Posts by Estarra
Lusternia Year in Review: 2017
I’ve been thinking back to when Lusternia was just a glimmer in my eye in early 2002. At that time, I was a volunteer admin in Achaea and loved creating stories and running events and designing and building areas and quests. When the offer to create my own MUD presented itself, I knew I did…
Read MoreAdvent of the Solstice Court
‘Twas the season of Solstice drawing us near, once again feeling the thrill and warmth in the hearts of the young and old to celebrate the inherent festive merriment and generosity found within. We were pulled strongly towards the bright lights of the holiday that shone brilliantly to our eyes. Our arrival was heralded by…
Read MoreThe Final Revelation: Son of Steel and Gold
Each legacy is more than just a story;united all beginnings open doors –we embrace Fate and die for our own glory,as ages fade, but Promises endure. Alakar i’Xiia was uncertain which of his ancestors had agreed to this nonsense, but he didn’t have time for it. A Verse of Magnora? Really? What did they take…
Read MoreApocalypse Has Come to Call
As much of the Basin slept, the Chaos Seal weakened. More were on the cusp of fading as Lief Myeras-Silvermoon made a valiant attempt to close portals and fight back the beasts – but after much of her toil she was overcome by the madness of the Soulless too much to continue. She ceased, only…
Read MoreWatchers Wake to Fight the Fears
Safely ensconced in the Tosha Monastery, Constance Walker was not idle. She had assured her allies in Serenwilde that they could work on curing Elsa without needing to return to Duum, a message that had been passed through the commune’s alliance to reach Tekora Windwhisper. Ably assisted by the more knowledgable Avalni D’Varden, they began…
Read MoreRenounce Ascent or Face Demise
Wanda Murkle was under no illusions that she was the sort of person people liked. But then, she didn’t have much of an interest in being liked. There would be rapture, and He would come and consume them all, and all would be as it ought to be. That was enough. If people thought her…
Read MoreThe Cards That Tumbled Down
The appearance of Verses of Magnora had become commonplace. In a scant matter of years, one after the other after the other had been uncovered, often heralding events that transpired soon after. But no matter how routine their delivery became – always taken to places or people of import, and always with talk of keeping…
Read MoreSituation Report: Mirage Prison
The ancient portal is obviously of Illuminati design, though the technique appears equally old yet beyond my understanding. Witnesses report it was our own Jun D’Cente who discovered the combination required to gain entry to the splintered dimension of the Mirage Prison. The name of which I uncovered later with ease. Disorganised chaos reigned with…
Read MorePsionic Fleshfae: A Scholar’s Treatise
Wandering the highways can be so utterly dull, especially when you get lost as often as I, but it is not without its advantages for a scholar. Meandering through the warren of life’s roadways, I have had opportunities to study all manner of odd and unique flora and fauna. The most recent pustule outbreak was…
Read MoreNovember 2017 Newsletter
New Monk Classes! Nunchaku Monks The Nunchaku monk class was released and is available in the City of Gaudiguch. These monks wield nunchucks that can be woven in stupendous patterns to mess with the minds of their opponents. With the new skill of Zarakido, these monks can tap into their inner will and the flows…
Read MoreFounding of the Tessenchi
Dearest honoured mother, It fills me with joy to write you once again and communicate the duties of my life since last we met. As ever, I am a servant of the Queen of Queens and carry my discretion with dignity, but though it is a fell day that brought me back to you, I…
Read MoreFounding of the Nunchaku
It all started with when two rivals had a spat. Madam Yith, the recently ousted Illithoid Ambassador to Magnagora wandered into Gaudiguch seeking out Ambassador Ilogbog. Madam Yith eventually left, but not before lighting an ember, an ember that later emblazoned into an inferno. This ember sat with Ilogbog for a month or so when…
Read MoreThe Unity Syndrome
The presence of an unusual cage on Avechna’s peak seemed to pique attentions around the Basin of Life. Soon after its appearance, odd pustules began to be coughed up by the dying, and the cage seemed to be absorbing some sort of energy in their last moments. An odd attempt by many in Magnagora was…
Read MoreUpheaval in the Undervault
Translated as best as possible from a scrawled, near-illegible slate recovered from the Xeeth Laboratories… Time… time… it came, my turn, Promised… a Promise. He’s not happy I escaped. Promised… must protect… Basin. Deliver the words. Wrote them down so I won’t forget. I burrowed up, get out, deliver the words. The time has come.…
Read MoreOctober 2017 Newsletter
Lusternia Turns Thirteen Anniversary Celebrations Lusternia enters its terrible teens in October, turning 13 years old! Throughout the month there will be events to celebrate this momentous event. Also, keep an eye out for the Czigany Wayfaire which usually shows up for the festivities! Read more! Love on the Rocks Wedding bells rang discordantly across…
Read MoreLusternia 13 Year Anniversary
Lusternia turns thirteen years old in 2017! Does this mean we are entering our adolescence? Are the teens truly terrible? The next year we’ll find out, but first it is time to celebrate! Check out some of the events below and keep an eye out for the Czigany Wayfaire which usually shows up when there…
Read MoreTrialante and the Woodbine Lyceum
The sound of sparrows graced the Serenwilde forest in the month of Kiani, 484 years after the Coming of Estarra. The brown and silver birds flew in flocks across the forest skies and attracted the attention of a number of Serens. Curious about the unusual visitation, Serens fanned out to try to find the birds.…
Read MoreLove on the Rocks
Wedding bells rang discordantly across the Basin of Life, announcing in a celebratory dirge-like fashion the joining of a viscanti woman to an orclach man. But the supposed marital bliss was short-lived as Hethklyff Ruag took his newly-wedded bride to her new home. Caithryn Ruag’s shrill, dissatisfied shrieking could pierce of the veil of death…
Read MoreAugust 2017 Newsletter
As the Basin Turns Digging a New Life There has been a spate of activity throughout the Basin of Life, beginning with the orcs near the Shallach River who were digging under the oversight of the orclach Hethklyff Ruag. Something was discovered, orcs were turned to skeletons and a love story was revealed. Was this just…
Read MoreBad for Business
(as heard from the mouth of Deotathi Miim) Oh, sure, city of Freedom, where anyone is FREE to muscle in on my market. What’s this Kahn Lucas got that I haven’t anyway? A sob story and magic potion? Hmph. No, tried and true wares is what I got. Countess Dys Mzithrei at least understands that,…
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