Straight from Bordael: August 1, 2003 NPCS: Corrected an issue with Wizard's familiars that caused them to arrive at half health when first summoned. Ambassador Do`Nerua and Ambassador Vu`Malik no longer seek the blood of those who cross their path, nor do they make use of Area of Effect spells. Guard Smitty is no longer be attackable.

Just a reminder, send me any new items or quests, or any updates you may have to an item or quest to haggan@allakhazam.com. Heres the new items: New Items: Shackle of Defiance ;  Black Torn Hat ;  Sand Giants Girdle ;  Ebb Crown ;  Dirty Silken Gown ;  Hammer of the Forlorn ;  Lordly Coif ;  Rallosian Symbol ;  Noble Combine Pendant ;  Crimson Ring of Fire ;  Blessed Plate Gloves ;  Wood Inlaid Staff ;  Ring of Battle ;  Boots of Forest Walking ;  Lord Crethleys Tunic ;  Maritime Gloves ;  Pendantic Tunic ;  Cowl of Stone ;  Shield of Amethyst ;  Hillman Bracers ;  Nightshade Amulet ;  Gleaming Gold Band ;  Hillman Leggings ;  Lotusweave Gloves ;  Dustweave Gauntlets ;  Woodchips of Health ;  Coral Dagger ;  Skull of Jhaira ;  Mace of Thunder ;  Green Dragon Katana ;  Necklace of Bewilderment ;  Pendant of Darkness ; 

uly 31, 2003 Freeport is under attack by Orcs! Orcs have breeched the city walls and sporadic fighting rages in the city proper. Anyone traveling to and from Freeport is advised to use extreme caution! People arriving on coaches have been known to be attacked as soon as they arrive so again, be wary! NPC Updates: In general NPCs were not correctly using all of the abilities available to them. For instance, Shaman type NPCs were not correctly casting Spirit of Wolf spells on themselves or their fellow monsters. This has been corrected and you will want to take stock of what type of npc you are about to engage and judge them appropriately. Should you see merchants selling Alchemy spells or other such new npcs, don't be alarmed. While you can't play an Alchemist yet (you will need the Frontiers DVD to do so) you will be able to get a glimpse of what their spell line up is starting to look like. Creatures in the Hidden Valley region now have appropriate Hate Radius and kill penalty. Narticus in the Elemental Towers regions, given the powerful items that could be obtained from him, is a bit rarer now. Tradeskills: Crafted weapons that are of a type that could be wielded in the off hand (secondary) are now flagged as such. Previously all crafted weapons were primary only. Weapon crafting molds are now available in Neriak. You should now see a visible effect when using crafted weapons with procs when the proc goes off. Experience: There is now a hard cap in place for how much experience you can gain for any one monster kill that scales for level. It was never our intent that any player could, through convoluted or lengthy means, overcome a significantly higher NPC and gain levels worth of EXP. Spells and Abilities: Increased recast timer on Necromancer pact spells to 12 seconds. The level 40 Druid Inflame spec DoT damage was increased slightly and the scaling decreased slightly. This makes the spell perform better over the level 30 Emblaze DoT when it is first obtained. Emblaze remains unchanged. Items: Changed all 4 Mithril Hematite Jewelry pieces to give fire resistance instead of cold resistance. The Diminutive Shortblade now has appropriate damage for its level, rarity and repair costs. Updated the Huntress' Bow to be of the appropriate level. Updated a number of items that had either too low or non existent AC values. Frigid Boots are no longer usable by the Ranger class. The Orb of Cooling from the Isle of Dread is now equipable

Here is the new and updated items and quests. New Items: Bonefyre Robe ;  Chilled Protector Shield ;  Rathesteel Necklace ;  Eagle Crossbow ;  Adscititious Belt ;  Windbind Shield ;  Starlight Boots ;  Duskhowl Leggings ;  Leafy Vest ;  Jade Battle Knife ;  Malgrim's Study Guide ;  Mystic's Crosier ; 

New Quests: Highpass Hold Lvl 35 Quest - Ambrose Castor ;  Human Freeport Warrior Lvl 07 ; 

Don't forget to email me tradeskill info, as well as any kind of item or quest. Also don't forget about Illia building the tradeskill database, we need info on that also, read here for more info. Here's the new stuff added to the site: New Items: Growling Robes ;  Oceanic Gloves ;  Celestial Gloves ;  Sunsteel Ring ;  Bleak Bracers ;  Infernal Boots ;  Ring of Mediocrity ;  Stoneforge Runic Necklace ;  Girdle of Dexterity ;  Shimmering Aegis ;  Shimmerveil Bracelet ; 

New Quests: Dark Elf Necromancer Lvl 40 ;  Elf Enchanter Lvl 10 ; 

Here is the new items and quests. Please remember to send us ANY kind of info regarding tradeskills, as Illia is currently building the backend database and we need all the info we can so he can figure some stuff. To read more on this, go here. And now to the new stuff: New Items: Assassin's Mask ;  Polyhedral Sphere ;  Black Tattered Bracers ;  Mold Covered Shackles ;  Massive Boots ;  Shimmerveil Sash ;  Sandstorm Helm ;  Dragonskin Leggings ;  Rower's Gloves ;  Mary's Dark Robe ;  Glowing Scimitar of the Woods ;  Psova's Robe ;  Landcurses' Arm ;  Grotesque Trophy ;  Circle of Flames ;  Warviel Insignia ;  Combine Waraxe ;  Combine Rapier ;  Combine Longblade ;  Defender's Bow ; 

New Quests: Gnome Wizard Lvl 15 ; 

Grrr.. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles has been delayed until Feb. 2004.. grrr... Anyways here's the list: New Items: Mountain Giant Sleeves ;  Biting Blade ;  Kareek ;  Redstone Robe ;  Orkol's Robe ;  Serene Wand of Leaves ;  Mishmash Plate Chestplate ;  Green Globe of Living ;  Queen Wasp's Eye ;  Cogspine Rapier ;  Mithril Breastplate ;  Battered Chestguard ;  Lightfire Bracelet ;  Strongpaw's Talon ;  Tome of Eternal Silence ;  Raiment of the Grave ;  Staff of Mumbles ;  Bright Emerald Ring ;  Minotaur Hammer ;  Entwined Twig Necklace ;  Dark Ones Staff ;  Mireshade Claymore ;  Gatorscale Gloves ;  Murkshadow Totem ;  Predawn Staff ;  Morrowfyre Mace ;  Blessed Stick ;  Champion's Harpoon ;  Dreadskin Shield ;  Dreadswamp Offering ;  Dead Rider's Lance ;  Lizardskin Leggings ;  Lizardskin Gloves ;  Lizardskin Bracers ;  Lizardskin Boots ;  Snow Woven Robe ;  Tempestfury Shroud ;  Mireshade Drape ;  Coldwind Robe ;  Wand of War ; 

New Quests: Elf Wizard Lvl 40 ;  Gnome Wizard Lvl 13 ;  Gnome Rogue Lvl 20 ;  Elf Cleric Lvl 10 ;  Halfling Rogue Lvl 15 ;  Dark Elf Shadowknight Lvl 40 ; 

Here's the list: New Items: Mountain Giant Sleeves ;  Biting Blade ;  Kareek ;  Redstone Robe ;  Orkol's Robe ;  Serene Wand of Leaves ;  Mishmash Plate Chestplate ;  Green Globe of Living ;  Queen Wasp's Eye ;  Cogspine Rapier ;  Mithril Breastplate ;  Battered Chestguard ;  Lightfire Bracelet ;  Strongpaw's Talon ;  Tome of Eternal Silence ;  Raiment of the Grave ;  Staff of Mumbles ;  Bright Emerald Ring ;  Minotaur Hammer ;  Entwined Twig Necklace ;  Dark Ones Staff ;  Mireshade Claymore ;  Gatorscale Gloves ;  Murkshadow Totem ;  Predawn Staff ;  Morrowfyre Mace ;  Blessed Stick ;  Champion's Harpoon ;  Dreadskin Shield ;  Dreadswamp Offering ;  Dead Rider's Lance ;  Lizardskin Leggings ;  Lizardskin Gloves ;  Lizardskin Bracers ;  Lizardskin Boots ;  Snow Woven Robe ;  Tempestfury Shroud ;  Mireshade Drape ;  Coldwind Robe ;  Wand of War ; 

New Quests: Elf Wizard Lvl 40 ;  Gnome Wizard Lvl 13 ;  Gnome Rogue Lvl 20 ;  Elf Cleric Lvl 10 ;  Halfling Rogue Lvl 15 ;  Dark Elf Shadowknight Lvl 40 ; 

Ok, heres the updated item list. New Items: Sandstorm Boots ;  Gloves of Kromtorr Might ;  Shimmersight Earring ;  Necklace of Sands ;  Necklace of Slaughter ;  Templar's Chestguard ;  Heirophant's Jerkin ;  Sandals of the Burning Sands ;  Savage Necklace ;  Rowen'Dal Knight Gloves ;  Valor's Guard ;  Aged Leather Jerkin ;  Frostbane Knife ;  Urchin Spine Dagger ;  Shark Tooth Wand ;  Green Dragon Axe ;  Rubicite Greatsword ;  Timber Slicer ;  Miner's Ruby ;  Darkfyre Knuckles ;  Jagged Star ;  Ceremonial Chestplate ;  Odylic Dagger ;  Forest Stalker's Boots ;  Unkempt Staff ;  Warder's Bracers ;  Snake Skin Ingot ;  Split Paw Coif ;  Thorny Dagger ;  Icy Wrist Wraps ;  Hardened Kelp Wand ; 

Don't forget to read Illia's post here. We're looking for all kinds of tradeskill info so we can go ahead and get the database up and running, which is something you guys have been asking for since the tradeskill patch. Anyways, onto the new items: New Items: Sandstorm Boots ;  Gloves of Kromtorr Might ;  Shimmersight Earring ;  Necklace of Sands ;  Necklace of Slaughter ;  Templar's Chestguard ;  Heirophant's Jerkin ;  Sandals of the Burning Sands ;  Savage Necklace ;  Rowen'Dal Knight Gloves ;  Valor's Guard ;  Aged Leather Jerkin ;  Frostbane Knife ;  Urchin Spine Dagger ;  Shark Tooth Wand ;  Green Dragon Axe ;  Rubicite Greatsword ;  Timber Slicer ;  Miner's Ruby ;  Darkfyre Knuckles ;  Jagged Star ;  Ceremonial Chestplate ;  Odylic Dagger ;  Forest Stalker's Boots ;  Unkempt Staff ;  Warder's Bracers ;  Snake Skin Ingot ;  Split Paw Coif ;  Thorny Dagger ;  Icy Wrist Wraps ;  Hardened Kelp Wand ;