I always wondered why the rift was necessary. That's pretty clever.

Looking at getting a pair of bleeding runes for my nekai. How much bleeding does it add (or enhance?). And is this a worthwhile weaponry rune for a Nekotai psymet monk?

EDIT: Do bleeding runes affect kata "bleeding" kicks?

Don't think those work for kata weapons.

EDIT: Seems it's wounding runes that don't work.

For anyone who cares:

5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
ii meatfeed
You are wielding:
staff64633 : a delicate crystal staff in your left hand.
tome86163 : a magic tome in your right hand.
You are holding:
"meatfeed224988" a bag of meat scraps
You are wearing:
5320h, 6855m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
probe meatfeed

The paper bag has been treated with beeswax, making it somewhat waterproof; however, this hasn't stopped blood from staining its surface. Within the bag are scraps of meat, including large bones, the perfect meal for an indiscriminate carnivore.
It has 25 months of usefulness left.
It weighs about 1 pounds and 6 ounce(s).

5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
The snow is coming down in irregular flurries now.
5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
imbue meatfeed with 1
You imbue a bag of meat scraps with 1% of your esteem.
Your karma rises in response to your deeds.
5320h, 6855m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
probe meatfeed
The paper bag has been treated with beeswax, making it somewhat waterproof; however, this hasn't stopped blood from staining its surface. Within the bag are scraps of meat, including large bones, the perfect meal for an indiscriminate carnivore.
It has 25 months of usefulness left.
It weighs about 1 pounds and 6 ounce(s).
It is imbued with 0% esteem.
5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
Across the heavens, the stars and moon challenge night's dark reign, revealing familiar constellations that tell the tales of myth and legend.
5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
imbue meatfeed with 1
You imbue a bag of meat scraps with 1% of your esteem.
Your karma rises in response to your deeds.
5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
probe meatfeed

The paper bag has been treated with beeswax, making it somewhat waterproof; however, this hasn't stopped blood from staining its surface. Within the bag are scraps of meat, including large bones, the perfect meal for an indiscriminate carnivore.
It has 25 months of usefulness left.
It weighs about 1 pounds and 6 ounce(s).
It is imbued with 1% esteem.

5320h, 6855m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
inr meatfeed
You store 1 meatfeed, bringing the total to 1.
5320h, 6855m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
ir
Glancing into your rift, you see:
+----------------------------------------------------------Curative Herbs-+
| arnica: 1963 calamus: 1189 chervil: 2000 |
| coltsfoot: 1933 earwort: 1909 faeleaf: 817 |
| galingale: 1918 horehound: 1738 kafe: 964 |
| kombu: 1839 marjoram: 1332 myrtle: 1912 |
| pennyroyal: 1994 reishi: 1988 sargassum: 203 |
| sparkleberry: 1888 wormwood: 1190 yarrow: 1956 |
+--------------------------------------------------------Functional Herbs-+
| colewort: 1883 flax: 780 juniper: 476 |
| merbloom: 49 mistletoe: 1456 rosehips: 1629 |
| sage: 1797 weed: 1522 |
+---------------------------------------------------------------Tinctures-+
| bluetint: 56 greentint: 16 purpletint: 9 |
| redtint: 202 yellowtint: 6 |
+-------------------------------------------------------Metal Commodities-+
| gold: 290 iron: 102 mercury: 32 |
| platinum: 1722 silver: 489 steel: 446 |
+----------------------------------------------------Crafting Commodities-+
| cloth: 511 leather: 849 marble: 442 |
Type MORE to continue reading. (55% shown)
5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
more
| rope: 254 silk: 7 wood: 95 |
+------------------------------------------------------Grocer Commodities-+
| eggs: 2 grain: 109 meat: 3 |
| salt: 1869 spices: 23 |
+---------------------------------------------------------------Gemstones-+
| amethyst: 99 beryl: 147 coral: 109 |
| garnet: 137 gems: 500 jade: 70 |
| moonstone: 102 opal: 153 pearl: 103 |
| ruby: 21 sapphire: 168 turquoise: 51 |
+-----------------------------------------------------Brewery Necessities-+
| rawtea: 1704 |
+-----------------------------------------------Beastmaster's Necessities-+
| fishfeed: 85 meatfeed: 1 mindoru: 10 |
+-------------------------------------------------------Misc. Commodities-+
| auronidion: 41 coal: 1465 sulfur: 552 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
5320h, 6855m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
outr meatfeed
You remove 1 meatfeed, bringing the total in the Rift to 0.
5320h, 6855m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
ii meatfeed
You are wielding:
staff64633 : a delicate crystal staff in your left hand.
tome86163 : a magic tome in your right hand.
You are holding:
"meatfeed224988" a bag of meat scraps
You are wearing:
5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-
probe meatfeed

The paper bag has been treated with beeswax, making it somewhat waterproof; however, this hasn't stopped blood from staining its surface. Within the bag are scraps of meat, including large bones, the perfect meal for an indiscriminate carnivore.
It has 25 months of usefulness left.
It weighs about 1 pounds and 6 ounce(s).

5320h, 6930m, 8250e, 10p, 21900en, 29400w esSixkdb<>-

Once you've done the 5 guardian lines, do you have to do the 3 epic quests in any particular order?

Need to do it in the order your head mob tells you to. Do x quest, give item to headmob, clear, new instructions, do y quest, same, etc etc.

Thanks!

What are the trio of quests at the end of the new cities' epic quests? Heck, what is the trio for Mag even?

Mag is Gorgogs, Marani, Ladantine's Ship.

Gaudiguch is that mirror-army quest, Zoaka, Hand.

Not sure what Halli's is, they've been playing with bugs. I imagine Mirror Army, Lucidian Observatory, Hand.

Is hand easier for them, or is it still 50+ layers?

Ixchilgal's doing the Hand. Still seems as long and boring as always. Not fair how I have already done both sides and still need to do it once more if I want my orgbix. D:

What's this:

Unreasoning rage turns the world blood-red.

Somewhat sure that's recklessness.

It's actually a symptom of hypochondria. This is the only place you'll find that particular message, since it originates from the "berserk" affliction that doesn't exist any more (because it was virtually identical to recklessness, as I understand it).

Part of me wants to say "that should be brought to the Streamlining Committee's attention" and part of me thinks "wait, getting rid of a unique hypochondria message might actually make system creation/maintenance harder, not easier" and then the parts of me argue about whether that's almost like bug abuse. And that's when all of me decides to go to bed.

What a great explanation, thanks.

If you attach an artifact rune to a vial, what happens when you detach it? (does it get traded in, or come back to your inventory?)

EDIT: Nevermind, found it in the help files- the whole vial is traded in at 2/3rds the artifact runes' value.

I have to think hard sometimes about whether something is a bug or not. I tend to approach things mechanically. When I discovered that you could try to target a battle turret while it's off balance and find out what creatures are out there my first thought was that I could write some scanner code to run through all the beasts and see what's in range. Then I thought it was kind of odd to use the turret while off balance and maybe they would change it later and invalidate my code. Then it occurred to me that maybe it was unintentional and I should just leave it alone. And it was a bit later that I realized I should log it as a bug. (Which they have fixed.)

How long does oil of preservaton last on an item and by how much does it reduce the decay time?

Would it stack with a jewelry box?

Does anyone have a log of when Morgfyre first returned and all of the other Elders teamed up to knock his ass into the ocean?