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A witch seems to be the source of +this strange phenomenon. +Why is she here, and what does she want? +<p/> +Further on the west, Lora Tay is willing to accept +new challenges to prove once more her skills. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">December 2012</font> +<p/> +Santa and his helpers have returned to Santa's residence +near Nivalis to prepare for Christmas. +Among the helpers, the preparations are moving smoothly +as they should. +The reinboos are excited this year since there will be a change +within their team! +But not everything is working out as planned. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">November 2012</font> +<p/> +Halloween has passed and several cities celebrated this event. +It seems the farmer Oscar just came back from a long journey +in one of these cities. +Probably he will have exciting things to tell. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">October 2012</font> +<p/> +The roadblock to the north east in Argaes was finally lifted +and parts of the road were reconstructed. +But there is still some work left until the connection to Port City is done. +In the Woods you can find a guy who lives alone, seeking seclusion. +Be careful not to disturb him. He is very vicious. +<p/> +The smith's apprentice Peter does good progress in mastering his +handcraft and learned some new techniques. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">September 2012</font> +<p/> +Agostine is well known for his magnificent winter clothes, +but he always dreamed of creating something truly exquisite, +something noble... +<p/> +An old veteran has set up camp in the caves below Hurnscald +after a life full of hardship and battle. +He may be old now, but he surely didn't lose his interest +in the art of combat! +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">April/May 2012</font> +<p/> +Strange and ominous things are going on in Kaizei. +Many people around Nivalis have noticed White and Blue Slimes +around the area, which they have never seen before. +Where do those come from? Are they dangerous? +And why did they show up now? +Rumors say that they originate from the snowy mountains +north-west of Nivalis, where the famous Sage Nikolai +has his residence. +<p/> +Summer is coming near and it might be a good time +to visit the beach with your Towel and relax a while. +Oh, you don't have a Towel? +Well, in that case you might find someone on the beach +who can give you one! +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">March 2012</font> +<p/> +Two announcements to make: +<p/> +It seems Tulimshar is finally recovering from the impacts +of the great earthquake. +Although the eastern half of the city is still closed, +it has become much more lively, with children playing between the houses, +farmers going back to their fields, reports of increased trade activity. +<p/> +Surely there are lots of tasks for a young adventurer! +<p/> +Near Hurnscald a bunny showed up that looks like an older version +of our well-known Easter Bunny. +But what is he doing there? And where is Easter Bunny? +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">2012-02-12 (ooh, what a nice date)</font> +<p/> +Three pieces of news today. +<p/> +First, Mana 0.6.0 got released today. You can find it at +<a href="http://manasource.org">http://manasource.org</a>, or wait for your distribution. +<p/> +Second, we will be completely dropping support for the old +TMW 0.0.29.1 client soon - unless there is further reason +for delay, in April 2012. +<p/> +Finally, there will be a purge of accounts that have not been +used for over a year. This should help responsiveness +when logging in and choosing a character. +<p/> +-o11c +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">February 2012</font> +<p/> +After all the activity in Nivalis due to the Christmas time, +the townsfolk would like things to be quiet again. +Unfortunately, some strange people have set up their camp +near the woods west of town. +They came from their village high up in the northern snow mountains. +What might have caused them to leave their hunting grounds +and come down to Nivalis? +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Christmas 2011</font> +<p/> +Christmas is coming near and Santa and his helpers are busy +preparing everything for the celebration in Santa's house near Nivalis. +But somehow... everything seems to go wrong. +Bad luck? Or rather - malicious interference? +It looks like someone could use your help. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">November 2011</font> +<font color="#0000ff">A Rule Correction on "No Botting"</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Previously, only activity while the user was</font> +<font color="#0000ff">away from the keyboard was a bannable offense.</font> +<font color="#0000ff">Now, any sort of automated following</font> +<font color="#0000ff">(especially, but not only, attack-following)</font> +<font color="#0000ff">is also covered.</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">If you know any of the people who left this game</font> +<font color="#0000ff">due to the prevalence of bots that were previously</font> +<font color="#0000ff">tolerated, please tell them it's time to return.</font> +<p/> +<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Halloween 2011</font> +<p/> +Happy Halloween! +This year the governments of Argaes and Tonori have decided to sponsor +trick-or-treating across both continents. +Have fun and don't make yourself sick by pigging out! +<p/> +Credits: +initial outline - enchilado +intial draft - alastrim +rewritten draft - o11c +review - Jenalya +new items - Lizandra +maybe something to do with the new items - salmondine +old item - maybe Black Don ? +(We're not spoiling what the items *are*) +-o11c +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">July 2011</font> +<p/> +Will Kill Monsters For Food? +<p/> +Recovery from the Great Earthquake is still +very slow throughout the world. The vast +devastation still causes starvation and +a lack of work. A side effect of the Great +Earthquake has been the increasing number of +aggressive monsters and dooms long thought +forgotten. +<p/> +To answer this problem Tulimshar +has issued a call to be spread far and wide: +"If you're hungry, if you need work, if you +are in search of adventure, come to Tulimshar. +Slaying monsters, liberating mines and +defeating the night horrors that terrify even +the most strong willed never paid so well!" +<p/> +Needless to say, many are answering this call. +You may very well be one of them. +<p/> +Olana, the Innkeeper's Daughter, Returns to +Hurnscald...But Where Are Her Daughters? +<p/> +Olana, who is staying in the West wing of the +Hurnscald Inn, has been away to Tulimshar with +her family since before the Earthquake. +"The Earthquake may of happened a couple years +ago, but everything is still messed up. +I would've returned immediately, but I didn't +want to put my family at risk until travel +became a little safer." +<p/> +When asked about her daughters, Olana smiled +"They love wandering the woods around here. +Other than the occasional bandit group, things +are usually much more peaceful around here than +in Tulimshar. I just hope they don't wander +near these caves...I've heard many of them can +be quite dangerous." +<p/> +<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">June 2011</font> +<p/> +A large shipment of gold coins was plundered +by pirates. The shipment was to be sent to +Tulimshar as part of their effort to control +inflation. "They seemed to just come out of +no where! They took the shipment and my pet +squirrel Chompers!" Captain Zierock reported +while in tears. +<p/> +It is believed the pirates divided the gold +then went separate ways to spend their spoils. +Ironically, these pirates were the target of +monsters, who plundered them not just for +their new found wealth, but also for their +crunchy bones and sea salty flesh. +<p/> +On that note, be on the lookout for Green Slimes, +which have grown hostile as they evolve to the +harsh Tonori desert, making them a threat to +travel and trade. It is believed many of the +pirates attempted to cross the Snake Desert, +where they met the Green Slimes...and their +end. +<p/> +In other news, Andra, a friend of Hinnak, has +increased her agricultural knowledge and needs +help keeping the soil around the farm fertile. +Interested volunteers should speak with her +about how to help. +<p/> +Last, but certainly not least, Agostine has +returned to Nivalis. While he enjoyed his +time in Tulimshar, mingling with other artisans, +he has missed his home in Kaizei. "I made this +fabulous sweater, but nobody wanted to wear it +in this hot and smelly desert. That is when I +decided enough was enough. Sweat is just gross." +<p/> +<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">May 2011</font> +<p/> +Many battle hardened warriors took some time +during April and enjoyed helping the somewhat +forgetful Easter Bunny make his baskets. The +children surely must have enjoyed their sweets. +<p/> +The demi-god Golbenez has finally made good on +his promise to open a 'place of leisure' in +the form of an inn. Youngsters beware, since +the entrance to this inn is near the old +graveyard and could be dangerous. +<p/> +There have also been reports about a mysterious +stranger roaming the beaches near Tulimshar. +Be on the lookout if you are in the area. +<p/> +<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">January 2011</font> +<p/> +Reports of bandit raids to the west of +Hurnscald has mobilized the town. Those +injured by these bandits may have a long stay +ahead of them in Hurnscald's hospital. +<p/> +Shortly after Tulimshar loosened the tariff +on travel, skill trainers have come to Mana. +If one wants to improve themselves through +acquiring skills, be on the lookout for these +trainers. +<p/> +In other news, Taro is still missing, but +Diryn, an agent of Tulimshar, has established +a connection with the Kaizei area, making +travel to Nivalis possible again. He still +assists the battle hardened travel distant +locations just outside of Hurnscald. Getting +back can be done by finding Frozenbeard, a +pioneer who is mapping a trade route to get +to Nivalis by ship. +<p/> +Diryn's re-connection with Nivalis came none +too soon. Golbenez, a demi-god who demanded +a half billion gold pieces for building some +sort of leisure place, scrapped the idea and +went for good old fashioned kidnapping to get +whatever he wanted from the world of Mana. +He kidnapped Santa Claus. Fearful Santa may + not gift the children of the world, wizards, +warriors and archers rallied to pay the +demi-god his demands. +<p/> +Shortly after Santa was freed, something more +sinister has come to Kaizei. The yeti. +Sightings of this beast returns with stories +of them. Though aggressive, their behavior +seems out of place. They've never been known +as cave dwellers nor to kidnap people. +<p/> +Last, but definitely not least, Dimond's Cove +is observing "Burns' Supper" January 24-26th. +Shanon is hosting the event, which he promises +will be an excellent time for food, drink and +poems. +<p/> +<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Countless candy-concerning complaints: council</font> +<font color="#0000ff">consequently considers citizen-composed cleanup crew</font> +<font color="#0000ff">Eighteenth of November 2010</font> +<p/> +Recently, the ancient tradition of Hallowe'en +was celebrated across Argaes, Tonori and other +continents. Estimated tons of sweets were given +out to happy trick-or-treaters, and as with +most other years a lot of this vast total was +dropped on the night. Even a week and a half +after Hallowe'en, many kilograms of sweets +still litter our pleasant woodlands. +<p/> +After dozens of letters regarding the situation, +the Hurnscald Council has said that the best +solution would be to organise a team of +volunteers to work on collecting dropped sweets +and disposing of them - but it has yet to +organise any such thing. +<p/> +In the meantime, why not do your bit and collect +some sweets for yourself? If you don't mind them +being a bit old, you could be able to make the +biggest Hallowe'en haul in history. +<p/> +Additionally, we've been getting some reports of +a rather creepy skeleton hanging around the +woodland. He doesn't appear to be aggressive, +but he chatters unintelligibly at passers-by. +<p/> + +<font color="#0000ff">Rollback</font> +2010-11-17 +<p/> +Everything should now be running from a +complete save state (including storage, banks, +parties etc) that is even two days more recent +than what we were temporarilyrunning on before. +All credit to Platyna for speedy recovery and +even more recent backups. :) +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Server outage</font> +2010-11-16 +<p/> +Things running on the four day old backups, +restricted to account save info and character +save info for now while we try to get other +databases working. +<p/> +This means no party data or storage data for +now, we'll try to recover that along with +everything else, as we should be able to get +a full saved state from within the past week. +<p/> +The current setup is more to have something +partially up, and so that people know what's +going on while we try to fix things; any +in-game progress made right now <font color="#ff0000">will not</font> +persist. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Server outage</font> +2010-11-16 +<p/> +Okay, apparently even that won't work right now. +Servers will remain <font color="#0000ff">offline</font> until we figure out +what we can do. +<p/> +<font color="#0000ff">Server outage</font> +2010-11-16 +<p/> +We've just had a serious server crash, and the +databases seem to have been affected here. We're +currently running on some four-day old backups; +whether this will be a temporary measure or +whether newer ones are usable is yet to be +determined. +<p/> +Please note that the current state may only +be <font color="#0000ff">temporary</font>, and that if usable newer backups +are found within the next 24 hours, those will +be used instead, and any character progress +made may be lost. If no usable backups are +found during this time, the four-day rollback +will have to be permanent. +<p/> +More news updates will follow once we've +investigated further; we're doing what we can... +<p/> +-<font color="#009000">Freeyorp</font> +</div> |