December 2019 Newsletter

A snowman in a snowstorm.

You can subscribe to our newsletter using the form on our website! Solstice Cheer in December Ho, ho, ho, and a Merry Solstice to you all! It’s coming up to that time where Lusternia becomes just a little bit more magical, a little bit more cheery, a little bit…Solsticey. The December Solstice promotion is underway, and the…

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Mages & Druids Melder 2.0!

Greetings, The Melder Revamp has been loaded in and is now officially live. This is a pretty big change to how melders work, function etc., so it is going to take some time getting used to and adapting how they work. While I believe we will need to make changes and adjustments depending on how…

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Mages and Druids Coming to a Town Near You!

Mages & Druids Coming to a Town Near You! Mages and Druids! The fruits of our labors are about to be realized as the updated mages and druids will be released in September! If you’ve been living under a rockeater, the mage and druid archetypes are in the midst of a major update which will…

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August 2019 Newsletter

Vesteran Honours Revealed! Artbard Winners Announced! The winners of the newly restarted artbard contests, also known as the Vesteran Honours, have been announced! In the bardics category, Eliron took first place for the play entitled, “Waking the Nightmare”. In the artisanals, Gurashi won with the scenic painting, “Overlooking Wyrded Lands“. Check out all the winners…

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July 2019 Newsletter

Return of the Vesteran Honours! Art-Bard Contests Re-Opened Lusternia Art-Bard Contests, also known as the Vesteran Honours, are back on the website, albeit with a different look. As a trial run, we have opened up the contest for this month for artisanal and bardic entries, so please feel free to submit an entry. We have…

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June 2019 Newsletter

Timequakes and the Dawning of the Age of the Magi Timequakes and the Battle to Defend Time In the middle of the 530th year after the Coming of Estarra, the people of the Basin of Life began to experience strange visions. Some came in dreams, whilst others would strike at random – bringing images from…

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May 2019 Newsletter

Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes! Throughout Lusternia, adventurers have started to experience strange things – sounds and sights and feelings that are not there. Keep an eye on these temporal oddities throughout the second week of May for a huge new release on May 11th! Crucible Curio Release! What are…

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April 2019 Newsletter

Gnome Traders Arrive! Introducing Aetherspace Trading Gnomish aetherships have been touching down on random aetherbubbles, announcing their presence on the market channel. For the player who finds the gnome trader first, a trade for a specific crafted item can be made for an aethergoop crafted items! You may run across Rubie Royale, who is on…

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March 2019 Newsletter

Ascension of Snald Final Ascension In an absolutely brutal Final Ascension, while it first appeared that Yendor of Glomdoring would walk to easy victory as the Chapion of Death, Malarious of Gaudiguch stole the Staff of Ascension away and came within minutes of claiming victory. But Yendor was eventually able to rally his allies to…

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December 2018 Newsletter

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…

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November 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…

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October 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…

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September 2018 Newsletter

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…

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August 2018 Newsletter

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…

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July 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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June 2018 Newsletter

Strange Storms Hit Basin of Life Strange Storm Alert! Something odd is afoot! The skies over Lusternia crackle with blue lightning. The stars struggle. Strange shapes and images shift in and out of view. Once a Lusternian day, rains of bouncing balls are falling out of the skies and bounding across the lands! A strange…

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April 2018 Newsletter

Ascension of Deichtine Ysav’rai The Ascension That Failed When Avechna called the Final Ascension Challenge forth, the High Prophet Ghani n’Rotri swooped in and stole the Staff of Ascension for himself, and began to ascend as an Avatar of Kethuru. This had been Ghani n’Rotri’s plan all along – his destiny as was writ in…

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November 2017 Newsletter

New Monk Classes! Nunchaku Monks The Nunchaku monk class was released and is available in the City of Gaudiguch. These monks wield nunchucks that can be woven in stupendous patterns to mess with the minds of their opponents. With the new skill of Zarakido, these monks can tap into their inner will and the flows…

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October 2017 Newsletter

Lusternia Turns Thirteen Anniversary Celebrations Lusternia enters its terrible teens in October, turning 13 years old! Throughout the month there will be events to celebrate this momentous event. Also, keep an eye out for the Czigany Wayfaire which usually shows up for the festivities! Read more! Love on the Rocks Wedding bells rang discordantly across…

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August 2017 Newsletter

As the Basin Turns Digging a New Life There has been a spate of activity throughout the Basin of Life, beginning with the orcs near the Shallach River who were digging under the oversight of the orclach Hethklyff Ruag. Something was discovered, orcs were turned to skeletons and a love story was revealed. Was this just…

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