TMN EXCLUSIVE
TMN is proud to bring you a tour of the recently discovered new area east of Puddleby, narrated by the esteemed Kerrah. (Spoiler alert: if you don't want to read possible spoilers, please pass over this story.)
(Updated with one new image.)
Hello Para,
This evening we explored a new area that just appeared after our recent Chaos Storm. Included in this new area are two new trainers who appear to train similarly to Atkus, although somewhat differently. Daimoth and Gorvin both received ledgers from Atkia.
I'm sure news will be forthcoming about the outdoor areas, but this evening we conquered a maze of buildings containing various trools, myrms, arachnoids, wurms, and even a few snakes. The area is massively large!
Our initial foray into the area brought us to several rooms containing abandoned furniture, chests, and the like, along with this enormous throne.
Hours into our hunt, we found a nest of very difficult spiders, including Mammoth Wall Arachnes and Mammoth Recluse Arachnes. These are found on Metz, but usually not in such large quantities. Mammoth Recluse Arachnes also web the first person who enters a snell, similarly to Black Widows. We also found Banana Arachnes and Mammoth Banana Arachnes, which we have not previously seen.
During our exploration, we found several spots where we had to drop into the unknown to continue on. One particular drop led down a waterfall, with arachne and myrms of various types.
The highlight of our adventure, though, was a huge red arachne that we found in the midst of a pool of lava, and it also webbed in the same manner as the Mammoth Recluse Arachnes that we had previously encountered.
As you can see from the following images, Gorvin could barely contain his excitement at this find.
Best of all, the creature, which we discovered was a Ctenizidae, also dropped a chest, from which each of us received 78 coins!
It's always wonderful to explore a new area. I'm sure we'll be hunting here frequently from now on.
Thanks!
-Kerrah
Does this area have a name yet?
Posted by: Para on October 29, 2008 06:23 AM"A Mountain Glen"
Posted by: on October 29, 2008 09:16 AMThanks for letting us know what the area is like.
Posted by: Eli on October 29, 2008 05:28 PMI know those involved in actually discovering the area want to speak for themselves on how that unfolded, so I'll just add that the Mountain Glen itself is claimed by powerful Trools (I call it Trool Town in my maps) and infested with Timber Wolves and Mossy Greymyr. In addition to the higher-end Arachne caverns mentioned by Kerrah, there is a Myrm hive with very strong Myrm types too. It's a really great collection of areas with something for most everyone with a good skill base, and with several routes through most parts as well, making it perfect for quick trips and big adventures both. Kudos to the designer(s)!
Posted by: Azriel on October 29, 2008 08:23 PMfyi its real name is "burger king big kids' south forest"
Posted by: raks on October 30, 2008 12:17 AMhow it was discovered.. was healing outside dtn
boondoggle showed up he was totally out of it and then he left
trools showed up and we hunted them back to the entrance
the end
Heh Raks. I really meant Trool Land, and I didn't name it that, the Trools did themselves. Whoever lived in the castle took his name with him when he abandoned it, so no catchy name there. Crius (and the spirit drift message) gives the in or under "a Mountain Glen" location. But MG is already used elsewhere ...
Posted by: Azriel on October 31, 2008 05:02 PM