Veteran Status

Overview

Veteran Status allow an account to have the option to create new Heroic characters which start higher than Level 1. This is either earned by gaining enough total favor, and picking up the reward from Nyx Durandimion, or for Veteran Status III, can be used during a rare event. You can also purchase Status I and II in the DDO store.

• Veteran Status I allows characters to start with enough experience to reach Level 4
• Veteran Status II allows characters to start with enough experience to reach Level 7
• Veteran Status III allows characters to start with enough experience to reach Level 10

How it works

After earning or purchasing a Veteran Status (or during the event), a new Character arrives into the world in the quest The Voyage, on The Airship "Heart of Wind", where they must speak to Thealeh Auryath, an NPC on the bow of the ship. During that conversation, the character choose what level to start:

• Level 1 - The character is taken to Shipwreck Shore and must follow that storyline
• Level 4 - See Veteran Status I
• Level 7 - See Veteran Status II
• Level 10 - See Veteran Status III (during the event)

They then level up to the specified level by again talking to Thealeh, as when speaking with a trainer, choosing their next class, feats, skills, and so forth. At the end of this process, they must speak to the Minotaur Crewman to choose a set of level-appropriate starter itemsbased on the the class(es) they have selected. They then move to the airship captain, and enter the game world at the top of Falconer's Spire, the airship tower in the northern area of The Marketplace.

Note that you do not need to finish the leveling process if you do not wish to - you may stop at any time and enter the world. (This includes Level 1, which allows you to spend up to 4 Action Points immediately.) Your character still has the full amount of experience for whatever level you initially chose, so experience may be "capped", preventing the character from earning any more experience until you advance levels appropriate to that experience.

With Veteran Status I, your character receives free Veteran Status I starter items, and with Veteran Status II, your character receives free Veteran Status II starter items.