April 2023 Reports

A silhouetted battle against a yellow sky.

We are opening reports for another round over the coming days, so we are giving you a bit of a heads up so you can start planning your reports. For this round of reports, we want to focus on combat. Primarily, we would like all reports to be either combat skill changes, or combat skill…

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Happy Egg Hunt!

Squirrels sit under a tree, surrounded by colourful eggs and a few eggs in a basket.

Egg hunt or squirrel hunt? Either way, the devious duo that kidnapped baby squirrels from the Reserve appear to have unleashed them, now grown, upon the Basin of Life. Thrown overboard from the airships of the kidnappers, the squirrels have landed all over safely thanks to built-in parachutes. Many still float about, pulled by the…

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Website Redesign

The Ten Seals protect Mount Avechna, keeping the Soulless God Kethuru at bay with their sheer cuteness.

We are excited to announce that our website is getting a fresh new look! Our team has been hard at work over the past few months, designing a logo that truly reflects the rich lore and history of Lusternia. We know that rebranding can be disorienting for people who are used to associating a particular…

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April Present Extravaganza

A golden present tied with a golden ribbon.

For the month of April, we’re running a present extravaganza with a twist. For every 25 credits you purchase for the month of April, you’ll receive a present as well. Even better is that for the first 100 credits you purchase, you’ll get an additional present for every 10 credits! That means purchasing 100 credits…

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Manse Description Guidelines

Most of you are undoubtedly well-acquainted with the infamous “A very boring room. Change this” generic manse room title that comes pre-packed with a fulcrux orb and a room box. From this point onwards though, all new manse rooms will have a more in-character title and come with an actual description out of the box.…

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February 2023 Artbard Results

Artisanal by Alysi depicting the Gloriana River going through Glomdoring.

Congratulations to our Artisanal and Bardic winners from February! If you’d like to join them for March, make sure you get your submissions in by the end of the month. HELP ARTBARD will explain all about what you can submit, and how to do so. Bardic Contest Winner A Glimpse into a Memory by Eiselle Merit A Trill’s…

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Planned Downtime

A long black tunnel illuminated by artificial light

Tomorrow, March 24th, sometime between 4-5pm server time, Lusternia will be going offline for scheduled engine updates. We’ll be sure to give you a warning ahead of time in-game and let you know as soon as the update is done. A backup will be done right before so that nothing gets lost, but be sure…

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Producer Ride-Along

A laptop sits on a desk, an empty notepad lying open next to it.

I would like to invite you all to an experimental digital ride-along with me that will take place tomorrow. It will be hosted on a stage channel on our Discord server (see HELP DISCORD) but the ride-along itself will be text-based rather than voice-based. If you are unfamiliar with how stage channels work, the gist…

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March of Choices

An old book lies splayed on a table, a pair of glasses resting on it.

The month of March is once again the month of change, learning, and new experiences! For those of you just getting into Lusternia, or those of you ready to try something new, you can purchase lessons at discounted rates right off the website. In addition, credit purchases from the website will come with special chests…

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Ealix Steps Up as Producer

Ealix

It has been a bit over three months since we welcomed Ealix as an Assistant Producer for Lusternia and are happy to announce that he is now formally a Producer alongside myself. Orael, who had in the interim stepped down to an Assistant Producer role, has now transitioned into an Anomaly role and will continue…

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January 2023 Artbard Results

Artisanal by Xiran depicting the fae Petrichor singing at the Toronada Beach.

Congratulations to our Artisanal and Bardic winners from January! If you’d like to join them for February, make sure you get your submissions in by the end of the month. HELP ARTBARD will explain all about what you can submit, and how to do so. Bardic Contest Winner A Guide to Cookery by Aerotan Runner-Up The Importance of…

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Seasonal Cards for Season d’Amour

Red rose garden

Throughout the month of February, you’ll be able to purchase special seasonal cards with plenty of boons straight from the website. You can consume the cards for your own benefit, or send them to others. Consuming them will reward you with a bronze heartbox, while sending will award the bronze heartbox to the recipient. Every…

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Year in Review 2022

An overturned book, propped like a tent, light emitting from within.

It’s that time of the year again, time to ruminate upon the past year and look toward the future. Though 2022 has certainly been a slower year in terms of development, especially as the world beyond our digital nook continued to be less than kind all around, quite a few things happened. We started by…

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December 2022 Artbard Results

Artisanal entry by Tonatiuh depicting a map of Iklara.

Congratulations to our Artisanal and Bardic winners from December! If you’d like to join them for January, make sure you get your submissions in by the end of the month. HELP ARTBARD will explain all about what you can submit, and how to do so. Bardic Contest Winner Life Before, Life Now by Aramantos Runner-Up 500 Years by Lendren…

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Trader Bob’s Forgotten Vaults

Trader Bob has once again unveiled to the Basin the forgotten vaults of treasures that he has unearthed over the years! The lost treasures contained within are now available for the bearers of his golden keys, available for purchase on the website! Contents of the vault include, but are not limited to, wondercrystals, caches of credits,…

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A Very Frosty Education

Snowmen on skates on an icy pond

Earlier this year, in Urlachmar, Father Ratanele of Saint Gathlyn’s Orphanage undertook the long journey to visit New Celest. He had made an appointment with Ayehenue, the Civic Engineer, who greeted him warmly by the Pool of Stars. The weary Father explained he felt compelled to travel so far to seek help from the kindred…

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The Winter is Here

A huge snowman plays with kids

The Frost Spite is a little bit miffed with the Basin of Life for reasons that will be clear from a forthcoming event post, but as a result: snow! Magnagorans will recognise this particular snow from some of their past winter balls and other snow-related shenanigans, but it is new for all the other organisations.…

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Solstice Activities 2022

Hukies in scarves sitting in the snow

With Solstice in full swing, here’s a full rundown of what is happening right now! Ironbeard From this post onwards, those logged into Lusternia may find themselves receiving a visit from Ironbeard, bearing a present for the lucky recipient. Gnomes Keep an eye out for Jolly Bundy sending his fellow gnomes out with a few…

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Solstice Schedule 2022

A calendar page for December

With Lusternia’s Solstice on the horizon, we want to let you know what our schedule will look like ahead of time. All our regular events will be returning this year and there is a lot to keep one festive! 17th December – Solstice Quests will open in cities and communes.18th December – Solstice Court will…

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November 2022 Artbard Results

Artisanal by Alysi depicting the Three Sisters of Fate.

Congratulations to our Artisanal and Bardic winners from November! If you’d like to join them for December, make sure you get your submissions in by the end of the month. HELP ARTBARD will explain all about what you can submit, and how to do so. Artisanal Contest Winner Dracnoris: pg. 5 by Esei Runner-Up Destiny Devours by Alysi

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