It’s time again for some summer fun! Yun Zi is back and has new weekly quests for you to complete to earn new rewards from his trove of inherited treasures.

Maybe you’ve been away for a while and need a quick way to catch up to play with your friends or you need a bit of a boost to run those expert heroic zones? Perhaps your house is feeling a little stale and needs some redecorating? No matter what you need, Yun Zi has plenty of new and exciting rewards again this year!

Each week starting Tuesday, August 21st at 12:01AM PT, All Access members can log into any character and earn rewards for all characters on their account by completing Yun Zi’s weekly quest! Yun Zi will have additional quests and rewards added each week, so be sure to stay on top of helping him out if you want to snag all of the possible rewards before summer ends! 

Yun Zi can be found in The Sundered Frontier, near the spires, and will have a new quest with new quests and rewards available every Tuesday. Yun Zi’s second quest will become available Tuesday, August 28th at 12:01AM PT, but you'll have to complete his prior quests before you can start any new ones! Also, if you haven’t completed 2017’s Yun Zi quests, you will need to do that before you start the new ones. Those will all be available for you to start right away!

This week, you'll explore Antonica and earn an Ascended Mastery Primer, Divine Potency Grant, primary, secondary and two handed weapons with Cyan Adornments, as well as the Days of Summer 2018 Decoration Pack 1.

In the coming weeks, you'll explore more lands and be able to earn more items to help you boost your skills, adornments, decorations for your home, and eventually the Relic Tinker Prestige House Deed of Ownership.

Be sure to check back next Tuesday for a new quest and even more rewards! Remember, these quests are only available for members, so if you're not an All Access member yet, there’s never been a better time to join!

What are you waiting for? It’s time to help out Yun Zi!

ZONES/POPULATION
Zraxth's Fabled Unseen Arcanum [Heroic]

• Treskar Throatpuncher's mana souls should no longer attack their master.

The Fabled Ruins of Guk: Ykesha's Outer Stronghold [Heroic]

• The maximum increment count of Guk Strong is 8 for both ring events in Expert and Frenzied modes.

Brackish Vaults [Duo]

• Frigid Shatter should now root himself when announces his "Spike Shot" ability instead of when he casts it.

Planes of Prophecy Raids

• Requirements to kill previous bosses in progression have been eased. This applies to surge damage increases and the minimum number of players requirements as well as certain doors that required specific kills to be opened.

The Fabled Ykesha's Inner Stronghold [Raid]

• Ykesha should now spawn his Footsoldier adds as soon as he is engaged in combat.
• Ykesha should now hold off on casting his curse until further into the encounter.
• Health for adds in the Ykesha encounter has been adjusted.
• Bosses within the zone should now correctly update their respective tier missions.

Shard of Hate: Utter Contempt [Heroic]

• Fixed an issue that could prevent Igidishi from spawning.

Djinn Master's Prism

• The Scale of the Master will now grant entrance to the The Djinn Master's Prism as long as it is in your inventory.

ABILITIES

• Corrected an issue that caused Grove Healing to restore mana based off of the pets mana instead of the targets.
• Corrected a bug that applied the benefit of Shrine of the Ancients to Spiritual Circle when the rune was not equipped.
• Focus Dexterous Sonata will now increase the granted profession ability fervor.

ITEMS

• Dormant Crystal of Planar Armor pattern rewards have been replaced with Divine Inspiration of Planar Armor patterns.
• Inert Crystal of Planar Armor pattern rewards have been replaced with Condensed Wisdom of Planar Armor patterns.
• Planar Mastery: Class adornments have had their effect corrected to match the effect listed on the Planar Mastery: Mage adornment and will grant a 5% chance to instantly recast any offensive Combat Art or Spell used.
• Gearbox's Leaking Wristlet - Now spelled correctly.
• Battery Charged Breeches - Now spelled correctly.
• Illegible Scroll Page: Sanguine Shelter - Now spelled correctly.
• At Low Tide - Piranhas is now spelled correctly.
• Added a white adornment slot to the following items:

Asharae's Artificing Tongs, Bayle's Tailoring Needle, Blessed Coldain Prayer Shawl, Blue Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Blue Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Blue Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Blue Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Blue Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Blue Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Blue Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Deadly Mixing Spoon, Eylee's Woodworking Saw, Forest Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Forest Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Forest Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Forest Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Forest Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Forest Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Forest Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Grey Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Illisia's Alchemy Flask, Indigo Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Indigo Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Indigo Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Indigo Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Indigo Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Indigo Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Indigo Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Kaltuk's Armoring Tongs, Kruzz's Cooking Skillet, Marine Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Marine Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Marine Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Marine Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Marine Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Marine Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Marine Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Midnight Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Nurgg's Weapon Refinement, Othmir Shell Armor, Plain Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Plain Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Plain Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Plain Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Plain Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Plain Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Plain Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Roadyle's Scribing Scroll, Rose Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Rose Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Rose Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Rose Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Rose Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Rose Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Rose Vest of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Boots of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Bracers of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Gloves of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Helm of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Leggings of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Shoulderpads of the Far Seas Traders, Russet Vest of the Far Seas Traders, The Hand of the Maker, Twiddy's Sculpting Hammer, Weighty Rolling Pin.

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018, characters on the Stormhold server will be merged onto Antonious Bayle.

In order to make the transition as smooth as possible, we've pulled together an FAQ that will help answer questions you may have about the merging process. If you have any additional questions about the merging process be sure to let us know on the forums! We'll keep the FAQ section below updated accordingly.


FAQ
General

Q: What is a server merge?
A: During a server merge, all characters will move from one server to another. In this case, all characters from Stormhold will be moved to Antonia Bayle.

Q: Will there be free character transfers off of Stormhold before the merge?
A: Character transfer tokens will be handed out to all characters on Stormhold.

Q: Since Stormhold is a Time-Locked Expansion server, what expansion content will be available after the merge?
A: Since Stormhold is being merged onto Antonia Bayle, all Live server content that is on AB will be available.

Q: What will the server be named after the merge?
A: The server will retain the name Antonia Bayle.

Q: How will we be able to retain names if others have the same name?
A: In the event of duplicate character names during a merge, priority will be given to the character who has logged in to the game within the past sixty (60) days. If multiple characters have logged in within the past sixty (60) days, then the character which was created first will retain their name. Other same-named characters will have an "Z" (or several) added to their names automatically until their name is unique. Each player that is auto-renamed this way will get a free rename potion so that they may change their name.

Q: If my character’s name is taken or modified, will I be able to pick a new name?
A: Yes, every character that is automatically renamed will be granted a rename token to use at your convenience.

Q: Will there be any elimination of characters altogether based on level, cash reserves, etc.?
A: No, there will be no elimination of characters.

Q: Should we clear our mailboxes out before the consolidation happens?
A: Mail will get transferred over to your new server.

Banks

Q: Should I take the things I have in the bank or shared bank out?
A: There is no need to take anything out of the bank or shared bank. All items will be transferred over completely.

Guilds

Q: What happens to items that I own, but I’ve placed in my Guild Hall?
A: Players should pick up soulbound (NoTrade) items from shared housing (such as Guild Halls) BEFORE the merge. This will prevent losing ownership of placed items during this merge.

Q: Should I be emptying my guild hall office so I don't lose the furniture I crafted and placed there?
A: No, all guilds and guild halls will be moved onto the same server. All housing will be moved as well.

Q: If our names change, how will the members of our guild know who we are? How will the guild still be together if everyone is renamed?
A: In the guild roster everyone will keep their notes, rank, and anything else tied to that character. If a character is renamed it will be automatically updated in the guild rosters. All characters that are auto-renamed will have the option to do a free name change. If the free name change is used it will automatically update the name in the guild roster as well.

Q: How will you handle guild names?
A: If two or more guilds have the same name at the time of the server merge, the oldest guild will keep the guild name, and we will append "Z" to other guilds with a conflicting name. If this happens to your guild, you will be offered a free guild name change.

If you have a free guild name change, to select a new guild name the leader from a guild can use the command /guild rename

If there is no leader in your guild, /initiate_guild_leader_vote can be used by guild officers to help guilds choose a new leader.

Q: Will any guilds be deleted?
A: Guilds will not be deleted during server merges.

Housing and Player-Designed Dungeons

Q: Does housing stuff all have to be packed into the moving crate for each house? Will housing templates be saved? (How do you do that? I forget!)
A: Nothing should be lost during the merge. It's always good to save your housing templates, however it should not be required. If you'd like to save your housing template, go to your house, open the house window, and hit save. It will prompt you for a template name. Enter a name, and then click 'Okay'.

Q: I have numerous dungeons that are used for storage for my decorating items. Will we need to move items from dungeons to a house prior to the merge?
A: No need to; they will all get moved to the new server.

Q: Will paid house rent transfer?
A: Yes.

Q: Will depots transfer?
A: Yes, personal as well as guild depots will transfer.

Q: Will player written books and housing trophies be safe in your house, or should we move them to our bags/bank/house vault?
A: They will be safe in the houses.

Q: Will housing trophies still have our house info and date obtained on them, or will they now be blank?
A: They will still have your house info and date obtained.

Q: Are objects in our moving crates safe?
A: Yes.

Q: What if we've used a house item expander? Will our expanded items be safe?
A: Yes.

Q: Is it safe to assume that the files in our saved house layouts within the EQII folders will be preserved?
A: Yes, they will still be there. Just remember to not delete them off your hard drive.

Q: Do we need to empty house vaults?
A: No.


If you have any additional questions, please ask below! Link to EverQuest 2's forums is here: forums.daybreakgames.com/eq2/index.php?threads/stormhold-to-antonia-bayle-server-merge.586194/

ZONES/POPULATION
Plane of DIsease: Virulent Insurrection [Raid]

• Plagued Bubonians in the Bertoxxulous encounter should now more reliably notify Bertoxxulous on their death.

Shard of Hate: Reignited Hatred [Raid]

• The "Noxious Jolt" ability for the Culler of Bones has been reduced in damage.
• The frequency of the Culler of Bones' joust ability has been reduced.
• Master P'tasa should now give fighters some time to gain his attention after randomizing his target before applying "Force of Hatred" to the raiding party.
• The Culler of Bones "Disorientate" spell should no longer hit for as hard before triggering "Noxious Jolt".

Fabled Ykesha's Inner Stronghold [Raid]

• Toxic Effusion cast by the Strange Stalker should no longer be affected by any added stats. This will make the amount of power drained by the spell significantly lower.
• Lord Ykesha has returned.

Fabled Guk

• Reduced the mitigation on Expert and Frenzied encounters.

Brackish Vaults: Realm of the Triumvirate [Raid]

• Eurold's Freezing Rain spell should now be cast at level 117, allowing non-priest cures to affect it.

MERCENARIES

• Va'Vex Shadowheart's first name will now be displayed in the group window.

ITEMS

• The Nails tradeskill adornments will now only benefit level 110 tradeskillers, but can be applied to any level of equipment.

RETURN TO GUK
The ancient city of Guk has rarely known peace, and never for long, but it is not just hostile tribes of trolls or zealot frogloks vying for ownership of its labyrinthine halls.
Within the depths of Guk, the Unseen Arcanum still thrives, and the curse of Ykesha threatens all with undeath! Whether motivated by religious conviction, vengeance, or treasure, few have ever returned from within its corridors.
Will you?

FALLEN GATE

• Increased the experience multiplier for encounter tier, encounter number and quests on the Fallen Gate server.
• Decreased the bonus experience multiplier for current expansion zones on the Fallen Gate server.

ZONES/POPULATION
General

• Hegrenn and Vhishall, the furniture merchants in Qeynos and Freeport, are now selling "a large rectangular crate".
• Hegrenn and Vhishall, the furniture merchants in Qeynos and Freeport, are now selling "a small square bowl," and "a wooden bowl".

Shard of Hate: Utter Contempt [Heroic] and Udder Contempt [Herd Mode]

• The minimum duration has been lowered from 18 hours to 6 hours.

Shard of Hate: Utter Contempt [Solo]

• The minimum duration has been lowered from 3 hours to 90 minutes.

Plane of Disease: Virulent Incursion [Raid]

• Grummus' "Brutal Disease" spell has had its casting level changed to 117 to allow non-priest curing.
• Grummus' "Festering Blast" spell has had its casting level changed to 117 to allow non-priest curing.
• Grummus' "Gut Check" spell has had its number of increments changed to 1 per cast.
• Corpulus' Toxic Vines spell should now be cast at level 117 allowing non-priest cures to remove it.

Plane of Innovation: The Wasteyards [Raid]

• The Manaetic Behemoth's "Gas Leak" ability should no longer be applied as multiple increments. Due to this, the damage growth of the spell has been increased.

Solusek Ro’s Tower: Citadel of the Sun [Raid]

• Siphoned Fervor and Trained to Battle runes should no longer interfere with blocking certain powerful abilities cast during the Solusek Ro encounter.

ABILITIES

• Updated Dozekar's Resilience, Scaled Protection and Reprieve to heal based off of a percentage of the casters maximum health, and update every six seconds.
• Dexterous Sonata will now increase the Fervor of all profession abilities instead of Crit Bonus.
• Shaman and Sorcerer mana heals are now percent based.

ITEMS

• More Cowbell now has the passive Mounting Malevolence effect.
• Crit Bonus Overcap has been increased on tier 2, 3 and 4 raid armor by 45%.
• Amarat the Procurer will now sell Heirloom Packaged Astral Eye of the Prophet and Packaged Thanatorse, the Festrus King to characters who have earned them for platinum, status, and Greater Tears of Ro.
• Cincture of Draconic Rites - Item name is now spelled correctly.
• Girdle of Draconic Rites - Item name is now spelled correctly.
• City linguists now sell Mysterious Black, Red, and Green Tomes to those who have completed the corresponding 'A Mysterious Tome' collections.
• City sages now sell 'Consequences of Thralldom' to those who have completed 'Lore and Legend: Gruengach'.
• City sages now sell 'Vishra's Letter' to those who have completed 'Darkness Ascending: Tear in the Drakelands'.
• Chokeballs now rely on descriptions instead of itemset labels, as they need not be equipped and provide no set bonus for doing so.
• Removed smart loot distribution from Veeshan's Peak armor pattern drops
• Heartseeker recipes now spelled correctly.
• Glyph-gilded Armguard is now spelled correctly.
• Added the a chance for all Planar Mission Reward Crates to drop the Illegible Scroll's previously only found within Hate is in the Air [Heroic] and Manure's in the Air [Heroic] mission crates.
• An Adjustable Training Monkey has been added to the marketplace as well as the Loyalty Merchant Tark Validus and Bounty Hunter's Union Merchant Hunter K'Andal. When initially placed the Adjustable Training Monkey will set its level to 7 levels above the casters level, it's tier to Epic and apply Raid level mitigations. Once placed, the Adjustable Training Monkey may have its tier, mitigations, and encounter number adjusted by the caster.

QUESTS

• Right in the Nose - Players who delete the quest after fighting Annuk'ka will no longer have troubles speaking with him again, after regaining the quest.
• The Truespirits' Lament - Defeating Ral-Gatha in one hit no longer breaks the scripted event.
• Flames That Cannot Die - Firelord Kaern will now drop the Everburning Coals if you lost it before you were able to create the greater orb of the everliving flame.
• Teacher Conference - Taliseda's appearance is now more reliable, and has a quest update icon when appropriate.
• For the Voice She Once Had - Quest journal's instructions to return to Nejevani are now accurate.
• Cleaning Up the Mess - Quest journal now gives Nasin's accurate location.
• Into the Unknown - The Duality now tells the player if they need to regain "What Lies Beneath" or if they need to advance it, in order to use his portal.
• Believe in Me - Deletion of quest now removes "Grazyk's Anatomy" from player's inventory.
• Bloodskull Disruption - Attempting to destroy the Bloodskull supplies without explosives now results in an onscreen message.
• Bloodskull Disruption - Deletion of the quest now removes any explosives from player's inventory.
• Bloodskull Disruption - Advancement now removes any extra explosives from player's inventory.
• The Fate of Norrath - The initial four quest updates are easier to see now.
• The Fate of Norrath - Deletion of the quest now removes the Lucan Moppet from player's inventory.

(More information after the jump).

FAMILIARS

• Season 4 familiars are now available! Season 3 familiar drops have been replaced with season 4 drops in all Planes of Prophecy content and within the Familiars Wild quest.

TIMELOCKED SERVERS

• Season 4 familiar drops have been added to the Hunters Union daily mission.

ZONES/POPULATION
Shard of Hate: Utter Contempt [Heroic] and Udder Contempt [Herd Mode]

• The correct vampire boss encounters should be allowed to spawn at the end of the zone based on the group's progression.

Solusek Ro's Tower: Citadel of the Sun [Raid]

• Grezou should more reliably detect if he is within range of one of his braziers.

ABILITIES

• Manaburn will no longer be modified by potency on Timelocked servers.
• Increased pet damage on Timelocked servers.