Jordan's Apprentice Craftsman
* Twitch
== New Locations ==
* Bandit Hideout
** Bandit Hideout Prison
* Caliginous Bethel
* Frost Haven
* La Casa del Noir
* Mount Ingot
* Olthoi Chasm
* Portal Tree Copse
* Shallow Olthoi Chasm
* Deep Olthoi Chasm
* Cavernous Olthoi Chasm
* Abyssal Olthoi Chasm
* Portals
** Tree (Portal)
** Undisclosed Location
== New Items ==
== Updated Items ==
* - Sound effect added.
* - New unique artwork and icon.
* - Sound effect added.
* Society Armor
** Color changed from store bought leather brown to a unique green.
** Icons updated.
** AL increased from 60 to 100.
** Impenetrability II added.
** Level II creature or life spell added.
* Explorer Armor
** Store bought leather brown look updated to the new leather style in green.
** Icons updated.
** AL increased from 60 to 100.
** Impenetrability II increased to level III.
** Level III creature or life spell added.
* Explorer Jewelry - Spells increased from level II to III.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage mod increased from 50% to 75%.
** Thrown Weapons Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 6 - 12 to 7 - 14.
** Axe Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage mod increased from 65% to 80%.
** Crossbow Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 2 - 5 to 3 - 12.
** Dagger Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 5 - 10 to 7 - 14.
** Mace Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 2 - 5 to 1.25 - 5.
** Unarmed Combat Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 3 - 11 to 3.5 - 14.
** Spear Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 5 - 9 to 5 - 10.
** Staff Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 6 - 12 to 8 - 16.
** Sword Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage mod increased from 50% to 90%.
** Bow Mastery Other II added.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage mod increased from 50% to 75%.
** Thrown Weapons Mastery Other II increased to level III.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 6 - 12 to 7 - 14.
** Axe Mastery Other II increased to level III.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage mod increased from 65% to 80%.
** Crossbow Mastery Other II increased to level III.
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** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 2 - 5 to 3 - 12.
** Dagger Mastery Other II increased to level III.
* 
** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 5 - 10 to 7 - 14.
** Mace Mastery Other II increased to level III.
* 
** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 2 - 5 to 1.25 - 5.
** Unarmed Combat Mastery Other II increased to level III.
* 
** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 3 - 11 to 3.5 - 14.
** Spear Mastery Other II increased to level III.
* 
** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 5 - 9 to 5 - 10.
** Staff Mastery Other II increased to level III.
* 
** Icon updated.
** Damage increased from 6 - 12 to 8 - 16.
** Sword Mastery Other II increased to level III.
* 
** Icon updated.
** Damage mod increased from 50% to 90%.
** Bow Mastery Other II increased to level III.
== New Titles ==
* Gumshoe
* Honorary Snowman
== New Spells ==
* Vim
== New Creatures ==
== Updated Creatures ==
* Void Knight - Returns to the game as a more powerful Shadow.
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant
No new messages this month.
== Related Articles ==
* Teaser
* Rollout Article
* Release Notes
* Letter to the Players
== Media ==
File:Teaser 200312 A.jpg|
File:Teaser 200312 B.jpg|
File:Teaser 200312 C.jpg|
File:Teaser 200312 D.jpg|
File:Teaser 200312 E.jpg|
File:Teaser 200312 F.jpg|
File:Teaser 200312 ACVault.jpg|ACVault
File:Teaser 200312 JackCat.jpg|Maggie the Jackcat
File:Teaser 200312 Stratics.jpg|AC Stratics
File:Teaser 200312 WarCry.jpg|Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth
File:Waking From the Abyss Splash Screen.jpg
File:Portaldat 200312.png|Portal.dat
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