The latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter has been delivered that contains the usual list of information about what the team and community has been working on during the most recent days. The team provided information about creation of Brookside, new NPC conversation window and much more.
Backers and current players can also learn more about upcoming updates to keys and locks in Release 38:
As you adventure throughout Novia and the Hidden Vale, you'll find that many keys now have a chance to break on each use.
Keys may have a good chance to break (such as the keys for the locked passages that interconnect underground scenes and the cages found in wilderness scenes throughout Novia), while others break about half the time (such as the key for the Kiln Cistern Alchemist's Workshop), and some will never break (such as special keys required for quests).
You can read the full newsleter on the Shroud of the Avatar site.