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Ark the level 1 Thalore Enchanter by arstyanyaxz

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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.2.3
Addons

Beholder (Continuation) 1.1.5

Adds Beholders as a playable race. Created by ajfluffy (design, code and conception) and rexorcorum (ideas and artwork), this addon is now being maintained by Nagyhal under the guidance of rexorcorum in ajfluffy's absence.

Edit: Had to change the addon's short_name, and so v1.0.6's automatic upload helpfully made us a completely new addon page. Of course it's all on Steam, which is beautiful (thank you DG!), but I'm hoping we can merge the older versions into this thread. We'll look at it tomorrow.

Edit of the edit: In the meantime, players who have fallen afoul of my clumsy Flame Laser bug are encouraged to upgrade to v5.9.2 for compatibility reasons. Have fun and happy facemelting!

Beholder (Continuation) 1.1.5

Items Vault 1.2.0

Donators/Buyers bonus!
Items Vault 1.2.0

Arcanum Class Pack 1.2.2

Primary Features:
Two new Archmage style classes; Arcanist and Elementist.
One new Enchanter class.
Some extra talents for Alchemist.
Lots of new artifacts.
Artifact gems are more interesting to attach to golems.
Crystal Focus/Heart items can be deconstructed to recover the gem.
Angolwen Academy: Get training in the Arcane here.
3 new runes.
Two new item types with unique egos: Ritual Blades and Wardstones.

Arcanist Features:
Like Archmage, but also starts with temporal, meta and nightfall unlocked, and no elemental categories.
Has two unique categories; High magic and Void magic.
Can also unlock Illusion, Distortion, Power and Morph.

Elementist Features:
Like Archmage, but only elemental categories.
Has three unique categories; Elementalism, Corrupted Elements and Elemental Fusion.

Enchanter Features:
Apply a variety of enchantments to your equipment.
Dabble in safe and unsafe hedge magic.
Defeat monsters with your prowess with a staff.

Archmage Features:
1 new category containing 8 arcane/elemental combo spells.

Alchemist Features:
Altered Alchemists Guild quest.
Two new unique categories: Poison Alchemy and Metal Alchemy.
They also get access to Mana Alchemy and Herbalism.

Arcanum Class Pack 1.2.2

Midnight 1.2.2

Adds two new shadowy Celestial classes.
First is the Moon Paladin, who fight using two weapons and the two moons.
Second is the Starslinger, who imbues their shots with the power of the stars.
Also two new subraces that start in the Far East, regardless of class.
Mardrop Humans and Star Elves.

Now with a new starting zone: Save the Sunwall crops from a worm infestation.
New second starting zone: The Tenebrous Glades.
Travel to the barely made training camp of Midnight via a jumpgate on the west side of the Gates of Morning, then head southwest.
The shadows summoned to conceal the camp have become restless and dangerous. Quiet them down and investigate what is working them up.

Currently there are nine new categories.
Celestial/Night: A utility based generic category that generates negative celestial energies.
Celestial/Lunar Combat: Powerful offensive talents invoking the power of the moons.
Celestial/Guidance: Some defensive and one offensive talents for Moon Paladin.
Celestial/Shooting Stars: Combines star magic with ranged weapons.
Celestial/Deep Space: Some high level celestial magic for Starslinger.
Celestial/Sigils: Shape negative celestial energies into traps.
Celestial/Glory: High level light magic for Sun Paladins and Anorithil.
Celestial/Moon Magic: Magic derived from the two moons of Eyal.
Celestial/Umbra: High level dark magic for Anorithil and Star Slingers.

It also grants Sun and Glyphs to Sun Paladin at 1.3 mastery.
Reworks Chants and Hymns, and buffs Sunburst.

Midnight 1.2.2

Haunted class 1.1.5

Haunted: an unarmed hate-based warrior

Haunted class 1.1.5

Marson's Autoexplore & Rest Tweaks 1.2.0

v2.1.0 *** FOR ToME v1.2.4 ONLY ***
Determines how auto-explore and running respond to telepathy, including mouse moves. Regardless of the setting, hostiles seen via telepathy will not halt resting or the Rod of Recall, nor trigger automated talents. Unique or powerful monsters (rank > 3) will always trigger a halt to running when they are spotted via telepathy for any mode except 'Original'.

Available modes:
• 'Always Viligant' always stops running when a hostile creature is seen via telepathy.
• 'First Sighting' stops running when a hostile creature is sighted via telepathy for the first time. The creature will then be ignored by auto-explore until spotted by actual sight, which will trigger a halt as normal.
• 'Reset on Rest' is the same as First Sighting, but resting will forget all creatures spotted via telepathy so that they will trigger a stop again.
• 'Original' is standard ToME auto-explore behavior, which ignores telepathy when running or auto-exploring.

Also utilizes C. Lowe/CaptainTrip's 'Rest Tweaks' addon code and updates it to 1.1.5.
• Checks for and waits on any rechargeable items.
• Checks for and reloads any ammo in offhand quiver.
• Waits for cooldowns of talents set to auto-use.
• Waits for depleted air to replenish.
• Combines all checks into a single instance of rest, rather than having cooldowns etc. require a second resting phase.

Additional features:
• Fixes a ToME bug that can cause autoexplore or running to move only a single square and hang if used immediately after killing an enemy.
• Lore discovery will only stop autoexplore if it triggers a popup.
• Autoexplore will ignore Exploratory/Infinite Farportal return portals until the entire level has been explored.
• Ignores special terrain features such as Font of Healing after they are first discovered.
• Ignores open chests and alt Maze floor cracks.
• Rest and AE ask for confirmation if you have an escort in your party.
• Ignore already activated pedestals.

+ Compatible with ToME v1.2.4

Notes:
• Telepathy will not prevent auto-exploring the way normal sight will. If a halt is triggered by telepathy, hitting auto-explore again will move you at least one more square in the direction of the auto-explore path. If in 'Always Viligant' mode and a hostile is within telepathic sight (but not normal sight), you will auto-explore in 1 square per keypress increments.
• 'First Sighting' and 'Reset on Rest' modes are intended to keep auto-explore a fast process. If you spot an enemy you wouldn't mind bumping into around a corner, you can just hit auto-explore again and that enemy will be ignored until seen by normal sight. 'Reset on Rest' can be handy if you spot a type of enemy you want to be cautious around or a packed room. You can move away, rest, then explore the rest of the level without worrying about running into the middle of that room.

Marson's Autoexplore & Rest Tweaks 1.2.0

Verdant Class Pack 1.2.2

Content is modular and various sections can be disabled via the options.

Primary Features
Druid class:
Uncast spells to produce nature based magical effects.
Its an agile nature mage, but can be played as a fighter/mage hybrid, or as a summoner hybrid.
Uses staves, alchemist gems and equilibrium.
Werebeast Class:
Werebeast fits somewhere between Cursed and Wyrmic, with a touch of Rogue thrown in.
Flavour is you have been cursed by nature's hate at those who harm it.
Can be played with conventional weapons or dual mindstars, stealthy or heavy.
Uses both Hate and Equilibrium.
Woodsman Class:
Archery, Summoning and Traps.
Use whatever you need to survive.
Summoner:
A full rework is available.
Allows you to command your critters to attack or defend.
Wyrmic:
A few talents improved and many new categories.
General:
Loads of nature based artifacts.
A few of new inscriptions.
Oozemancer can get the Wild-gift/Symbiant category.

Druid Info

Zigur:
As Druid's use spells they cannot become a Zigur follower, as this would make all their talents unusable.
However, you can still attempt to join Zigur, you might get something special instead.

Categories:
Wild-gift/Land
Wild-gift/Seas
Wild-gift/Winds
Wild-gift/Woodland
Wild-gift/Minerals
Wild-gift/Weather
Wild-gift/Moss
Wild-gift/Volcanism
Wild-gift/Boreal
Wild-gift/Jungle
Wild-gift/Natural Cycles
Wild-gift/Eyal's Embrace
Spell/Staff Combat
Cunning/Herbalism
Wild-gift/Call

Werebeast Info

Categories:
Wild-curse/Wolf Aspect
Wild-curse/Treant Aspect
Wild-curse/Shark Aspect
Wild-curse/Eagle Aspect
Wild-curse/Ritch Aspect
Wild-curse/Silent Hunter
Wild-curse/Psiclaws
Wild-curse/Snake Aspect
Wild-curse/TigerAspect
Wild-curse/Bear Aspect
Wild-curse/Croc Aspect
Wild-curse/Fungus Aspect
Cursed/Rampage
Cursed/Predator
Wild-gift/Hunter

Woodsman Info

Categories:
Cunning/Stealth
Cunning/Trapping
Cunning/Woodcraft
Cunning/Poisons
Wild-gift/Summon-melee
Wild-gift/Summon-utility
Wild-gift/Summon-commands
Technique/Marksmanship
Technique/Archery-utility
Technique/Bow-fexibility
Technique/Combat-Training
Cunning/Survival
Cunning/Herbalism
Wild-gift/Hunter

Summoner Info

Two new summonable critters and revised summoning categories.

New Categories:
Wild-gift/Summon-commands
Wild-gift/Summon-techniques
Wild-gift/Symbiant

Wyrmic Info

New Categories:
Wild-gift/Sea Drake Aspect
Wild-gift/Wind Drake Aspect
Wild-gift/Hunter
Wild-gift/Wild Drake Aspect
Chronomancy/Blink Drake Aspect
Corruption/Blood Drake Aspect

Talent changes:
Lightning Speed now converts your damage to lightning for your next hit.
Wing Buffet replaced with Ember Scales: a flamey aura sustain.

Verdant Class Pack 1.2.2
CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNightmare Roguelike
SexMale
RaceThalore
ClassEnchanter
Level / Exp1 / 0%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
no deaths recorded
/ 0

Primary Stats

Strength12 (base 10)
Dexterity13 (base 10)
Constitution14 (base 13)
Magic13 (base 15)
Willpower12 (base 11)
Cunning10 (base 10)

Resources

Life62/106
Mana83/110
Healing Factor1
Regeneration0.25

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement0%
Spell0%
Global+100%

Vision

Sight10
Lite2

Offense: Mainhand

Damage7
Accuracy7
Crit Chance2%
APR2
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower16
Crit Chance2%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower12.4
Crit Chance1%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

All0%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)0 (30%)
Defense1.05
Ranged Defense1.05
Fatigue0
Physical Save9.1
Spell Save8.75
Mental Save7.7

Defense: Immunities

Instadeath Resistance100%

Inscriptions (3/3)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 12
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: instant
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to cure yourself of physical effects and reduce all damage taken by 14% for 4 turns.
Infusion: Wild
Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 10
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: 1 turn
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to heal yourself for 60 life over 5 turns.
Infusion: Regeneration
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 25
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: 1 turn
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to unleash a manasurge upon yourself, increasing mana regeneration by 620% over 10 turns and instantly restoring 31 mana.
Also when resting your mana will regenerate at 0.5 per turn.
Rune: Manasurge

Class Talents

Spell / Inanimation1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Shape local magnetic fields, increasing your Accuracy, Defense and Spell Save by 1.
    Scales with Spellpower.
    Magnetize
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Partially animate your armour, increasing your armour hardiness, strength (but not physical power) and decreasing the fatigue penalty by 0.
    Scales with Spellpower.
    Power Armour
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 50
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Summon a storm of swirling blades to slice your foes, inflicting 2.46 physical damage and bleeding to anyone who approaches, for 4 turns.
    The damage and duration will increase with your Spellpower.
    Bladestorm
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 50
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Allows you to animate a shield to guard you.
    Also increases the defense and armour of the shield by 8%.
    Bonus scales with Spellpower.
    Shield Guardian
0/5
Spell / Ordered hedgemagic1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 5
    Range: 2
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Attack your target with a ghostly image of your weapon, doing 77% weapon damage converted to arcane.
    This attack is made with +20 extra accuracy and applies all on weapon hit bonusses and effects at 77% strength.
    The range will increase with your Willpower. Damage multiplier and accuracy increases with Spellpower.
    Ghostly Blade
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Manipulate magical forces to enhance the enchantment on a staff or wand.
    Permanently increases the Accuracy and damage of a staff by 2.
    Permanently increases the charm power of any wand by 2.
    These values scale with your Spellpower.
    Fortify Enchantment
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 20
    Range: 6
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Immobilise (pin and stun) all creatures in a radius 1 ball for 2 turns.
    Hold
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Prepare to take control of incoming arcane energies. Each time you are hit by one of the energies, you gain a special effect for 6 turns. This can only happen every 6 turns.
    Arcane: +0 mana regen
    Light: +5 Accuracy and See Invis/Stealth
    Darkness: +5 Defense and Stealth
    Temporal: +11% reduced status duration
    Blight: +6 Spellpower
    Effects scale with Spellpower.
    Arcane Harmony
0/5
Spell / Enhancement1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Engulfs your hands (and weapons) in a sheath of fire, dealing 4.75 fire damage per melee attack and increasing all fire damage dealt by 2%.
    Each hit will also regenerate 0.43 stamina.
    The effects will increase with your Spellpower.
    Fiery Hands
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 45
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Hardens your skin with the power of earth, reducing physical damage taken by 1% for 10 turns.
    Damage reduction will increase with your Spellpower.
    Earthen Barrier
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Engulfs your hands (and weapons) in a sheath of lightning, dealing 0 lightning damage with a chance to daze (25%) per melee attack and increasing all lightning damage dealt by 0%.
    Each hit will also regenerate 0.00 mana.
    The effects will increase with your Spellpower.
    Shock Hands
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 75
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: You concentrate on your inner self, increasing all your stats by 0.
    The stat increase will improve with your Spellpower.
    Inner Power
0/5

Generic Talents

Spell / Force1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 5
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: 600% of base
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a fist of force doing 38.61 physical damage and knocking the target back.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Force Punch
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 14
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Surround yourself with strengthening arcane forces.
    Every damage shield, time shield, displacement shield, disruption shield affecting you has its power increased by 21%.
    At level 5 it also increases the duration of all shields by 1 turn.
    The shield value will increase with your Spellpower.
    Shielding
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Fire a wave of repulsion in all directions out to a radius of 0.
    All creatures are struck for 2.46 physical damage and knocked away.
    All enemy projectiles are reflected back to their source.
    Damage scales with Spellpower.
    Rebound
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 50
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a spell
    Description: Release arcane energies into any magical shield currently protecting you, further charging it by 41% of its max absorb value.
    At talent level 5, it will also increase shield durations by 1.
    It will affect at most 0 shield effects.
    Affected shields are: Damage Shield, Time Shield, Displacement Shield, Disruption Shield, Elemental Shield, Chaos Armour.
    The charging will increase with your Spellpower.
    Aegis
0/5
Spell / Staff magic1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 5
    Range: 8
    Travel Speed: 2000% of base
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel raw mana through your staff, projecting a bolt of your staff's damage type doing 72% staff damage.
    The bolt will only hurt hostile targets and pass safely through friendly ones.
    This attack always has a 100% chance to hit and ignores target armour.
    Staff Channel
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Charge your staff in preparation for creating damage wards.
    Grants you the ability to use Ward at level +0 and increases your max wards by +1.
    Staff Warding
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 50
    Range: 5
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: 2000% of base
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel raw mana through your staff, projecting a burst of your staff's damage type doing 7% staff damage.
    Different staff damages result in different effects.
    Fire: Flameshock explosion at target.
    Cold: Frozen Ground explosion at target.
    Acid: Disarming Acid beam.
    Lightning: Lightning Daze beam.
    Light: Blinding Light burst around you.
    Dark: Dark Knockback burst around you.
    Nature: Slime breath.
    Blight: Corrupted Blood breath.
    Physical: Shard breath.
    Temporal: Turn Back The Clock explosion on target.
    Arcane: Arcane Silence beam.
    Mental: Brainlocking Mind burst around you.
    If a staff has a special damage type, it will be used as a beam.
    Staff Blast
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 80
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 100
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Imbue a staff with a rune, using it as an extra inscription slot.
    You can only imbue items once, and it is permanent.
    Should the staff already have an activatable effect, the rune effect will be used at the same time as the original effect.
    Also increases the damage done by Staff Channel and Staff Blast by 0%.
    *Warning: This imbued item should not be placed in the vault!*
    Runestaff
0/5
Race / Thalore1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 45
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a nature gift
    Description: Call upon the power of the Eternals, increasing all damage by 11% and reducing all damage taken by 11% for 5 turns.
    The bonus will increase with your Willpower.
    Wrath of the Woods
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Thaloren have always been a free people, living in their beloved forest and never caring much about the world outside.
    Increase Physical and Mental Save by +0.
    Unshackled
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You are part of the wood; it shields you from corruption.
    Increase disease immunity by -78%, blight resistance by 0.0%, and all resistances by 0.0%.
    Guardian of the Wood
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 4
    Cooldown: 51
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a nature gift
    Description: Nature is with you; you can always feel the call of the woods.
    Summons two elite Treants to your side for 8 turns.
    The treants have a global resistance equal to your blight resistance, and can stun, knockback and taunt your foes.
    Their power increases with your Willpower.
    Nature's Pride
0/5

Effects

detrimental effect
The target is poisoned, taking 5.00 nature damage per turn.
Poison

Quests

The Thaloren forest is disrupted. Corruption is spreading. Norgos the guardian bear is said to have gone mad.

On the western border of the forest a gloomy aura has been set up. Things inside are... twisted.

* You must explore Norgos' Lair.
* You must explore the Heart of the Gloom.
Madness of the Ages		active

Equipment

Light source
brass lantern
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +2


A brass container with a wick emerging from it, protected from draughts by a sheet of greased paper. It can be carried by a handle.
brass lantern
Main armor
linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloth ; tier 1



A cloth vestment. It offers no intrinsic protection but can be enchanted.
linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
In main hand
elm vilestaff (10-12 power, 2 apr, darkness element)
Requires:
- Magic 11

5.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / staff ; tier 1
It must be held with both hands.

Base power: 10.0 - 12.0
Uses stat: 80% Mag
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Staff Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +2.5% procs dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +2
Physical crit. chance: +2.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Changes damage: +10% darkness
Talent granted: +1 Command Staff
Spellpower: +3
Spell crit. chance: +1%


Staves designed for wielders of magic, by the greats of the art.
elm vilestaff (10-12 power, 2 apr, darkness element)

Inventory

Scrying Orb
Powered by unknown forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb

When carried:


This orb will automatically identify items you find.
Scrying Orb
Transmogrification Chest
Powered by unknown forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: chest / sher'tul

When carried:
It can be used to transmogrify all the items in your chest at once (also done automatically when you change level), costing 0 power out of 1000/1000.

This chest is an extension of old Sher'tul places of power. Any items dropped inside are transported to an other place, processed and destroyed to extract energy.
The byproduct of this effect is the creation of gold, which is useless to process, so it is sent back to you.

When you possess the chest all items you walk upon will automatically be put inside and transmogrified when you leave the level.
Simply go to your inventory to move them out of the chest if you wish to keep them.
Items in the chest will not encumber you.
Transmogrification Chest

Achievements

Log

Ark casts Ghostly Blade.
Ark misses Copperhead snake.
Copperhead snake hits Ark for 11 physical damage.

Today is the 74th Pyre of the 122nd year of the Age of Ascendancy of Maj'Eyal.
The time is 11:01.
Ark casts Force Punch.
Copperhead snake is knocked back!
Ark hits Copperhead snake for 39 physical damage.

Ark casts Staff Channel.
Ark's Staff Channel hits Copperhead snake for 6 darkness damage.
Talent Ghostly Blade is ready to use.

Ark casts Staff Channel.
Ark's Staff Channel hits Copperhead snake for 6 darkness damage.
Copperhead snake hits Ark for 10 physical damage.
Talent Command Staff is ready to use.

Ark casts Ghostly Blade.
Ark hits Copperhead snake for 6 arcane damage.
Copperhead snake bites poison into Ark.
Ark is poisoned!
Copperhead snake hits Ark for 5 nature damage.

Poison from Copperhead snake hits Ark for 5 nature damage.
Ark casts Staff Channel.
Ark's Staff Channel hits Copperhead snake for 6 darkness damage.
Copperhead snake hits Ark for 10 physical damage.

Poison from Copperhead snake hits Ark for 5 nature damage.