By EM Malachi The Mortal Game It bothered the king that the pieces did not match. His side was made from obsidian, beautifully sculpted into the expected shapes. The crafter had taken more liberty with red’s side, giving extra details to each of the bloodwood pieces. The knights were decorated with curved swords, and the bishops had gargoyle features. The towers were topped with sharp points that reminded Blackthorn of wolf claws. The board and pieces had been a gift from Lord Batlin when the king suggested they play this game. The king steepled his fingers and examined the board. […]

By EM Malachi October Shadows The hallway held a macabre mockery of various holidays. An indoor garden of gourds and nightshade grew pumpkins already carved with sinister glowing runes. Brightly colored eggs filled with bees twitched in a basket guarded by a rabid rabbit. A mounted reindeer skull decorated with pine garland tried to bite the ranger as he walked past. Shamino tightened his grip on his sword and stepped around the various horrors. When his initial search for the Serpent Amulet had come to a dead end, Shamino tracked a powerful source of necromancy here. He believed it was […]

By EM Malachi The Spiritwood The swirl of glowing mana surprised the young ranger, and his axe slipped. Instead of the sapling he meant to cut, Shamino hit his own leg. The mana coalesced into a strange Moongate, and a young man stepped through. The stranger gave the bleeding ranger a look of shock and dropped what he was holding: a glowing serpent amulet. ***** The Bloody Plains Each had brought an army. The king of Britain had marched from his capital, and Shamino had marched his forces west from a small fishing village called Vesper. Now they stood together […]

This is a sea encounter that was introduced in publish 71, July 2016. It requires special items from the fishing quest to start, the Oracle of the sea and Charybdis bait. From publish 106, Autumn 2019 these two items can also be crafted, the Oracle by a tinker and the bait by a cook, however they still require rare ingredients, obtainable from Ancient SoS chests. When used the Oracle will identify a random location somewhere on the same sub-server (excluding the Cove, Minoc, Wrong area where there is insufficient deep water), this location is good for 1 hour. The oracle […]

Halloween approaches, the seas have become a more dangerous place and treasure hunters should beware, creatures have become Soulbound! Help is at hand, use a soulbinder to capture these souls take them to the Fellowship, they will reward your endeavors All Rising Tide creatures, including Corgul, Scalis, and Charybdis can have their souls bound into ethereal soulbinders. Treasure map guardians too have been tainted, though creatures appearing with them, that can be tamed, have managed to avoid it, and are not soulbound. Soulbound creatures will be identified via an orange hue and the “Soulbound” item property. Soulbinders are crafted using glassblowing skill, […]

  Leviathan Introduced in publish 27, September 2004 the Leviathan significantly enhanced fishing for sunken treasure. This giant white kraken, summoned by casting Fabled Fishing nets in deep water, may reward player characters who battle and defeat it with a Minor artifact. The fabled net thrower (if a GM or higher Fisherman) has a 1 in 4 chance of getting a minor artifact (not modified by luck or damage). If the fabled net thrower doesn’t get a minor artifact, but is a top attacker, then the normal chance to get a minor artifact modified by luck applies. i.e., the fabled […]

Numbers 1 – 5 Architects: Imbri Malifica, Sugar Llama, Maya Foxglove, Oasis, Rose Numbers 6 – 10 Architects: Wendy, Trilla, Tosca, FusionCut, Detox Numbers 11 – 15 Architects: Violet Darkthorn, Caitlyn, Crazy Diamond, Ezekiel Kane, Bree   Numbers 16 – 20 Architects: Aavie, Toriana, Dragonmaster, Magichands, Athena Donica  

By EM Malachi The fire had been smothered, but there still were a few embers. A poorly butchered deer carcass was bleeding nearby. The gargoyle had been at the abandoned camp recently. Iolo’s quarry was close. The bard searched for a fresh trail away from the campsite. Iolo hadn’t known Feridwyn well, but what he had seen had earned his respect. In spite of his misgivings about the Fellowship, Iolo planned to take up Feridwyn’s duties at the poorhouse after Justice had been served. Right at this moment though, he was hunting Feridwyn’s killer through the mountains. After Katrina had […]

Test Center Release 1 – 8/14/2019 Test Center Release 2 – 8/28/2019 Origin, Izumo, & Baja Release – 9/10/2019 WW Release – 9/17/2019 Huntmaster’s Challenge Update New rewards have been added to the Huntmaster’s Challenge! Grilled Serpent Steak Recipe Raw Sea Serpent Steak – harvested from sea serpents with a bladed object fresh seasoning – dried herbs & salt (purchasable from the sea market) BBQ Dino Ribs Recipe Raw Dino Ribs – harvested from dinosaurs with a bladed object fresh seasoning sack of sugar Samuel’s Secret Sacue Waku Chicken Recipe raw bird dried herbs Samuel’s Secret Sauce Bake Kitsune Hat […]