Rift: Pets

In Rift pets seem to come in two flavors: summoned pets for certain classes (beastmasters, druids, elementalists, necromancers, rangers, and warlocks) that have combat skills (these pets level up to 8 and can be trained further) and companion (or vanity or mini) pets that just follow your character around which can be purchased from the faction reputation vendors.
http://rift.ign.com/wiki/Pets

A player's list of various pets and where to get them.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?138521-Vanity-Pet-and-Mount-Guide

Here is a list of companion pets. They can be killed but summoned back from the dead. Note there are also pets exclusive to various chain stores that sold the game. Walmart had the Shambler Hatchling, D2D had the Corpus Kitty, and Gamestop had the Bogling Wastrel.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Companion

Photos of various critters and information about where to find these vanity companion pets.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Mini-pet

Here's Trion's own vanity pet and mount guide.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?138521-Vanity-Pet-and-Mount-Guide

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Rift: Parties, Raids and Public Groups

Rift is full of various types of groups you may create or join.  Parties are groups of 5 players or less created to go through dungeons or PvP encounters together.  (See page 32 of online manual below.)

Public groups are rift or invasion fights that you can join.   (See below, page 33.)  If you are a party or raid leader, you can make your party a public group.  (Also page 33.)   It looks like public groups are also sometimes called public parties but I am not 100% sure these are identical things.

A raid is larger than a party.  It consists of 6-20 players.  You can't create or join a raid until you are Level 10.  You can turn your party into a raid.  To see how to create and manage raids, look at page 22 of the online manual.
http://www.riftgame.com/en/docs/RIFT_Manual_EN.pdf

Here is further information about raids.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Raid

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Rift World Event Source Stones

The source stones that you get from the world event can be turned in to a "world event vendor" in the capital cities for loot.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Re7CodJKDgUJ:rift.zam.com/forum.html%3Fforum%3D222%26mid%3D1300907977210751507%26howmany%3D50+rift+world+event+vendor&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari&source=www.google.com

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Rift: Mobile Authenticator Released for Droid Phones

Rift has just announced a mobile authenticator has been released for those with Android phones.  An iPhone authenticator is in the works.
http://rift.zam.com/story.html?story=25808

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Rift: Patch 1.1 River of Souls World Wide Event

Here's a trailer featuring the star of the event (Can you say "Dominatrix"?) and a link to a podcast focusing on the world event with a Rift employee from the Dungeon and Raid team. Basically the podcast talks about the new raid dungeon River of Souls. There are four main bosses and three mini-bosses (Dark Foci) plus mobs with a higher drop rate than usual. Non-linear and open so you can fight in any order but have to kill every boss to access the final fight with the Dominatrix Alsbeth. Same focus and difficulty (but a bit trickier) as Greenscale although you don't have to have done Greenscale to enter River of Souls.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/29/skinny-dipping-in-rifts-river-of-souls/

There's no time released for when this will happen today but the Solo MMO Player is betting around noon Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Here are the items I have collected and published here before.

Trion is planning their first Rift world event for March 30th. Here are some details. It looks like it will last a week, so get ready.

http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/rift-erupts-in-worldwide-dynamic-conflict-march-30/

The name of the new raid zone is River of Souls. Apparently unique loot will drop during this "worldwide dynamic conflict." The happening (Patch 1.1) is in alpha now.

http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/24/river-of-souls-world-event-preview-from-the-alpha-server/

Straight from the alpha, here is what Patch 1.1 will change/fix.

http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/23/alpha-1-1-patch-notes/

UPDATE:  Zam has a guide to the River of Souls.
http://rift.zam.com/wiki/River_of_Souls_(Rift_Event)

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Rift: Achievements and Titles

Zam's database has a list of all the achievements available to Rift players.  Choose Achievements and then use the drop down menu to pick the type of achievement you want to see.
http://rift.zam.com/

I also found a list of achievement titles that claims to be complete.  This list is divided up into Guardian only, Defiant only, Neutral, and Profession titles.  "Press C to get to your Character screen, then press the tab for 'Titles'. You can then choose from your current list of titles. Choose one and then click 'use title.'"
http://www.progamercity.net/rift-guides/1256-guide-rift-complete-titles-list.html

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Rifts: Bags

Bags in Rift come in various sizes, with the largest bag having 22 slots (unless you bought your game via Steam and got a copy of the 24 slot Collector's Satchel).  Here's the best source of information about which bags hold how much, sorted as to whether they are drops, craftable, whether there is a recipe for making it, etc.
http://telarapedia.com/wiki/Bag

Each profession has four skill levels--Novice (1-75?), Skilled (75-150?), Expert (150-225?), and Master (225-300?).
http://www.riftlevelingguide.com/game/professions/gathering/

Levels at which you can craft bags (from the forums--note I've not been able to confirm this information):

"Silken Bag is trained at level 180, and is 14 slots. Spellspun Bag is trained at Outfitter level 280, and is 18 slots. The pattern for Witchweave Bags can be bought from the Outfitter recipe vendor for 318 Artisan Marks, which should take about a week, possibly less, to get, and requires Outfitter 265. And finally there's Spiritweave Bags, epic quality 22-slot bags. The pattern is bought for 4 Outfitter Plaques, which I'm guessing are rewarded for Master rank daily profession quests."

http://forums.riftgame.com/archive/index.php/t-70638.html?s=a21996d169ec5bd63429d657746ff25c

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Rift Interactive Map (Download)

This site claims to have an interactive Rift map that can be downloaded.  I have no idea how good the map is, but here is the link for those who want to explore it.
http://www.mmowned.com/forums/other-mmos/rift/322316-rift-interactive-map.html

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Rift: Foraging Guide UPDATED

A guide to foraging with maps to help you find resources.
http://www.riftbro.com/rift-foraging-guide/

UPDATE:  Maps with mining and foraging locations.
http://rift.incgamers.com/scarlet-gorge-gathering-maps/

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Rift: Book Collectors' Map (Guardian Zone)

Help finding all the books in the Guardian starting zone.
http://rift.incgamers.com/guides/Guardian_start_zone_hidden_books

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