It appears that clues to the latest events are popping up just about everywhere, as evidenced by the latest MyUO NEWSLETTER that went out to players on April 27, 2006. Here are the complete details of what Darkscribe had to say about it (in case there are hints hidden within the message itself):

From the Pen of Darkscribe...

Questions I'm asked a lot:

What's the future of UO?

What's your vision?

When are you going to fix (insert feature here)?

Why are you working on (insert feature here that doesn’t mesh with the asker’s preferred gameplay style)?

I'll answer all those soon, but for now, I have to be a bit coy as we are still deep in the planning process. I will say this: The players themselves will reveal the future of UO. If they figure out the currently-appearing puzzles and clues, they will do so while spring flowers are still in bloom.

That's all for now!

- Darkscribe

PS: To the reds hanging out in the basement of Despise, you'll get yours. Be patient.