And The Wheel Spins

Time and time again Stepasha’s undead stormed the Basin of Life, claiming sections of land rife with energy, particularly those of a darker nature, and drawing them out. Krangar, Guardian of Destruction lead charge after charge into the Grey Moors, Shallach, Hifarae Hills, Skarch and other places. With time, their numbers grew, and many came…

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Binding of the Wheel, Revenge of the Dame

Working tirelessly, Glomdoring set about completing a task they knew would cripple the Time Dames and their legions of dominators, to bind and hold the Wheel of the Goloths itself. Using the Ebonglom Wyrdling as their vehicle for this great feat, those of the Merciless Forest fed it hundreds upon hundreds of the strange temporal…

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Wounding of the Wheel

True to her promise, Stepasha, the Dame of Destruction, returned to attack the Glomdoring Forest. For more than a day the deathwatch beetles within the forest have clicked and chimed their eerie song, anxiously skittering amongst the trees. Soon the very Voice of Mahalla wailed and shrieked, the mournful tones of her song filling the…

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An Ominous Portent

Throughout the Basin of Life dark omens appeared, ranging from the superstitious Serenwilde to the fastidious and intellectual Hallifax and everyone of all faiths between. Lorrie of Magnagora was the first to hear tell of the dark days to come, and it was fitting – for Magnagora was the first to suffer. Snaikka i’Xiia cried…

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Pop Culture Ikon

Creating a Lusternia trading card game has been one of my dreams almost since I came up as a wee little ephemeral and learned how to program mobs and quests. I’ve been sitting on the idea for a year or so now and finally decided that I had some free time to see if I…

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The Hour of the Beast

I recently had the pleasure of releasing the third Order beast in the game, my rage worgs, the first “litter” of which reached maturity just this morning. Coincidentally, a player asked me last week how I decided on appearance variables for my worgs, so I thought I’d address beasts in general. Prior to creating my…

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Czigany Wayfaire Arrives in the Basin of Life

The wondrous, extraordinary and magnificent Czigany Wayfaire has arrived in the Basin of Life to celebrate Lusternia’s anniversary! Led by Jal Czigany himself, the Czigany Wayfaire is a fantastic place of games, food and fun. With the mythical beasts of Garridan Lowara, the dark foretellings of Madam Vadoma Drabardi, the whimsical antics of Lady Natayla…

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The Children of the Basin and Mystery of the Janderi

As the early morning sun rose over the mountains, so too did the Wheel of the Goloths rise into the sky, shooting bolts of energy which tore open temporal rifts across the firmament. For a few moments, half-seen images of possible futures, including a disturbing future for a Guardian of the Dark Forest, and events…

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Estarra Ustream

Robb French, the Producer of Lusternia, gave a live webcast on September 14, 2012 to discuss upcoming releases and answer questions.

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An Aborted Invasion in Hallifax

Alarms rang out across the frosted platforms of Hallifax as strange anomalies manifested across the cold streets. Hordes of shambling zombies stepped from these to attack citizens in the streets. The citizens searched in vain for the source of the undead plague. In a blaring of sirens and an artificial voice of stern gemwork, the…

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Rise of House n’Lochli

During maintenance of the n’Lochli family mausoleum within Magnagora, a mischievous imp labourer escaped the whip of Lord Ayman, Architect of the Engine with a small silver key. Demanding the return of her family’s property, Lady Ardath n’Lochli quietly sought aid from the Iron Council for the imp to be captured and destroyed for descrating…

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A Mysterious Cube

The Wheel of the Goloths became active once again. This time an enormous cube made up of smaller cubes emerged from the wheel, as it began to give a message to all those who had gathered. But just before the message could be completed, the cube became unstable and exploded into hundreds of shards. What…

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A Matter for Mushrooms

It was a seasonably normal day in Dioni when the Wheel of Goloths appeared once more, spiraling through the skies above the Razine Mountains. A grim, red light raced across the heavens, heralding the arrival of another spinning portal. Like clockwork, the eerie voice of a commanding Dame blared a dark portent to the Basin…

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Reincarnation

A few players have asked what it’s like to take on an “older” godrole that an admin has played in the past. After some poking and prodding from Zvoltz, I’ve decided to write about my experiences with Isune – because, frankly, every godrole’s situation is different. When we take an old godrole, sometimes the last…

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The Shame of a True Ascendant

In an unprecedented event, Estarra the Eternal stripped the True Ascendant form from Xynthin, who now walks in shame under the guise of Xenthos. What transgressions the once great Xynthin did to deserve such a punishment remains a mystery.

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The Mystery of the Feyranti Estate

The Wheel of Goloths became active once again, releasing a squadron of the Dominators, led by Ludlya, Time Dame of the Flow, who immediately invaded Avechna’s Teeth on a mission that led them to attempt to commandeer the blood diamond mines in the hidden Feyranti Estate. The invasion overwhelmed the estate, enough so that the…

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A Great Adventure

As I sit here in my armchair, smoking jacket and bunny slippers donned, coding what may or may not be a fantastical new quest just for you lovely folks, I find my mind wandering back to my own questing days of yore. I enjoy a bit of ‘figuring out’ in a good quest, but I…

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The Rebirth of the Cavaliers

It was but a late autumn evening in the 324th year since the Coming of Estarra when the Wheel of the Goloths rose from its dank, stinking pit in the Balach Swamp. Spinning faster and faster, an aura of cobalt energy grew to surround it and threatened the weft of time itself. Before doing any…

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The Isle of Olimsito

At the beginning of Tzarin, strange scenes began to be seen across the Inner Sea. First noticed by Elodres Diluculo who raised the alarm to Celest, the entire Basin was made aware by the shouts of Helstren, the Harbourmaster of Celest, who also shouted of seeing the Wheel of the Goloths floating across the surface.…

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Tale of the Tae’dae Pilgrim

Late into spring, a portly tae’dae was found wandering through the mountains, apparently lost in the environs. After several misguided attempts to be led to Avechna’s Peak, two citizens of Hallifax, Elleiya Windwhisper and Tulemrah Shevat, responded to his plea for help. Upon inquiry, it was revealed that the pilgrim was searching for the cure…

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