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The Soul Menhir are monolith stones that summon and revive the battle-fallen. The stone does not seem to revive those of natural deaths. Although it is unclear how the Menhir chooses, not everybody is able to be revived. Those who touch the stone and are chosen receive what is called the Mark of Menhir. Each time a marked one is summoned by a Menhir, they receive a Menhir Scar. The process is reportedly extremely painful, and the scars are said to leave a “constant discomfort”, but they can be removed.

Lore

Discovery

Believed to have been created as a result of the Great Quake, Soul Menhir stones have been discovered in the mountains of Tonori, Argaes, and Kaizei, and even the hills of Tempus. Many of the stones reside in major cities, while an undisclosed number are kept among the private sector.

The discoverer of the first Soul Menhir brought it down from the mountain and sold it to the city of Tulimshar. None knew of the power this menhir held, as it was sold for about 1/100th the current Soul Menhir value and was used as decorative ambiance and a nighttime light source. People gathered to feel the uplifting energy from the stone. It wasn't long before a group of hunters, who had been brutally killed miles away, reappeared at the stone. The line to touch the stone grew to the thousands, and a new rush of miners headed into the mountains to find their own Soul Menhir. Many more were found and sold for fortunes. Miners who made their fortune from the sale of Soul Menhir stones are referred to by nobles as the 'dirty elite'.

Effects

The existence of the Soul Menhir has more than quadrupled the number of world adventurers and has resulted in a market flood of monster-related items. Although the rise in hunters has seemed to have peaked, many pre-Soul Menhir (pre-SM) hunters are intensely angry over the situation and are responsible for repeated-murder crimes. The majority of the notorious Trail Bandits north of Hurnscald are allegedly pre-Soul Menhir hunters. The bandits leader is a known pre-SM hunter.

Game Play

By default, each character is set to be revived to the Soul Menhir in Tulimshar. Clicking on a Soul Menhir and “touching” it attaches your character to that specific stone. The last stone touched is the location to which your character will be revived.

There are currently Soul Menhir stones in Tulimshar and Hurnscald.

Notes

Please give comments or suggestions here.

• links to Crush's Kaizei proposal instead of Kaizei page. - John Pyle 17:39, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

• Current for 0.0.x versions, will need to be updated once The Death Realm is implemented.