In the dark forest of Glomdoring, Ashteru d’Illici, a Blacktalon druid, organized a gluttonous feast and frenzied celebration in honor of the Great Nature Spirit of Brother Crow. After blood sacrifices were made to this dark spirit, Crow manifested in person, blessing the celebrants who followed his totem with greater powers.

A strange disturbance took place upon the astral plane. An invisible membrane burst and released an alien power that reverberated throughout the astrospheres. The minds of those who were unlucky enough to be on the astral plane began to become afflicted by hideous and alien thoughts. And thus, insanity is enters as a new hazard…

Gnome chefs appeared in the land, carrying pies baked for the divine! Many mortals were able to beg a few of these tasty treats from the chefs which proved to give blessings when eaten.

Members of the Glomdoring Commune discovered shimmering roses growing on the forest floor. These strange roses would prick the fingers of any who plucked them, absorbing the blood. The petals of the roses could then be pressed into the cocoon that the ebonglom wyrm spun around the Master Ravenwood Tree. An enormous creature eventually broke…

After the Elder Goddess Viravain was trapped by the Seal of Justice, the Elder Goddess Isune drew her spirit out. Unfortunately, Viravain’s spirit had no body and took up residence in the body of Isune, who thus exhibited the split personality between the two goddesses. Together, the goddesses tried to recreate something new in the…

A bolt of lightning opened a path up Mount Seirode, which was hidden in the Northern Mountains. Atop this mountain grew a crystal tree. Strange birds, called aerials, appeared, and could be collected and taken to this crystal tree, where they were absorbed. Eventually, the tree revealed itself to be a trapped Elder God, Elcyrion…

A disembodied presence was felt by a few sensitive persons, and it turned out to be a fragment of the spirit of the Elder Goddess Isune, having escaped from her trap behind the Seals of the Nine. The Elder God Lacostian constructed a statue to focus the fragments of her spirit, and with the help…

Lusternia will donate 10% of all sales to the Red Cross’s South Asia Earthquake Relief through Monday, October 24, 2005. Any credit purchases made before then will receive 20% bonus credits.

Lusternia turns one year old! Launched on October 7, 2004, the past year has witnessed enormous expansion. Almost every month saw the addition of new guilds, new skills, new areas or new systems. The core player base is rock solid and steadily growing, allowing the community and world history to flourish and expand. In celebration,…

The Great Libraries have finally been built within the cities and communes of the Basin. As a library grows in prestige and size through the writings contributed by the many authors in the Basin, so too does the cultural standing of the city or commune in which that library stands. Thus, begins the Cultural Wars…