Dryad Event
From Istaria Lexica
The Dryad Event (offically called "Bastion of Nature") was a permerge server event to call back the race of the Dryads to Istaria that they aid the Gifted in the war against the Withered Aegis, that have started a renewed offensive against the living races. The Gifted had to complete several neccessary steps in order to bring the Dryads back. It was held in April 2004.
A part of the event was also to complete a rainbow bridge to the Dryad Isle called Aubadrine. The bridge is loctated behind the Tower of Nature. Once the bridge was completed, the Gifted could reach the island to bring the scrolls to the NPCs that where preparing the ritual there. The scrolls had to be given in a certain order to complete the ceremony. Small notes with clues how to finish it dropped from all monsters of Istaria. So the whole community had to work together to assemble the clues to find out what was the order of the Riutal. Once the riddles where sloved one Gifted was chosen to hand the scrolls to the NPCs. After the ceremony was completed at the giant tree that served as portal, this Gifted received the title "Envoy of Aubadrine".
There where four deadly monsters roaming around in Istaria during that long event. Their loot contained body parts and also sacred scrolls that where needed to complete the Ritual of Aubderdine. If you brought the body parts to a Ranger that was located next to the tower at (25596/25681) near Aughundell, he crafted you an weapon, dependend on the monster that was the body part from.
Those four weapons are also called Dryad Weapons:
After the Dryads where once again back to Istaria, the ceremonial NPCs vanished with the four deadly monsters. The Ranger stayed, but left also after a few months.
