Here are today's updates:

New Items: Chaotic Mindtwist Silk Cap ;  Chaotic Mindtwist Silk Sandals ;  Tainted Mindtwist Silk Sandals ;  Hagorn's Gem of Fortification ;  Rallosian Casterix ;  Sliver of Korascian ;  Seascoured Sliver ;  Tainted Fategaze Chain Coif ;  Tainted Primalhowl Leather Tunic ;  Ordained Hallowtouch Plate Vambraces

Scenery Additions: Crystallos: Raid Instance (12)

New Bestiary: a noc infiltrator ;  a noc assaulter ;  a kyv darkbow ;  a kyv striker ;  an ikaav slyther ;  an ikaav fangreaver ;  General Vurig the Imposing ;  Gargazyr ;  a constrained elemental ;  a frozen drake ;  a servant of flame ;  a stich in time ;  Hish`Itar the Stormwave ;  Tempest of Vyskudra ;  a squall ;  a tornado ;  a willful tornado ;  Dar`Kelor ;  Ki`Mrash ;  a young white dragon ;  a young black dragon ;  a young blue dragon ;  a young red dragon ;  a young green dragon ;  a young gold dragon ;  a furious wyvern whelp ;  an enraged wyvern whelp ;  an azure drakeling ;  an emerald drakeling ;  a cinder drakeling ;  Charayan`s Herald ;  Grendish`s Herald ;  Jortreva`s Herald ;  Susarrak`s Herald ;  a wyvern assassin

New Recipes: Prismatic Enrager's Coat ;  Prismatic Enrager's Coif ;  Prismatic Enrager's Gauntlets ;  Prismatic Enrager's Leggings ;  Prismatic Enrager's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Enrager's Wristguard ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Boots ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Coat ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Coif ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Gauntlets ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Leggings ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Blackguard's Wristguard ;  Prismatic High Seer's Boots ;  Prismatic High Seer's Coat ;  Prismatic High Seer's Coif ;  Prismatic High Seer's Gauntlets ;  Prismatic High Seer's Leggings ;  Prismatic High Seer's Sleeves ;  Prismatic High Seer's Wristguard ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Gloves ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Hat ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Pantaloons ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Robe ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Slippers ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Wristband ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Gloves ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Hat ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Pantaloons ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Robe ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Slippers ;  Prismatic Arch-Elementalist's Wristband ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Gloves ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Hat ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Pantaloons ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Robe ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Wristband ;  Prismatic Deathwalker's Slippers ;  Prismatic Gloves of the Burning Wind ;  Prismatic Hat of the Burning Wind ;  Prismatic Pantaloons of the Burning Wind ;  Prismatic Robe of the Burning Wind ;  Prismatic Sleeves of the Burning Wind ;  Prismatic Slippers of the Burning Wind ;  Prismatic Wristband of the Burning Wind ;  Vested Flamechill Silk Cap ;  Vested Flamechill Silk Gloves ;  Vested Flamechill Silk Robe ;  Vested Flamechill Silk Wristband ;  Balanced Flamechill Silk Gloves ;  Balanced Flamechill Silk Pants ;  Balanced Flamechill Silk Sleeves ;  Balanced Flamechill Silk Gloves ;  Balanced Flamechill Silk Pants ;  Balanced Flamechill Silk Sleeves

Updated Items: Cloak of Shorn Dragonscales ;  Giovin the Smoldering ;  Giovin the Burning ;  Giovin the Conflagrator ;  Blosseron of the Crystalheart ;  Blosseron of the Crystalthrone ;  Blosseron of the Crystalheart ;  Tactician's Obsidian Scimitar ;  Spell: Shadow Orb ;  Porous Stonegirdle of Recovery ;  Luminous Stormcloud Cloak ;  Waistplate of Fire and Ice ;  Crystal-Spiked Shouldermail ;  Girdle of the Great Wyrm ;  Protective Gorget of the Deep ;  Scale Loop of Tenacity ;  Coldspire of Channeling ;  Yenner's Rock of Enhanced Protection ;  Cherished Companion Shard ;  Celestine Faycite Recrystalizer ;  Pomegranate ;  Defender's Bracelet ;  Prismatic Spellbinder's Gloves ;  Malignant Parchment Scrap ;  Contaminated Parchment Scrap ;  Spell: Talisman of Unity Rk. II ;  Fallen Rotwood Treant Branch ;  Shabby Rough Spell Scroll

Updated Quests: Raid Expedition: Crystallos, Lair of the Awakened ;  Crystallos Event: Ice Constructs ;  Crystallos Event: Tjudawos ;  Crystallos Event: Kildrukaun ;  Crystallos Event: Vyskudra ;  Crystallos Event: Zeixshi`Kar ;  Crystallos Event: Brood Mother Visziaj ;  Crystallos Event: Kerafyrm the Awakened ;  Firiona Vie #3: Bitter Victuals ;  Phara Dar: Purify the Body ;  Havoc in the Hatchery ;  Rathe Council Chambers Event #2: Eriak's Downfall ;  Holding the Fort ;  Sarnak Recovery (Burynai) ;  Sarnak Recovery (Kurn) ;  Sarnak Recovery (Sokokar)

Here are some Saturday morning updates for you. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

New Items: Tainted Forcemeld Silk Cap ;  Box of Candied Apples ;  Bundle of Festively Wrapped Toys ;  Chaotic Savagecry Leather Wristguard ;  Tainted Savagecry Leather Wristguard ;  Ordained Savagecry Leather Wristguard ;  Ordained Savagecry Leather Gloves ;  Vested Savagecry Leather Gloves ;  Ordained Savagecry Leather Leggings ;  Concordant Savagecry Leather Wristband ;  Balanced Savagecry Leather Tunic

New Recipes: Small Brick of High Quality Steel ;  Large Brick of High Quality Steel ;  Small Brick of High Quality Steel ;  Large Brick of High Quality Steel ;  Temporite Trio Bracelet ;  Distillate of Comprehension XIV ;  Ordained Willsear Chain Boots ;  Ordained Willsear Chain Gauntlets ;  Ordained Willsear Chain Leggings ;  Ordained Willsear Chain Sleeves ;  Inflicted Willsear Chain Boots ;  Inflicted Willsear Chain Coif ;  Inflicted Willsear Chain Gauntlets ;  Inflicted Willsear Chain Sleeves ;  Inflicted Willsear Chain Wristguard ;  Vested Willsear Chain Boots ;  Vested Willsear Chain Coif ;  Vested Willsear Chain Leggings ;  Vested Willsear Chain Sleeves ;  Vested Willsear Chain Wristguard ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Boots ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Coat ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Coif ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Leggings ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Sleeves ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Wristguard ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Boots ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Coat ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Coif ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Leggings ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Sleeves ;  Balanced Willsear Chain Wristguard ;  Chaotic Willsear Chain Boots ;  Chaotic Willsear Chain Coat ;  Chaotic Willsear Chain Coif ;  Chaotic Willsear Chain Sleeves ;  Chaotic Willsear Chain Wristguard ;  Round Cut Taaffeite Velium Ring ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Cap ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Gloves ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Pants ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Robe ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Sandals ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Sleeves ;  Balanced Lifefalter Silk Wristband ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Cap ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Gloves ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Pants ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Robe ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Sandals ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Sleeves ;  Discordant Lifefalter Silk Wristband ;  Vested Lifefalter Silk Cap ;  Vested Lifefalter Silk Gloves ;  Vested Lifefalter Silk Pants ;  Vested Lifefalter Silk Sandals ;  Vested Lifefalter Silk Sleeves ;  Balanced Lifefalter Silk Cap ;  Balanced Lifefalter Silk Gloves ;  Balanced Lifefalter Silk Pants ;  Balanced Lifefalter Silk Sleeves ;  Concordant Lifefalter Silk Wristband ;  Vested Lifefalter Silk Wristband

Updated Items: Bixie Spellbook ;  Rod of Malisement ;  Kedge Backbone ;  The Last Oracle's Phylopin ;  Oracle's Phylopin ;  Spell: Spine-Chilling Shriek Rk. II ;  Spell: Hand of Temerity Rk. II ;  Sonic Wolf Tongue ;  Cave Mushroom ;  Shadowed Soulblade ;  Circlet of the Oathborne ;  Song: Composition of Ervaj ;  Spell: Cannibalize IV ;  Temporite Trio Bracelet ;  Simple Sausage Casing ;  Flawed Defiant Orb

Updated Quest: Korafax Event: Venom Lord Ksathrax

Updated Recipes: Small Brick of High Quality Steel ;  Large Brick of High Quality Steel

The Allakhazam team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas today, as well as a safe and happy holiday season. We hope you're all able to spend some time with your family and friends. Also, if you get some time to log in to your game of choice today, we hope you get the chance to participate in its holiday festivities. After all, the grind never stops, but in-game events like these don't happen very often.

Holiday cheer is also being spread in most of our forums, so feel free to visit them and continue in the discussions. For Final Fantasy XI fans, members of the Allakhazam community have written "The 12 Days of Vana'diel." As I mentioned in a previous news post, the World of Warcraft community wrote "The 12 Days of Winter Veil." I'm sure somebody out there must have a decent singing voice and a microphone...

For you Star Wars Galaxies fans, Instigator has posted the official Allakhazam SWG holiday picture. If you have any festive in-game screenshots, we'd love to see them. Also, let us know if you got any good loot, both in-game and out.

Happy holidays everyone!

Here are some updates for today.

And here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

New Items: Glowing Untempered Quartzite ;  Glowing Jolted Quartzite ;  Glowing Struck Quartzite ;  Glowing Contuse Quartzite ;  Vested Forcestrike Silk Sleeves ;  Vested Darkfell Silk Robe ;  Chaotic Shadowmeld Chain Coat ;  Glowing Bored Quartzite ;  Deathwind ;  Shield of Pure Discord ;  Vested Dreadheart Plate Helm ;  Vested Mindtwist Silk Sleeves ;  Vested Mindtwist Silk Pants ;  Spell: Hulking Bodyguard Rk. III ;  Spell: Ravenous Flames Rk III ;  Chaotic Earthwrought Leather Tunic ;  Shield of Eternal Chaos ;  Amulet of the Dark Origin ;  Glowing Dyadic Quartz ;  Glowing Corrupted Quartz ;  Balanced Stoneskin Plate Breastplate ;  Blood Bead Talon Cord ;  Phased Coeval Luminessence ;  Phased Coeval Incandessence ;  Choker of Sel'Tak ;  Spell: Mass Ethereal Transvergence Rk. III ;  Spell: Ethereal Symbiosis Rk. III ;  Grotesque Bazu Head Fetish ;  Leg of Diabolic Writs ;  Durus Faycite Shard: Vyskudra's Chant of Disease ;  Scryer's Loop ;  Timestealer's Mantle ;  Irae Faycite Shard: Tjudawos' Chant of Flame ;  Broken Gyrospire Relocation Device ;  Flashstriker's Great Mace ;  Diamond Feather Mask ;  Gyrospire Beza Gyroscope 269'231'225' ;  Gyrospire Zeka Gyroscope 203'186'022' ;  Durus Faycite Shard: Severilous' Chant of Poison ;  Irae Faycite Shard: Denon's Dirge of Discord ;  Durus Faycite Shard: Trakanon's Chant of Disease ;  Gyrospire Beza Gyroscope 123'178'015' ;  Chaotic Forcemeld Silk Wristband ;  Gyrospire Beza Gyroscope 217'030'283' ;  Gyrospire Beza Gyroscope 187'219'267' ;  Gyrospire Zeka Gyroscope 268'119'204' ;  Gyrospire Zeka Gyroscope 197'015'102' ;  Gyrospire Zeka Gyroscope 331'051'233' ;  Gyrospire Relocation Device ;  Louko's Ceremonial Runesteel Sash ;  Mask of the Mighty Minotaur

New Recipes: Prismatic Bow-Captain's Boots ;   Prismatic Bow-Captain's Coat ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Coif ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Gauntlets ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Leggings ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Wristguard ;  Concordant Dreamwhisper Plate Bracer ;  Concordant Dreamwhisper Plate Breastplate ;  Concordant Dreamwhisper Plate Gauntlets ; 

Here is the patch message from today (as outlined by Jourdian on the EQ Forums):

*** Highlights ***

Happy Holidays from the EverQuest Team!

• A Frosty Experience Bonus: To help them celebrate the season of Frostfell, adventurers will be surrounded by a frosty bonus experience increase of twenty-five percent starting with Tuesday, December 23, 2008. The frosty bonus experience will remain until the end of Frostfell, Tuesday January 6, 2009. Enjoy the holidays!
• Fan Faire Workshop Quests: At the 2008 SOE Fan Faire in Las Vegas, several EverQuest players got a chance to participate in a Quest Workshop where members of the EQ Development team walked them through the quest creation process. The following quests have been implemented this update:

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Vested Earthborn Leather Armwraps ;  Map of the Burned Woods ;  Vested Flamechill Silk Wristband ;  Chaotic Stormhand Leather Gloves ;  Spell: Fickle Blaze Rk. III ;  Balanced Dreadheart Plate Brace ;  Balanced Dreadheart Plate Gauntlets ;  Vested Hallowtouch Plate Vambraces ;  Vested Hallowtouch Plate Greaves ;  Spell: Burning Pyroshroud Rk. III ;  Spell: Iceflame Efflux Rk. III ;  Chaotic Earthwrought Leather Armwraps ;  Vile Torturer's Earring ;  Vested Stormhand Leather Cowl ;  Balanced Primalhowl Leather Gloves ;  Spell: Fellid's Command Rk. III ;  Redeye ;  Song: Serenity of Oceangreen Rk.III ;  Seascoured Fragment ;  Discord Glow Rune ;  Concordant Stormhand Leather Armwraps  ;  Flamesealed Shieldstone

New Bestiary: a polished chest ;  Vicious Lightning Elemental

New Recipes: Prismatic Bow-Captain's Boots ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Coat ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Coif ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Gauntlets ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Leggings ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Sleeves ;  Prismatic Bow-Captain's Wristguard

Updated Items: Beer-battered Timeless Hunter Sausage Souffle ;  Shard of Imperceptible Power ;  Cope of Severity ;  Elegant Defiant Silk Gloves ;  Spell: Docility Rk. III ;  Spell: Polychaotic Assault Rk. III ;  Spell: Dermal Brimstone Rk. III ;  Spell: Aegis of Xadrith Rk. III ;  Glowing Entropic Rune ;  Chunk of Meat ;  Spell: Talisman of the Panther Rk. II ;  Spell: Vow of Valor Rk. II ;  Rough Defiant Cloth Sleeves ;  Rough Defiant Scepter ;  Greater Shadowspine Rune ;  Zenium Pyroclast of the Crystal Core ;  Rotten Meat ;  Dried Stenchmoss ;  Fossilized Griffon Eye ;  Curzon ;  Blightfang Choker ;  Cloak of Enhancement VI ;  Shard of True Power ;  Humming Fleshwrought Rune ;  Shellcrusher ;  Eon Linked Chain Coif ;  Swiftstrike Epaulettes ;  Eon Woven Cloth Cap ;  Councilor's Mantle ;  Eon Forged Plate Bracer ;  Whirring Archaen Rune ;  Eon Forged Plate Helm ;  Fell Dragon Scale Shield

Updated Quests: Paladin Epic 1.5: Redemption ;  Poach the Poachers ;  Scourge of Supply ;  Tabron Caulria #1: Does This Look Infected? ;  Seeds of Destruction Rank III Spells ;  Cutting Off the Arms ;  Raid Expedition: Kaesora Library

A patch is scheduled for early tomorrow morning: "The next scheduled Live Update for EverQuest will take place on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. All game servers will be brought down for this update at 1:00 AM PST, and will be back up at approximately 8:00 AM PST."

Here is a batch of new items for today's update:

New Items: Balanced Mindtwist Silk Cap ;  Spell: Exigency for Blood Rk. III ;  Chaotic Shadowmeld Chain Boots ;  Balanced Mindtwist Silk Sandals ;  Balanced Fategaze Chain Sleeves ;  Head Scryer's Sash of Timegazing ;  Timestealer's Gorget ;  Spell: Ignite Energy Rk. III ;  Discordant Visionbound Plate Greaves ;  Balanced Dreadheart Plate Bracer ;  Raxtki the Skitterer Render ;  Millennial Runestone ;  Discordant Fategaze Chain Coif ;  Earthground Stone ;  Windblown Stone ;  Discordant Shadowmeld Chain Boots ;  Concordant Fategaze Chain Coat ;  Beer-battered Timeless Hunter Sausage Souffle ;  Earthground Stone ;  Bottle of Clarity Pack ;  Tonic of Benefit Affinity VIII

We hope you're enjoying the Frostfell event, which runs through Jan. 8. And if you haven't taken part in the festivities yet, you might want to consider giving it a try starting Dec. 23. Starting that day, players will get a "frosty" 25 percent experience bonus! That's certainly a gift everyone can use.

If you don't have much time to sign into EverQuest during the holidays, there's still plenty of EQ-related activities you can enjoy. You can make Frostfell greeting cards, write a holiday song, decorate a screenshot, or write a story or create a video. These winter-related challenges only happen once a year, so give them a shot and show your creativity to the EQ community! And if you make anything, feel free to share it with us on our EQ forum.

Keep reading below for a full list of Frosfell activities, which can also be found here.

Do you have what it takes to defeat Mr. McScroogle? Well, you'll get the chance to find out in the new Saving Frosfell holiday scenario in Legends of Norrath .

Legends of Norrath is offering a new scenario this holiday season with great gifts for players who can defeat the nasty Mr. McScroogle! The Saving Frostfell scenario will be offered in Legends of Norrath from Dec. 15 through Jan. 10 at 2PM PT. The first time you rescue Queen Bunny and defeat McScroogle, you'll win the Frostfell Showglobe (5P19) promo card AND either the Discordian Great Mace Ornament (5EQP13) loot card for EverQuest or the Tapestry of the Di'Zok (5EQIIP13) loot card for EverQuest II, depending on your in-game settings.

You can receive additional copies of the Frostfell Snowglobe promo card each time you defeat McScroogle with a different avatar archetype (limit 4).

Craig "Grimwell" Dalrymple, SOE Senior Community Relations Manager, posted on the official forums :

The initial response to Station Cash has been a success for SOE and we are looking forward to new offerings for both EverQuest and EverQuest II in the not too distant future.

In fact, the response has been so strong that game teams are adding new employees dedicated to Station Cash, to allow us to continue to add new and exciting items to the marketplace, without having to pull from the core development.

In addition to strengthening our development teams with new staff; we want to be very open to you and your ideas for future items in the marketplace. Which is the purpose of this thread, what would you like to see in the marketplace next?

Please share your ideas for things you would like to see that fit within the spirit of the marketplace (please don’t ask for Epic’s…). I’ll be tracking this thread and reporting internally on the things that you guys ask for. While I can’t guarantee that every single requested item will make it in the games, and can’t set a schedule from your idea to delivery as a game asset, I want you to know that we are quite serious about not only hearing your input, but putting it to work if it’s viable.

Jennifer "Kirstie" Gerull, EQII Associate Producer, commented in the December 11 Allakhazam EQ2 Developer's Chat that real life posters of your characters are already in the works.  What else would you like?

EverQuestII players can comment here on the EQII Official Forums. 

EverQuest players can comment in this thread on the EQ Official Forums.