Treasure Pool

The Treasure Pool is a temporary item storage area where items dropped during battles will be kept. It exists only under certain conditions:


 * When a character is a member of a Party (this includes Alliances), and two or more of the party's members are in the same zone, items dropped during a battle will be placed in the Treasure Pool instead of directly into a character's Inventory.
 * If a character is not a member of a Party but their Inventory is currently full, any new items which drop during battles will be placed in the Treasure Pool instead of being lost.

Items may be removed from the Treasure Pool in several different ways:


 * Members of the Party or Alliance may Cast Lots on any items in the Treasure Pool. The player who has the highest lot will receive the item. If not all members use the Cast Lot command, then a certain amount of time will pass before the item is actually distributed to the player with the highest lot.
 * Members of the Party or Alliance may take no action on the item in the Treasure Pool. After a certain amount of time, the item will be randomly distributed to a member.
 * The Party Leader may designate one member of the party (themself, or another member) as a Quartermaster who will receive all dropped items. Items distributed in this manner will go directly to the Quartermaster's Inventory immediately, unless their inventory is full at the time.
 * If all members' Inventories are full, after a certain amount of time the item will simply be discarded by the game.
 * If all members of the Party exit the current zone, and the last member of the Party to leave has a full inventory, then any items remaining in the Treasure Pool will be lost.
 * If all members of the Party exit the current zone, and the last member of the Party to leave has room in their inventory, they may receive all the items remaining in the Treasure Pool (or as many as their remaining Inventory space can hold).

Additional Notes:


 * The Treasure Pool may be viewed at any time, as long as one item is being held in it, by selecting "Treasure" from the action menu.
 * The Treasure Pool is specific to each zone. If a Party contains two members, each in different areas of the game, they will not share a common Treasure Pool.
 * There is a maximum number of items which may be held in the Treasure Pool at any given time. Once this number is reached, the oldest items will be forced out prematurely. When in situations where your Party is receiving many drops very quickly, it is prudent for members to respond in a very timely manner if any items of importance or significant value are involved.
 * Items shown in the Treasure Pool are sorted in chronological order, with the oldest items shown first.