Polite Reminder

Hello! This is just a polite reminder (or perhaps announcement for those who are new to the game) that when you are present at an event, bazaar, performance, or other activity run by or involving a God or Celani or Admin, there is almost a guarantee that you will be in the room with people…

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The Breath of Spring

Achaea Breath of Spring

As late winter settles over the world, old memories rise readily to the fore. Entwined with thoughts of Her brother Scarlatti, sorrow draws Gaia’s attention once more to the weight of vanished Kin; felt in perpetuity, the ache of loss rises to envelop Her. Before the sapling in the Western Ithmia, planted in remembrance of…

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“On the Life of the Muse Ferenthal,” Afterword

Achaea Muse Ferenthal

…and so Ferenthal, Muse of Lightweaving became Ferenthal, the Witness of Love. Post Scriptum: On a personal note, my sister’s passing remains a difficult reality to accept. The nature of Divinity is a mystery even to the very greatest minds of the proudest traditions of scholarship and historical research, which makes fully contending with the…

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The Violet Mountain

Violet Mountain, Achaea

1st of Lupar, 1000: I have accepted the pilgrimage. My contamination level no longer permits delay. One of the Caefir has agreed to help secure passage for me; I lack the strength and time to travel naturally. Forty-three years I have served. Forty-three years measuring, calculating, purifying. I thought I understood the architecture of Righteousness:…

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A Meditation Ritual

Achaea Meditation Ritual

My dear brother, I don’t really know how to tell this story, but I feel that I must put ink to paper before I convince myself that I imagined it. I guess I’ll start at the beginning, then. I heard a great commotion from the goblin mining tunnels of Azdun, and I personally missed much…

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The Memory of Malevolence

The first warning shuddered through His faithful in the form of a skipped heartbeat, a surge of adrenaline, and a tang of bloodlust. The second warning came as a heavy tremor rolling through the ground, as Sartan, the Malevolent, stood aloft in the heavens and made the sky itself seem lesser by His presence. His…

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Iron Realms Question of the Week Contest!

Hi folks! We’re kicking off a brand new Iron Realms Question of the Week contest today! For the next 4 weeks, you’ll have a chance to win just by sharing your best stories, memories, and opinions from across the Iron Realms. How does it work? Every Friday, we’ll post a new question on our social…

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Lessons While Levelling

Hi folks! As we continue to explore ways of improving the new player experience and in particular new player retention, a long-standing concern that is often raised is the subject of lessons earned while levelling and the inability, even with no-brainer lessons, to max out your class skills without the much larger investment into credit…

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Past

Buoyed by a successful bargain, Prospero returned to the waiting Gods and announced His victory. The chain glittered in His grasp and it was Aegis first to answer, counselling a need for firmness of will and not only a sure strike if They were to see to the relic’s destruction. The Malevolent One claimed primacy…

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Present

While the Gods awaited the result of Prospero’s sojourn from the heavens, the God of Wealth turned His attention far beyond the Realm of the Living, beneath the very Roots of Yggdrasil. Prospero marched into the Underworld, and the Underworld bristled, as is its wont. Legions prepared for war as the Merchant Lord arrived at…

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