War of Shadows

Introduced with Publish 56.

Factions cities will come under attack in Trammel by the forces of the Shadowlords
Capturing a town sigil in Felucca allows the Trammel city to be invaded
- Sigil must be captured by a Chaos faction, either Shadowlords or Minax.
- Up to three towns can be invaded at a time
- Additional sigil captures will queue those cities for attack, but will not occur until another city’s invasion ends
A city’s guard zones will disappear in Trammel when invaded, becoming a warzone
All Felucca faction cities will have their guard zones removed, becoming warzones
Affected cities for the invasion:
- Britain
- Skara Brae
- Magincia
- Minoc
- Moonglow
- Trinsic
- Vesper
- Yew
Players logging into a town under invasion will be relocated to Jhelom
- Teleportation (Recall, Sacred Journey, etc.) attempts into danger zones will be rerouted to Jhelom when possible
Invading forces comprised of three types:
- Shadowlord allied monsters (new alliances, beyond just daemons)
  - Britain: Dragons
  - Skara Brae: Elementals
  - Magincia: Undead
  - Minoc: Plague
  - Moonglow: Void
  - Trinsic: Orcs
  - Vesper: Rogue Ophidians
  - Yew: Daemons
- Army of Shadows (Humans and Elves)
  - Ranking and promotion system similar to the Ophidian Invasion
  - Four basic types
    - Warrior
    - Ranger
    - Mage
    - Healer
  - Ranks
    - Recruit
    - Scout
    - Corporal
    - Lieutenant
    - Captain
    - General
- Corrupted townspeople
  - Hatred
    - NPCs aggressively attack players and other NPCs
  - Falsehood
    - NPCs attempt to steal from players
    - Each NPC can only steal one item, normal theft checks apply
    - Item is returned to the player if the NPC dies or is purified when the invasion ends (player must be in the city)
  - Cowardice
    - NPCs flee from players
Invasion of a town ends when the sigil is recaptured by Order (TB or CoM), or the local invasion is completely defeated
Loot
- All invasion monsters and army members drop faction silver
  - 1 to 5 normally, up to 25 for special mobs like the Shadow Knight
  - Silver is multiplied by rank within the army
  - Rare bonuses possible
- All invasion monsters have at least double the normal loot
- Army members drop special weapons and spellbooks with properties based on their rank
- Army members drop exceptional loot at higher ranks
Crimson Dragons introduced as allies to the Shadowlords, appear as the final stage in the invasion. Shares similar loot to “The Six,” such as Myxkion
Platinum Dragons introduced as allies to Britannia, enemies of the Crimsons
- Both dragon races are intelligent, and cause all dragons, except for Swamp Dragons, to go wild in their presence
Siege Perilous and Mugen will have all the content available, but will have the invasion proceed in Felucca