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Hi folks! On Sunday February 15th at 5PM GMT, Makarios and I will be hosting another Tea Time! This is an informal meeting to which everyone is welcome to come along and ask questions or chat for a short while. As is now tradition, I will be capping this at about an hour and a…
Hey folks, We’ve updated HELP BOUNTIES to include more information about what is and is not a valid bounty in regards to conquest. In a nutshell, you may NOT bounty for anything related to conquest EXCEPT for someone attacking a mutually allied area (such as New Thera for Ashtan or Enverren for Mhaldor). All other…
Hi folks! The first month of 2026 is down and we’re saying hello to February already! With Year 1000 looming, see my previous post for a preview of the calendar! As a reminder, the Staff Games will begin in Sarapin 1005, which is approximately May 16th. Specific dates and information will be posted separately to…
Hi folks! With Year 1000 on the horizon and the Staff Games following after in 1005, I wanted to post with a preview of the event calendar for you to look forward to! NOTE: This does not include the specific calendar for the Staff Games which is still being determined. For the sake of clarity…
Hi folks, We’ve just been made aware of an issue with the game receiving notifications from Paypal about membership renewals. This problem has now been resolved and as far as I can tell, all affected memberships have now been manually processed by me. If you have a Paypal membership that was due to renew between…
Hey, everyone! At the recent Tea Time (which you obviously attended, right?), someone brought up the lack of new BADJOKEs, and we decided that it was time to try and improve that. For that reason, we’ll be holding a gamewide contest! Send in your best bad jokes and not only will we add them into…
Got a friend who would actually click with Achaea, or a returning veteran you have been trying to lure back? We just made it easier to bring them in, and you both get rewarded for sticking with it as they play! Take a look at HELP REFERRALS for all specifics and exact rules. What’s new…
Hi folks! A new year means we have some room for new Celani in the Garden, so I’m writing to remind everyone that applications are always open and the roles available in HELP CELANI are up to date as of today. For those who are not aware, Celani is a volunteer position on the Garden…
Hi folks! On Wednesday January 21st at 10PM GMT, Makarios and I will be hosting another Tea Time! This is an informal meeting to which everyone is welcome to come along and ask questions or chat for a short while. As is now tradition, I will be capping this at about an hour and a…
It is Tuesday, the 13th of January, and the following changes have been implemented: – Puzzling cases of affcount not tracking correctly in tree scenarios should be resolved. – Clan permissions have been updated to match HELP ORGHELP, namely that “any rank above (i.e. lower P-number) the set position level will be able to access…
Three men stand at a fire. Around them is a camp, horsemen coming and going as they begin their slow dispersal into hills and plains. Into their home by compact older than the oldest man of adventuring. Archers converse with warriors, messengers come and go, and the far-ranging outriders thunder in the distance to bring…
Hey all, We (I) made a slight error during December and didn’t turn off raffle tickets on stocking prizes, but of course… there was no raffle this December. As a result several of you find yourself with a large number of raffle tickets that are currently not serving a purpose. We considered just converting these…
Happy New Year, everyone! As we kick off 2026, we’d love your help shaping what comes next for Iron Realms and helping us bring more new adventurers into the realms. If you have a few minutes, please take our short player survey and share your thoughts. Your feedback helps us prioritise updates, events, and improvements,…
Hi folks! 2026 has arrived! Platinum stockings are now filled! Happy New Year from the Achaea team and let’s hope it’s a good one! Before I dive into the monthly promotion stuff, I have the winners of the Ironbeard lottery to announce: First place is Laras, winning 1000 credits! Second place is Sobriquet, winning 500…
Some classleads to round out 2025 (have a great new year!): Charnel Elementalism Excision Formulation Oppression Pervasion Survival Twoarts Misc Enjoy!
Hi folks! As 2025 draws to a close and the new year approaches amid the remnants of the holiday season, it’s time for my end of year post! Looking back it’s been something of a whirlwind from start to finish. When we began the year I did not expect that we would be saying goodbye…
Hi folks! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, and festive joy to you all! Gold stockings are now filled and any that were not hung have been converted to platinums. Enjoy your goodies! Those of you who sent at least one present (there are 397 of you, what an amazing number of people!) through the…