Ceremony of Chaos
Ceremony of Chaos
The Lineage 2 Chapter 2 - Tauti update introduced a new type of PVP competition: Ceremony of Chaos.
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Background
Gran Kain, father of everything in this world, watched the progress of his daughter Shilen's evil plans. Though he felt resistance was futile, he saw that Humans, Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs, Dwarves and Kamael kept on fighting. The struggle was slow, but the races' fighting spirit drove them forward to victory.
Gran Kain was impressed by this and decided to help them, though he rarely involved himself in the struggle between Light and Darkness. Gran Kain called his servants, the fallen angels, and summoned the heroes of the races. He challenged their abilities, offering to share his own power with the winners and their clans.
Rumors spread among the races that a representative of the Gods — Paagrio, or perhaps Shyeed — was helping them fight against Shilen. Some also suspected Gran Kain himself, but strongly doubted it because of the God's nature.
The orders came from the palace, but their master could never be found. The orders were voiced by the Mysterious Butlers Lumiere (Lumiere) and Ains (Ains), who also organize the Festival itself. At first glance Lumiere may seem human, but it's only a mask meant to hide his angelic grace.
Lumiere has the ability to create spaces in other dimensions, and on Gran Kain's orders he created four arenas for the battles of the Ceremony of Chaos. The arenas exist in a dimension located between the material world and the world of Chaos, which Kain himself rules. It follows that Gran Kain can watch the fights in person. To protect the identity of the fights' organizer, the arenas were made in the style of familiar places in the material world.
Schedule and participant requirements
Ceremony of Chaos schedule
A Ceremony of Chaos period lasts 1 month. It begins at 00:00 on day 1 of each month and ends at 24:00 on the last day of the month. Competitions in Ceremony of Chaos are held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 19:00 to 24:00, 3 times an hour, at .15/.30/.45 minutes past each hour. One character can take part in at most 16 battles a day.
Participant requirements
- Ceremony of Chaos PVP is clan-only content; to take part, a character must be in a clan.
- Anyone can take part in Ceremony of Chaos, provided they are level 76 or higher, have the 3 profession and are in a clan of level 3 or higher; subclasses and dual classes can also take part.
- However, if after applying a character changes in a way that no longer meets the conditions listed above, they can't take part in the game.
Ceremony of Chaos flow
Ceremony of Chaos contests are held from 19.00 to 24.00; invitations to take part are sent out from minute 0 to 5, from 15 to 20 and from 40 to 45 of each hour.
The invitation appears in the notification bar and at the bottom of the radar.
Moving to the arena
Minutes 5 / 25 / 45 of each hour are the deadline for accepting a Ceremony of Chaos invitation. At minutes 10 / 30 / 50 of each hour, participants are moved to the Ceremony of Chaos arenas. After the move, there is 1 minute to prepare. An arena can hold at most 18 participants.
The arenas can be roughly called:
| Ceremony of Chaos arenas | |||
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| Catacombs | Fountain | ||
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| Bridges | Gracia | ||
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- If the character was in a party, they are automatically removed from it when moved to the Ceremony.
- When moving to the arena, cubics and servitors stay, but pets are recalled.
- When moving to the arena, the character's HP / MP / CP are restored.
- When moving to the arena, skills with less than 15 minutes of reuse left become available again.
- All characters moved to the Ceremony of Chaos arenas get the Energy of Chaos effect.
- While Energy of Chaos is active, cloaks and accessories aren't visible on characters; all players look the same.
- Characters without cloaks and accessories also look the same.
- The display of armor, weapons, the Hero Aura and the Ceremony of Chaos winner's Aura isn't changed by Energy of Chaos.
- The Energy of Chaos effect can't be canceled by the player and disappears only when leaving Ceremony of Chaos.
A character is not moved to the Arena in the following cases:
- The character is in a temporary game zone.
- The character's inventory is more than 80% full/loaded.
- The character has left the clan.
- The character is below level 76 and before the 3th class change.
- A chaotic character.
- A character holding a cursed weapon.
Withdrawing and penalties
- The application can be withdrawn within 7 min after registering without penalty.
- If you withdraw the application from minute 8 after registering, you are banned from taking part in 1 contest as a penalty.
- If, after applying, you are in a state where you can't be moved, you are banned from taking part in 1 contest as a penalty:
- being in a temporary game zone.
- having an inventory more than 80% full/loaded.
- having left the clan.
- being below level 76/having fewer than 3 class changes.
- being a chaotic character.
- holding a cursed weapon.
- If you disconnect after applying, you are banned from taking part in 1 contest as a penalty.
- If you leave the Arena by pressing the "Exit" button before the contest ends, you are banned from taking part in 1 contest as a penalty.
- If you disconnect before the contest is fully over, you are banned from taking part in 1 contest as a penalty.
- With 30 penalties, taking part in Ceremony of Chaos becomes impossible.
- A character with 30 penalties doesn't receive invitations to Ceremony of Chaos.
- Penalties collected during a period are reset when the next period begins.
Preparing for the contest
- After being moved to the arena, characters get 1 minute to prepare.
- During the battle, participants' names are replaced with Opponent 1, Opponent 2, etc.
- All insignia, including clan war symbols, are hidden.
- During the battle you can't set up a private store or workshop.
- In the Ceremony of Chaos arena you can use the following items, which give the effect of 6 level 1 poems and 1 level 1 harmony effect according to the character's class.
Contest flow
- There are 2 types of contests: PVP with players and PvE with monsters.
- Each contest can have from 1 to 18 people.
- Assignment to a group in the contest and the choice of arena are random.
- After being moved to the arena, the player has 60 sec. to prepare; during this time you can also read the pop-up message about the Ceremony of Chaos rules.
- During the preparation period, a timer counting down to the start of the match is visible.
- After 60 seconds, all characters in the arena become visible.
- When moving to the arena, the skill enhancement level and the character's transformation are kept (except flying transformation).
- When moving to the arena, servitors and cubics are kept, pets are recalled.
- The character's HP/CP/MP are restored.
- The reuse time of skills with less than 15 minutes of reuse left is reset.
- When moving to the arena, the character leaves the party.
- During the arena contest, Tincture Boxes may appear at various times; attacking a box gives a 100% chance that a HP Tincture drops, and there is a small chance to get a Tincture of Strength.
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HP Recovery Herb - Restores 5000 HP; if this amount exceeds what is missing, CP. is restored - Power Herb - For 30 sec. P. Atk. + 100%, M. Atk. +400%
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- Herb Chest appears in different places on the stadium at the following times:
- 20 sec. after the game starts - 5 pcs. (they exist for 5 min. 40 sec.)
- 2 min. after the game starts - 3 pcs. (they exist for 4 min.)
- 4 min. after the game starts - 1 pcs. (it exists for 2 min.)
Rules
During competitions, the following measures are used to hide the character's identity:
- Character names are hidden and replaced with neutral Player1, Player2, etc.
- Characters get flagged when attacking.
- Name color turns white.
- Information about clan or alliance membership and about clan wars is hidden.
- Characters in the same clan can't use clan-targeted skills on each other, such as Tree of Life or the Iss Enchanter's Poems.
- Chats, private stores, private workshops, friend invitations and similar social activity are unavailable.
- Character summon or teleport skills are unavailable.
- Scrolls and elixirs can be used.
- No XP is lost on death.
- A character can get the following 2 items either by killing monsters or by buying them from Mysterious Butler, and use them during the battle in Ceremony of Chaos:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
 Mysterious Shadow | For use in Ceremony of Chaos competitions. Makes the character invisible. Speed -30%. Cannot be traded, dropped or sold. Can be stored in a private warehouse. |
| Mysterious Power | For use in Ceremony of Chaos competitions. Has a 30% chance to deal a lethal blow to the opponent, but the character's HP/MP/CP drops to 1. Cannot be traded, dropped or sold. Can be stored in a private warehouse. |
Determining the winner
- If a character is alone in a PVP contest, they are automatically awarded the victory.
- If a character is alone in a PvE contest, they must kill at least 5 monsters; if the character is killed or doesn't kill a single monster before the contest ends, it counts as a loss.
- If two or more characters are moved to the arena, then regardless of the contest type, the winner is the last survivor or whoever killed the most monsters during the contest. If a character is killed by monsters or another player, they lose. If two or more characters killed the same number of monsters during the match, a draw is awarded.
- If a character is killed, they can't be resurrected. You can watch the rest of the match as a spectator, and then the character is moved out of the arena when the match ends.
Rewards for winning the Ceremony of Chaos
Match victory reward
Ceremony of Chaos participants get various rewards:
Positive effects
| Name | Description | Who gets it |
|---|---|---|
 Mysterious Herb of Power (9540)
| Available to Ceremony of Chaos participants. P. Atk. +100%. Duration: 5 min. | Winner, loser, last survivor |
| Mysterious Herb of Magic (9541)
| Available to Ceremony of Chaos participants. M. Atk. +400%. Duration: 5 min. | Winner, loser, last survivor |
| Mysterious Vitality Recovery (9542)
| Ability given to participants in the Ceremony of Chaos. Replenishes Vitality when XP is gained through hunting for 5 minutes. | The winner, the last survivor |
Match winner reward
After each match a winner is announced, and 1-5 Mysterious Boxes appear in the arena, which only the winner can open. The boxes may contain the following rewards:
- Guaranteed reward: 2 - 4 Mysterious Marks
- Additional random reward:
Best warrior reward
The character who collected the most Mysterious Marks during the Ceremony of Chaos cycle. The message about awarding the title of Best Warrior goes out as a server announcement to all players. Even if you spent Mysterious Marks during the month. There can be only one Best Warrior on each server; if several players have the same amount of Mysterious Marks for the month, a draw is declared and no Best Warrior is chosen. The amount of Mysterious Marks collected can be checked with the chat command /curioushouserecord. The best warrior can get unique buffs and items from Mysterious Butler:
| Item | Description |
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 Ruler's Authority | An item given to the winner of the Ceremony of Chaos in the Mysterious Mansion. When worn: Max HP /MP /CP +1000, weight limit +25600, damage dealt +8%, damage received -9%, damage reflection resistance +5%, inventory slots +36, elemental defense +15. |
| Mysterious Belt | An item given to the winner of the Ceremony of Chaos in the Mysterious Mansion. When worn: Max HP /MP /CP +500, damage dealt in PVP +6%, damage reflection resistance +5%, damage received in PVP -7%. Cannot be traded/dropped/sold in a private store. |
5000 Clan Point 
5000 Fame
Best clan reward
The clan of the Best Warrior can get a buff from Mysterious Butler:
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Ruler's Blessing (15109) - Sleep, Bleed, Shock, Poison and Hold Attack bonus: +30.
Best killer reward
The player who killed the most opponents during the match but didn't win gets a special prize:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Ruler's Consideration | A bag given to those who fought bravely in Ceremony of Chaos but unfortunately didn't win. Double-click to get a Life Stone or a Soul Crystal fragment. Several may drop at once, or nothing at all. Cannot be traded/dropped/sold in a private store. |
Consolation prize
Even losers get consolation prizes. Stay until the end of the match, even if you died, and you'll get 2 Mysterious Marks as a consolation prize. Remember: if you leave the match before it ends, you won't get the consolation prize.
Mysterious Marks
Ceremony of Chaos participants are rewarded with Mysterious Marks, which can be exchanged for various items: consumables for Ceremony of Chaos, items for raising the clan level, and you can also buy accessories that used to be bought for Territory Badges. Mysterious Marks can be spent at Mysterious Butler, who are in every town next to the Olympiad Manager.
Items for the Ceremony of Chaos and the clan
Accessories
4,396,400
Shirts
Belts
| Item | Cost |
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 Twilight Belt |  24 Castle Siege Soldier Badge
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| Twilight Belt | 24 Mysterious Mark
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| Immortal Belt | 9 Castle Siege Soldier Badge
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| Immortal Belt | 9 Mysterious Mark
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| Seraph Belt | 60 Castle Siege Soldier Badge
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| Seraph Belt | 60 Mysterious Mark
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Belt-related items
Other
Changes in the Glory Days update
In the Lineage 2 Chapter 2.5 - Glory Days update, the following changes were made to Ceremony of Chaos:
New items
New items have been added that can be used in the arena.
- The new items can be obtained as follows:
- as a reward for completing the Mysterious Butler quests "Dubious Offer - 1" and "Dubious Offer - 2".
- exchange and buy for 1 Mysterious Mark at the Mysterious Butler.
- attack and defeat the Mysterious Guard during the contest.
- Both items can be used only by their owner. The item can be kept in the character's inventory, but storing it in a warehouse, trading or selling it to other characters is impossible.
| Item | Effect | Reuse time |
|---|---|---|
 Mysterious Incantation | The target is pulled to your location | 5 minutes |
| Mysterious Defense | Invulnerability for 5 sec., even while attacking | 5 minutes |
New content
- All characters moved to the Ceremony of Chaos arenas get the "Energy of Chaos" effect.
- While Energy of Chaos is active, characters' cloaks and headgear (accessories) look the same for everyone.
- Characters without cloaks and headgear (accessories) look, for the duration of the battle, like characters wearing cloaks and headgear that are the same for everyone.
- The display of armor, weapons, the Hero Aura and the Ceremony of Chaos winner's Aura isn't changed by Energy of Chaos.
- The Energy of Chaos effect can't be canceled by the player and disappears only when leaving the Ceremony of Chaos.
- When moving to the Ceremony of Chaos arena, each player receives the following items:
| Item name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ceremony of Chaos Attack | An item for use in the Ceremony of Chaos arena. For 7 min. gives the character the following effects: Horn Melody, Guitar Melody, Pipe Organ Melody, Lute Melody, Harp Melody, Drum Melody, Warrior's Harmony level 1. The items can only be used in the Chaos Arena. Cannot be traded/dropped. Can be destroyed/put into the private warehouse. |
| Ceremony of Chaos Magic | An item for use in the Ceremony of Chaos arena. For 7 min. gives the character the following effects: Horn Melody, Guitar Melody, Pipe Organ Melody, Lute Melody, Harp Melody, Drum Melody, Wizard's Harmony level 1. The items can only be used in the Chaos Arena. Cannot be traded/dropped. Can be destroyed/put into the private warehouse. |
 Ceremony of Chaos Defense | An item for use in the Ceremony of Chaos arena. For 7 min. gives the character the following effects: Horn Melody, Guitar Melody, Pipe Organ Melody, Lute Melody, Harp Melody, Drum Melody, Knight's Harmony level 1. The items can only be used in the Chaos Arena. Cannot be traded/dropped. Can be destroyed/put into the private warehouse. |
Main changes
- The properties of Ruler's Authority and the belt Mysterious Belt have changed.
| Item name | Effect (existing) | Effect (changed) |
|---|---|---|
| Ruler's Authority | Max HP/MP/CP +500, weight limit +12000, HP +10.12 Recovery Speed, MP +3,89 Recovery Speed, P. Atk./M. Atk./P. Def./M. Def. +6%, damage reflection resistance +5, +36 inventory slots, defense against all elements +10. | Max HP/MP/CP +1000, weight limit +25600, damage dealt +8%, damage received -9%, damage reflection resistance +5%, inventory slots +36, elemental defense +15. |
| Mysterious Belt | Max HP/MP/CP +500, HP +7.1 Recovery Speed, MP +2.74 Recovery Speed, damage dealt in PvP +5%, damage reflection resistance +5, damage received in PvP -6%. | Max HP/MP/CP +500, damage dealt in PVP +6%, damage reflection resistance +5%, damage received in PvP -7%. |
- Weapons used in the arena change their appearance to match the following items:
| Equipment | Appearance of the changed equipment |
|---|---|
| Dagger |  Mamba Edge |
| Sword/Magic sword/Rapier |  Eternal Core Sword |
| Two-handed Sword |  Lava Saw |
| Magic blunt | Sacredium |
| Two-handed magic blunt | Cyclic Cane |
| Knuckle Duster | Jade Claw |
| Polearm | Demitelum |
| Dual sword/Dual blunt |  Eternal Core Dualsword |
| Dual dagger |  Mamba Edge Dual Daggers |
| Bow/Crossbow | Recurve Thorne Bow |
- The competition settings have changed as follows:
- competition time and invitations:
- Before the change: between 19:00 - 24:00, 3 invitations an hour at 0 min./20 min./40 min.
- After the change: between 20:00 - 24:00, 4 invitations an hour at 0 min./15 min./30 min./45 min.
- competition time and invitations:
- The waiting time before the competition starts has been reduced:
- Before the change: 5 min. wait
- After the change: 2 min. wait
- The competition duration has changed:
- Before the change: competition time 6 min.
- After the change: competition time 5 min.
- Penalty for declining an invitation to take part in the competition:
- Before the change: 4 min./24 min./44 min. - before entering the arena
- After the change: 4 min./19 min./34 min./49 min. - before entering the arena
Other changes
- The effect of the Mysterious Tincture of Strength and the Mysterious Tincture of Magic given after the Ceremony of Chaos has changed as follows:
| Tincture type | Was | Now |
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 Herb of Mysterious Power | P. Atk. +100%. Duration: 5 min. | P. Atk. +100% only when fighting monsters. Duration: 5 min. |
| Mysterious Herb of Magic | M. Atk. +400%. Duration: 5 min. | M. Atk. +400% only when fighting monsters. Duration: 5 min. |
- The Ceremony of Chaos winner's aura effect has changed: it is now a bit brighter.
- Fixed an issue where skills that move you to the target, such as Shadow Chase and Shadow Step, didn't work in the Ceremony of Chaos arenas.
- Fixed an issue where the /targetnext command couldn't be used to target an opponent in the Ceremony of Chaos arenas.
- Ceremony of Chaos - fixed the system message about disabling automatic use of Soulshots/Spiritshots.
- Fixed an issue where Summoning Scroll: Hateful Demon items couldn't be put into the clan warehouse.
- Removed the ability to register for Ceremony of Chaos while in a flying transformation.
- Using a flying transformation after registering for Ceremony of Chaos gives 1 penalty.
- Skills can no longer be used in Ceremony of Chaos to give an advantage to other fighters.
- After entering the stadium, the following skill buffs are removed:
- All buffs are removed when entering the Ceremony of Chaos.
- Buffs obtained from vitamin items bought in the Game Shop are also removed.
- Items that instantly restore HP/MP/CP can no longer be used in Ceremony of Chaos.
- Recovery effects and buffs can be obtained as tinctures from Tincture Chests or for killing Mysterious Guards.
- All agathions are recalled when entering Ceremony of Chaos and can't be summoned.
- Inside the stadium you can't use: Firework, Large Firework, Mysterious Potion, Appearance Potion, Dye Potion, Hairstyle Potion, Fisherman's Potion, Caravaner's Elixir.
- In Ceremony of Chaos, all players will see each other under different numbers:
- For example: C -> A <- B. Player C will see player A as "Player1", and player B will see player A as "Player2".
- Characters registered for Ceremony of Chaos can no longer start a duel after the registration time ends and before being moved to the arena.
- A character in a duel can't take part in the Ceremony of Chaos.
- After confirming participation in Ceremony of Chaos, a character can't take part in a duel.
- You can no longer change class in the Ceremony of Chaos arena.
- The following visual effects can't appear in the Ceremony arena:
- Hero effect, hero weapon effect
- Winner effect Ceremony of Chaos
- Seed talisman equip/use effect
Changes in the Lindvior update
In the Lineage 2 Chapter 3 - Lindvior update, the following changes were made to Ceremony of Chaos:
- Participant requirements have changed: only characters of level 85 and higher who have been reborn are allowed.
- Mysterious Butler no longer sells
Scroll: Summon Bratty Angma (level 76-84). - Defeating the monster Bratty Angma () now gives 100 Clan Point instead of 30 Clan Point.
- Raising the clan pet now gives 500 Clan Point instead of 100 Clan Point.
- Fixed an issue with the character periodically being invisible during the 60-second preparation for battle.
- Cheesecake (CP Elixir), Blueberry Cake (MP Elixir) and Strawberry Cake (HP Elixir) can no longer be used in the Ceremony of Chaos arenas.
- Fixed an issue with NPC's voice playing when pressing the Ceremony of Chaos invitation button.
- Fixed an issue where the names and actual properties of the jewelry sold by Mysterious Butler didn't match.
- Fixed an issue where a character couldn't be moved to the Ceremony of Chaos arena.
- The Ceremony of Chaos battle results window now correctly shows defeats and draws.
- The way of getting the reward for winning in Ceremony of Chaos has changed as follows:
- Before the update: you had to attack the Mysterious Box to get the reward.
- After the update: the winner automatically gets the Mysterious Box in the inventory.
- Fixed an issue where a character restored CP/HP/MP if, after death, it was time to be moved to the Ceremony of Chaos arena (when the Ceremony of Chaos registration happened before the character died).
- Fixed an issue where a character got stuck or climbed onto a wall when using movement skills in the 1 and 2 Ceremony of Chaos arenas.
Changes in the Epeisodion update
The Epeisodion update made the following changes to Ceremony of Chaos:
The Ceremony of Chaos is now held only on these days:
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Removed the random player numbering in Ceremony of Chaos. Now every player has their own unique number.
- Taking part in Ceremony of Chaos now gives 2 times more Mysterious Marks.
- Now, 10 sec. before being moved to the Ceremony of Chaos, the cancel participation button becomes inactive.
- New items have been added to the Ceremony of Chaos reward list:
| Item | Cost |
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| Eternal Belt | 156 Mysterious Mark
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 Low-grade Magic Rune Clip (R99-grade) | 14 Mysterious Mark
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| Mid-grade Magic Rune Clip (R99-grade) | 36 Mysterious Mark
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 High-grade Magic Rune Clip (R99-grade) | 90 Mysterious Mark
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| Top-grade Magic Rune Clip (R99-grade) | 179 Mysterious Mark
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 Low-grade Magic Ornament (R99-grade) | 14 Mysterious Mark
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| Mid-grade Magic Ornament (R99-grade) | 36 Mysterious Mark
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| High-grade Magic Ornament (R99-grade) | 90 Mysterious Mark
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| Top-grade Magic Ornament (R99-grade) | 179 Mysterious Mark
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- Fixed an issue where shields and sigils weren't shown on some Ceremony of Chaos participants.
- Fixed an issue where skills requiring a shield were grayed out on the quick bar in Ceremony of Chaos.
- Fixed an issue where mystic characters in Ceremony of Chaos showed a two-handed sword in their hands instead of a one-handed blunt.
- Fixed an issue where a mail icon appeared before moving to Ceremony of Chaos.
- Fixed an issue where competitions were sometimes held outside the Ceremony of Chaos arena.
- Fixed an issue where the invisibility effect didn't apply to a servitor summoned before the Ceremony of Chaos competition started.
