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===[{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=419 The 2019 Great Winter Hunt Begins]===
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===[{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=480 Explore the Floating Islands]===
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''{{date|10|December|2019}}''
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''{{date|8|September|2020}}''
  
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''...And the epic Loot Golems are BACK!''
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'''Take flight with Ronza and explore the skies!'''<br>The time has come to put your very own dirigible to use and take flight above Hollow Heights!
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====Explore the Floating Islands====
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Have you repaired the Skyfarer's Oculus? Have you used it to track down the four magical Warden Stones from the Storm Dragons of Moussu Picchu and taken possession of your very own airship? If so, then prepare to take flight with Ronza's armada of airships and embark on a brand new adventure!
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'''Take on a new, permanent adventure: Explore the Floating Islands'''<br>
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Hunters of rank Archduke/Archduchess (and above) can now take to the skies!
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====Taking Flight from the Launch Pad====
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Upon arriving at the Floating Islands, you'll find yourself at the Launch Pad where your airship is tethered and awaiting your arrival.
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Before embarking on your first flight, it may be wise to hunt the Launch Pad mice to recover morsels of tasty Cloud Curd which the local Cheese Shoppe can convert into Cloud Cheesecake. This fluffy yet richly-flavoured cheesy treat is a favourite among the mice that inhabit the skies above Hollow Heights. Ronza recommends stocking up with '''75 pieces''' before embarking on your first flight.
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*'''100 Cloud Cheesecake'''
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:A favourite for skyfarers!
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*'''500 Cloud Cheesecake'''
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:Long haul hunting!
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With a stash of Cloud Cheesecake at the ready, use the Sky Map to chart a course to a Floating Island of your choosing. Your Skyfarer's Oculus will allow you to focus in on the random islands on the horizon and see what resources and possible mice you'll encounter when you arrive.
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====Exploring a Floating Island====
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Upon landing on a Floating Island, take note of the island's landscape which indicates its power type and the breeds of mice you'll encounter. You'll want to arm an appropriate trap and have it baited with Cloud Cheesecake.
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Have a specific power type setup you plan to always use? Access your airship's '''Trap Library''' via the heads-up display to save a favourite setup and associate it with that specific island's power type. Next time you visit an island of that power type the trap library will automatically switch your setup. Neat!
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Your objective while hunting on a Floating Island is to explore its landscape in order to discover all the resources it has to offer. As you explore by catching mice, you'll uncover areas of the island which determine the type and quantity of loot you'll find and can even provide a boost to your exploration speed.
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Failing to capture a mouse will allow it to alert the others to your presence and progress their plan for an ambush! The heads-up display will show your exploration progress as well as the ambush advancing towards you as two progress bars. Be extra careful when the bars meet, the resulting battle can undo your exploration efforts!
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*'''30 Bottled Wind'''
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:Speed up exploration!
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*'''100 Bottled Wind'''
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:Boost resource drops!
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====Defeating Four Sky Wardens====
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When selecting an island, pay special attention to ones which have a Warden Shrine present. Each magical weather shrine is guarded by one of the four Sky Wardens who harness its power to control the weather.
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The shrines are projecting their magic even higher into the sky to create a dangerous storm that prevents flight to higher altitudes. Visit the islands with these shrines and defeat the Sky Wardens there to temporarily clear the weather and allow you to explore the High Altitude Islands.
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'''Explore an island where a Warden Shrine is present'''
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Encounter a powerful Sky Warden when the two progress bars on the HUD meet.
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With the Sky Warden defeated, you may either continue to explore the island to gather more resources or return to the Launch Pad to choose your next island. The Sky Map will keep track of how many Sky Wardens you've defeated as you work towards eliminating all four.
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====Upgrading your Oculus and Customizing your Airship====
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As you explore the Floating Islands, you'll find Sky Ore and Sky Glass which can be used to upgrade your Skyfarer's Oculus by visiting the Workshop on the Launch Pad. Each upgrade will increase the quantity and variety of island resources you can find! Larger deposits of Sky Ore and Sky Glass, stashes of Cloud Curd, valuable Loot Caches, and even Sky Pirate Dens can be revealed by your upgraded oculus.
  
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'''Upgrade your oculus in the Workshop to find more lucrative islands.'''
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While your Skyfarer's Oculus will help you find more lucrative islands to explore, you can also customize the look of your airship in the Workshop to soar through the sky in style! There are a few cosmetic upgrades for sale at the Floating Island General Store and you may just find more rare cosmetics as you explore the islands. Some of these scarce and stylish cosmetics can be exchanged on the marketplace.
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====Confronting Paragons on High Altitude Islands====
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Once you have defeated four Sky Wardens, your Sky Map will change and allow you to chart a High Altitude Island where powerful Sky Paragons and more valuable resources await!
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When selecting a High Altitude Island, the power type of the island determines which Paragon you encounter and the type of Paragon Loot Shrine present determines what resource that Paragon is protecting.
  
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====Festive Comet Smashes Into Gnawnia====
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There are four unique types of Paragon loot: Sky Sprockets, Skysoft Silk, Enchanted Wings, and Cloudstone Bangles. Collect two of each to purchase an Adorned Empyrean Jewel and unlock powerful new traps!
  
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The yearly celestial event known as the Festive Comet has crashed into Gnawnia just south of the Town of Gnawnia Castle with a snowy kaboom! The collision instantly transformed the Kingdom into a wintery wonderland full of festive snow and holiday cheer! However, it seems one mouse is bent on destroying the snowy ambience by using several over-sized space heaters to melt the lovely festive landscape into a slushy and disgusting mess. Yuck!
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Upon defeating a Sky Paragon, the four Sky Wardens will regroup and cover the upper skies with powerful storms once again. You'll need to defeat the four wardens again before you can return to the High Altitude Islands.
  
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====Building Golems to Destroy Heaters====
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====Resupplying for Flight====
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The King has sourced a supply of helpful hunting equipment and supply kits to assist hunters in their journey!
  
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'''Explosive Christmas Crackers'''
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*'''500 Bottled Wind'''
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:For serious exploration!
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*'''Floating Gift Basket'''
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:Great gift!
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*'''Oculus Starter Pack'''
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:Upgrade to Oculus level 2!
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*'''Floating Supply Kit'''
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:Great deal!
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*'''Large Floating Supply Kit'''
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:Includes Cyclone Stones!
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*'''Skyfarer's Adventure Bundle'''
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:Amazing deal!
  
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Luckily, the blast of winter weather has also brought with it beloved Winter Snow Golems. These powerful friends can be sent out to any location you've mapped and gained access to in order to retrieve all sorts of useful goodies! Where you send your golems will determine the type of loot which with they return. However, no matter where you send them, they'll bring back Explosive Christmas Crackers. These festive ordnance are just what you'll need to demolish the space heaters which are trying to turn the Great Winter Hunt into the Great Muddy Waterfront. Again I say: Yuck!
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The two promotional bundles are available for a limited time only!
  
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'''Pecan Pecorino'''
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====Shopping the Skies====
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Be sure to browse the various shops at the Floating Islands where a variety of wares are available to assist you in your high-flying adventures. The Cheese Shoppe stocks Cloud Cheesecake, the Trapsmith has eight new impressive traps, the General Store sells unique items to help chart the skies, and the Cartographer has a special Scroll Case!
  
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Collect Pecan Pecorino to attract mice carrying golem parts and assemble a golem to send on a loot mission. Once dispatched, your golem will return, after you take 25 hunts, with valuable loot and Explosive Christmas Crackers. Carefully pull the tab on your crackers to detonate its cheer in the direction of a space heater, obliterating both in the process. The Shorts-All-Year Mouse has setup 10 heaters in a row, each larger the the last, requiring more and more explosives to destroy.
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Finally, the Charm Shoppe offers a variety of useful charms, including an "exchange up" for Ancient Charms, allowing you to upgrade Ancient Charms into their super, extreme, and even ultimate variants!
  
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*'''15 Pecan Pecorino Cheese'''
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'''Adorned Empyrean Jewel'''
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:Start collecting Golem Parts
 
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*'''15 Glazed Pecan Pecorino'''
 
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:Attract the Glazy Mouse which always drops Golem Parts
 
  
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====Repurposed Heat Exchanger Coils====
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Purchase with Sky Paragon loot, ore, glass<br>
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These magnificent works of art play an integral role in many ancient island legends.
  
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The Explosive Christmas Crackers provide a powerful, yet precise, bombardment. In the rubble of a demolished heater, you'll find useful Heat Exchanger Coils which you can re-purpose to upgrade your Golem Generators! Level up your golems to have them return with a greater quantity of more valuable loot, including more Explosive Christmas Crackers. Keep on upgrading and your loot collection abilities will really start to snowball!
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'''Empyrean Refractor Base'''
  
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*'''Magical Winter Hunt Holiday Hat'''
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Purchased with Empyrean Jewel, ore, glass<br>
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Upgrade your Golem Rewards
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Power: 1,500
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*'''Festive Summoning Bell'''
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Power Bonus: 20%
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Instantly returns a golem
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Attraction Bonus: 15%
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Luck: 20
  
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====Brief Fashion Lesson in Shorts====
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'''S.T.I.N.G. Trap'''
  
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If you manage to destroy all of the heaters setup by the Shorts-All-Year Mouse, you'll be able to confront him in the cold. In this weakened state, you'll be able to catch him with his pants down... so to speak. Capturing the Shorts-All-Year Mouse will recover a pair of Plain Shorts which you can then fashion into a much more elaborate festive version using the heads-up display.
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Purchased with Sky Paragon resources<br>
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Power Type: Law
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Power: 3,500
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Power Bonus: 15%
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Attraction Bonus: 10%
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Luck: 10
  
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'''S.T.I.N.G.E.R. Trap'''
  
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Each time you capture the Shorts-All-Year Mouse, he'll drop another pair of Plain Shorts. Collect four to fashion each variety of festive shorts available. These shorts not only look amazing but are also incredibly itchy decorative!
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Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel<br>
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Power Type: Law
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Power: 6,075
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Power Bonus: 25%
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Attraction Bonus: 15%
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Luck: 20
  
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Once fashioned into festive shorts, you can wear them to attract mice with a similar theme to your shorts. These themed mice in turn drop themed Sugar Cookies which you can spend at the various Winter Hunt shoppes for all sorts of rewards!
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'''Thought Manipulator Trap'''
  
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====Sweet, Sugary Rewards====
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Purchased with Sky Paragon resources<br>
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Make sure to cycle through each variety of shorts while hunting to attract all of the Great Winter Hunt mice and collect each variety of Sugar Cookie. Visit the shop and trade your cookies for SWEET rewards!
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Power Type: Forgotten
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Power: 12,112
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Power Bonus: 15%
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Attraction Bonus: 15%
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Luck: 12
  
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'''Father Winter's Timepiece Trap'''
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'''Thought Obliterator Trap'''
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''Increases in power with each Acolyte Mouse Catch, adds bonus loot to Chrono Mouse''
 
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This carefully tuned timepiece is capable of siphoning power from the Acolyte Mouse within the Acolyte Realm. Each time you capture an Acolyte, the trap's power within the Acolyte Realm will increase by 2,000! The Chrono Mouse is the only mouse capable of rewinding the timepiece, releasing bonus items in the process! The more Acolytes you capture with this trap before capturing a Chrono Mouse, the more loot the Chrono Mouse will drop, but doing so will also revert the trap to its original power.
 
  
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'''Desert Heater Base'''
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Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel<br>
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''Generate loot in the Sandtail Desert by consuming Flameshards''
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Power Type: Forgotten
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A repurposed heater salvaged from the wreckage and adjusted to run on Flameshards. Each hunt taken with this based equipped while in the Sandtail Desert will consume a Flameshard and generate bonus loot when capturing a mouse. You'll find all sorts of desert-related loot including Essences, Petals and Herbs, Ionized Salt, Scrap Metal, Warpath Charms, Aromatic Oil, and on very rare occasion, valuable Warmonger loot!
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Power: 14,000
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Power Bonus: 25%
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Attraction Bonus: 15%
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Luck: 18
  
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'''Treasure Seeker Base'''
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'''Circlet of Seeking Trap'''
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''Chance to transform clues into Treasury Clues''
 
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The treasure that is the holiday season has been ram-jammed into this tinsel-clad base! While equipped in the Labyrinth, this base has a chance to transform any clue other than Dead Ends into a Treasury Clue! This base is also adorned with the navigational know-how of Saint Nicholas, giving it a chance to navigate you away from Dead Ends, just like the Labyrinth and Minotaur Bases.
 
  
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'''Rift Glacier Gatler'''
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Purchased with Sky Paragon resources<br>
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''Chance to produce Rift Snowball Charms''
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Power Type: Arcane
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Win snowball fights across multiple dimensions with the power of the Rift Glacier Gatler! Capturing a mouse with this trap adds a chance for the mouse to drop a Rift Snowball Charm.
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Power: 7,200
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Power Bonus: 15%
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Attraction Bonus: 10%
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Luck: 28
  
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'''Snowy Journal Theme'''
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'''Circlet of Pursuing Trap'''
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''A keepsake to remember your restoration of a wintery wonderland''
 
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Mark the occasion with this delightfully snowy journal theme! Adorned with a giant snowman and an igloo decorated with festive lights!
 
  
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'''Snowball Showdown'''
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Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel<br>
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Power Type: Arcane
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Power: 9,000
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Power Bonus: 25%
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Attraction Bonus: 15%
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Luck: 35
  
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Everyone's favourite snow-chucking mini-game is BACK! The mini-game can be accessed from the HUD. Collect Throwable Snowballs as loot drops from mice, snow golem loot rewards, and tournament rewards, then toss them into the field in search of festive shapes.
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'''Sleeping Stone Trap'''
  
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Purchased with Sky Paragon resources<br>
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Power Type: Tactical
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Power: 7,475
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Power Bonus: 15%
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Attraction Bonus: 10%
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Luck: 32
  
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The shape you uncover will determine the reward. Use Snowball Showdown Dust to UPGRADE your board rewards! Each upgraded board will contain the Magical Hat shape which rewards a Magical Winter Hunt Holiday Hat when uncovered! You'll be rewarded with one Snowball Showdown Dust for completing this year's adventure and can grab more from the Premium Shoppe or via the Marketplace.
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'''Slumbering Boulder Trap'''
  
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel<br>
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Power Type: Tactical
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Power: 12,825
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Power Bonus: 25%
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Attraction Bonus: 15%
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Luck: 40
  
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'''Ancient Charm Upgrading'''
  
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===[{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=417 Changes To Tournament Prizes]===
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Upgrade ancients at the Charm Shoppe!<br>
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''{{date|3|December|2019}}''
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Power: 700
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Power Bonus: 7%
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Attraction Bonus: 7%
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Luck: 7
  
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'''Sky Pirate Scroll Case'''
  
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====Tournament Prize Claim Limit====
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Purchase with Pirate Seals!
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Some players noticed that they were unable to claim prizes from older tournaments. We have since reverted this change to give players the chance to claim these old tournament prizes for one week.
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Track down Sky Pirates to recover Pirate Seals to purchase this valuable scroll case. Who knows what valuable loot these pirates have hidden in the skies?!
  
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Players have until '''December 10, 2019''' to claim these old tournament prizes. Going forward, tournament prizes will need to be claimed within '''one month''' of the tournament end date.
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'''Ronza has lifted off!'''
  
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This change will allow us to better manage rewards for event tournaments and archive old data. Thanks for your support and understanding!
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As Ronza departs, she's leading the first armada of airships into Hollow Heights airspace to explore the newly discovered Floating Islands!
  
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Be sure to claim old tournament prizes from your Team page by '''December 10, 2019'''!
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-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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After December 10, all tournament prizes will expire '''one month''' after the tournament has ended.
 
  
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-- {{MHP|501789245|Giorgio Sintichakis}}
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===[{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=416 December Advent Calendar]===
 
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''{{date|27|November|2019}}''
 
  
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''Delicious chocolates and bonus items!''
 
  
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===[{{MHdomain}}/newspost.php?news_post_id=478 Ascending to new Hollowed Heights]===
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''{{date|25|August|2020}}''
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'''What lies beyond the storms of Moussu Picchu?'''<br>
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Build your own dirigible and take flight to explore what lands may float above Hollow Heights.
 
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====Advent Calendar Coming December 1====
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====Take Flight above Hollow Heights====
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With her airship docked in Gnawnia, Ronza has been busy studying the cause of the troublesome turbulence that plagued her flightpath through Hollow Heights airspace. She's long known the storms above Moussu Picchu to be supernatural in nature, but only recently discovered their origin is directly tied to Storm Dragons.
  
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The Winter Hunt Advent Calendar will be available on December 1 where hunters can collect a daily Advent Chocolate and a unique bonus item if they open the door on the same day!
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Above the peaks of Moussu Picchu, above even the clouds obscuring their summit, severe magical storms ravage the skies preventing any hunter from daring to explore the mysteries high above Hollow Heights. However, the relentless pursuit to understand the source of Ful'Mina the Mountain Queen's power, along with Ronza's recent flight data, has revealed a glimpse into how Storm Dragons can bend the power of weather to their will.
  
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Every day from December 1 to December 24, a new door on the Advent Calendar will be able to be opened. Opening a door '''always''' rewards an Advent Chocolate which you will be able to exchange during the Great Winter Hunt for a variety of unique trap skins, journal themes, and more.
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''After close collaboration with Ronza, the Cartographer at Moussu Picchu has put forth a design plan for a dirigible capable of navigating through the magical storms!''
  
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If you open the door on the same day which it unlocks, you'll also receive a bonus item in addition to the Advent Chocolate! There are a wide variety of bonus items including SUPER|brie+, Magic Essence, Wild Tonic, and Champion's Fire (just to name a few). Make sure to check in each day and see what the calendar has!
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====Recovering an Oculus for Aerial Reconnaissance====
  
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'''Each new Gnawnian Day occurs at midnight UTC.'''
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Ronza's flight data has confirmed what many believed to be myth: Ful'Mina and the other Storm Dragons are in possession of four magical weather stones. These stones are believed to protect Storm Dragons from the intense weather energy they so easily control and are the secret to protecting an airship seeking passage above Hollow Heights.
  
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====Upcoming Great Winter Hunt====
 
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Feel that slight chill in the air in stark contrast to the warm holiday thoughts of hunters throughout the Kingdom? That can only mean one thing -- a massive frosty comet is nearing the end of its annual collision course with Gnawnia!
 
  
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The Festive Comet has entered the Gnawnian solar system and the fine astronomers employed by the King predict the comet will land just southeast of the Windmill where the Vacant Lot resides. For real this time.
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Finding these stones, however, is no straightforward task. They're obscured from anyone not utilizing a Skyfarer's Oculus for aerial reconnaissance. Ancient legend states that this powerful lens is guarded by Ful'Mina herself, which means you must confront her at Moussu Picchu and pry the oculus from her powerful grasp.
  
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As the news spreads through the Kingdom, so do rumours of a warm-weather loving mouse filling with spite and rage over the impending blast of winter. Once the comet lands and brings with it a winter wonderland, hunters are warned to keep an eye out for an all-year shorts-wearing mouse bent on ending any sort of celebrations involving snow and holiday cheer.
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====Purchasing your Airship====
  
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'''Make sure to check back on December 1 to open the first door of the Advent Calendar!'''
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Once you safely recover a fully functional Skyfarer's Oculus, you'll be able to seek out the four warden stones and purchase your very own dirigible!
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'''Keep an eye out for the v1.87 mobile update to be able to view the 2019 Advent Calendar from the mobile app!'''
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Put your oculus to use by tracking down '''any''' of the Storm Dragon mice and recover a Fog Warden Stone, Frost Warden Stone, Rain Warden Stone, and Wind Warden Stone.
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Finally, visit the Moussu Picchu Cartographer to have the four stones and oculus installed onto your very own dirigible!
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====Preparing for the First Air Expedition====
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With so many hunters about to become novice pilots, the King has expressed some concern for safety.
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'''His Majesty has decreed that the first air expedition will be an armada of airships led by Ronza herself!'''
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Under the experienced tutelage of Ronza, the King is confident that the first coordinated flights by Gnawnian hunters will proceed without incident.
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Hunters of rank Archduke/Archduchess (and above) who have secured their own Dirigible and Flight License on Tuesday, September 8 can be some of the very first to take flight and explore what lands are '''floating''' above Hollow Heights. Thereafter, any hunter is free to take flight without the direct supervision of Ronza.
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'''The first air expedition will depart on Tuesday, September 8.'''
  
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
 
-- {{MHP|502041253|Dave Vanderburg}}
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Explore the Floating Islands

8 September 2020

Take flight with Ronza and explore the skies!
The time has come to put your very own dirigible to use and take flight above Hollow Heights!

Explore the Floating Islands

Have you repaired the Skyfarer's Oculus? Have you used it to track down the four magical Warden Stones from the Storm Dragons of Moussu Picchu and taken possession of your very own airship? If so, then prepare to take flight with Ronza's armada of airships and embark on a brand new adventure!

Take on a new, permanent adventure: Explore the Floating Islands
Hunters of rank Archduke/Archduchess (and above) can now take to the skies!

Taking Flight from the Launch Pad

Upon arriving at the Floating Islands, you'll find yourself at the Launch Pad where your airship is tethered and awaiting your arrival.

Before embarking on your first flight, it may be wise to hunt the Launch Pad mice to recover morsels of tasty Cloud Curd which the local Cheese Shoppe can convert into Cloud Cheesecake. This fluffy yet richly-flavoured cheesy treat is a favourite among the mice that inhabit the skies above Hollow Heights. Ronza recommends stocking up with 75 pieces before embarking on your first flight.

  • 100 Cloud Cheesecake
A favourite for skyfarers!
  • 500 Cloud Cheesecake
Long haul hunting!

With a stash of Cloud Cheesecake at the ready, use the Sky Map to chart a course to a Floating Island of your choosing. Your Skyfarer's Oculus will allow you to focus in on the random islands on the horizon and see what resources and possible mice you'll encounter when you arrive.

Exploring a Floating Island

Upon landing on a Floating Island, take note of the island's landscape which indicates its power type and the breeds of mice you'll encounter. You'll want to arm an appropriate trap and have it baited with Cloud Cheesecake.

Have a specific power type setup you plan to always use? Access your airship's Trap Library via the heads-up display to save a favourite setup and associate it with that specific island's power type. Next time you visit an island of that power type the trap library will automatically switch your setup. Neat!

Your objective while hunting on a Floating Island is to explore its landscape in order to discover all the resources it has to offer. As you explore by catching mice, you'll uncover areas of the island which determine the type and quantity of loot you'll find and can even provide a boost to your exploration speed.

Failing to capture a mouse will allow it to alert the others to your presence and progress their plan for an ambush! The heads-up display will show your exploration progress as well as the ambush advancing towards you as two progress bars. Be extra careful when the bars meet, the resulting battle can undo your exploration efforts!

  • 30 Bottled Wind
Speed up exploration!
  • 100 Bottled Wind
Boost resource drops!

Defeating Four Sky Wardens

When selecting an island, pay special attention to ones which have a Warden Shrine present. Each magical weather shrine is guarded by one of the four Sky Wardens who harness its power to control the weather.

The shrines are projecting their magic even higher into the sky to create a dangerous storm that prevents flight to higher altitudes. Visit the islands with these shrines and defeat the Sky Wardens there to temporarily clear the weather and allow you to explore the High Altitude Islands.

Explore an island where a Warden Shrine is present Encounter a powerful Sky Warden when the two progress bars on the HUD meet. With the Sky Warden defeated, you may either continue to explore the island to gather more resources or return to the Launch Pad to choose your next island. The Sky Map will keep track of how many Sky Wardens you've defeated as you work towards eliminating all four.

Upgrading your Oculus and Customizing your Airship

As you explore the Floating Islands, you'll find Sky Ore and Sky Glass which can be used to upgrade your Skyfarer's Oculus by visiting the Workshop on the Launch Pad. Each upgrade will increase the quantity and variety of island resources you can find! Larger deposits of Sky Ore and Sky Glass, stashes of Cloud Curd, valuable Loot Caches, and even Sky Pirate Dens can be revealed by your upgraded oculus.

Upgrade your oculus in the Workshop to find more lucrative islands.

While your Skyfarer's Oculus will help you find more lucrative islands to explore, you can also customize the look of your airship in the Workshop to soar through the sky in style! There are a few cosmetic upgrades for sale at the Floating Island General Store and you may just find more rare cosmetics as you explore the islands. Some of these scarce and stylish cosmetics can be exchanged on the marketplace.

Confronting Paragons on High Altitude Islands

Once you have defeated four Sky Wardens, your Sky Map will change and allow you to chart a High Altitude Island where powerful Sky Paragons and more valuable resources await!

When selecting a High Altitude Island, the power type of the island determines which Paragon you encounter and the type of Paragon Loot Shrine present determines what resource that Paragon is protecting.

There are four unique types of Paragon loot: Sky Sprockets, Skysoft Silk, Enchanted Wings, and Cloudstone Bangles. Collect two of each to purchase an Adorned Empyrean Jewel and unlock powerful new traps!

Upon defeating a Sky Paragon, the four Sky Wardens will regroup and cover the upper skies with powerful storms once again. You'll need to defeat the four wardens again before you can return to the High Altitude Islands.

Resupplying for Flight

The King has sourced a supply of helpful hunting equipment and supply kits to assist hunters in their journey!

  • 500 Bottled Wind
For serious exploration!
  • Floating Gift Basket
Great gift!
  • Oculus Starter Pack
Upgrade to Oculus level 2!
  • Floating Supply Kit
Great deal!
  • Large Floating Supply Kit
Includes Cyclone Stones!
  • Skyfarer's Adventure Bundle
Amazing deal!

The two promotional bundles are available for a limited time only!

Shopping the Skies

Be sure to browse the various shops at the Floating Islands where a variety of wares are available to assist you in your high-flying adventures. The Cheese Shoppe stocks Cloud Cheesecake, the Trapsmith has eight new impressive traps, the General Store sells unique items to help chart the skies, and the Cartographer has a special Scroll Case!

Finally, the Charm Shoppe offers a variety of useful charms, including an "exchange up" for Ancient Charms, allowing you to upgrade Ancient Charms into their super, extreme, and even ultimate variants!

Adorned Empyrean Jewel

Purchase with Sky Paragon loot, ore, glass
These magnificent works of art play an integral role in many ancient island legends.

Empyrean Refractor Base

Purchased with Empyrean Jewel, ore, glass
Power: 1,500 Power Bonus: 20% Attraction Bonus: 15% Luck: 20

S.T.I.N.G. Trap

Purchased with Sky Paragon resources
Power Type: Law Power: 3,500 Power Bonus: 15% Attraction Bonus: 10% Luck: 10

S.T.I.N.G.E.R. Trap

Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel
Power Type: Law Power: 6,075 Power Bonus: 25% Attraction Bonus: 15% Luck: 20

Thought Manipulator Trap

Purchased with Sky Paragon resources
Power Type: Forgotten Power: 12,112 Power Bonus: 15% Attraction Bonus: 15% Luck: 12

Thought Obliterator Trap

Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel
Power Type: Forgotten Power: 14,000 Power Bonus: 25% Attraction Bonus: 15% Luck: 18

Circlet of Seeking Trap

Purchased with Sky Paragon resources
Power Type: Arcane Power: 7,200 Power Bonus: 15% Attraction Bonus: 10% Luck: 28

Circlet of Pursuing Trap

Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel
Power Type: Arcane Power: 9,000 Power Bonus: 25% Attraction Bonus: 15% Luck: 35

Sleeping Stone Trap

Purchased with Sky Paragon resources
Power Type: Tactical Power: 7,475 Power Bonus: 15% Attraction Bonus: 10% Luck: 32

Slumbering Boulder Trap

Upgraded with Adorned Empyrean Jewel
Power Type: Tactical Power: 12,825 Power Bonus: 25% Attraction Bonus: 15% Luck: 40

Ancient Charm Upgrading

Upgrade ancients at the Charm Shoppe!
Power: 700 Power Bonus: 7% Attraction Bonus: 7% Luck: 7

Sky Pirate Scroll Case

Purchase with Pirate Seals! Track down Sky Pirates to recover Pirate Seals to purchase this valuable scroll case. Who knows what valuable loot these pirates have hidden in the skies?!

Ronza has lifted off!

As Ronza departs, she's leading the first armada of airships into Hollow Heights airspace to explore the newly discovered Floating Islands!

-- Dave Vanderburg


Ascending to new Hollowed Heights

25 August 2020

What lies beyond the storms of Moussu Picchu?
Build your own dirigible and take flight to explore what lands may float above Hollow Heights.

Take Flight above Hollow Heights

With her airship docked in Gnawnia, Ronza has been busy studying the cause of the troublesome turbulence that plagued her flightpath through Hollow Heights airspace. She's long known the storms above Moussu Picchu to be supernatural in nature, but only recently discovered their origin is directly tied to Storm Dragons.

Above the peaks of Moussu Picchu, above even the clouds obscuring their summit, severe magical storms ravage the skies preventing any hunter from daring to explore the mysteries high above Hollow Heights. However, the relentless pursuit to understand the source of Ful'Mina the Mountain Queen's power, along with Ronza's recent flight data, has revealed a glimpse into how Storm Dragons can bend the power of weather to their will.

After close collaboration with Ronza, the Cartographer at Moussu Picchu has put forth a design plan for a dirigible capable of navigating through the magical storms!

Recovering an Oculus for Aerial Reconnaissance

Ronza's flight data has confirmed what many believed to be myth: Ful'Mina and the other Storm Dragons are in possession of four magical weather stones. These stones are believed to protect Storm Dragons from the intense weather energy they so easily control and are the secret to protecting an airship seeking passage above Hollow Heights.


Finding these stones, however, is no straightforward task. They're obscured from anyone not utilizing a Skyfarer's Oculus for aerial reconnaissance. Ancient legend states that this powerful lens is guarded by Ful'Mina herself, which means you must confront her at Moussu Picchu and pry the oculus from her powerful grasp.

Purchasing your Airship

Once you safely recover a fully functional Skyfarer's Oculus, you'll be able to seek out the four warden stones and purchase your very own dirigible!

Put your oculus to use by tracking down any of the Storm Dragon mice and recover a Fog Warden Stone, Frost Warden Stone, Rain Warden Stone, and Wind Warden Stone.

Finally, visit the Moussu Picchu Cartographer to have the four stones and oculus installed onto your very own dirigible!

Preparing for the First Air Expedition

With so many hunters about to become novice pilots, the King has expressed some concern for safety.

His Majesty has decreed that the first air expedition will be an armada of airships led by Ronza herself! Under the experienced tutelage of Ronza, the King is confident that the first coordinated flights by Gnawnian hunters will proceed without incident.

Hunters of rank Archduke/Archduchess (and above) who have secured their own Dirigible and Flight License on Tuesday, September 8 can be some of the very first to take flight and explore what lands are floating above Hollow Heights. Thereafter, any hunter is free to take flight without the direct supervision of Ronza.

The first air expedition will depart on Tuesday, September 8.

-- Dave Vanderburg

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