May is here and everybody's favourite giftbags have arrived!

For every ten credits purchased during the month of May, you'll receive a
wrapped giftbag, which may contain anything from gold to expensive artifacts.
You can view HELP GIFTBAGS to view the full range of possible prizes. Should
you obtain a giftbag, you'll need to UNWRAP it to get your prizes. Be warned
that unwrapping it will automatically bind any artifacts inside to you.

You can also obtain giftbags by buying them directly in game with credits
using the GIFTBAG PURCHASE command. This costs 15 bound credits, and the
giftbag will be automatically unwrapped on purchase.

And remember, every time we give away a giftbag to someone, the chance
increases for the next giftbag to have a guaranteed artifact in it, within
the 700cr-800cr value range! The chance starts at 1/2000 and highest it can
go is 1/20.

You can check GIFTBAGS at any time to view what the chance is currently at.
This chance is separate from the standard chance of getting one of these
artifacts in your giftbag, so if you're super lucky you could get two in
the same bag!

We've also added a handful of new items to the giftbags as follows:

a jar of sparkling dust
You can SPRINKLE DUST <colour> to change the colour of your name on the who
list. Jar is consumed on use and the effect will last for 48 hours. Available
colours are: Red, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, BoldRed, BoldGreen, BoldBlue,
BoldMagenta, BoldCyan.

a golden ylem receptacle
This receptacle is the same enchantment created through the Manipulation tree
and has been filled with reserves for you to drain in need.

a pill of omnipotence
When eaten, this pill will temporarily set all your skills to Transcendent
level. The effect lasts for 24 hours.

a routine manual
Allows you to create your own custom predefined emote that only you can use.
No longer be shackled by balance requirements for your favourite custom emote!
Subject to approval from the administration.

a personalized technique scroll
This super rare prize allows you to create your own style scroll! Create
messages for as many of the class/skills listed in HELP STYLES as you want,
but only one per class/skill! Messages are subject to approval. You will have
access to all the messages, and can create scroll items to give to your friends
for 25cr per scroll!


Penned by my hand on the 19th of Variach, in the year 448 MA.