Quel Shardfall

Template:Infobox Location The great Cataclysm from the shattering of the two moons happened hundreds of years ago and showered the land with meteors. The largest shards created huge areas of devastation called shardfalls. The influence of the Oracle is weak in these areas and Outlanders can slay each other at will (making it an Open PvP zone). After months of meteor showers one particularly large shard has been approaching steadily and has finally crashed.

The latest shardfall has obliterated North Quel Woods, and the Quel Shardfall has appeared in its place. Unlike other shardfalls that are hundreds of years old, this shardfall is so fresh that the ground is on fire, the air is thick with electricity that periodically discharges (ouch!), lava flows in places, and the amount of floating shards is staggering.

The devastation of this new shardfall has exposed an ancient crypt, corrupting the resident lich and transforming him into a unique Obsidian Lich who uses Chaos Magic (much like the Chaos Daemon). Slaying the Obsidian Lich can reward you with a unique Obsidian Lich Helm.

Trivia

• In designing the Quel Shardfall we wanted to illustrate the idea that a recent catastrophic event had just occurred, it is this idea that differentiates this shardfall from all the others. The sky has grown dark, lightning storms rage around the impact site, pieces of obsidian float as though the exact moment of the meteoric collision has been suspended in time, and colorful gases and flames cover the crater. This is an area that is very much hazardous…

Gallery

• Coming in at cosmic speeds the meteor tore through the slopes of the Brightbone Mountains to the west, slicing the top of trees, before ripping a gash in what once was the North Quel Woods.
  Coming in at cosmic speeds the meteor tore through the slopes of the Brightbone Mountains to the west, slicing the top of trees, before ripping a gash in what once was the North Quel Woods.
• Bolts of lightning and sparks sizzle between pieces of obsidian as the area is still very much active.
  Bolts of lightning and sparks sizzle between pieces of obsidian as the area is still very much active.
• A windmill caught a flame stands solemnly amidst the devastation.
  A windmill caught a flame stands solemnly amidst the devastation.
• High voltage sparks can prove a threat to players that wander in this area. Beware!
  High voltage sparks can prove a threat to players that wander in this area. Beware!
• Dust and gas has been pushed up into the atmosphere in the moments following the impact.
  Dust and gas has been pushed up into the atmosphere in the moments following the impact.
• The devastation of the meteor has unearthed an entrance to a once forgotten crypt. Light emanates from the ancient symbols adorning the entrance.
  The devastation of the meteor has unearthed an entrance to a once forgotten crypt. Light emanates from the ancient symbols adorning the entrance.
• From this crypt a unique danger lurks at the center of the crater…an Obsidian Lich, slaying him will reap great rewards.
  From this crypt a unique danger lurks at the center of the crater…an Obsidian Lich, slaying him will reap great rewards.
• Inside of the mysterious crypt, its existence unveiled after the recent meteor impact.
  Inside of the mysterious crypt, its existence unveiled after the recent meteor impact.
• Inside of the mysterious crypt
  Inside of the mysterious crypt