A Catastrophic Collision and the Conclave of the Keepers
With the departure of the kaelye to their homeland, there seemed to be as many questions around the years-long events involving the flora and fauna of Lyraa Ey Rielys as there had been answers. The Basin of Life, as it so often does, had fallen into the tension of waiting. Waiting for something to happen.…
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Hallifax Updates & Newbie Love! Hallifax Does the Time Warp! In Hallifax, the updates to their classes have been released! The new goal of Researchers is to build timewarp with the goal to timequake. They have a variety of tools at their disposal, but more importantly, these tools will also allow them to synergize with…
Read MoreGoing Home
As the last of her people returned to the kaelye basecamp aided by the peoples of Lusternia, Taimi Kivinen turned her mind to growing a ship from the algontherine egg that Tridemon of New Celest had given her. Not being an expert in the manipulation of creature traits, Taimi employed the services of the kaelye…
Read MoreKaelye Saved and Garosaurs Tamed
In Tzarin of the year 515 COE, a great crash echoed across the fabric reality, and a booming explosion rose from the vicinity of the northern Ackleberry Highway. “Auttakaa minua!” a mysterious voice cried, and a tall, blue-furred humanoid was spotted dashing past the Triple Junction and towards the Tar Pits. Citizens of every city…
Read MoreA Kelpie in Mornhai
In an unusually chill Avechary, a croaking shout emerged from the Razines, as the ‘DAGGUM CLOUDS BLOCKIN’ OUT THE SUN’ were indeed to blame for the lowered temperatures. Arriving quickly, Portius Nitraedes of Hallifax and Lord Kogon of New Celest quickly found a crotchety old kelpie by the name of Totarue trekking his way further…
Read MoreNovember 2018 Newsletter
Celebrations and Hauntings Veritus n’Rotri and the Stuff One of Magnagora’s most influential citizens sends forth an aether broadcast to chit chat with any who care to tune in. If you have a question for the Divine Havens or ideas for a new video, send them to estarra@lusternia.com! Anniversary Celebration Events Lusternia celebrated its…
Read MoreArrival of the Kaelye
Sentient beings of a brand new race have appeared in Lusternia, following the arrival of the sinkers, the linorii, and garosaurs of months past. Adventurer of Lusternia have made contact with one particular such being, Taimi Kivinen, who stays now with a group her people, who are called the kaelye, at in the crash site…
Read MoreOn Weather, Research, and Consequences
Dear Baby Sister, How are you doing? I hope your children are treating you well, and that you are safe? Tell them to forgive their Auntie Constance for not writing for some years. There’s been strange weather in the world lately, and such strange happenings, and not even in Duum Village itself, if you can…
Read MoreGhosts and Other Hauntings
Atropos would be most grateful if you put these ghosts into the Portal of Fate while she repairs the Shears of Fate. As a reward, if you rescue 20 ghosts, Atropos will give you a yummy little treat! (NOTE: Ghosts will dissipate after this event, so please don’t try to hoard them in your manses…
Read MoreOctober 2018 Newsletter
Fourteen Year Anniversary Lusternia Turns Fourteen Years Old Back in October 2004, Lusternia opened its doors wide to an uncertain future. Now, fourteen years later, the Basin of Life still hasn’t been devoured by the Soulless Gods and mortals have founded a dark commune, released two cities stuck in time, discovered and explored aetherspace, overcome…
Read MoreFourteen Year Anniversary Events
Lusternia turns fourteen years old in 2018! 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 Winners: First Place: Yendor Second Place: Vyell Third Place: Amildur Catch hamsters as they run around throughout the land!…
Read MoreThe Garosaur Dilemma
The strange garosaur pups that spun cocoons were gathered in turn by the various linorii researchers, intent on studying this new lifeform. Unfortunately, they didn’t quite realize how large and vicious they became when they hatched from their cocoons. Indeed, thousands of these rabid garosaurs broke out of their respective laboratories and spread throughout the…
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Death of the Dingbat! Dingbats Officially Retired Let us take a moment to remember our dearly departed dingbats. We used you to purchase dingbat dolls, gnomish gewgaws and other whimsical artifacts. Farewell, dear dingbats! But fear not! You can still purchase all these dingbat artifacts with aethergoop, which is a much more prevalent commodity. For…
Read MoreThe Linorii Menagerie and Garosaur Conundrum
With the glowbat population stabilising thanks to the rigorous research of the Basin’s foremost linorii researchers, each researcher published a comprehensive report based on their findings. With this stabilisation, it was thought that the commune and city members who aided the researchers would have time to relax and review the reports in peace and quiet.…
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A Drag Queen’s Perspective! Lusternia Unleashed! Is Lusternia run by a drag queen? Well, someone got into Estarra drag to answer a player’s question in a new Youtube series called Lusternia Unleashed! Find out all there is to know about the Immanidivinus and Threshold Abyss. If you have a question for the Divine Havens, send…
Read MoreGlory to the Glowbats
Curiously, the strange growing sinkers found across the land appear to be affected by some mysterious ailment, causing them to first solidify and then explode into numerous glowbats! As if this wasn’t peculiar enough, the ailment causes the sinkers to become stunted in their growth, leaving them small and devoid of the tangled threads… Six…
Read MoreA Whale of a Tale
Suddenly, and against all probability, a void-whale manifested in the skies above Mount Avechna. Nearly slamming into its peak, the creature took flight across the Basin of Life, littering the ground with pieces of itself that had broken off during its reentry. Its wandering was not long, however. Attracted by the scent of a particularly…
Read MoreThreads, Fall and Rise
Strange weather. The people of the Basin of Life had thought that the rain of bouncing balls from the lightning-splashed sky was the end of it. But in Shanthin, 505 years after the Coming of Estarra, reality shook once more, and the very ground began to sprout with tangles of blue-green shimmering thread, which spread…
Read MoreTransmological Visions
While sinkers and threads plagued the Basin of Life, transmologists were plagued by a vision of the threads unearthing something looking like a box or a chest. Soon, the visions came true, and a chest was found off of a spectre-filled island. Mosachi Xeeth of Gaudiguch claimed to potentially have some knowledge as to the…
Read MoreJuly 2018 Newsletter
Peculiar Weather and Other Oddities Peculiar Weather and Other Oddities When the skies cracked open with blue-purple lightning, the very atoms of reality shifted, and strange shapes and stars shifted in and out of view upon the firmament. This led to a rain of strange bouncing balls that seemed to have value for at least…
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