Elanthia's newest merchant aircraft has landed in Wehnimer's Landing!

The Firebird is an experimental airship, originally built by the Turamzzyrian Empire, that has been... ah, repurposed as a merchant craft by its wayward captain, Sir Brashton Rainsbourne. Now flying under agreement with the Empire as an envoy to encourage trade and friendlier relations with its neighbors, the ship will be making regular trips between Elanthian towns once it is finished refueling in Wehnimer's Landing.

What does that mean for you?

Merchants: The Firebird will occasionally play host to alterers and other merchant NPCs to help you change your schtuff.

Shops: The ship will have a shifting roster of shops with keen wares for you to find.

The Arena: Spirit Beast aficionados are able to battle NPC trainers for rare and powerful prizes, plus a few other things discussed here: http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Game%20Design%20Discussions/Spirit%20Beasts/view/56

Events: There'll routinely be merchant events on the Firebird as she comes into your town. Who knows what's next?

This is a pilot (hah) program for me, and just as experimental as the Firebird herself. If you want to see certain services (within reason) or wares (within even more reason) on the Firebird, let me know here!

Auchand

"I have passed through fire and deep water, since we parted. I have forgotten much that I thought I knew, and learned again much that I had forgotten. I can see many things far off, but many things that are close at hand I cannot see."

I should also mention that there's Fusion. The Fusion Shaman will be open at all times, but will only do one orbing a month per account.

Free subscriptions can also take advantage of Fusion on the Firebird, but with slightly higher stipulations to prevent abuse. Free accounts must wait three months from their first encounter with the shaman to begin receiving orbs, and then will be able to garner one once every three months. This was basically the only fair way I could come up with to not completely allow circumvention of the prescribed account limit.

Auchand

"I have passed through fire and deep water, since we parted. I have forgotten much that I thought I knew, and learned again much that I had forgotten. I can see many things far off, but many things that are close at hand I cannot see."

>possible for Ilixil to show up to alter the talismans like what was done at EG?

Ilixil's favorite place on the ship is not his shop, but the arena. I'd wager that he'll make occasional trips!

Auchand

"I have passed through fire and deep water, since we parted. I have forgotten much that I thought I knew, and learned again much that I had forgotten. I can see many things far off, but many things that are close at hand I cannot see."

Does anyone know where the firebird docks in the landing? I read whe announcement on the front page, is this a future event or is the ship there now?

Thankyou very much

More fusion access, great idea, thank you.

>Something I suggested in the Dev boards was searching out the possibility of getting temp resist (lightening, fire, steam, impact, puncture, etc.) potions for armor good for any number of hits. Sort of like the potions we got during RtCF for weapons.

This sort of thing sounds like it would fit really well on the Firebird. I'll ask around and see what I can come up with.

Auchand

"I have passed through fire and deep water, since we parted. I have forgotten much that I thought I knew, and learned again much that I had forgotten. I can see many things far off, but many things that are close at hand I cannot see."

Hmmmm. Maybe I should make a fancy case for holding Spirit Beast talismans...

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Hmmmm. Maybe I should make a fancy case for holding Spirit Beast talismans...

Tamuz

Yes please. Something that held them like jars so they did not count towards item limit and/or held them weightlessly would be AMAZING.

Keith/Brinret/Shiun

Brinret says, "Bring it on."
A bolt of lightning streaks down from the sky and strikes Brinret!
... 16428101 points of damage!
Powerful blast reduces Brinret to a smoldering pile of ash!

as of last night it was outside one of the gates in Mule.

It's outside the North gate in Icemule, go the first room out, I think it's NE.

>>Hmmmm. Maybe I should make a fancy case for holding Spirit Beast talismans...<<

It has to be a book of some sort that magically draws the talisman in.

Also if it could hold armaments too, that'd be super.

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Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. - Albert Einstein

Yeah I'd like to know what's going on here as well.