For a long time, Veins had been sleeping in the desert valley of a deep canyon. Known as an architectural curiosity, it only attracted geologists who found Veins to be a source of unusual natural minerals of unique constutition. The geologists still examine the stone resources all around Veins and they carefully monitor the activities of Thor Volcano nearby. Many secrets lie buried deep in the catacomblike structure of the canyon walls, as the records of the ancient inhabitants of Veins are lost...

The people of Veins in Arunafeltz lived contented lives humbly worshipping their venerated Goddess Freya, so they were quite surprised by the trickle of strangely dressed foreigners who were willing to pay high premiums to obtain the mystic Hetarium.
Until then, Hetarium was just one among many rocks, glossy black and shiny when bathed in light, so the people of Veins gladly sold the unuseful mineral to the foreigners.

Having heard news about the "black gold" mine in Veins, adventurers and fortune seekers came to the city, built houses and stores, until Veins had become the second largest city in Arunafeltz, regulated by a consul of the High Temple. And now, it is up to you to discover what is going on in the bustling town filled with homesick, entrepreneurial settlers and devout natives.

Follow the plot of the Arunafeltz questline that reveals the town's dark secrets. Veins can be reached by walking south, west, south, south from Rachel, as the town had grown way too fast for an airship or Kafra service to be established there, walking is until now the only possibility.

Thor Volcano

According to legend, Thor fought a fierce battle with evil fire spirits and hammered them down with such force that the earth itself was wounded and shed burning blood, thus creating Thor Volcano. No one can ascertain the truth of this story, but it is quite believable: the volcano’s caves are teeming with mysterious fire spirit monsters that attack adventurers that may be seeking shelter from the rain and typhoons outside. When the Hetarium craze erupted in Veins, the fire spirits in Thor Volcano grew even stronger and killed many people with their wrathful flames.

Although it has ever since been forbidden to enter the Volcano, strange uniformed men have been spotted inside and adventurers are needed to find out about their plans.

Thor Volcano can be found outside Veins and its three levels are full of new dangeorus monsters and challenges. On the third floor, the heat of the fight and the volcano's heat will make you sweat - but it's up to you to decide whether you're sweating because you're afraid of the monsters - or because you keep going, keep moving towards the center and keep fighting for honor and glory.

Book reading System

Ambitious cooks are already using them, now the latest books telling more about Midgard's history can be found at various spots in the known world. Read more about the "Mercenary Rebellion", follow the "Blood Flower" codex or get one of the heavy "Biographical Dictionary Copy Edition" books - learning more about past and present of your beloved home might serve for upcoming tasks in the future and who knows what those books might one day be good for...

When right-clicking on a book in your inventory, you can either choose the "Read" or "Auto-Recite" option. With the first option, a window will pop up displaying the story that has been written into the respective book. You can turn pages by pressing the left or the right arrow keys and close the book by pressing the "End" key on your keyboard. When choosing the "Auto-Recite" option, the book will be broadcasted line by line in the chat window and on the map where you currently are, so that you can comfortably read the book while hunting monsters. You can as well set one bookmark when you want to continue reading at a specific page.

New Features

With Veins, not only a new desert city, but as well new leveling areas and the Thor Volcano will be added to the nation of Arunafeltz. New fire monsters will be added, for example Ifrit, the cruel MvP that is awaiting the bravers deep inside the volcano. To increase the challenge, some high level MvP monsters will even be enhanced - fear the improved Valkyrie Randgris and the wrath of Osiris.

Furthermore, 64 new cards from Aliot to Wickebine Tres will be added with the upcoming episode 11.2. Moreover, six new card sets will serve the players' neverending will of improving and enhancing their characters. Please refer to the Change Log to read more about them.

New accessories, guns, a huge axe and various items will be available ingame. For Episode 11.2, a new Patcher and Patch Client Skin will as well be added. Please note that if you use a custom Patcher skin, it will be overwritten, so don't forget to save an extra copy of it.

Gear up for a long journey through the areas and secrets of Veins, the Canyon Village. Visit the Thor Volcano at the end of the year and shoo away the cold outside with the hot and exciting new challenges. The people in Veins need you, as alone, they won't be able to cope with the strange things endangering their peace.
Prepare yourselves, adventurers, this won't be the last challenge, the worse is yet to come...

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