Rumor Woods 2026 Auction
Rumor Woods 2026 Auction
Announcement
Hear ye, hear ye! You are all cordially invited to the 1st annual, though not first of its kind, Rumor Woods and Summit Academy Auction. An antiquarian will be on site to facilitate the event, which will begin at 4pm EDT on May 2, 2026.
On Saturday, April 25, we will share information on some of the offerings.
There will be approximately 20 items on offer during this event.
OOC Note: This is not a Wyromania, shenanigans, or in any way Duskruin-esque. This is something different and will remain unique to Rumor Woods and Summit Academy. Please set your expectations appropriately.
Clarifications
Offerings at the Rumor Woods and Summit Academy Auction will include the following:
- 5 Unique weapons with Rumor Woods themes and/or material unique to Rumor Woods
- 3 Unique armors with Rumor Woods themes and/or materials unique to Rumor Woods
- 3 Property Offerings (These are modifications or adjustments to new properties. There will not be a property offered this time around.)
- 4 Mount Combat Flourishes
- 3-4 Spell Craft-related Items
- 5-6 Misc. Items
- There will not be random prizes.
- There will not be a global rpa.
- There will not be games.
Mount Flourish
- Shuddering Strike - Mount Combat Flourish for Mount Summoning Device - Once redeemed upon a mount summoning device, the flourish will provide a critical flare randomly selected from your weapon's damage types on your Charge and Trample Maneuvers.
You urge your nightmare steed to charge a cave troll! [SMR result: 304 (Open d100: 79)] Your nightmare steed slams into a cave troll! ... 50 points of damage! As a fiery-eyed nightmare steed surges forward into her charge, you pull your mithril lance into the cradle of your hip, bracing for the inevitable impact. The blow lands with jarring force into a cave troll, the shock of it shuddering up your arm to your shoulder. ... 10 points of damage! Blow to back cracks several vertebrae. A cave troll freezes in place, shaking with terror! Your mount knocks the troll to the ground! A cave troll appears weak and feeble, its movements sluggish. You lean forward and press your attack on a cave troll! You thrust with a mithril lance at a cave troll! AS: +7 vs DS: +34 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +68 = +76 A clean miss. Roundtime: 3 sec.
- Storm of Arrows - Mounted Combat Flourish for Mount Summoning Device - Once redeemed upon a mount summoning device, the flourish will provide a critical flare randomly selected from your arrow's damage types on their Charge and Trample maneuvers.
You urge your black unicorn to charge a cave troll! [SMR result: 294 (Open d100: 69)] Your black unicorn slams into a cave troll! ... 50 points of damage! As a silver-horned raven-sheened black unicorn surges forward, you grip hard with your thighs and rise, lifting above the swell of his charge to loose a wooden arrow into the fray. ... 10 points of damage! Slash to the cave troll's chest! That heart's not broken, it's only scratched. A cave troll freezes in place, shaking with terror! Your mount knocks the troll to the ground! A cave troll appears weak and feeble, its movements sluggish. You lean forward and press your attack on a cave troll! You fire a blue-fletched hunter green arrow at a cave troll! AS: +21 vs DS: +22 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +6 = +30 A clean miss. The arrow streaks off into the distance! Roundtime: 3 sec.
- Spurious Advantage - Spur Flourish - When you wear them, it gives you a +10 SMR bonus to Mount Trample and Mount Charge. It also allows you to follow up with a slash critical flare from your spurs.
You urge your russet wastesdragon to charge a cave troll! You time the press of your copper spurs into the side of your russet wastesdragon at the precise moment of his charge, bolstering his sudden burst of speed with your own precision and skill. [SMR result: 271 (Open d100: 46, Bonus: 10)] Your russet wastesdragon slams into a cave troll! ... 50 points of damage! You lash out with your leg, causing your copper spurs to slash a cave troll's body. ... 5 points of damage! Weak slash to the cave troll's lower back! A cave troll freezes in place, shaking with terror! Your mount knocks the troll to the ground! A cave troll appears weak and feeble, its movements sluggish. You lean forward and press your attack on a cave troll! You have no weapon ready! Roundtime: 3 sec.
- Saddling Retreat - Mounted Combat Flourish for Mount Summoning Device - Once redeemed on a mount summoning device, this flourish will provide an additional MOUNT ESCAPE usage per day.
>mount escape
A sudden flash of light surrounds the sanddle that is on your nightmare steed, letting you know that this will not be your last rescue today.
You spur a fiery-eyed nightmare steed into a sudden gallop, and it carries you off to the southeast!
Fully Unlocked, Customized Of the Faith Burnoose
a throat-clasped voluminous linen burnoose accented in collared lizard hide,
This is a fully customized and unlocked Of the Faith cloak, max deep/light w. a desert-themed meditation unlock with 40% electric resistance.
>look burnoose - Layers of sand-hued linen drape in voluminous folds, the fabric cut generously enough that long, loose sleeves and a deep hood lend the burnoose an almost monastic presence to the ankle-sweeping hemline. Bright blue collared lizard hide reinforces each seam, its vivid scaling a striking contrast to the fabric. The stitchwork joining the two materials is extraordinary, so fine and precise as to be nearly invisible. At the throat is a braided sisal frog closure, molded by tight braiding into a scorpion.
Meditation Messaging - Kneeling 1st person - Settling your weight more fully upon your knees, you gather the loose folds of your linen burnoose around you and still your breathing until it matches the slow, patient rhythm of open sands. Your fingers drift upward to trace the ebon sisal frogs at your throat, and you draw your thoughts inward as you think about the warmth held in the depths of the desert. These thoughts bring you comfort, allowing you to slip into a deep meditation.
Meditation Messaging - Prone 1st person moving to knees - Rolling to your side, you press your palms to the ground and rise to your knees, pausing to let the layered linen of your burnoose fall around you in soft folds. You close your eyes and turn your face toward the open air. You turn your mind to memory, listening for the echo of the desert, the passage of wind, and find yourself grounded in those thoughts.
Shell Armor
Two new sets of shell armor are in the auction list this year, and it's the first time the makers of shell armor have turned their magic toward scorpion carapaces. After their success in working with sea urchins, they figured nature's skittering nightmares were an obvious next step.
INFO: Both sets are 8x with acid flares, heat and crush resistances, spiked, fully lightened, and have 10 CERs of crit. The brig is made of greatest starsong, and the double leathers are greater shadarl.
LOOKS:
some chitinous vecdrae scythir brigandine SHOW: Crafted from the carapace of a vecdrae scythir, this armor is expertly reinforced with darkened starsong. Serrated chelicerae have been affixed along the outer arms, hardened to provide extra defenses in close quarters. Faint green-black markings trail across the darkened exoskeleton, and a few glyph-like marks randomly glow when ambient light falls upon them.
a nightstalker exoskeleton aketon SHOW: The midnight black exoskeleton of a nightstalker scorpion has been intricately twined with supple strips of ebon shardarl, pulling it into a protective set of armor. Incarnadine striations glisten along the chitinous carapace, and a series of battle glyphs are painted along the left arm in glowing blue blood.
Nerve Staff
Be the first to get your hands on the new auction-level tier of nerve staves! A greater surita version, along with a greatest starsong version, will be available.
INFO: T6, 8x, acuity flares, necro lore flare flourish. Option to have it given to you at full affinity for the buyer or their designee (but you must tell us the designee when we give it to you so we can set it then; we won't delay for that).
LOOKS:
a night blue staff twined with iraitha woth flowers SHOW: Night blue starsong wraps itself about intertwined branches of wood to create a strengthened staff that glimmers with each brush of light. Violet-edged, deep blue woth flowers carved from pure iraitha twine the length of the staff, malachite torban leaves curling delicately about each tiny blossom, and a teardrop of ocean agita is caught in a filigreed starveil cage capping the staff.
a twisted ocean surita runestaff strung with starveil-caged agita SHOW: Twin branches of ocean surita twist tightly together, forming an unbreakable bond. Tiny, helical cages of starveil twine themselves around the surita, each delicate container displaying teardrops of ocean agita, and a panoply of expertly carved runes wind down the weapon.
Flare Example - 2 Misery Flares:
You channel at an Illoke mystic. Your night blue staff glows intensely with a verdant light! CS: +318 - TD: +245 + CvA: +25 + d100: +93 == +191 Warding failed! Target reels from brutal strike for 55 points of damage! ... 20 points of damage! Major bones in the Illoke mystic's right leg crack loudly! It is knocked to the ground! The Illoke mystic is stunned! Several thin, fibrous red filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash a wave of unmitigated pain upon the object of their wrath! ... 35 points of damage! Massive blow to right hand crushing it to pulp! The Illoke mystic rumbles in pain as his heavy stone arm falls to the ground! Several thin, fibrous black filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash an overpowering cacophony of sensation upon the object of their wrath and render him unable to move! Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. Roundtime: 3 sec.
AOE WAVE
[Wehnimer's, Exterior] (9003) You can hear the noisy bustle around the land gates to the west. Over the din, you can just barely hear the sound of the surf from the northeast. You also see an Illoke mystic, an Illoke mystic, an Illoke mystic... >wave staff You tighten your grip on your night blue staff, sweeping it expertly in front of you. Violet-green sparks crackle along its length as you channel the full force of its power outward. Several thin, fibrous red filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash a wave of unmitigated pain upon the object of their wrath! ... 20 points of damage! Good blow to the abdomen! The Illoke mystic is stunned! Several thin, fibrous black filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash an overpowering cacophony of sensation upon the object of their wrath and render him unable to move! Several thin, fibrous white filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash a powerful surge of electrical current upon the object of their wrath! ... 5 points of damage! Mild electric jolt sends the Illoke mystic into spasms. Several thin, fibrous red filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash a wave of unmitigated pain upon the object of their wrath! ... 35 points of damage! Massive blow removes the Illoke mystic's left foot! The Illoke mystic rumbles in agony as he teeters for a moment, then tumbles to the ground with a thundering crash! The Illoke mystic is stunned! Several thin, fibrous black filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash an overpowering cacophony of sensation upon the object of their wrath and render him unable to move! Several thin, fibrous white filaments erupt from your night blue staff and swirl around each other in a chaotic dance. Straining to reach an Illoke mystic, they unleash a powerful surge of electrical current upon the object of their wrath! ... 5 points of damage! Mild electric jolt sends the Illoke mystic into spasms.