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Hero Trials and Treasure Chests



A Shugo supplier had an accident on their route through Balaurea. He lost some of his Monster Cubelets and treasure chests in the process. The keys for opening the chests are scattered all over the place too.

Now the Daevas have been asked to help the supplier: gather the lost items and receive a certain number of them as a reward for your efforts – these include items like the Daevanion Skill Chest (10 types), the [Rune] Special Transformation Contract: Cat (64 types) and Class S Minionite.



You can also look forward to Boosts on the weekends during the event period!

Running: 19th May to 9th June


[h3]The Hero Trials[/h3]
In this special round of Hero Trials, you fight nasty monsters in the instances and get Monster Cubelets, which you’ll need to be able to defeat even worse opponents. Once you’ve managed to defeat them too, the final reward will be within your grasp! A total of 11 weekly quests will be accessible for each account during this event.


[h3]The Treasure Chests[/h3]
During this event, you can get three different treasure chests:
  • Locked Treasure Chest of Strength
  • Locked Treasure Chest of Battle
  • Locked Treasure Chest of Wealth

All three treasure chests are available in the AION shop during the following times:
  • 21st May to 25th May (9 AM to 9 AM)
  • 28th May to 31st May (9 AM to 9 AM)
  • 4th June to 7th June (9 AM to 9 AM)

You can also receive the treasure chests for free 1x per account. You can also get extra treasure chests in 2 of the 13 weekly quests.



Here’s how to find the keys:

Enemies in Gelkmaros and Inggison drop the keys to the chests during the times listed above.


[h3]The Boosts[/h3]
The following boosts are waiting for you on the weekends during the event:
  • XP Boost: 300%
  • AP Boost: 20%
  • Loot Boost: 20%

All three boosts are active during the following times:
  • 21st May to 25th May (9 AM to 9 AM)
  • 28th May to 31st May (9 AM to 9 AM)
  • 4th June to 7th June (9 AM to 9 AM)


[h3]Rewards[/h3]
You can find an overview of rewards for this event in our Reward List.







Note: The Locked Treasure Chest of Strength, the Locked Treasure Chest of Battle, the Locked Treasure Chest of Wealth, the ‘Treasure Chest Contents’ items and the matching keys will be removed at the end of the game.

Minion Awakening



The Minion Awakening is on everyone’s lips in Balaurea. Shugo merchant Kikurinrinerk, a massive minion fan, has heard the news and set off to sell her wares in the fortresses of Gelkmaros and Inggison in exchange for mysterious Minion Coins.

Daevas with Minion Coins can exchange them for valuable minion items from Kikurinrinerk.

Running: 19th May to 9th June


[h3]How it works:[/h3]
The Minion Coins for buying minion items can be purchased in the AION Shop until the end of the event.

You’ll find Kikurinrinerk near the Hidden Minionite Warehouse in the Gelkmaros Fortress and Inggison Illusion Fortress. Among her wares you’ll find the following:
  • [Rune] Box of Class S Minion Contracts (10 types)
  • [Rune] Selection Box of Class A, Level 4 Minion Contracts
  • [Rune] Bundle of Class S Minionite (80 pieces)





Note: The Minion Coin Bundle and Minion Coins will be removed from the game at the end of the event. Kikurinrinerk will remain around for another week.

GREEN THUMBS



Sow your seeds, water the sprouts, add some fertiliser! That’s the motto you need to take to heart in our fabulous Green Thumbs Event. Look forward to rewards such as the [Rune] Special Transformation Contract: Little Lamb Hanbok (70 types), [Rune] Daevanion Essence and the [Event] [Title Card] Professional Farmer (15 days).

Running: 21st April to 19th May



If you already know your weevils from your woodlice, all the better! But suburban Daevas have nothing to fear from rural life in Atreia – we’ve summarised the most important information in this news post.

How to become a champion gardener:

Collect event seeds by hunting monsters in instances, logging in daily and completing quests. Nurture your plants in Dumaha and defend them from pests and other players. After that, it’s time to literally harvest the fruits of your hard work and – after perhaps admiring them for a while – exchange them for valuable items and Abyss Points!

Follow these steps:

1. Gather seeds
2. Sow
3. Cultivate
4. Harvest
5. Exchange fruit


[h3]1. Gather seeds[/h3]
There are two bundles of seeds you can gather ready to sow:
  • Bundles of Seeds can be earned by playing through Lugbug missions and logging in each day (every 30 minutes up to a max. of 10 times). These bundles also drop in both difficulties of the following instances: Prometun’s Workshop, Beninerk’s Manor and Stella Development Laboratory.
  • You receive [Event] Bundles of Beautiful Colourful Seeds for completing a Lugbug mission and as a final reward.


[h3]2. Sow[/h3]
Before sowing your seeds, make sure you’re in the right region or your plants won’t flourish. The plants also don’t like to be too close to altars or fortresses.

The regular and beautiful colourful seeds can only be sown in certain regions in Dumaha (only accessible Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays):
  • Plains Frightcorn Seeds and Beautiful Colourful Plains Frightcorn Seeds Plains: North Dumaha
  • Desert Fladia Seeds and Beautiful Colourful Desert Fladia Seeds Arid Regions
  • Swamp Fungie Seeds and Beautiful Colourful Swamp Fungie Seeds Wetlands: Kadabra Sighting Area, Brodelgeysir, Pupuru Waterfall


[h3]3. Cultivate[/h3]
You can show off your green thumbs when cultivating your seeds. Once the seeds are sown, your plants will start to grow, and they then go through four stages of cultivation:

Germination → Growth → Ripening → Harvest

You can nurture your plants by watering and protecting them.

Watering:

The [Event] Full Bucket of Water can work wonders and cause your plants to really flourish. You can get the bucket by completing daily event quests or swapping an [Event] Empty Bucket for [Event] Exquisite Fruit from the NPC MuMu Sang. The bucket can be filled with water in the Kadabra Sighting Area, the Brodelgeysir or at the Pupuru Waterfall.

Protection:

The Poison Tenaklu goes mad for plants when they’re ready to harvest. It’s a serious pest! If it gets its teeth into your saplings, you can forget about them. It’ll also attack you if you’re not careful.

Fortunately, you can frighten off the Poison Tenaklu with Scarecrows, which are a good way to keep it at bay. Those creepy Scarecrows give you the chills as well, however, and you’ll suffer a debuff. You can earn Scarecrows in reward for event quests or purchase them in the Gold Sand Shop for Kinah.


[h3]4. Harvest[/h3]
When your plants reach this phase, it’s time for you to reap all your hard work. Depending on what you’ve sown, the fruit you harvest comes in different levels of quality. Green Fruit (4 levels), Ripe Fruit (to be inspected), Exquisite Fruit and Gourmand Fruit.
  • Even if a plant isn’t quite fully grown, you can harvest Green Fruit from Young Plants and exchange them for Abyss Points from MuMu Rang.
  • But serious gardeners only start harvesting their fruit once plants are fully grown. Gretchen will use her expertise to inspect the Ripe Fruit you bring her, judging them to be either Exquisite Fruit or even Gourmand Fruit.
  • Fruit from beautiful colourful plants will automatically become high-quality Gourmand Fruit.
Important: Don’t take your eyes off your plants for too long, because other players – even from the enemy faction – can harvest your plants!


[h3]5. Exchange fruit[/h3]
Time to turn the fruits of your work into cold hard rewards! Exchange your fruit for fantastic items.
  • From MuMu Sang (in Gelkmaros and Inggison) you can exchange your Exquisite Fruit for the following rewards amongst others: [Rune] Special Transformation Contract: Little Lamb Hanbok (70 types) and [Event] Pure Aris Selection Box.
  • From MuMu Chen (in Gelkmaros and Inggison) you can exchange your Gourmand Fruit for the following rewards amongst others: [Event] [Title Card] Professional Farmer (15 days), [Event] [Emotion Card] Grow House Plant and [Event] Box containing an Engraved Ultimate Manastone.



Please note: All event items will be removed from the game one week after the event is over.





Happy gardening!
The AION Team

The Luna Dice Game



Luna Dice Game
Running: 21st April to 12th May

These dice don’t lie: play and win some great items such as the [Rune] Special Transformation Contract: Cat (64 types), [Rune] Jorgoth’s Half-Weapons Chest, [Motion Card] Wish Lantern and plenty more.




[h3]How the game works:[/h3]
Roll and win: there are different reward levels that are represented as chests. To start your dice rolling, you will need Luna.

[h3]Let the dice fly[/h3]
You roll 5 dice in the game. Every throw gives you the chance of a prize, represented by a laughing Shugo. But what would a game be if there was no losing? Should this befall you, a blue Shugo will be shown.

You can stop rolling at any time – or keep going until you have won on all 5 dice. No matter when you stop, you keep all the rewards you win.

There is the option to have the dice roll automatically until they all win. If you select this option, the corresponding amount of Luna will be withdrawn. Alternatively you can roll the dice yourself each time by clicking on the button.

[h3]Golden Die[/h3]
Now things get interesting: as soon as you win on all 5 dice, you will get the chance to roll the Golden Die. Naturally, there are better rewards for winning Golden Die than normal dice. The Golden Die can only be rolled once and you will have to pay Luna for every roll.

If Lady Luck abandons you when it comes to the Golden Die, you still keep the rewards you have earned. You also receive a consolation prize, so it’s always worth giving it a roll.

[h3]What does all this fun cost?[/h3]
Each roll costs you 5 Luna. The game with the Golden Die costs 150 Luna per roll.

[h3]Rewards[/h3]
If your rolls win, you will be rewarded with boxes that have different levels. Once all dice have been rolled or you have decided to leave the game, you will receive a random item from the box you have won. Depending on the roll, you can earn either 1 or more boxes of the same level.

Have fun!
The AION Team


NOW LIVE: UPDATE 7.9



AION 7.9 is now live on the European servers, and everything in this update revolves around the legions. Find out about all the changes you can look forward to in this post:


[h3]What’s New?[/h3][h3]Powerful Legions[/h3]
The system for legion contribution has been reworked, giving you the chance to do more for your legion. The rankings no longer revolve around Abyss points, but are influenced by contributions, so your legion becomes more powerful if you and other members are active for it.


[h3]Pangaea Returns[/h3]
This event will start shortly after the update’s release. Spread your wings and join the battle for Pangaea! In this seasonal event, you must fight for your legion, and of course enjoy the chance to take to the skies as so many AION players have been asking! We’ll publish a separate news post including all the important details on this event soon.


[h3]The Labyrinth[/h3]
Enter a new and exciting instance: the Labyrinth! Get ready to meet some familiar faces who have only one thing on their minds: stopping you from leaving the Labyrinth alive!


[h3]Share Your Power[/h3]
Put your strength on display: you can now share your stats with other players, making it easier to find worthy allies for your next rampage through AION’s instances.


[h3]Transformation contract: Kaisinel[/h3]
Player feedback is really important to us, and as so many AION fans have requested that the Transformation Contract: Kaisinel be made available in the game, that’s exactly what we’ve done!


[h3]Watch the explicative video[/h3]
Pictures speak louder than words, as they say, and moving pictures even louder! See for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/zYLPtkMzl9I




Enjoy the update!
The AION Team