Here are some Friday night updates for you. Have a great weekend!

New Items: Underfoot Raging Mercenary Writ ;  Wedding Band ;  Rhodium Shadowguard Vambraces ;  Rhodium Furyblind Gauntlets ;  Timeworn Codex

New Bestiary: an erudite madman

New Recipes: Rhodium Psychesnap Robe ;  Iridium Fleshbane Cap ;  Stalwart Trooper Armband ;  Stalwart Trooper Boots ;  Stalwart Trooper Cuirass ;  Stalwart Trooper Gloves ;  Stalwart Trooper Sleeves ;  Stalwart Trooper Helm ;  Stalwart Trooper Greaves ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Armband ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Boots ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Cuirass ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Gloves ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Greaves ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Helm ;  Stalwart Leatherfoot Sleeves ;  Stalwart Lightring Armband ;  Stalwart Lightring Boots ;  Stalwart Lightring Cuirass ;  Stalwart Lightring Gloves ;  Stalwart Lightring Greaves ;  Stalwart Lightring Helm ;  Stalwart Lightring Sleeves ;  Stalwart Protectorate Armband ;  Stalwart Protectorate Boots ;  Stalwart Protectorate Cuirass ;  Stalwart Protectorate Gloves ;  Stalwart Protectorate Greaves ;  Stalwart Protectorate Helm ;  Stalwart Protectorate Sleeves

Updated Items: Stellite Encrusted Cephalic Clay ;  Dimly Pulsating Crystallized Cosgrove Shard ;  Uncut Rubellite ;  Muddite Skull ;  Living Underfoot Diamond ;  Harmonagate ;  Steely Valorite ;  Air-Infused Spring Water ;  Spell: Pyre of the Forgotten Rk. III ;  Earring of the Tranquil Spirit ;  Crumbling Stone Bracelet ;  Scale Ore ;  Bridle of King Kalakor ;  Damascite Encrusted Carpal Clay ;  Raw Diamond ;  Symbol of the Malefactor ;  Token of Reclamation ;  Fiend Gut ;  Lucidem ;  Scryer's Sash ;  Scryer Ytta's Shard ;  Binding Bauble

Updated Quests: Adventure in the Rujarkian Hills ;  Druid Epic 1.5: Staff of Living Brambles ;  Sergeant Bronal Cadran #1: Man the Defenses ;  Jaled`Dar Solo #1: Lost and Found ;  Jaled`Dar Solo #2: Parley With Ganak ;  Discord Tower Event #5: Sacrifice

The SOE Fan Faire schedule was updated today, and now includes "an informal Community Address" by John Smedley to kick off the festivities Thursday night.  Fan Faires past have included a Community Address with high production values and players were disappointed to find it missing from the schedule.  Fear not, SOE fans, Smed will be addressing the masses!  See the revised schedule on the Fan Faire site.

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Tome of Axe of Rallos Rk. II ;  Rhodium Lightguard Boots ;  Rhodium Feralcall Wristguard ;  Rhodium Shadowguard Helm ;  Crystallized Magma Store

New Bestiary: an avatar of creation ;  an avatar of deconstruction

New Recipes: Unfired Pure Energeian Death Orb ;  Unfired Pure Energeian Water Orb ;  Iridium Umbrastalker Coif ;  Iridium Sleetstorm Gloves ;  Rhodium Gloves of the Enlightened Anima

Updated Zone: Arthicrex: Raid Instance

Updated Items: Extruded Underfoot Diamond ;  Tome of Shared Bloodlust Rk. III ;  Tome of Axe of Rallos Rk. III ;  Sample of Unpredictable Liquids ;  Spell: Call for Blood ;  Spell: Call for Blood ;  Spell: Aura of the Muse ;  Spell: Aura of the Muse ;  Spell: Chromastrike ;  Spell: Chromastrike ;  Spell: Lingering Sloth ;  Spell: Lingering Sloth ;  Spell: Fickle Fire ;  Spell: Fickle Fire ;  Spell: Burning Aura ;  Spell: Burning Aura ;  Spell: Dawnstrike ;  Spell: Dawnstrike ;  Spell: Mana Weave ;  Spell: Mana Weave ;  Spell: Spirit of Oroshar ;  Spell: Spirit of Oroshar ;  Spell: Chaos Flame ;  Spell: Chaos Flame ;  Spell: Hungry Plague ;  Spell: Hungry Plague ;  Spell: Fickle Shadows ;  Spell: Fickle Shadows ;  Spell: Touch of Draygun ;  Spell: Touch of Draygun ;  Brellium Token ;  Staurolite ;  Great Staff ;  Bandages ;  Potion of Light Healing ;  Belt Pouch

Updated Quests: Adventure in the Rujarkian Hills ;  Underfoot Rank III Spells ;  Gihbra #5: Brell's Will Be Done

Here are the patch notes from a game update pushed live this morning (from the patcher):

*** Highlights ***

• All Underfoot zones have had a temporary 20% increase in experience granted when killing NPCs.

*** Items ***

• Recent marketplace items and all marketplace mount saddles are now Heirloom.
• The Bridle of King Kalakor will once again summon a lion with a full mane.

Here are some midweek updates for you:

New Items: Gruel ;  Rhodium Mercytouched Breastplate ;  Guard of the Shield Maiden

New Quest: Bugs in the Dirt

New Bestiary: Khala Dun Erelk ;  a lavaling

New Recipes: Spell: Chaos Immolation Rk. II ;  Spell: Tendrilmist Guard Rk. II ;  Spell: Beam of Solteris Rk. II ;  Iridium Umbrastalker Sleeves ;  Rhodium Cardinalcore Gloves

Updated Items: Idol of Brell Serilis ;  Raw Fine Runic Hide ;  Concentrated Grade AA Taipan Venom ;  Concentrated Grade AA Nigriventer Venom ;  Ductile Loam ;  Consigned Bite of the Shissar X ;  Spell: Charge for Honor Rk. III ;  Gatekeeper's Locket ;  Broken Shard of Chaos ;  Blessed Serilis Prayer Shawl ;  Blessed Serilis Prayer Shawl ;  Blessed Serilis Prayer Shawl ;  Blessed Serilis Prayer Shawl ;  Mud Burrower Carapace ;  Blossom of Logos ;  Feral Guardian Channeler ;  Spell: Natures Touch

Updated Quests: Scout Madu (Feet): Bear Pelts for Madu ;  Coldain Shawl 2.0 #8: Head of the Problem

A three-week long 20% boost to experience is on the way for all Underfoot zones. Here's the story from EQLive:

Greetings Norrathians!

We're excited to announce that from July 28 through August 18, we're going to give you a 20% boost to experience in all the Underfoot zones.

If you've been wanting to make that final push to level 85, but just haven't had the time or felt like your experience bar was crawling, now is the perfect time to show the Underfoot who's boss!

Perhaps you are at the level cap, but have some friends who are lagging behind. This is perfect time to help them catch up to you and experience all that Underfoot has to offer.

Here are today's updates:

New Items: Forgeborn Stave Ornament ;  Rhodium Furyblind Wristguard ;  Rhodium Skychaser Sleeves ;  Rhodium Skychaser Boots ;  Spell: Surge of Ironvines Rk. III ;  Crystal Shard of Tenacity ;  Token of Reclamation ;  Rhodium Natureborn Armwraps ;  Spell: Protective Confession Rk. III

New Bestiary: Sergeant Gauswick ;  a skeleton cleric pet ;  a skeleton wizard pet ;  a vampiric healer pet

Updated Items: Damascite Encrusted Tarsal Clay ;  Carnival Prize ;  Spell: Grounded Stance Rk. II ;  Ornate Binding Powder ;  Spell: Vow of Victory ;  Spell: Tempest of the Stormborn Rk. II ;  Spell: Annihilate the Aberrant Rk. II ;  Spell: Solemn Cleansing Rk. II ;  Spell: Shield of Vie Rk. II ;  Spell: Concussive Burst Rk. II ;  Spell: Blackwater Bite Rk. II ;  Spell: Strangling Air Rk. II ;  Pristine Mephit Wing Veins ;  Vitallium Encrusted Thoracic Clay ;  Strong Tarnished Voidsoul ;  Spell: Vow of Victory ;  Fulginate Ore ;  Spell: Yaulp IX Rk. II

Updated Quests: Jaled`Dar Group #3: The Price of Knowledge ;  The Escaped Voidsouls

Updated Recipe: Mangled Leather Gorget Template