The Performer

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[edit] General Information

The Performer is one of the four events in tier 2 of the Demi-Plane of Blood. It is the most difficult event in the tier; indeed, many guilds agree that it's harder than Mayong Mistmoore himself. For this reason, it's generally the last event that a guild successfully completes in tier 2. And, due to its location (one room north of the ballroom), even guilds that farm the zone generally do the Performer last, right before Mayong.

[edit] Event Information

Now, onto the ins and outs of the event. The most basic statement about it is that it's a ring event. Your goal, as the raid force, is to keep The Performer alive at all costs, for roughly 21 minutes. All the mobs of the event rush out of the halls into the room, and attempt to beat him down - they need to be intercepted, generally by Paladins/Shadow Knights. The priority for killing them should be Drachnids (due to their nasty AoEs), then the werewolves (due to their charm), then finally the orcs (which are mezzable).

[edit] Activation

To activate the event, anybody in the raid must hail The Performer and say the phrase "Lend our voices".

[edit] Named Mobs

Twice during the event, a named mob will rush the raid.

[edit] Blueblood (5:00)

Five minutes into the event, Blueblood will come in, announced by an emote. He is a giant blue orc; naturally, he has pretty high HP and melee DPS output, nothing too devastating though. The part to watch out for is his knockback proc (name needed); in the southwest corner of The Performer's room, there is a false floor - anybody who tries to step on the rug will fall through, aggroing a pit full of mobs that will train the raid. Generally Blueblood is where the big DPS burn should happen.

[edit] The Spinstress (15:30)

Fifteen and a half minutes (ten and a half after Blueblood), The Spinstress makes her attempt to bring you down. She is much tougher than Blueblood; oftentimes, a raid force will send a small team out in the hallway to offtank her until the event ends, at which point she will despawn. For reference, though, she casts the following spells:

• Cloud of Viscous Venom: AoE - 500 range (PR -400)
  1. Decrease HP when cast by 2500
  2. Decrease HP by 1000 per tick
  3. Increase Poison Counters by 36
• Sticky Netting: AoE - 200 range (Chromatic -450)
  1. Decrease Spell Haste by 35%
  2. Limit: Combat skills nota llowed
  3. Decrease movement speed by 85%
• Woven Ire: Single-target (DR -1000)
  1. Decrease HP when cast by 379
  2. Decrease HP by 279 per tick
  3. Cast Woven Ire Trigger on fade

[edit] Singing

In their basic forms, ring events are pretty easy. So at this point you're probably asking, "so what's so hard about it, then?" Well, the answer is that periodically, one of the four bards on stage with The Performer (Aelfric the Flautist, Britton Harmony, Randal Reedsea, or Seth Kimble) will sing one random line of a song to a random member of the raid. That person must reply with a 100% perfect recital of the next line of the song.

This means that you must target the bard, and the line must be perfect; if the line ends with a period, your line must end with a period; if the line contains an ellipsis (". . ." - note the spaces between the periods), your line must contain an ellipsis; etc. It's worth noting that the bards will never ask you to sing the first line of the song, and they will never sing the last line of the song to you.

Each correctly-sung line heals The Performer a bit. Failure to sing the song correctly, however, will deal a bit of damage to The Performer, and the offending player will be hit by Stage Fright. A public emote will also be given, stating the name of the person who failed.

Many guilds use audio triggers for this event. It makes it much harder to miss a line.

The songs are as follows. If you hail the bards while the event is not in play, they will sing the entirety of the song for you.

[edit] Aelfric's Song

Aelfric the Flautist sings a catchy song with nonsensical lyrics.

Touched tenderly.
Where will you be?
Dreaming with me.
Please,
everybody, hear the music.

[edit] Britton's Song

Britton Harmony sings a tune describing the bitterness of a failed romance.

When she and I split ways,
it felt like the end of my days.
Until I suddenly,
suddenly realized
this life was better off alone.
Solitude was the best gift you ever gave me.

[edit] Randal's Song

Randal Reedsea sings a limerick about a historically significant figure.

Ol' Nilipus hailed from Misty Thicket.
Where'er he smelled Jumjum he'd pick it.
The halflings grew cross
when their profits were lost,
screamin', 'Where is that brownie? I'll kick it!'

[edit] Seth's Song

Seth Kimble sings a depressing tune about suffering and despair.

Another night, in eternal darkness.
Time bleeds like a wound that's lost all meaning.
It's a long winter in the swirling chaotic void.
This is my torture,
my pain and suffering!
Pinch me, O' Death. . .

[edit] Completion and Loot

Upon completing the event, a worn chest will spawn with the event's loot.

[edit] Items Dropped by A worn chest in Demi-Plane of Blood

• Ancient Shadowspine Rune
• Chunk of Solidified Marrow
• Drop of Accursed Blood
• Forgotten Artist's Mesh Pantaloons
• Forgotten Artist's Mesh Tunic
• Goresteel Spaulders
• Invocation of Death's Shadow
• Last Blood
• Mask of the Forsaken
• Obsidian Cummerbund
• Oddtune, the Chaotic Minstrel
• Overtone Earstone
• Petrified Bone Girdle
• Sunstone Wand
• Vermiculated Drape

[edit] Mayong Banes

In addition to the chest's drops, Bards, Beastlords, Druids, and Shamans can get their Mayong banes by speaking with The Performer`s Spirit:

[edit] Bards and Beastlords

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