Duskruin/saved posts August 2026

Announcements

Announcement 1 - Updated Dates

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Author: GM Thandiwe
Date: 1/9/2026

9/4 -9/6 - Duskruin

Announcement 2 - Email

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Author: Email I dunno
Date: 8/13/2026

Duskruin -- Fractured Reflection

Cracked echoes and dangerous possibilities await as Duskruin returns, bringing brutal Arena combat, hunting for bandit caches in the sewers, and new additions to the wares and services throughout the shops of Bloodriven Village.

The High End Scrip Shop welcomes a new addition with the arrival of the Meddler, a new NPC offering a variety of services for your weapons and armor. To celebrate her debut, 15x enchants will be available, offering the rare opportunity to push your most prized armaments to their limits.

The Annex and HESS continue to expand with new offerings, including a fresh slate of intermediate transmutes, three new purified materials, and additional services.

The battle vault returns packed with entries to your choice of scrip-earning activities plus other rewards, including the return of the Chaos Mirror Shard, a fractured remnant of a mysterious mirror allowing glimpses into the Abyss.

Teasers

Purified Woods

Discord Message Link: https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009933763051549/1537303198639984762
Author: Zissu
Date: 8/12

There are 3 new ones. All woods.

>Kaetel: witchwood,glowbark,wyrwood

Purified Glowbark has plasma flares that blind the target. There is also a chance that the flare will chain to up to 4 additional targets.

> You nock a wooden arrow in your glowbark long bow.
> You fire a wooden arrow at an Ithzir janissary!
>   AS: +89 vs DS: +71 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +88 = +131
>    ... and hit for 27 points of damage!
>    Slash to the Ithzir janissary's chest!
>    Breathe deep, it'll feel better in a minute.
> 
> ** Searing white light spills from your wyrwood long bow, breaking over an Ithzir janissary in a blistering wave of plasma! **
>    ... 25 points of damage!
>    The Ithzir janissary's fingers burn and explode leaving blackened stumps!
> You blinded an Ithzir janissary!
> 
> ** Light swells along the length of the bow, and the plasma leaps hungrily onward! **
> 
> ** A ribbon of plasma whips across the space between and bursts against an Ithzir janissary! **
>    ... 10 points of damage!
>    Blistering strike to leg shrivels skin and causes excruciating pain.
> You blinded an Ithzir janissary!
> 
> ** A ribbon of plasma whips across the space between and bursts against an Ithzir janissary! **
>    ... 25 points of damage!
>    Superheated energy causes the artery in the Ithzir janissary's leg to explode!
>    It is knocked to the ground!
> You blinded an Ithzir janissary!
> 
> ** A ribbon of plasma whips across the space between and bursts against an Ithzir janissary! **
>    ... 50 points of damage!
>    Whiplike blast of plasma creates a gaping hole in the Ithzir janissary's lower back!
> You blinded an Ithzir janissary!
>   The Ithzir janissary suffers an additional 2 damage!
> The arrow breaks into tiny fragments.
> Roundtime: 4 sec.

Discord Message Link: https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/594009933763051549/1537457502541717584
Author: Zissu
Date: 8/13

Glowbark leans heavily into the extra targets bonus. Unlike starsong and sephwir, it won't redirect extra cycles back to the original target if no other targets are found.

Be Warez

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Author: Elysani
Date: 8/12

>Lissaya 🍄 [GS4], : New illusions in Be Warez? 🤞

Mhm, just 4 because I still have EG looming.

Duskruin SK/MK List for August 2026

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Author: Tivvy
Date: 8/12

Spell Knowledge

Tiers 1 and 2

• Rapid Fire (515)
• Empathic Focus (1109)

Tier 3

• Heroism (215)
• Iron Skin (1202)

Tiers 4 and 5

• Barkskin (605)
• Melgorehn's Aura (913)
• Dauntless (1606)
• Mystic Focus (1711)

Tier 6

• Spirit Strike (117)
• Camouflage (608)
• Martial Prowess (1705)
• Astral Spear (1408)
• Telekinesis (1206)
• Flaming Aura (1706)

Tier 7

• Foresight (1204)
• Hurl Boulder (510)
• Death Cloud (1713)
• Elemental Saturation (413)
• Locate Person (116)
• Arcane Decoy (1701)

Tier 8

• Unpresence (204)
• Manna (203)
• Glamour (1205)

Martial Knowledge

Setups

• Dirtkick
• Sweep
• Divert
• Dislodge
• Haymaker

Attacks

• Exsanguinate
• Leap Attack
• Coup de Grace

Stovetop Dehydrator

Discord Message Link: https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1336807571452854282/1537068237764698164
Author: Vanah
Date: 8/12

There are two new unlocks available in Wet and Dry for the Stovetop Dehydrator, one for jerky and one for brewable teas and coffee.

Jerky is a regular food item. You take raw meat from shank knives or butcher shops and can add up to two optional flavorings. You can customize the description of the jerky.

For tea and coffee, you supply the base such as tea leaves or coffee cherries, and up to one or two optional flavorings. The resulting jars can be customized by the bottle contraption.

Nervestaff Unlocks

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Author: Xynwen
Date: 8/11

↳ Replying to Hexbane: Will nervestaff T5 unlocks be at DR?

Yes, they'll be in Auto-Hess with the others

It has not but it should be the same as T4 unlocks. I just can't remember what that is off the top of my head!

Flux Rune Staff

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Author: Marstreforn
Date: 8/11

OTS ability: TURN to switch between Mana and Acuity flares. They start with Mana (+1) and Acuity (+5) and both flare types can be upgraded normally with certificates at the Annex.

   * Flux Rune Staff *

     Available Actions
   * PEER
   * PULL
   * PUSH
   * TURN   - selects weapon flare (mana)

Merchants that are skilled with this type of weapon may customize the following:
   * Glyphs One:  "pale white-blue"
   * Glyphs Two:  "emerald green"
   * Orb or Gem:  "an iridescent crystal orb"
  ** Beam Color:  "grey" (not unlocked)

Unlocks:
  ** Infused Amalgam   (WAVE - disintegrate): NOT UNLOCKED
      - Maneuver ability that deals damage if it hits.
      - Infused Amalgam has a 60-second cooldown.
 *** Entropic Flux     (flares - disruption): NOT UNLOCKED
      - Chance for extra flares when you hit or ward a target with a hostile spell.
      - TOUCH to toggle between disruption or unbalance flares.
**** Discordant Control (POINT - disruption): NOT UNLOCKED
      - Maneuver ability that deals damage equivalent to Entropic Flux if it hits.
      - Target is Demoralized if disruption is selected, or Confused if unbalance is selected.
      - Discordant Control has a 60-second cooldown.
***** Harnessed Instability             (RUB): NOT UNLOCKED
      - Entropic Flux gains a 25% chance to deal damage twice when it flares.
      - RUB to apply Flux Overload for 60 seconds.
     Flux Overload
      - Entropic Flux instead has a 100% chance to deal damage twice when it flares.
      - Entropic Flux applies Feeble if disruption is selected, or Rooted if unbalance is selected.
      - Flux Overload has a 3 minute cooldown.

Aggro Culture

Discord Message Link: https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/1402111157979975840/1537293728606199820
Author: Weaves
Date: 8/12

The Aggro Weapons will have a few updates for this Duskruin:

• There are two new clench messages for a total of four messages that are randomly chosen when using CLENCH.
• The roundtime from using clench is reduced to 2-4 seconds (from 3-7).
• You can use CLEAN to reset the aggro counter.
• Bloody Hit has an improvement for high health, durable creatures (looking at you Hinterwilds golems) for better earning.
• New MASSIVE CRIT earning potential: massive crits resulting in a death have a 20% chance to award 20 aggro (60 second cooldown, not subject to creature limits but all other adjustments).

The blacksmith is also planning to stop by this run to offer unique services on them.

There is a unique alter (the vial showing your accumulated aggression) and one ability can be enhanced, and general GALD of course.

Vault Item

Discord Message Link: https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/1537504257706688612
Author: Wyrom
Date: 8/13

>Maylan [GS4], : The theme must be a hint for the vault item. I think we're building on the one that lets you duel yourself?

[12:51 PM]Wyrom [GS4], : Yup. Year one isn't super exciting in terms of where it's going. It's a lore-driven item as well.

[12:53 PM]Wyrom [GS4], : But we'll have the second use in, some minor QoL updates, and a new way to interact with it, should you add to your first one. If you're an exp hoarder, then there is that. If you decide to hang on to them as single shards, won't be a change there.

[1:10 PM]Wyrom [GS4], : The shards will push all the story of the Arena of the Abyss into the game. I know a lot of it got lost since it started at Feywrot Mire.

Meddler

Discord Message Link: https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/1537504257706688612
Author: Tivvy
Date: 8/13

>12:35 PM]Ufian: You could tell us what "the meddler" is going to do and regain your crown I'm sure.

12:35 PM Tivvy [GS4], : Automating the enchants, for one.

12:50 PM Naiken [GS4], : i'll tease more later, but the Meddler is an NPC that will take over some of the HESS services

12:51 PM Naiken [GS4], : Acuity would remain in the Annex, but i don't know if we'd offer going to 15x

12:52 PM Tivvy [GS4], : He means HESS.

12:53 PM Tivvy [GS4], : if we did something like go beyond the normal caps.

12:53 PM Naiken [GS4], : i just mean, the Meddler wouldn't handle Acuity since we have certificates for it in the Annex