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08:07 A big iceberg has been washed up at the coast north of Port Hope. It seems to be inhabited by strange white furballs.
08:07 Poachers are ravaging the wildlife north of the Green Claw Swamp. But the animals seem to fight back!
08:07 A sandstorm travels through Darama, leading to isles full of deadly creatures inside a nightmare. Avoid the Ankrahmun tar pits!
08:07 Nomads travel the eternal sands of Ankrahmun's desert. There must be a camp somewhere.
08:07 Oriental ships sighted! A trader for exotic creature products may currently be visiting Carlin, Ankrahmun or Liberty Bay.
08:07 The volcano on Goroma sends its fiery message into the sky. A lot of creatures are flooding the lands together with its lava.
08:07 The river south of the outlaw camp is flooding. A small island there should now be reachable safely.
08:07 An ice bridge now connects Svargrond to a frosty island, where monsters and a strange frozen creature have been sighted.
08:07 Adventurers have told of a Spirit Gate in Vengoth. Fight the restless undead!