For the E'ci bards:
The guildmaster of the Kelethin Songweavers Guild decided enough was enough.
He had just gotten word of another bard messenger slain in Lesser Faydark.
That made four over the past two weeks. Like all the others, the puncture
wounds of a vampire attack were visible on the messenger's neck. It
appeared that the rumors coming out of Lesser Faydark were true, Mayong
Mistmoore was back on the prowl.
For months, numerous intrepid adventurers had entered into Mayong's estate
only to find him mysteriously in hiding. Despite forays deep into the
bowels of Mayong's fortress, evidence of his existence were nowhere to be
found. The reports of his absence conflicted directly with the evidence:
four dead bards. If only Mayong could be taunted to appear, then perhaps
Norrath could be rid of his evil presence once and for all.
Knowing of Mayong's deep hatred of bards, what better way, the guildmaster
decided, to taunt him into appearing than to hold a convention of bards in
his own backyard. With a concert of all Norrathian bards filling the halls
of Mistmoore Castle with lyric and verse, Mayong's only option will be to
personally end the concert himself. Now, if only he could enlist the
assistance of the other Kelethin guild leaders...
OOC
After reading everywhere about the raids into PoF, PoH, Kedge etc, I decided
it might be nice if we had a raid/server event in a different zone
accessible to lower level players. I figured Mistmoore is a good choice
since the last couple of times I have been in it there weren't many people
in the zone.
As far as I know, Mayong has never spawned on E'ci. The way I see it, there
are two possible explanations. First, by design he isn't in the game and
will never spawn unless Verant includes him in a future patch. Second, the
groups camping the castle haven't done what it takes and/or held the castle
long enough to get him to spawn. Perhaps Mayong will spawn if his
placeholder is killed enough by a party holding the castle. I am hoping the
second option holds true.
I petitioned and asked a guide if they could support a player run event like
this. I had hoped that if the level of participation was high enough,
Verant would participate and spawn Mayong for us. So far I have been
unsuccessful in getting official support lined up. Still working on that
though.
The primary goal of this event is to successfully raid the castle and hold
it for an extended period of time. In other words, once we start the raid
nobody has to zone out due to a train. In order to meet this goal, here is
what I have in mind:
Lake area: Three groups in the low 20s to control the spawns in the lake
area and between the lake and graveyard.
Graveyard: Two groups. One group in the mid 20s to control the graveyard.
One group in the low 20s to pull from the path between the lake and
graveyard.
Secret room behind crypt: One group in their low-mid 30s
Courtyard: Two groups in the mid-high 30s to control all the spawns in that
area plus the ramp leading up to the castle.
Castle: At least four groups 40-50 to control the entire castle. This
requirement is open to suggestion because I'm not high enough level to know
what it takes to control the house.
Reserve: One group (levels TBD) on standby to assist any group in need.
Healers: A couple of clerics not in a group on standby to give EXP resses
to anyone who needs it.
Here's the kicker to keep it in line with the storyline: whenever possible,
each group has at least one bard in it. Of course if your regular group of
six doesn't include a bard then you don't have to break up your group. As
an alternative, there will be bards there not in a group to temporarily join
with a group after a combat to help them regen mana faster (assuming no
enchanter in the group). Once mana regen is complete bard can disband and
6th person can rejoin.
Proposed date: 15 January 2000, starting at 3PM CST. Official time/date
confirmed once level of participation is known.
Known constraints: 1) Mistmoore is known to be a buggy zone so not really
certain how many people it can handle without causing lag problems. 2) Too
many people may show up. Will have to rely on cooperation of everyone
involved to ensure everyone has a good time.
Feedback: Request players with lots of experience fighting inside the
castle to send me advice on the number of groups required to safely hold the
castle. Also request advice from players that have organized successful
raids on how to handle the coordination aspects of an event like this.
If you or your group is interested in participating, please send me a
private email to the following email address:
bamadude@...
Thanks
Galtin Randayn
30 bard