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Plot events have begun hitting IC threads in the Plot-Based area. Everything from earthquakes and energy storms to snakekind and Faction attacks can be seen. All are randomly chosen, and there's no telling what will hit your threads when. Keep watch!

Wolf wars is officially underway! Two of our wolf packs have been thrown into turmoil, and have initiated a war spanning across the Myrlands. The Vehn, newly returned and stronger than ever for their time in Vystriana's Icemark, have been challenged by the Myr and accused of the disappearance of their leader, Ayunaye. Unwilling to bend to a pack that has been unfriendly in the past, hostility has been met with hostility, and war crashes upon them...

 

Dragon slaves have begun to be seen being used by the Faction as weapons! What will come of this horrific discovery, as the Queen and her rebellion begins to push back?

 

The to-be-King is DEAD! Lord Sha'kir, the one the Queen was to take as her mate, has been slain by Faction-paid pirates. His teeth and claws are now on the black market, and the Vystrian resistance has become infuriated by the loss. Will this be the turning point in the war the Vystrians and their allies need?

 

Happy April Easter Fools, guys! :D And now onto the new content release!! We have two spectacular new items - the first is a one-of-a-kind god weapon called the Shice'en Shir'nova, a soul-stealing dagger made by Shiranui, coming soon to a contest prize near you! ;D The second is a store-bought item, Noamuth's Fang! This item grants you any wish in the world... but be careful what you wish for, because this goddess will twist it any way she wants!

Next, we have a big prize for you all - the all-new diseases and illnesses page! Here you will find common, uncommon, and rare diseases - everything from Scale-Rot to the feared Contajion and more can be afflicted upon your poor characters! Be careful, though... not all of these can be cured!

More fun things for you guys! We have released six new cities, all based around the mythkin species, and two per Clan! These can be found in the following countries: Alubria, Jes're'en, Shiv'rann'aeli, Kar'hashan, Khankirae, and the Darklands!

Last but not least, as part of our ongoing species revamp project, the cerberus has received some polishing! Say hello to our hellfire doges >D

Onto the events! We recently celebrated our fifteenth birthday, WHOO! This update brought two new skins, including a brand new default skin and website reskin!



We also have an eggcellent Great Egg Hunt, and have scattered easter eggs all over the forum! Mwahahahaha! Then, what in the world is going on with our avatars?!

Lastly, big plot things are happening! Nina, the leader of the dragonhunting Faction of Hope, is withdrawing her troops from all Realms back into Felnova. Sinister shadows lurk in their aftermath, as disease continues to run rampant in worlds with Felnovian refugees. Where are the snakekind, and where is Orochi, as the focus of the war is drawn back to the Realm of Elements...?

 

NEW CONTENT:

May 1st:

Time for the monthly lore release! =D

Our first big update is a complete and total overhaul of the language page!! :D We have resorted and recoded everything, added new words and phrases, and now have multiple new rune languages for you all to explore and have fun with. We also sport a whole new language, that of the Zaegrim'a Nzani - the Tson!

Next, we have a brand new sports page! Sports and tournaments all across the Realms can be found on this page, from dragonraces to olympics, baobones, and more!

Lastly, we have redone the mimic and avian species!


PLOT:

The snakekind have come!! Orochi has made his presence known, and serpentkin are being found in all Realms - except, oddly, in Felnova. Children are being taken as the Faction rallies against the dragons, to be turned into weapons for the snakes, or energy-fuel for Orochi himself. What will the outcome of this great double war be?

 

We have a big update for you guys this month! :D Please introduce the brand-new species, the strigine, and its bat subspecies, the chiroptera! These guys are giant, stardust-infused owls who collect knowledge throughout the Realms and space... while their darker subspecies spreads nothing but lies and misinformation.

Next, we have a massive expansion for our fauna page - 25 new fauna species have been revealed!! This includes creatures such as the faegryph and darkling, Arcadian horse and sandworm, plus many, many others!

In addition to these new fauna, you may now make fauna as characters with a new shop item called the divine gift! Have fun! :D

As part of our older species revamp project, the faun has received a good polish and shine!

Last but not least, several item images and a couple Ancient Firsts (the nehryngi and leviathan) have been updated and added to the website!

 

Welcome to the month of July, BTACD! We did a lot of redux stuff this time around! :D Among our redone species, we have polished up and given new pages to the basilisk, goblin, and vampire! Vampires have two new subspecies, as well - the morai vampire and nosferatu!

Our pairbonding/marriage page has been newly renovated!! Now, things are much easier to understand, and more options have been opened!

Last but definitely not least, we have a new species! :D Please welcome the nanook and its subspecies: the bisari and the eskbear! Nanook are intelligent bears with future-seeing abilities, and are as greatly varied in appearance as any dragon or wolf. <3

 

August is here! And we've brought a bunch of updates, too! ;D

First on our list is a series of new updates are the revamp of an old system - Official Quests! In addition, we also have a new quests forum, including Bounties and Hunts, player quests, and sign-up areas for ease of access. Related, all of our official NPCs have had excellent art updates!

We have a shiny new subspecies for our terrifying kraken - the kal'mari! These octopus-headed humanoids have incredible psionic powers... will your characters be safe? :P

The country of Yosa Kyakih in Lizzarkyth has received several new landmarks, including the mysterious Pillar of History and the dangerous Strid! A new city has been added to Khankirae - Memoria, city of terravyrns!

Speaking of, we have two new species revamps for you all! Our terravyrns have undergone some significant polishing, and our gryphons have received similar treatment. Go take a look :D

Last but not least, our character directory has been completely overhauled!

Enjoy!

 

Bump time! Bump time! We have several new things to offer you guys this month, including an assortment of new shop items! :D

First, look at BTACD's BRAND NEW SKIN! WHOOOO! This is the second in our Places series, featuring the underwater kingdom of Yorije!


Take a gander at two brand new hellwolf subspecies, the doomwolf and the dawnwolf - two store-bought, exceptionally powerful subs with alternate forms to crush the enemies of their Kingdoms! Next, we have a very powerful elemental sub in the shop called the Void elemental, a chaotic and volatile creature born of the Void itself. ;D

Next, and also in the shop, are rare items that only appear when a Realm is about to die; Voidstones! Several are scattered throughout Felnova (as long as you have the jaden to buy one ;D). They not only grant you the ability of a Time Scale, but also holds unique abilities with some unforeseen side effects!

Last but not least, we have made not one, not two, but three complete species reduxes! Say hello to the redone phoenix, werecat, and veldryn!

 

Welcome to the month of October! This month, we bring a variety of updates - one of them is the complete revamp of our portal information!! This expands on how portals work and the various portals that can be found within the Realm, including their average duration and difficulties.

Next, we have two brand new zodiacs for you guys to play with! Please introduce the Kuraian zodiac, and the Ristellan zodiac, to the table :D

To add to our list of playable races, we bring you two subspecies; the alphyn, a gryphonic, Anquil-bred wolf; and the taurine, a sub of powerful quadrupedal minotaurs!

To the shop, we have added a neat new ability-item called Moonfire; this blessing of Nirni can be found here!

Last but not least, we have revamped completely - and added two new variants to each - our shadowbeasts and lightbeasts! :D As a result, the two most powerful variants have been given a shiny upgrade, and are now available in the shop!

 

This month brings the largest update we've had in a while!

First and foremost, our legends are no more - instead, we have reworked them into a brand new canon literature page called the Library! This includes anything from histories and legends to songs and poems, even storybooks - and all are published in-character for your charries to hear, read, buy and sell! WHOO!

Next, we have a couple of new subspecies to add to our ever-growing list. First - as part of our ongoing list of updates - is the nogitsune, linked below! These are kitsune who have been corrupted by their goddess Torikkusuta, turned into dark, primal creatures. Then, BTACD finally has dullahans as a unique undead subspecies! If you don't know, a dullahan is a headless undead with unique, often noble ties to the living. Have fun!

As a fun aside (and a lead-in to what we might be working on next hinthint), we now have a dwarven language! The dwarves have always had their own unique dialect, who knew?

Then, last but definitely not least, the kitsune have gotten their overhaul! HUZZAH! Their info can be found on their updated page, and have introduced not only a new split variant, but also new details about their history and a brand new demigoddess called Torikkusuta!

 

This lore release just kept growing - and now it's in full bloom! First, we are proud to bring you two brand new species: the shimmering, ethereal yiboril and the adventurous (and sometimes adorable) reguli! The yiboril are a race of spiritual creatures that can transform from unbound and bound forms at will, and are held together by partial Soulgems called phylacteries. The reguli are a species of highly variable rodent-people found all across the Realms.

Next, just in time for snowy December, we've released the orc subspecies of yeti! These fuzzy dudes roam in arctic regions and live in clans that are only slightly less destructive than their orc cousins.

A new city appears, as well! Welcome the marvelously run-down and half destroyed city of Apsinth in the Darklands of Millirand - and all of its various intricacies that the poor citizens require to survive.

In our ongoing species revamp project, we have now completed the dwarf and siren at last! The dwarves come with seven complete and varied clans, while the siren have been split into two distinct types.

Two other revamps of different kinds have been put into play, as well! This was announced a few months ago (but was finally completed tonight): our Realms pages are all finally recoded, like the species pages, to match the rest of the website! They are all completely mobile friendly, and shiny to boot. 8) Next, we overhauled our side-Realms system and put a little more lore into them, and revamped the way we approach them - now they should make a lot more sense, and be more fun to play in!

Keep watch on those in the future, as well - more side-Realms may be added!

Last but not least, new forum features! Now, each month, we will feature a country/area in a spotlight - and making threads in the subforum that corresponds with this area will net you extra prizes! Take a look here.

We now also have a thread roulette feature - a two-part thread that pairs members up to plot together, or pairs members with existing open threads! Have fun!

 

WHOO, GO BTACD!! :D


And now, on to the updates!

For the beginning of the year, we have worked up a wonderful release for you - a sea expansion that gives many of our aquatic species their own lands and cities! These can be found in the countries of Alubria, Ca'irandros, Cimmeria, Rhidora, Sudr'lund, Western Ristell and Yorije!

We have also released a brand new subspecies! Please welcome the mula, a race of arctic atlanteans who live in the iciest regions of our many oceans.

Last but not least, the leviathan and kraken got a huge overhaul - go check them out! The oceanic subspecies of leviathan has been worked in as a variant, while the brand-new subspecies, the Laticaudians, has been added. (:

In some of these, you may find references to future releases... have fun catching them all! ;D

 

Welcome to February, BTACD and friends!

We have a brand new custom species and a couple of reduxes for you all this month! Please welcome the se'athkyn, our newest addition to the playable races! The se'athkyn are a native people to Xaeri, and are divided into five distinct tribes that follow a hunter-gatherer way of life. Each tribe has a totem animal, and not only have distinct ways of life, but appearances as well! The most unique thing about the se'athkyn, however, is that they have the ability to manipulate their own bones at will. They can make anything from protruding spike-weapons from an arm, plated boots, shields, trinkets and more - though the process can be quite painful!

Alongside the se'athkyn come a subspecies called the myskari; these warrior women branched off from the main tribes centuries ago, and have founded a unique way of life. Their tribe is a matriarchal society that often mixes metal with bonecrafting to create stronger than usual weapons and armor. Don't mess with these ladies!

To go along with the release of the se'athkyn, our xeriin species has been updated! We have fleshed out and refined the Kin types: each Kin's appearance details, their culture, and their abilities have all been heavily fleshed out and polished.

Last but not least, our elementals have had a complete overhaul! Now, each type is fleshed out in full, and the differences between the variants' various communities is described in detail. :D

 

Welcome to March!

We have a SUPER IMPORTANT update today: a complete (and totally needed) overhaul of our magic system! While the basics have not changed - you can have any magic so long as it's balanced - we have redone the way our elements and sub-elements are presented, revamped the classes and special classes, and added eight entirely new classes of magic for you to enjoy! Kv'naer also got an update, and should be much easier to understand now.

With the magic expansion, there's a brand new shop item: Realmfire! Read up on it on the new magic page, and find it in the Hidden Passageway in our Bazaar!

A brand new species has arrived! Please welcome the jinn - a Ristellan creature originally from Kurai, bound to objects that can only be released with the granting of wishes. They are part physical beings, part elemental, part spirit critters - and all around fun!

Vystriana now has two new additions: the city of Kriss and the Sanctuary Valley Orphanage!

Lastly, some assorted updates for you: the giant and hippocampus species have both been updated, and the barghest item in the store has a new, non-broken item. :P Next, the Constellations, Mind, and Space/Stars info (two pages and a section on the Connections page) has been moved to a new shiny home in the library!

 

Welcome to April!

Because this is following such a HUGE month, there will be no lore release - however, the birthday brought some AWESOME new things! Check out our birthday threads in this forum, and look at our shiny new skin and website below!

 

May brings lots of polish for the old things of BTACD!

First, we have a brand new, shiny subspecies for you all - the amarok wolf! These wolves live in the waters of our Realms: the oceans, lakes, and rivers are where they can be found. Sporting both gills and lungs, amaroks may intermingle both with their land-wolf brethren and their underwater packs!

Next is something that has been somewhat canon for a long time, but only now has been released to the public. Welcome the rarest magic in the Realms: Chaos magic! This powerful, rainbow-hued energy accents the user's abilities, and has the power to shape reality itself. However, it is also one of the most dangerous magics known to any, and not even the most powerful users can escape its effects. Read about it on the magic page; it's available in the shop for 30k jaden!

And on to our polishes! The groups pages have gotten a bit of a coding update! The chibis should appear a bit bigger, as will the boxes, and each now has the player of the character easily listed. Our wolf packs have also gotten nice, new information for each, and the long-unused Noss'a pack has been disbanded!

On a much larger scale, the Gemstone Factions have gotten an overhaul as well! Their info has been completely rewritten and rebuilt from the ground up, with a new ranking system and things unique to both Factions. If you have a Gemstone Faction (Ruby or Onyx) character, take a gander, as this may affect you greatly!

With our species redux project, we have hit two this month - the human and imp! Each one has been overhauled and edited to give them specific variants, clarifying various points and filling in some holes we've long had in our lore. Two new human subspecies have appeared, as well - the Noctisian and Noktureesan!

Finally, the kraken Ancient First art and description has been completed, and updated on its page!