To Arms I say! The battle is on, and the Spirits of Battle will shine favorably on you, victory will be yours! To Arms!

Since the day we received word from that poor squire about the Mysterious Creature, our best scholars and woodsmen have been studying the creature and its behavior.

The woodsmen believe that the creature means no harm and seems to be attracted to places of great battles with the ability to vanish from one location only to reappear at another1. The scholars discovered a reference in an old scroll about similar creatures seen in other parts of the world, particularly from places far beyond the Silk Road.  The reference mentions a benevolent guardian spirit that watches over the fields of battle, radiating an aura2 that inspires mortals to greatness.  While generally invisible to the mortal eye, these spirits can become visible at will.  The scholars are baffled by the behavior, but they believe that this spirit wants to be seen.

- For all servers but Gaheris, fighting in the presence of the Spirit of Battle grants a 30%3 bonus to RPs and BPs.
- For players on Gaheris, fighting NPCs in the presence of the Spirit of Battle grants a 50% bonus to experience.

1 The Spirit of Battle will occasionally move from one keep to another.
2 The aura of the Spirit of Battle encompasses the keep at which it is located and all associated (4) towers.
3 The values may change in the future.