Velious launch GM Event

[Crass]

Well, looks like I locked myself out, so I'll start a thread here about the (currently ongoing) GM event.

It started snowing across all zones around 1:30PM PST. At sometime around 3PM, a few system-wide messages went out. It said a combined research effort by gnomes and dark elves lead to portals opening in West Commons, West Karana, Feerott and a zone in Faydwer (someone else can clarify that).
The messages mentioned that giants and dwarves had emerged from the portals.

Running over to WC, halfway between the ZL and Befallen I found an encampment of Velious dwarves. There was a Coldain Loremaster, an Explorer, a Vendor and some un-named warriors and priests. A huge group of players were crowding around them killing the warriors and priests- it seemed the named NPCs could not be engaged. The warriors and priests did not leave corpses.

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I later learned that there was an identical encampment of Velious giants near the kith zone. Each encampment was spawning the warriors and priests which began pathing towards the other side and attacking each other. At one point I saw a group of giants reach the other side, having killed all of the warriors. They left the fixed NPCs alone and despawned.

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Each encampment was giving quests. (posting now to add details in edits)