Admiral Jarvis in Britain has heard the rumors about unspeakable acts that have occurred at the Academy. An investigation has been ordered, but before it can begin, excavating crews need to dig through the layer of rocks to unblock the entrance.
Calling All Miners!
A call to arms has been issued to expert miners who are brave enough to climb Samlethe Mountain and enter the dangerous caverns of Wind.
In addition to miners, Admiral Jarvis has requested that adventurers enter the cave, fighting off dangerous beasts, allowing the miners to focus on removing the rocky barricade.
Digging Out the Academy Entrance
Expert miners (70+) can mine the entrance to the Dark Arts Academy and receive ore for doing so. There is a blacksmith in the city of Wind, located in “Mages Love It” Provisions.
There are multiple rocks that must be mined through before the entrance to the academy is accessible. Left-click on the rocks blocking the entrance to see how far along the mining effort is going. The rock will tell you what percentage has been mined.
Note: In addition to the successful mining message, you will see “You can’t mine that” in the system message while mining the boulders. Disregard these follow-up messages.
Unlocking the Academy
When the final stone has been destroyed, the Dark Arts Academy is unlocked and a broadcast will immediately occur, notifying all logged in players that the dungeon is available.
Dark Arts Academy Restrictions
Spell Restrictions: You cannot cast recall, mark, or gate travel from within the Academy.
Gameplay Restrictions: You cannot ride a mount into, or within the Dark Arts Academy.
The monsters in the Academy are intentionally challenging, but come with high reward, offering large gold piles, more “rolls” at getting magical drops, and dungeon-specific rares.
Confirmed Academy Rare Drops:
- Server Births – There are 3 new server births to be discovered within the Academy.
- 10+ Treasure Chests – Level 3 and level 4 Lockpicking Chests.
- Rare Reagent – Obsidian has a chance of spawning in lockpicking chests.
- Spell channeling Lanterns – Monsters within the Academy have a chance to drop a spell-channeling lantern in addition to their existing loot table. You can cast with these equipped. These come in three different hues, each ranging in rarity.
