Solstice Events in December!

A snowman in a snowstorm.

Ho, ho, ho, and a Merry Solstice to you all! It’s coming up to that time where Lusternia becomes just a little bit more magical, a little bit more cheery, a little bit…Solsticey. The December Solstice promotion is underway, and the halls have begun to be decked with many a stocking. But that’s not all…

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The Liar, the Madman, and the Shofet

It was just before the new year, in Roarkian of 545CE, that Gaudiguch began to experience strange sensations throughout their city. Strange shadows darting over the ground with no source to cast them, whispers with no mouth to speak them, and painful headaches where there had been no issue moments before. To some within the…

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October 2019 Art-Bard Winners

The October 2019 Artisanal winner, by Gurashi!

Congratulations to our Bardic and Artisanal winners for October! If you’d like a chance to join them for November, make sure you get your submission in by the end of this month. HELP ARTBARD will tell you all you need to know.

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The Haunting is Upon Us!

This Halloween, Lusternia is full of many scary delights for you to enjoy. Don’t miss out – make sure you come and join us for your annual jumpscares!

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A New Wheel for November

This month, the Wheel of Tzaraziko has had a major revamp. Most of the prizes you know have either been shuffled around, been adjusted, or in some cases been removed entirely, to give coins much greater value. Coin spins are different as well – the wheel has been separated into an inner and outer wheel.…

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The Festival of the Creatrix

For fifteen years, Lusternia has celebrated its Anniversary as simply the turning of the Cosmic Cycle. No longer! This annual event shall now be known as the Festival of the Creatrix – and in addition to all of the already scheduled events, you will find the following attractions this year: PARTY ITEMS! Upon Avechna’s Peak,…

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September 2019 Art-Bard Winners

The September 2019 Artisanal winner, by Esei

Congratulations to our Bardic and Artisanal winners for September! If you’d like a chance to join them in November, make sure you get your submission in by the end of this month. HELP ARTBARD will tell you all you need to know. Bardic Contest Winner Lief’s Forsaken, a Ballad Runner-Up Alaksanteri’s Conceptual Sustainability Merit Portius’s…

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Introducing Aonia

An open book against a dark background, light spilling from within

Hello, The story of Lusternia and the lore behind it is the most important aspect of it — we cannot stress that enough. When Orael and I were selected, we understood we would need a way to preserve that. Lusternia has a huge wealth of lore that no single person can hold in their minds.…

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A Roadmap for Lusternia

With all of the recent changes, we wanted to make sure to let people know what our main focus will be for the upcoming weeks. Here is out basic roadmap. Finalise Melder Rework We do not want to leave this project half-finished. There are obviously some tweaks that still need to be made. We have…

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Thanks, Goals, and the Future

I’d like to start off by thanking Estarra for 15 years of building this amazing world. I spent the majority of those as a player, and was entirely enraptured by the depth of the lore and the inspiring worldbuilding that has coalesced into Lusternia. Under Estarra’s hand, we’ve had such amazing events unfold, and areas…

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Farewell, Lusternia

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…

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Lusternia Fifteen Year Anniversary Events

Lusternia turns fifteen years old in 2019! This is truly a remarkable milestone for any game, but most especially a text game! Check out some of the events below and keep an eye out for the Czigany Wayfaire which usually shows up when there is festivity in the air! Hamster Hunt Date: October 4, 2019…

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August 2019 Art-Bard Winners

Artisanals Winner Runner Up Merit Danger in the Dark by Gurashi Ankrag Spooder Bunch by Kyalrhin Bardics Winner Runner Up Merit Expedition Excerpts Meeting the Kaelye by Alaksanteri By the Wheel Gate by Lief In Hallifax: A Poem by Aramel Pilfering and Poisoning by Portius Primer: Domoths by Xenthos View all artisanal and bardic winners…

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Mages & Druids Melder 2.0!

Greetings, The Melder Revamp has been loaded in and is now officially live. This is a pretty big change to how melders work, function etc., so it is going to take some time getting used to and adapting how they work. While I believe we will need to make changes and adjustments depending on how…

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On Prices Paid

On the eve of the New Moon, the still-cursed Elder God, Nocht, approached the Glomdoring commune with a task. A young Augur had brought to His attention the existence of a beautiful peacock named Shashi that resided in the realm of His nemesis, Maylea. Where they had seen a potential hostage as a bargaining chip,…

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Mages and Druids Coming to a Town Near You!

Mages & Druids Coming to a Town Near You! Mages and Druids! The fruits of our labors are about to be realized as the updated mages and druids will be released in September! If you’ve been living under a rockeater, the mage and druid archetypes are in the midst of a major update which will…

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A Shot in the Dark

Magicked thorn-serpents and cursed arrows flew across the skies of the Basin of Life when Maylea, Bloom of Serenity snuck into the Glomdoring in disguise to steal an item tied to Nocht, the Silent from His own order head, the Wyrden Haruspex of the Auguries, Rancoura. Nocht had rallied the power of the forest to…

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The Raezoning Behind the Syzygy

Beams of light began flashing in the sky, and as the sun passed overhead, Eroee, Sidiak, Tarox, Papaxi, and Aapek were visible upon the face of the Sun in near-alignment. The light began to intensify, burning the flesh of citizens of the Basin and causing fires throughout, which led many though not all to seek…

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Definitely Not Plagued

Choco-late fiddle de dee, Charites have said it never shall be! Choco-late fiddle de dee, I want to put it in my tummy. What do you do when the sky is at dusk and up from the mountain there comes a big thrust of sunlight that spills from an old sunpride root? Over the mountain…

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