First Week of Sporebloom
- Season of Birth -
Good morning, afternoon, and evening Alterans!
Welcome to the May edition of the Newsletter.
[ SERVER UPDATES ]
EVENTS,
The Events Department continues to run the Event Request Thread.
Current Arcs:
[ x ] Nettled Eyes in Dreary Fables Server Campaign
[ x ] Precursor Arc being run by Bartooliinii
[ x ] Thieves Arc being run by Bartooliinii
[ x ] Deadlands Arc being run by IceandFire
On a Break
[ x ] Queensport Arc
[ x ] Crystal Ridge Arc
Completed this past Month
[ x ] The Bannerlord Arc
There will be more events to come, hosted by fellow staff DMs and player DMs. The Main campaign itself may be going on a bit of a break until June due to IRL circumstances. However, there may still be events hosted by others with the available public lore and those in the FIEND Arc team. Announcement [ HERE ]
IceandFire will be picking up the Spawn Project as a whole, hosting events and managing both the council and gaurd. Ask him for any queries regarding Storm's Landing!
Storm's Landing Events
[ x ] Galas & Atheneum Opening
[ x ] Guard Campaigns
[ x ] Nightly Encounters
LORE,
Lore has recently released some further Flora and Crafting options. The Fiend Arc continues, and we continue working on some reworks of current content as well as work on new content. When there are further Lore updates, they will follow.
GENERAL;
We are slowly working through the suggestions as they are presented, and working to continue all departments as a whole. For the next week or so, Lannis is away and others will be helping out and around. We ask for your patience in these busy months as IRL continues for staff friends. As a reminder, keep checking Discord for updates as well as forums.
We also welcomed this month a new staff member to our team, JennyBean! She has joined the IG-Tech Team. Welcome Jenny! Warwolf has also been promoted to Head of IGT. Make sure to congratulate him!
[ FORUM UPDATES ]
This month, several threads have been updated and cleaned up, as well as new ones to help players with HW. We made a big announcement of the shifts that you can find [ HERE ]
Currently Working On:
[ x ] Updating the Lore Sections so they are all to-date and all official threads posted by the HW Account.
[ x ] An overall update to the main "Forums" Page, making things easier to navigate & read.
[ x ] An overall update and facelift to many of our lore pages and other pages throughout the Forums, which will continue into next month.
[ x ] A fix to the Staff Member roles on the forums - you will now see all of our staff under "Staff" in the Members section.
If you have suggestions on the Forums or upkeep, please reach out to IceandFire for said suggestions.
[ FACTION LEADERBOARD ]
The four most active factions for the month of March are "Candlewood", "The Reaching Hand", "The Realmsguard", and "League Arcana"! Congratulations! You can find information on these factions below:
[ x ] "CANDLEWOOD" is the first place winner! You can find more information on them [here].
[ x ] "THE REACHING HAND" is the second place winner! You can find more information on them [here].
[ x ] "THE REALMSGUARD" is the third place winner! You can find more information on them [here].
[ x ] "LEAGUE ARCANA" is the fourth place winner! You can find more information on them [here].
The faction lore for the winners of April is completed and released - You can find the thread of all approved technologies here: [ x ] !
"CANDLEWOOD"
Levitation Platforms: The scholars of Candlewood discover a modified application of the runes used to hoist an airship in their experiments. By circumscribing them on a fixed platform, the space above the circle seemingly nullifies gravity, allowing objects and people to move through it unburdened by it. This effects at most a 3x3x20 column, and can support at most around 1000 pounds (5 people) at a time without the effect failing and it all crashing down. It does not require apparent 'fuel,' but only functions in places with a moderate degree of ambient magic ('moderate' planar convergence or higher). The effect can be turned on and off by uttering a command phrase incorporated into the runic circle.
"THE REALMSGUARD"
Pseudowyvern: The Realmsguard discover a new species of lizard in the mountains near Blackrush. This 'pseudowyvern' resembles a tiny dragon, complete with wings and tail, but are fairly friendly and may be tamed and trained in exchange for bribes of food and gold coins. They are reasonably intelligent, and capable of navigation such that they can act as messenger birds for delivering letters and the like. Otherwise they bear a temperament roughly analogous to an average dog, with the behavior and abilities than an average dog might have. Their roosts are elusive and only known to the Realmsguard.
"THE IMPERIUM"
Depth Crucible: To be released!
"THE REACHING HAND"
The Warren: A sinkhole opens within the heart of the swamps blessed by Skraag's touch. Its walls are pocketed with small tunnels, labyrinthine like an ant's burrow. As long as the pit is kept stocked with fresh bodies, infant Greylings will occasionally crawl out from the tunnels. The bodies fed to the pit eventually rise as undead, but any milling about don't harm the baby Greylings until they're played by someone. Initially they're semi-restricted; three are 'born' each month, and who plays them is left to the Reaching Hand's purview.
You can find information on how 'Factions' work here: [ x ] !
[ IC NEWS ]
Be sure to check out the [Roleplay Announcements] thread!
Some public events planned for the upcoming weeks can be seen below, though check the calendar regularly so you don't miss any!
[ x ] 6th of May, the Storm's Landing Market Days!
[ x ] 7th of May, Archery Lessons!
[ x ] 14th of May, Athenaeum Welcome Evening!
[ x ] Every Monday. Taproom Boondays!
There are several businesses should you find yourself in need of equipment or assistance. You can find the whole forum [here], but here are three spotlighted for the month:
[ x ] Solivu Cavalry Company!
[ x ] Linlean Lures!
To get an idea of some of the ongoing occurrences of Altera, be sure to visit the rumour thread [here]! Here's a brief overview;
- Thievery has spiked to an unprecedented level in Altera. Folks are losing items left and right. Some occurrences are violent, while others are silent and invisible. -
- ...On a calm day in storms landing...The field of raddishes in the farm district is laid burnt and charred after a conflict between some bandits and the guards at the edge of town. Many prisoners were seen escorted to the guard house soon afterwords to await trial, however there were many who would not see the guard house either, many had perished in the battle. -
- Strange things have been seen in the snows outside Halbed. Figures in the trees, dead birds and other small animals, and sledge tracks that become more noticeable the farther out of town you get. -
- The bells of the Cathedral in Eldpoint ring out over the city following the Coronation proceedings. A chant echoes over the city for the day: 'Long live the Queen!' -
[ CHALLENGES ]
This month, we are introducing a new and exciting challenge.
[ THE HOLLOWWORLD MEDIA COMPETITION ]
May is a time of spring, and so we want to Spring Forward and see some amazing work from folks submitted below! Be that a lore'd crafted item, a beautiful screenshot, artwork of your character, stories, tales, and more! At the end of the month - all of these works will be put up for voting and the winner will receive a prize! Every person who submits increases the pot by 1,000r.
Current Prize Total: 15,000 radiants!
Happy posting! May you all have a great time here on HW, and lets keep the positivity rolling!
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