Hello, everyone! Rather than writing about my ephemeral days (which were filled with the same joys and trials that everyone has mentioned), I thought I would try to write something different! Seeing as Shikari’s latest post discussed him taking up an inactive god role, I will write about the other option an ephemeral has: creating…

I said in my last post that the process of becoming an ephemeral is both easy and difficult. So is the life of an ephemeral. On one hand, you have a fairly good time. There are lots of eye-opening things you learn while up in the Upper Havens, like how to create mobiles and make…

What’s your favorite thing about Lusternia? Is it the lore? The immersive storylines? Are you a master politico up to your armpits in intrigue and foreign policy? Do you own your city’s stage, making a name for yourself as a playwright? Or, failing all that, are you one of those who goes around smacking people…

As those of you who know my in-game persona of Elostian will undoubtedly acknowledge, I enjoy talking. A lot. As such, my (long) entry into this phenomena called (we)blog will hardly come as a surprise. In fact, upon due reflection I will conclude that this form of interaction is infinitely preferable, since it saves me…

“Text-based? So there’s a lot of reading? I don’t know about that…” Yeah, I was one of those people. I’ve played MMORPGs for years, from Ragnarok Online on private servers to Guild Wars – and yes, I did dabble in World of Warcraft. But before 2008, I’d never played a MUD before, and I was…

Haven’s Hideout is a blog for the Divine of Lusternia (i.e., the volunteer admin and staff) to post articles on their thoughts, experiences and insights about this awesome game. This will be a place for the Divine to let down their hair and go out-of-character, to share anecdotes about the drama, humor and intrigue they…