Ertheia
A new race, luck and charisma, alchemy
The Lineage II: Ertheia expansion was installed on July 30, 2014, when the game servers went down for the update. NCsoft published a 78-page PDF listing all the changes. The main additions are the new Ertheia race, the luck and charisma stats, alchemy and a reworked path to Awakening.
The data reflects the Lineage II: Ertheia expansion (western release, July 2014).
The Ertheia race
- Ertheia characters can only be female. At creation you choose Ertheia Fighter or Ertheia Wizard.
- Ertheia mages cannot equip shields. Class skills cannot be enchanted. Class cloaks are displayed as wings. The race has 14 armor sets.
- Ertheia cannot create a subclass or learn subclass skills. A dual class becomes available at level 85 after the quest Winds of Fate: Encroaching Shadows, with only one slot. The dual class can be any class except Eviscerator and Sayha's Seer.
- The race has its own racial skills.
| Path | Level 1 | Level 40 | Level 76 | Level 85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter | Ertheia Fighter | Marauder | Ripper | Eviscerator |
| Mage | Ertheia Wizard | Cloud Breaker | Stratomancer | Sayha's Seer |
New stats: LUC and CHA
- LUC (luck). When luck triggers, all crafting and enchanting operations succeed; a four-leaf clover icon appears. While hunting you can get a Fortune Pocket (Level 1) that increases experience and SP. It can be upgraded to level 5 at Grocer Pelu in Faeron Village.
- CHA (charisma) represents absolute power and affects combat skills: it raises P. Atk., P. Def., Atk. Spd., M. Atk., M. Def., casting speed, max HP and max MP.
Alchemy
Ertheia master alchemy. It unlocks at level 40 after the 1st Liberation; the menu opens with the Alchemy button in the inventory. When an Ertheia picks a dual class, the alchemy button is not shown in the inventory. Enchanted items cannot be used in alchemy.
Combination
- Any item of value can be combined except quest items. One to three items go into the Combination window, plus an Elcyum Crystal.
- Combination can yield Air Stones and Tempest Stones, important ingredients for transmutation. Double-clicking a Tempest Stone gives a Lower/Medium/Advanced Dye Box or a Wind Talisman Pack.
Transmutation
- The Transmutation skill turns one item into another. Transmutation skills are learned from Alchemist Zephyra in Faeron Village and Alchemist Veruti in the Town of Rune.
- Transmutation levels: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced and Master. Master requires Alchemic Tomes, dropped by epic raid bosses: Lindvior, Valakas, Antharas, Istina Extreme, Octavis Extreme, Tauti and Earth Wyrm Trasken.
- Four item types can be transmuted: scrolls, potions, Life Stones and dyes. Transmutation can also give Luck and Charisma.
- The duration of the 4 Love Potions (Low~High) was cut from 2 minutes to 15 seconds; the names and effects of Low-Grade Love Potion - Party and Love Potion - Party changed.
- Fixed: High-grade Life/Mind/CP (R-Grade) could not be used as ingredients for super elixirs.
New path to Awakening
- A Fated Support Box with free equipment is given automatically at character creation. It can be opened from level 40 after the second class transfer and the 1st Liberation. After opening it stays in the inventory until level 84, cannot be traded and expires after 60 days.
| Level when opened | Contents |
|---|---|
| 40 | C-Grade Steel Door Equipment Box |
| 52 | B-Grade Steel Door Equipment Box |
| 61 | A-Grade Steel Door Equipment Box |
| 76 | S-Grade Steel Door Equipment Box |
| 81 | S-Grade (Dynasty) Steel Door Equipment Box |
- Mysterious Soulshots and Blessed Spiritshots are no longer free - they can be crafted or bought from players and the Grocer.
- Improved Path to Awakening equipment for 90 days can be bought in the L2 Store for 1 NCoin.
- Every new player receives an Adventurer Hat and a Rocking Horse mount for free.
Kamael changes
- Kamael can wear heavy armor regardless of level and class.
- The passive skill The Guilded Body is removed.
- The waiting time for deleting a Kamael character is reduced to one day.
Skills and other changes
- Awakened classes received new skills.
- New Divine Inspiration levels raise the number of buffs a character can hold to six. Levels 5 and 6 require an Ancient Book from Dimensional Barrier Expeditioner Resed.
- With the new Sigel Knight class skills, Knight Frenzy was removed; an Immortal Scroll is given for each Knight Frenzy level reached.
- Giant Barrier, Shadow Hide, Strong Will, Crystal Form, Blessed Antharas' Earring and Lindvior's Earring can be used while the character is unable to act.
- NPCs affected by Disarm no longer lose their weapons; some skills from Life Stone Instilled with Giants' Power cannot be used on monsters.
- The experience bonus for parties of 2-6 members is increased.
- Summon Moving Portal and Instant Teleport can be used in the Olympiad.
- Fixed: slowed characters could not attack; a clone summoned in a party did not appear; Curse Gloom could not be used; Price of Summoning did not apply when summoning Golden Lion or Unison of Lights. The Fish Stew buff icon was changed.