MEDIA: Rootstock Event: a little trick for Pigling Rodeo

Tera EU: BAM spawn event

EVENT: DEFEAT THE INVADERS!

18.06.2014

Unsettling news has arrived which will affect all of Arborea's inhabitants. In the coming weeks Bhaozurbas, Kaprima, Duke Volperon and the Dracoloth Sovereign will be conducting multiple attacks, aiming to put the fear of God into all the peoples of Arborea!

Even if you remember these enemies as being mere small fry, you shouldn't underestimate them. The four of them have been preparing hard for this attack and are more dangerous than ever before!

Scouts report that the monsters will be attacking every day, mornings and evenings. Stay alert and keep your weapons ready between 9-11 AM and between 5-8 PM! We believe the probable targets to be the Velika Outskirts, the Allemantheia Outskirts, the Kaiator Outskirts, Serpentis Isle and Balder's Refuge.

The event will take place from Friday, 20th June till Thursday, 26th June. The enemies listed are expected to appear daily between 9-11 AM and 5-8 PM. All of the monsters will be summoned on Channel1.

FAQ:

1. Will the monsters be summoned at the beginning and removed at the end of each period?

No, the monsters will be summoned randomly during the set time period. They will remain in Arborea until they are either killed, or until they are removed by a server maintenance.

2. Can I defeat these enemies alone?

These opponents are stronger and more resilient than ever before. Some may be defeated by a group, others will require the combined fighting strength of several groups.

3. What happens if I am killed by one of these enemies' attacks?

If you are killed during an attack, you may lose a crystal and have less stamina when you are resurrected. To prevent crystals from being destroyed, either remove all of your crystals, use a crystalbind, or have a healer in your group to keep you alive.

4. What are the exact areas for these enemies?

The monsters can turn up in the five named locations. These areas are marked on the map at the end of the article.

5. Will there be rewards?

Of course! Every monster will drop loot for the group which did the most damage to it. In addition, every participant will receive a chest with rewards per mail.

6. The loot dropped by the monsters can include the following items:

• 1x Bandersnatch's Cube
• 1x Mark of Bloodshed
• Tier 14 sacrifice items
• Refined Alkahest and Masterwork Alkahest
• Master Enigmatic Scrolls and Crystalbinds
• Cruxes and gold

7. The chests can contain one of the following items:

• 1x Bandersnatch's Cube (only from Bhaozurbas, Kaprima and the Dracoloth Sovereign)
• 1x Mark of Bloodshed (only from Bhaozurbas, Kaprima and the Dracoloth Sovereign)
• Riding Skill: White Afro Duck (Permanent, 30 Days)
• Elleon's Blood Cape or Velik's Snow Magic (Permanent, 30 Days)
• Ninja costumes or headwear (7 Days)
• Masterwork Alkahest
• Master Enigmatic Scrolls
• Crystalbinds
• Arunic Panacea
• Tier 14 sacrifice items
• Zyrks (only from Bhaozurbas, Kaprima and the Dracoloth Sovereign)
• Cruxes (only from Duke Volperon)
• Panaceaic Bolster III (only from Duke Volperon)

So get ready for battle, and be sure to head off the invaders!

Preview: Forgotten Dungeon Expedition

What is the Forgotten Dungeon Expedition?

Instance Dungeon party matching window.

The Forgotten Dungeon Expedition is where a level 60 character is able to join an instance through the party matching system to support other players in clearing that particular instance. You are randomly placed in a level 53 or lower dungeon.

Players are able to match up 3 times a day in one of the following dungeons at random:

Bastion of Lok (20)

Sinestral Manor (26)

Cultist’s Refuge (35)

Necromancer’s Tomb (41)

Golden Labyrinth (48)

Akasha’s Hideout (48)

Saleron’s Skygarden (53)

Features

Gear before entering.

Gear after you enter.

When you are matched into an instance dungeon your gear and stats are scaled down to match the recommended gear for that particular instance.

While your level is adjusted you will still maintain any skills you’ve learned and crystals you have equipped will still be present.

The equalized gear is for the instance only and will be removed once you leave.

Rewards

So what do you get out of running this? After you’ve helped clear the instance you will receive a Proof of the Forgotten Expedition through the Parcel. When you right-click on the item an exchange shop will open up for you to trade them for various items.

Lastly…

And that is what the Forgotten Dungeon Expedition is about. They hope to allow players who are leveling a smoother instance matching and for level 60 players to feel a sense of nostalgia running some old time instances.
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Edited by Dante
[Source: http://espeitr.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/ktera-go-post-forgotten-dungeon-expedition/ ]

KTERA: May 8 patch

Corsairs' Stronghold Revamp

• Several new features and improvements have been added to Corsairs' Stronghold
• Explosives Specialist has been added
  • Bombs have been placed at pyres 1, 2, 3, and at the defence spawn point
  • When a player picks up the bombs they will become an Explosives Specialist
  • Once a player becomes an Explosives Specialist the following effects will be available:
    • Skill bar will change to an exclusive Explosives Specialist skill set
    • Movement speed will become 240 with increased resistance to stagger and stun
    • Max HP will be 5 and the player will self-destruct in 1 minute
  • The self-destruct skill has a 5 meter radius and regardless of player defense it will inflict 50,000 damage
• Defensive structure has changed
  • The inner siege tank can no longer be moved to the first floor
  • Two stationary turrets have been added near the Anchorstone with twice the HP of regular turrets
• An airship has been added for the defense team
  • An airship for the defense team has been added to move to the central pyre
• Time Attack System has been added
  • The match will start with 7 minutes on the clock with additional time available by completing certain objectives
  • The following objectives will add more time to attack:
    • Destruction of one of the two outer gates: 2 minutes
    • Capturing the central pyre: 3 minutes
    • Destruction of the inner gate: 3 minutes
  • Additional time is only applied once (ie. recapturing the central pyre will not yield additional 3 minutes)
• New achievements have been added
  • An achievement for killing another player as an Explosives Specialist
  • An achievement for ranking first in Corsairs' Stronghold
• Miscellaneous
  • Increased the outer gate's defense by 180%
  • Increased the inner gate's defense by 200%
  • Increased the Anchorstone's defense by 133%
• The match will end once a team has damaged the Anchorstone more than the first team
• Changed the message when your team mate achieves multi-kill

Raid Party Improvements

• Party Markers have been added
  • Raid leaders are now able to use party markers while in Battlegrounds
  • Raid leaders may open up the world map (M) to use the party markers
  • Raid leaders may clear the markers by using the reset button
  • Blue markers indicate the party you are in while green markers indicate the other parties
• Chat Ban has been added
  • Raid leaders may chat ban players while in Battlegrounds through the Raid Composition (B) menu
  • Raid leaders may chat ban players by pressing the chat bubble next to the player's name in the raid menu
  • Player that has been chat banned may still type in chat but the other players will not be able to see the text
  • The following conditions must be met before the raid leader can chat ban:
    • There must be more than 6 players in your raid
    • Once a chat ban has been applied the raid leader may not use it again for 30 seconds
    • Up to 5 players can be chat banned
  • Chat ban may be listed by pressing the chat bubble again
• Added the ability to quickly check which party you are in
  • The party you are in will be displayed below your main HP gauge
  • Open up the Raid Composition (B) to see your nickname in green

Quest and Map UI Improvements

• Quest UI improvements
• Improved the Quest List UI display
  • Added new markers for quests in progress and completed quests
• Improved the text in the Quest List UI
  • Added titles in the quest list
  • Added required level and region for completing quest
• Added the ability to use the action key (F) while interacting with the quest NPC
  • By using the action key (F) while talking to the quest NPC, players are now able to accept, progress, and complete quests
• Quest Tracker UI has changed
  • Added required level and region to complete the quest
  • Quest Tracker now displays item that is required for the quest, when the icon is clicked it will open up the inventory
• The World Map (M) and the Mini Map (N) can now display multiple quest destinations, quest markers are added automatically
  • Limited to quests listed in the Quest Tracker
  • Mouseover the markers to display the target names
  • Players may toggle the quest markers on the maps
  • Right-click on the quest markers in the World Map to remove the markers
  • Quests removed from the World Map overlay will also be removed from the Quest Tracker list
• Changed the title over escort quest NPC
  • NPCs being escorted will now display the player's name, only visible to the player engaging in the escort quest

Meruma's Coupon Shop

• Additional costume armours have been added to Meruma's Coupon Shop along with extended dye ability

Bamarama

• Reduced the ticket prices for Bamarama
  • Gold Tickets are now 1 gold and Diamond Tickets are now 10 gold
• Removed the bet limit for Bamarama

Miscellaneous

• Equalized Fraywind Canyon is now closed for queue

Bug Fixes

• UI Related
• Fixed an issue where the screenshot mode (Ctrl+Z) did not go into first person mode
• Fixed an issue where the cool down timer did not display immediately when using Goddess' Tear

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[Source: http://teratoday.com/tera-news/asia/ktera-may-8-patch-preview , by Espei; modified by KBM ]

KTERA April 24 Patch Preview

Bamarama Season 2

• Various instance BAMs fight it out in an all or nothing Bamarama
  • Differences between Season 1 and Season 2 are as follows
  • The arena is open from 19:00 to 0:00 (5 hours)
  • Matches occur every 10 minutes
  • Takes place in multiple channels (bets will be cancelled if a player changes channel after a bet has been made)
  • 8 new BAMs join the fight
• Diamond Tickets have been added
• If the BAM you had your bets on wins you will receive a special gift box in your parcel
  • The special gift box may contain one of the few "2014 Maid and Butler Outfit" box
  • This 2014 Maid and Butler box is different from the one bought via cash shop and will not be soul bound (unsure of translation)

Battlegrounds

• The rewards for Fraywind Canyon has been increased
  • The Bellicarium and Killing Spree credits gained from Fraywind Canyon has changed from 300 to 450 and 120 to 200 respectively
  • Credits gained from the Fraywind Canyon daily has also been increased from200 to 600
• Attack speed has been increased an additional 4% and 2% on Champion's Skyring (Solo) equalized weapon and gloves respectively
• A new Battleground mode has been added: Elite Fraywind Canyon
  • Players entering the Elite Fraywind Canyon will be equipped with equalized gear (same as Champion's Skyring [Solo])
  • The win/loss rewards will be the same as Corsairs' Stronghold
  • This battleground will only open up during certain times and for a set duration
• Corsairs' Stronghold (Raid) has been added
  • Players can queue for Corsairs' Stronghold (Raid) with a 20-man raid
  • The rules of the game is the same as Corsairs' Stronghold
  • The win/loss rewards will be the same as Elite Fraywind Canyon

Instance Dungeon

• Increased the drop rate of the Bind-on-Equip Kushbar/Wanderlust gear from Kushbar's Gorge (Normal/Hard), Cave of Darkness, Altar of Lakan, and Gillian's Forest
• Increased the drop count of Hero's Dull Blades and Burning Fragment from the Glittering Box

Crafting/Gathering

• Names of the following item/design has been changed
  • Beginner's Judgement → Handmade Steadfast
  • Intermediate's Judgement → Handmade Wanderlust
  • Expert's Judgement → Handmade Kushbar
• Conditions of crafting success and great success has been modified
  • Players will now be able to obtain one "great success" item through regular crafting (previously only obtained through "great success")
  • When a "great success" happens the player will receive two of the items
  • The chance to get "great success" increases when crafting items above Artisan
  • Increased the chance of "great success" for Her's Dull Blades and Hero's Armor
• The required materials for the following items have been changed
  • 
• The Production Points required for the following items have been changed
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Premium Shop

• From April 24 to May 8 the following items will be discounted by 30%
  • Elinu's Tear I: 3,000 T-Cat → 2,100 T-Cat
  • Elinu's Tear II: 10,000 T-Cat → 7,000 T-Cat
• Players are now able to buy in bulk from the T-CAT Shop; 50 or 100

Miscellaneous

• Additional base stat has been added to the _____ weapon (sorry, not sure of the name)
  • Healers: Increase PvP defense when attacked from behind
  • Tank/Dealers: Increase PvP damage when attacking from behind
• Changed the cool down of Complete Crystalbinds from 12 hours to 3 minutes
• Added a new option under the "System" window, players are now able to adjust the max distance you can scroll out via mouse wheel

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the HP bar and names overlapped for select NPCs, tanks, and several monsters in the open world and instances
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the daily Corsairs' Stronghold quest via NPC that is summoned at the end of the match

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Source: http://teratoday.com/tera-news/asia/ktera-april-24-patch-preview by Espei ]

Tera NA Event: Freeholds Festival

Festivals abound in the world of TERA from Tuesday, January 28 to Tuesday, April 1! Log in and join the fun! (Read on to find out more!)

Video from the 1st day of the event:

Rootstock

After years of war and rebellion, the Freeholds are finally free from conflict—and the farmers are eager to hold their midwinter festival again at long last!

Starting Tuesday, January 28, characters level 28 and above can visit the Freeholds to participate in a wide variety of country fair events and games—as well as placing wagers on the titanic clashes going on in the Bamarama!

When the event begins, you should receive an invitation to Rootstock. Just talk to Melsa, in the fairgrounds by Lein's Farm, to get started. After you run a couple errands for her, Melsa will get you started discovering the various attractions, so you can identify what most appeals to you and get involved right away!

If you're into mini-games, Rootstock has three offerings especially for you!

Bamarama

Every 30 minutes between 4 and 9 p.m. PST, the BAMs come out to play! Talk to any of the Bamarama bookies (Teena, Tayana, or Linu), and place wagers on which of two BAMs will win in a head-to-head match up. Start by purchasing gold tickets from them, and they'll help you place your bets. If your BAM wins, you'll get a piece of the purse via parcel post: more gold tickets, which you can sell back to the bookies when you're ready to cash out! (You can also get gold tickets by completing the Rootstock daily quests that involve mini-games.) Note that betting is only available on Channel 1.

Gameplay video of the event: 

Kick-Bale

Track down Digory at his farm, north of the BAM arena, to play this traditional Freeholds favorite. Just left-click to kick the hay bale. The longer you keep the giant hay bale away from the harvest bots, the more points you score! But they're fast, so you'll need to keep moving—and kicking—if you want to win. Top kickers earn Kick-Bale gift boxes and have a small chance to earn one the the following rare recipes not available at the merchant: Traditional Bleakfields BBQ, Freeholds Flame Salad, or Bleak Wings.

Pigling Rodeo

Way over in Lee's End, Tippani runs the Pigling Rodeo; talk to her to get started in your career as a swineherd! All you have to do is left-click on a pigling to make it fall in line—but you're up against the swineherd scarecrow, who steals your pigs (and your points). Top herders earn Pigling Rodeo gift boxes and have a small chance to earn one the the following rare recipes not available at the merchant: Traditional Bleakfields BBQ, Freeholds Flame Salad, or Bleak Wings.

If achievements are more your style, you'll want to shoot for "Now All I Need Is a Lamp"—an achievement that shows you have earned both the "Eat! Drink! Cook! Enjoy Rootstock!" achievement and the "Shouldn't a Festival Be More...Festive?" achievement. This is how you'll win the fabulous Moonsilk Carpet mount. You'll need to complete the following achievements to qualify.

All the Prizes Are Mine!

You need three gift boxes from each of the three Rootstock mini-games to earn this achievement. Kick butt at Digory's Kick-Bale game to earn Kick-Bale gift boxes. Round up as many piglings as possible in Tippani's rodeo to pick up Pigling Rodeo gift boxes. Finally, talk to Teena, Tayana, or Linu to get those Bamarama boxes.

Please Drunk Responsibility

But what would a festival be without liquid refreshments? Open the various Rootstock gift boxes (Kick-Bale gift box, Pigling Rodeo gift box, and Bamarama box) to get the drinks, then chug one of each to stagger your way into Rootstock's drinking achievement:

• Freeholds Root Beer
• Sky Lotus Drink
• Shevranberry Wine
• Lein's Dark Root Beer
• Digory's Honey Moongourd Drink

Good Eats

Of course, Rootstock is all about the cooking, too! Complete quests and games with various Freeholds NPCs to get recipes and ingredients for everything listed below—or just buy what you need from the fairground merchants:

• Floretta Soup—floretta, butter, milk
• Moongourd Muffin—moongourd, flour dough, salt
• Popped Cobseed—cobseed, butter
• Mudroot Salad—mudroot, cobseed, salad dressing
• Grilled Pigling—pigling meat, salt
• Lamb Bulgogi—lamb, taproot, flame pepper, special sauce
• Struthio Breast Salad—struthio breast, taproot, floretta, salad dressing
• Shevranberry Cookie—shevranberry, flour dough, sugar
• Half-Moon Croquette—mudroot salad, lamb, flour dough
• Traditional Bleakfields BBQ—cured pigling, sky lotus, herb-seasoned salt,
special sauce
• Freeholds Flame Salad—mudroot, taproot, cobseed, flame pepper, sky lotus, special salad dressing
• Bleak Wings—struthio breast, taproot, struthio egg, sky lotus, special sauce, salt

Stairway to Heaven

Find the Val Aureum Sky Pond, high above the Bleak Fields, and admire the view! Don’t forget to grab some sky lotus while you're up there! And if you take a moment to talk to Rachlae, at the base of the Sky Pond steps, she'll give you a quest that takes you on the grand tour of the Freeholds—during which you'll pick up a number of ingredients for various recipes—and you'll end up with a serving each of traditional Bleakfields BBQ, Freeholds flame salad, and bleak wings, just to get you started on your Good Eats achievement!

All done with the Rootstock games and quests? Get started on the questline.

Going to the Fair

Players level 28 and above automatically receive a message from Melsa at Lein's Farm inviting them to the Rootstock festival.

Get Back to Your Roots

Melsa teaches players how to harvest crops and cook great seasonal food. She also teaches the players about the Bamarama, the Kick-Bale mini-game, and Sky Pond. (Follows Going to the Fair.)

Create a Farmer’s Almanac

Millia needs help making a Farmer's Almanac. You'll collect several different crops to complete each page, then turn it back in for a reward. (Follows Get Back to Your Roots.)

Down on the Farm

Experience all the aspects of ranch life, as instructed by Rachlae of Bleak Fields. (Follows Get back to Your Roots.)

Finished those and ready for more? There are always the daily quests.

Dish Delivery

Talk to Melsa to find out which fair food she needs, then cook it up for her in exchange for more ingredients! (Follows Get back to Your Roots.)

Kick-Bale

You can play Digory's game as often as you like, but once per day he'll reward you for playing with three gold tickets! (Follows Get back to Your Roots.)

Sheep Herding

Poor Tagun just can't manage his sheep! Head out to Lee's End Stead to round them up for him, and he'll give you some lamb. (Follows Down on the Farm.)

Ranch Management

Filton's Dairy Farm is under daily threat from marauding hyenas. Visit Filton each day to protect his cattle, and he'll reward you with milk for your recipes. (Follows Down on the Farm.)

Pigling Rodeo

Talk to Tippani each day to herd some more piglings, and earn three gold tickets for your trouble! (Follows Down on the Farm.)

Rootstock doesn't end until the spring planting begins, so you've got plenty of time to go back again and again. And do yourself a favor and take the grand tour of the Freeholds. You'll be glad you did!

Pond Faire

Love is in the aire at Pond Faire! Players level 18 and up can join in the celebration as the baba (baby) tuwangis turn seven, grow up, and start their new lives. You can find all the happenings in Tuwangi Mire at the giant flaming frog bonfire and the pond below. You’ll find the festival full of drums, frogs, and tuwangis.

Jump in and see what you like! Maybe start with the mini-game.

Drum Away

Talk to Kukuta, the drum instructor, to start the game. Players have only one skill: drum beat. Three colored drums must be hit to drive away the correspondingly colored frogs as they approach. Like other minigames, getting the top rank earns you a special prize: a colorful frogspawn egg. Inside you receive one of three one-day frog mini-pets (blue, pink, or orange). Hitting just one drum too many times will break that drum. So no mindless mouse-button smashing!

If you’re into achievements, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! Win the mini-game enough times, and you could end up with not just an achievement, but a permanent pet!

Croakfest

Just earn the rank 1 prize in the Drum Away mini-game and open it up!

Where's the Brain?

Win the Drum Away mini-game and get a one-day frog named Pinkie. Click each training book you get, because that increments your progress in the achievement. Collect and click seven training books to get a permanent Pinkie frog pet!

Weatherbeaten

Win the Drum Away mini-game and get a one-day frog named Rusty. Click each training book you get, because that increments your progress in the achievement. Collect and click seven training books to get a permanent Rusty frog pet!

Mondays Always Get Me Down

Win the Drum Away mini-game and get a one-day frog named Rainie. Click each training book you get, because that increments your progress in the achievement. Collect and click seven training books to get a permanent Rainie frog pet!

Looking for a more structured experience? Work your way through the faire’s questline!

Pond Life

Players of level 18 and above automatically receive a message from the Mysterium’s pond expert, Krumu, inviting them to the festival in Tuwangi Mire.

Prepare for the Faire

Haroso, the tuwangi shaman, is concerned about a frightened baba tuwangi. Find a likely hiding spot, and use a drum to lure the tuwangi out. Then Haroso asks you to slay some dragons (tiny lizards) and roast their meat. (Follows Pond Life.)

Lilies and Drums

Vedobo, the pond keeper, needs two things to get the baba tuwangis ready for the ceremony: flowers and drums. He asks you to pick flowers and play the drums that keep the frogs away from the ceremony. (Follows Prepare for the Faire.)

Finished those and ready for more? Come back tomorrow! There are always the daily quests.

Hide-n-Seek

More frightened baba tuwangis...find a likely hiding spot, and use a drum to lure the tuwangi out. ( Prepare for the Faire.)

Slay the Dragons

Hunt bubu dragons for their meat and roast them at the giant bonfire (frogfire?). (Follows Prepare for the Faire.)

And the Beat Goes On

Help Haroso repair the drums by hunting miretoads for their skins. (Follows Prepare for the Faire.)

Drumline

Play the Drum Away mini-game. (Follows Lilies and Drums.)

Floral Attraction

Gather pond lilies. (Follows the flower-gathering task of Lilies and Drums.)

Remember, a faire is best experienced with several visits, so make sure you experience all it has to offer!

Whether you’re in it for the frogs or in it for the BAMs, there’s a festival for you starting January 28!

Resource: http://tera.enmasse.com/news/posts/festival-time-in-tera-starting-january-28 ]

Tera EU Event: The Argon Invasion (2013)

EVENT: FIGHT AGAINST THE ARGON INVASION WITH ALL YOU'VE GOT!

02.12.2013

Adventurer! The Valkyon Federation desperately needs your help in Lumbertown. We have just been informed about an invasion of the Argons and are going to march there together to hit back as quickly as we can.

Now it's your turn, brave warriors! Are you ready to throw yourself into the battle with dozens of other players and face opponents such as Nightmare Shandra Manaya and Nighmare Meldita? Regenerate your mana, sharpen your blades and get ready for the monsters in Lumbertown!

 A short video of the event recorded by a player: 

When will this event start?

According to our spies' reports, the attack of the Argons will take place in the first week of December:

• On Tuesday, 3rd of December 2013 from 4 to 6 PM
  • On the servers Ishara, Zuras, Balder and Zenobia
• On Wednesday, 4th of December 2013 from 4 to 6 PM
  • On the servers Fraya, Arcadia, Kaidun and Elinu
• On Thursday, 5th of December 2013 from 4 to 6 PM
  • On the servers Killian, Veritas, Hasmina and Akasha

What needs to be taken into account during these events?

The following hints are written on the flyers that are given out to all adventurers:

• Caution! Please remove all crystals that you have embedded in your equipment. For the Argons are serious opponents, who will hit hard and know no mercy. Don't risk having your crystals broken!
• A large part of the attackers will be very experienced. So you should only face them if you have already reached level 60. From time to time we will expect monsters of lower levels to come out, who can also be defeated by adventures that are still in training.
• Rontin and Linkin, two noble Clerics of Restoration have also been called to give you some strong support. Please see them when you want to regenerate Health, MP or Stamina.
• The best fight tactic is to fight in groups of up to 20 players. Confederate with others in Lumbertown before joining the battle and facing the Argons together!
• The event will be held by two GMs per server. If you have problems in the game that have nothing to do with the event, please don't whisper to the GMs, write a support ticket instead.

Will the monsters also drop items?

Most infiltrators will go into battle without baggage so that they can attack silently and more quickly. However, some dragons will carry battle weapons with them. The group that inflicts the most damage on the dragon, can loot the following items:

• Various crystals
• T14 weapons and armour
• Refined Alkahest and Masterwork Alkahest
• Master Enigmatic Scroll
• Crystalbinds
• Gold

In addition to these items, every adventurer that takes part in the battle will have a box sent to them in the post, which may contain a crystal or a charm.