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On Test Server - Empyrean Onslaughts

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Author: GM Nyxus
Date: 5/16/2026

Empyrean Onslaughts are timed invasion events that rotate across four Ascension hunting zones: Hinterwilds, Moonsedge, The Hive, and Sailors Grief. When an Onslaught is active, invasion portals appear in the targeted zone and transport you to the Empyrean fleet. Each Onslaught runs for four hours before the fleet withdraws.

Use GEM ONSLAUGHT to check whether an event is currently active, where it's happening, and how much time remains.

These specific changes are applied to the test realm: The quest Shadow's Descent is disabled. No spoilers! Access to Onslaughts is not gated by Shadow's Descent. There is a cooldown of one minute between Onslaughts, rather than day(s).

Head to the test realm, give it a spin, and report any issue you have at ⁠mechanics = Empyrean Onslaughts and Codices

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Author: GM Nyxus
Date: 5/16/2026

Yes, the boss is intended to be closer to wyrm/sybil

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Author: GM Estild
Date: 5/17/2026

Captain encounters are instanced per character and group (up to 5 characters). The rewards are also per character. The chance of a gemstone drop is increased by almost 1000% for the first two Captain encounters and by almost 2000% for the final encounter (in addition to the other significant rewards). (And again, each character gets a separate roll for it).

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Author: GM Estild
Date: 5/18/2026

The first and second Captain encounters have a 25% chance for a codex and the third encounter is a 50% chance. You’ll will earn one on average for killing the Captain (in the third encounter).

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Author: GM Nyxus
Date: 5/18/2026

There are also some quests that are specific to onslaughts, but I think we might be saving those for the live release. Those offer some more experience and codices. Let me see if I can get the details on those...

Weekly Quest: Kill 100 non-Empyrean Enemies on an Empyrean Airship. Reward: bag of 2 random codices and 2500 experience.

Weekly Quest: Kill 100 Empyrean Enemies on an Empyrean Airship. Reward: bag of 2 random codices and 2500 experience.

Monthly Quest: Kill 500 non-Empyrean Enemies on an Empyrean Airship. Reward: bag of 5 random codices and 5000 experience.

Monthly Quest: Kill 500 Empyrean Enemies on an Empyrean Airship. Reward: bag of 5 random codices and 5000 experience.

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Author: GM Nyxus
Date: 5/23/2026

Up to 5 portals should open

They each last 30 minutes

So if 5 portals are already open, more won't open (until the previous ones expire)