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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…
How many years have I stood quietly in Eleusis, shuddering in my memories and not facing my fears? I lingered in the past, much like you did. Lost, broken, forgetting who and what I am. Blaming others for what I had become, when I should have been looking forward to what I could grow into.…
It is Tuesday, the 23rd of December, and the following changes have been implemented: – Formicaries will now only have an upkeep cost if they are empowered.
Twelve and twelve sit about a great fire in advancing night, their meeting one surrounded by the watching tribes. “The time is now,” Noyan Thoksikh roars, slapping a bowl of milk ferment against his thigh. “Noyan Tokhta issued the summons! He must take his title, lead us in war!” Noyan Tokhta only chuckles, taking a…
Three figures stand upon a hillock, their gaze overlooking a growing crowd below. Further out, new emissaries, new riders, join the expanding encampment. Each of the three is titled Noyan, each of mighty call among the tribes of the Daoric. “I must know. You have been silent, but I can be silent no more. Did…
The trees are bright tonight, bright enough that the light slips beneath doors and into corners. From where I sit, I can hear the celebration as a living thing: the scrape of chairs on wood, a burst of singing that cannot find its tune, the clatter of cups, the sudden roar of laughter when someone…
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The Tsol’aa known affectionally among his peers as Embertail reclined in his chair, fingers pressing the bridge of his nose while the parchment rested open upon his lap. Ink smeared the page in a hurried crawl, Ponder’s hand racing ahead of sense. The missive spoke of Ashtan, where citizens laboured through sleepless days to retrieve…
A slow pulse rolls through the walls again. The latticed surface wrinkles under the infinity of my touch and pulls away before settling into place. The cage remembers every strike I ever made against it, and it enjoys the memory. I hear the mocking laughter of He in the vibrations. A seam opens near my…