Great Auction of 2016

(Formerly known as the Q4 Auction)

• Officials folder
• General info post

Dates and Time

December 17th and 18th are still the dates that the auction will occur, and the final schedule will be available closer to the auction. There are two possible scenarios where plans may change here. We may run Prime on the 17th and Platinum on the 18th. This will only occur if we can get through the auction in a single day. If we cannot, then both instances will run at the same time on both the 17th and 18th.

Location

TBA

Participation

There will be two tents, one for Premium subscribers and one for all paid subscribers. Premium (and Platinum) can go into either tent, but Prime (Basic) can only go into the tent for all paid subscribers. F2P will need to upgrade to a paid subscription to participate.

The auction will not be held in Shattered in this format, but the items will be made available through another venue.

Character Creation and Premium Subscription

There will be a cut off to character creation and Premium subscription to enter the auction. Character creation will encompass rerolling/starting over. The exact date for both of these will not be supplied, but there is time as of 11/23/2016 10:30 pm EST to get things straightened out. Do not wait too long.

Bidding

You will need all the silver and/or notes on your person at the time of BIDing. The bidding mechanics validate the silvers on your character at the time you type BID [amount]. Coin hands, pouches, banks, gambling kits, and any other silver storing item do not get accounted for when checking your silver amounts.

Limitations

Each account will be limited to one win.

Passed Items

Items that do not receive any bids will not be returning for another round of bidding during the Q4 auctions.

Item Detail Release

Pre-Auction

The items posted about below are teasers. There will not be detailed listings of items before the event.

In-Auction

Item details will be stated, but some items may have properties that have a bit of discovery, so everything may not be spelled out. An item list will be available in the auction rooms.

Post-Auction

You are welcome to post about your auction item soon after you pick up your newfound treasure. You can post questions about your item, if you're having trouble, but try to discover the properties of an item as best as you can before seeking answers from the creators.

Teasers

Neat Loresong Item

#1

I Made A Neat Thing

3 Nov 2016

GM Tamuz

I finished up a super duper neat loresong this morning. It is groundbreaking and maims the bard in new and inventive ways! Also does some other neat stuff when a bard loresings it. Besides maiming them, of course!

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Fashionistas on Fire

#2	Hope You Fashionistas brought some silver	14 Nov 2016	GM Tamuz	'cause I'm working on a really neat thing with tons of messaging from GameMaster Xayle.	Forum Ref
		15 Nov 2016	GM Xayle	And it's hawt 'cause I'm on fire, y'all.	Forum Ref

Greatest Runestaff in The World

#3

Greatest Runestaff in The World

14 Nov 2016

GM Estild

Long time ago me and my brother Wyrom here, We was hitchhikin' down a long and lonesome road. All of a sudden, there shined a shiny demon. In the middle of the road. And he said: "Give me the best runestaff in the world, or I'll eat your soul." Well me and Wyrom, we looked at each other, And we each said. "Okay." And we reached into our backpack and the first thing that came to our hands, Just so happened to be, The Best Runestaff in the World, it was The Best Runestaff in the World. Look into my eyes and it's easy to see One and one make two, two and one make three, It was destiny. Once every hundred-thousand years or so, When the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow And the grass doth grow. Needless to say, the beast was stunned. Whip-crack went his whoopy tail, And the beast was done. He asked us: "Be you angels?" And we said, "Nay. We are but men." Rock! Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh-ah-ah, Ohhh, whoah, ah-whoah-oh! This is not The Greatest Runestaff in the World, no. This is just a tribute. Couldn't find The Greatest Runestaff in the World, no, no. This is a tribute, oh, to The Greatest Runestaff in the World, All right! It was The Greatest Runestaff in the World, All right! It was the Greatest Runestaff in the World. And the peculiar thing is this my friends: The runestaff we wielded on that fateful night it didn't actually look Anything like this runestaff. This is just a tribute! You gotta believe it! And I wish you were there! Just a matter of opinion. Ah! Good God, God lovin', So surprised to find you can't stop it. All right! All right! |

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The Pitcher

#4	I'll Drink To That	15 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	Stay thirsty, my friends	Forum Ref
		17 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	>look my pitcher A koi-shaped handle with soft and pliable fins creates a fitting adornment to the elegant wavy lines that encircle the entire silver pitcher. Centered on the base is a small sapphire-faced dial that currently points to the word "mead". A small brass plate affixed next to the dial reads, "honey." The word "mana" illuminates and flows along the wavy lines encircling the pitcher. You say, "Hmm." >turn my pitcher You turn a sapphire-faced dial on the base of your silver pitcher and set the pointer to "rum". You gasp. >push my pitcher You push a small knob next to the sapphire-faced dial on the base of your silver pitcher. In elegant script, the word "spiced" begins to illuminate across a small brass plate. You squeal. >pour my pitcher You tip the silver pitcher slightly to pour out some liquid. Swirls of glittery light cascade... [To be continued...]|	Forum Ref

Any Mularos Fans Out There?

#5 & #6	Just Curious	16 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	... any Mularos fans out there? Any Imaera fans?	Forum Ref
		17 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	>prod my robe You prod your finger against your silk robe. An unusual feeling tugs at your mind, but you sense that you lack sufficient devotion to Mularos to understand much else. Dagnabbit. You remove your robe and instead, wear a cloak. >prod my cloak You prod your finger against your green velvet cloak. It ripples about you, seeming almost alive. Time passes. A melodic trill pierces the air, and you find yourself listening intently to the tranquilizing song. Within moments, a chorus of chirps responds in harmonious unison, and a group of mockingbirds flies overhead. A lone tri-toned brown mockingbird swoops down, lands on your shoulder, and pecks gently at your green velvet cloak. You reach to stroke its delicate wing, but it launches into the air and flies away.|	Forum Ref

The Assassin's Blade (Tanto)

#7	The Assassin's Blade	17 Nov 2016	GM Retser	Deep within a dark place... where dark things are.. where bad guys lurk... a dark tanto was discovered that does dark things. Do you want to feel like you are an assassin? DO YOU WANT TO? HUH? Well look no further I have just the thing for you! Have you ever wanted to swing once but be such an AMAZING ninja assassin that you swing twice? You swing a shadowy black ora tanto at an Ithzir adept! AS: +458 vs DS: +304 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +92 = +271 ... and hit for 73 points of damage! Strike punctures thigh and shatters femur! An Ithzir adept falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg! You flip your black ora tanto in your hands after your strike and reverse directions towards your foe! You swing a shadowy black ora tanto at an Ithzir adept! AS: +458 vs DS: +262 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +53 = +274 ... and hit for 94 points of damage! Incredible strike pierces heart and runs the Ithzir adept clean through! The Ithzir adept vainly struggles to rise, then goes still. Roundtime: 3 sec. BOOM! WHAT IS THIS SORCERY? AM I A NINJA SORCERER YOU ASK? PROBABLY!11!! Hmm, well, that was cool, BUT WHAT ELSE? This blade is six times enchanted, WHAT? NOT FIVE? FOUR? BUT SIX! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! THAT BLADE IS SWOLEEEEEE!!!! What else? IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY CRIT WEIGHTED? WOW? REALLY? WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!111!! THE BLADE IS BUCK NASTY! Pls tell me more ok ok What else does it do? WELL LET ME TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This blade can remove fifteen points of crit weighting when waved at a target once every 30 minutes. This effect lasts for 5 minutes. wave tanto at adept You deftly slice at the air in front of you with your black ora tanto, sending a wave of shadows towards an Ithzir adept! An Ithzir adept is suddenly encased in tendril-like shadows! Roundtime: 3 sec. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IS THIS REAL LIFE IN GEMSTONE LIFE? WHAT! WHAT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Pls tell me more ok ok gaze tanto You spin your black ora tanto deftly in your hand, watching as the blade changes to a mix of sanguine and amber. The sanguine side pulses dimly and the amber side pulses dimly. WHAT? WHAT IS THAT? WHY AM I BEING SUCH A NINJA AGAIN!? Well, let me show you what this issssss. cover tanto You press your black ora tanto flat against your hand and gently turn it, causing the blade to glow sanguine. You feel drained! Roundtime: 3 sec. pull tanto You pull the hilt of your black ora tanto against your chest and breathe deeply, causing the blade to glow amber. You clutch at your chest in pain! Roundtime: 3 sec. I DON'T GET IT!!111!!! OK I TELL U OK When we cover our tanto, you can store health. When you pull on your tanto, you can store stamina. Both of these have a limit and can be reclaimed at any time. raise tanto You flip your black ora tanto in your hand and hold it parallel to your eyes. The tanto pulses sanguine tendrils down your arm; you feel reinvigorated! push tanto You flip your black ora tanto in your hand and push it out from your body. The tanto pulses amber tendrils down your arm; you feel reinvigorated! WOW, WOW< WOWWWWWWW!11!!!!! WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WHEN THE SHADOWS RETURN TO THE BLADE?!!?!??!?!?!??! A slender shadowy tendril slowly snakes its way up your body before seeping back into your black ora tanto. TAKE ME NOW TANTO!!!1!! This is a UNIQUE item and only one will be released EVER at your 2016 auction!|	Forum Ref
		17 Nov 2016	GM Retser	Essentially you remove padding on the creature, thereby increasing your weighting. I zigged when I should have zagged.|	Msg 12
		18 Nov 2016	GM Retser	The double strike is a flare and is a random chance. You would need a godly sorcerer ninja to ensorcell this blade.|

The Corasine Relic

#8	All Aboard the Hype Train - Coraesine Relic	17 Nov 2016	GM Wyrom	You glance down to see a grey-swirled coraesine relic in your right hand and nothing in your left hand. You try to eat your coraesine relic. You fasten your coraesine relic to your attire. You unfasten your coraesine relic from your attire. You ponder. You remove a wide golvern band from in your grotesque wound. >put relic on band The coraesine relic can only be attached to a weapon. You say, "Aha." You remove a razern katana from in your grotesque wound. G>put relic on katana Attaching the coraesine relic to the razern katana is a permanent action, if you're sure you'd like to do it, put the relic on the katana again within 30 seconds. G>put relic on katana Ooooooooooooo|	Forum Ref
		17 Nov 2016	GM Wyrom	While I want to leave you all craving more on this item, I don't want it to build beyond what I want to hype. So with that said, it does not work with scripted items. So if we reference the... https://gswiki.play.net/The_Charts_of_Clarity That will answer a lot. Sonic weapons are scripted as well. I did a lot with subscripting, but to do this justice, it needed more control. Now...everything else? Speculate!!|	Msg 7

Misted Misty Mist Ring

#9	Misted Misty Mist	18 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	Long, long ago, in a land far away, a most unusual ring was discovered. Unlike family heirlooms that sometimes tarnish and deteriorate over the years, this piece was different, and aged like a fine wine...|	Forum Ref
		18 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	... she adds later, in response to a question about it being like fine wine: >Sssooo... UNlike the relic--which could not be eaten--this one we CAN drink?!? Well, not exactly. Though, if you look at my other teaser... |	Msg 3
		21 Nov 2016	GM Haliste	Ok, how about this? >turn my ring As you twist the top of your sapphire ring, it opens and flowers outward. Tendrils of black mist begin to flow out of the ring and swirl around you, and you begin to feel more burdened as the mist envelops your form. Finally, the tendrils cease emanating from the ring and settle down around you. Once quiescent, the tendrils merge together, creating a hazy black mist in the image of some hazy black mist armor around you.	Msg 4

Forage-Reset Watering Can

#10

Green Thumb

20 Nov 2016

GM Vanah

>forage purple hydrangea As you forage around, you notice that someone has been foraging here recently and you are unable to find anything useful. You say, "Oh, bother." >anal my can You analyze your watering can and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions. The creator has also provided the following information: This watering can contains water that has magic properties. You could SPRINKLE water from the watering can to rejuvenate plantlife that has been recently foraged. You could also MEASURE or PONDER over the can. Alterations are fine as long as it remains something that can hold and sprinkle water. You get no sense of whether or not the can may be further lightened. >ponder my can You tap your fingers against your watering can as you survey the plantlife in the area. You think that the plantlife in the area could benefit from your watering can. >sprinkle my can You sprinkle water from your watering can onto the ground. The plantlife appears to perk up. >forage purple hydrangea You forage briefly and manage to find a purple hydrangea! Roundtime: 5 sec. >ponder my can You tap your fingers against your watering can as you survey the plantlife in the area. You note that there are still things growing that do not need help from your watering can. >measure my can You gauge that there is enough water left in the watering can for nine fresh uses. You judge from the condensation trickling down the sides that there may be more water in 23 hours and 59 minutes.

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White Eonake Censer

#11

Bring Out Your Dead

21 Nov 2016

GM Estild

Estild chants a quick prayer and slowly swings his white eonake censer over your corpse several times. The scent of brimstone fills the air as dark amber-hued smoke billows forth, then settles over your body. You get an increased feeling of well-being.

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Language Thing?

#12

The Turkey Says

24 Nov 2016

GM Haliste

Speaking in Gnomish, the turkey says, "Happy Thanksgiving!" You blink. Speaking in Gnomish, you say, "What the... What is going on?" The turkey blinks. Speaking in Gnomish, the turkey says, "Surprise! Thanksgiving is going on!" You scream. ~ Haliste ~

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The Gown of Fiery

#13 or does it belong with Number 2? Hmmm!

Catching Fire

25 Nov 2016

GM Xayle

>inven You are wearing a deep sapphire crushed velvet gown embroidered with wisps of azure flame along the sleeves. >l my gown The stiffly boned bodice of this garment is paneled cobalt satin, with azure-threaded wisps of flame curling along the neckline and accented with slivers of dark lapis. Meanwhile, the remainder of the gown is crushed velvet in a deep sapphire hue, shifting from light to dark and back again with the merest touch. Waves of fire in shimmering, pale blue filament course along the pointed sleeves as well as the skirt hem, each curved finger of flame cradling a cabochon of lapis. >prep 906 Your hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Minor Fire... Your spell is ready. >cast my gown You gesture at a deep sapphire crushed velvet gown embroidered with wisps of azure flame along the sleeves. As the flames break upon the crushed velvet gown, the fire is absorbed into the fabric, each thread subtly backlit by a fiery glow. In a rush that causes the air to distort, azure flames erupt and race to cover the garment in a cloak of living fire as a blazing sapphire velvet gown engulfed in a haze of azure flame is revealed. >l my gown Deep blue sapphire velvet is the canvas for a myriad ripples of azure flame that course in overlapping waves along the elegant lines of the gown from neck to hem. The tendrils of fire fitfully trail the neckline, pooling in small eddies amidst the lapis accents, then slowly trickle downward along the bodice to tease the pointed waistline with languid strokes. Inbetwixt the heavy falls of the velvet skirt, rivulets of pale blue flame writhe along the valleys to collect in roiling lagoons along the hem. Thoughfully, your fingers skip along the bodice of your sapphire velvet gown, giving birth to tiny whorls of azure flame with each touch as your hand comes to rest on your waist. The staccato rhythm of your tapping finger sends those coils of fire down the folds of your skirt. You stiffly smooth your hands over the bodice of your sapphire velvet gown, the azure flames darkening under your touch, before resting them firmly on your hips. Each irritated tap of your finger against your waist ignites a spark that streaks tendrils of flame long your skirt. From the shoulders of your sapphire velvet gown, spirals of azure flame twine down your arms to coalesce about your wrists. Cords of azure flame wind in and out of the fabric of your sapphire velvet gown, licking at the air around you. ~ X., Mocking Who?

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Ice Cream Churn

#14

I Scream, You Scream

26 Nov 2016

GM Vanah

>put bar in churn You grate dark chocolate shavings into the churn, which whirs softly. When the noise ceases, you check the churn's chamber and note the scent of dark chocolate. >put caramel in churn You feed all of your salted caramel into the churn, which whirs softly. When the noise ceases, you check the churn's chamber and note the scent of salted caramel and dark chocolate. That was the last of it! >turn churn As you turn the crank on a rhimar-lined churn, the rhimar lining in the churn grows cold, a faint rime spreading across the churn's surface. A faint whirring sound emits from the churn, and dark chocolate and salted caramel ice cream slowly oozes from the spigot. You fill a waffle cone with the ice cream and come away with some salted caramel and dark chocolate ice cream. >spin churn You spin the toppings carousel, bringing a bowl of whipped cream to the front. >push churn You take a bowl of whipped cream from the rhimar-lined churn's toppings carousel and spoon some of the whipped cream on top of some salted caramel and dark chocolate ice cream. >lick my ice You lick some of the whipped cream off your dark chocolate ice cream. >eat my ice You take a bite of your dark chocolate ice cream. The cold ice cream melts across your tongue, allowing you to savor the dark chocolate flavor. As the ice cream melts, pockets of salted caramel are revealed. The soft texture is contrasted by the crisp crunch of the cone. The texture is contrasted against the light, airy whipped cream, which provides a soft sweetness. The dark chocolate ice cream is melting, and you're making a mess! You have 6 bites left. >spin churn You spin the toppings carousel, bringing a shaker of cinnamon to the front. >push churn at my coffee You take a shaker of cinnamon from the rhimar-lined churn's toppings carousel and sprinkle some cinnamon into a cup of rich black coffee. >drink my coff You take a drink from your black coffee. Dark, powerful, and confident, but of so high a quality that it is not truly bitter. The coffee is very weak with a subtle hint of spice underlying its natural flavors, dusky and warm like a freshly baked gingersnap. You have 4 quaffs left.

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Gosaena Wings

#15

On A Wing and A Prayer

27 Nov 2016

GM Mazreth

Wings are great, wings are fun Of these special wings, there can be only one. A goddess to follow, there's no other way Choose another to your permanent dismay. Do they shoot lightning or fire or ice, Pew Pew? Pfft, that's been done before and would not be new. Zests and actions they include I will admit, but nothing more from me will you get. "Want to know what they do," asks the soothsayer? Your only clue is in the words, "A wing and a prayer." OOC NOTES: Special restrictions that should be clearly known and understood. These attune and will be destroyed if removed. They can only be worn by a follower of Gosaena, convert to any other deity (or none) and they are PERMANENTLY lost. (No really. I mean it. Deleted, gone, no amount of assisting, reporting, begging, or bribing will get them back) They make use of your distinguishing mark field. Anything currently in it, or added via merchant (or any other method) will be overwritten.

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The No-Dachi of Lorminstra

#16

A rusted broken no-dachi

27 Nov 2016

GM Retser

get no-dachi You pick up a rusted broken no-dachi. Speaking to your broken no-dachi, you say, "You look kind of worthless." You hold your broken no-dachi up in offering and mutter some prayers to Lorminstra. After a moment of silence, a pure golden shaft of light springs forth from your broken no-dachi and bathes you in its glow. Images of the broken no-dachi from its moment of creation to the present flash before your eyes in quick succession. As the images and shaft of light fade away, you feel heavily drained but somehow more spiritually attuned to the broken no-dachi. A faint voice in your mind says, "So, you think you've the skill to wield me, do you? Eternity shall tell..." What? What a creeper no-dachi.

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