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We have all the news that’s fit to share today for you! Here’s a carefully curated set of leading headlines from major GS news sources and tips by the TownCrier team. Send news and tips in via the handy web form at: http://bit.ly/TownCrierNews – We archive previous news items here at our home web site: http://gstowncrier.com/

SUNDAY
#TODAY in Elanthia: [It’s Smithy Sojourn Weekend in Icemule] ** [Noon: Restday Fast-Breaking-RR] ** [4pm: Pennant Chase] ** [11:59pm: Delirium Manor Closes] (All times Eastern)

EVENT
‪Join the artists of Caeruil Atelier at the precipice of Sylvar Pointe in Ta’Illistim (Lich room 13347) for a class in painting and drawing magnificent landscapes. In this class, fledgling artists and masters alike will learn about the art of landscape painting, and the setting is sure to provide a special challenge for those with more skill. Supplies provided!

EVENT
It’s Happy Hour with Twilight Hall on Friday, April 17 at 4pm! Meet as at the Twilight Hall grounds in the Landing for food, drinks, games, and fun! http://twilight.theyeti.org/calendar.html

STORYLINE-WL
Friday night in the Landing, Miss Leafi, er, Miss Mayor Leafi, has the log, highlights, and bullet points for “Get a Move On”. The waters of Darkstone Bay clear up and the fissures in town repair themselves. Magister Cordarius notes the progress and briefly takes–and avoids–questions about Pylasar’s trial, but Vlashandra interrupts with golems from the Hall of Mages, there to take temporary possession of the bleakstone statue as a precaution to keep the blight under control. https://bit.ly/2RuSDC6

CAPPED
Which bard is sporting that new Level 100 in his profile? That would be Kassdorgia! Well done and congrats!

CALENDAR
**Upcoming Major Event Dates: [Apri 17 – ??: Rings of Lumnis] ** [June 5-7: Festival of Lumnea] ** [June: Rumor Woods] ** [Aug: Duskruin]
BELOW THE FOLD – As previously reported

EVENT
Beacon Hall continues the tradition of Restday fast breaking on Sunday, April 12, in the tree house of River’s Rest Town Commons at 12pm. Now later at Noon! Deadly games to follow brunch. (lich #10865) http://beaconhall.net/index.php?Calendar#e667802b http://beaconhall.net/index.php?Calendar#e667802b

ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ethereal Tattoo Weapons of Reim fame just got a significant update from GM Retser! Now with enchanting, ensorcelling, blessings, Flares services, and Weighting services! There’s more, too! Wow! https://bit.ly/2JWEzNW

DELIRIUM MANOR
Grand Master Wyrom Lists the remaining Jackpots in the Delirium Manor dollhouse. It closes Sunday at midnight. Which one do you want to win? https://bit.ly/3cawdhs

REFERENCE
Lochlaine, recently returned from a long sojourn, has written a basic guide to Lich for other new and returning adventurers! (Links to the Player’s Corner Forum, it’s not at the wiki yet): https://bit.ly/3b43SJy

ANNOUNCEMENT
GM Retser makes some updates to the Troubled Waters Quest. He doubled the bonus for kills and removed the penalty for dying in your final reward calculation. Lower level characters and smaller groups should not find it so hard now. Also, you can use a cestus on the barriers! https://bit.ly/2Rt9J3g

PSA
It is time for this month’s reminder to MARK and REGISTER things which are expensive, cherished, recently worked on, or cannot be easily replaced. Especially your containers, since they hold your special stuff! This PSA is brought to you by Storig! Ask him for the story why it is important!

UPDATE
GM Meraki adds a new update with BOOST INFO – you can check it to see that you have earned your 2 daily long-term experience boost in it now. We will never wonder again! Thanks Meraki! https://bit.ly/2wxAufY

STORYLINE-IMT
Kobane shares the halfling’s fate whose frozen corpse was discovered in that cave on the Adventure Danidan led on Tuesday evening from Icemule. The frozen corpse had quite the tale imprinted upon him, read over the story which Mongonator’s loresinging revealed to the party: https://bit.ly/3e81OSN

MERCHANT
On Tuesday April 14 at 9pm, find Purl in one of her perilous hunting places. This time she’ll be somewhere in Yegharren Valley.

PSA
This is just a little tip concerning ;lnet allow ;lnet locate all. Selema recommends doing ;lnet allow locate non-enemies instead. That way, if you suddenly have a specific person you don’t want to locate you, you can quickly ;lnet add enemy soansdo.

ANNOUNCEMENT
GM Retser gives Reim Tasks an update. Culling tasks will not go to such high numbers anymore. Rewards will be better! What awesome news, read the details at: https://bit.ly/2woKS9B

DELIRIUM MANOR
Head Doll Collector Wyrom posts that Delirium Manor will close Sunday at 11:59pm. Between now and then, there is a cart as you transport in with things for sale for tickets, featuring: a Nexus Quest Orb, a 10-use Reim orb, Reim Goggles, and a shadowy enhancive hider pin! Tickets have not been this good for years! There will be merchants working for tickets on Thursday and Friday. Watch for individual headlines next with those details. https://bit.ly/2Rm6tXq

SIMUCOIN SHOP
The two Conch Shell Monthly Unlock items in the SimuCoin Shop ends Monday, April 13 at noon. If you do not have a conch shell, and would like one, it is on sale at the Gift Shop at Delirium Manor until Sunday, midnight. Read about the item at the wiki: https://bit.ly/2UVK1qz And Wyrom’s Post: https://bit.ly/2XlKgNe

ROTATING
April is Roleplaying month, and we have a selection of rotating tips for you to enhance your roleplaying with GemStone’s incredible commands. If you have suggestions to add, please send them to us: http://bit.ly/31MM2XQ

PREMIUM
On Tuesday April 14 at 8:30pm, worship the spoon with Evlissa in the Merchant Lounge of Firefly Villa.

UPDATE
GM Estild announces that the recent roleplaying award instant experience rewards boost made earlier in the month also applies to the RPA Orbs. The orbs cannot be used while you are saturated. He even offers to convert your existing orbs back into the older, lesser versions until May 1st if you wish: https://bit.ly/3e9qzOL

PODCAST
There’s a new Town Square Central Podcast, where Elysia talks about the origins of Ebon’s Gate, Erek talks about death mechanics and utilitarian invasions, and Jahadeem talks about the Death Index. Look for it on your favorite Podcast app or at YouTube: https://bit.ly/2UOscJU

ANNOUNCEMENT
Chief Zombie Lord Wyrom released the first of 4 giftboxes for subscribers. A new one will be available every 2 weeks and include one special scripted item and some items from the SimuCoin Shop. Read the announcement for more details: https://bit.ly/2UPZbxi Wow, in this first GIFTBOX, you will find: a sun-etched gold ring, a suede-handled paddle (account bound), a small glowing orb, a flexing arm token, an Adventurer’s Guild voucher pack, a squat jar of pallid grey salve.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Zombie Chief Wyrom updates ROLEPLAY NOMINATE command, read more on the forums for this expansion and clarification: https://bit.ly/2wnGW9f

EVENT
On Sunday April 12 at 4pm, play Pennant Chase for fun, prizes, and experience! Look for the Pennant Chase tent in your local town.

PSA
The annual free FIXSKILLS will be granted on May 20th to all subscribers. If you have your FIXSKILLS from last year, this is a good time to try out a different build or experiment a little. FIXSKILLS don’t stack so use the one you have or lose it! This tip is from Faulkil. Share your tip: http://bit.ly/2Ynsry3

ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Momma Maylan needs your letters! To be included in an upcoming Turnip, please send your advice requests (real or fake) to gs4page@gmail.com. https://juspera.github.io/turnip.html

NEWS
Teras Smithy Wagon Report – Oh, wait, there is no report, because there were so many silvers spent that it broke all accounting. Congrats on the big win, Teras, unless one of the other cities can now break the larger integer limit on the Smithy. Everyone needs a goal! Wyrom’s response, “We got a lot of silvers drained though. THX 4 THT”

NEWS
Big wins were handed over on Monday Night at a surprise DragonBones game with Dett at Four Winds Isle. Jael hit the first huge win with over 24million silvers, Helsfeld then pulled in a 75m win, and Siierra slayed the house with a big win on the odds! A number of other wins were chalked up by players, too. There’s evidently still money left in the maw, we’re not quite sure how THAT happened!

STORYLINE-FWI
From GM Quilic: Ilsola, Town Administrator of Mist Harbor, writes to Lady Rohese to select her as Loremaster of Mist Harbor for the coming year. Congratulations, Miss Rohese! https://bit.ly/2UIF8Rm

LOST
Magnificos lost a simple lor walking stick with an emerald orb fused into its gnarled end and is offering a generous reward! Contact Magnificos directly if you have it!

UPDATE
GM Meraki releases two more of the QoL updates from her list! RUB messaging is now consistent between both 1st and 3rd person. APPRAISE for clerics and paladins will now show if Symbol of Recall is active on a deceased person when they are surrounded by a vivid white light. https://bit.ly/3aPgLqM

RIGHT NOW
#PlayApartTogether [There’s a 15% boost to experience] ** [RolePlaying Month] ** [Delirium Manor will be open for silvers to everyone until April 12] ** [GIFTBOX 1 Now Available to subscribers] ** [Tell your GS Buddies to return home to Elanthia with 90 days free Premium, use code: GS2020SPRING]

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Newsby

Newsby is the main anchor for the TownCrier channel over ESP and Lich. She does not adventure, she is a townsperson and completed her apprenticeship for the news desk in 2017.