Call to Arms

| July 27, 2009

Greetings Istarians as you most now know Teto is alive and well and awake once again roaming the lands of the living races. It is great to be back in Istaria and among the gifted again. The Aegis have grown emboldened and the dwarves have stirred up true evil in the depths surrounding Delgarath. While [...]

Ask Awdz: My Mentor’s pet Gruok

| July 26, 2009

Lykopis: So, Awdz, I have this friend… he has a gruok for a pet. He swears it’s the best pet he could have ever gotten, and he does make a good guard… he’s got some big tusks. There’s just one problem… Awdz: *nods, having given gruok as a pet* Lykopis: He hasn’t bothered to house [...]

Unfortunate smelting accident? — Blacksmith training dragons

| July 25, 2009

Greetings Citizens, Some time ago, at the copper and tin fields in New Trismus, the blacksmith Guran had broken a long standing taboo. His reasons are not known, and to this day he refuses to speak about it yet for a time he would offer training to any dragon willing to work in khutit form [...]

AROP: Congratulations Tekka

| July 23, 2009

Recently, In Dalimond Ridge Gate, Tekka Midnightflame adopted daughter of Krimsonflame and Falkor  ascended to ancienthood. Tekka had come to our world with the activation of the Novo machine originally from the world known to many as Spirit. Congratulations Tekka! More pictures may be viewed on Order Underground’s Archive More information on Tekka may be [...]

AROP: Congratulations Runos

| July 23, 2009

Not long ago, in the the Frozen Wastes north-west of Morning Light, Runos, Bard of Ballads gathered with several friends in celebration of the completion of her rites and her ascension to ancienthood. Runos was awarded the title Bard of Ballads for her contribution to the Empire for the short story ‘Icicle’. Runos’s story, as [...]

Unlocking Tier VI?

| July 23, 2009

Good day everyone, I would like to share some thoughts on somethings I have noticed in Istaria lately and the conclusions that I have drawn from them.  Even before the changes to the confectioner school there were some very vague hints that the level cap may be increased. Before I go into these items I [...]

Dralnok’s Doom Uncovered

| July 20, 2009

Citizens of the Empire, In the mining village of Delgarath there has been a discovery.  A collapsed corridor was the first clue that there was more to this simple village then was immediately apparent. Several of the Gifted banded together to carefully unearth and rebuild the corridor so it maybe safely investigated while many others [...]

More Order Underground

| July 16, 2009

Greetings friends, It has been a long while since I was last able to write.  Some rather personal matters came up and I felt it important enough that I needed to take care of them before I could continue to write. I had asked if Nidhogg would write in my absence however the article he [...]

Tigris Euphrates: Field Report #8

| July 16, 2009

I remember a time long past…  A time of great wars, tremendous battles, where the gifted stood in rank and file in the armor they had made, young and old alike, and stood united and bold against the charging undead ranks. Outside Kirasanct we made a stand so that a small handful of builders could [...]

Items in Istaria that have no purpose

| July 15, 2009

This started in the bug thread: Originally Posted by Knossos I have scribed the Master Forms, and have the the skill, the tech comps and resources to make the Superior Cure Spell, the Superior Group Cure Spell and the Superior Antidote Potion. I am reluctant to make the spells as they show adv level needed [...]