9Dragons Online

Conqueror`s Chest

A Conqueror`s Chest is an ancient treasure chest of unknown origin.

Legends abound of the treasures that can be found in Conqueror`s Chests.

It is known that Golden chests contain more treasure than silver chests.

Chests can be opened with special keys that will be consumed in the process.

If you are in a hurry, you can force a chest open without a key.

It is said that opening a Chest by force can lessen the rewards you may discover within.

However, with the following special keys you can attain better rewards of a specific type as follows:

Red Keys = Increased chance of acquiring a weapon.
Green Keys = Increased chance of acquiring clothing.
For best results you need to take the Supplementary Elixir first.

Quest Items

You can only gain Quest Items from NPC characters as you engage upon quests. They cannot be sold, transferred to a Courier`s Guild storehouse, or thrown away until the quest is completed.

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Epithets

Epithets full guide

An Epithet is a small sign shown above your character, below your name, in-game. "Demon Accolyte" or "Sacred Flower Student" are examples of basic Epithets. "Killer of Shen Mo" is an example of an advanced Epithet.

Your selected Epithet is visible to other players. It can confer extra benefits upon you.
You can gain Epithets in various ways: duels, clan ranking, quest rewards, defeating a boss, etc.
You can only use one Epithet at a time, regardless of how many you have.
When you switch between Epithets, there will be a time delay before you can switch again.

[Apply] Button
Your Epithets can be accessed from your Character Screen. Select an epithet and press the "Apply" button to display that epithet above your character on the game screen.

[Remove] Button
Press the "Remove" button to stop showing the epithet on the game screen.

[Delete] Button
You may only have a certain number of particular types of Epithets. If you exceed this number then a random Epithet will be erased from your list. To avoid unwanted loss of a favorite Epithet, remove all unnecessary Epithets with the "Remove" button.

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Blood Essence Point

Weapon Refinement & Blood Essence

Blood Essence Points are prerequisites for earning Blood Essence.

Blood Essence Points are the collectible blood from battles or hunting.

After collecting enough blood it can be exchanged for one Blood Essence Point.

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Karma Points

Guide of Karma

The Karma system is still in the early stages of being implemented in 9Dragons. Good and Bad Karma Points will primarily be awarded for PVP Combat against disciples of enemy Clans, and for carrying out certain Quests. Defeating opponents of opposing alignment brings Good Karma, just as defeating opponents who would otherwise have your allegiance is cause for Bad Karma. Know also that certain Weapons, Wardrobe, and various Items may have certain Karmic Requirements before they can be implemented.

Karmic Titles of The Land that may befall you are as follows:

Good Karma

1. Brave Heart
2. Noble Soul
3. Peaceful Warrior
4. Awakened Soul
5. Hero of The Land
6. Selfless One
7. Blessed by Fate
8. Destiny’s Hand
9. Dweller on The Threshold
10. Seeker of Atonement

Bad Karma

1. Dark Heart
2. Ignoble Soul
3. Savage Warrior
4. Captive Soul
5. Scar of The Land
6. Selfish Fiend
7. Cursed by Fate
8. Hell’s Pawn
9. Demon on The Threshold
10. Minion of The Damned

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Ornamentation

Ornaments details

Adding Ornaments can give items many desirable attributes.

Ornamentation refers to attaching Ornaments to weapons or clothes to gives those items heightened functionality. Anyone can learn to attach ornaments but making the Clasps to attach ornaments (or remove ornaments that are already attached) can only be done by skilled craftsmen.

These skilled craftsmen will ask for payment and certain raw Materials to make the clasps for ornamentation. There is also a chance that their work will fail, and if it does then the weapons / clothes and materials may be destroyed.

Additional Clasps / Pockets
If you wish to have additional clasps or pockets added to your weapons or clothes then these same skilled craftsmen can do that as well. The possibility remains that their work will fail, and if it does then the weapons / clothes and materials may be destroyed.

Removing Ornaments
The craftsman will charge a fee to return an item to it`s original state, but know that this process will destroy the Ornaments. For an additional fee and some extra materials, the Ornaments can be seperated and used again.

There is also a risk of failure when seperating Ornaments.

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Dying and Coma States

If your Life bar falls to zero you will enter a state called Dying. Should this happen, pray for enlightenment.

While Dying you will eventually fall into a state called Coma. If you are in a group with friends, then one of them can revive you from your Coma by quickly DOUBLE-CLICKING upon your CHARACTER NAME and thereby sharing their Chi. This technique is called Reviving Chi Kung. You too can apply your Chi to assist those who are dying by administering your own Reviving Chi Kung with a DOUBLE-CLICK. This can prevent you from having to return great distances should you choose to revive elsewhere. If a friend revives you on the spot you will lose more experience than if you revive at your Clan Base or at an Inn.

Coma state means you will lose various amounts of Experience Points and then revive at the location of your choice.

Revival on the spot where you lay Dying costs you more Experience Points than reviving at an Inn or at your Clan Base. So choose your place of revival with care, rather than upon impulse

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Black & White Wars

Black and White Wars

White Clan disciples and Black Clan disciples battle for dominance in Black and White Wars.

Black Clan disciples protect The Overlord of The North Sea (a Dynamic NPC) while White Clan disciples protect The Hermit of The South Sea (another Dynamic NPC), as both groups try to defeat the DNPC of their sworn enemies.

The group which defeats their enemy`s DNPC claims a special antidote to a certain mist and the right to enter a secret floor of The Cave of The Conqueror, where a great new foe, and even greater rewards await!

Black Market

In many parts of The Land you may encounter dubious merchants who buy and sell illegal items. They are Black Market Merchants and their items are typically of uncertain origin.

Weapons bought through the Black Market can be cheap and of low-quality or expensive and of exceptionally high-quality. Sometimes they can be superior weapons with superlative history.

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Weapon Refinement.

Weapons Refinement/Ornament Binding Guide
Refinment Guide

Refining a weapon with special raw materials can raise that weapon`s basic stats.

For a price, a skilled craftsman can take a normal weapon and craft it into a superior weapon with additional capabilities. The extent of these changes vary by weapon type.

The Master Refiner is Mo Tailan, who runs his own refinement shop in Heifei.
To have Mo Tailan refine a weapon for you, you should bring her the required fee and the requested materials. The more you refine a weapon the higher the quality of materials you will need. Most materials can be acquired by trading Blood Essence (sometimes referred to as The Blood of The Dragon) to merchants who carry refinement materials. Mo Tailan will tell you what she requires.

Know that there is a risk to refinement, even with a craftsman as skilled as Mo Tailan. There is a small chance that the weapon will be destroyed in the process. However, if Mo Tailan succeeds, your weapon will become far more powerful.

If you refine a weapon to a very high level with Dragon`s Blood it will generate a powerful aura of illumination.

(1) Refinement of Normal Weapons
The advantage of attempting to refine normal weapons is that they have a higher success rate and lower chance of being destroyed. However, even if they are refined many times to maximize their attack power, their basic properites never change. Their advantage also makes them less valuable than other types of weapons.
(2) Refinement of Precious Items and Artifacts
Precious items are more difficult to refine than normal items, but they can be refined with the same materials. These are much more valuable because they often gain additional functions after refinement.
(3) Other Weapons
Weapons that bear the names of famous people are precious items. It would be unfortunate to destroy such a special weapon by risking refinement, but it also presents an opportunity to create a truly unique weapon.
(4) Items that Cannot Be Refined
Refiners will not refine weapons that are already very powerful or rare. It is an unwritten law between refiners because they fear that they might accidentally destroy a precious weapon. None of them wish to risk the disgrace of destroying a famous weapon.

Additionally, high level items may have already achieved their maximum power.
Talk to the refiner to find out if a weapon can be refined.

Refinement Material
Refinement materials are made from the careful extraction of Blood Essence. Give Blood Essence to a merchant and he will trade you the materials you require.

Although it is rare, you may find Blood Essence carried by disciples of Deviant Clans

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Types of Duels

There are four types of Duels: Free Duel, Individual Duel, Group Duel, and Duel Competitions. Here are their characteristics.

[Free Duel]
After paying an entry fee in gold to a Duel Master, you can engage in Duels at the Duel Grounds without any prior agreements. You can also have Duels while joined in a Party.

[Individual Duel]
These Duels require the agreement of both individuals. The Duel takes place on a smaller Duel Ground.

[Group Duels]
These Duels are started with the agreement of Party Leaders. Battle Royales and Leader Battles are staged in Large Duel Grounds. In smaller Duel Grounds, Multiple Rounds or Single Rounds can be fought.

Battle Royale is a type of Group Duel that will only end when everyone in one group has been killed.

Leader Battles are similar to Battle Royales but they end when the leader of one group has been killed.

In Multiple Rounds, two teams engage in one-on-one combat in an agreed order. The winner of one round stays on to fight the next challenger.

In Single Rounds, two teams engage in one-on-one combat in an agreed order. The number of winners will determine the outcome.

[Duel Competition]
This is a large-scale Duel. The final winner will be given an Epithet, Reputation, and items worthy of Artifacts or better

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Scrolls and Books

Scrolls, books, and notes can be opened with a click of the right mouse button.

The content could be anything from a love poem to a secret clan order.

These items are typically well worth investigating.

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Show All (See Other`s Info)

If you click on other players or Deviant Clan members, a target window appears. This has several functions.

Click on the human-shaped button in the lower-left corner to see information on other players. Click on the triangle button to see your options.

[Deviant Clan Info]
As Deviant Clan members are your greatest opponents, you may wish to compare your own abilities against theirs before initiating combat. If their name appears in White then they are of a similar level to you. If their name appears in Red then they are of a far higher level than you.

[Character Info]
You can check information on other players stats quite easily.
Click on the player you wish to know about and then click on the "info" button that appears. The other player will be given the choice to "Show All" and may choose to accept or decline your request.

[Brief]
If the other player is not willing to give out information then you can only see their basic stats.
In this case, the information on other players will be displayed in three degrees of information, dependant upon the difference in levels between you and your target.

[Equipment]
If you are both willing it is possible to show the data on your Equipment to each other.
This information is also displayed in three levels, and what you can see depends on the level difference.

[Attributes]
Players can also choose to show their Attributes.
There are 3 varying stages of detail for Attributes as well.

[Show All]
If you both agree then all basic stats, Equipment and Attributes can be viewed.

[Character Menu]
The character menu shows the interactions that can be attempted between players. However, every action (except whisper) can be refused by the other player.

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Checking In

There is at least one Inn in every town. If you talk to the Innkeeper, she will allow you to check-in and make that Inn your Revival Point. By choosing to revive at such an inn, you can minimize the amount of experience lost from dying.

If you check-in at a new town`s Inn, it will replace the previous Inn as your Revival Point.

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Heal

You can pay any town`s Doctor to heal your internal or external wounds, and he can also sell you treatments which will allow you to heal yourself while you are traveling.

Each time you travel you run the risk of being wounded in battle. External wounds will lessen your Life and internal wounds will reduce your Vital Essence. Unless these wounds are treated and healed you will not be able to raise your Life or Vital Energy to their maximum scores.

Consume a self-treatment or visit a Doctor at a local Clinic to have your wounds healed.


Manuals

A Manual is a book that you can read which will miraculously allow your skill levels to rise faster for a given period of time.

The value of a Manual is determined by how effective it is in raising your skill level, and how long the effect lasts.

At the moment, every clan trainer has Basic Manuals that they offer to their disciples. It is a rumored that the clans also have more precious manuals that are kept hidden. Note that one cannot use the manual of a rival clan.

During The War of Nine Dragons the skill to make manuals was lost. It is whispered that someone has now rediscovered the secret, but no one has confirmed this yet.

Kung Fu Manual: Raises the skill level of the described Kung Fu technique.

Clan Manual: This helps to explain the clan`s underlying principles. You can gain rapid growth in the clans Kung Fu if you understand these underlying principles.

Role Manual: Kung Fu skills that are particular to certain Clan Roles can grow more rapidly using these specialized manuals. Since these Manuals are carried by students throughout The Land, and mortality rates are high, it is more likely that one might find a lost Manual of this type while traveling.

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Function of Towns

Deviant Clans disciples tend to avoid entering towns where Major Clans have settled or Imperial Guards hold posts.

You can find Merchants in the towns, as well as Doctors, Blacksmiths, Seamstresses, Couriers and Innkeepers. You can chek-in to an Inn to set your Revival Point.

You will find most quests within Towns.


Deviant Clans

Know well about Monsters&Deviant Clans

Deviant Clan disciples are aggressive NPCs. They may attack alone or in groups.

If you are engaged in combat with a Deviant Clan Disciple it is worth understanding that they have their own Kung Fu techniques and varying degrees of mastery. This allows you to detect their strengths and weaknesses and develop your own tactics against it.

Deviant Clan incidents can range from a single large monster of the Beast Clan to several dozen disciples of various rank from a clan like Secret Shadows.

Usually, Deviant Clans are enemies of all players, but there are some special circumstances where they may become allies.

Deviant Clans have many factions and most of them are in opposition with one another. If you are ever in trouble this knowledge can be used to good effect. Deviant Clans will sometimes choose to fight against each other rather than against you.

There are many Deviant Clans fighting for dominance in The Land to fill the power vaccum that arose in the aftermath of The War of Nine Dragons. Currently, the greatest threats to the well-being of The Land are the Secret Shadow Clan, Death Valley Clan, Valley of Hell Clan, Beast Clan, and The Clan of Golden Coins.

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