Behind The Clock: Divine Release Events

By Uilani | January 31, 2025 |
An old watch sits against a grey background.

In this new blog series, I’d like to talk about how some features, events, or other admin work comes to pass and what sort of time is involved in making it happen. The latter is intended as the focus of the series as that particular facet of admin work is often nebulous and hard to…

Beauty Challenge Stats

By Uilani | July 22, 2024 |
An old book lies splayed on a table, a pair of glasses resting on it.

We’d like to share some interesting Beauty Challenge stats with you. For some of those breakdowns, we can only go back as far as 2015 but we managed to get a few charts that account for the entire run of the challenges too. One of the things that we have heard over the years is…

Q&A: Ephemeralhood

By Uilani | August 17, 2022 |
An overturned book, propped like a tent, light emitting from within.

What does Eph training usually entail?  Becoming a divine is the primary goal of training so everything is geared toward making sure our Ephemerals are ready for what’s ahead. Sometimes trainees (or even established admin) realise that a behind-the-scenes role suits them more and they become Architects instead but we primarily seek to recruit and…

Q&A: Ephemeral Experiences

By Uilani | August 10, 2022 |
Hands coming in together in the middle

You asked and they’ve answered! We’ve included answers both from Ephemerals and those who graduated so you have a wider range of insights. Question 1 What was your first day as an Ephemeral like? Skipper: A lot of reading, meeting new friends and divine I had dealt with as a mortal, and really just taking deep…

Li-varili’s Guide to Getting Other Gods to Respond

By Li-varili | June 23, 2021 |
Magical swirls of colour against a black background

Some of you seem to want MORE Divine to grovel and play the fool to. The ones in your org having done the inevitable and grown bored of you, or gotten themselves, hopefully, trapped painfully forever. Poor you. So, what’s the best way to get yourself someone to zap you, assuming I’m too busy for it?

Roundtable: How Celest’s Factions Got a Little TLC

By Carakhan | September 25, 2020 |

Following the revamp of New Celest’s guilds earlier this year, the wonderful pantheon of Carakhan, Lantra and Terentia have gathered to bring you a roundtable discussion. They answer questions about why it happened, how it went, and give some glimpses into their behind-the-scenes work.

Secrets of the Admin

By Viravain | September 14, 2020 |
Death, by Esei. Stylised as a tarot card, this artwork is of the Goddess Viravain. It depicts Viravain, a female Divine with white hair and a black robe, wielding a scythe. It is framed by a green border that reads: XIII - Death.

Our God Blog series is back with an investigation by our delightful Viravain – who has spun Her webs into the secrets of many of our wonderful Divine.

Becoming Chaos

By Mysrai | August 30, 2020 |
An Artisanal artwork of Mysrai and Gurashi, by Gurashi

In this return to our fabled God Blogs, our very own Mysrai talks us through what it was like for Them to step into the Elder Divine’s very large shoes.

Year In Review: 2019

By Aonia | January 8, 2020 |

This year’s been an eventful one in Lusternia – our Producers Ianir and Orael and Assistant Producer Aonia are here to round it up for you!

Farewell, Lusternia

By Estarra | October 4, 2019 |
A woman steps out of a fiery portal

Without beating around the bush, I must tell you that I am leaving Lusternia. As I have pledged before that I would never abandon Lusternia, please know that this is not my choice and if there were any way I could stay in any capacity, I would. My great hope would be to return one…