Written by the EM Team      The thundering echoes of metal clashing against stone rose up again from the western walls, as yet another of the mechanical beasts managed to clamber its way out of the hole that led to their entombed shrine to do battle with the Gargish defenders. Alone the creatures were not a lethal threat, but any mistake would lead to injuries, and the gargoyles could not replenish their forces as the machines did. Add to that the defecting gargoyles that joined the twisted and insane controllers inside the mechanized temple to a long dormant deity, […]

Written by members of the community Issue 6 WORLD NEWS Time Running Out for Gargoyle Cure With every tragedy, comes both the do-gooders and the exploiters of said tragedy, and the recent epidemic afflicting the gargoyle race is no exception. When humans first made contact with the gargoyles there were those nay-sayers who said that we’d end up dealing with all of their baggage as well, and they were right. The bulk of the gargoyle race are homeless refugees squatting on the outskirts of the royal city as evil blobs of black jelly pick them off at random. Some cynics […]

Update 5:45 am EDT: Maintenance completed. The account center is back online We will bring down the Account Center for a short maintenance tomorrow, Thursday July 19th, at 1am EDT (5:00am GMT). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters. At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 5am EDT (9am GMT). Thank you for your understanding.

Ashlynn, an avid UO player and reporter for the PaxLair Times, has created a magnificent piece of fan art. Despite her many responsibilities, she dedicated a lot of her time working as an excellent UO Cartographer. She crafted a beautiful map of Britannia that may prove to be as timeless as Ultima Itself.  Head on over to PaxLair Times to get a full size 3798×3453 copy of the image and check out the amazing details! While you’re there, read through her great reports and help us to thank her for her time and love for Ultima.

Greetings, If you have recently followed some ill advice on how to achieve an illegal house foundation in Ultima Online, now is your time to undo it. From tomorrow on, agents of the housing office will search for such foundations and sanction the owners. Thank you!

Update 10:45 am EDT: The maintenance is over. All functions of the account center are available again. Greetings, We will bring down the Account Center for maintenance tomorrow, Monday April 23rd, at 8 am EDT (14:00 CEST). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription or redeem game codes. At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 12 pm EDT (18:00 CEST). Thank you for your understanding.

   A new (old) Challenger has come forth!    Last month the Gold Diggers of Legends Shard defeated a surprisingly fierce team Awesome Sauce of Lake Superior. There will be no surprises this time around, however, as the Gold Diggers face a seasoned team of veterans, the Blue Beetles of Catskills. The following is the Challenge laid forth by Catskills, and the response issued by Legends: My Dearest Helios and Miko,    How are things? It has been some time since we have spoken. How has your shard been, and Miko – did you ever get that boil removed? Adris […]

The extended downtime of Oceania today is supposed to have fixed the issues this shard encountered in the previous weeks. We want to thank you for your patience during that time and will continue to keep a close eye on your shard.

Update 2:45pm EDT: Oceania is back online, too. Update 1:45pm EDT: All shards except Oceania are back online. Greetings! We will be bringing all shard offline tomorrow, Wednesday April 18, at 11 am EDT (3pm GMT) for maintenance to improve the login process. This maintenance will replace the regular morning maintenance; it includes TC1. At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 2 pm EDT (6 pm GMT). Please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

Why did you choose Sonoma for your home?  How long have you been here? Fourteen years ago family members were playing UO and kept asking me to join them. It took about a year for me to ‘just try playing it’ and since they play on Sonoma, because of its friendly community atmosphere, it became my ‘home’.   How did you come up with the name Queen Mum? The family suggested it because they consider me the Queen of Cookies and they call me Mum. So, we just put the two names together.   How did you get started organizing […]