Serenwilde and Celest helped the kephera imprison the illithoid, and brought forth Zenobia, the Queen of Kephera Queens. Zenobia awarded Celest a surge of power and awarded Serenwilde to be the first guild to be trained in their martial arts, after conducting a scavenger hunt that Serenwilde won. Thus, Serenwilde will be home to the…

The telepathic suffering of the mages was apparently caused as part of a secret war between two psionic races unknown to anyone at the time, the kephera and the illithoid. After their war was brought to the Basin of Life, their homeland was eventually discovered, a massive underground complex called the Undervault.

Mages with the ability of psionics suffered severe headaches, as well as hearing garbled telepathic communications. However, the situation became dangerous when a psychic wave was unleashed that all but incapacitated those with psionics. Through much research and work, Aquamancers and Geomancers were finally able to set up a latticework of elemental crystals throughout the…

Reports of strange dreams and prophesies have been popping up throughout the land. Though enigmatic and unclear what this may mean, if anything, several mortals have been disturbed and intrigued enough to begin asking questions.

In the ancient Shallamurine Cathedral, the insane undead priestess Marani Veloske was left unchecked for many years, allowing her to drain the essence from countless mortals until she was strong enough to challenge the cosmic planes themselves. Her strength was enough to subdue both Elohora the Lady of the Eternal Light and Luciphage the Supreme…

Strange weather in the Serenwilde uncovered that the Spiritual Flame of Hartstone was unstable. This led the druids of Hartstone on a spiritual journey which uncovered the Mausoleum of Nintoba and development of rituals involving the aspets of White Hart. In the end, the Flame was purified and now burns stronger than before.

Nexus Worlds just got more interesting with the release of the construct/colossi battle system. New skills in every trade class allow for either building colossi to attack the constructs of cities and communes or upgrading them with special attacks or defenses. Astrologers also gained a new skill which predicts when Nexus Worlds weaken and thus…

Of the Nine Seal Bearers who won the great challenges, four main contenders vied to hold the Staff of Ascension so that the realm would be safe from Kethuru: Shorlen of Serenwilde, Daevos of Magnagora, Soll of New Celest, and Kaervas of Glomdoring. Though Shorlen controlled the Staff of Ascension for much of the beginning…

Exarius, the self-proclaimed raja who bows to no commune or city, won the Challenge of Harmony through his skills at influencing others. Second place went to Nirrti of Glomdoring, third place to Felandi of Magnagora, fourth place to Catarin of New Celest, and fifth place to Ekard also of New Celest.

The Warlord of Magnagora himself, Daevos Feyranti, won the Challenge of Death through the wholesale slaughter of hundreds of denizens. Second place went to Athana of Magnagora, third place to Aesyra of Serenwilde, fourth place to Hyrtakos of Glomdoring, and fifth place to Krellan of Serenwilde.Second place went to Visaeris. Third place was tied between…

Aquamancer Soll of New Celest won the Challenge of Life, by saving the lives of many furrikin who were being ravaged by a foul disease. Second place went to Visaeris. Third place was tied between Krellan, Shayle and Linwe. Fourth place went to Tervic and fifth place went to Xenthos.

Hallen of the Geomancers won the Challenge of Knowledge by dominating an extremely difficult quiz that tested his knowledge of the realms. Other winners included Jasper (second place award of 700 credits), Dylara (third place award of 500 credits), Kalodan (fourth place award of 250 credits), and Shirath (fifth place award of 100 credits).

Amarysse of the Wildecraft Cartel won the Challenge of Beauty with her submission of a gorgeous woodland tapestry. Very close behind her was Kharaen of the Attai Cartel, showcasing a demonic lyre. Third place went to Saran of the Zephyr cartel for a tapestry of Raven and White Hart. Fourth place went to Vanthan of…

Kaervas of the Blacktalon Druids won the Challenge of Nature, exhibiting his superb knowledge of the realm during a complex scavenger hunt and claiming the Seal of Nature. Following on his heels were Zalandrus (second place award of 700 credits), Aesyra (third place award of 500 credits), Exeryte (fourth place award of 250 credits), and…

Forren of the Aquamancers won the Challenge of Justice through excellent use of his debating skills through which he claimed the Seal of Justice. The runner-ups were Athana and Kaervas who were awarded 500 credits each, and finalists included Abethor, Soll and Astraea who were awarded 200 credits each.

Shamarah of the Celestines won the Challenge of War through a series of wargames conducted by Avechna the Avenger and claimed the Seal of War. His teammates who supported him in this event were Forren and Aesyra, each who were awarded 500 credits.

Shorlen of Hartstone won the first of the Ascension Challenges, snatching victory from the hands of Kaervas of Blacktalon literally moments before the Challenge of Chaos ended. Thus, Shorlen holds the Seal of Chaos and becomes a candidate for the ultimate prize of divinity.

Once again, chubby little gnomes in red winter solstice suits mysteriously appeared at unexpected times throughout the Basin of Life, handing out presents to those who begged for them!

The constructs raised in the nexus worlds repelled the invasions of serpentine creatures and all was silent for some time. However, the Taint began to spontaneously go into remission throughout the Basin, leading to much speculation. Then, an enormous serpent arose from the Sea of Despair and wrapped itself around the Megalith of Doom in…

With the Elder Gods away, the invasion of the serpentine creatures continued to escalate, eventually breaking out of the nexus worlds and entering the prime material plane. Immediately, the creatures headed to the Sea of Despair where they mysteriously disappeared. Alarmed, the greatest minds and intellects in the Basin of Life came together and eventually…