Duskruin Arena
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 (as little as $0.74 cents). The event was free to watch.
During the quest players accumulate "Bloodscrip" (similar to Blackscrip) to redeem from a list of prizes.
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!
Portals
| Town | Transport Departs From | Lich Go2 # |
|---|---|---|
| Wehnimer's Landing | Town Square, Southeast | 282 |
| Icemule Trace | South Barbican, Gate | 2486 |
| Ta'Illistim | Ta'Illistim, City Gate | 37 |
| Ta'Vaalor | Entrance to Ravelin | |
| Teras Isle | Copper Avenue, West Docks | 1870 |
| River's Rest | River's Rest, Underbridge | 10838 |
Announcement
by APM Wyrom
Duskruin has piqued a lot of questions since it was first mentioned at SimuCon 2014. It was originally slated for the spring time last year, but we decided to change up the venue on the event and try something new. So let me explain what this event is.
The event is free to be a spectator. You can come and go as much as you please. There are some sights and places to rest should you just like a place to roleplay. About 99.9% of all things for sale are priced with bloodscrip. To earn bloodscrip you can compete in the arena or search for loot in the sewers. To enter either of these, you will need a dueling slip or gold rat token. Both of these items will be in the SimuCoin store for 100 SimuCoins.
You can go as much as you'd like, but will need a new dueling slip or gold rat token for each trip in. We have a large number of newly created items for sale. Brand new scripts and some really interesting things. Currently, we don't have any ways to upgrade gear or unlock anything, but it will likely be something down the road that we do. So you can either spend your bloodscrip or save it for a later use.
The arena is a PvE combat sequence with 5 levels of combat. You start off fighting beasts until you make it to the last round where you fight a champion. You have 5 minutes per round to defeat each level. As the timer ticks away, you will run into more environmental hazards in the arena, such as being slammed into a spiked wall or having arrows shot at you. Defeating the beast in a timely fashion will earn you bonus bloodscrip to your prize cache. Should you defeat the champion, you'll also earn a temporary title of Champion until you log out. If you're defeated, you'll lose half the bloodscrip you earned. If you merely run out of time, you'll just earn the bloodscrip that you were credited for until then. You can WATCH combatants as a spectator much like you could at Droughtman's Maze Challenge. You can WATCH LIST to see a list of people in the arena at any time, and even CHEER them on. You can also YELL to those fighting!
The sewers are like a large-scaled Deserted Cottage from Ebon Gate. You go inside and just have to search around. You get 10 to 12 searches before you'll be washed out. You have a time limit of one hour to do this. You mostly find bloodscrip, but can find random loot, or if you're lucky enough, a rat. You can only catch one rat per time Duskruin Arena is around, which currently is a weekend at a time. The rats are amazing little pets created by GM Keios. The catch is, the rat is in a random location inside the sewers, and there are about 100 rooms. To add to the hunt, the sewers are constantly shifting, so it will be difficult to find it running around aimlessly. There are clues to know which way to go or if you're in the correct spot. That's up to you to figure out.
Bloodscrip will be a physical item you can REDEEM. But if you are defeated in the arena, the bloodscrip are added to your total, much like Troubled Waters. You can trade the physical bloodscrip you find, but you cannot trade after they are redeemed or applied to you. You will need to REDEEM them to be able to make purchased at the shops, they do not work like a promissory note.
The original design concept was created by GM Scrimge and arena/sewer mechanics were by GM Wyrom. GMs Haliste, Keios, Liia, Luneth, Scrimge, Reidyn, Valyrka, and Wyrom all created shops. GMs Haliste, Liia, Mazreth, Scrimge, and Wyrom all had a hand in painting the area. GMs Aulis, Haliste, Kaikala, Krellis, Sherlise, Spalt, and Vanah were huge helps with QC and testing, as well as various last minute needs to help get this out.
We will likely be beta testing this event in Platinum, with free dueling slips and gold rat tokens, next week. More details will be posted in Platinum in the coming days. Feel free to post your questions, concerns, or excitement in this topic.
~Wyrom, APM
Shops
The Mar and Scar
[The Mar and Scar, Threshold]
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a thin silver needle | 50 | Piercing Needle |
| an opaque glass of aged whiskey | 1 |
[The Mar and Scar, Pierced]
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a pile of ornate finery | 10 | Random "nice" piercing jewelry |
| a heap of shoddy jewelry | 10 | Random "junk" piercing jewelry |
[The Mar and Scar, Incised]
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a primitive iron razor | 25 | Poor quality scarring razor |
| a pitted iron razor | 25 | Poor quality scarring razor |
| a crude iron razor | 25 | Poor quality scarring razor |
| a blackened steel razor | 50 | Average quality scarring razor |
| a brushed steel razor | 50 | Average quality scarring razor |
| a blued steel razor | 50 | Average quality scarring razor |
| an alum-swept invar razor | 125 | Good quality scarring razor |
| a curved invar razor | 125 | Good quality scarring razor |
| a reinforced invar razor | 125 | Good quality scarring razor |
| a pristine rolaren razor | 5000 | Permanent scarring razor |
[The Mar and Scar, Concealed]
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a deep-blue spidersilk cloak | 17500 | 140 lbs, fully unlocked feature concealing climate wear |
| a hip-length fringed doeskin vest | 12500 | 50 lbs, fully unlocked pirate harness |
| a wickedly curved faenor waraxe | 25000 | +8 VHCW, fully unlocked gory |
| some forest green brigandine | 30000 | +17, HCP, 3 slot fusion, fluff scripts |
A Mist Opportunity
[A Mist Opportunity]
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a deep-hued faenor manople | 50 | |
| a mithglin katar with serpentine etchings along the blades | 190 | |
| a pitted imflass dagger with a rippled leather grip | 50 | |
| a dark-bladed mithril handaxe | 150 | |
| a silver vultite hook-knife with an onyx knuckle-guard | 60 | |
| a black mithril falchion with a crescent moon pommel | 50 | |
| a jagged ora short sword with a black pearl-inset pommel | 120 | |
| a smoke grey mithril kaskara with an embossed leather grip | 150 | |
| a warped vultite estoc with a twisted silver branch guard | 90 | |
| a blackened mithglin backsword with a snakeskin-wrapped hilt | 80 | |
| a vultite longsword with a smoky glimaerstone-set pommel | 100 | |
| a polished faenor espadon with dual emerald-inset quillons | 60 | |
| an ancient rune-etched ora scimitar | 60 | |
| a serpentine-hilted dark rolaren falx | 1000 | Fana's "special" weapons |
| a golvern basilard with an obsidian-inlaid hilt | 1000 | Fana's "special" weapons |
Under the Counter
[Under the Counter] Entrance
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a tiny glass of bright green liquor | 6 | Colors (601) |
| a glass of rich porter | 20 | Sneaking (617) |
| a glass of hard cider | 14 | Trap Lore (404) |
| a glass of peppered vodka | 12 | Camouflage (608) |
| a glass of peat scotch | 17 | Haste (506) |
| a skinny glass of gin | 15 | Light (205) |
| a tumbler of golden whiskey | 12 | Lock Lore (403) |
| a glass of dark stout | 13 | Spirit Fog (106) |
| a tumbler of dark amber bourbon | 15 | Darkness (206) |
[Under the Counter] East
| Item | Bloodscrip | Info |
|---|---|---|
| a solid bronze medallion on a black cord | 25 | |
| a silver herringbone chain with a moonstone cameo | 25 | |
| a simple gold emblem on a serpentine chain | 25 | |
| a double-strung black pearl chaplet | 25 | |
| a pale grey alum token hung from a short cord | 25 | |
| a small smooth bone orb hung on an ora chain | 25 | |
| a misshapen onyx talisman on a black silk cord | 25 | |
| a twisted copper amulet set with a small plack pearl | 25 | |
| a fragile silver necklace dangling a smoky topaz teardrop | 25 | |
| a thick black leather belt | 10 | |
| some black kidskin knee-high boots with black rolaren buckles | 18 | |
| a pair of dark leather pants with black steel hip buckles | 20 | |
| some sable fingerless gloves of supple calfskin | 10 | |
| a loose stone grey linen shirt laced with black leather cord | 20 | |
| a slashed black leather cloak with tapered haon toggles | 45 | |
| a slender black leather belt | 10 | |
| a pair of soft dark leather pants laced with plaited cord | 20 | |
| some knee-high kidskin boots back-laced through rolaren eyelets | 18 | |
| some sable calfskin gloves lined with grey fox fur | 10 | |
| a silk-lined long leather cloak in variegated shades of grey | 45 | |
| a bell-sleeved pearl grey silk blouse with a keyhole neckline | 20 |