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Hot Summer Nights in Review!

This summer brought more changes and releases to GemStone IV than ever before. Here is a summary of everything we released this summer along with credits to all the wonderful people who made it all possible.

General Releases	Town Improvements	New Creatures
Systems	Icemule Trace	Griffon's Keen
commands	Kharam Dzu	Karazja Jungle
Documentation	River's Rest	Krolvin Carrack
Celebrations / Storylines	Solhaven	Lunule Weald
	Sylveraend	Masked Hills
Profession Releases	Ta'Illistim	Miasmal Forest
Bards	Ta'Vaalor	Outlands
Clerics	Wehnimer's Landing	Ruined Tower
Empaths	Zul Logoth	Ruined Village
Rangers		Shattered Moors
Rogues		Skull Temple
Sorcerers		The Toadwort
Warriors		Troll Burial Grounds
Wizards

	Systems
	RELEASES: * new spell prep messaging * expanded profession titles * cultural group selection * new character features system * new herb and foraging system * new character age system * the demeanor system * character manager updates * new instrument class - harps and other stringed instruments * tone and speech improvements * character background statistics system (pending) * new traps and the return of area affect traps * disarming tools * moons, stars and daylight changes * cobbling * Platinum: portal ticket seller available in Ta'Vaalor * Platinum: droppage and area unload resolutions * non-corporeal creature messaging * Major Elemental Wave (435) * deity alignment * challenge system
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	commands
	RELEASES: * `analyze` * `attend` - rp verb * `befriend` * `challenge` * `convert` * `demeanor` * `dust` - rp verb * `express` - rp verb * `gobble` - rp verb * `grovel` - rp verb * `hoot` - rp verb * `inspect` * `purr` - rp verb * `puzzle` - rp verb * `shun` - rp verb * `society` * `sprinkle` - rp verb * `squirm` - rp verb * `sulk` - rp verb * `tone` * `vote` * `warble` - rp verb * `warn` * `warsalute` * `wobble` - rp verb
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	Documentation
	RELEASES: * The History of Kilron * The Faendryl Empire * The Evolution of Elven Art * Elanthian Flora * The History of Lumnis * The History of Eorgina * Tales for Human Children * Legends of the Elven Nations * The History of the Truefolk (Halflings) * The History of Elementals * The History of the Dhe'nar Elves * The Moons * Philomaera: A Tale of the Goating * The History of the Sylvan Elves (pending) * The History of Dwarves * Half-elves: From Outsiders to Heroes * A Traveller's Guide to the Turamzyrrian Empire * Elanthian Flower Language and Symbols
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	Celebrations and Storylines
	* Kharam Dzu Party #1 * Kharam Dzu Party #2 * Icemule Trace: A Little Taste of Culture * Icemule Trace: New Orisons * River's Rest: Blood Eagle Festival * River's Rest: PickleFest * The Krolvin Slavers Event * Solhaven Party #1 * Ta'Illistim: Festival of Lumnia * Four Brothers Event * Ta'Vaalor: Siren's Wood Celebration * COL storyline (What May, Or May Not, Be Going On) * Krolvin War (Platinum) * Wehnimer's Landing Party #1 * Wehnimer's Landing Party #2 * Zul Logoth Party #1 * Zul Logoth Party #2
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Profession Improvements

	Bards
	RELEASES: * song duration improvement * multi-song penalty improvement * song renewal improvement * bard guilds * bard song 1025: singing sword (pending)
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	Clerics
	RELEASES: * cleric guilds * bind enchancements * frenzy enchancements * interference enhancements * spell 302: smite / bane
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	Empaths
	RELEASES: * focus improvement * empathic rage improvement * transfer / transfer any improvement * heal I improvement * empathy improvement * bind enhancements * frenzy enhancements * interference enhancements
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	Rangers
	RELEASES: * animal companion
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	Rogues
	RELEASES: * rogue Guild gambits skill * rogue Guild lockmastery skill (pending) * rogue guilds were built in Ta'Vaalor and Ta'Illistim
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	Sorcerers
	RELEASES: * curse improvement * sorcerer shops in each sorcerer guild
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	Warriors
	RELEASES: * feint improvement * warcry improvement * `WARSALUTE` * a warrior guild was built in Ta'Vaalor * warrior disarm improvement
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	Wizards
	RELEASES: * familiar upgrade * elemental detection update * enchanting
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Town Improvements