Here are the patch notes from this morning's emergency game update (taken from the patcher):

*** Highlights ***

- Corrected an issue that was causing mercenary writs to fail.
- Knowledge of Alaran Culture should now be available at level 90.
- Corrected a particle issue that could cause some clients to crash in the Valley of Lunanyn.
- Veil of Alaris Tier 1 group and raid armor now has level 95 focus effects.
- Valley of Lunanyn - All tasks in this zone have had their minimum level requirement reduced to 90.
- Valley of Lunanyn - Pest Control, Fertilizer for the Crops, and Reaping the Harvest were not correctly counting towards your total number of completed kill quests to gain language skill.  If you have already completed these tasks re-reading any language book should now set you to the correct skill amount.  If you completed five or more other kill quests you may already have learned as much as you can from this type of quest.

*** Items ***

- Veil of Alaris Tier 1 group and raid armor now has level 95 focus effects.
- Removed the Feign Death option from the Desert Kangon and Forest Kangon when placed in real estate.


*** Tradeskills ***

- The ability scrolls for enchanting the new Alaran metal will no longer be consumed when a character does not meet the ability requirements. Instead, they will now get an error message telling them what abilites they need.


*** Quests & Events ***

- Argath - Reclaiming Argath - Corrected issues that could result in duplicate airships and tower defenders in this mission.
- Valley of Lunanyn - The Herald of Oratory - Players in the mission and raid will now receive damage messages when enemies are attacking them.
- Valley of Lunanyn - Kill quests in this zone should now grant the book Eltarki's Diary - Life and Death to you if you do not already have it.
- Valley of Lunanyn - All tasks in this zone have had their minimum level requirement reduced to 90.
- Valley of Lunanyn - Pest Control, Fertilizer for the Crops, and Reaping the Harvest were not correctly counting towards your total number of completed kill quests to gain language skill.  If you have already completed these tasks re-reading any language book should now set you to the correct skill amount.  If you completed five or more other kill quests you may already have learned as much as you can from this type of quest.
- Beasts' Domain - Trial of the Beast - It should now be a bit easier to obtain the Dark Ape's Head for this task.
- Beasts' Domain - One to Lead them - Increased the drop rate for the raptor bones for this task.
- City of Bronze - Stop the Dreams - You should no longer see a red zone wide pop-up message when you hand in a Potion of Dreamless Sleep for this task.
- Windsong Sanctuary - Winds of Change - You should no longer see a red zone wide pop-up message when someone explores sections of the zone for this task.
- Rubak Oseka - Tides of Change - Corrected an issue causing cursed water elements to ignore players in this quest.
- Rubak Oseka - Soothing the Spirits - Corrected an issue where agitated water spirits could not be soothed.
        

*** Spells ***

- Berserker - Updated the description for Early Retaliation so that it properly mentions its HP requirement.
- Enchanter - Corrected an error in the spell description for Sedative Stare.
- Magician - Corrected the resist types on ranks II and III of Strike of Sand and Burst of Sand.


*** NPC ***

- Aedros in the Valley of Lunanyn has learned the common tongue.
- Empowered beasts in the Beasts' Domain will give less experience because they can respawn so quickly.


*** AA ***

- Knowledge of Alaran Culture should now be available at level 90.
- Berserker - Juggernaut Surge now has the illusion separated into a separate buff called Juggernaut Form.
- Berserker - Frenzied Volley ranks 5, 6, and 7 are fixed and ready for purchase.


*** Achievements ***

- Achievements for gaining maximum skills at Level 95 are now available.


*** Miscellaneous ***

- Corrected a particle issue that could cause some clients to crash in the Valley of Lunanyn.


*** Previously Updated ***

- Miragestones and Alaris Gemstones now stack up to 100.


- The EverQuest Team