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LUXELLE: Created page with "An ornate brass wand is one example of an alter wand out there in the wild. This one, owned by Xred, was provided as an example to reference here in this encyclopedic volume of knowledge. It is powered by a gem each time you use it and will add to the long design of an item via several "connecting/embellishing" methods, depending on what is being used. The value of the gem has no bearing on the outcome. Sometimes scripted items will work with it. Sometimes not. An unsc..."

Duskruin primer

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LUXELLE: Added Early HESS closing date. ~L.L.

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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> EVENT TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for August 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Aug 14: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Aug 14: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Aug 14: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open, always delayed
* Aug 24 to Sep 6, Noon - There is one set of CLAIM offers for subscribers. Previous ones listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Free - usually 5 entries and an attuned exp orb
**EVENT: 7.5 million silvers: A 25-entry booklet to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 3pm - Saturday, August 29: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Sunday, Sept 6: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Monday, Aug 31: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Midnight, Saturday, Sept 5: HESS closes.
* Midnight, Sunday, Sept 6: Remaining Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers close
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_August_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

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Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2026

2026-09-01T21:46:40Z

LUXELLE: Added the Compass contribution ~L.L.

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|topic = Duskruin Shops
|author = Various
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}}The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys from the Duskruin [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|August 2026 Shops at Bloodriven Village]] for the Best of the Fest.

Submit your recommendations at this little form: https://forms.gle/8NA1qvqXJutbypbE6

Thank you to everyone who helped with a submission! The must-haves and standouts recommended by adventurers are listed below.
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| style="width: 23%;" |'''ITEM'''|| style="width: 55%;" |'''RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADVENTURERS'''|| style="width: 22%;" | '''SHOP'''
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|[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|| '''Luxelle:''' These are hands down the best investment without breaking your bank. They not only bundle your herbs, you can get an unlock to bundle your healing potions, too. Plus, it doesn't care what the description of that acantha is, all acantha gets bundled together. 50 of them weight the same as 1. For more unlocks, you can turn those herbs into tinctures, and super-charge them. ~Luxelle.
||[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]
|-
|[[Illusion prop|Illusions]]
||'''Anon:''' The illusions just keep getting better! Subtle movements of each one add uniqueness to your appearance. New this year: Alchemy Calligraphy, Umbral Shadow Tendrils, a waving lilac sea sheep slug, and fireflies!
||[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]
|-
|[[Thaumaturge Tome|The Thaumaturge Tome]]
||'''Anon:''' Stop wasting your unwanted scrolls for a few silvers per spell. Instead, feed the scrolls to power up your Flying Combat Tome Assistant! So much style. This book is not afraid of your foes, it won't run and hide like some fussy pet. It gets right into the fray and assists you. Unlocks for more features, including writing messages, and, of course, glorious extra tiers of extra power!
||[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]
|-
|[[Stovetop Dehydrator|Stovetop Dehydrator Coffee and Tea Unlock]]
||'''Atsuko:''' This is an absolute necessity for anyone who enjoys brewing coffee or tea. Not only can you choose what kind of coffee or tea to make, but you can add up to two flavor additives to make a custom brew! With over 1300 flavor additives to choose from, you can make something truly special.
||[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]
|-
|[[Alcohol Still|Portable Still]] and [[Bottle Contraption]]
||'''Traiva:''' YOU. NEED. A. STILL. To make all your good drinks. And share them with other people. And why don't you have it already? You also need the Bottle Contraption to make your drinks look uniquely you. (Plus, you can use it on jars of tea and coffee you make with the new unlocks for the stovetop dehydrator.)
||[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]
|-
|[[Illusion prop|Illusion Props]]
||'''Traiva:''' Have the illusion of fireflies flitting about you. Or ink or scales across your skin. Or a sea sheep slug perched on your shoulder (SUMMER OF SEA SHEEP SLUGS!). These are such a neat little item to add a little OOMPH to your look.
||[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]
|-
|[[Fyrswn'ava|Fyrswn'ava armaments]]
||'''Traiva:''' Say it with me: FYRS-WIN-AH-VAH.
See the "win" in there? That's because this material wins for woods. The Aelotoi know how to strike fear into someone and root them in place, blind them, make them clumsy, or make them so confused they forgot what they were doing. And sometimes multiples of these. So of course the Aelotian material will be your new best combat friend.
||[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]
|-
|[[Pirate bandana|Pirate Bandanas]] and [[Gambling Kit|Gambling Kits]]
||'''Traiva:''' Pirate bandanas are some of the most underrated hair accessories around. Take a simple thing to fit in/on your hair or head, and you can easily have up to 4 new looks! (And unlike the Veola hair accessory, pirate bandanas are easier for GALD merchants to work with.)
Then, you really don't want to sleep on the gambling kits, especially the higher tiers. Yes, you can set them up for gambling, but you can also use the tables to hold small things - candies, or papers - for an event or gathering.
||[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]
|-
|[[Stovetop Dehydrator|Stovetop Dehydrator with unlocks]]
||'''Traiva:''' The dehydrator was already great for making fruit leather and cigar tobacco. New unlocks this run let you make tea leaves and coffee grounds, and meat jerky! If you enjoy tea or coffee, you can now make your own special blend, and even share it with others - and if you don't have your own pot/kettle for brewing, there are some available to the public. (Don't forget that you can use the Bottle Contraption from Be Still My Hops to customize your jars of coffee and tea.)
||[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]
|-
|[[Energy Wings]]
||'''Arellica:''' Very fun, very efficient, and let's us fly over those dang tall folk who look down on us shorties this entire time. Plus ya get some very pretty wings to match with yer future sprite companion!
||[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]
|-
|[[Survivalist's Kit|Survivalist Kit]]
||'''Fanaliel:''' Tremendous upgrade for just about anyone that isn't an empath. Liquid storage allows one to keep tinctures to mend deaders.
||[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]
|-
|[[Disk Creator]]
||'''Brightmoon:''' Ever wonder where those special looking floating disks come from that you see at TSC? These disk creators hold black crystal charges and come with unique disks that you can further customize in the future with multiple tier unlocks! This is a fun way to personalize one of the most useful items in the game, and at 10k BS worth every penny.
||[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]
|-
|[[Animalistic Spirit|Animalistic Weapon/Armor]]
||'''Darrgo:''' It's a great set to work for, especially if you're younger. It helps add extra damage and the ambient effects make it fun.
||[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]
|-
|[[Bottle Contraption|The bottle contraption]]
||'''An Ordim:''' The bottle contraption has even more bottles to alter now that you can make tea and coffee with the dehydrator! Take those plain old boring bottles and customize them with the bottle contraption.
||[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]
|-
|[[Animalistic Totem]]
|'''Maevie:''' I love that my totem will flare crit padding while I am battle, and it is part of the animalistic family, working with the spirit essence in my runestaff. This was a great investment!
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]
|-
|[[Shimmer Trinket]]
|'''Jinji:''' This is an oldie but goodie. Charged by a monk, like myself, the shimmering trinket allows your appearance to show only what you have set the trinket to show! Bogged down with enhancives? Wanting to be ready for the ball or for hunting? Get your shimmering trinket today!
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]
|-
|a dilute copper ayan'eth potion
|'''Suzetta:''' I am in the midst of two big projects (UAC), and love that I can get the necessary potions at DR! Don't forget to stock up on your enchanting potions for those big projects.
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]
|-
|[[Leybound Compass]]
|'''Anonymous:''' The new Leybound Compass is worth a close look. With Tiering to let me control how much I wanted to invest in which level of boons, the haste alone may be the thing that was my buying point.
|[[BVShop:Once Upon a Time|Once Upon a Time]]
|}
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Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-09-01T21:39:40Z

LUXELLE: Link fixed for Once Upon a Time ~L.L.

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{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
|-
|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||**Delayed Opening** This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
|-
|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
|-
|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
|-
|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
|-
|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
|-
|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
|-
|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
|-
|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
|-
|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
|-
|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
|-
|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|-
|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||**Delayed Opening** High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
|-
|The Meddler||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
|-
|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon a Time|Once Upon a Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
|-
|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
|-
|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
|-
|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
|-
|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
|-
|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], and the world famous [[Stovetop Dehydrator]] with unlocks, and specific unlocks for: coffee/tea, cigars, jerky.
|-
|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
|-
|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

|}

[[Category:TownCrier Duskruin articles]]

Duskruin primer

2026-08-30T22:11:54Z

LUXELLE: Updating deadlines and links for Aug 2026 ~L.L.

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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> EVENT TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for August 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Aug 14: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Aug 14: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Aug 14: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open, always delayed
* Aug 24 to Sep 6, Noon - There is one set of CLAIM offers for subscribers. Previous ones listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Free - usually 5 entries and an attuned exp orb
**EVENT: 7.5 million silvers: A 25-entry booklet to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 3pm - Saturday, August 29: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Sunday, Sept 6: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Monday, Aug 31: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Midnight, Sunday, Sept 6: Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers close
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_August_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

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Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2026

2026-08-30T22:00:21Z

LUXELLE: Fixing links ~L.L.

TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide

2026-08-30T21:55:34Z

LUXELLE: /* Duskruin */ adding August link ~L.L.

[[TownCrier]] likes to compile favorite items sold at Festivals from player nominations and then publish a Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide for the event.

Here's a list of the past ones (at least all that we can find):

==Duskruin==
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2026|Duskruin August 2026]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Duskruin February 2026]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2025|Duskruin August 2025]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2025|Duskruin February 2025]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2024|Duskruin August 2024]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2024|Duskruin February 2024]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2023|Duskruin August 2023]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin 2023|Duskruin February 2023]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2022|Duskruin August 2022]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2022|Duskruin February 2022]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2021|Duskruin August 2021]]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-duskruin-feb-2021/ Duskruin Feb 2021]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-duskruin-aug-2020/ Duskruin August 2020]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-duskruin-feb-2020/ Duskruin Feb 2020]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-duskruin-february-2018/ Duskruin Feb 2018]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin Fall 2017|Duskruin Fall 2017]]

==Ebon Gate==
*[[Ebon Gate 2025 Buyer's Choice|Ebon Gate 2025]]
*[[Ebon Gate 2024 Buyer's Choice|Ebon Gate 2024]]
*[[Ebon Gate 2023 Buyer's Choice|Ebon Gate 2023]]
*[[Ebon Gate 2022 Buyer's Choice|Ebon Gate 2022]]
*[[Ebon Gate 2021 Buyer's Choice|Ebon Gate 2021]]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-ebon-gate-2020/ Ebon Gate 2020]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-shopping-guide-for-ebon-gate-5119/ Ebon Gate 2019]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Ebon Gate 2018|Ebon Gate 2018]]
*[[Ebon Gate 2017 Buyer's Guide|Ebon Gate 2017]]

==Rings of Lumnis==
*[[Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide - Rings of Lumnis 2023|Rings of Lumnis 2023]]
*[[Buyer's_Choice_-_Rings_of_Lumnis_2022|Rings of Lumnis 2022]]

==Rumor Woods==

* [[Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2025|Rumor Woods 2025]]
* [[Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2024|Rumor Woods 2024]]
* [[Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2023|Rumor Woods 2023]]
* [[Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2022|Rumor Woods 2022]]
* [[Rumor Woods 2021 Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Rumor Woods 2021]]

==Premium Festival==
* [[Buyer's Choice - Premium Fest: Currents of Myth Festival 2025]]
* [[Buyer's Choice - A Midsummer Night's Festival 2024]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Premium Fest 2023|Premium Fest 2023]]
*[https://gstowncrier.com/special_reports/buyers-choice-a-midsummer-nights-festival-2018/ Premium Festival 2018]

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Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-16T21:02:52Z

LUXELLE: Updating Dehydrator unlocks ~L.L.

{{player-guide
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|topic = Duskruin Shops
|author = LUXELLE
|author-displayed = 
|date = 2026-08-14
|updateby = 
|updated =
}}

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
|-
|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||**Delayed Opening** This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
|-
|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
|-
|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
|-
|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
|-
|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
|-
|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
|-
|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
|-
|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
|-
|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
|-
|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
|-
|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|-
|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||**Delayed Opening** High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
|-
|The Meddler||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
|-
|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon A Time|Once Upon A Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
|-
|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
|-
|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
|-
|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
|-
|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
|-
|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], and the world famous [[Stovetop Dehydrator]] with unlocks, and specific unlocks for: coffee/tea, cigars, jerky.
|-
|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
|-
|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

|}

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Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-16T18:50:25Z

LUXELLE: Fixing Phytomorphic link ~L.L.

{{player-guide
|title = Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index
|topic = Duskruin Shops
|author = LUXELLE
|author-displayed = 
|date = 2026-08-14
|updateby = 
|updated =
}}

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
|-
|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||**Delayed Opening** This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
|-
|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
|-
|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
|-
|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
|-
|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
|-
|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
|-
|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
|-
|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
|-
|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
|-
|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
|-
|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|-
|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||**Delayed Opening** High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
|-
|The Meddler||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
|-
|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon A Time|Once Upon A Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
|-
|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
|-
|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
|-
|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
|-
|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
|-
|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], [[Stovetop Dehydrator]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
|-
|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

|}

[[Category:TownCrier Duskruin articles]]

Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-16T18:42:46Z

LUXELLE: Added Meddler name to the first column, no idea where it got off to! ~L.L.

{{player-guide
|title = Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index
|topic = Duskruin Shops
|author = LUXELLE
|author-displayed = 
|date = 2026-08-14
|updateby = 
|updated =
}}

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
|-
|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||**Delayed Opening** This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
|-
|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
|-
|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
|-
|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
|-
|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
|-
|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
|-
|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
|-
|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
|-
|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
|-
|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
|-
|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|-
|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||**Delayed Opening** High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
|-
|The Meddler||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
|-
|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon A Time|Once Upon A Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield]|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
|-
|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
|-
|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
|-
|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
|-
|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
|-
|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], [[Stovetop Dehydrator]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
|-
|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

|}

[[Category:TownCrier Duskruin articles]]

Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-16T18:28:00Z

LUXELLE: Fixed space for Forest Armor linking. ~L.L.

{{player-guide
|title = Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index
|topic = Duskruin Shops
|author = LUXELLE
|author-displayed = 
|date = 2026-08-14
|updateby = 
|updated =
}}

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
|-
|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||**Delayed Opening** This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
|-
|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
|-
|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
|-
|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
|-
|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
|-
|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
|-
|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
|-
|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
|-
|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
|-
|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
|-
|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|-
|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||**Delayed Opening** High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
|-
|||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
|-
|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon A Time|Once Upon A Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield]|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
|-
|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
|-
|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
|-
|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
|-
|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
|-
|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], [[Stovetop Dehydrator]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
|-
|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

|}

[[Category:TownCrier Duskruin articles]]

Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-14T22:00:53Z

LUXELLE: Delayed Opening notations for Annex/Hess. ~L.L.

{{player-guide
|title = Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index
|topic = Duskruin Shops
|author = LUXELLE
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|date = 2026-08-14
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{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
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|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
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|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
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|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
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|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||**Delayed Opening** This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
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|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
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|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
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|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
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|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
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|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
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|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
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|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
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|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
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|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
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|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
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|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor] ]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
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|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
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|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
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|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
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|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
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|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
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|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
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|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
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|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
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|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
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|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
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|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
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|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||**Delayed Opening** High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
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|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
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|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
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|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
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|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
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|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
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|||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
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|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
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|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon A Time|Once Upon A Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
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|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield]|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields], unlocks
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|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
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|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
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|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
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|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
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|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
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|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
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|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
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|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
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|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
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|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
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|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
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|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
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|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], [[Stovetop Dehydrator]]
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|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
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|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
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|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

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[[Category:TownCrier Duskruin articles]]

Duskruin primer

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LUXELLE: /* Introduction */ just edits ~L.L.

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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> EVENT TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for February 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Feb 6: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open
* Friday, Feb 13 - We Expect one set of CLAIM offers. Previous one listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Feb 2026 info: 5-entries to Duskruin and a 2-use green exp orb (account attuned).
**EVENT: Feb 2026 info: 25-entries to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 6pm - Saturday, Feb 28: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Sunday, March 1-3: Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers remain open, only booklet sales ended
* 11:59pm - Tues'''day, March 3''': Duskruin Closes, all shops and activities
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_February_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

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Duskruin primer

2026-08-14T17:34:57Z

LUXELLE: /* News and Updates */ Updating for 2026 Links ~L.L.

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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> QUEST TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for February 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Feb 6: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open
* Friday, Feb 13 - We Expect one set of CLAIM offers. Previous one listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Feb 2026 info: 5-entries to Duskruin and a 2-use green exp orb (account attuned).
**EVENT: Feb 2026 info: 25-entries to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 6pm - Saturday, Feb 28: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Sunday, March 1-3: Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers remain open, only booklet sales ended
* 11:59pm - Tues'''day, March 3''': Duskruin Closes, all shops and activities
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_February_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

[[Category: TownCrier Duskruin articles]][[Category: TownCrier]][[Category: Guides]]

Duskruin primer

2026-08-14T17:33:49Z

LUXELLE:

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|author=Various
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|updated=2026-08-14
|topic=Duskruin
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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts February 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> QUEST TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for February 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Feb 6: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open
* Friday, Feb 13 - We Expect one set of CLAIM offers. Previous one listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Feb 2026 info: 5-entries to Duskruin and a 2-use green exp orb (account attuned).
**EVENT: Feb 2026 info: 25-entries to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 6pm - Saturday, Feb 28: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Sunday, March 1-3: Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers remain open, only booklet sales ended
* 11:59pm - Tues'''day, March 3''': Duskruin Closes, all shops and activities
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_February_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

[[Category: TownCrier Duskruin articles]][[Category: TownCrier]][[Category: Guides]]

Duskruin primer

2026-08-14T17:33:21Z

LUXELLE: /* Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References */

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|updated=2025-08-10
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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts February 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> QUEST TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for February 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Feb 6: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open
* Friday, Feb 13 - We Expect one set of CLAIM offers. Previous one listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Feb 2026 info: 5-entries to Duskruin and a 2-use green exp orb (account attuned).
**EVENT: Feb 2026 info: 25-entries to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 6pm - Saturday, Feb 28: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Sunday, March 1-3: Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers remain open, only booklet sales ended
* 11:59pm - Tues'''day, March 3''': Duskruin Closes, all shops and activities
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_February_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

[[Category: TownCrier Duskruin articles]][[Category: TownCrier]][[Category: Guides]]

Duskruin primer

2026-08-14T17:32:57Z

LUXELLE: /* Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References */ Updated Links for Aug 2026 ~L.L.

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''A primer for the Duskruin event
by Newsby, Dergoatean, and the [[TownCrier]] Team''

== Essential Duskruin Bookmarks and Quick References ==
*[[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|Full Shop Listing]]
*[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list August 2026|HESS, High End Scrip Shop]]
*[[Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]]
*[[Buyer's Choice - Duskruin February 2026|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide to Duskruin, Feb 2026]] - [https://forms.gle/YdrGvtwvaKiSAk8r9 Item Nominations Form]
*Last Call for these Duskruin Shops at Duskruin:
**[[BVShop:The Blood Red Rose|The Blood Red Rose]]
**[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just for Kicks]]
**[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]
*[[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026|News, Announcements, Teasers and Saved Posts for this run]]
*[[:Category:Duskruin|Main Wiki Page for Duskruin]]
*In Game: DUSKRUIN HELP for a menu of setup options and stats

== Overview and Featured Attractions ==

Twice a year, a significant portion of the Elanthian population stops their usual pursuits and heads to Bloodriven Village, home of The [[Duskruin Arena]], The Duskruin Sewers, The Slab Generator, The Smithy, and The Shops at [[Bloodriven Village]].

You may find the usual local services more difficult to find in your favorite towns and communities because of this. It really does feel like there's a collective HOLD on regular life during Duskruin runs sometimes.

* August 2025 Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Mania, Dabbler, Gladiator Scrip Exchange, Gilded Locus, roleplay, events, merchants, and more.
* February 2025 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, the Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Scrip Exchange for booklets, Gilded Locus, Battle Vault, roelplay, competition, events, the CLAIM offers for subscribers (only), and lots more
* August 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Endless Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Duskruin Gem Pile, Gladiator Exchanges booklets for bloodscrip, the new Gilded Locus, Golem Quest, Battle Vault, Roleplay, Competition, Events, and lots of Merchanting!
* February 2024 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Shenanigan (aka The GameShow),Duskruin Gem Pile, old gladiator exchange of 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Duskruin Merchanting, Duskruin Roleplay, the start of the Build Your Own Golem, a CLAIM command for free and pay (silvers) Duskruin entries, plus the new BATTLE VAULT combination set that will be in the SimuCoin Shop. There will be no Big Spin Night or Auction.
* August 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Mondo Shenanigans Game, New Moon Whopper Really High End Periodic Shop (Wheelbarrow), SimuCoin Shop Sale on Selected Items, GIFTBOX, EVENT BOX, NPC to exchange a 25 count book for instant bloodscrip and huge pile of EXP, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2023 Announced Features: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Smithy, The Shops of Bloodriven Village, HESS, Dabbler, Endless Arena, Gem Pile, Marriage Licenses
* February 2022 included: Arena, Heist, Sewers, Treasure Trove, Gem Pile, Smithy, Shops, Endless Arena, and 2 Big Spin Nights. The new DUSKRUIN MANIA Reverse Auction was introduced to replace Mania/Shenanigans.
* August 2021: [[Duskruin_primer#ENDLESS_MODE|Endless Arena]] Premiered, adding to the attractions of Duskruin. Limited Items from HESS moved to Big Spin Night.
* February 2020: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Fun Time on Feb 23.
* August 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the Treasure Trove, Bloodriven Village Shopping, and Wyrom's Shenanigans
* February 2019: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, the Smithy, the ancient demon arena reveal, and Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2018: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping, The Smithy, and the all-new [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|Treasure Trove]]
* June 2018: Duskruin Dig, The Sewers, Introduction to Duskruin Heist, Bloodriven Village Shopping open, the Smithy, and the Slab Generator
* February 2018: Duskruin Dig & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* August 2017: Duskruin Arena & the Sewers, Smithy, Bloodriven Village Shopping & Slab Generator
* April 2017: Duskruin Arena, the Sewers, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* December 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven village Shopping
* August 2016: Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping
* June 2016: Duskruin Dig, Bloodriven Village Shopping
* April 2016 Duskruin Arena, The Sewers, & Bloodriven Village Shopping

== News and Updates ==

The GemStone GMs are always tweaking Duskruin with updates, changes, and additions. The TownCrier will keep you updated, plus watch these resources:
* [[Duskruin/saved posts February 2026]] where GMs usually place briefs of major announcements made on Discord
* [https://gstowncrier.com/category/news/duskruin/ Duskruin Category at TownCrier Website]
* Previous Runs [[Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier]] lists all the news, teasers, previews, updates, tidbits, and event-specific info at this wiki for past Duskruins.

== Introduction ==

In GemStone, use the command: DUSKRUIN HELP to access a number of helpful commands associated with the Duskruin Event. Use it for clickable setup, stats reports, and more.

Duskruin economy operates around [[bloodscrip]], the currency of Bloodriven Village. All business in Duskruin - Shops, Merchants, Services, and other events - are all conducted in bloodscrip. Use the SCRIP command (or the older TICKET command) to see your bloodscrip balance, deposit into it, or withdraw from it. Nearly all transactions, including other events, will use what used to be call "redeemed" scrip - that is what the balance is when you see SCRIP BALANCE. If you have Bloodscrip in physical form, you will need to use the command SCRIP DEPOSIT for purchases.

(Sometimes special merchants visit, and they may use silvers instead of bloodscrip.)

While Duskruin is open, here's how you get to this elusive destination from every major city:
:> QUEST TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN

The Countinghouse ([[Lich (software)|Lich]] room #24673) in Duskruin serves as the Duskruin Bank and has access to your bank account from whatever city you entered. This is the Duskruin Bank.

The exit out of Duskruin is the circle of wagons to the very south - outside the Village Gate and all the way southwards. You'll end up in the city from which you entered. (With Lich, ;go2 exit)

The village is open to everyone, there is no entry fee to get in.

Access to the Duskruin Arena and the Duskruin Sewers requires a slip from a booklet sold at the [[Simucoin store]]. All activities cost one slip from the booklet. REDEEM your booklet or voucher to use them.

There are sometimes people who sell booklets for silvers or bloodscrip if you'd prefer. Watch the Merchant channels for these offerings.

New in Aug 2025: Duskruin entries need to be REDEEMed before entering the activity. You can remove entries from this balance with the EVENT ENTRIES command.

As a whole event, Duskruin Arena's claim to fame as a favorite GemStone offering is two-fold: the amazing items/services for sale, and the random treasure. Some of the treasure finds are good. Some of them are good for pawning. Some of it is awesome, and a limited number of things are just downright amazing. The loot you find has no bearing on your level; it's all random.

Brand new items for sale are introduced nearly every run. There is usually merchandise in the shops which you cannot find any other time of year. Like expensive, unusual boons for your gear and exciting new scripted gear like the Animalistic Spirit lines. There may be services offered from merchants which happen no other time of year, too. Usually expensive ones. So your bloodscrip stash has lots of things to look forward to.

The "High End Shop" or "[[High End Scrip Shop|Scrip Shop]]" or High End Scrip Shop (HESS) is home to some exclusive and pricey things to spend your bloodscrip on. The shop has discontinued use of scaling prices and limited quantities. Read all the signs. Bloodscrip surcharges were removed in Feb 2025.

'''The Duskruin Sewers''' offer about 300 bloodscrip per run, plus one random gear find and Duskruin boons. The sewers go by faster than the Arena - much, much faster - and include a chance to find a randomly large cache of bloodscrip along the way, a rat, or some other unique drops. Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

'''The Duskruin Arena''' offers up to 300 bloodscrip and one random gear find in your winner's package. The Arena can take 8 minutes or more to finish, depending on the character. (Scrip awards increased Feb 2022 for activities. Scrip awards were rebalanced Feb 2023) Requires 1 entry voucher (purchased from the SimuCoin Shop and redeemed).

There's a small chance for an experience orb in both activities. This chance increases with the number of entries to each activity and is on display in your EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN command.

You will find a super node in the room where you enter the Arena for combat. There is also a super node at The Viridian Coil Tavern (Lich room 26841).

Added to August 2023 run: an old has-been gladiator will exchange your redeemed entries for bloodscrip and experience with the GIVE command. The cap is 250 (entries) at once. You will receive 300 bloodscrip and 200 field experience per entry. If you give 25 entries, it will be 7,500 bloodscrip and 5,000 field exp. Look for him at the Duskruin Arena, Descent, just south of the entry into the Area Sands (Lich room 23779). There is a cooldown equal to 2 seconds per entry that you are turning in. (One entry, you must wait 2 seconds. 25 entries, 50 seconds, and so forth.) Note: There is an INSTANT absorb option for the Gladiator's turn in. Use OFFER to him for Instant Experience, which will bypass any bonuses you might have. GIVE it to him for the Field experience, which will absorb normally, including any bonus you have active.

== Schedule for February 2026 ==
(All times Eastern)
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: Entry Vouchers/Books usually go on sale in SimuCoin Shop
* 6pm - Friday, Feb 6: There is usually a 50% off sale in SimuCoin Shop for selected regular items
* 9pm - Friday, Feb 6: Event Opens
* TBA: HESS and The Annex Open
* Friday, Feb 13 - We Expect one set of CLAIM offers. Previous one listed below for reference until the informtion is known.)
**GIFT: Feb 2026 info: 5-entries to Duskruin and a 2-use green exp orb (account attuned).
**EVENT: Feb 2026 info: 25-entries to Duskruin and a 3-use blue exp orb (account attuned).
* 6pm - Saturday, Feb 28: Duskruin Mania with Dett
* TBA: Merchants may visit, some will charge silvers, some bloodscrip.
* TBA: Watch for a Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company Event
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Entry Vouchers/Booklets stop being sold in SimuCoin Shop
* 11:45pm - Saturday, Feb 28: LAST CALL! Special sale discount prices at the SimuCoin Shop revert to regular prices.
* Sunday, March 1-3: Shopping, Activities, Arena, and Sewers remain open, only booklet sales ended
* 11:59pm - Tues'''day, March 3''': Duskruin Closes, all shops and activities
* 1 week after Duskruin Ends - HESS redemption Deadline (usually)

Stay tuned to the TownCrier ([https://gstowncrier.com/subscribe/ Via Email], TownCrier Channel in-game via ESP/LNet, (ESP TUNE TownCrier), or the [https://gstowncrier.com/ TownCrier web site]) for announcements and tips.

== The Shops of Bloodriven Village ==

The village where the Duskruin Arena, Sewers, and more is located called [[Bloodriven Village]]. It is [[https://gswiki.play.net/Bloodriven_Village/shop_listing_February_2026|full of shops]] with amazing things of all kinds for this little out of the way place. You will find things for sale here which cannot be purchased any other time or place, only when Duskruin is open. There are legendary treasures, there will be new, amazing things, and you can find high value utility items for your adventuring needs here, too.

Once the Event opens, keep an eye on the best recommendations and show favorites from your fellow adventurers at the [[TownCrier/Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide|Buyer's Choice Shopping Guide]]. Add your picks, too!

There's a brief one-page [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index|Quick Reference Index]] to the Shops that can be handy. ***NOTE: Give us a couple days after Duskruin to get the Index updated

'''Shopping tips:'''
# [[Item attunement#Purchase Attunement|Attuned Pricing]] is available in some shops for some things, as well as in the HESS. This binds the item at a discount to the '''characters on your account''' and it cannot be used by anyone else, ever. It reflects a 25% discount on a purchase. Use the ATTUNE command instead of BUY to purchase it with the discount and it will be be bound to your account (forever).
# Read all the signs
# Make use of the [[Duskruin February 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index]] for a quick wiki page load that summarizes each shop and links to the complete current inventory.
# Use the wiki page listing for the shops, [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026|Bloodriven Village Shops]].
# Carefully look at/on/in the shop display noun and make copious use of INSPECT and ANALYZE (sometimes READ, too) to make sure you are getting what you wish to buy. Sometimes there are slightly different ones that can fool a hasty buyer.
# If you are purchasing a certificate, remember to reach for the correct one.
# Here is a PSA directly from GM Valyrka: "When you ask for a HESS service, (redeeming certificates, etc.) we can be really fast completing them IF you have your item on you. So, for the fastest service on your HESS purchase, remember to keep the item with you. Otherwise we have to track you down, bug you, and interrupt whatever you're in the middle of doing."
# Added in 2023, the DELAYED command can help track your purchases that require GM Services.
# Read and double check all purchases, especially from the HESS. There's a 10% restocking fee within a 24 hour window for SOME REFUNDS. Some things have no refunds. [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing February 2026#Refund_Policy|Official Refund policy]]
# Pro Tip for shopping, turn on your links, and let your mouse do some of the hard/exacting work for you. You can click on an item for sale to avoid having to enter get fourth certificate on third table. Using the links, you can look, read, analyze, inspect, and ... yes, buy!
# Limited Availability is gone from all shops.
# Scaling prices are all gone.

== The Gilded Locus ==
Introduced in 2024, a [[Gilded locus|Gilded Locus]] is a special enhancive item that can receive updates and additions ONLY at Duskruin, Ebon Gate, and Rumor Woods. It is account attuned, and there is no way for it to be transferred. Look for the half-elf Traveler on the main path between the Duskruin Entrance/Exit and the gates to the Village. Read more at the linked wiki page above to learn all the many things about it.

== The Dabbler ==

Behind the curtain in the HESS, you will find The Dabbler. This is an automated NPC who can remove some properties from your gear, such as weighting, padding, sanctification, defender, sighting, flares, some "fluff" scripts as well as functional, mechanical scripts. (Temporary properties cannot be removed by the Dabbler.) Visit the wiki page for the [[Dabbler]] for all the details. Cost varies by the type of removal.

== The Duskruin Sewers, aka Ratacombs ==

There is no combat in the Sewers. You search through the place for ... stuff. Empty out your containers, trim down, and bring a disk.

Start your sewer searching in Lich room 23758, after you REDEEM your booklet/voucher/s, room 11 on the wiki map. That rubble looks sort of suspicious to me!

1 entry gets you 10 searches inside the Sewers. There's no area of the sewers that are better than another. All discoveries in here are random. You will find 1 thing per search:
* Bloodscrip (up to 295ish for the whole run, if you are lucky, plus the sales of common/uncommon Duskruin finds that drop in the sewer
* [[Sewer rat|A Rat]]: rats can be found, they're pretty rare, and as of 2017, you are limited to finding only one during an event. Not guaranteed, though.
* A cache of bloodscrip that one of the local bandits hid. Lucky you if you find one, there aren't many! But watch out for the owners to defend that cache, too. According to Wyrom, caches can yield 1000x what the bloodscrip find would have been, but can also be much less.
* Random gear/jewelry/loot. It could be awesome or no-enchant plain. It could be a major enhancive bonus win, too. It's really random. See the looting section below for tips. As of Feb 2023, only 1 piece of gear/jewelry/stuff per sewer entry will be found.
* Flat etched stones, [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|Bloodrune stones]]. Some of these have a market value, some are very common. For some they are so rare there is only one. Be sure to read them.
* Smithy Invite: An invite only spawns in your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not add up, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Check to see if you have one with the command EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN
* Golem Parts for your Golem Chassis to build your own Golem
<strike>* New with Duskruin Heist in June 2018, you can find special pieces that act as upgrade items for the [[Bag of Holding]] Heist prize.</strike>
<strike>* New with the Treasure Trove introduction: you can find a raffle token to use in the Trove.</strike> ''Treasure Trove removed from DR Feb 2023.''

* <S>Moonshard pieces, these are the parts needed to complete the moons to put into a Moonshard Pendant that becomes a glamour crystal.</s> These are no longer available. See: [[MoonShard pendant]]
** <S>Some of these pieces are very rare, and you can sell them for many silvers on the open market if you do not need them, like the thin kakore strip and the even more rare reticulated crystal-edged golvern segment</S>

If you find a black ora or other cursed item in the sewers, it is uncursed in a flash of … well, uncursing.

Sell your unwanted rats to the rat collector in the sewers, he will pay you bloodscrip for them. Or sell it on the open market.

'''Tactics''' for the sewers include having enough empty space in your pack to stash stuff, and pausing to pick up something laying on the ground that someone discarded.

== The Duskruin Arena ==

First, I'm going to get rid of a misconception. You do not need to be capped to win in the Arena. Some professions and some builds will be better/worse at it at various levels. That's someone else's primer. I'm not an expert at this, by any means, but this should at least get you started.

Time is not your friend in the Arena; there are 25 foes waiting to kill you, each round is progressively a little more challenging. But wait, that's not all. Every fifth opponent is a Champion. These champions make your Grizzled bounty critters look easy. The champions won't stun, don't usually die from the usual death crits and have ''lots'' of extra health points.

About death crits on champions: "If you hit left eye, right eye, and both are crit kill shots, it drops on the second one 100% of the time. Or chest/chest, or head/neck, or eye/head." -- Nairdin's player

<s>And you get 8 minutes in which to do ''all'' of this. As of Feb 2020, you have more than 8 minutes, but will face increasingly more difficult foes after 8 minutes.</s> Timer and time penalties removed from both Arenas August 2021, per Wyrom.

There are some things you don't have to worry about, though. There is nothing undead. There is no disarming. All the Arena traps were removed a few years ago. There is only 1 critter at a time, and they are scaled to your level. So my critters will challenge me, and your critters will challenge you, but I won't be overwhelmed by things that are 10-20 levels above me. When you exit, you are healed/resurrected as needed and your mana/stamina/cooldowns, etc restored.

If you have deeds, you do not lose your spells if you die in the arena. Use SPELL ACTIVE if your displays and stuff need to be re-synced in your front end after an Arena Death. As long as you have deeds, you also will not lose your field experience.

Watch a couple fights from the stands. You will find spectator seating on the outer ring of the arena. WATCH LIST to see who is currently fighting, WATCH NAMEofPERSON to select the person you want to see. Pick someone from your own profession. You will find people have different hunting styles and tactics, depending on their build. Find someone who is similar to yours and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Teams matches were added with the August 2017 Duskruin. Up to Five people can group together for an arena fight of the same number of foes. Include your hunting buddies and friends!

The entrance to the area is at the Sands Approach (lich room 23779) (or DOWN from there for teams). Remember to redeem your booklet or voucher, then GO ENTRANCE.

=== Get Ready - preparation is everything ===

'''Leave ALL THE STUFF at home.''' Trim down. Walk into the arena with zero encumbrance. Weight kills.

'''Get ALL THE SPELLS.''' Defensive spells, offensive buffs, maneuvering, recovery, whatever. There's probably something that will crop up in there that you wished you had THAT spell going. Use a gold coin, I have seen random dispels, but not often.

'''Bring ALL THE TRICKS you need'''. [[Blue crystal]]s to hit those really difficult to hit things (and there are some...), Other magical things that help you, [[Heavy quartz orb|quartz orbs]], [[Solid moonstone cube|moonstone cubes]], [[ruby amulet]]s. If you have enough ranks of Magic Item Use skill, look for magic crystals of various spells. Consider comparing the pricing of bravery items with the cost of a [[pure potion]] - there's no bloodscrip needed for pure potions.

'''Use your [[BOOST|BOOSTs]]''' that you want to use, and know when to use them. Careful timing of a boost can get you through multiple arena runs.
* '''BOOST LUCK''' gives you a second chance on any combat roll 10 or under.
* '''BOOST SUPERCHARGE''' gives your enchanted gear a 50% increase, your flares will flare more often, and your weighting/padding/sighting will get better.
* '''BOOST ENHANCIVE''' has an option to boost your stats or your stamina/mana regen. It's not just for pausing enhancives.
* '''BOOST LONGTERM''' relieves you of 500 [[experience]] points when your exp approaches MUST REST and you are not even half-way through your matches yet. You'll get 250 exp placed into [[long-term experience]] for general, slower, absorbing. Remember, you learn zero from combat once your mind gets to MUST REST
* '''BOOST ABSORB''' clears your mind of 1000 exp points and tosses them into your already absorbed, permanent exp.

* '''BOOST GODS LORMINSTRA''' grants extra deeds. This could be important to Voln members who frequently use symbol of mana without waiting for the cooldown period.

'''Use [[enhancives]]''' to help you over the rough spots: more mana, more stamina, more spirit, more strength, defense boons, health/mana/stamina recovery, sheer skill bonuses for your relevant skill set, and whatever extra spells you may need along the way in scrolls, imbeddables, etc.

'''Don't forget''' about those things you only use every once in awhile. You've been saving them for a rainy day in some locker/mule somewhere. Guess what? IT'S RAINING! The [[Bravery]]/[[Heroism]] spells, that [[enruned black ora heart]] from Ebon Gate, the [[Prismatic Guard]] spell in that pin you have been saving. [[Celerity]] for extra speed when you need it. Even a [[ruby amulet]] or 10 can come in handy.

This might also be the time to '''bring out''' your unlocked [[Arkati box]] for a stat boost.

'''Evaluate''' your [[society]] abilities list. Maybe there is one in there you don't use very often but will be really handy for this huge fight you are about to face.

'''Get the [[scrolls]]''' of spells ready that you need. Order them ahead of time from your favorite sorcerer.

'''Buy/make [[potions]]''' you will need to defeat 25 things in 8 minutes. Remember they only appear one at a time.

'''Get your magic items''' [[charge]]d - statues, quartz orbs, blue crystals, wands, moonstone cubes, etc.

'''Get embeds done''' of handy spells from clerics, sorcerers, and wizards.

'''Farm extra favor''' if you belong to the Order of Voln. Consider a few trips to Reim with your friends for maximum favor gain.

'''Review your spells''', even ones you might have forgotten about. Did you know that 106 gives +30 DS to both you and the enemy and is perfect for pure warding clerics, empaths, or sorcerers to start the round with? Clerics and empaths can also evoke 205 for another +20!

'''Plan your tactics''' and macro/script needs for before, during, and after your Arena contest.

'''Re-charge all the magic items''' that you use. Find a wizard, bring all the mana, and bring a few high quality orb gems. No one is going to have time during Duskruin to do it.

=== In The Arena - tactics are everything ===

'''PRAY''' You have 3 ''free'' PRAY is the command for some mana and stamina to be restored during your Arena challenge if you need to. <S>Using PRAY takes ~30 seconds off your Arena timer</S> (PRAY updated for Feb 2020) After the third PRAY command, subsequent ones will ~increase opponent difficulty and the 5th one will cost half your spirit plus random wounds~ cause a maelstrom of icy energy that does cold damage(this can be mitigated with resists). The fourth one has a slight chance of summoning a demon! New Aug 2025: PRAY CHECK to see your status before it starts getting more difficult.

'''Use your multiple attack''' options as often as you need to/can. Time is everything here. If you can accomplish 2 hits in 6 seconds instead of 2 5-second round times for 2 separate attacks, it will add up. And I know lots of you know ways to attack more than twice. :)

'''Pro Tip:''' Champions are the most difficult, you may want to space out your special abilities and tricks to use on them.

'''Similarly, aimed attacks''' can end a fight much faster than swinging at any old body part.

'''Mana, Stamina, and/or Spirit management''' are critical to many people. Figure out your strategy for what you will need and have your plan ready in advance to boost yours when it falls to low levels.

'''Use maneuvers, moves, and spells based on the opponent''' you are facing. Some cast spells, some use huge weapons, some wear light armor, some wear heavy, etc.

```Bring Cures``` for situations that will end your ability to win. Head wounds, popped muscles, out of stamina/mana/health, etc.

<S>'''WATCH''' for traps and tricks with each new opponent. Take evasive action as required. This saves you time (Round times), stuns, and injuries. There's a lich script for it ;repository info duskruin_watch</S> Traps and watching done away with as of Feb 2020 Duskruin run.

'''What you'll win in the Arena:'''
* Bloodscrip: you will receive more if you win than if you do not complete all 25 opponents. You can win up to 300 scrip (extra max added Feb 2022)
* Smithy Invite: will only spawn at the time you receive your treasure if you have none stored up. Use this to add weighting, padding, or sighting to your gear at the Smithy. They do not accrue, you can have only 1 at a time, and if you have one stored, you cannot earn another in your treasure finds. Do note, this is only the invitation, you still have to pay for your WPS service.
* If you choose DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT for an option, an item of loot; could be gear, could be jewelry, might be enhancive, might be a Duskruin boost item for sewers, heist, or arena.
* Saturated exp
* If an automaton appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a piece of ore of the same metal type as the automaton. The ores are for altering the appearance of characters using a completed [[MoonShard pendant]], altering the appearance of a [[dragonfly pet]], and for use in the mini smelter as part of the [[I Dream of Geology Series]].
* If a golem appeared as one of your champions, and you defeated it, you'll get a golem part for your Golem Chassis to eventually build your own Golem.
* A small, but increasing, chance for an experience orb to be included in your winnings.
* Rewards can be modified slightly to your tastes. Choose between
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD LOOT}}: Receive loot reward, 1 piece of gear in your winnings package.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD EXP}}: Receive exp rewards, 15 instant experience.
:* {{boldmono|DUSKRUIN REWARD SCRIP}}: Receive extra bloodscrip rewards, 10 extra bloodscrip
* <s>A promissory note for some random amount of silvers. Nothing you'll get rich from, though.</s> (removed Aug 2019)
* <S>A chance for a Treasure Trove Token to be included in your winnings.</S> (Trove removed as of Feb 2023)

=== ENDLESS MODE ===

New for Aug 2025: Announced in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000&slide=id.g36e64dc759c_0_23 presentation slides] at SimuCon 2025:
* PRAY CHECK to see how many times you can pray before it gets harder
* Death/Surrender after round 26 will not count against your stats
* SHOUT CHALLENGE ''skips ahead'' to half the rounds of your previous high score in Endless
** Use before the first round begins
** You must still finish at least 25 rounds even in this mode for your full prize
** Be careful with this!
* ENDLESS SWARM is new, an alternative mode to regular ENDLESS! Set with the Duskruin command (DUSKRUIN HELP).
** Round 26-30: 2 creatures per round
** Round 31-35: 3 creatures per round
** and so on...!
** New (separate) Leaderboards

New in Feb 2025: An Overall Leaderboard was added!

New in August 2021: Duskruin: ENDLESS. Set your preferred Arena mode with the DUSKRUIN command. Endless is a special new solo mode of continuous Arena that never ends, where you can earn special [[title]]s. There are [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Leaderboards]] at the entrance into the area, right after the portcullis. As long as you are still breathing, you will keep getting new opponents. The opponents get more and more difficult, faster than you expect. Plan for the long haul, it is quite the show!

*After the 25th foe, you stop accumulating bloodscrip
*After the 25th foe, you accrue additional Prayers at a rate of 1 every 5 rounds.
*Champions will appear randomly, instead of every fifth opponent, and become more frequent as you progress rounds.
*There's no time limit.
*Your opponents will become more deadly as the rounds increase and can act much faster than earlier rounds.

Tactics will vary by profession. Since speed does not count here, some of your regular Arena tactics could be set aside. Give some thought to what it would take for you to stand in combat for an hour to two hours, or more, against increasingly more difficult opponents.

Good luck! Be sure to let us know how you fare in it! There's quite the list of [[Duskruin Endless Arena Leaderboards Archive|Endless Arena Achievements]] to aspire to!

=== ENDLESS: SWARM MODE ===

Added as a difficult option to the ENDLESS Arena in August 2025, SWARM mode, in addition to all of the above, starts adding a creature every 5 rounds. 2 Creatures per round at 26, 3 at 31, etc. It was announced and previewed at SimuCon 2025. Find the [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRuao5m6EL1SleZsg5zH4ulRJxEll5QLV4ukhbM15k_eEpeGbTK1UvF_QCG06x2kW44lPYsadcoCJdp/pub?slide=id.g2f0eb1a00cd_0_0 speaker's slides at this link].

Set it in your DUSKRUIN HELP settings.

Since the Swarm is so much more difficult, it has it's own leaderboards, just north of the original Endless ones before you get to the stadium entrance.

== The Mania and/or Auction Event/s ==

We're waiting for the final information for Mania for February 2026.

Mania was back from hiatus in Feb 2025! Wyrom put on a crazy live event that included auctions, reverse auctions, spins, and more. It's been called Wyromania, Shenanigans, and other things. It includes high end and rare items - sometimes things from the HESS, sometimes things so rare they appear nowhere else. But no free things anymore. It is normally held a few days before the end of Duskruin. Watch for the announcement of the date and Bring All The Bloodscrip. The TownCrier provides both live coverage of the event via ESP and the TownCrier LNet channel, plus a written record of it for posterity saved in a Google Sheet.

Mania is an extremely crowded live event. Your spells will be stripped as you walk in. Take all crowd-friendly precautions ahead of entry to avoid ugly server crashes and delays:

* read all the signs
* follow all the rules
* listen very carefully
* there's usually no passing of items or scrip once in the event's room
* bring all the things you think you may need, most of the services on things are added to them on the spot and there is no time for a locker run.
* have your bloodscrip already deposited and available in SCRIP BALANCE
* stop all your spells and spell songs.
* remove any item you wear with a "noisy" script on it, or pause/sleep it. ANALYZE may tell you how, PROD is the first verb to try if Analyze does not tell you how.
*no pets. Keep your pets contained, sleeping, elsewhere, etc.
* if the room allows for speaking, keep all non-whispered communication and actions to the bare minimum of interacting only when needed with the GM Host.
* stop auto-acting scripts that check for your spells

'''Be warned:''' bad actors often do not even get a warning before being banned from the proceedings. Don't be that one strike, you're out person.

== The WPS Smithy ==
You'll find the [[WPS smithy|Weighting, Padding, and Sighting Smithy]] under the Arena (Bloodforge, Workshop - Lich room 26091). There is an assistant there who will give you a quote on your gear before entering the arch for the Smithy. Have everything ready, going into the arch will use up your Smithy Invitation, whether you get work done or not. All work at this Duskruin Smithy costs bloodscrip. The same WPS "window" pricing applies to your gear as any traveling WPS Smithy wagon. He will work on only 1 item per invitation visit.

== The Slab Generator ==

Across from the Smithy, under the Arena (LichRoom 26388), is a miner. He will sell ore to you for 5 bloodscrip, which you can put in the crucible. (Ask miner about ore, twice.) After the elapsed roundtime, the crucible produces a metal slab for you, returning it right to your hand. It might be a rare metal slab, it might be not so rare, or it might turn out to be plain old iron. This is what we call the Slab Generator, and it is the only source of the rarest metal slabs for forging, outside of special raffles.

== The Duskruin Gem Pile ==

There is a pile of gems (Lich room 26093) under the Arena that you can search for any of the random Duskruin Gems. Each search costs 10 bloodscrip. You can scan the saved list of [[Duskruin Dig#Non-SimuCoin Items|Duskruin gems]] at the old Duskruin Dig page. Remember, the Dig is defunct and no more. Only the gems survive as a mark that it ever existed.

<BLOCKQUOTE>'''> SEARCH GEMS'''<BR />
You begin to search through a pile of gems and realize the sign says it costs 10 bloodscrip. You could try searching again if you agree with that price.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Duskruin Gems are suitable for merchant alterations, gem-accepting items (Joola, Veola, and more), [[lapidary box]], [[gemcutter]], etc. They make lovely jewelry in a Daxela [[Jewelry box]] and a very rare [[Alter Box]]/thing of the right type can take one, too. Use them in [[Cobbling]] or [[Weaving]]. Matching gems seem to stack in a Player Shop. But they will not go into a [[Gem jar]], cannot be used in warrior [[Sheath making]], and the gemshop does not purchase them. They cannot be purified. They are all unique to Duskruin and are found nowhere else in Elanthia. (These same special uses and exclusions will apply to Ebon Gate Gems from the EG gem pile, too.)

== Dealing with Loot ==

Whether you're running through the sewers, digging in the dig, or struggling valiantly in the arena, after you've been at it awhile, you'll have quite a pile of loot. Most will be [[pawnshop]] fodder, a few rare pieces will be worth millions, and other items will bring you more than the pawnshop will offer. If you're really in a hurry to accumulate bloodscrip, you can set your DUSKRUIN REWARD for only extra bloodscrip. However, loot represents perhaps 20% of the value you'll pull out of the sewers (when you include the rare high-value stuff), so you probably want to take the time to sort through it.

'''Nowadays, Duskruin loot comes out (temporarily) loresung! Just RECALL the item to see its properties.''' Some steps below may be unneeded now because of the active (temporary) RECALL status on items. It lasts 30 days.

[[Loresinging|Loresingers]] are in high demand during and after Duskruin, and your locker space is not infinite. You'll really want to pare down the loot before storing it, getting it sung, and selling it (or using it yourself). Here's a basic procedure you can follow:

* Exchange your common ores at the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. He will exchange it for an [[MoonShard_pendant#Bloodrunes|ur-barath totem]] that is needed to create bloodrunes. Totems obtained from the arena by death/surrender/not winning can be sold to the archaeologist.
* Sell your unneeded moonshard pieces to the Archaeologist in the dig below the Arena. While these pieces are not regularly available, he should give you a bit of bloodscrip for them if you have them. There's a lich script for this: <br />;repository info archaeologist
* Use Elemental Detection [[405]] if you know it to determine what you can about it.
* Take all jewelry (crowns, armbands, necklaces, etc) to the jeweler and appraise. If it is worth less than 10,000 silvers, it's pretty safe to sell. If it's worth 10000-25000, it may be mage rechargeable. You might choose to get it sung, but you're unlikely to miss out on a lot of value by selling it right now.
* If it's worth 25000+, but still appraisable, it may have a small enhancive on it. Wear it to see if you can tell what it is. If it enhances something nice (e.g. strength, aura) and/or is in a nice slot (e.g. pin good, head bad), it's worth holding onto for resale. If you see no enhancive, it could still potentially be something like health, mana, stamina, or spirit regen, but it's probably safe to toss. If the jeweler refuses to throw out a number, it's almost certainly enhancive. You should probably get it sung to even if it's not obvious what the enhancive is.
* Take everything else to the pawnshop and appraise, preferably one that provides an estimated value for items that get a 35k (max) offer. Wehnimer's Landing does this, as well as Icemule Trace if you're a citizen.
* Deal with a pawnshop that gives you the best price. This varies by race so there's no one right answer for everyone. Refer to the chart about [[trading]].
* If the offer is less than 35k, it's safe to pawn. If it's more than 35k, try to figure out why. Look at it to see if it's enchanted more than normal (you'll see an enchanter's mark). Hold it (weapon) or wear it (armor) to see if it has obvious enhancive properties. Consider a trip to the [[Abandoned Inn crystal]], which can reveal properties like sanctification, weighting, padding, and enchant level.
** Note: It is common for heavier armor (studded leather and up) to appraise for 35k even if it's just +20 enchant and otherwise plain. If you can't find anything special about it, it may be safe to pawn.
* Now that you've sold the fodder, get a bard to sing to what's left. Take notes of what the bard reveals with a complete description of the item. Especially a runestaff. Because the glossy ancient fireleaf runestaff might be the valuable one and the silvery ancient fireleaf runestaff might just be +22. There are ''so many'' runestaff finds in the sewer.
* <s>Is it a golvern segment (sewers only) or a four-ringed metal pendant (arena only)? It's worth millions. Hold onto it.</s> (These have been removed)

At this point, you may have identified some valuable stuff that you can't use yourself. Time to sell!
* Check out prices at [[https://ps.lichproject.org/ player shops]] to find comparable items. These prices generally represent an upper bound for the value of the item - they're the price that items aren't selling for.
* Search [[http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?11-GSIV-Merchant-s-Market The Gemstone IV Players' Corner]] for sales of similar items.
* You can ask around on LNet for what other people think it's worth, but people may quickly tire of doing your homework for you.
* List your item:
** If you have your own player shop, you might want to make use of it.
** You might list it as an auction or flat price offering at the Players' Corner.
** You could auction it live on the LNet Merchant channel. This will be more convenient and quicker, but possibly less lucrative.

== '''Retired Duskruin Events and Venues''' ==

=== The Big HESS Spin Night (RETIRED) ===

'''There is no Big Spin Night anymore''' ... it is mostly replaced by the HESS Annex.

<s>ALL items which were going to be in the Big Spin will be for sale in the HESS, in unlimited quantities, except for the custom fatal afflares.

This event was introduced with the August 2021 Duskruin run by [http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Announcements/view/573|GM Tivvy]. It is for all the HESS items which have quantities limited to 5 and under. A Spin was chosen to help give a more equitable distribution of these very limited items. To participate in the spin you will need to have the full amount of the bloodscrip already deposited and available in your SCRIP BALANCE.

A place will be announced to meet - remember to prepare for a crowded room, so halt things that make noise, stop spells that might be dropping during the spin. Then those interested in that limited item will join GM Tivvy to move to another room where the spinner will select from the people there.

You will be able to win more than one spin.</s>

=== The Bank Heist (RETIRED) ===
<s>Hinted at since the beginning of Duskruin (2015), The Heist debuted at the June 2018 Duskruin Arena event, and closed in February 2023. You can choose to aid in the heist, stop the heist, or stop those who are trying to prevent the heist. This is a solo adventure, and requires one entry slip from the stamped voucher booklet (only). It's a mix of puzzles (mild) and combat (vs. like-level and bosses). Some of the tasks are skill-based, but have optional ways to complete if you are without the proper skill.

The TownCrier archived [http://gstowncrier.com/knowledge-base/wyrom-writes-a-primer-for-the-bank-heist-at-duskruin/ Wyrom's post about getting started] on the Heist which is kind of long for this.

There will be some unique rewards that tie in with the arena and sewers. Bloodscrip is earned, there is incidental loot, and a new collectible.

'''Wyrom''' offered this overview and starting tips when he introduced the Heist in June of 2018:
<BLOCKQUOTE>When we rolled out the Bank Heist, we wanted it to be a more immersive experience with discovery. The Bank Heist takes place in three secret hideouts for the three factions.

The '''Silent Investors''' can be found somewhere in the Hushed Park.

The '''Poisoned Heretics''' are rumored to be on Pewter Road. Some have been found hanging around The Dented Phylactery.

The '''Ophidian Cabal''' tend to hang out off Copper Road in a tavern named the Keg of the Bloody Asp.

Look in these places to find clues how to access the hideouts.

When joining each group, during the first "stage" of the heist, you will receive clues on how to understand the flow of the event. It's not too difficult, but the way to complete it isn't quite a cookie cutter guess-the-verb puzzle.</BLOCKQUOTE>

<pre{{log2}}>You analyze your toxin-covered misericord and sense that the item cannot be altered in any way.

The creator has also provided the following information:

This can be used inside the bank heist at Bloodriven Village.

Usage:
STAB misericord - This will kill the first enemy in the Bank of Bloodriven.

The misericord cannot be lightened.</pre>

Items you can find in the sewers/heists can be used in the sewers/heists to help (such as the misericord above).

====Silent Investors (SI) (27162)====
''The Silent Investers are a hired militia/vigilantes that are tasked to stop the bank heist from happening. They’re targeting the OC, but they also have to deal with the Poisoned Heretics. Their job is to find and track the threats inside the bank. Once they complete their mission (or maybe failed), they will be awarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: listen, track, guard, ???

SKILLS: perception (2x+), survival (1x+)

Listen for the enemy (uses perception skill; you get hit with a poison dart (Poison Resistance (105) prevents the poison) if you fail). Kill the enemy. Track to advance (uses survival skill; you get attacked by an asp if you fail).

0x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

1x perception -- You attempt to listen for any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful.

2x perception -- You hear something nearby.

3x perception -- ??? (maybe something about guarding an object or preparing to be attacked)

0x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but aren't very successful. (yes asp)

1x survival -- You attempt to track any threats within the bank, but only find some old footprints. (no asp)

2x survival -- You spot some footprints nearby. (no asp)

====Poisoned Heretics (PH) (27168)====
''The Poisoned Heretics are a band of assassins that are working to stop the Silent Investors. They aren’t allied with the Ophidian Cabal, and their motives are unknown. Their job is to watch and sneak around the bank and assassinate the Silent Investor marauders. Like above, they will be rewarded with a prize pouch.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

?260 bloodscrip?

COMMANDS: watch, sneak, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), stalking and hiding (???)

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and watch the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you don't do it from hiding). Kill the enemy. Get out of sight and sneak to advance.

====Ophidian Cabal (OC) (27160)====
''The Ophidian Cabal are bandits who just want one thing. The riches inside the vault. They observe their surroundings, looking for things to steal. Unlike the above, they aren’t awarded a prize pouch, but whatever they steal they keep.'' ~Wyrom

'''Primer Advice from Milax:'''

The Ophidian Cabal portion of the Heist consists of progressing through five rooms to a final vault room. In order to receive the maximum reward, you need to ''enter the vault before five minutes is up''. Once you enter the vault, there's no time limit to finish.

* In each room, you need to HIDE (or cast [[Invisibility]]), then OBSERVE, then STEAL, which reveals bloodscrip hidden in the room.
** GM Haxus, from Discord underscored this with: "...in the heist where you have to steal the bloodscrip, make sure you are always doing some kind of hiding if you want the full 65 per search."
** Pro tip for non-hiders and those who do not know the Invisibility spell - get a glass amulet from your local alchemist shop.
* Combat won't initiate until you OBSERVE in each room. After observing, enemies will enter the room.
* The Guards scale in level with your own, but they aren't too tricky if you're careful and know how to hunt well.
* The enemies get progressively more challenging in each room, and they'll eventually start to summon guard dogs to assist them, which can overwhelm you fairly quickly. Dispatch the guards as quickly as possible so the dogs don't overwhelm you.
* The guards can induce roundtime.
* Disablers are useful here; opening with something like [[709]] (grasp of the grave) allows you to guard against too many dogs being summoned.
* If you don't hide before observing, you'll be spotted, and you'll suffer damage--usually with a minor wound--and get a smaller reward for succeeding in eliminating all enemies in the room.
* After completing the final room, you'll get a final search in the vault, which gives you a trinket reward that can be turned in to the Ophidian Cabal leader for additional bloodscrip or exchanged for a [[Bag of Holding]] (once all components are assembled).
* There's also a very small chance in the vault to find a multifaceted blood crystal, which is the most valuable part of the Bag of Holding.

'''Primer Advice from Arianiss:'''

260 bloodscrip

COMMANDS: observe, steal, pace, ???

SKILLS: perception (1x+), a way to not be seen

Get out of sight through whatever means necessary (invisibility, hiding, Spirit Fog) and observe the room (uses perception; you get hit by an explosion from a glass sphere if you fail; you get more bloodscrip if you "successfully" observe from "hiding"). Kill the enemy or pace to create a misleading trail of footsteps. Steal the loot to advance.</s>

==== The Duskruin Dig (RETIRED) ====
''The dig is gone.''

<s>The Duskruin Dig event took place under the arena where the excavation of the old site full of treasures is located. You dig with a pickaxe (purchased from the [[SimuCoin store]]) in the appropriate areas for boxes. Pickaxes are sold with a set number of uses. A "use" ticks off when you find a box.

You dig, dig, and dig until you find something. Move to the next area to dig again.

ANALYZE your pickaxe to see how many more uses are on it.

The boxes have various names, and the fancier they look, the better the loot is inside of them. Boxes can contain coins, gems, and prizes. There is a prize feeder of increasing values that people refer to as tiers. Probably tiers 1-4. Plus an additional level referred to as a Jackpot, where the best prizes are found. Many Simucoin shop items will be in the boxes, too. Look at the list from the Spring 2017 [[Duskruin Dig#Prizes|Duskruin Dig]].

The shops of [[Bloodriven Village]] will be open where you can spend any [[bloodscrip]] you have. Note that they do not take silvers, except for the one tattoo shop. Previous events will give you an idea of their offerings. Shops close, open, and/or rotate inventory for each event.

Note also that there is no bloodscrip in the Dig. You will need to participate in an accompanying venue that is open to earn bloodscrip, like the Arena or the Sewers.

With a large warning that you should be responsive and at the keyboard at all times, there seem to be two Duskruin Dig scripts for lich: ;duskdigbin and ;ddig. That should help your wrists. I know they help mine.</s>

=== The Treasure Trove (RETIRED) ===

The Treasure Trove was removed from Duskruin for the February 2023 run.

<strike>A raffle for a jackpot level item draws once a day. This is a token raffle, and you earn tokens in all the Duskruin venues, Arenas, Sewers, and the Heist. This run it is drawing around 8:20pm, Eastern. But you can enter anytime for the item up, and have up to 24 hours to collect it from the rack.

It is located in the warehouse at Faida Lane (Lich room 26868) and typically does not open up for a number of days after the event starts. The Treasure Trove is only open to Subscribed accounts (not Free To Play ones). All the information for this Duskruin's Trove will be kept at the [[Duskruin Treasure Trove/prize list August 2022]] page, including a record of the prizes offered and how to participate.

Extra treasure trove tokens can be sold to the Dabbler, behind the curtain in the High End Scrip Shop (HESS).</strike>

Look [[Duskruin Treasure Trove|here]] for more specific Treasure Trove help and background.

== '''All the big credit givings''' ==

Many thanks to everyone who asks questions over the Help channel and report things that this document is missing.

Keep those questions and comments coming, people!

~Miss Newsby

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Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-14T17:09:50Z

LUXELLE: The List of Shops! ~L.L.

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{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 30%;"| '''SHOP NAME''' ||style="width: 70%;"|'''FEATURING'''
|-
|[[BVShop:Aggro Culture|Aggro Culture]]||[[Aggro Weapon]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Alchemical Attraction|Alchemical Attraction]]||[[Alchemy Jar Container|Jar and Gem Sorting Containers]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Amalgamations|Amalgamations]]||[[Twisted shield]], [[Twisted weapon]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Annex/February 2026|The Annex]]||This is the companion shop to the HESS. Look in here for higher end 'self serve' purchases you can redeem yourself, no GM needed. Located in the hut next door to the HESS tunnel entrance.
|-
|Archaelogist||Exchanges your ores, runestones, moonshard pieces etc for a few bloodscrip or the totem. Archaeologist Roams Under Arena, in the area before you get to the WPS Smithy.
|-
|[[BVShop:At The Ready|At The Ready]]||[[Animate Dead Weaponry]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Still My Hops|Be Still My Hops]]||[[Alcohol Still]], recipes, supplies
|-
|[[BVShop:Be Warez|Be Warez]]||[[Illusion Prop]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Beyond Barriers|Beyond Barriers]]||[[Valence Weapon]] and [[Valence Armor|Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Blood Red Rose|Blood Red Rose]]||**Final Run [[Iasha white ora weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Bloody Lotus|Bloody Lotus]]||[[Origami]], Paper, Kit, Patterns, and new in 2025: the Training Master
|-
|[[BVShop:Bolt From The Blue|Bolt From The Blue]]||Custom BOLT Messaging
|-
|[[BVShop:Bundle Up|Bundle Up]]||[[Compartmentalized Quiver]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Burning Twilight|Burning Twilight]]||[[Daybringer]] Weapons, Unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:The Celadon Thread|The Celadon Thread]]||[[Fyrswn'ava]], wood, material, armaments, sap flares, runestaff, shield, bow
|-
|[[BVShop:Certifiable|Certifiable]]||[[Fancy Stancing Flourish]] plus: unlocks for [[Artist's Easel]]s, [[Karma Armor]], [[Solar Weapon]]s, [[Nebular Weapon]]s, [[Mechanical ranged weapon|Mechanical Crossbow]], [[Forest Armor] ]
|-
|[[BVShop:Clockwerke Solutions|Clockwerke Solutions]]||[[Clockwerke Solutions Pocketwatch]]es, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Coalescence|Coalescence]]||[[Twisted armor]], [[Twisted kicks]] UAC, unlocks for both
|-
|[[BVShop:Currents and Safeguards|Currents and Safeguards]]||[[Energy Shield]]s
|-
|[[Dabbler]]||Removes properties and some scripts from items, located through curtain in the HESS
|-
|[[BVShop:The Daily Grind|The Daily Grind]]||[[Meat Grinder]]s, unlocks, [[Cooking utensil#Cutting Board]], [[Cooking tool]], pan, [[Recipe card]]s, [[Portable stove]], [[Finishing Touch]], [[Cooking utensil#Spice Mill|Spice Mill]], cooking, sausage links, and more
|-
|[[BVShop:The Demon Drop|The Demon Drop]]||[[Lathonian]] Leather Armor and [[Night Shroud]] cloaks, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Diskovery|Diskovery]]||[[Disk Creator]]s, Black Crystals
|-
|[[Duskruin primer#The Duskruin Gem Pile|Duskruin Gem Pile]]||Random Duskruin Gems, some only found on this event grounds. Located in an area under the arena before you get to the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Essencetials|Essencetials]]||[[Hand-held Pylon]]s, essence belt, essences
|-
|[[BVShop:Everybody Must Get Stoned|Everybody Must Get Stoned]]||[[Pet Rock]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Fairy Ring|The Fairy Ring]]||[[Spore Staff]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Fluctuations|Fluctuations]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Flux Rune Staff|Flux Rune Staff]] line
|-
|[[BVShop:Gamac's Goods|Gamac's Goods]]||cigars, matchbox, wheel of fortune, game wheel, gaming wheel, darts, pirate bandanas, trick cards, gambling kits, clothing, containers, uac, coin pouch, knee high stockings, Frog & Lilli necklace, unrefined gown (robe), pirate props
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||These are available from the half-elf traveler located one step away from the exit to Duskruin
|-
|The Gladiator||Exchanges a new 25 count book of entries for 7500 bloodscrip and a boatload of exp. (5000 exp, in field exp) The old has-been gladiator is one room BEFORE the Arena Sands Entry room
|-
|[[BVShop:Good In-Tent-ions|Good In-Tent-ions]]||[[Pup Tent]]s, torch, lantern, bedroll, meditation mat, knitting needle unlocks, tent unlocks, tent storage containers
|-
|[[BVShop:Grinding Gears|Grinding Gears]]||[[Gnomish Mech Locksmith Bracer]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Heady Spirits|Heady Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Headdress]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Herbal Huntsman|The Herbal Huntsman]]||[[Survivalist's Kit]]
|-
|[[High End Scrip Shop/shop list February 2026|HESS]]||High End Certificates for all manner of exclusive services sold on certificates. See the wiki page for the list after the shop opens. Big Prices
|-
|[[BVShop:Icy Disposition|Icy Disposition]]||[[Greater Rhimar Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:In the Shadows of the Sparrow|In the Shadow of the Sparrow]]||non-weapon [[Fighting Fan]], styled like [[Sparrows of the Night Queen]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Just For Kicks|Just For Kicks]]||**Final Run [[Cobbling]] Supplies, cobbling heels, cobbling dye, [[Cobbling plate box|cobbling plate box material]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Knifery|The Knifery]]||Home of The [[Fighting Knife]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Make Your Mark|Make Your Mark]]||[[Magic Marker]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Mar and Scar|Mar and Scar]]||SOME PRICES IN SILVERS: Rabbit Foot Sewer Luck Arena Helper Glass Spheres, Rat vials, tattoos.<BR /><BR />FOR BLOODSCRIP chisels, piercing needles, whiskey, scarring razor, [[ClimateWear]], ClimateWear unlocks, [[Adjustable Sheath]] unlocks, [[WoundedWear]], ChaosJewelry, Auto-bundling Pelt Bags
|-
|||In the HESS: Automated Enchants, plus Martial Knowledge, Self Mana, and Spell Knowledge, which have rotating options.
|-
|[[BVShop:Mind Your Manas|Mind Your Manas]]||The [[Manaweave Cloak]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Mystic Phrases|Mystic Phrases]]||Special Spell Preps
|-
|[[BVShop:On the Other Hand|On the Other Hand]]||[[Jorshan's Twin Weapons]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Once Upon A Time|Once Upon A Time]]||**New [[Duskruin/saved posts August 2026#Once Upon a Time - Leystone Compass|Leystone Compass]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Paranormal Pages|Paranormal Pages]]||[[Thaumaturge Tome]], anima, fighting spell, book
|-
|[[BVShop:Petal to the Metal|Petal to the Metal]]||[[Phytomorphic Weapon-Shield]|Phytomorphic Weapons and Shields], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Pinions and Pulse|Pinions and Pulse]]||[[Energy Wings]]
|-
|[[BVShop:A Pirate Looks at Four Teas|A Pirate Looks at Four Teas]]||[[Signal Wand|OSA Boosts]], [[Port Sphere|Ship Extras]], [[Weather Orb]]
|-
|[[BVShop:The Preening Plover|The Preening Plover]]||[[Smooth Smith's Apron]]s, hold glyphs weightlessly
|-
|[[BVShop:Right to Flare Arms|Right to Flare Arms]]||[[Flare Gloves]], unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Rock Solid|Rock Solid]]||**Final Run [[Realm flare]]s Weapons, [[Wand bow]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Scoria and Dross|Scoria and Dross]]||[[Fullmetal Crucible]]s, Molds
|-
|[[BVShop:Sigil Shop|Sigil Shop]]||[[Sigil Staff]], Sigil Staves, [[Dramatic Drapery]], Mana-Infused Armor
|-
|[[BVShop:Skayl Mix|Skayl Mix]]||Armaments from new metal, [[Obskruul]]
|-
|[[Duskruin_primer#The_Slab_Generator|Slab Generator]]||Chance at usable/rare Forging Slabs. located under the Arena across from the WPS Smithy
|-
|[[BVShop:Sparrow's Dance|Sparrow's Dance]]||[[Fighting Fan]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Spellbound|Spellbound]]||[[Shimmer Trinket]]s, Professional Service Potions, Enchanting Potions, Large capacity [[Alchemy jar|Alchemy/Gem Jars]], Deity Detect, [[MoonPhase Necklace|MoonPhase Jewelry]], x/day magic spell items
|-
|[[BVShop:Sprite Club|Sprite Club]]||[[Sprite Weapon]]s, [[Sprite Armor]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Stay Awhile and Glisten|Stay Awhile and Glisten]]||[[Energy Weapon]]s
|-
|[[BVShop:Temple of Tentacles|Temple of Tentacles]]||[[Parasitic Weapon]]s, Parasite Unlocks, [[Parasite Armor|Parasitic Armor]], Parasitic UAC weapons, Night Shrouds Cloaks (Lich room 31423)
|-
|[[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]||[[Crafter's Tomes]], boon for player services
|-
|[[BVShop:Totemic Spirits|Totemic Spirits]]||[[Animalistic Totem]], part of the Animalistic Spirit line of gear
|-
|[[BVShop:Trapper's Shack|Trapper's Shack]]||Headquarters of [[Somnis]] Metal Alloy Weapons
|-
|[[BVShop:Twinkling Twilight|Twinkling Twilight]]||[[Nightbringer]] weapons, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:A Twist of Briars|A Twist of Briars]]||[[Briar flare items|Briar Flare Weapons]], unlocks, Briar flaring UAC, Briar Flares bows, Briar flare imbeddible accessories, Briar flare armor accessories
|-
|[[BVShop:Untamed Spirit|Untamed Spirit]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Weapon]]s, unlocks, animalistic shield, unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:Wet and Dry|Wet and Dry]]||[[Portable stove]], [[Cigar wrapper]], [[Jammy Juicer]], [[Stovetop Dehydrator]]
|-
|[[BVShop:Wild Instinct|Wild Instinct]]||[[Animalistic Spirit Armor]] and unlocks
|-
|[[BVShop:With a Flourish|With a Flourish]]||Fluff [[:Category:Flourishes|Flourishes]], zesty scripts converted to the new Flourish slot
|-
|[[WPS smithy]]||Add Weighting, Padding, or Sighting to your gear with your Invitation and your bloodscrip. Current WPS Window is: July/August - then September/October. Located under the arena, get your estimate from the assistant outside of the Smithy's entry

|}

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Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2026

2026-08-14T14:13:11Z

LUXELLE: Starting Aug 2026 ~L.L.

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|title = Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2026
|topic = Duskruin Shops
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The [[TownCrier]] is putting the call out for your favorite buys from the Duskruin [[Bloodriven Village/shop listing August 2026|August 2026 Shops at Bloodriven Village]] for the Best of the Fest. 

Submit your recommendations at this little form: https://forms.gle/8NA1qvqXJutbypbE6

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''ITEM''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADVENTURERS''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''SHOP'''

|}
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Duskruin August 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-08-14T14:01:41Z

LUXELLE: getting ready for Aug 2026 Duskruin ~L.L.

Placeholder until Shop Lists are announced. ~L.L.

Fowl Fashion Feastday festival/2026

2026-08-01T21:03:23Z

LUXELLE: Added link to the shops. ~L.L.

[[Image:Flotilla.png|350px|right|Flotilla map by Avrey|alt=Representational map of the in-game rooms comprising the Flotilla, host of the Fowl Fashion Feastday festival.]]
{{TOCright|limit=3}}
<section begin=intro />Join Pirate Queen [[Kyncera]] and numerous pirates (ahem, privateers) aboard the [[Flotilla|Great Piratical Flotilla]] for a weekend of fun and fowl fashion!

On the evening of 31 Koaratos, the Pirate Queen herself will welcome everyone to the festivities. While a more detailed schedule will be announced, mark your calendars and book your passage, so you do not miss this event. On Feastday, the flotilla holds its annual Fowl Fashion Feastday, and everyone is invited to watch the parade of entries.

There will be numerous ships docked with wares, merchants providing services, and other activities. Bring your silver, because the flotilla has Dragonbones and the Conquest Wheel too!

The celebration of Fowl Fashion Feastday will run from the evening of 31 Koaratos until mid-afternoon on 2 Phoenatos.<section end=intro />

<section begin=rundate />The Feast Fowl Fashion Summer Festival runs '''July 31 to August 5, 2026'''.

For announcements and saved posts, see the '''[[Fowl Fashion Feastday festival/saved posts 2026|2026 saved posts]]'''.<section end=rundate />
{{CollapseAll|collapsetoggle = mw-customtoggle-Fowl_Holiday}}
<span class="mw-customtoggle-Fowl_Holiday" role="link" style="color:#0000ff">'''Feast Fowl Fashion - A Piratical Holiday'''</span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-Fowl_Holiday">
<section begin=Fowl_Holiday />{{#section:Elanthian Holidays/Estival Holidays|Fowl_Holiday}}<section end=Fowl_Holiday />
</div>
==Information==
===Schedule===
<section begin=schedule />
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | + style="text-align: left" colspan=5 |
|-
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| scope="row" | Friday, 7/31
| 21:30 (9:30 pm) ET
|The Pirate Queen will give a welcome address
|[Jetsam Court, Throne Room]
|The Pirate Queen Kyncera will welcome guests to the flotilla's weekend of fun
|-
| scope="row" | Friday, 7/31
| 22:00 (10:00 pm)
| Dragon Bones
| [Tempest Queen, The Bones]
| Gingerette has traveled to the flotilla and will be hosting a few gambling games throughout the weekend
|-
| scope="row" | Saturday, 8/1
| Noon ET
| Fowl Fashion parade followed by a feast and general revelry
| [Jetsam Court, Throne Room]
| The fowl fashion parade will present themselves to the queen before making their way out to the decks of the flotilla
|-
| scope="row" | Saturday, 8/1
| 16:00 (4 pm) ET
| Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company
| [The Great Piratical Flotilla]
| The Rumplesnoots Adventuring Company takes to the high seas to meet some pirates and see what sort of critters may be lurking on the flotilla
|-
| scope="row" | Saturday, 8/1
| 20:00 (8 pm) ET
| Conquest Wheel
|[Tempest Queen, Conquest Wheel]
|Gingerette has traveled to the flotilla and will be hosting a few gambling games throughout the weekend
|-
| scope="row" | Sunday, 8/2
| 11:00 ET
| Mid-morning Dragon Bones
|[Tempest Queen, The Bones]
|Gingerette has traveled to the flotilla and will be hosting a few gambling games throughout the weekend
|-
|}<section end=schedule />

===Raffles===
<section begin=raffle />
Throughout the weekend, the Feast Fowl Fashion Summer Festival may have several raffles.
: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" |+ style="text-align: left" colspan=5 |
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Description
! scope="col" | Requirement
! scope="col" | Room Number
|-
|-
| 8/1/2026
| 23:00:00 ET
| Crooked Docks, Mermaid Pier
| '''a royal blue-black opal cabochon'''
Found at the bottom of the sea, the cabochon can be affixed to the forehead. The winner will have this mailed to them.
| Character may be offline; entries are limited by account.
| 7134011
|-
| 8/1/2026
| 23:15:00 ET
| Crooked Docks, Maelstrom Pier
| '''a seafoam green sea silk gown overlaid in tatted gold naraina'''
This Yfane gown will be mailed to the recipient.
| Character may be offline; entries are limited by account.
| 7134006
|-
| 8/1/2026
| 23:30:00 ET
| Crooked Docks, Pirate Pier
| '''a salt marsh moth cloak of golden byssus'''
This fully unlocked moth cloak will be mailed to the winner.
| Character may be offline; entries are limited by account.
| 7134016
|-
| 8/1/2026
| 23:45:00 ET
| Crooked Docks, Kraken Pier
| '''an agate-inlaid iriswood teabowl traced in elegant whorls'''
This teadragon bowl will be mailed to the winner.
| Character may be offline; entries are limited by account.
| 7134005
|}

<section end=raffle />

=== Announcements ===
* [[Announcement: July Cultural Festival Announced for the Flotilla|2026 July Cultural Festival Announced for the Flotilla]]
* [[Announcement: Fowl Fashion Feastday Schedule|2026 Fowl Fashion Feastday Schedule]]

===Places of Interest===

==Shops==
[[:Category:Flotilla shops]]

===Quick Reference===
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Talk:Fulmen's Brief Guide to Inquisitor and Vissi

2026-06-22T22:26:43Z

LUXELLE: Also written here that the article was posted for Mister Fulmen. ~L.L.

==Article at Risk for Deletion==
This article is missing a statement that permission was granted by the author for another user to create a player guide on their behalf.

For more information, see [[Gswiki:Policy#Copyrights]]. This information will need to be added within the timeframe stated on the article banner or it will be deleted or reverted to an earlier version. Do not remove the <nowiki>{{moddelete}}</nowiki> template from this article. Another moderator or I will remove that template after updates have been reviewed to ensure that they meet [[Gswiki:Policy]] requirements. [[User:HOST-GSKEBECHET|HOST-GSKEBECHET]] ([[User talk:HOST-GSKEBECHET|talk]]) 12:15, 22 June 2026 (CDT)

This article posted on the wiki at the request of Mister Fulmen. ~L.L.

Fulmen's Brief Guide to Inquisitor and Vissi

2026-06-22T19:22:58Z

LUXELLE: Added 10 waggles per entry. Per Mister Fulmen. ~L.L.

{{moddelete|date=June 22, 2026}}
by Fulmen Soulforge

''Here's the cliff note version and a suggestion to use your free stuff.''

The short version of this event is that you get two power orbs (arcarium) and add vissi (cards) into them to add powers. Some vissi are mechanical, some are fluff. You can buy them or win them (for some). To get scrip to buy them, fishing is the easiest. There's also two other things you can do, but they're harder.

What you should do is go get the welcome box (ask the Maivaldius family retainer through the arch in [Nyessem, Orb Distribution - 36696] (u8400100) up at the top about 'welcome'), which has 10 free entries in it, plus other goodies.

Pick up your free offensive/defensive arcarium from the baskets east and west of the welcome box guy. You have vouchers for them in your welcome box--hold the voucher in hand and choose your arcarium.

Put on your two arcarium (aversaris / vangaris are offensive/defensive, and you can wear one of each). They have their own inventory slots now.

Take your 10 entries from the welcome box, walk around the Ring to do the '''daily quest''' (point at 5 tormented people) and get 1 more entry. Take your 11 entries and go fish 11 times (from the welcome guy: go arch, go stair, go south, go west, go arch, waggle pool a bunch), to get about 3k aevit (the scrip). Fishing pool area [Nyessem, Indigo Pools - 36683] (u8400501)" One entry for fishing is 10 pulls/waggles.

Then go buy 10x soul harvester vissi from the plinth in ([Nyessem, Primal Empowerment - 36699] (u8400105), which is NE of the welcome box guy). Put 5 in each of your power orbs (arcarium). That way, you end up with a quite nice T2 offensive soul harvester and a T2 defensive one for free.

The 7 mechanical vissi: [[:Category:Vissi]]

Soul Harvester is pretty awesome.

There are other details, but this will get you going and set you straight for the main advantages. Also, fishing has a rare chance to give you the Wealth/Wisdom vissi that everyone wants.

You can sell back most of the stuff (except vissi) from fishing for extra aevit to the girl at the fishing entrance. Ask her about trade while holding it.

You can go one north of the welcome box guy and "ask the magister about redeemed" twice to make it so you can do the events using redeemed tickets (aevarch) instead of having to hold them in your hand. The room is [Nyessem, Testing Approach - 36701] (u8400103).

Posted for Mister Fulmen. ~L.L.

Fulmen's Brief Guide to Inquisitor and Vissi

2026-06-22T19:09:31Z

LUXELLE: ~L.L. Added a line to say I'd posted it for Mister Fulmen. Happy now?

{{moddelete|date=June 22, 2026}}
by Fulmen Soulforge

''Here's the cliff note version and a suggestion to use your free stuff.''

The short version of this event is that you get two power orbs (arcarium) and add vissi (cards) into them to add powers. Some vissi are mechanical, some are fluff. You can buy them or win them (for some). To get scrip to buy them, fishing is the easiest. There's also two other things you can do, but they're harder.

What you should do is go get the welcome box (ask the Maivaldius family retainer through the arch in [Nyessem, Orb Distribution - 36696] (u8400100) up at the top about 'welcome'), which has 10 free entries in it, plus other goodies.

Pick up your free offensive/defensive arcarium from the baskets east and west of the welcome box guy. You have vouchers for them in your welcome box--hold the voucher in hand and choose your arcarium.

Put on your two arcarium (aversaris / vangaris are offensive/defensive, and you can wear one of each). They have their own inventory slots now.

Take your 10 entries from the welcome box, walk around the Ring to do the '''daily quest''' (point at 5 tormented people) and get 1 more entry. Take your 11 entries and go fish 11 times (from the welcome guy: go arch, go stair, go south, go west, go arch, waggle pool a bunch), to get about 3k aevit (the scrip). Fishing pool area [Nyessem, Indigo Pools - 36683] (u8400501)"

Then go buy 10x soul harvester vissi from the plinth in ([Nyessem, Primal Empowerment - 36699] (u8400105), which is NE of the welcome box guy). Put 5 in each of your power orbs (arcarium). That way, you end up with a quite nice T2 offensive soul harvester and a T2 defensive one for free.

The 7 mechanical vissi: [[:Category:Vissi]]

Soul Harvester is pretty awesome.

There are other details, but this will get you going and set you straight for the main advantages. Also, fishing has a rare chance to give you the Wealth/Wisdom vissi that everyone wants.

You can sell back most of the stuff (except vissi) from fishing for extra aevit to the girl at the fishing entrance. Ask her about trade while holding it.

You can go one north of the welcome box guy and "ask the magister about redeemed" twice to make it so you can do the events using redeemed tickets (aevarch) instead of having to hold them in your hand. The room is [Nyessem, Testing Approach - 36701] (u8400103).

Posted for Mister Fulmen. ~L.L.

Fulmen's Brief Guide to Inquisitor and Vissi

2026-06-21T22:52:47Z

LUXELLE: Added Pool Room info ~L.L.

by Fulmen Soulforge

''Here's the cliff note version and a suggestion to use your free stuff.''

The short version of this event is that you get two power orbs (arcarium) and add vissi (cards) into them to add powers. Some vissi are mechanical, some are fluff. You can buy them or win them (for some). To get scrip to buy them, fishing is the easiest. There's also two other things you can do, but they're harder.

What you should do is go get the welcome box (ask the Maivaldius family retainer through the arch in [Nyessem, Orb Distribution - 36696] (u8400100) up at the top about 'welcome'), which has 10 free entries in it, plus other goodies.

Pick up your free offensive/defensive arcarium from the baskets east and west of the welcome box guy. You have vouchers for them in your welcome box--hold the voucher in hand and choose your arcarium.

Put on your two arcarium (aversaris / vangaris are offensive/defensive, and you can wear one of each). They have their own inventory slots now.

Take your 10 entries from the welcome box, walk around the Ring to do the '''daily quest''' (point at 5 tormented people) and get 1 more entry. Take your 11 entries and go fish 11 times (from the welcome guy: go arch, go stair, go south, go west, go arch, waggle pool a bunch), to get about 3k aevit (the scrip). Fishing pool area [Nyessem, Indigo Pools - 36683] (u8400501)"

Then go buy 10x soul harvester vissi from the plinth in ([Nyessem, Primal Empowerment - 36699] (u8400105), which is NE of the welcome box guy). Put 5 in each of your power orbs (arcarium). That way, you end up with a quite nice T2 offensive soul harvester and a T2 defensive one for free.

The 7 mechanical vissi: [[:Category:Vissi]]

Soul Harvester is pretty awesome.

There are other details, but this will get you going and set you straight for the main advantages. Also, fishing has a rare chance to give you the Wealth/Wisdom vissi that everyone wants.

You can sell back most of the stuff (except vissi) from fishing for extra aevit to the girl at the fishing entrance. Ask her about trade while holding it.

You can go one north of the welcome box guy and "ask the magister about redeemed" twice to make it so you can do the events using redeemed tickets (aevarch) instead of having to hold them in your hand. The room is [Nyessem, Testing Approach - 36701] (u8400103).

Fulmen's Brief Guide to Inquisitor and Vissi

2026-06-21T22:45:37Z

LUXELLE: Fulmen's Most Excellent Inquisitor Quick Introduction and Cliff Notes Post ~L.L.

by Fulmen Soulforge

''Here's the cliff note version and a suggestion to use your free stuff.''

The short version of this event is that you get two power orbs (arcarium) and add vissi (cards) into them to add powers. Some vissi are mechanical, some are fluff. You can buy them or win them (for some). To get scrip to buy them, fishing is the easiest. There's also two other things you can do, but they're harder.

What you should do is go get the welcome box (ask the Maivaldius family retainer through the arch in [Nyessem, Orb Distribution - 36696] (u8400100) up at the top about 'welcome'), which has 10 free entries in it, plus other goodies.

Pick up your free offensive/defensive arcarium from the baskets east and west of the welcome box guy. You have vouchers for them in your welcome box--hold the voucher in hand and choose your arcarium.

Put on your two arcarium (aversaris / vangaris are offensive/defensive, and you can wear one of each). They have their own inventory slots now.

Take your 10 entries from the welcome box, walk around the Ring to do the '''daily quest''' (point at 5 tormented people) and get 1 more entry. Take your 11 entries and go fish 11 times (from the welcome guy: go arch, go stair, go south, go west, go arch, waggle pool a bunch), to get about 3k aevit (the scrip).

Then go buy 10x soul harvester vissi from the plinth in ([Nyessem, Primal Empowerment - 36699] (u8400105), which is NE of the welcome box guy). Put 5 in each of your power orbs (arcarium). That way, you end up with a quite nice T2 offensive soul harvester and a T2 defensive one for free.

The 7 mechanical vissi: [[:Category:Vissi]]

Soul Harvester is pretty awesome.

There are other details, but this will get you going and set you straight for the main advantages. Also, fishing has a rare chance to give you the Wealth/Wisdom vissi that everyone wants.

You can sell back most of the stuff (except vissi) from fishing for extra aevit to the girl at the fishing entrance. Ask her about trade while holding it.

You can go one north of the welcome box guy and "ask the magister about redeemed" twice to make it so you can do the events using redeemed tickets (aevarch) instead of having to hold them in your hand. The room is [Nyessem, Testing Approach - 36701] (u8400103).

Tool roll

2026-06-19T22:25:59Z

LUXELLE: fixed typo ~L.L.

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A '''tool roll''' is a lightly scripted container that is designed to hold tools, which can then be rolled up. It has been sold at various festivals, including the [[Premium Festival]].
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==Analyze==
<pre{{log2}}>This leather tool roll is fully alterable but must remain something that can be rolled up.
It can be OPENed and CLOSEd in fancy fashions, and adding small tools to it will look fancier than normal.</pre>
==Usage==
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! scope="row" role="rowheader"|OPEN
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! scope="row" role="rowheader"|PUT {TOOL} IN {ROLL}
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Legendary DB items

2026-06-15T22:29:48Z

LUXELLE: /* +25 DB Items */

A DB Item is an apparently non-[[armor]]/[[shield]] item that adds [[DS]]. Technically, DB items must be built as a piece of armor to provide their bonus, but this will usually not be readily apparent; for example, a pair of foot-worn socks might actually be based on a metal aventail. DB items are not enchantable through the [[Premium point|Premium Point]]s system nor through player enchanting. You cannot gain more than 50 DS by using DB Items, although at one point there used to be no limit:

==+5 DB Items==
*a pair of faded hunting boots - foot worn
*a soft pink bowtie - pin worn
*a burnished platinum wristchain - wrist worn
*a luxurious lion fur cape lined with blue velvet - cloak worn
*a snowcat fur-lined jacket - cloak worn
*a wide belt of chain-linked golden plates - waist worn (may have been altered)
*an amethyst studded urnon circlet - head worn
*some wildflower bracers - Show: Intertwined in an elaborate mesh, dusty millers, boxwood and lavender are entangled with daisies frozen in their full bloom. - arm worn
*a filigreed zorchar circlet studded with square-cut dragonfire - head worn
*woven golden mithril wire sash tied with lengths of blue silk
*blue-spotted pink bowtie
*engraved rolaren bracelet
*bronze-framed yellow sunstone amulet
*some mismatched black and grey socks sporting a large hole in one toe - foot worn
*some spiked veil iron vambraces - Show: Carved into the polished, naturally dark veil iron is a bas-relief of a blooming rose, each petal and thorn intricately detailed. A tuft of white pokes out near one elbow, perhaps a token of some Lady's affection? - arm worn
**You rub the veil iron vambraces and release a fragrance of flowers which envelops you.
**You have a heady scent of fragrant honeysuckle flowers about your skin.

==+7 DB Items==
*an ancient rune - pin worn

==+8 DB Items ==
*a scratched razern fetter - foot worn (can be worn with shoes)
*an embossed dark leather mantle - cloak worn
*braided eahnor and faenor band

==+10 DB Items ==

*an elven style faenor-veined cloak - cloak worn
*some enruned ora bracers
*a dusk-hued sunstone stud (Platinum) - ear worn
*a braided copper wire and gear necklace - neck worn
*a blackened iron collar - neck worn
*a single iron and razern shackle - ankle worn
*a slender eahnor bracer etched with an interlocking rose motif - wrist worn
*a weatherbeaten grey leather cloak - Show: Though this cloak has certainly seen better days, the beauty of the butter-soft leather cannot be denied. Streaked with age and perhaps a hundred storms, the garment is a testament to the leatherworker's craft. - cloak worn
*some elegant leather boots - foot worn
*a leather potpourri pouch - Show: The leather potpourri pouch is suspended from a delicate chain of mithril and gold. The faint scent of flowers emanating from the pouch is reminiscent of a flourishing garden. - neck worn
*a shimmering black veil iron cloak - cloak worn
*a pair of golden ora gauntlets inlaid with white opal shields

==+18 DB Items ==

*a polished white gold band encrusted with sparkling diamonds surrounded by ruby flakes - ring worn

==+25 DB Items==
a timeworn patchwork cloak - cloak worn

==+30 DB Items==

*a rough-spun military cloak - cloak worn

==+40 DB Items==

*a demure white-frosted bodice - pin worn
*some mithril alloy studded boots - foot worn
*a rakshasa fur cloak - cloak worn

==+50 DB Items==

*a dark elven cloak - cloak worn
*some padded black boots - foot worn
*some padded mithril alloy boots - foot worn
*some deep purple tracker boots - Show: Beneath the shadowy surface of these boots is the faint image of a dark figure who appears to be watching over an ancient battlefield. Etched on the heel in extremely small black diamonds you can make out the word "Traveller." You also notice a small enchanter's glyph. - foot worn
*an ancient kilt pin - pin worn
*a black cape edged with venium and embroidered with the image of a silver dragon - cloak worn
*a blood red shaalk cloak clasp - pin worn
*a frost giant skin cloak - cloak worn (these were the first mass released DB items initally at +15, and are enchantable so they come in various enchants)
*a sable-lined midnight black cloak embroidered in red with a leering, fanged face - cloak worn
*a shadowy black robe tied with a thin invar chain
*an enruned silver belt - pin worn
*an enruned golvern pin - pin worn
*a shimmering hooded cloak - cloak worn
*some padded camouflaged boots - foot worn
*an arcane pin - pin worn
*a flowing hooded white cloak with a star iron clasp - cloak worn
*some deeply hooded flowing black robes inscribed with wards and sigils around the wrists - cloak worn (Blades' cloak)
*some fuzzy brown slippers crafted to resemble a flying squirrel in mid-flight - foot worn
*a sable-lined midnight black cloak embroidered in red with a leering, fanged face - cloak worn
*a black cape edged with venium and embroidered with the image of a silver dragon - cloak worn
*a Helm of Might - head worn (Waldo2's)
*an ancient elven defender cloak - Show: Constructed from the hide of a pyrothag and inlaid with Kiramon chitin, this cloak shifts and moves in an unnatural way. Embossed on the collar and over the breast are small symbols of the ancient House Illistim wrought in pure veil iron. - cloak worn
*A shadowy hooded cloak - cloak worn

[[Category:Legendary Items]]

Legendary DB items

2026-06-15T22:29:22Z

LUXELLE: /* +25 DB Items */ Adding my cloak to list. It sure seems legendary to me. ~L.L.

A DB Item is an apparently non-[[armor]]/[[shield]] item that adds [[DS]]. Technically, DB items must be built as a piece of armor to provide their bonus, but this will usually not be readily apparent; for example, a pair of foot-worn socks might actually be based on a metal aventail. DB items are not enchantable through the [[Premium point|Premium Point]]s system nor through player enchanting. You cannot gain more than 50 DS by using DB Items, although at one point there used to be no limit:

==+5 DB Items==
*a pair of faded hunting boots - foot worn
*a soft pink bowtie - pin worn
*a burnished platinum wristchain - wrist worn
*a luxurious lion fur cape lined with blue velvet - cloak worn
*a snowcat fur-lined jacket - cloak worn
*a wide belt of chain-linked golden plates - waist worn (may have been altered)
*an amethyst studded urnon circlet - head worn
*some wildflower bracers - Show: Intertwined in an elaborate mesh, dusty millers, boxwood and lavender are entangled with daisies frozen in their full bloom. - arm worn
*a filigreed zorchar circlet studded with square-cut dragonfire - head worn
*woven golden mithril wire sash tied with lengths of blue silk
*blue-spotted pink bowtie
*engraved rolaren bracelet
*bronze-framed yellow sunstone amulet
*some mismatched black and grey socks sporting a large hole in one toe - foot worn
*some spiked veil iron vambraces - Show: Carved into the polished, naturally dark veil iron is a bas-relief of a blooming rose, each petal and thorn intricately detailed. A tuft of white pokes out near one elbow, perhaps a token of some Lady's affection? - arm worn
**You rub the veil iron vambraces and release a fragrance of flowers which envelops you.
**You have a heady scent of fragrant honeysuckle flowers about your skin.

==+7 DB Items==
*an ancient rune - pin worn

==+8 DB Items ==
*a scratched razern fetter - foot worn (can be worn with shoes)
*an embossed dark leather mantle - cloak worn
*braided eahnor and faenor band

==+10 DB Items ==

*an elven style faenor-veined cloak - cloak worn
*some enruned ora bracers
*a dusk-hued sunstone stud (Platinum) - ear worn
*a braided copper wire and gear necklace - neck worn
*a blackened iron collar - neck worn
*a single iron and razern shackle - ankle worn
*a slender eahnor bracer etched with an interlocking rose motif - wrist worn
*a weatherbeaten grey leather cloak - Show: Though this cloak has certainly seen better days, the beauty of the butter-soft leather cannot be denied. Streaked with age and perhaps a hundred storms, the garment is a testament to the leatherworker's craft. - cloak worn
*some elegant leather boots - foot worn
*a leather potpourri pouch - Show: The leather potpourri pouch is suspended from a delicate chain of mithril and gold. The faint scent of flowers emanating from the pouch is reminiscent of a flourishing garden. - neck worn
*a shimmering black veil iron cloak - cloak worn
*a pair of golden ora gauntlets inlaid with white opal shields

==+18 DB Items ==

*a polished white gold band encrusted with sparkling diamonds surrounded by ruby flakes - ring worn

==+25 DB Items==
a timeworn patchwork cloak

==+30 DB Items==

*a rough-spun military cloak - cloak worn

==+40 DB Items==

*a demure white-frosted bodice - pin worn
*some mithril alloy studded boots - foot worn
*a rakshasa fur cloak - cloak worn

==+50 DB Items==

*a dark elven cloak - cloak worn
*some padded black boots - foot worn
*some padded mithril alloy boots - foot worn
*some deep purple tracker boots - Show: Beneath the shadowy surface of these boots is the faint image of a dark figure who appears to be watching over an ancient battlefield. Etched on the heel in extremely small black diamonds you can make out the word "Traveller." You also notice a small enchanter's glyph. - foot worn
*an ancient kilt pin - pin worn
*a black cape edged with venium and embroidered with the image of a silver dragon - cloak worn
*a blood red shaalk cloak clasp - pin worn
*a frost giant skin cloak - cloak worn (these were the first mass released DB items initally at +15, and are enchantable so they come in various enchants)
*a sable-lined midnight black cloak embroidered in red with a leering, fanged face - cloak worn
*a shadowy black robe tied with a thin invar chain
*an enruned silver belt - pin worn
*an enruned golvern pin - pin worn
*a shimmering hooded cloak - cloak worn
*some padded camouflaged boots - foot worn
*an arcane pin - pin worn
*a flowing hooded white cloak with a star iron clasp - cloak worn
*some deeply hooded flowing black robes inscribed with wards and sigils around the wrists - cloak worn (Blades' cloak)
*some fuzzy brown slippers crafted to resemble a flying squirrel in mid-flight - foot worn
*a sable-lined midnight black cloak embroidered in red with a leering, fanged face - cloak worn
*a black cape edged with venium and embroidered with the image of a silver dragon - cloak worn
*a Helm of Might - head worn (Waldo2's)
*an ancient elven defender cloak - Show: Constructed from the hide of a pyrothag and inlaid with Kiramon chitin, this cloak shifts and moves in an unnatural way. Embossed on the collar and over the breast are small symbols of the ancient House Illistim wrought in pure veil iron. - cloak worn
*A shadowy hooded cloak - cloak worn

[[Category:Legendary Items]]

Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2026

2026-05-09T20:14:52Z

LUXELLE: Revised my recommendation of the Papermaker. ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2026-04-09
|updated=2026-04-20
|updateby=TownCrier
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys at the [[Rumor Woods/shop listing 2026 part 1|2026 Rumor Woods Shops (part 1)]]. From big mechanical boons to rich roleplay enhancers, Rumor Woods is full of buys for everyone.

With huge thanks to our fellow players and their incredible nominations, you can find your niche and claim it in style with some of these Best of the Fest picks featured below:

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''Item''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''Recommendations From Adventurers ''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''Shop'''
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Traiva: Honey. Need I say more? Actually, yes, I need, because also beeswax and being able to make custom mailing wax (sorry post office shops!) and custom-colored lip balm to always have the perfect shade available. And eat all the honey on all the things. (Plus, the introduction of this jar brought in more adorable honeybees across Elanthia.) ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|Mount Feature Customizations ||Maevie gushes, "So you got your mount ready for combat? Don't forget to visit the groomer at The Ostler's Den to customize your mount's features!" ||[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]
|-
|[[Mage's Gauntlet]] ||Vorlash: For the features, and ability to utilize wands in new and interesting ways ||[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
|-
|[[Weight reduction]] ||Darrgo: The Couturier Retreat Seamstress can reduce the weight of the contents in a container (backpack, pack, etc) to not weigh you down as much. A must have for any solo hunters out there, especially KS warriors like myself ||[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
|-
|a flesh-toned monstrosity doughnut ||Brigit: Can't crush a monstrosity in SoS ? Crush it in doughnut form. YUM! Then visit The Pit! ||[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]
|-
|[[LooseLeash companion nook#LooseLeash Anchor|LooseLeash Anchors]] ||This item lets owners of private properties, bungalows, or lofts add more ambiance to their homes, while giving their favorite companion-pets a place to roam freely. A lovely (and inexpensive!) way to improve one's Elanthian home! ||[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]
|-
|[[Basketifier]] Goodies ||Cylnthia: For the food lovers of Elanthia, basketifiers are one of the best things that could ever exist... and now they've gotten even better! With the addition of they're availability at Rumor Woods (previously only at Ebon Gate), we can now stick up on them twice a year... plus, they now have a fifth tier, unlocking the ability to have tableware added to them! Huzzah! ||[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]] + (final!) Unlocks ||If you are the type to use paper in your daily Elanthian life, the Papermaker is one of Those Devices(tm) that may make your life so much easier. This year, at Rumor Woods, it gets its final(!!) unlocks... for Treat Boxes (send candy and baked goods to family and friends!) and Awards (ribbon-type roleplay enhancers; think 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons)! ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Bugs on Parade]] Jar and Specimen Boards ||Traiva: First, if you don't have a jar and at least one specimen board by now, you're really snoozing on some of the wonders of Elanthia. Second, make sure you have enough ways to store all the pretty new honeybees released with the new beehives - the jar is the only way you can collect the specimens to gaze at and use for various projects like decorating stationery or beautifying items that can accept the gembugs or making bug-shaped chocolates and candies. ||[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
|-
|[[Knitting needles]] + Unlocks ||Cylnthia: For the adventurer who wants to create their own clothing, the silver needles in Purls Of Wisdom are your best friend. Add in the all the additions that you can add via the vouchers that are available, and you can create a whole outfit all in your own! New this year, also, are vouchers for Transformable Blankets, Animal Companionwear, and Tehiri Clothing. Huzzah for knitting! ||[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]
|-
|[[Bee's Knees]] Perfume Creation ||What's better than perfume? Perfume that you can create and (partially) customize each time you do! That's what the vials at The Bee's Knees do, just add a gem-style Bugs On Parade bee, let it find flowers, et voila, perfume! (Disclaimer: read the ANALYZE for proper instructions!) ||[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Staff]] ||Surita isn't new, but it's still the most amazing runestaff a magic user can utilize! With two varieties, you are already set to win with your choice. Pick up a beautiful lesser surita staff at 40k raikhen. or the Greater Surita staves run 400k, but you can upgrade to them from a lesser one after saving up the scrip. Add more fluff scripts with an affordable unlock. Add your favorite flares or scripts to it as you go. This is the hands-down singular Project Runestaff to begin building your dream runestaff. Which one are you going to pick? ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[Spell Book]]s ||A wonderful way to reduce scroll inventory, the books in Tomeward Bound are so much more than just "scroll combiners", at higher unlocks they let you add charges to a single spell slot every day or cast 1750 some number of times per day, They've also got a fluff been unlock so you can get your book nerd on! ||[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]]s ||Luxelle: Never travel to the far corners of Elanthia for writing paper again. No need to stockpile up pretty paper from Festivals. The Enlightened Paper shop sells Papermaker mechanisms that will let you customize nearly any paperish thing in a vast array of styles and colors, exactly when you need it. It lets you choose between mailing paper or writing paper, makes envelopes, butcher paper to wrap flowers or food, and now the last unlock to this modern marvel came out this year with Treat Boxes and Awards. I feel like a full disclosure needs to come with the awards unlock, it is not stand-alone, and requires an ore and a ribbon from a ribbonmaker.||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Ferocious Eyes mask]] ||These are a rich roleplaying tool that becomes invisible once worn. It lets you change your eye color, gives you many commands to interact with, and lets you stack up cutomized eye colors and charactics to choose from. Several commands are demeanor-based, as well. Read about it and imagine the possibilities! ||[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
|-
|[[Creative Couture]] ||Lissaya: I am nominating Creative Couture for the second year in a row for saving my locker space one clothing piece at a time! In addition to the base description there are nine (yes, count them, nine!) sides off the shelf just awaiting your creativity to alter. ||[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]
|-
|[[Gilded locus]] ||Remember to spruce up your Gilded Locus while the Festival is open! Look for the Traveler in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern. ||
|-
|[[Holy Sheath]] ||Make your Arkati statement enthusiastic or subdued with the incredible line of Holy Sheaths at Rumor Woods. Pick the place you want to wear it with a voucher. It will even hold a runestaff. ||[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
|-
|[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]]s and Collectible Panels ||Luxelle: Don't miss an opportunity to purchase your very own Dreamfire Illusion Bracelet and special Rumor Woods themed Illusion panels. No waiting until Ebon Gate for the basics to get you started on this amazing system of illusions for performing, gambling, divination, and entertainment. ||[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Runestaves]] ||Seazarius: I built a poor man's sigil staff with a lesser surita as it's base, I then enchanted to 8x, and added/unlocked it to a T4 Sigil Staff from Duskruin. Thus far. It is amazing! It hits hard with the dispel flares, and the SMR attack that goes with it. ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[PERM-ifier]] Get Permified Glue for Resin ||Tearieyes: If you're loving the new resin side of the gnomish candy maker, grabbing a bottle of fletching glue and having it permified at the obelisk in Diminishing Demises for 300 is a MUST this year! Save time and your locker space. ||[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]
|-
|[[Potion of Naming]] ||Maylan: You no longer have to wait until EG to name your mounts. Check out a multicolored glass bottle for 2.5k raikhen! ||[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Riend: We love customization and this item is full of it! Cooking honey, sipping honey, mailing wax and lip balm... the customizations are endless. It's a really fun, versatile item. ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|[[Gnomish Nail Press]] ||Issalya: The Gnomish Nail Press allows you to use gems, birds, bugs, or sea life from the wildlife catching items, OR foraged flowers to create lovely designs on your nails! The only limitation is your imagination for the designs you can create! ||[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
|-
|Custom Dyes ||Mix and Match your dream dyes for all the custom colors at Palette Perfections! Then take the very best of them to the Permifier! ||[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]
|-
|[[Siegery]] Mounts||Laelithonel: Siegery minis are fun and customizable. More people should be having tournaments and games on the side of the road. And now we have siegery mounts that your siegery mini can ride into battle!||[[RWShop:Horsing Around|Horsing Around]]
|-
|[[Elanthian Binder]]s ||Luxelle: Binders are the BEST place to stash special paper mementos. It holds all writing (but not mailing) paper, maps, some kinds of postcards, and some kinds of enclosure cards. Plus, believe it or not, it will duplicate an entirely fixed up and finished page exactly! Remember to buy extra ink or get your jar permatized for duplicating needs while you can!||[[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
|}
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]

Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2026

2026-05-04T01:59:12Z

LUXELLE: Removed Nomination Links ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2026-04-09
|updated=2026-04-20
|updateby=TownCrier
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys at the [[Rumor Woods/shop listing 2026 part 1|2026 Rumor Woods Shops (part 1)]]. From big mechanical boons to rich roleplay enhancers, Rumor Woods is full of buys for everyone.

With huge thanks to our fellow players and their incredible nominations, you can find your niche and claim it in style with some of these Best of the Fest picks featured below:

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''Item''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''Recommendations From Adventurers ''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''Shop'''
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Traiva: Honey. Need I say more? Actually, yes, I need, because also beeswax and being able to make custom mailing wax (sorry post office shops!) and custom-colored lip balm to always have the perfect shade available. And eat all the honey on all the things. (Plus, the introduction of this jar brought in more adorable honeybees across Elanthia.) ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|Mount Feature Customizations ||Maevie gushes, "So you got your mount ready for combat? Don't forget to visit the groomer at The Ostler's Den to customize your mount's features!" ||[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]
|-
|[[Mage's Gauntlet]] ||Vorlash: For the features, and ability to utilize wands in new and interesting ways ||[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
|-
|[[Weight reduction]] ||Darrgo: The Couturier Retreat Seamstress can reduce the weight of the contents in a container (backpack, pack, etc) to not weigh you down as much. A must have for any solo hunters out there, especially KS warriors like myself ||[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
|-
|a flesh-toned monstrosity doughnut ||Brigit: Can't crush a monstrosity in SoS ? Crush it in doughnut form. YUM! Then visit The Pit! ||[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]
|-
|[[LooseLeash companion nook#LooseLeash Anchor|LooseLeash Anchors]] ||This item lets owners of private properties, bungalows, or lofts add more ambiance to their homes, while giving their favorite companion-pets a place to roam freely. A lovely (and inexpensive!) way to improve one's Elanthian home! ||[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]
|-
|[[Basketifier]] Goodies ||Cylnthia: For the food lovers of Elanthia, basketifiers are one of the best things that could ever exist... and now they've gotten even better! With the addition of they're availability at Rumor Woods (previously only at Ebon Gate), we can now stick up on them twice a year... plus, they now have a fifth tier, unlocking the ability to have tableware added to them! Huzzah! ||[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]] + (final!) Unlocks ||If you are the type to use paper in your daily Elanthian life, the Papermaker is one of Those Devices(tm) that may make your life so much easier. This year, at Rumor Woods, it gets its final(!!) unlocks... for Treat Boxes (send candy and baked goods to family and friends!) and Awards (ribbon-type roleplay enhancers; think 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons)! ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Bugs on Parade]] Jar and Specimen Boards ||Traiva: First, if you don't have a jar and at least one specimen board by now, you're really snoozing on some of the wonders of Elanthia. Second, make sure you have enough ways to store all the pretty new honeybees released with the new beehives - the jar is the only way you can collect the specimens to gaze at and use for various projects like decorating stationery or beautifying items that can accept the gembugs or making bug-shaped chocolates and candies. ||[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
|-
|[[Knitting needles]] + Unlocks ||Cylnthia: For the adventurer who wants to create their own clothing, the silver needles in Purls Of Wisdom are your best friend. Add in the all the additions that you can add via the vouchers that are available, and you can create a whole outfit all in your own! New this year, also, are vouchers for Transformable Blankets, Animal Companionwear, and Tehiri Clothing. Huzzah for knitting! ||[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]
|-
|[[Bee's Knees]] Perfume Creation ||What's better than perfume? Perfume that you can create and (partially) customize each time you do! That's what the vials at The Bee's Knees do, just add a gem-style Bugs On Parade bee, let it find flowers, et voila, perfume! (Disclaimer: read the ANALYZE for proper instructions!) ||[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Staff]] ||Surita isn't new, but it's still the most amazing runestaff a magic user can utilize! With two varieties, you are already set to win with your choice. Pick up a beautiful lesser surita staff at 40k raikhen. or the Greater Surita staves run 400k, but you can upgrade to them from a lesser one after saving up the scrip. Add more fluff scripts with an affordable unlock. Add your favorite flares or scripts to it as you go. This is the hands-down singular Project Runestaff to begin building your dream runestaff. Which one are you going to pick? ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[Spell Book]]s ||A wonderful way to reduce scroll inventory, the books in Tomeward Bound are so much more than just "scroll combiners", at higher unlocks they let you add charges to a single spell slot every day or cast 1750 some number of times per day, They've also got a fluff been unlock so you can get your book nerd on! ||[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]]s ||Luxelle: Never travel to the far corners of Elanthia for writing paper again. No need to stockpile up pretty paper from Festivals. The Enlightened Paper shop sells Papermaker mechanisms that will let you customize nearly any papers thing in a vast array of styles and colors, exactly when you need it. It lets you choose between mailing paper or writing paper, makes envelopes, butcher paper to wrap flowers or food, and now the last unlock to this modern marvel came out this year with Treat Boxes and Awards. ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Ferocious Eyes mask]] ||These are a rich roleplaying tool that becomes invisible once worn. It lets you change your eye color, gives you many commands to interact with, and lets you stack up cutomized eye colors and charactics to choose from. Several commands are demeanor-based, as well. Read about it and imagine the possibilities! ||[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
|-
|[[Creative Couture]] ||Lissaya: I am nominating Creative Couture for the second year in a row for saving my locker space one clothing piece at a time! In addition to the base description there are nine (yes, count them, nine!) sides off the shelf just awaiting your creativity to alter. ||[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]
|-
|[[Gilded locus]] ||Remember to spruce up your Gilded Locus while the Festival is open! Look for the Traveler in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern. ||
|-
|[[Holy Sheath]] ||Make your Arkati statement enthusiastic or subdued with the incredible line of Holy Sheaths at Rumor Woods. Pick the place you want to wear it with a voucher. It will even hold a runestaff. ||[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
|-
|[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]]s and Collectible Panels ||Luxelle: Don't miss an opportunity to purchase your very own Dreamfire Illusion Bracelet and special Rumor Woods themed Illusion panels. No waiting until Ebon Gate for the basics to get you started on this amazing system of illusions for performing, gambling, divination, and entertainment. ||[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Runestaves]] ||Seazarius: I built a poor man's sigil staff with a lesser surita as it's base, I then enchanted to 8x, and added/unlocked it to a T4 Sigil Staff from Duskruin. Thus far. It is amazing! It hits hard with the dispel flares, and the SMR attack that goes with it. ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[PERM-ifier]] Get Permified Glue for Resin ||Tearieyes: If you're loving the new resin side of the gnomish candy maker, grabbing a bottle of fletching glue and having it permified at the obelisk in Diminishing Demises for 300 is a MUST this year! Save time and your locker space. ||[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]
|-
|[[Potion of Naming]] ||Maylan: You no longer have to wait until EG to name your mounts. Check out a multicolored glass bottle for 2.5k raikhen! ||[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Riend: We love customization and this item is full of it! Cooking honey, sipping honey, mailing wax and lip balm... the customizations are endless. It's a really fun, versatile item. ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|[[Gnomish Nail Press]] ||Issalya: The Gnomish Nail Press allows you to use gems, birds, bugs, or sea life from the wildlife catching items, OR foraged flowers to create lovely designs on your nails! The only limitation is your imagination for the designs you can create! ||[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
|-
|Custom Dyes ||Mix and Match your dream dyes for all the custom colors at Palette Perfections! Then take the very best of them to the Permifier! ||[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]
|-
|[[Siegery]] Mounts||Laelithonel: Siegery minis are fun and customizable. More people should be having tournaments and games on the side of the road. And now we have siegery mounts that your siegery mini can ride into battle!||[[RWShop:Horsing Around|Horsing Around]]
|-
|[[Elanthian Binder]]s ||Luxelle: Binders are the BEST place to stash special paper mementos. It holds all writing (but not mailing) paper, maps, some kinds of postcards, and some kinds of enclosure cards. Plus, believe it or not, it will duplicate an entirely fixed up and finished page exactly! Remember to buy extra ink or get your jar permatized for duplicating needs while you can!||[[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
|}
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]

Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2026

2026-05-02T02:11:36Z

LUXELLE: Added Binder Submission ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2026-04-09
|updated=2026-04-20
|updateby=TownCrier
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys at the [[Rumor Woods/shop listing 2026 part 1|2026 Rumor Woods Shops (part 1)]]. From big mechanical boons to rich roleplay enhancers, Rumor Woods is full of buys for everyone.

With huge thanks to our fellow players and their incredible nominations, you can find your niche and claim it in style with some of these Best of the Fest picks featured below:

Send in your additional picks for the best buys at Rumor Woods on this little form: https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''Item''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''Recommendations From Adventurers ''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''Shop'''
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Traiva: Honey. Need I say more? Actually, yes, I need, because also beeswax and being able to make custom mailing wax (sorry post office shops!) and custom-colored lip balm to always have the perfect shade available. And eat all the honey on all the things. (Plus, the introduction of this jar brought in more adorable honeybees across Elanthia.) ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|Mount Feature Customizations ||Maevie gushes, "So you got your mount ready for combat? Don't forget to visit the groomer at The Ostler's Den to customize your mount's features!" ||[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]
|-
|[[Mage's Gauntlet]] ||Vorlash: For the features, and ability to utilize wands in new and interesting ways ||[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
|-
|[[Weight reduction]] ||Darrgo: The Couturier Retreat Seamstress can reduce the weight of the contents in a container (backpack, pack, etc) to not weigh you down as much. A must have for any solo hunters out there, especially KS warriors like myself ||[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
|-
|a flesh-toned monstrosity doughnut ||Brigit: Can't crush a monstrosity in SoS ? Crush it in doughnut form. YUM! Then visit The Pit! ||[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]
|-
|[[LooseLeash companion nook#LooseLeash Anchor|LooseLeash Anchors]] ||This item lets owners of private properties, bungalows, or lofts add more ambiance to their homes, while giving their favorite companion-pets a place to roam freely. A lovely (and inexpensive!) way to improve one's Elanthian home! ||[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]
|-
|[[Basketifier]] Goodies ||Cylnthia: For the food lovers of Elanthia, basketifiers are one of the best things that could ever exist... and now they've gotten even better! With the addition of they're availability at Rumor Woods (previously only at Ebon Gate), we can now stick up on them twice a year... plus, they now have a fifth tier, unlocking the ability to have tableware added to them! Huzzah! ||[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]] + (final!) Unlocks ||If you are the type to use paper in your daily Elanthian life, the Papermaker is one of Those Devices(tm) that may make your life so much easier. This year, at Rumor Woods, it gets its final(!!) unlocks... for Treat Boxes (send candy and baked goods to family and friends!) and Awards (ribbon-type roleplay enhancers; think 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons)! ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Bugs on Parade]] Jar and Specimen Boards ||Traiva: First, if you don't have a jar and at least one specimen board by now, you're really snoozing on some of the wonders of Elanthia. Second, make sure you have enough ways to store all the pretty new honeybees released with the new beehives - the jar is the only way you can collect the specimens to gaze at and use for various projects like decorating stationery or beautifying items that can accept the gembugs or making bug-shaped chocolates and candies. ||[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
|-
|[[Knitting needles]] + Unlocks ||Cylnthia: For the adventurer who wants to create their own clothing, the silver needles in Purls Of Wisdom are your best friend. Add in the all the additions that you can add via the vouchers that are available, and you can create a whole outfit all in your own! New this year, also, are vouchers for Transformable Blankets, Animal Companionwear, and Tehiri Clothing. Huzzah for knitting! ||[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]
|-
|[[Bee's Knees]] Perfume Creation ||What's better than perfume? Perfume that you can create and (partially) customize each time you do! That's what the vials at The Bee's Knees do, just add a gem-style Bugs On Parade bee, let it find flowers, et voila, perfume! (Disclaimer: read the ANALYZE for proper instructions!) ||[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Staff]] ||Surita isn't new, but it's still the most amazing runestaff a magic user can utilize! With two varieties, you are already set to win with your choice. Pick up a beautiful lesser surita staff at 40k raikhen. or the Greater Surita staves run 400k, but you can upgrade to them from a lesser one after saving up the scrip. Add more fluff scripts with an affordable unlock. Add your favorite flares or scripts to it as you go. This is the hands-down singular Project Runestaff to begin building your dream runestaff. Which one are you going to pick? ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[Spell Book]]s ||A wonderful way to reduce scroll inventory, the books in Tomeward Bound are so much more than just "scroll combiners", at higher unlocks they let you add charges to a single spell slot every day or cast 1750 some number of times per day, They've also got a fluff been unlock so you can get your book nerd on! ||[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]]s ||Luxelle: Never travel to the far corners of Elanthia for writing paper again. No need to stockpile up pretty paper from Festivals. The Enlightened Paper shop sells Papermaker mechanisms that will let you customize nearly any papers thing in a vast array of styles and colors, exactly when you need it. It lets you choose between mailing paper or writing paper, makes envelopes, butcher paper to wrap flowers or food, and now the last unlock to this modern marvel came out this year with Treat Boxes and Awards. ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Ferocious Eyes mask]] ||These are a rich roleplaying tool that becomes invisible once worn. It lets you change your eye color, gives you many commands to interact with, and lets you stack up cutomized eye colors and charactics to choose from. Several commands are demeanor-based, as well. Read about it and imagine the possibilities! ||[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
|-
|[[Creative Couture]] ||Lissaya: I am nominating Creative Couture for the second year in a row for saving my locker space one clothing piece at a time! In addition to the base description there are nine (yes, count them, nine!) sides off the shelf just awaiting your creativity to alter. ||[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]
|-
|[[Gilded locus]] ||Remember to spruce up your Gilded Locus while the Festival is open! Look for the Traveler in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern. ||
|-
|[[Holy Sheath]] ||Make your Arkati statement enthusiastic or subdued with the incredible line of Holy Sheaths at Rumor Woods. Pick the place you want to wear it with a voucher. It will even hold a runestaff. ||[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
|-
|[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]]s and Collectible Panels ||Luxelle: Don't miss an opportunity to purchase your very own Dreamfire Illusion Bracelet and special Rumor Woods themed Illusion panels. No waiting until Ebon Gate for the basics to get you started on this amazing system of illusions for performing, gambling, divination, and entertainment. ||[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Runestaves]] ||Seazarius: I built a poor man's sigil staff with a lesser surita as it's base, I then enchanted to 8x, and added/unlocked it to a T4 Sigil Staff from Duskruin. Thus far. It is amazing! It hits hard with the dispel flares, and the SMR attack that goes with it. ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[PERM-ifier]] Get Permified Glue for Resin ||Tearieyes: If you're loving the new resin side of the gnomish candy maker, grabbing a bottle of fletching glue and having it permified at the obelisk in Diminishing Demises for 300 is a MUST this year! Save time and your locker space. ||[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]
|-
|[[Potion of Naming]] ||Maylan: You no longer have to wait until EG to name your mounts. Check out a multicolored glass bottle for 2.5k raikhen! ||[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Riend: We love customization and this item is full of it! Cooking honey, sipping honey, mailing wax and lip balm... the customizations are endless. It's a really fun, versatile item. ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|[[Gnomish Nail Press]] ||Issalya: The Gnomish Nail Press allows you to use gems, birds, bugs, or sea life from the wildlife catching items, OR foraged flowers to create lovely designs on your nails! The only limitation is your imagination for the designs you can create! ||[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
|-
|Custom Dyes ||Mix and Match your dream dyes for all the custom colors at Palette Perfections! Then take the very best of them to the Permifier! ||[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]
|-
|[[Siegery]] Mounts||Laelithonel: Siegery minis are fun and customizable. More people should be having tournaments and games on the side of the road. And now we have siegery mounts that your siegery mini can ride into battle!||[[RWShop:Horsing Around|Horsing Around]]
|-
|[[Elanthian Binder]]s ||Luxelle: Binders are the BEST place to stash special paper mementos. It holds all writing (but not mailing) paper, maps, some kinds of postcards, and some kinds of enclosure cards. Plus, believe it or not, it will duplicate an entirely fixed up and finished page exactly! Remember to buy extra ink or get your jar permatized for duplicating needs while you can!||[[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
|-
|Add More Items||Use the link to the right to submit additional recommendations:||[https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6 Form Link]
|}
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]

Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2026

2026-04-23T23:53:12Z

LUXELLE: Added Basketifier Link ... how did I miss that? ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2026-04-09
|updated=2026-04-20
|updateby=TownCrier
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys at the [[Rumor Woods/shop listing 2026 part 1|2026 Rumor Woods Shops (part 1)]]. From big mechanical boons to rich roleplay enhancers, Rumor Woods is full of buys for everyone.

With huge thanks to our fellow players and their incredible nominations, you can find your niche and claim it in style with some of these Best of the Fest picks featured below:

Send in your additional picks for the best buys at Rumor Woods on this little form: https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''Item''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''Recommendations From Adventurers ''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''Shop'''
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Traiva: Honey. Need I say more? Actually, yes, I need, because also beeswax and being able to make custom mailing wax (sorry post office shops!) and custom-colored lip balm to always have the perfect shade available. And eat all the honey on all the things. (Plus, the introduction of this jar brought in more adorable honeybees across Elanthia.) ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|Mount Feature Customizations ||Maevie gushes, "So you got your mount ready for combat? Don't forget to visit the groomer at The Ostler's Den to customize your mount's features!" ||[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]
|-
|[[Mage's Gauntlet]] ||Vorlash: For the features, and ability to utilize wands in new and interesting ways ||[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
|-
|[[Weight reduction]] ||Darrgo: The Couturier Retreat Seamstress can reduce the weight of the contents in a container (backpack, pack, etc) to not weigh you down as much. A must have for any solo hunters out there, especially KS warriors like myself ||[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
|-
|a flesh-toned monstrosity doughnut ||Brigit: Can't crush a monstrosity in SoS ? Crush it in doughnut form. YUM! Then visit The Pit! ||[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]
|-
|[[LooseLeash companion nook#LooseLeash Anchor|LooseLeash Anchors]] ||This item lets owners of private properties, bungalows, or lofts add more ambiance to their homes, while giving their favorite companion-pets a place to roam freely. A lovely (and inexpensive!) way to improve one's Elanthian home! ||[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]
|-
|[[Basketifier]] Goodies ||Cylnthia: For the food lovers of Elanthia, basketifiers are one of the best things that could ever exist... and now they've gotten even better! With the addition of they're availability at Rumor Woods (previously only at Ebon Gate), we can now stick up on them twice a year... plus, they now have a fifth tier, unlocking the ability to have tableware added to them! Huzzah! ||[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]] + (final!) Unlocks ||If you are the type to use paper in your daily Elanthian life, the Papermaker is one of Those Devices(tm) that may make your life so much easier. This year, at Rumor Woods, it gets its final(!!) unlocks... for Treat Boxes (send candy and baked goods to family and friends!) and Awards (ribbon-type roleplay enhancers; think 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons)! ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Bugs on Parade]] Jar and Specimen Boards ||Traiva: First, if you don't have a jar and at least one specimen board by now, you're really snoozing on some of the wonders of Elanthia. Second, make sure you have enough ways to store all the pretty new honeybees released with the new beehives - the jar is the only way you can collect the specimens to gaze at and use for various projects like decorating stationery or beautifying items that can accept the gembugs or making bug-shaped chocolates and candies. ||[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
|-
|[[Knitting needles]] + Unlocks ||Cylnthia: For the adventurer who wants to create their own clothing, the silver needles in Purls Of Wisdom are your best friend. Add in the all the additions that you can add via the vouchers that are available, and you can create a whole outfit all in your own! New this year, also, are vouchers for Transformable Blankets, Animal Companionwear, and Tehiri Clothing. Huzzah for knitting! ||[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]
|-
|[[Bee's Knees]] Perfume Creation ||What's better than perfume? Perfume that you can create and (partially) customize each time you do! That's what the vials at The Bee's Knees do, just add a gem-style Bugs On Parade bee, let it find flowers, et voila, perfume! (Disclaimer: read the ANALYZE for proper instructions!) ||[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Staff]] ||Surita isn't new, but it's still the most amazing runestaff a magic user can utilize! With two varieties, you are already set to win with your choice. Pick up a beautiful lesser surita staff at 40k raikhen. or the Greater Surita staves run 400k, but you can upgrade to them from a lesser one after saving up the scrip. Add more fluff scripts with an affordable unlock. Add your favorite flares or scripts to it as you go. This is the hands-down singular Project Runestaff to begin building your dream runestaff. Which one are you going to pick? ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[Spell Book]]s ||A wonderful way to reduce scroll inventory, the books in Tomeward Bound are so much more than just "scroll combiners", at higher unlocks they let you add charges to a single spell slot every day or cast 1750 some number of times per day, They've also got a fluff been unlock so you can get your book nerd on! ||[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]]s ||Luxelle: Never travel to the far corners of Elanthia for writing paper again. No need to stockpile up pretty paper from Festivals. The Enlightened Paper shop sells Papermaker mechanisms that will let you customize nearly any papers thing in a vast array of styles and colors, exactly when you need it. It lets you choose between mailing paper or writing paper, makes envelopes, butcher paper to wrap flowers or food, and now the last unlock to this modern marvel came out this year with Treat Boxes and Awards. ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Ferocious Eyes mask]] ||These are a rich roleplaying tool that becomes invisible once worn. It lets you change your eye color, gives you many commands to interact with, and lets you stack up cutomized eye colors and charactics to choose from. Several commands are demeanor-based, as well. Read about it and imagine the possibilities! ||[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
|-
|[[Creative Couture]] ||Lissaya: I am nominating Creative Couture for the second year in a row for saving my locker space one clothing piece at a time! In addition to the base description there are nine (yes, count them, nine!) sides off the shelf just awaiting your creativity to alter. ||[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]
|-
|[[Gilded locus]] ||Remember to spruce up your Gilded Locus while the Festival is open! Look for the Traveler in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern. ||
|-
|[[Holy Sheath]] ||Make your Arkati statement enthusiastic or subdued with the incredible line of Holy Sheaths at Rumor Woods. Pick the place you want to wear it with a voucher. It will even hold a runestaff. ||[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
|-
|[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]]s and Collectible Panels ||Luxelle: Don't miss an opportunity to purchase your very own Dreamfire Illusion Bracelet and special Rumor Woods themed Illusion panels. No waiting until Ebon Gate for the basics to get you started on this amazing system of illusions for performing, gambling, divination, and entertainment. ||[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Runestaves]] ||Seazarius: I built a poor man's sigil staff with a lesser surita as it's base, I then enchanted to 8x, and added/unlocked it to a T4 Sigil Staff from Duskruin. Thus far. It is amazing! It hits hard with the dispel flares, and the SMR attack that goes with it. ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[PERM-ifier]] Get Permified Glue for Resin ||Tearieyes: If you're loving the new resin side of the gnomish candy maker, grabbing a bottle of fletching glue and having it permified at the obelisk in Diminishing Demises for 300 is a MUST this year! Save time and your locker space. ||[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]
|-
|[[Potion of Naming]] ||Maylan: You no longer have to wait until EG to name your mounts. Check out a multicolored glass bottle for 2.5k raikhen! ||[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Riend: We love customization and this item is full of it! Cooking honey, sipping honey, mailing wax and lip balm... the customizations are endless. It's a really fun, versatile item. ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|[[Gnomish Nail Press]] ||Issalya: The Gnomish Nail Press allows you to use gems, birds, bugs, or sea life from the wildlife catching items, OR foraged flowers to create lovely designs on your nails! The only limitation is your imagination for the designs you can create! ||[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
|-
|Custom Dyes ||Mix and Match your dream dyes for all the custom colors at Palette Perfections! Then take the very best of them to the Permifier! ||[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]
|-
|[[Siegery]] Mounts||Laelithonel: Siegery minis are fun and customizable. More people should be having tournaments and games on the side of the road. And now we have siegery mounts that your siegery mini can ride into battle!||[[RWShop:Horsing Around|Horsing Around]]
|-
|Add More Items||Use the link to the right to submit additional recommendations:||[https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6 Form Link]
|}
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]

Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2026

2026-04-23T00:23:52Z

LUXELLE: Adding newly submitted recommendation. ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2026-04-09
|updated=2026-04-20
|updateby=TownCrier
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys at the [[Rumor Woods/shop listing 2026 part 1|2026 Rumor Woods Shops (part 1)]]. From big mechanical boons to rich roleplay enhancers, Rumor Woods is full of buys for everyone.

With huge thanks to our fellow players and their incredible nominations, you can find your niche and claim it in style with some of these Best of the Fest picks featured below:

Send in your additional picks for the best buys at Rumor Woods on this little form: https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''Item''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''Recommendations From Adventurers ''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''Shop'''
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Traiva: Honey. Need I say more? Actually, yes, I need, because also beeswax and being able to make custom mailing wax (sorry post office shops!) and custom-colored lip balm to always have the perfect shade available. And eat all the honey on all the things. (Plus, the introduction of this jar brought in more adorable honeybees across Elanthia.) ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|Mount Feature Customizations ||Maevie gushes, "So you got your mount ready for combat? Don't forget to visit the groomer at The Ostler's Den to customize your mount's features!" ||[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]
|-
|[[Mage's Gauntlet]] ||Vorlash: For the features, and ability to utilize wands in new and interesting ways ||[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
|-
|[[Weight reduction]] ||Darrgo: The Couturier Retreat Seamstress can reduce the weight of the contents in a container (backpack, pack, etc) to not weigh you down as much. A must have for any solo hunters out there, especially KS warriors like myself ||[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
|-
|a flesh-toned monstrosity doughnut ||Brigit: Can't crush a monstrosity in SoS ? Crush it in doughnut form. YUM! Then visit The Pit! ||[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]
|-
|[[LooseLeash companion nook#LooseLeash Anchor|LooseLeash Anchors]] ||This item lets owners of private properties, bungalows, or lofts add more ambiance to their homes, while giving their favorite companion-pets a place to roam freely. A lovely (and inexpensive!) way to improve one's Elanthian home! ||[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]
|-
|Basketifier Goodies ||Cylnthia: For the food lovers of Elanthia, basketifiers are one of the best things that could ever exist... and now they've gotten even better! With the addition of they're availability at Rumor Woods (previously only at Ebon Gate), we can now stick up on them twice a year... plus, they now have a fifth tier, unlocking the ability to have tableware added to them! Huzzah! ||[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]] + (final!) Unlocks ||If you are the type to use paper in your daily Elanthian life, the Papermaker is one of Those Devices(tm) that may make your life so much easier. This year, at Rumor Woods, it gets its final(!!) unlocks... for Treat Boxes (send candy and baked goods to family and friends!) and Awards (ribbon-type roleplay enhancers; think 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons)! ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Bugs on Parade]] Jar and Specimen Boards ||Traiva: First, if you don't have a jar and at least one specimen board by now, you're really snoozing on some of the wonders of Elanthia. Second, make sure you have enough ways to store all the pretty new honeybees released with the new beehives - the jar is the only way you can collect the specimens to gaze at and use for various projects like decorating stationery or beautifying items that can accept the gembugs or making bug-shaped chocolates and candies. ||[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
|-
|[[Knitting needles]] + Unlocks ||Cylnthia: For the adventurer who wants to create their own clothing, the silver needles in Purls Of Wisdom are your best friend. Add in the all the additions that you can add via the vouchers that are available, and you can create a whole outfit all in your own! New this year, also, are vouchers for Transformable Blankets, Animal Companionwear, and Tehiri Clothing. Huzzah for knitting! ||[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]
|-
|[[Bee's Knees]] Perfume Creation ||What's better than perfume? Perfume that you can create and (partially) customize each time you do! That's what the vials at The Bee's Knees do, just add a gem-style Bugs On Parade bee, let it find flowers, et voila, perfume! (Disclaimer: read the ANALYZE for proper instructions!) ||[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Staff]] ||Surita isn't new, but it's still the most amazing runestaff a magic user can utilize! With two varieties, you are already set to win with your choice. Pick up a beautiful lesser surita staff at 40k raikhen. or the Greater Surita staves run 400k, but you can upgrade to them from a lesser one after saving up the scrip. Add more fluff scripts with an affordable unlock. Add your favorite flares or scripts to it as you go. This is the hands-down singular Project Runestaff to begin building your dream runestaff. Which one are you going to pick? ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[Spell Book]]s ||A wonderful way to reduce scroll inventory, the books in Tomeward Bound are so much more than just "scroll combiners", at higher unlocks they let you add charges to a single spell slot every day or cast 1750 some number of times per day, They've also got a fluff been unlock so you can get your book nerd on! ||[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
|-
|[[Papermaker]]s ||Luxelle: Never travel to the far corners of Elanthia for writing paper again. No need to stockpile up pretty paper from Festivals. The Enlightened Paper shop sells Papermaker mechanisms that will let you customize nearly any papers thing in a vast array of styles and colors, exactly when you need it. It lets you choose between mailing paper or writing paper, makes envelopes, butcher paper to wrap flowers or food, and now the last unlock to this modern marvel came out this year with Treat Boxes and Awards. ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Ferocious Eyes mask]] ||These are a rich roleplaying tool that becomes invisible once worn. It lets you change your eye color, gives you many commands to interact with, and lets you stack up cutomized eye colors and charactics to choose from. Several commands are demeanor-based, as well. Read about it and imagine the possibilities! ||[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
|-
|[[Creative Couture]] ||Lissaya: I am nominating Creative Couture for the second year in a row for saving my locker space one clothing piece at a time! In addition to the base description there are nine (yes, count them, nine!) sides off the shelf just awaiting your creativity to alter. ||[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]
|-
|[[Gilded locus]] ||Remember to spruce up your Gilded Locus while the Festival is open! Look for the Traveler in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern. ||
|-
|[[Holy Sheath]] ||Make your Arkati statement enthusiastic or subdued with the incredible line of Holy Sheaths at Rumor Woods. Pick the place you want to wear it with a voucher. It will even hold a runestaff. ||[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
|-
|[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]]s and Collectible Panels ||Luxelle: Don't miss an opportunity to purchase your very own Dreamfire Illusion Bracelet and special Rumor Woods themed Illusion panels. No waiting until Ebon Gate for the basics to get you started on this amazing system of illusions for performing, gambling, divination, and entertainment. ||[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Runestaves]] ||Seazarius: I built a poor man's sigil staff with a lesser surita as it's base, I then enchanted to 8x, and added/unlocked it to a T4 Sigil Staff from Duskruin. Thus far. It is amazing! It hits hard with the dispel flares, and the SMR attack that goes with it. ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[PERM-ifier]] Get Permified Glue for Resin ||Tearieyes: If you're loving the new resin side of the gnomish candy maker, grabbing a bottle of fletching glue and having it permified at the obelisk in Diminishing Demises for 300 is a MUST this year! Save time and your locker space. ||[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]
|-
|[[Potion of Naming]] ||Maylan: You no longer have to wait until EG to name your mounts. Check out a multicolored glass bottle for 2.5k raikhen! ||[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]
|-
|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Riend: We love customization and this item is full of it! Cooking honey, sipping honey, mailing wax and lip balm... the customizations are endless. It's a really fun, versatile item. ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|[[Gnomish Nail Press]] ||Issalya: The Gnomish Nail Press allows you to use gems, birds, bugs, or sea life from the wildlife catching items, OR foraged flowers to create lovely designs on your nails! The only limitation is your imagination for the designs you can create! ||[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
|-
|Custom Dyes ||Mix and Match your dream dyes for all the custom colors at Palette Perfections! Then take the very best of them to the Permifier! ||[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]
|-
|[[Siegery]] Mounts||Laelithonel: Siegery minis are fun and customizable. More people should be having tournaments and games on the side of the road. And now we have siegery mounts that your siegery mini can ride into battle!||[[RWShop:Horsing Around|Horsing Around]]
|-
|Add More Items||Use the link to the right to submit additional recommendations:||[https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6 Form Link]
|}
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]

Rumor Woods 2026 Quick Reference Shop Index

2026-04-20T21:09:01Z

LUXELLE: Making Character Customization Link more update-proof. ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2026-04-10
|updated=2026-04-10
|updateby=TownCrier
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
Here's the complete quick reference list so you can find the perfect item you are looking for in the shops of Rumor Woods 2025, plus a few of the other major destinations at the festivl.

Map room numbers/uid/Lich should be noted on each individual shop's entry at the wiki when you click over to it.

PRO TIP: If you use Lich, and the mapdb is updated with new shops, ;go2 will know the name of all these shops, no room numbers are needed:
::<nowiki>;</nowiki>go2 Couturier's Retreat
::<nowiki>;repository help</nowiki> will give you syntax for updating your map database. Give them a bit to get all the updated rooms and new shops into the live map.

All shops linked to their complete info and inventory page here at the wiki.

''Legend of Symbols for column 2:''<BR />
::r = Shop was refreshed, or revised/updated, with inventory/features<BR />
::<nowiki>** =</nowiki> Shop is brand new for 2025!<BR />
::!! = This is the last year for the shop

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"|Shop Name||*||Featuring
|-
|[[Raikhen|How to Earn Raiken Currency]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||All currency used at Rumor Woods is in Raikhen, and you'll need to earn it one of several ways.
|-
|[[RWShop:All About That Lace|All About That Lace]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Laceable items]], ribbons, corsets, gowns, bodice, boots, [[Ribbonator 2000]] unlocks, sleeves
|-
|[[RWShop:Artistic Expressions|Artistic Expressions]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Face painting kit]], bundler, in-ator, unlocks, face paint, [[Paintstick]], Artist Easel unlocks, canvas making box, [[Artist's Easel]], paint,
|-
|[[Rumor Woods/2025 saved posts#Information Post 2 - Areas of Interest|Areas of interst at Rumor Woods|The Aspen Tavern]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Free food (in the Kitchen), Tables, Inn room Tents, entire area for socializing. Look in the upper NW area of the Rumor Woods map
|-
|[[RWShop:Baaarnyard Bounty|Baaarnyard Bounty]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Mount food
|-
|[[RWShop:Bad Wolf Clothing|Bad Wolf Clothing]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Wolf mount accessories
|-
|[[RWShop:Barn with It|Barn with It]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||mount food treats, equine, nightmare, unicorn
|-
|[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Perfume creating system
|-
|[[RWShop:Been Shanked Lately?|Been Shanked Lately?]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Shank Knife]] daggers, +20, +15, +12, +10, +8, +0
|-
|[[RWShop:Better in the Saddle|Better in the Saddle]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||Saddle for your [[Mount]] Bears, beetles, Spiders, Roltons
|-
|The Bonfire at Cysaelotar, Roar of the Stars||<nowiki></nowiki>||Events and roleplay will often take place in this center spot on the east side of the Rumor Woods Map, map rooom 53
|-
|[[RWShop:Born to Adorn|Born to Adorn]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||mount adornments
|-
|[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Basketifier]] tableware
|-
|[[RWShop:Braid and Mane|Braid and Mane]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Mane Care]] items - braids and ribbons for mount manes
|-
|[[RWShop:The Brass Ring|The Brass Ring]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Flare]], flare tokens - get your flares put on your gear with the flare tokens! The [[Dabbler]] works here to remove flares, too. (but only does flare removal at Rumor Woods)
|-
|[[RWShop:Breaking Bread|Breaking Bread]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Baker's Rack]] in-ator, storage, recipe cards, cooking oven, cooking utensil bowl
|-
|[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Bugs on Parade]] items, bug collecting, bug gem making, storage, bug paper decorating unlock certificate
|-
|[[RWShop:Call of the Wind|Call of the Wind]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Wizard Familiar Talisman]], doll clothing costume,
|-
|[[RWShop:Can't Stop That Weaving|Can't Stop That Weaving]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Weaving]]: weavable flowers, weavable items, weaving tools, unlock certificate, weaving tools for mounts
|-
|[[RWShop:Cervidae Corral|Cervidae Corral]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||deer type mounts for sale, Uncommon, Common
|-
|[[RWShop:Charmed, I'm Sure|Charmed, I'm Sure]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Charm Contraption]] charms, charm maker, charm bracelets, [[Charm Jewelry]], unlock certificates, [[Sound Charm Gadget]], Smelly charms, Sound charms, Banner charms
|-
|[[RWShop:Claws and Effect|Claws and Effect]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||Scorpion Mount wear
|-
|[[RWShop:Clodhoppers|Clodhoppers]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Cobbling Upper Maker Box]] contraptions will work with cloth or leather, rolls of cloth and leather, [[Cobbling#Dyes]]
|-
|[[RWShop:Cog & Zephyr|Cog & Zephyr]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||tortoise saddles, unlock certificates
|-
|[[RWShop:The Colorful Carapace|The Colorful Carapace]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||tortoise shell paint
|-
|[[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||[[Tehir Cultural Clothing]], Duaidz, Aseges, unlock certificates, Artim, Hudor, Erasay, free food, veil, burnoose, turban, jewelry, Tesarit, Tisrin
|-
|[[RWShop:Container Yourself|Container Yourself]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Tourney container]], scripted containers with theme animals for this year
|-
|[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Weight reduction]] merchant, seamstress, experience modifier, orb, double experience boost, spell duration boost, and a family vault +5 items expansion
|-
|[[RWShop:Crafter's Hearth|Crafter's Hearth]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||crafting fabric, ore
|-
|[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Unique worn items with sides, the new [[Creative Couture]] line is like bringing Veola to clothing! Make incredible wardrobe statements with these garments. Also: [[Deck the Halls]] items and Deck the Halls unlocks to use birds, lantern panes.
|-
|[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet|Dreamfire panels]], rumor woods themed illusion panels
|-
|The Dabbler at [[RWShop:The Brass Ring|The Brass Ring]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||The [[Dabbler]] works in this shop to remove flares (but only does flare removal at Rumor Woods).
|-
|[[RWShop:The Daily Dip|The Daily Dip]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Foods to eat, or dip!
|-
|[[RWShop:Deerner Time|Deerner Time]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Deer type mount upgrade, unlock certificate, common to uncommon, food and snacks for deer
|-
|[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Tasty Hands Clothing]] Aprons, and many tasty treats
|-
|[[RWShop:Devout Alloy|Devout Alloy]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[White alloy]] weapons, +20
|-
|[[RWShop:Dhu Impress|Dhu Impress]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||The Dhu Flower Press and albums
|-
|[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[PERM-ifier]]
|-
|[[Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts#Announcement 3 - Diriko|Diriko]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||She takes care of all the enhancive services for clients. charge capacity permanency swap remove - All the same services Sylinar offers now in Ebon Gate. Look for her in Summit Academy inside of Sylinar's Tower.
|-
|[[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||[[instrument displayer]], wear instrument, instruments for sale
|-
|[[RWShop:Eight-legged Innovators|Eight-legged Innovators]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Spider Mounts from Fryc and Shives Laboratories
|-
|Elenesse Atelier Item Customizer||<nowiki></nowiki>||at Summit Academy: Customizer for unscripted items. In new room at Summit Academy, from S. Ellipse, ne, go Path, go house, plus the new [[Dye-stained freckled dyer|Dye Customizer]] room in Palette Perfections
|-
|Diriko, in Sylinar's Tower||<nowiki></nowiki>||She takes care of all the enhancive services for clients. charge capacity permanency swap remove - All the same services Sylinar offers now in Ebon Gate
|-
|[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Papermaker]], unlocks, [[Cobbling#Dyes]], In new room at Summit Academy, from S. Ellipse, ne, go Path, go house
|-
|[[RWShop:Ewe Vixen|Ewe Vixen]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Lamb pet]] and [[Fox pet]]
|-
|[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Ferocious Eyes]] masks, unlock certificate
|-
|[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||Home of the [[Mage's Gauntlet]]
|-
|[[RWShop:The Flanked Bag|The Flanked Bag]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||containers for your mounts, unlock certificates
|-
|[[RWShop:The Folded Lotus|The Folded Lotus]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Origami]], paper to fold, unlock certificate, kits, skill upgrade, Origami Master
|-
|[[Fox Hunt]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Earn Raikhen currency and try to find a pet fox at the Fox Hunt.
|-
|[[RWShop:Fryc and Shives Inventions|Fryc and Shives Inventions]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Beetle and Spider needs
|-
|[[RWShop:The Gallant Groom|The Gallant Groom]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Horse grooming tools, grooming kit
|-
|[[RWShop:The Galloping Gait|The Galloping Gait]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||riding boots
|-
|[[RWShop:GemStoned|GemStoned]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Dermal Piercer]] punch, unlock certificate, tools, for you, for your mount
|-
|[[RWShop:The Gift Horse|The Gift Horse]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||horse wearables, accessories
|-
|[[Gilded locus]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||The traveler hangs out in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern in the NW Corner of the Festival Grounds map. Look for the purple pavilion. She will update your Gilded Locus.
|-
|[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Surita]]: [[Gift of Atan Irith]] Runestaff, unlock certificate, agita crystals, gems, racial forehead jewelry
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|[[RWShop:The Girlybird|The Girlybird]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Girlybird Earrings]], feathers, trinkets, unlock certificate,
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|[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Nail polish]], gems, [[Gnomish Nail Press]]
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|[[RWShop:Goin' Stag|Goin' Stag]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||for deer mounts: halter, saddle blankets, wearables
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|[[RWShop:Grand Stables|Grand Stables]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Mounts. common, uncommon, rare
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|[[RWShop:The Greater of Two Weevils|The Greater of Two Weevils]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Aganjira and Shadarl|x'aganjira]] robe armor, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Holy Sheath]] items, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Honeyed Gears|Honeyed Gears]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||Random pile draw for [[Gnomic candy making machine]] random candy rollers, specialty rollers (work with Bugs on Parade, Birds, Aquatic life, roller storage, in-ators, candy jar
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|[[RWShop:Horn and Mane|Horn and Mane]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||decorations and wearables for your mount
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|[[RWShop:Horsing Around|Horsing Around]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||** Delayed Opening [[Siegery]] miniatures, castles, repair saddlebags
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|[[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Flower Power flower press]], [[Elanthian Binder]], Trapper Keeper, Binder Ink, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||Saddles for Scorpion Mounts
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|[[RWShop:Irons in the Fire|Irons in the Fire]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||Branding Irons for horse-type mounts
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|[[Rumor Woods/2025 saved posts#Information Post 1 - How to Earn Currency|Jousting]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Earn Raikhen currency through jousting for one team or the other.
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|The Old Jouster||<nowiki></nowiki>||Exchanges Entries for Raiken, located at the RumorWoods Junction, Rumor Woods Map room 4, only takes a brand new 25 count set of entries from the SimuCoin Shop. New in 2025: Cooldown for exchange now only 10 minutes. DO NOT DIE with this much field exp in your head.
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|[[RWShop:The Knight Way|The Knight Way]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[KnightWear]], armor accessories, clothing, gloves, armor, gauntlets, customizing npc, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Lamb Among Wolves|Lamb Among Wolves]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||[[Perfume-holding jewelry]], [[Perfume]]s
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|[[RWShop:Leaping Leezards|Leaping Leezards]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Lizard Mount wearables
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|[[RWShop:Legendairy|Legendairy]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Ice cream churn]], ingredients, food
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|[[RWShop:The Lesser of Two Weevils|The Lesser of Two Weevils]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Aganjira and Shadarl|shadarl]] armor
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|[[RWShop:Little Ticker|Little Ticker]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Little Ticker]] Raffle Ticket Contraption, In new room at Summit Academy, from S. Ellipse, ne, go Path, go house
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|[[RWShop:The Lizard Nest|The Lizard Nest]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||food and treats for mounts - Lizard types
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|[[RWShop:Lizard Vivarium|Lizard Vivarium]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Lizard Mounts, Rare, Uncommon, Common
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|[[RWShop:A Lofty Affair|A Lofty Affair]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Loft]] Vouchers and Loft Extras for Stalls, with new designs!
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|[[RWShop:Merited Metalworks|Merited Metalworks]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[I Dream of Geology Series]], Oremonger, Mini Smelter, tools, jewelry pliers, In new room at Summit Academy, from S. Ellipse, ne, go Path, go house
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|[[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Milk Pail]], unlock certificate, [[Butter churn]], [[Cheese Wheel]], Petting Zoo, milk!
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|[[RWShop:Moody Jewels|Moody Jewels]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Mood Jewelry]], expressive, works with other mood jewelry, too
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|[[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||[[Mount'N'Cloak]] cloaks, unlock certificates
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|[[RWShop:Moving on Up|Moving on Up]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||mount treats
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|[[RWShop:Notcher Style|Notcher Style]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||Ear Notching for cervide mounts, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Obsidian Raiment|Obsidian Raiment]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Dhe'nar Clothing Line]], unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Off the Chain|Off the Chain]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Fancy Waist Chains]], unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:On the Wing|On the Wing]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||[[Aelotoi Wing Jewels]], unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Ostler provides Mount Feature Customizations
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|[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||At Summit Academy's Elenesse Atelier. [[Dye-stained freckled dyer|Modify/Customize your dye]] with an NPC plus the new [[Prismatic Curio]]
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|[[RWShop:Peaked Interest|Peaked Interest]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Pup Tent]]s and unlocks
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|Permifier at [[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||New location at Diminishing Demise in Summit Academy: The [[PERM-ifier]] Makes a number of consumables (see list in link) permanent, will cost raikhen, new in 2024
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|[[RWShop:Pitcher Perfect|Pitcher Perfect]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Sangria Carafe]] and wine glasses
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|[[Pixie Hunt]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Earn Raikhen currency and try to find a pixie for a chance at a Lamb Pet
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|[[RWShop:Poiret & Company|Poiret & Company]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||general merchandise of Ta'Illistim, scentable handkerchief, [[Scented Gloves and Handkerchiefs]], unlock certificate, Old Ta'Faendryl perfume / cologne, more perfumes of Toullaire,New Myssar, Wyrdeep, Sea of Fire, Sun Throne
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|[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Knitting needles]] for cobblng uppers, cobling trim, patterns, unlock certificate, dyes, yarn, [[Darning awl]], [[Pincushion]], [[Yarn bowl]], knitting bowl, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Quit Stallin'|Quit Stallin']]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Stall acoutrements, read signs in each room to see if it applies to YOUR mount.
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|[[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||cloak worn items (containers) with resistance, Choices: plasma, vacuum, acid, disruption, puncture, crush, slash
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|[[RWShop:Rollin' In The Greens|Rollin' In The Greens]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||food, snacks, change common testudinidae mount and make it uncommon
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|[[RWShop:Rolton Pens|Rolton Pens]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Rolton Mounts
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|[[RWShop:Roundabout Racers|Roundabout Racers]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Racing toy]]s
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|[[RWShop:Saddle Me Up|Saddle Me Up]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Saddle unlock certificates
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|[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Songbird pet]]
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|[[RWShop:The Spirits Within|The Spirits Within]]||<nowiki>!!</nowiki>||[[Imbued Shroud]]s
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|[[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Vethinye]], or Starsong Weapons, unlock certificates, and starveil jewelry. look in extra room for the Least Moods Flourish that gives [[Lesser moods]], starveil perfume
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|[[RWShop:Steaming Mugs|Steaming Mugs]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||hot drinks
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|[[RWShop:Straight and Arrow|Straight and Arrow]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Fletching razor]], Feathers to use with the razors
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|[[:Category:Rumor Woods#Character Customizations|Summit Academy Premade Character Customizations]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||SW of room 1, then go north. Urchin Guides, Custom Spell Preps, Arrival/Departure Messaging], Spell Customizations, Custom Bolt Messaging, Death Customizations, Signature Verbs, Body Build, Distinguishing Marks, Height, Features, Wing Quirks, Custom Swears
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|[[RWShop:Sunscar Sanctum|Sunscar Sanctum]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||** Delayed Opening Buy your [[Scorpion mount]] here!
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|See Diriko||<nowiki></nowiki>||Diriko takes care of all the enhancive services for clients. charge capacity permanency - All the same services [[Sylinar]] offers now in Ebon Gate
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|[[RWShop:Tempered Threads|Tempered Threads]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Moody Garment]], clothing, pocketed, [[Moodstone]], unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Tinkers Toys|Tinkers Toys]]||<nowiki>!! and r</nowiki>||[[Zeitzing's Toy Jousters]], toys
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|[[RWShop:Tiu & Qaiteke|Tiu & Qaiteke]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Tehir-style saddles, unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||Spell Books
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|[[RWShop:Tortoise Holdings|Tortoise Holdings]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Tortoise Mounts, Common, Uncommon
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|[[RWShop:Trim and Polish|Trim and Polish]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||Grooming Tools for tortoise mounts, only
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|[[RWShop:Unfurling Battle|Unfurling Battle]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Battle standard]], [[Banner of Light]]
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|[[RWShop:Ursine Emporium|Ursine Emporium]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Bear [[Mount]]
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|[[RWShop:Ursine Paddock|Ursine Paddock]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Bear [[Mount]]
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|[[RWShop:Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Clockwerke Weapon]]s
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|[[RWShop:Vaunt It and Flaunt It|Vaunt It and Flaunt It]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||[[Look at Me Jewelry]], unlock certificate
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|[[RWShop:View from a Stag|View from a Stag]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||Cervid Saddle Accessories, unlock certificate, Saddles
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|[[RWShop:Vintage Visions|Vintage Visions]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||The [[Private property]] Shop
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|[[RWShop:Virelion Hall|Virelion Hall]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||At Summit Academy, [[Combat Maneuvers|CMan]] Customizations for Coup De Grace, Groin Kick, Headbutt, Spin Attack, and Surge of Strength
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|[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||Bees! [[Apiculture Jar]], cobbling dyes, unlocks
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|[[RWShop:The Webs We Weave|The Webs We Weave]]||<nowiki>**</nowiki>||New designing spiders for the [[The Spidersilk Apothecary]]
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|[[RWShop:What Remains|What Remains]]||<nowiki>r</nowiki>||Griffin pin, [[Enhancive hider]], tokens for: [[Summit Academy/spell customization options|Spell Customizations]], [[Summit Academy/feature options|Feature Options]], [[Summit Academy/signature verb options|Signature Verb options]], [[Summit Academy/custom swear options|Swear Options]], Logon/Logoff Phrase Options, [[Summit Academy/custom spell prep options|Spell Prep Options]], Summit Academy options for character customizing, and new this year: Certificate to make the Enhancive hider a Flourish
|-
|[[RWShop:Whirl and Twirl|Whirl and Twirl]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[Let's Dance!]] items - dancing stuff, instruments, clothing, accessories, male and female, unlock certificates
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|[[RWShop:Woodn't Yew|Woodn't Yew]]||<nowiki></nowiki>||[[WoodChopper Box]], unlock certificate, wood branches
|}
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[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]

Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2026

2026-04-20T17:48:02Z

LUXELLE: Rephrasing ~L.L.

The [[TownCrier]] put the call out for your favorite buys at the [[Rumor Woods/shop listing 2026 part 1|2026 Rumor Woods Shops (part 1)]]. From big mechanical boons to rich roleplay enhancers, Rumor Woods is full of buys for everyone.

With huge thanks to our fellow players and their incredible nominations, you can find your niche and claim it in style with some of these Best of the Fest picks featured below:

Send in your additional picks for the best buys at Rumor Woods on this little form: https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6

{| {{prettytable}}
|style="width: 23%;"| '''Item''' ||style="width: 55%;"|'''Recommendations From Adventurers ''' ||style="width: 22%;"| '''Shop'''
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|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Traiva: Honey. Need I say more? Actually, yes, I need, because also beeswax and being able to make custom mailing wax (sorry post office shops!) and custom-colored lip balm to always have the perfect shade available. And eat all the honey on all the things. (Plus, the introduction of this jar brought in more adorable honeybees across Elanthia.) ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
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|Mount Feature Customizations ||Maevie gushes, "So you got your mount ready for combat? Don't forget to visit the groomer at The Ostler's Den to customize your mount's features!" ||[[RWShop:The Ostler's Den|The Ostler's Den]]
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|[[Mage's Gauntlet]] ||Vorlash: For the features, and ability to utilize wands in new and interesting ways ||[[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
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|[[Weight reduction]] ||Darrgo: The Couturier Retreat Seamstress can reduce the weight of the contents in a container (backpack, pack, etc) to not weigh you down as much. A must have for any solo hunters out there, especially KS warriors like myself ||[[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
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|a flesh-toned monstrosity doughnut ||Brigit: Can't crush a monstrosity in SoS ? Crush it in doughnut form. YUM! Then visit The Pit! ||[[RWShop:Dessert Vibes|Dessert Vibes]]
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|[[LooseLeash companion nook#LooseLeash Anchor|LooseLeash Anchors]] ||This item lets owners of private properties, bungalows, or lofts add more ambiance to their homes, while giving their favorite companion-pets a place to roam freely. A lovely (and inexpensive!) way to improve one's Elanthian home! ||[[RWShop:Song Sung Blue|Song Sung Blue]]
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|Basketifier Goodies ||Cylnthia: For the food lovers of Elanthia, basketifiers are one of the best things that could ever exist... and now they've gotten even better! With the addition of they're availability at Rumor Woods (previously only at Ebon Gate), we can now stick up on them twice a year... plus, they now have a fifth tier, unlocking the ability to have tableware added to them! Huzzah! ||[[RWShop:Bowl Me Over|Bowl Me Over]]
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|[[Papermaker]] + (final!) Unlocks ||If you are the type to use paper in your daily Elanthian life, the Papermaker is one of Those Devices(tm) that may make your life so much easier. This year, at Rumor Woods, it gets its final(!!) unlocks... for Treat Boxes (send candy and baked goods to family and friends!) and Awards (ribbon-type roleplay enhancers; think 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons)! ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
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|[[Bugs on Parade]] Jar and Specimen Boards ||Traiva: First, if you don't have a jar and at least one specimen board by now, you're really snoozing on some of the wonders of Elanthia. Second, make sure you have enough ways to store all the pretty new honeybees released with the new beehives - the jar is the only way you can collect the specimens to gaze at and use for various projects like decorating stationery or beautifying items that can accept the gembugs or making bug-shaped chocolates and candies. ||[[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
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|[[Knitting needles]] + Unlocks ||Cylnthia: For the adventurer who wants to create their own clothing, the silver needles in Purls Of Wisdom are your best friend. Add in the all the additions that you can add via the vouchers that are available, and you can create a whole outfit all in your own! New this year, also, are vouchers for Transformable Blankets, Animal Companionwear, and Tehiri Clothing. Huzzah for knitting! ||[[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]]
|-
|[[Bee's Knees]] Perfume Creation ||What's better than perfume? Perfume that you can create and (partially) customize each time you do! That's what the vials at The Bee's Knees do, just add a gem-style Bugs On Parade bee, let it find flowers, et voila, perfume! (Disclaimer: read the ANALYZE for proper instructions!) ||[[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Staff]] ||Surita isn't new, but it's still the most amazing runestaff a magic user can utilize! With two varieties, you are already set to win with your choice. Pick up a beautiful lesser surita staff at 40k raikhen. or the Greater Surita staves run 400k, but you can upgrade to them from a lesser one after saving up the scrip. Add more fluff scripts with an affordable unlock. Add your favorite flares or scripts to it as you go. This is the hands-down singular Project Runestaff to begin building your dream runestaff. Which one are you going to pick? ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
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|[[Spell Book]]s ||A wonderful way to reduce scroll inventory, the books in Tomeward Bound are so much more than just "scroll combiners", at higher unlocks they let you add charges to a single spell slot every day or cast 1750 some number of times per day, They've also got a fluff been unlock so you can get your book nerd on! ||[[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
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|[[Papermaker]]s ||Luxelle: Never travel to the far corners of Elanthia for writing paper again. No need to stockpile up pretty paper from Festivals. The Enlightened Paper shop sells Papermaker mechanisms that will let you customize nearly any papers thing in a vast array of styles and colors, exactly when you need it. It lets you choose between mailing paper or writing paper, makes envelopes, butcher paper to wrap flowers or food, and now the last unlock to this modern marvel came out this year with Treat Boxes and Awards. ||[[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
|-
|[[Ferocious Eyes mask]] ||These are a rich roleplaying tool that becomes invisible once worn. It lets you change your eye color, gives you many commands to interact with, and lets you stack up cutomized eye colors and charactics to choose from. Several commands are demeanor-based, as well. Read about it and imagine the possibilities! ||[[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
|-
|[[Creative Couture]] ||Lissaya: I am nominating Creative Couture for the second year in a row for saving my locker space one clothing piece at a time! In addition to the base description there are nine (yes, count them, nine!) sides off the shelf just awaiting your creativity to alter. ||[[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]]
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|[[Gilded locus]] ||Remember to spruce up your Gilded Locus while the Festival is open! Look for the Traveler in the Common Room of the Aspen Tavern. ||
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|[[Holy Sheath]] ||Make your Arkati statement enthusiastic or subdued with the incredible line of Holy Sheaths at Rumor Woods. Pick the place you want to wear it with a voucher. It will even hold a runestaff. ||[[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
|-
|[[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]]s and Collectible Panels ||Luxelle: Don't miss an opportunity to purchase your very own Dreamfire Illusion Bracelet and special Rumor Woods themed Illusion panels. No waiting until Ebon Gate for the basics to get you started on this amazing system of illusions for performing, gambling, divination, and entertainment. ||[[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
|-
|[[Gift of Atan Irith|Surita Runestaves]] ||Seazarius: I built a poor man's sigil staff with a lesser surita as it's base, I then enchanted to 8x, and added/unlocked it to a T4 Sigil Staff from Duskruin. Thus far. It is amazing! It hits hard with the dispel flares, and the SMR attack that goes with it. ||[[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
|-
|[[PERM-ifier]] Get Permified Glue for Resin ||Tearieyes: If you're loving the new resin side of the gnomish candy maker, grabbing a bottle of fletching glue and having it permified at the obelisk in Diminishing Demises for 300 is a MUST this year! Save time and your locker space. ||[[RWShop:Diminishing Demises|Diminishing Demises]]
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|[[Potion of Naming]] ||Maylan: You no longer have to wait until EG to name your mounts. Check out a multicolored glass bottle for 2.5k raikhen! ||[[RWShop:Insurmountable|Insurmountable]]
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|[[Apiculture Jar]] ||Riend: We love customization and this item is full of it! Cooking honey, sipping honey, mailing wax and lip balm... the customizations are endless. It's a really fun, versatile item. ||[[RWShop:Wax Poetic|Wax Poetic]]
|-
|[[Gnomish Nail Press]] ||Issalya: The Gnomish Nail Press allows you to use gems, birds, bugs, or sea life from the wildlife catching items, OR foraged flowers to create lovely designs on your nails! The only limitation is your imagination for the designs you can create! ||[[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
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|Custom Dyes ||Mix and Match your dream dyes for all the custom colors at Palette Perfections! Then take the very best of them to the Permifier! ||[[RWShop:Palette Perfections|Palette Perfections]]
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|Add More Items||Use the link to the right to submit additional recommendations:||[https://forms.gle/3DHKhG3mfXMi3DGs6 Form Link]
|}

Unique Rumor Woods Opportunities For Sale

2026-04-20T17:45:59Z

LUXELLE: /* Craftables and Makeables */ typo ~L.L.

{{Player-guide
|author-displayed=[[TownCrier]]
|author=TownCrier
|date=2024-04-28
|updated=2026-04-14
|topic=Rumor Woods Shops
}}
What's So Special About ... that thing for sale at Rumor Woods, anyway?

'''Once A Year''' Rumor Woods is chock full of exclusive and unique, sometimes even niche-y, items for your GemStoning pleasure! And they won't be offered again for a year. Don't overlook any of these! I'll break them down for you quickly so you don't miss them. The items will link to their shop and wiki information about their properties (if there is one).

Don't take my word only about these things, many have recommendations from players on the Buyer's [[Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2024|Choice Shopping Guide for Rumor Woods]] this year.

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==Mechanical Wonders==
* [[Clockwerke Weapon|Clockwerke Weapons]] at [[RWShop:Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs]]
* [[Mage's Gauntlet]] at [[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
* Spell books at [[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
* [[Weight reduction]] of your container's contents at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* Starsong/[[Vethinye]] weapons (natural disruption flaring) at [[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]] Plus Starveil Jewelry
* [[Aganjira and Shadarl]] armors ([[Aganjira]] naturally reduces the d100 vs. warding and bolt spells [[Shadarl]] grants 40 extra ranks Stalking and Hiding) at [[RWShop:The Greater of Two Weevils|The Greater of Two Weevils]]
* Flare Adding, Tokens for sale at [[RWShop:The Brass Ring|The Brass Ring]]
* Dabbler, for flares only, also at [[RWShop:The Brass Ring|The Brass Ring]], to remove existing flares for you
* [[White alloy|White Alloy]] Weapons (with Holy, non-corporeal Undead Bane, Nacreous flares, and non-corporeal Undead Anchoring) at [[RWShop:Devout Alloy|Devout Alloy]]
* [[Surita]], Lesser (d110) and Greater (d125) at [[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
* [[Resistance]] robes/cloaks (Pick your resistance of choice) at [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
* Spell imbeds at [[RWShop:Sweetie Pies|Sweetie Pies]]
* [[Enhancive hider]]s (aka Griffin pin, et al.) at [[RWShop:What Remains|What Remains]]
* [[Shank Knife]] (slice a shank of meat off a dead creature) at [[RWShop:Been Shanked Lately?|Been Shanked Lately?]]
* [[Mount]]s ... get there faster, pick your favorite from a number of shops, including all the goodies to go with them.
* Instrument Straps (to wear your instrument) at [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
* Unique [[Wizard Familiar Talisman]]s at [[RWShop:Call of the Wind/2024|Call of the Wind]]
* [[Pup Tent]]s (go camping, unlock them and make them better) at [[RWShop:Peaked Interest|Peaked Interest]]
* The [[PERM-ifier]] now at Summit Academy in Diminishing Demises.

==Boons==
* [[Enhancive]] Services with [[Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts#Announcement 3 - Diriko|Diriko]] to charge capacity, permanency, swap, or remove
* [[Roleplaying award|Experience Orbs]] at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* [[Locker#FamilyVault|Family Vault]] expansions at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* [[Experience boost]]s at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* Spell duration boost (adds one hour to your spells) at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* Stalls for your Mounts
* Private Property Shop (usually open only for a limited number of days) at [[RWShop:Vintage Visions|Vintage Visions]]

==Craftables and Makeables==
* The famed [[Apiculture Jar]] for all your Bee Needs: wax, honey, etc.
* Designing Spiders for your [[The Spidersilk Apothecary]] at [[RWShop:The Webs We Weave|The Webs We Weave]]
* The Dhu Impress Flower Press and albums
* Tableware for your [[Basketifier]]
* [[Dye-stained freckled dyer|Custom Dyes]] from Dye Customizer NPC at Palette Perfections in Summit Academy's Elenesse Atelier
* [[Baker's Rack]] at [[RWShop:Breaking Bread|Breaking Bread]]
* The [[Sangria Carafe]] at [[RWShop:Pitcher Perfect|Pitcher Perfect]]
* The [[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]] perfume maker
* [[Paintstick|Face Paint]] and the new [[Face painting kit]] bundler at [[RWShop:Artistic Expressions|Artistic Expressions]]
* [[Bugs on Parade]] (make gems/papers/candies from insect collection jars) at [[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
* [[Weaving]] tools at [[RWShop:Can't Stop That Weaving|Can't Stop That Weaving]]
* [[Charm Contraption|Charmtraption]] at [[RWShop:Charmed, I'm Sure|Charmed, I'm Sure]]
* [[Cobbling Upper Maker Box]], supplies at [[RWShop:Clodhoppers|Clodhoppers]]
* Crafting Fabric and Ores for sale at [[RWShop:Crafter's Hearth|Crafter's Hearth]]
* [[Papermaker]] at [[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
* [[Origami]] supplies and Origami Master to teach you at [[RWShop:The Folded Lotus|The Folded Lotus]]
* [[Dermal Piercer|Piercing needfuls]] at [[RWShop:GemStoned|GemStoned]]
* [[Flower Power flower press|Flower press]] at [[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
* [[Elanthian Binder|Trapper Keeper Binders]] and Ink to supply it also at [[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
* [[Ice cream churn]] at [[RWShop:Legendairy|Legendairy]]
* [[I Dream of Geology Series]] (The Oremonger, mini smelter, jewelry pliers, and more) [[RWShop:Merited Metals|Merited Metals]]
* [[Milk Pail]] at [[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]
* [[Cheese Wheel]] at [[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]
* [[Butter churn]] at [[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]
* Knitting supplies at [[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]], home of The [[Yarn bowl]]
* [[WoodChopper Box]] at (create hilt blocks for forging weapons, toothpicks, weavable beads, lockmastery clasps, flectching shafts, and more!) [[RWShop:Woodn't Yew|Woodn't Yew]]

==Clothing Lines==
* [[Laceable items]] at [[RWShop:All About That Lace|All About That Lace]]
* [[Tehir Cultural Clothing]] at [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
* [[Creative Couture]] Veola for Clothing! for sale at [[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]] Brand new this year, but nothing new to learn, it works just like your Veola things do!
* [[Bradach's belt]] at [[RWShop:In the Loop|In the Loop]] could also be in Roleplaying List, it's sweet!
* [[KnightWear]] at [[RWShop:The Knight Way|The Knight Way]]
* [[Mount'N'Cloak]] at [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
* [[Dhe'nar Clothing Line]] at [[RWShop:Obsidian Raiment|Obsidian Raiment]]
* [[Erithi Layered Clothing System]] at [[RWShop:The Silken Lotus|The Silken Lotus]]
* [[Kindred Garb]] at [[RWShop:The Tartan Cloth|The Tartan Cloth]]
* [[Moody Garment]] at [[RWShop:Tempered Threads|Tempered Threads]]
* [[Let's Dance!]] at [[RWShop:Whirl and Twirl|Whirl and Twirl]]

==Fluff==
* Least of all Moods puts a [[Lesser moods]] on your armament, but in the Flourish spot, making it compatible with most scripts! Sold at [[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]] (Such exquisite fluff!)
* [[Slide Ring]]s at [[RWShop:Channeled Affection|Channeled Affection]]
* Customizer for unscripted items in the Elenesse Atelier Item Customizer
* Stick Horse who costs a pittance of what a real one costs, and takes no boarding fees! Sold at [[RWShop:Fanfare|Fanfare]]
* [[Girlybird Earrings]] at [[RWShop:The Girlybird|The Girlybird]]
* [[Nail polish]] at [[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
* Nail Press at [[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
* Perfume, some cultural, in several shops
* [[Fancy Waist Chains]] at [[RWShop:Off the Chain|Off the Chain]]
* [[Look at Me Jewelry]] at [[RWShop:Vaunt It and Flaunt It|Vaunt It and Flaunt It]]
* Starveil jewelry at [[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]]

==Roleplay==
* [[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]] panels themed for Rumor Woods at [[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
* [[Ferocious Eyes]] at [[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
* [[Flypaper tattoo]] at [[RWShop:Flypaper Designers|Flypaper Designers]]
* [[Holy Sheath]] at [[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
* [[Little Ticker]] Raffle Maker Contraption at [[RWShop:Little Ticker|Little Ticker]]
* [[Aelotoi Wing Jewels]] at [[RWShop:On the Wing|On the Wing]]
* [[Pigments of Memory]] Tattoos at [[RWShop:Pigments of Memory|Pigments of Memory]]
* [[Imbued Shroud]]s at [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|The Spirits Within]]
* [[Battle Standard]]s at [[RWShop:Unfurling Battle|Unfurling Battle]]

==Character Customizations==
Many new Customizations added in 2026!
[[:Category:Rumor Woods#Character Customizations|Customizations Wiki List for 2026]] for:
* Urchin Guide Customizations
* Custom Spell Preps
* Arrival/Departure
* Spell Customizations
* Bolt Spell Customizations
* Death Messaging Customizations
* Signature Verbs
* Features Customizations:
** Body Builds
** Distinguishing Marks
** Height
** Wings (Aeloti Only)
** Wing Quirks (Aelotoi Only)
* Custom Swears
* Log on/off messaging

* Combat Maneuvers at [[RWShop:Virelion Hall|Virelion Hall]] in Summit Academy

==Plus Everything For Your Mount==
In a bunch of shops!

[[Category:TownCrier]]
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]
[[Category:Guides]]

Unique Rumor Woods Opportunities For Sale

2026-04-20T17:44:56Z

LUXELLE: Updating the update date ... ~L.L.

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What's So Special About ... that thing for sale at Rumor Woods, anyway?

'''Once A Year''' Rumor Woods is chock full of exclusive and unique, sometimes even niche-y, items for your GemStoning pleasure! And they won't be offered again for a year. Don't overlook any of these! I'll break them down for you quickly so you don't miss them. The items will link to their shop and wiki information about their properties (if there is one).

Don't take my word only about these things, many have recommendations from players on the Buyer's [[Buyer's Choice - Rumor Woods 2024|Choice Shopping Guide for Rumor Woods]] this year.

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==Mechanical Wonders==
* [[Clockwerke Weapon|Clockwerke Weapons]] at [[RWShop:Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs|Uvaldov's Pinions and Cogs]]
* [[Mage's Gauntlet]] at [[RWShop:Fist Class Plane Ticket|Fist Class Plane Ticket]]
* Spell books at [[RWShop:Tomeward Bound|Tomeward Bound]]
* [[Weight reduction]] of your container's contents at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* Starsong/[[Vethinye]] weapons (natural disruption flaring) at [[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]] Plus Starveil Jewelry
* [[Aganjira and Shadarl]] armors ([[Aganjira]] naturally reduces the d100 vs. warding and bolt spells [[Shadarl]] grants 40 extra ranks Stalking and Hiding) at [[RWShop:The Greater of Two Weevils|The Greater of Two Weevils]]
* Flare Adding, Tokens for sale at [[RWShop:The Brass Ring|The Brass Ring]]
* Dabbler, for flares only, also at [[RWShop:The Brass Ring|The Brass Ring]], to remove existing flares for you
* [[White alloy|White Alloy]] Weapons (with Holy, non-corporeal Undead Bane, Nacreous flares, and non-corporeal Undead Anchoring) at [[RWShop:Devout Alloy|Devout Alloy]]
* [[Surita]], Lesser (d110) and Greater (d125) at [[RWShop:Gifts of Atan Irith|Gifts of Atan Irith]]
* [[Resistance]] robes/cloaks (Pick your resistance of choice) at [[RWShop:Robes of Resistance|Robes of Resistance]]
* Spell imbeds at [[RWShop:Sweetie Pies|Sweetie Pies]]
* [[Enhancive hider]]s (aka Griffin pin, et al.) at [[RWShop:What Remains|What Remains]]
* [[Shank Knife]] (slice a shank of meat off a dead creature) at [[RWShop:Been Shanked Lately?|Been Shanked Lately?]]
* [[Mount]]s ... get there faster, pick your favorite from a number of shops, including all the goodies to go with them.
* Instrument Straps (to wear your instrument) at [[RWShop:Earthtones|Earthtones]]
* Unique [[Wizard Familiar Talisman]]s at [[RWShop:Call of the Wind/2024|Call of the Wind]]
* [[Pup Tent]]s (go camping, unlock them and make them better) at [[RWShop:Peaked Interest|Peaked Interest]]
* The [[PERM-ifier]] now at Summit Academy in Diminishing Demises.

==Boons==
* [[Enhancive]] Services with [[Rumor Woods/2026 saved posts#Announcement 3 - Diriko|Diriko]] to charge capacity, permanency, swap, or remove
* [[Roleplaying award|Experience Orbs]] at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* [[Locker#FamilyVault|Family Vault]] expansions at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* [[Experience boost]]s at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* Spell duration boost (adds one hour to your spells) at [[RWShop:Couturier's Retreat|Couturier's Retreat]]
* Stalls for your Mounts
* Private Property Shop (usually open only for a limited number of days) at [[RWShop:Vintage Visions|Vintage Visions]]

==Craftables and Makeables==
* The famed [[Apiculture Jar]] for all your Bee Needs: wax, honey, etc.
* Designing Spiders for your [[The Spidersilk Apothecary]] at [[RWShop:The Webs We Weave|The Webs We Weave]]
* The Dhu Impress Flower Press and albums
* Tableware for your [[Basketifier]]
* [[Dye-stained freckled dyer|Custom Dyes]] from Dye Customizer NPC at Palette Perfections in Summit Academy's Elenesse Atelier
* [[Baker's Rack]] at [[RWShop:Baking Bread|Baking Bread]]
* The [[Sangria Carafe]] at [[RWShop:Pitcher Perfect|Pitcher Perfect]]
* The [[RWShop:The Bee's Knees|The Bee's Knees]] perfume maker
* [[Paintstick|Face Paint]] and the new [[Face painting kit]] bundler at [[RWShop:Artistic Expressions|Artistic Expressions]]
* [[Bugs on Parade]] (make gems/papers/candies from insect collection jars) at [[RWShop:Bugs on Parade|Bugs on Parade]]
* [[Weaving]] tools at [[RWShop:Can't Stop That Weaving|Can't Stop That Weaving]]
* [[Charm Contraption|Charmtraption]] at [[RWShop:Charmed, I'm Sure|Charmed, I'm Sure]]
* [[Cobbling Upper Maker Box]], supplies at [[RWShop:Clodhoppers|Clodhoppers]]
* Crafting Fabric and Ores for sale at [[RWShop:Crafter's Hearth|Crafter's Hearth]]
* [[Papermaker]] at [[RWShop:Enlightened Pages|Enlightened Pages]]
* [[Origami]] supplies and Origami Master to teach you at [[RWShop:The Folded Lotus|The Folded Lotus]]
* [[Dermal Piercer|Piercing needfuls]] at [[RWShop:GemStoned|GemStoned]]
* [[Flower Power flower press|Flower press]] at [[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
* [[Elanthian Binder|Trapper Keeper Binders]] and Ink to supply it also at [[RWShop:ImPressions|ImPressions]]
* [[Ice cream churn]] at [[RWShop:Legendairy|Legendairy]]
* [[I Dream of Geology Series]] (The Oremonger, mini smelter, jewelry pliers, and more) [[RWShop:Merited Metals|Merited Metals]]
* [[Milk Pail]] at [[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]
* [[Cheese Wheel]] at [[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]
* [[Butter churn]] at [[RWShop:Milkin' It|Milkin' It]]
* Knitting supplies at [[RWShop:Purls of Wisdom|Purls of Wisdom]], home of The [[Yarn bowl]]
* [[WoodChopper Box]] at (create hilt blocks for forging weapons, toothpicks, weavable beads, lockmastery clasps, flectching shafts, and more!) [[RWShop:Woodn't Yew|Woodn't Yew]]

==Clothing Lines==
* [[Laceable items]] at [[RWShop:All About That Lace|All About That Lace]]
* [[Tehir Cultural Clothing]] at [[RWShop:Common Weaves|Common Weaves]]
* [[Creative Couture]] Veola for Clothing! for sale at [[RWShop:Creative Couture|Creative Couture]] Brand new this year, but nothing new to learn, it works just like your Veola things do!
* [[Bradach's belt]] at [[RWShop:In the Loop|In the Loop]] could also be in Roleplaying List, it's sweet!
* [[KnightWear]] at [[RWShop:The Knight Way|The Knight Way]]
* [[Mount'N'Cloak]] at [[RWShop:Mount'N'Cloak|Mount'N'Cloak]]
* [[Dhe'nar Clothing Line]] at [[RWShop:Obsidian Raiment|Obsidian Raiment]]
* [[Erithi Layered Clothing System]] at [[RWShop:The Silken Lotus|The Silken Lotus]]
* [[Kindred Garb]] at [[RWShop:The Tartan Cloth|The Tartan Cloth]]
* [[Moody Garment]] at [[RWShop:Tempered Threads|Tempered Threads]]
* [[Let's Dance!]] at [[RWShop:Whirl and Twirl|Whirl and Twirl]]

==Fluff==
* Least of all Moods puts a [[Lesser moods]] on your armament, but in the Flourish spot, making it compatible with most scripts! Sold at [[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]] (Such exquisite fluff!)
* [[Slide Ring]]s at [[RWShop:Channeled Affection|Channeled Affection]]
* Customizer for unscripted items in the Elenesse Atelier Item Customizer
* Stick Horse who costs a pittance of what a real one costs, and takes no boarding fees! Sold at [[RWShop:Fanfare|Fanfare]]
* [[Girlybird Earrings]] at [[RWShop:The Girlybird|The Girlybird]]
* [[Nail polish]] at [[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
* Nail Press at [[RWShop:Gnomish Gnails|Gnomish Gnails]]
* Perfume, some cultural, in several shops
* [[Fancy Waist Chains]] at [[RWShop:Off the Chain|Off the Chain]]
* [[Look at Me Jewelry]] at [[RWShop:Vaunt It and Flaunt It|Vaunt It and Flaunt It]]
* Starveil jewelry at [[RWShop:The Starry Lotus|The Starry Lotus]]

==Roleplay==
* [[Dreamfire Panel Bracelet]] panels themed for Rumor Woods at [[RWShop:Curio Minds|Curio Minds]]
* [[Ferocious Eyes]] at [[RWShop:Ferocious Eyes|Ferocious Eyes]]
* [[Flypaper tattoo]] at [[RWShop:Flypaper Designers|Flypaper Designers]]
* [[Holy Sheath]] at [[RWShop:Holy Sheaths|Holy Sheaths]]
* [[Little Ticker]] Raffle Maker Contraption at [[RWShop:Little Ticker|Little Ticker]]
* [[Aelotoi Wing Jewels]] at [[RWShop:On the Wing|On the Wing]]
* [[Pigments of Memory]] Tattoos at [[RWShop:Pigments of Memory|Pigments of Memory]]
* [[Imbued Shroud]]s at [[RWShop:The Spirits Within|The Spirits Within]]
* [[Battle Standard]]s at [[RWShop:Unfurling Battle|Unfurling Battle]]

==Character Customizations==
Many new Customizations added in 2026!
[[:Category:Rumor Woods#Character Customizations|Customizations Wiki List for 2026]] for:
* Urchin Guide Customizations
* Custom Spell Preps
* Arrival/Departure
* Spell Customizations
* Bolt Spell Customizations
* Death Messaging Customizations
* Signature Verbs
* Features Customizations:
** Body Builds
** Distinguishing Marks
** Height
** Wings (Aeloti Only)
** Wing Quirks (Aelotoi Only)
* Custom Swears
* Log on/off messaging

* Combat Maneuvers at [[RWShop:Virelion Hall|Virelion Hall]] in Summit Academy

==Plus Everything For Your Mount==
In a bunch of shops!

[[Category:TownCrier]]
[[Category:TownCrier Rumor Woods articles]]
[[Category:Guides]]