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  • November in Achaea!

    November 1, 2026

    The Iron Bank is back in Delos. Keys come from the Achaea website, and the doors hide prizes such as Mayan crowns, plus a special prize that changes each reset.

  • Updates

    October 30, 2026

    Caravans now show an area-wide message on LOOK, and owning cities hear over army channel when theirs cross into a new area. Marketplace upkeep now comes from general coffers.

  • Updates

    October 28, 2026

    Serverside curing now eats straight from the rift when possible, so check your precaching. CURING SCENARIO conditions can include defences and negative lookups, and enter/exit actions can change priorities.

  • Updates

    October 24, 2026

    Scorching heat and biting cold no longer damage or afflict players under level 50, and after an angry black goose the clouds have agreed to spread their mischief more evenly.

  • Personalisation Reworked

    October 23, 2026

    PERSONALISE now lets you view and switch between your custom Dragon, Viridian and Elemental Lord descriptions, shouts and tells. Memory shop dragons need setting again with PERSONALISE SET DRAGON memory.

  • Updates

    October 23, 2026

    You can now add personal events to UPCOMING, invite other adventurers and collect RSVPs, up to five at a time. Several bugs concerning the leadrope artefact are also fixed.

  • More changes.

    October 23, 2026

    In Achaea’s October classlead changes, Crystalism gains OVERLOAD, Elementalism PEBBLE, Psionics PULSE, Two Handed RETALIATE and Woodlore GRAPPLE. Hypnosis, Spirituality, Telepathy and seven other skillsets change as well.

  • October Tea Time!

    October 23, 2026

    Ictinus and Makarios hosted the October Tea Time on Wednesday 28 October at 10PM GMT. Tea Time is an informal meeting, open to everyone, for asking questions or chatting.

  • Updates

    October 21, 2026

    CURING SCENARIOS has been added and existing tree scenarios converted to generic ones, so check yours are still enabled. Tailored wallets can now store gold, and only gold.

  • A Curious Subject

    October 21, 2026

    Mood is painting Pandora in the Wayward Temple, but the Goddess keeps turning to a silver basin where the Kahtak who opposed the ritual on Meropis are at work.

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