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As many of you have now seen, when the global cheer reaches maximum (see my last post for details!), Flintbeard, the Malignant will arrive! Flintbeard is the irascible relative of our magnanimous Ironbeard and will stalk the land until defeated! Everyone who participates in the fight will have their renown instantly capped for the day,…
Read MoreIronbeard has done it again! In a fit of questionable holiday cheer, the old dwarf drank a bit too much halfnog and scared off his entire crew of helpers. Now he needs YOUR assistance to keep the celebrations alive! Throughout the month of December, this festive event will let you send anonymous gifts and custom…
Read MoreREPORT ID: O/DOC-3454 SUBJECT: WARNING – GRAND LARCENY CLASS: SEC (REP, EYE, O:C) REL: VER, KEL, ILL, LOR, ELE, CAU TEXT: Be it known that under treaty law and for the necessary sharing of intelligence regarding criminal activities across our region, that the Imperial Security Directorate of Sorathia is pursuing ALL leads in the recent…
Read MoreDecember has arrived! Some of you may notice that you start receiving wrapping paper while going about your renown hunting activities. This is deliberate. Read on! Later today (in around 12 hours), an [0;1;37mIRE-wide[0;37m festive event will begin, allowing you to wrap and send presents that transcend the worlds of the Iron Realms! This will…
Read MoreWe’ve just finished judging the Logosmas Carols from this month’s Discord contest, and here are the results: 1st place: Blonk! 2nd place: Avikare 3rd place: Poxie 4th place: Gundrun 5th place: Ryssa Each of these winners take home credits, but we would like to thank everyone who submitted a carol! And keep an eye out,…
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The warm spring sun of a late Miraman afternoon shone down upon the flourishing boughs of the village of Eleusis. Fthora, hulking servant of the Earthmother, called upon the villagers, demanding their attention for a matter of the swarm. “Bodies. Corpses. Fill the heap!” the masked mycorizae rasped gleefully to the gathered Eleusians. “More and…
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Overseer Alashi Shiva of Ashtan polished his glasses and released a long sigh. The artisans and builders settled on a plan and moved at once to clear the latest heap of rubble after the recent incursion. Dust still drifted from the broken stone and each footfall sent a dull echo across the ruins. Alashi surveyed…
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In the archives of distant Vaelithar, three scholars closed their journals with satisfaction. The experiment had exceeded all projections. The subjects performed beautifully, each acting according to nature with such authenticity that no artificially constructed scenario could have produced superior results. One spoke of love as though it were armour. Another offered blood as medium,…
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Hi folks! With the swarm once again calmed and other things afoot across the land, I’m pleased to announce the release of the FORMICARY ability to Groves! Inspired by Eleusis’ uprooting of all their totems some years ago, we’ve long been hoping to provide a more nature-themed alternative to this key part of city (now…
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We are delighted to share the winners of our cross-realm contest: Shaul (Achaea), Kyrista (Achaea), and Rinata (Aetolia)! Thank you to everyone who participated by spreading the word and joining in. Your support keeps the realms thriving. We will reach out to each winner in-game to arrange prize delivery. We will run another community contest…
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It started with a spark. Not just any spark, but a tragedy that evolved into a cataclysmic eruption that caused the eruption of Mount Harae, destroying countless lives throughout its unyielding rampage. But from that, came hope. Excitement. Potential. Tremors in the following months caused sinkholes to form about the farm of a small valley…
Read MoreClasslead submissions are now closed, and the commenting phase begins. This is the period when historically you’d apply any comments to a classlead you had thoughts on, but now it shall mostly serve to comment any that either were submitted close to the deadline or that you’ve not quite finalised your thoughts on yet. Please…
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Curses We’ve fixed a bug with SWIFTCURSE BLEED where it was considered an equilibrium-based attack in certain places and thus was having its damage re-calculated for players with the faster_eq artefact. Domination The willpower cost when using LYCANTHA[ against denizens has been reduced. Metamorphosis The willpower cost when using GAZE against denizens has been reduced.…
Read MoreIt is Friday, the 14th of November, and the following changes have been implemented: – There is now an archived status for classleads – these are reports that have been approved/rejected in the past. – Future reports that are archived will include the submission status at the time of finalisation. Published by my decree on…
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We’ve rolled out a bunch of bashing updates (see CLASSLEADS POST 162) aimed at giving more class skills a place in PvE combat. I wanted to share a bit of the thinking behind these changes. 1) As it stands, the vast majority of abilities are restricted to player targets only, leaving most classes with only…
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Read MoreFeeling social? We’re giving 3 lucky winners 100 credits just for following us on social media! Head on over to the IRE account on any social platform to learn more and enter to win: Facebook: Iron Realms Entertainment Twitter/X: @IronRealms Bluesky: @IronRealms.bsky.social Contest closes Sunday 16/11, so head on over today for your chance to…
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Read MoreThe hour is once more upon us: the last classlead round for 2025 is at hand. The classlead process is how we balance classes and add new abilities to skills as appropriate, and is generally the time when you can get your voices heard on issues of combat balance. For those of you unfamiliar with…
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