A new set of hunting areas have been released: the Elemental Confluence!

This set of level 95 hunting grounds is populated with elementals of various types and combinations. Portions of the Confluence are accessible through numerous elemental instabilities created by the collision of Elanthia and the demiplane. Each of these protrusions toward Elanthia is seperately accessible from each major town and are considered a separate (local) hunting ground.

In order to pass from Elanthia and into this demiplane, one must trap elemental souls and then use them to draw oneself through an elemental instability. The soulstones provided by Alusius are used to perform this function (simply wear them and kill elementals in order to automatically trap their souls). To enter, simply push a soulstone with enough soul power (10 powerful elemental souls, or a greater number of lesser ones) into an elemental instability. If you are of sufficient power (minimum level 80), you will be transported to the Confluence.

Each point of elemental instability is keyed to a particular elemental attunement and flows randomly through the local area. Elementally ATTUNEd folk (of any profession) are able to sense the presence and location of nearby points of elemental instability with the ATTUNE SENSE command. Being ATTUNEd also provides a degree of protection from various environmental elemental Confluence hazards.

I'd like to thank GMs Kenstrom, Liia, Vanah, Keios, Auchand, Retser, Galene, Estild, Finros, Lydil, Qortaz, and any others whom I may be forgetting for their help on this project!

Coase

Level 95 is easy capped hunting, but it is capped hunting.

>1) Capped hunting grounds

And pre-cap too. The worst level of choice is actually the 20 or so levels pre cap. It looks like its designed to slaughter monks, but otherwise has different pros and cons balancing it across other classes and should significantly add to the options of those approaching cap too.

1) Capped hunting grounds

2) Hunting grounds in different cities

3) A use for ATTUNE (finally!)

4) More use for alchemy (yay!)

Shoved down every capped character's throat in every town by the bounty system (boo!)

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!

Is there a way to make Confluence bounties dependent (like skinning depends on FA/Survival) on some factor? Perhaps you have to be wearing a soulstone (charge/uncharged) in order to have access to Confluence bounties?

It's a fantastic suggestion.

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!

It's a neat idea. I really like the flavor and the feel of the place, conceptually, but I can't really hunt there at all. I can certainly deal with spell-drop on entry and all that, but I dislike spell-stripping attacks and dispels with a passion and loathing that defies all reason. Also and more importantly, all elementals are inherently immune to all of my primary attack spell options as a warding Empath (Harm, Bone Shatter, Wither), and I'm not trained to bolt, so.... this place is like, antithetical to my very being, heh. Maybe when they release a new hunting area full of fleshy bags of meat and blood, I'll be luck... but as it stands, alas, there are only obtuse and grossly inefficient ways for me to kill things there. I did peek my head in briefly to look around, however, and it's a pretty neat concept.

Kudos to the staff on all the hard work involved, and the stealth release of the place!

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"Bring me your suffering. The rattle roar of broken bones. Bring me the riot in your heart. Angry, wild and raw. Bring it all. I am not afraid of the dark."
- mia hollow

<<>>Is there a way to make Confluence bounties dependent (like skinning depends on FA/Survival) on some factor? Perhaps you have to be wearing a soulstone (charge/uncharged) in order to have access to Confluence bounties?

I too would be greatly behind this idea. It still allows for options.


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QC'er

Another tendril bursts forth from the steam elemental!
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +460 vs DS: +434 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +1 = +53
A clean miss.
>
A huge lightning elemental charges at you, crackling with power!
AS: +456 vs DS: +434 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +88 = +135
... and hits for 6 points of damage!
Charlie horse to the right leg!

Lightning arcs from the elemental to you!

... 15 points of damage!
Hard jolt contracts every muscle in your upper body.
You are stunned for 4 rounds!
S>
You are still stunned.
S>look
[Elemental Confluence]
Vibrations undulate through the ground, the charged pulses tearing up dirt and rock and crushing entire swathes of boulders as it travels outward in all directions. Moments later the ground reforms, healing itself as giant stones claw back up to the surface, only to collapse again beneath each additional wave of crippling energy. You also see a huge steam elemental, a huge steam elemental, a huge lava elemental, some polished red coral, a pale green moonstone, a huge lightning elemental, a lavender shimmarglin sapphire and a grizzled dusky curhound.
Obvious paths: north, northeast, east
S>
[sloot: failed to get item "some polished red coral" from "veniom-worked black silk gem pouch"]
[sloot]>get #21461763
You are still stunned.
S>n
A huge lava elemental raises a molten appendage!
S>
A huge lightning elemental draws inward, flickering erratically.
S>
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>
A huge steam elemental releases a wave of heat at you!
The ground beneath your feet begins to boil violently!
The ground then quickly cools.
S>
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +460 vs DS: +403 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +96 = +179
... and hits for 14 points of damage!
Loose arm hold.

* Heat from the attack scalds you! *
... 3 points of damage!
You flinch from the spurt of hot steam to your left arm.

Another tendril bursts forth from the steam elemental!
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +460 vs DS: +403 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +35 = +118
... and hits for 3 points of damage!
Unconvincing strike.

* Heat from the attack scalds you! *
... 5 points of damage!
Hot gush of steam to the chest startles you.

Another tendril bursts forth from the steam elemental!
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +460 vs DS: +403 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +3 = +86
A clean miss.
S>
A grizzled dusky curhound charges forward and snaps his jaws at a huge steam elemental, but they close on nothing but air.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>look
The thorny barrier surrounding you blocks the attack from the lava elemental!

Another fist bursts forth from the lava elemental!
A huge lava elemental pounds at you with a molten fist!
AS: +450 vs DS: +403 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +40 = +125
... and hits for 8 points of damage!
Glancing blow to your right leg!

* Bits of lava stick to you and burn! *
... 10 points of damage!
Burst of flames to right leg burns skin bright red.

The bits of lava rapidly cool and harden into constricting rock.
S>
A huge lightning elemental releases sparks towards you!
>n
CS: +319 - TD: +404 + CvA: -19 + d100: +46 - -5 == -53
Warded off!
S>
[Elemental Confluence]
Vibrations undulate through the ground, the charged pulses tearing up dirt and rock and crushing entire swathes of boulders as it travels outward in all directions. Moments later the ground reforms, healing itself as giant stones claw back up to the surface, only to collapse again beneath each additional wave of crippling energy. You also see a huge steam elemental, a huge steam elemental, a huge lava elemental, some polished red coral, a pale green moonstone, a huge lightning elemental, a lavender shimmarglin sapphire and a grizzled dusky curhound.
Obvious paths: north, northeast, east
S>
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +450 vs DS: +384 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +27 = +119
... and hits for 3 points of damage!
Weak blow.

* Heat from the attack scalds you! *
... 10 points of damage!
Hot steam strike to face made you flinch!

Another tendril bursts forth from the steam elemental!
The thorny barrier surrounding you blocks the attack from the steam elemental!

Another tendril bursts forth from the steam elemental!
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +450 vs DS: +375 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +58 = +159
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
Attempt to grab from behind shrugged off.
>n

* Heat from the attack scalds you! *
... 10 points of damage!
Hot vapors to back cause you to squirm in discomfort.
S>
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>n
You are still stunned.
S>
You are still stunned.
S>n
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +460 vs DS: +364 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +50 = +172
... and hits for 12 points of damage!
Slight leg hold.

* Heat from the attack scalds you! *
... 5 points of damage!
Hot steam spray to the leg makes you jump back.

Another tendril bursts forth from the steam elemental!
A huge steam elemental lashes out at you with a boiling tendril!
AS: +460 vs DS: +364 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +46 = +168
... and hits for 12 points of damage!
Loose wrist lock.
You no longer hear voices in your mind.
The misty halo fades from you.
You lose your extra internal fortitude.
The air about you stops shimmering.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around you.
You feel the extra courage wane.
[sloot]>get #21461763
You seem to lose the thorny barrier that surrounds you.
The very powerful look leaves you.
>n
The white light leaves you.
You no longer feel so dextrous.
You feel the inner strength leave you.
You return to normal color.
A faint silvery glow fades from around you.
You are no longer moving silently.
The layer of protection fades away.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The powerful look leaves you.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
You feel less in tune with your natural surroundings.
>get elven waraxe
You feel the gathering of nature's power leave you.
>get my kelyn hatchet
You feel the aura of confidence leave you.

It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...

You mentally give a sigh of relief as you remember that the Goddess Lorminstra owes you a favor.
>n

...departing in 10 mins...

The elemental lets loose a wild hiss!


The steam elemental howls with vicious delight!


Best I can do self cast ranger at moment using two weapons.