Revision as of 2011-04-14 09:43:15
  Older version (diff) | current version (diff) | Newer version (diff)

River of Souls (Rift Event)  

River of Souls is a Rift world event that launched March 30 and will run in phases. We have no eta for the end of the event.

Some rewards can only be purchased from the world event merchants and certain achievements can only be earned during the course of this event.

Contents [hide]

Phase 1: Growing Darkness

New rifts and invasions from the Plane of Death are appearing across the world. Visit Sanctum or Meridian to learn how you can help defend Telara and earn Otherworldly Sourcestones, which can be used to obtain items of power and mystery.

Fully participating in Minor Death Rifts will net you four Otherworldly Sourcestones and Major Death Rifts net you eight. Defeating a roaming death invasion force will net you one sourcestone.

This phase started on March 30, 2011.

Invasions
Two zone invasions can be found in every outdoors zone during this phase.

Quests


Daily quests in Sanctum and Meridian each reward fifteen Otherworldly Sourcestone. The Quest NPCs also sell the same items as the World Event Merchants. A few one-time quests can also be found during the event.

Speak to Sister Belladonna in Tavril Plaza or Seruldu Elhar in Epoch Plaza:

Speak to Brother Hyperion in Tavril Plaza or Niddya Falstone in Epoch Plaza:

A one-time breadcrumb quest can be received near wardstones in other zones which will lead you to the daily quest event NPCs in the cities.

Receive an Evanescing Shadestone and examine it to receive a one-time quest:

Receive a Shadetouched Weapon Cache by defeating a zone event invasion and get a quest! Rewards vary by class and level.

Speak to Boularna in Meridian or Brendnall in Sanctum to complete this quest.

Phase 2: The Reaping

This phase will begin on Saturday, April 16 at noon PDT. [1]

Friday's Dev Chat revealed:

  • Phase 2 of the event will begin tomorrow, April 9, at noon PDT. "I would recommend being there on time, this phase will take a different form than the current one," Krausnick said.
    • NOTE: This phase has been delayed since the developer chat.
  • Phase 2 will last until players beat it. Krausnick said it will likely last a matter of hours.
  • Players of all levels will be able to participate in Phase 2.
  • Players will receive messages tomorrow telling them where they should go for Phase 2. Cook said that for the bulk of the phase you can pick any zone and you won't be wrong.
  • Much of the content you'll see in Phase 2 and Phase 3 is one-time only.

This information is from the Alpha Shard and may change before going live: Alsbeth is attacking Fortified Wardstones, mostly of the Order of Mathos, with undead Colossi pulled from the River of Souls. Destroy these creatures in each zone to save Telara from destruction!

  • Freemarch Defended
  • Silverwood Defended
  • Stonefield Defended
  • Gloamwood Defended
  • Scarlet Gorge Defended
  • Scarwood Reach Defended
  • Moonshade Highlands Defended
  • Droughtlands Defended
  • Iron Pine Peak Defended
  • Shimmersand Defended
  • Stillmoor Defended

The Order of Mathos have established Fortified Wardstones in all the Neutral Zones, while the Sanctum Guard is stationed in Silverwood and Gloamwood, and the Eldritch Vanguard are stationed in Freemarch and Stonefield.

Note: sometime the night of 4/10 the Fortified Wardstones vanished. Our guess is, we were not supposed to know where they are until Phase 2 goes live. Now, they will probably move them.

Phase 3: Echoes of the Past

The starting date for this phase is TBA.

Friday's Dev Chat revealed:

  • When asked if Phase 3 will begin right after Phase 2, Cook said, "Phases without specified date/times will often chain after the preceding phase based on player actions/participation in that preceding phase."
  • Here is Cook's description of Phase 3: "Once you complete it the raid instance River of Souls will become unlocked - but you'll have to go through Alsbeth's reanimated minions to do it!"
  • The weapons cache will be "very available" tomorrow.
  • No more items will be added to the world event vendor. However, consumables will likely be added in the future to help you burn through excess currency.
  • Future events will use different currency, so you can sell or get rid of currency you don't spend.

Achievements

  • Grim Bounty - Collect 300 Otherworldly Sourcestone.
  • Grim Survivor - Identify the origin of Evanescing Shadestone; quest item rewarded as part of the loot from closing a death rift and complete the quest to get the achievement.
  • Grim Hero - Participate in the Grim Harvest final event; presumably requires participation in Phase 3.
  • Grim Protector - Participate in the Grim Harvest zone invasions; this may mean the invasions in Phase 2.
  • Grim Victory - Unlock all Grim Harvest achievements; complete the above four achievements.

World Event Merchants

The currency for this event is Otherworldly Sourcestone, which can be received as a quest, death rift or death invasion reward. The rewards are available from the merchants below and from at least one of the two Daily Quest NPC's in the cities. When looking at the items that can be bought you will only see the rings that your Calling can use.

Item Name Price Calling Lvl
Vial of Liquid Shadows 10 --- --
Lesser Coruscating Deathstone 40 Mage --
Lesser Glittering Deathstone 40 Cleric --
Lesser Scintillating Deathstone 40 Warrior --
Lesser Shimmering Deathstone 40 Rogue --
Lesser Soul-Iron Band 50 Rogue --
Lesser Soul-Iron Loop 50 Mage --
Lesser Soul-Iron Ring 50 Warrior --
Lesser Soul-Iron Signet 50 Cleric --
Glittering Deathstone 80 Cleric 30
Coruscating Deathstone 80 Mage 30
Scintillating Deathstone 80 Warrior 30
Shimmering Deathstone 80 Rogue 30
Hagbrood Hatchling 100 --- --
Icon of Twilight 100 Rogue --
Shade Touched Hound 100 --- --
Shade Touched Scarab 100 --- --
Soul-Iron Band 100 Rogue 30
Soul-Iron Loop 100 Mage 30
Soul-Iron Ring 100 Warrior 30
Soul-Iron Signet 100 Cleric 30
Touch of the Shade 100 --- --
Initiate's Phylactery 100 Mage --
Chalice of Grief 100 Cleric --
Decayed War Trophy 100 Warrior --
Greater Coruscating Deathstone 160 Mage 40
Greater Glittering Deathstone 160 Cleric 40

Item Name Price Calling Lvl
Greater Scintillating Deathstone 160 Warrior 40
Greater Shimmering Deathstone 160 Rogue 40
Acolyte's Phylactery 200 Mage 30
Chalice of Suffering 200 Cleric 30
Tainted War Trophy 200 Warrior 30
Greater Soul-Iron Band 200 Rogue 40
Greater Soul-Iron Loop 200 Mage 40
Greater Soul-Iron Ring 200 Warrior 40
Greater Soul-Iron Signet 200 Cleric 40
Icon of Gloom 200 Rogue 30
Exalted Coruscating Deathstone 240 Mage 50
Exalted Glittering Deathstone 240 Cleric 50
Exaulted Scintillating Deathstone 240 Warrior 50
Exalted Shimmering Deathstone 240 Rogue 50
Exalted Soul-Iron Band 300 Rogue 50
Exalted Soul-Iron Loop 300 Mage 50
Exalted Soul-Iron Ring 300 Warrior 50
Exalted Soul-Iron Signet 300 Cleric 50
Chalice of Agony 300 Cleric 40
Defiled War Trophy 300 Warrior 40
Icon of Shadows 300 Rogue 40
Magister's Phylactery 300 Mage 40
Archmage's Phylactery 400 Mage 50
Chalice of Damnation 400 Cleric 50
Corrupted War Trophy 400 Warrior 50
Icon of Eternal Darkness 400 Rogue 50
Guise of Death 500 --- 30
River of Souls
World Event

Rift: Patch 1.1

ZAM would like to thank Gaarawarr Gabs for Phase 2 Alpha information.

--

  1. ^ Forum post regarding the delayed start of Phase 2.

This page last modified 2011-04-14 09:43:15.