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Duskruin Arena premiered in 2015 as the first "unattended" pay quest, meaning no GM intervention was required to start the quest. Players purchased entry from the SimuCoin Store for 100 SimuCoins. The event is free to watch. Since its inception, Duskruin has expanded beyond the initial single-person arena battles and sewer explorations to include team battles, endless battles, and the Bank Heist.
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Run Dates

For a list of previous run dates, shop lists (including HESS), Treasure Trove Lists, and saved posts, click here.

Dates	Offerings	Shop Listings	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
August 13-31, 2021	Arena, sewers, bank heist	Shop List	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
February 12-28, 2021	Arena, sewers, bank heist	Shop List, part 1 Shop List, part 2	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
August 14-30, 2020	Arena, sewers, bank heist	Shop List	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
February 8-25, 2020	Arena, sewers, bank heist	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
August 9-25, 2019	Arena, sewers, bank heist	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
February 15-March 3, 2019	Arena, sewers, bank heist	HESS List	Trove List	Saved posts
December 14-25, 2018	Arena, sewers, bank heist	HESS List	-	Saved posts
June 15-July 4, 2018	Arena, sewers, bank heist	HESS List	-	Saved posts
February 16-25, 2018	Digging & sewers	HESS List	-	Saved posts
August 18-30, 2017	Arena, Sewers	HESS List	-	Saved posts
April 21-30, 2017	Arena, Sewers	HESS List	-	Saved posts
December 2-11, 2016	Digging	-	-	Saved posts
August 26-September 5, 2016	Arena, Sewers	HESS List	-	Saved posts
June 17-26, 2016	Digging	-	-	Saved posts
April 22-May 1, 2016	Arena, Sewers	HESS List	-	Saved posts
March 6, 2016	Shopping only	-	-	Saved posts
August 21-30, 2015	Arena, Sewers	Prize List	-	Saved posts
July 24-August 2, 2015	Arena, Sewers	-	-	Saved posts
May 1-15, 2015	Arena, Sewers	-	-	Saved posts
March 20-31, 2015 (Inaugural)	Arena, Sewers	-	-	Saved posts

Release Announcement

Tucked away in seclusion near the Locksmehr River is place known as Bloodriven Village. Notorious to bandits, outlaws, and ruffians to congregate and do business. Located underground from the village, the infamous Duskruin Arena is a place of blood sports among the brave. Earn special scrip to buy a wealth of prizes. Many new items will be debuted at Bloodriven Village, such as scarring razors, pet rats, whisper cloaks, garrote knives, nerve staves, and much more! Be sure to stop out and view the interesting locales and people of Bloodriven Village!

Rumor has it, some couriers who smuggled goods and combatants into the village were ransacked. They were carrying coin pouches with bloodscrip and dueling slips, as well as simple handbills, to deliver to known fences around Elanthia. Be on the look out to find them in treasure chests while you hunt!

Areas to Play

• Duskruin Arena - The namesake of this event. Battle it out against various creatures by yourself or with a group. Solo challengers can attempt to go the distance with with Duskruin Endless.
• Bloodriven Sewers - Not a fan of combat? Visit the sewers and search through the sluice for bloodscrip, flat etched stones, or various other items. With luck, a sewer scavenger may find a pet rat among the refuse.
• Bank Heist - Added in 2018, the Bank Heist offers bloodscrip prizes, and is where players can get the pieces necessary to create a Bag of Holding.
• Celestial Temple - Former home of the Duskruin Dig. This now serves as the site for players to join all the moonshard moons with the four-ringed metal pendant to create a MoonShard pendant. That's not all, though. Be sure to check out the caverns below for walls with secret songs, and follow the pathway towards the Demon Arena to find a special dodecahedron.

Features

Currency

The featured currency for Duskruin Arena is bloodscrip which is used to purchase goods and services from the various shops, including the HESS and WPS smithy. It can be found in the sewers and earned through arena bouts or participation in the bank heist.

Shopping

• Bloodriven Village - Bloodriven Village shops feature various exclusive items and finds, including Animalistic Spirit items, Cursed Armor, and more.
• HESS - Duskruin Arena offers the High End Scrip Shop, a shop that offers certificates to improve items or get your hands on rare items or ores.
• Treasure Trove - First introduced at Duskruin, the Treasure Trove raffles off a chance at unique wins. Players can enter using raffle tokens won at the Arena or found in the sewers or Bank Heist.

WPS

Players can visit the WPS smithy with an invitation to add weighting, padding, or sighting to their weapons or armor.

Bloodforge

Have ores from automatons fought in the arena? Visit the Bloodforge to transmute the metal, and thus the color, of a MoonShard pendant.

Blacksmith

Visit the Blacksmith for a chance at uncommon and rare slabs of metal for forging.

Additional Information

Pricing

Entry to Duskruin Arena can be gained by purchasing a voucher or booklet of vouchers from the Simucoin store. Entries can be used for the arena, sewers, or bank heist..

Portal or Travel Info

Travel to Duskruin Arena can be achieved by using QUEST TRANSPORT DUSKRUIN or by utilizing the wagons at the locations listed below:

Quest Info

A quick summary of the event can be pulled up by typing QUEST HELP DUSKRUIN.

Titles

Participants may qualify for various titles depending on activity and threshold completed.

Notable NPCs

• Wilthalberd
• Belshyve Valiton
• Champ

Verbs

ARENA USAGE:
You are currently set to do the STANDARD arena when joining a solo match.  Information on STATS for Duskruin Arena can be found EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN.

Arena Type:
    DUSKRUIN STANDARD Mode: Participate in the Standard Arena for 25 rounds.
    DUSKRUIN ENDLESS Mode: Participate in the Endless Arena, and go for as long as you can!

DUSKRUIN STATS:
    View your participation stats with EVENT STATS DUSKRUIN.

HESS CERTIFICATE USAGE:
    DUSKRUIN VIEW CHARACTER to see HESS Certificate activity for (character name) (if applicable).
    DUSKRUIN VIEW ACCOUNT to see HESS Certificate activity for account (account name) (if applicable).

    DUSKRUIN VIEW EVENT to see valid Event IDs for Duskruin Arena.
    DUSKRUIN VIEW SERVICE LIST to see a list of HESS certificates.
    DUSKRUIN CHANGE SERVICE LIST to see a list of HESS certificates.

UPDATE HESS WORK ORDER DETAILS:
    DUSKRUIN UPDATE {work order #} {new details here}

>event stats duskruin
              Duskruin Data
 --------------------------------------
  Arena Entries:                     0
  Arena Kills:                       0
  Arena Wins:                        0
  Arena Perfect Wins:                0
  Arena Surrenders:                  0
  Arena Deaths:                      0
  Last Solo Time:                    -
  Fastest Solo Time:                 -

  Team Matches:                      0
  Team Wins:                         0
  Last Team Time:                    -
  Fastest Team Time:                 -

  Sewer Entries:                     0
  Sewer Rats Found:                  0
  Bandit Caches Found:               0

  Silent Investor Entries:           0
  Poisoned Heretics Entries:         0
  Ophidian Cabal Entries:            0

  Smithy Invite Acquired:          [Yes/No]

>quest transport
TRANSPORT
 Transports you to the designated event or quest.
 Please note that you may need to purchase entry and the event or must be running.

 USAGE - QUEST TRANSPORT {NAME}
    Sample Usage: Quest Transport summit

  SUMMIT - Summit Academy Entrance
  DUSKRUIN - Bloodriven Village Entrance
  DELIRIUM - Delirium Manor Entrance
  EBON - Ebon Gate Entrance
  RINGS - Rings of Lumnis Entrance

TownCrier Articles

• Duskruin primer
• Buyer's Choice
  • Buyer's Choice - Duskruin August 2021
• Teasers
  • Duskruin Teasers Archive by The TownCrier
  • February 2021

Duskruin Lore: A Murder Mystery

Background lore to Duskruin, as written by PM Wyrom and performed as part of a murder mystery. (See Saved posts).

Last Duskruin, we had an Albatross cruise prize at "mini mania" and the winner, Dhairn, asked for a murder mystery dinner instead of Dragon Bones. Since I don't get to dabble too often in storylines, I felt it was a good chance to push some Duskruin lore into the game. Dhairn and his invited guests got to play along and/or enjoy a session packed with merchants. That concluded last week, but we'd like to share the story with everyone.

First, some background. Bloodriven Village is on the banks of the Locksmehr River very close to Zul Logoth. Bloodriven Village gets its name from ur-barath, an oily red stone that loosely translates to red rivulet. Over the years, the area was nicknamed the Blood Ravine due to the abundance of these stones, and eventually further bastardized to Bloodriven. A group of bandits set up camp at this location and eventually established a village. The bandits discover the arena and a group would eventually form from within named the Silent Investors. They begin introducing bloodscrip as the currency of this domain and decide there is more success than life as a bandit in these parts. This causes the rise of the Poisoned Heretics, a group of assassins that wish to eliminate the Silent Investors. The remaining bandits are the Ophidian Cabal, who just wish to ransack the village. The Ophidian Cabal begins robbing the bank, causing the Silent Investors to mobilize a group of mercs to take the thieves out, but in their mission, the Poisoned Heretics are assassinating them. This is current situation and what is known about the area (i.e. The Bank Heist). Each faction has a secret hideout in Bloodriven Village, which the other factions don't know about.

The Silent Investors send an aristocrat to rent the Albatross, sending the normal staff away for the evening and bringing his own private group in. The armed guard who usually monitor the Albstross were also dismissed. When Dhairn and his guests arrive, they are invited to the Merchant Nook to go get work done. Nothing else was explained. At this point, adventurers could get some merchant work or visit the ship. Anyone that has been on the Albatross knows, but there is a bar, a buffet, a ballroom, an assortment of games, private rooms, shops, and places for the workers.

Outside the merchants (which were all individual GameMasters), there were the following people (creature-like NPCs) the aristocrat, a bartender, a barmaid, a guest, a drifter, a controller (worker), the captain, and a merchant. Each of them had clues depending on the progression of the cruise.

Act I: A scream is heard, and the aristocrat is found dead. He has puncture wounds on his arms and his throat is slit. At this point, everyone can be DESCRIBED and has a clue attached to them. Each of the people also will answer questions. The bartender had an ice pick and claimed to not have gone anywhere. The guest had a knife and said the bartender seemed shady. The barmaid was scared and said the bartender stayed put.
The drifter had a glint of metal and was in the cigar shop. The merchant had a phial and was sea sick. The captain had a key. The controller was working.

Act II: Another scream is heard, and the barmaid is found dead. Has puncture wounds on her face and a slit throat. Bartender's ice pick is now missing. Guest's knife is now missing. Merchant's phial is now missing. Captain's key is now missing. Guest still points to the bartender. Ice pick, phial, and an avian skull can all be found at this point. Those keyed into Duskruin shops and lore know the avian skull is a symbol of the Silent Investors and the phial is a symbol of the Poisoned Heretics. Ice pick is bloodstained when found. Drifter admits he's part of the Ophidian Cabal and is looking for a mysterious gem, seeks help from the adventurers to find it and return it to him.

Act III: Yet another scream, and the controller is dead. Stabbed in the back and a slit throat. The way to the controller is locked. Key, knife, gem (bloodjewel), and misericord can now be found. The key can open the hatchway, but is never found by the group. Drifter helps unlock but then runs off. Captain brings Albatross back into the harbor and gets the constable. Adventurers are to use clues to make an accusation.

Dhairn's group did great, but were unable to find the killer. His group missed finding the merchant and captain during Act I, which had key clues. During Act III, one of the group members did find the killer, but helped them escape. Dhairn's group did find the gem, but never gave it to the drifter. A misericord was also recovered by the dead controller that, in Elven, read "Plague Eagle's Talon." The two smoking guns were the misericord and phial, but the phial was never recovered.

After the Albatross cruise, there was some closure for anyone that looked. The guest jumped over board and drowned. Sad. The drifter waited for the adventurers at the Coastal Cliffs like he requested, but they never showed, and he was murdered. The bartender was also killed on the ship before it left. All the bodies (outside the bartender) could be located until yesterday (9/30/20) around Wehinmer's Landing.

There were multiple endings and a few decoy murder weapons that could have got anyone arrested. All the NPCs could be attacked and killed by players.

Credits:

 NPCs: Wyrom
 Murder Mystery Story: Wyrom
 Wilkes: Avaluka
 Oirisu: Elysani
 Ashiker: Naiken
 Franklie: Tivvy
 Thistlie: Quilic
 Kleia: Xayle

Artwork Archive

• Promotional Artwork
• Player-Created Maps

Resources

• Officials folder
• WPS smithy
• Duskruin Visitor Guide by Arulisse
• RAR's Item Cost Info post