Unfortunately due to a data integrity issue, we have had to roll back to the last known good save at 01:30 UTC. We apologise for this inconvenience, however if we had not done this, there would have been data loss for various players.

Thank you for your understanding.

This is a reminder that Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Clocks will be set forward by one hour, which may affect how game times, events, and restarts appear in your local timezone.

Please note that our servers operate on UTC timezone, and neither the server time nor in-game activity schedules will change with the start of DST. All events and restarts will continue to occur at the same times in UTC. However, due to the DST change, the time at which these activities appear in your local timezone may have shifted.

Since DST adjustments occur at different times in various regions, we recommend checking your local time against UTC to ensure you stay on track with event schedules.

Thank you for your attention and understanding. We look forward to seeing you in-game!

We've restarted the server to clear out some cobwebs that were lingering in the connection. The server should be back online now or within a few minutes. Sorry for the interruption and thanks for your patience!

UPDATE: The connectivity issue with users in Europe is now resolved, you should be able to log in again as normal. If you have any further connection issues please let us know, thanks for your patience!

We're currently experiencing issues with one of our providers serving the European market. Our team has submitted a detailed ticket, including specific player feedback, to expedite troubleshooting. While we're optimistic about a swift resolution, please note that it may take up to 24 hours (or longer) to fully restore service. We will provide updates as soon as we have more information.

Note: Some users have reported that connecting via a VPN from outside the affected region can serve as a temporary workaround.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

As part of our ongoing efforts to make hunting more fun and challenging, we’ve updated another key area:

Hedge Maze

• The undead that once roamed these corridors have been driven out.
• Daemons, Hell Hounds, Fire Gargoyles, and Fire Imps now hold dominion here.
• At the maze’s center, the fearsome Balron—among the most powerful daemons—has returned to Sosaria.

We hope you enjoy these changes and look forward to hearing your feedback as we continue to improve the game world!

We'd like to welcome the newest member of the team, Ned! He has extensive experience with technical team leadership, development, and even more valuable skills, plus a passion for Shards of Britannia! To start, Ned will be diving into development and Game Master related duties in-game. Please give him a warm welcome!

This is just a brief announcement with regards to the notice of Legends of Aria Classic sunsetting. At this time, this does not affect Shards of Britannia and we will continue to operate unless otherwise notified.

For full transparency, work on moving to our own login server is almost complete. We'll announce more when we are closer to that goal.

Just to repeat again - we do not expect any impact on Shards of Britannia from the announcement that Legends of Aria is sunsetting. We are sad to see the project come to an end as it is the foundation of everything we have built here with Shards of Britannia, and we wish Supreem and co all the best for the future.

There's an unexpected outage with the Legends of Aria services preventing players from logging into the game right now. We've alerted those involved and hope the issue is resolved quickly, thanks for your patience!

We’re excited to announce the start of our overworld revamp, aimed at making hunting more fun and challenging. These are only the first of many upcoming changes to overworld spawns. The first areas updated include:

• Wind Mountain Area

  • Harpies that previously spawned alongside drakes have been moved to an area outside Covetous.
  • Fire Elementals and Dragons now spawn alongside the drakes, offering a tougher challenge.

• Yew Peninsula (NW of Shame)

  • This region has been overrun by the undead.
  • The ruins once inhabited by Lizardmen are now guarded by Liches and Lich Lords with hordes of weaker undead roaming the area.

We hope you enjoy these changes and look forward to hearing your feedback as we continue to improve the game world!

Thanks for your patience, the server is back online.

We'll need around another hour to complete the maintenance. Apologies for the inconvenience.

The server will remain offline for up to 2 hours from Sunday 26 January @ 09:00 UTC. Please keep an eye out for an announcement as to when it is back online.

Thank you for your patience.

Great news, decorators! We’ve extended the Winter House Deco Contest deadline through this weekend, giving you a few extra days to finalize your festive designs. Judging will take place next weekend. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far, your creativity is truly inspiring! For full contest details, visit:
https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/winter-holiday-house-decoration-contest

🏠🎄 Winter Holiday House Decoration Contest 🎅❄️

Now that the Christmas activities are coming to an end, it’s time to show off your creativity! With all the new Winter Decorations you’ve collected, we’re excited to announce the Winter Holiday House Decoration Contest!

How to Enter:

• Decorate your house with your favorite Winter and Holiday items.
• Post your entries in Discord here:
  https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1326637017970249869

Key Details:

• Deadline: Entries are due by Jan 22nd (2 weeks from now).
• Judging: Winners will be ranked or voted on by the end of the month.

Bring your A-game, show off your decorating skills, and help spread the Winter cheer! We can’t wait to see what you create.

Good luck, and happy decorating! 🏠✨

🎄 Reminder: Christmas Activities Coming to an End! 🎅

As the holiday season wraps up, here's what you need to know:

• The Winter Dungeon will close at the end of the day today so finish your adventures while you can! (at 9am Jan 9th UTC)
• Santa will remain until the end of the month to trade Candy for gifts.
• Keep your Candy! It can be used again next year, so don’t throw it out!

Thank you for joining us in celebrating the holidays! We hope you’ve enjoyed the festivities, and we look forward to seeing you in the adventures ahead.

Happy New Year from all of us at Shards of Britannia! 🎅❄️

📬 The Letters to Santa deadline has passed!
Thank you to everyone who sent in their wishes. Santa is busy reviewing them now and will respond soon.

🎅🎄 Ho ho ho—Merry Christmas! 🎉

❄️ Winter Dungeon Update! 🎅

• Improved Spawn Rates: Winter monsters now appear more frequently, ensuring even more action and adventure.
• Frostfang Returns: The fearsome Wendigo has re-emerged at his icy fortress, ready to challenge daring adventurers.
• Krampus' Kave Opens: A new chilling lair awaits as Krampus' Kave is now accessible for those brave enough to enter! (see prior announcement for more details about Krampus)

Gather your allies and dive back into the frosty depths for epic battles and rewards! ❄️🔥

SANTA'S FOR-SALE OPTIONS: it looks like many of the items were inadvertently disabled on Santa's sell-list this year and we've corrected it so all of the items will be available that are intended, sorry for the confusion! Santa's listings have been fixed!

We will work on adding some new additions very soon as well.

Winter Dungeon: we have increased the spawn rate in the Winter Dungeon once more

Santa Claus hath been saved from the wrath of Frostfang and has been led back to his shop where he is happy to trade for gifts! Happy holidays everyone, good work on saving Santa!

🎄 The Winter Dungeon is Now Open! 🎅

WATCH VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/JXPgtI7p24M

A chilling adventure awaits in the new Winter Dungeon! Frostfang, a fearsome Wendigo boss, has kidnapped Santa and is holding him hostage deep within the icy caverns. It’s up to you to brave the dungeon, defeat Frostfang, and rescue Santa to save Christmas!

What You Need to Know:

• How to Enter: Head to Santa's Workshop and travel North. Look for the hole in the ground marked as "Tunnel" on the minimap. A Wandering Healer is nearby to assist in your journey.
• Dungeon Rules: The Winter Dungeon is a Guarded Zone, but beware, monsters are immune to Guards. You’ll need to rely on your wits and strength to survive.
• Rescue Santa: After defeating Frostfang, speak to Santa and escort him back to his Workshop in Windemere. Santa is invulnerable but keep yourself safe along the way!
• Start Trading: Santa must be rescued before he can open his Workshop and start trading Candy for festive gifts.
• Unique Rewards: Brave adventurers can also obtain a couple of exclusive Frostfang-inspired items, adding a frosty touch to your collection!

Rally your allies, sharpen your blades, and prepare to face the frozen depths. The fate of the holidays rests in your hands—do you have what it takes to save Santa?

Happy Holidays, Adventurers! 🎅❄️

We're happy to share that we've introduced a new email marketing system to keep you informed about important updates, events, and news!

We’ve pre-added many users using the email addresses associated with their game accounts. Please note, you may receive multiple emails if you have multiple accounts.

If you'd like to ensure you're subscribed, you can Subscribe here: https://shardsofbritannia.com/subscribe

To unsubscribe, simply click the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email you receive from us, or contact us to be removed.

🎄 Winter Holiday Activities Are Here! 🎁

Activities have begun while Santa is preparing for the big day—he will make his grand appearance soon. In the meantime, here are some exciting activities to dive into:

🎅 Save the Elves (Available Now)

• Wintery monsters of Dagger Isle (Windemere) have kidnapped elves from Santa's Workshop!
• Rescue the elves by seeking out monster camps, smashing stolen gift boxes, and leading the elves back to Santa’s Workshop.

🍬 Collect Elf Food (Available Now)

• Obtain Elf Food by killing monsters, opening stolen gift boxes, and rescuing prisoner elves.
• You can also get Elf Food through Ice Fishing and Snowball Fights.
• Good news: Last year's Elf Food candy is still valid this year!

🎄 Christmas Paragons (Available Now)

• Special Christmas Paragons will spawn throughout the event, dropping Gift Boxes at their location when defeated. These boxes may contain Elf Food!

🎁 Santa's Rewards (Available Now)

• Santa will reward you with gifts in exchange for Elf Food, so stock up while helping the elves!

🎅 Where to Find Santa's Workshop

• Use the Cellar Door teleporter at Windemere Bank to reach Santa's Workshop.

🎅 Write to Santa! ✨

Santa's Mailbox is now open at his workshop, eagerly awaiting your Letters to Santa!

🎄 How to Find Santa's Workshop:

Santa’s Workshop can be accessed via the Cellar Doors at Windemere Bank, right next to the giant snowball.

Here’s how you can write to Santa:

1️⃣ Purchase a Note from any Innkeeper or Provisioner.
2️⃣ Pen a heartfelt letter, sharing why you’ve been good this year and what’s on your wish list.
3️⃣ Drop your letter in Santa’s Mailbox, located in Santa’s Workshop!

Who knows? Santa just might write you back—so make your letter extra special!
Don’t wait—write Santa today! 🎅✨

🎁 Login Handout

Make sure to log in from Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) through Jan 1st to receive a special gift from Santa on your account!

🎨 Limited-Time Items

• ✨ Garnet Dyetubs: Available on Donation Vendors from December 25th to January 9th.
• ✨ Necromancy Vendor: Grab the Ethereal Undead Reindeer Statue, available now through January 9th.

🌟 Planned Additions

We have even more holiday fun in store, including:

• Bazaar Vendor Mall
• A Winter Holiday Decoration Contest
• Additional activities as time permits!

🎅 🍬 Updates for Holiday Currencies! 🍬 🎅

We’re excited to continue celebrating holidays in Shards of Britannia with fun events, activities, and vendor shops offering holiday items for unique currencies.

Going forward, you can re-use last year’s Elf Food candy, and we’ll evaluate re-using the same currency for recurring holidays moving forward. This means you won’t need to forfeit half of your currency each year!
Our goal is to make it easier for you to save, plan your purchases, and reward you for the time you’ve already spent, all while keeping these seasonal celebrations fun and balanced.

Scheduled Ending

The events are currently scheduled until January 8th at 9am, which may be subject to extension. If anything should change we will update this post (Last updated: 4:24 AM, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 UTC)

Happy Holidays and thank you for spending your free time with us! 🎄

🎅 🍬 Updates for Holiday Currencies! 🍬 🎅

We’re excited to continue celebrating holidays in Shards of Britannia with fun events, activities, and vendor shops offering holiday items for unique currencies.

Going forward, we’ll evaluate re-using the same currency each year for recurring holidays. This means you likely won’t need to forfeit half of your currency at the start of the following year’s festivities.

Our goal is to make it easier for you to save, plan your purchases, and reward you for the time you’ve already spent, all while keeping these seasonal celebrations fun and balanced.

Thank you for spending your free time with us! 🎄

🎄 Chrismahanukwanzakah 2024 🎁

The Winter Holiday festivities are just around the corner, and we're excited to celebrate with all of you in Shards of Britannia! Our goal is to kick off the seasonal activities starting December 11th.

As we speak, we're in the final stages of negotiations with Santa and his team of industrious Elves to finalize their contracts (and make sure the reindeer are ready to fly!).

Stay tuned for more updates and details as they become available, we’ll make sure you have all the information you need to dive into the holiday cheer.

Prepare for snow-filled adventures, holiday surprises, and plenty of joy to share with friends and foes alike. 🎅✨

Happy Holidays!

The Halloween House Decoration Contest Results Are In!

Thank you all for your incredible creativity and for sharing your spooky displays. We truly enjoyed reviewing every entry and appreciate the time and effort you put into bringing the Halloween spirit to life.

Winners:

• Staff Pick: Taria’s Halloween Wedding
• People’s Choice: Gruelslayer’s “They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

Honorable Mentions & Feedback:

• Chriss: Beautiful castle with impressive details. Adding more Halloween elements would have made it perfect!
• Drunken Merlin: Great bar scene and fantastic inclusion of the Headless Horseman. Excellent job embracing the Halloween theme!
• MrNascar: Clever use of Halloween decorations, incorporating everyday objects to enhance your patio and rooftop space.
• Taria: Exquisite details and extensive use of Halloween-themed items. Truly outstanding work!
• Dracula: A welcoming clubhouse, but it could benefit from stronger Halloween elements. We encourage sticking closely to the theme in future contests.
• Thornx: A lovely, spooky room filled with thoughtful details and plenty of Halloween flair. Nicely done!
• Kikoo: Wonderfully gruesome! Great use of everyday items to create a frightfully immersive scene that perfectly fits the theme.
• Gruelslayer: Incredible attention to detail and expertly chosen objects, resulting in a fully realized Halloween scene. Fantastic effort!

We’ll be in touch with all winners soon to arrange your rewards. Congratulations, and thank you again to everyone who participated.

Looking Ahead: We’re implementing a clearer set of judging criteria for future contests, focusing on adherence to the theme, creativity, attention to detail, aesthetics, and use of space. We’re also excited to announce that our next House Decoration Contest will be Christmas-themed! Stay tuned for more details and start dreaming up your festive creations!

Thanks again for your enthusiasm and for making this Halloween contest a success!

🍂 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂

We're incredibly thankful for each of you in our community. Let's celebrate together with the return of the Thanksgiving Quest! 🦃

• Save the Thanksgiving Feast! Help the townspeople in this festive event.
• Meet Autumna Leafwhisper, the Thanksgiving Organizer, stationed in Castle Britannia, West Britain, eager to recruit your help.
• Quest Details:
  • Complete once per account.
  • Earn unique rewards, including:
  • Mounts:
    • Not-a-Turkey Mount (Chicken Ethereal Mount)
  • House Add-ons:
    • Autumn Vines (3 varieties)
    • Holiday Feast Table (new!)
    • Autumn Potted Tree (new!)
  • Festive Food & Drinks:
    • Celebrate with themed goodies.
  • Equipment:
    • Pilgrim Hat
    • Peasant Hat
    • Feathered Hat
    • Feathered Pilgrim Hat (new!)
    • Thanksgiving Cloak (new!)
    • War Bonnet (Native headdress, new!)

🗓 Event Duration: The Thanksgiving Quest will be active until Monday, December 1st at 9:00 AM UTC.
🔜 More to Come: After we finish visiting with our families, we'll be working to add some Thanksgiving-themed PvE encounters to further enhance the festivities. Stay tuned!

Thank you for being part of our community. Enjoy the celebrations, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🍁

Happy Thanksgiving!

As we prepare to launch this year’s Thanksgiving event, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Indigenous communities whose history and traditions have enriched our shared culture in countless ways.

The Team is putting the final touches on the Thanksgiving event, and we’re excited to bring it to you within the next few hours. We’re grateful for your patience and support as we ensure everything is ready for your adventures.

Stay tuned for the official announcement when the event goes live!

Thanks to everyone who has participated in the Halloween House Decoration Contest for this year!

We have opened up voting for the People's Choice and the staff will also begin judging the entries, vote here: https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1311194882756448266

Since it's such a busy time of year, we are going to give everyone until Dec 6th to cast their vote. After which we will announce both the team's pick and the people's choice winners.

The winners will receive their choice of a customized Halloween item that may or may not be available via the Halloween Store plus a customized trophy such as a house sign to showcase their winnings.

The next House Decoration Contest currently planned will be for Christmas. If you are waiting for your Halloween decorations to be judged still, please wait if you can to start placing Christmas deco! :)

Once more thanks for participating and good luck!

Halloween has officially come to an end for this year! We want to thank everyone who joined us for the festivities, smashing pumpkins, and collecting candy. Your participation made it all the more special, and we hope you had as much fun as we did hosting it.

If you have ideas for future events or activities, we’d love to hear from you—feel free to share them in-game. As we approach the upcoming holiday season, we’re excited to bring you more events!

Thank you again for spending your time with us, and we can’t wait to see you in the weeks ahead!

REMINDER: There is still ONE more Halloween Raffle drawing to occur on Nov 24th as outlined here: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/final-2024-halloween-lottery

To all veterans in our community and beyond, we extend our deepest gratitude for your service, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication. Today, on Veterans Day, we honor and remember those who have served and those who continue to stand ready to protect and defend. Your courage and commitment have paved the way for the freedoms we enjoy each day. Thank you for your service, and for inspiring us all. We stand with you, today and every day.