Live Event: Seas of Slaughter
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The air is heavy with the smell of plunder. Autumn harvests fill up port warehouses. Exotic goods sail into Old World ports before the winter storms come. The seas are full of vessels laden with goods, fortunes waiting to be claimed. So many opportunities for the Pirates of Sartosa to honor Jack o’ the Seas. Hoist the colors high!
South of Tilea, the isle of Sartosa serves as a nest of piracy. The isle is ruled by pirate lords, first among which is the Pirate Princess of Sartosa. The isle's location allows it to ruthlessly plunder trade routes across the Southern Sea, from the coast of Araby and Nehekara in the south to the Tilean Sea in the north, from the Black Gulf in the east to the shores of Estalia at the western end of the Old World. The dwarfs of Barak Varr do what they can to battle against the pirates of Sartosa, but they have greener problems on their horizon. Therefore, unchecked, the pirates of Sartosa cling to the shores of the Old World, looting and pillaging throughout Autumn. Rum flows as freely as blood in the Seas of Slaughter.
The end of Autumn marks the high season for piracy, as merchants race to reach safe harbors before the winter storms. The Seas of Slaughter marks the time of year when the Pirates of Sartosa reap their own bloody harvest. Alas, you too are caught up in the winds of piracy. Join the fray as the battle for the high seas rages.
The Seas of Slaughter will start on September 22nd at 12:00 Altdorf time and last until October 2nd 12:00 Altdorf time.
We are extending the Seas of Slaughter event to run until October 6th.
The pirate hat vendor will also arrive soon!
Rewards
Basic reward: [Cursed Clank], [Cursed Shimmy], [Cursed Karl], or [Cursed Guilder]- a pocket item looted during your pirate exploits. Though it bears a boon, it comes with a curse that will cost you.
Advanced reward: The Raider's Grog, a live-event slot item with a pilfer proc, because that's the pirate's way!
Elite reward: [Potion of Acclaim], or a Sartosan Doubloon - a special currency item which you can use to trade in for a pirate-themed cosmetic hat! Cosmetic hat previews are available here. (This gallery will be updated as new cosmetic hats are added)
All Live Event rewards are only available from the associated heralds: Sofia Mortebacio in the Altdorf Docks near the Blowhole Tavern, or Giulia Feroce in the Inevitable City Feast Hall.
Please note that cosmetic appearances are not yet equally distributed among races/classes. Our magical texture artist is hard at work texturing models that will not make it for launch, but will be added over time. Additionally, adding new armor is a difficult task that we have only begun to touch upon, thus adding each cosmetic hat requires some effort. To accommodate this inconvenience, the hat vendor will not go away anytime soon. The cosmetic hat vendor will not appear the first day the event launches due to all the boxes he has in tow, but he'll make his debut during the event.
The intention is for every class to have available to them this year a bandana that has no renown restriction, and RR85+ hats for those committed players. Hats that are modeled and working-on-being-imported are: Engi/RP RR 80+; IB/EN/RP RR 85+; Slayer RR 85+; Orc RR 85+; WP RR 85+; BW RR 85+; Chosen/Mara RR 85+. Elf hats, and assorted other hats, are awaiting texturing. Eventually we will expand downwards to include hats for RRs 80-84, and who knows what next year will bring...
Completing the Treasure Hunt Quests - One of the hidden quests contains a live event specific cloak. Cloak previews are available here.
We thank our artists for their continued help. Thanks to their dedication we have been able to add new item icons, new Live-Event ToK art, new cloaks, and dozens of themed pirate hats. Please note that the implementation of the hats is a work in progress and our texture artist is working hard to get more hats done for you. Secondly, the list of hats this year is not complete and we hope to expand our collection the next time this live event comes around. If you want more hats, don't hesitate to drop a loving word to our art team to keep them motivated!
Treasure Hunt Quests
Ah, the pirates life is one of booty and bounty. Fighting when the odds are in your favor, yes please! Fighting when the enemy bares their teeth? No thank you. Pirates flee from a fair fight, and as such work in great haste to bury their treasures around the world, and leave notes for themselves how to find those treasures. Located in all the ORvR lakes are dirtpiles which players can interact with to dig up a pirate's secret notes. Clicking on the dirtpile and not getting anything? That means someone beat you to the stash! Come back to it in a few minutes and try your luck... or look further!
Players who successfully unearth a box from a dirtpile will be able to open it and get a scroll tube to start a treasure hunt quest. Scroll tubes are tradeable, so be sure to read the description to see if you've already done the quest, as each quest can only be done once per character! Open your scroll tube and read the scroll to start your journey! There are a total of 24 Treasure Hunt Quests (ranging in difficulty) for you to enjoy... we hope!
Dyes
Twenty rare dyes are available only during this live event, for those who wish to expand their colorful horizons. Six dyes are specular dyes which will dye the specular area of armor pieces that have specular areas. Dye previews are available here, but please be aware that the colors may apply differently on different base armor colors. We hope to continue to introduce new dyes based on inspiration from the source material in the Live Events to come.
The Ironclad
During this live event we would like to test out the Ironclad scenario with the player cap increased to 9 players (from 6). We understand that this scenario has multiple issues facing it, and this solution may not solve them, but we would like to gauge the impact. This scenario has also been added to Discordant Skirmish during this event for some high jinks on the high seas.
Weekend Warfront: The Guns of Nordenwatch
Along the rain-scoured coast of Nordland, spring is not a blessing. For while the end of winter signals a return of the growing season, it also heralds the thawing of the Sea of Claws. Now all eyes turn to the white foamed waves, searching for the first sign of invaders. It doesn't take long.
A sharp shout goes up from the watchtower moments before a harsh bell begins to toll. Norse sails have been spotted on the horizon. War is coming, and the only hope that the people of Nordland have is that their defenders are well prepared.
This weekend The Struggle of Nordenwatch will be the weekend warfront from 12:00 on Friday to 12:00 on Monday Altdorf time. You get +50% XP and Renown in the Nordenwatch scenario, and extra rewards from completing the event tasks.
