...because Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent Florist Friars.  This month's Mr. Store special, the Order of the Green Thumb Order Form, allows one of the friars of the order to erect a dwelling in the Forest Village.  Once there, the Florist Friar will allow you to plant all sorts of greenery about the kingdom, dramatically enhancing various statistics as long as you are in the same zone as your plants.

How do you feel about this new type of Item of the Month? Sound off in the official discussion thread on the Forums of Loathing.

The final major updates to the long-in-progress Sea zones have rolled out, allowing adventurers to venture within the Mer-Kin Temple and fight the eldritch abominations within its cavernous gullet.  Will you challenge the might of Shub-Jigguwatt, the Elder God of Violence?  Brave the evil of Yog-Urt, the Elder Goddes of Hatred?  Or are you dedicated enough to discover an even deeper darkness still?

With rewards that match the best equipment in the history of the game to obtain, we suspect that in the coming days, the water will be filled with adventurers?

Much of the sea was spaded by cannonfire40, and you can read about the events and his adventures in the official sea Week 7 thread.

These past few days have seen a bevy of content washing ashore for adventurers to experience.  The Mer-kin Deepcity has emerged from the currents of the Sea, and enterprising puzzle-solvers and warriors can fight and think their way through the perils within to become high priests of the eldrich mer-kin faith.

This month's Mr. Store special, the Libram of Pulled Taffy, will aid any diver in his or her attempts to explore the world beneath the waves.  From copying a monster to healing you to yellow rays that work underwater, this book has everything a junior Jacques Cousteau could want.

The boys over at Asymmetric Publications have been as busy as bees: in the past week, the new special challenge path, Avatar of Jarlsberg, rolled out, and a revamp of the Level 10 quest quickly followed.

Jarlsberg is a neurotic wizard who is the master of cooking.  If you enjoy thinking about food, skill trees and/or hate germs, this is the path for you!

The Level 10 revamp has seen the Castle in the Clouds in the Sky expanded into a container area where you can explore several different rooms within the castle.

For discussion of the Jarlsberg path, see the official forum thread.

For discussion of the Level 10 revamp, see this official forum thread.

I recently conducted an interview in the Coldfront Conversations series with the player troubleface.  We discussed KoL, KoL cons, cheeses, Bavarian politics and more!  The questions were drawn from a forum thread where players submitted the inquiries that most gnawed at their minds.

You can listen to the interview at our Player Interviews page!