Many players prefer, for convenience and ease of play, to have some form of shortcut to frequently used actions or spells. There are two ways of achieving this aim, the first is through the use of desktop icons in the classic client or hotbars in the enhanced client. The hotbars are a more versatile option, being one of the feature that justify that client in its name of ‘enhanced’. The alternative method of creating shortcuts is through macros which will be dealt with on the page ‘Creating Macros‘, although in enhanced client these methods can be combined as icons representing […]

Macros allow for a sequence of events to be triggered by one ‘hotkey’ stroke. The number and type of possible macros is far too numerous to list, this page gives the basics of how to create a macro and illustrates with a single example for each client. Classic Client Macros The list of possible actions that can be put into a macro is found by opening the paperdoll and clicking on the ‘options’ button at the right hand side. This will open the options menu, macro options are accessed through the bottom left tab. Some macros are already in the […]

Mini champs are spawn areas within the Stygian Abyss dungeon composed of two to three groups of monsters (in increasing levels of difficulty), with a final ‘champion’ monster called a [Renowned]. Renowned are a considerably stronger version of a familiar mob, something like Ilshenar paragons, but on a higher scale. Each mini-champ group drops one type of essence, named for the Gargoyle virtues, used in imbuing. The renowned monsters may drop artifact items, which can be found listed here   More Detailed maps are Stygian Abyss West and Stygian Abyss East   Mini champ areas are marked in yellow on […]

Medusa | Stygian Dragon To face these two formidable foes you must first gain access to the Stygian Abyss. There are two entry quests, Garamon’s Quest or Naxatilor’s Quest . You may only undertake one of these, if you undertake Naxatilor’s Quest you will be unable to do Garamon’s Quest and vice versa. Medusa The closest entrance to Medusa’s Lair is that from Underworld, shown in yellow on the map. On some shards abyss access is available by house teleporter through the Abyss House, this is shown on the map in orange. The area leading to her lair is rife […]

There are two entry quests for the Stygian Abyss, Garamon’s Quest beginning in Underworld or Naxatilor’s Quest beginning in Ter Mur. You may only undertake one of these, if you undertake Naxatilor’s Quest you will be unable to do Garamon’s Quest and vice versa. The entrance to Underworld is found on a beach in the far north of Fire Island overshadowed by a recently formed volcano.   As you walk down the corridor from the entrance you find someone standing at the end, this is Garamon, he addresses you as you approach Here now begins your quest. As you proceed […]

These quests allow entry to the Stygian Abyss but will not be offered to characters that have completed Garamon’s quest. Egwexem is found on the steps at the entrance to Royal City, not far from the town moongate.   Make your way to the far south end of the land and find Naxatilor the Seer in one of the buildings in the Holy City. There is no need to mark the writ as a quest item, double clicking him will open the quest dialogue and recognise the item. You could, at this point, return to Egwexem for your reward, but […]

The virtues of the gargoyle race, and the answer to questions posed by the shrine of singularity, found in the mountains above the entrance to Tomb of Kings, to gain access to the Abyss when characters chant the mantra “unorus”. All begins with the three principles: Control, Passion and Diligence From Control springs Direction. From Passion springs Feeling. From Diligence springs Persistence. But these three virtues are no more important than the other five: Control combines with Passion to give Balance. Passion combines with Diligence to yield Achievement. And Diligence joins with Control to provide Precision The absence of Control, […]

Gardening and plant growing is a system that has evolved considerably since its introduction. The first thing we will look at in this page is the chosen Method of Growing your seeds. Further topics covered will be Types and Sources of Seeds | Reasons to Grow Plants | Care of Plants in Pots | Understanding the Plant Gump Method of Growing There are three main choices, they are: In pots – this method is the original design and requires that the plants be maintained by the gardener daily. This will be dealt with in detail later under the heading ‘Care […]