I just hit what everyone I know refers to as "Hell Level" - Level 30.
They say it's a pain to get out of. Dunno just logged after levelling, guess
i will see tomorrow =)

Of course I couldn't wait to try out the proc on the Staff of Writhing -
deemed the "Ugly Stick" by my girlfriend. I ran around the E Commons killin
everything i saw just to see it proc (of course, careful not to KS anyone).

Anyways, I too have found lvl 27 Song of the Sirens useful for thwarting
nuking kill-stealers...they get REALLY frustrated, and it's well-deserved I
feel muahahaha! They only thing I really use it for in a typical combat
situation is when our fetcher pulls multiple mobs and the extra mobs begin
to attack our healer. Charm it, let it walk it off a bit, then it comes
after you instead, freeing up your healer for casting. Haven't really messed
with Pixie Strike too much. I am thinking of finally forgetting Bellows
after using it so long.

Didn't bother trying Curtailing Chant as I had to leave shortly after
levelling to 30 - anyone tried this out and can give a description of it's
effect?

Up until now I was using a Dirk/Obsidian Shard combo in melee. I was the tin
rogue. Shard is a fun weapon to use btw (proc is useless on fire-based mobs
though), fast, decent dmg, and the effect is pretty cool.

Sartori D'Elsiraad
Bard of Kelethin of the 30th Chorus
Veeshan