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Dura's eerie season has truly begun with spine-chilling omens lurking at every corner! Adventurers brave enough to venture forth can expect the unexpected, with winged and spidery horrors swooping down to deliver both terror and tantalizing rewards. But beware, for every demonic, undead, and unholy creature is empowered by the turning of the seasonal clock, making them more relentless than ever.

Alongside the familiar ghouls, whispers tell of new forces—creatures cloaked in darkness, emerging from realms unknown, ready to surprise even the most seasoned warriors. It's essential to stock up on garlic, holy water, and any talisman of protection, as ghastly zombies roam the streets, their sallow bones rattling as they bring a thrill of dread to every town and hideaway.

Prepare well, for the season’s horrors have only just begun, and Dura promises a haunting unlike any other!

Starting Monday, the 27th of October Server Save to Monday, the 3rd of November Server Save the following will take place:

u Bats and Spiders will give immense bonus experience and loot.
u Bats and Spiders will frequent Dura in many raids.
u All Halloween Themed raids will happen more frequently.
u Halloween Only Raids will appear. Be careful, some are very dangerous.
u All Halloween Themed creatures will give bonus loot and experience at 6.66% bonus.
- - Dreadseer
- - Tar Ooze
- - Crawling Hand
- - Demon
- - Pharaoh
- - Pharaoh Priest
- - Giant Spider
- - Banshee
- - Lich
- - Necromancer
- - Priestess
- - Demon Skeleton
- - Vampire
- - Crypt Shambler
- - Mummy
- - Witch
- - Ghost
- - Ghoul
- - Skeleton
- - Poison Spider
- - Spider
- - Rat
- - Black Sheep



Headless Knight

u This year Players will decide if they want the Headless Knight Event to occur. There will be a Poll conducted to gauge player sentiment inside the official Dura Discord.
u If the event takes place the Headless Knight will be crossing from the lands of the dead to the mortal world on Saturday November 1st at three hours after Server Save.

u If the event takes place the following will occur:
uu The Headless Knight will not hesitate to kill you if you get in his way. He will use his powers of death to take your life on the spot if you bar his path and you will find yourself in Temple with lower experience and no backpack. He might even threaten you for merely glancing at his visage.
uu You will have to drain him of his life before he will leave this plane. You have to kill him.
uu When the Headless Knight does die his body will not be moved by any ghostly spirits.
uu Fallen Warriors will spawn, one for every soul (player) in the area, at the time of the Headless Knight's passing.
uu Fallen Warriors will be creatures which when killed will have spoils each worth an entire lifetime.


Happy Halloween,
Dura Staff

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The storm raged fiercely over the jagged peaks, casting the dark tower in bursts of silver light. At its pinnacle, the wizard stood amidst a maelstrom of howling winds and crackling electricity. His long, tattered robes billowed as his hands, wreathed in tendrils of pulsating energy, reached skyward to summon the storm’s fury. Thunder roared in answer to his commands, and bolts of lightning arced down to the tower’s spire, drawn like moths to flame. The air was thick with the acrid smell of burnt rock and stone and everything seemed bent at the great one's will.

Below, in the shadow of the mountain, a grim company of men ascended the narrow, winding path to the castle. Armed with steel and determination, their faces were lit by the faint glow of torches that struggled against the lashing rain. The townsfolk had suffered long under the wizard's shadow, his magic of energy cowering their lands and twisting their fates. Now, they moved with a desperate unity, the weight of their mission as heavy as the storm overhead. Above, the flashes of lightning silhouetted the ominous tower like a ghastly beacon, daring them to face the foe who wielded the storm.






The event, Season of Energy, will occur from Thursday October 9th Server Save to Monday October 13th Server Save.

u During this event all energy damage that is dealt from monsters to players is increased by 15%.
u During this event all energy damage that is dealt by players to monsters is increased by 15%.
u Player energy damage will not increase against other players.
u Monsters whose core elemental identity is energy will reward bonus experience and loot. These monsters would be a Pharaoh, Warlock, Marid, Blue Djinn, Elf Arcanist, and possibly more.
u Bonus experience for the above will be 7%.
u Bonus loot for the above will be 7%.
u Retro Warlock Outfit will be available inside Cosmetic Packs during and after this Event


To Storms,
Dura Staff

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As the last rays of sun fall back behind jagged peaks, a deep, ancient stillness grips the land. The once tranquil valleys tremble, not with fear, but with the weight of the land's ancestors. From shadowed dens and forgotten caves, they emerge — hulking titans of a bygone era, their gnarled hides thick with the stories of centuries past. Time itself seems to bend under foot as these beasts reclaim their ancestral domains. In their eyes swill the knowledge of ages, their roars mistaken for clashes of storm and thunder. The Beasts of Old Age have awoken — their time has come again.





From Thursday September 25th to Monday September 29th the event Beasts of Old Age will be active. During that time normal, that is non-raid, non-ambush, non-elite, and non-party creatures will behave very differently. They will have:
u 300% Health
u 300% Experience
u 300% Loot
u 50% SpawnRate


To Age,
Dura Staff

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Beyond the edge of the world lies a lost and forgotten place, Turmogoth... shrouded away, the sun itself does not reach it. It is an unforgiving and desolate realm, where power is traded among scattered bands of rogues and mercenaries who answer only to whoever may feed the most mouths.

It bows to the ancient religions and those old ways they've inherited. Soon the sun will raise earlier over all the land below, and the grip which ice has over many a town and farm will break. Drawing down from the cliff wastelands, the Warlocks of Tumorgoth gather in solemn ritual, their dark robes being ripped by the biting wind. They will grant to their warriors the dread magic to drain the will of their foes, making more complying victims. This will keep Tumorgoth in strength a little longer until the next winter enters.

This event will occur from September 11th Thursday Server Save to  September 15th Monday Server Save.

During this event killing monsters will yield Mana to the player. For every 20 experience points gained from a monster the player will siphon 1 mana to his person, plus an additional flat 1 mana will be passed to his person for the kill itself.


Regards,
Dura Staff

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With it too late in the year to begin any campaigns Harkath Bloodblade, the old General, has instructed his veteran soldiers to start training new recruits in the art of combat. The veterans begin with defensive stances and tactics that will keep a man alive long enough so he may use his sword.

The event, Toughness, will occur from Friday August 29th Server Save to Tuesday September 2nd Server Save.

u During this event all damage that players receive is reduced by 15%
u During this event all damage that players deal to monsters is decreased by 5%



May your foes blades be dull,
Dura Staff