Cries from the Asylum
Despite being a common occurrence within the i’Xiia Asylum, an unusual wailing came forth that was followed by the harsh shouting of a warden trying to subdue an unruly patient. Heard across the prime plane, this attracted the attention of several individuals who decided to check on the situation. As a lone patient pleaded for…
Read MoreFrom the Stars Came Ashtariel
Strange sights in the sky above the Skarch during the month of Estar, 456, brought adventurers far and wide to investigate – and though this desert, the place where Lord-and-Lady Mysrai first descended into the Basin of Life, has seen many a bizarre event, those that unfolded this day were of a kind unprecedented. Those…
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Read MoreSeptember Vesteran Honours
For the September Vesteran Honours, Stratas won the bardic contest with the short story titled, “The Web of Fear”. In the artisanal category, Gavriel won with the study titled “A Night on the Town”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives! …
Read MoreReturn of the Machine God
To the joy of many, Roark’s beacon within the Transcendant Fulcrux burned brightly into the sky, calling an Elder God home to the First World. That joy quickly turned to consternation and horror as the beacon turned a sickly green and a hole was torn in the fabric of reality, giving glimpse to the Void…
Read MoreTwelve Year Anniversary Games
Lusternia began its journey twelve years ago, opening its doors on October 7, 2004. What is more appropriate then to celebrate this momentous event with fun, games and surprises! October 4, 2016 – Hamster Hunt Time: 4:00 p.m. PST Event: Hamster Hunt! Winners: First Place: Falmiis (300 credits) Second Place: Ixion (150 credits) Third Place:…
Read MoreA Day in the Life of an Old Admin
The automatic doors slide open with a soft whoosh as a susurrus of conversation rolls over me like a breaking wave. It is 4:15 AM on Friday at Logan International Airport and the security queue is already overflowing into the ticketing area. With a resigned sigh, I jostle into the back of the line and…
Read MoreAugust Vesteran Honours
For the August Vesteran Honours, Irillia won the bardic contest with the play titled, “Flight and Fortuity”. In the artisanal category, Lylith won with the portrait titled “Lylith and Companion”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives! Bardic Awards Bardic Winner…
Read MoreWeek in the Life of an Insomniac Admin
Whenever summer comes around my sleeping habits become utterly atrocious. I work part-time during those months, waiting for the school year to begin and, with it, my job. The following diary is a result of this sleeplessness and having definitely too much time on my hands at times. Normally one would spread all of this…
Read MoreWhy Good Gods Leave
Burnout is a very, very real sensation that most of us encounter in the Havens. We have a fairly decent support group as members of the same administration, but there’s no denying the crushing reality that is the number of hours it takes to perform any of our behind-the-scenes duties. Building areas, programming quests, slogging…
Read MoreJuly Vesteran Honours
For the July Vesteran Honours, Stratas won the bardic contest with the story titled, “The Tower of Silence”. In the artisanal category, Mica won with the portrait titled “Dedicant Eolae, of the Hart”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives! Bardic Awards Bardic…
Read MoreThe Curious Case of Sako Tleem
It began with a post produced by Scanlan Stormcrow (reproduced here): —— A mystery is afoot, and it’s one I dare to share,For we can find a carriage, but we only find it bareBe it once fast-moving, and rickety round the bend,I never thought i’d be the one, to speak of -this- untimely end. So…
Read MoreThe Curse of the Jungle
Roughly a month passed before Doctor Creshok was revisited by Falmiis and Ileein Shevat and Tamashi of Hallifax, who asked whether or not the cure for the skinrot outbreak was ready. It was, at least, but the question of dissemination was asked. Calibration of the gnomish machines was out of the question; not only was…
Read MoreChildren’s Hour
Unspared, even the Blasted Lands suffered massive ill-effect from the curse of Brother Lion. The lands were overrun and the gravediggers likewise became extra menacing. But, what of the children? The viscanti children roaming and meandering these tainted lands found themselves cornered and at the mercy of the curse! Two notable figures arrived looking for…
Read MoreWelcome to the Jungle
Something was amiss. Mraxin, the Perihelion of the Dawnburst Druids, had not returned for months, years even. It was Turiki, the Guardian of the Aphelion, who took it upon herself to venture from her post to see if any one within the Basin of Life had heard from him. In Glomdoring, she attempted to get…
Read MoreJune Vesteran Honours
For the June Vesteran Honours, Portius won the bardic contest with the story titled, “Pilgrim”. In the artisanal category, Alaksanteri won with the portrait titled “Viscanti Marquessa”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives! Bardic Awards Bardic Winner Portius Bardic Runnerup Bleuu Bardic Merit Naralis…
Read MoreThe Ancestral House of Strongleaf
During an otherwise uneventful Winter’s day in Serenwilde, Arian of the Moondancers and Niina Yfae’dren began to notice the pixies in the forest stirring with mischief. Several of them had small slips of torn parchment clutched in their fingers. Curious as to what the pixies could have gotten up to, they began to collect these…
Read MoreThe Havens Guide to Participating in Events
As we progress through this year’s overarching plot and learn more of what is happening with Father Sun, a number of us up in the Havens have been working on something to equip intrepid eventers – a guide to participating in events! This topic has been touched on in the past, both in blogs and on…
Read MoreThe Return of the Navigator and Weiwae, the Golden Heart
In the beginning of the month of Tzarin, 444 years after the coming of Estarra, Penderglass T. Chartwright informed New Celest that their assistance was needed to maintain a portal that Darvellan, the Navigator was preparing between the First World and the Void. A steady supply of Light essence was required to keep the portal…
Read MoreMay Vesteran Honours
For the May Vesteran Honours, Portius won the bardic contest with the story titled, “The Life of Manana Kamini”. In the artisanal category, Zarialle won with the portrait titled “The Megalith Stands Against the Sun Fae”. Check out all of the winners in the Art-Bard Archives! Bardic Awards…
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