Hail, adventurers! Due to the roaring success of our last Paws explosion fest, we’re cranking up the chaos with a brand-new, heart-pounding event! This is no ordinary rerun—it’s bigger, badder, and bursting with madness! Get ready for 24 hours of non-stop action this weekend!

Keep your eyes peeled for Special Exploding Barrels popping up across the Town of Paws. These barrels are slippery—they’ll vanish in just 60 seconds, so sprint to snag one! Use them to blast open one of the two wells in Paws: one near the Brit Bridge, the other by Colleen the Gypsy. This time, we’ve got Guaranteed-Break Barrels—rare, barrels that will crack those stubborn wells open on the first try!

Smash a well, and you could score a Puzzle Chest stuffed with even more rare loot than before. But beware—bigger explosions mean more ferocious monsters guarding the wells, ready to test your mettle. These wells are tough nuts to crack, so bring your patience and determination!

Check our official discord for all the information!

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Hail, everyone! We’re throwing a curveball with a spontaneous burst of mayhem! No fancy prep, just a straight-up, off the cuff event to keep things lively. This chaos is live for the next 24 hours, so get in on it before it’s history!

Stay sharp for Special Exploding Barrels spawning all over the Town of Paws. These things are quick they’ll vanish in 60 seconds flat, so move fast! Grab one and use it to try blasting open one of the two wells in Paws one near the Brit Bridge, the other close by to Colleen the gypsys camp. These wells are not easy to blow open and may take many attempts!

Crack one open, and you might snag a Puzzle Chest packed with rare loot. But fair warning, these wells are tricky and will test your patience!

Hail, Adventurers of Britannia!

The winds of change sweep through our lands, bringing new opportunities and enhancements to your adventures. Heed these tidings from the realm's scribes, for they bring news of great import!

Faction Pillars Now Player-Driven! The tides of battle shift as Faction Pillars bend to the will of the bold! Faction members may now ignite the spark of conflict by activating the event directly from their Faction Stone, provided at least two warriors from opposing factions stand ready online. The old, rigid schedule of Faction Pillars is no more—take command of your destiny and rally your allies to claim victory when the time is right!

Thieves, Sharpen Your Wits! To those who tread the shadows, the Black Market whispers of new treasures. What mysteries await the cunning? Slip into the night and find out!

Horse and Cart Delivery Quest Expanded! The roads buzz with activity as the Horse and Cart Delivery Quest welcomes new rewards! Among them, the elegant White Picket Fencing stands ready to adorn your homesteads. Embark on these quests to claim these fine additions and enhance your holdings.

Item Fixer: Wisp Jars Renewed! Seek the Item Fixer, that master of mending, for those troubled by a faulty Wisp Jar. Bring your broken Vanity Wisp Jar or Corrupted Wisp Jar to this NPC, who will exchange it for a pristine version, gleaming with a brand-new asset to light your path.

Candles Rekindled with New Splendor! The Item Fixer also offers a boon to those with candles old and new. Whether you hold a Halloween Blood Candle or any candle matching the style show in the attached picture, trade it with the Item Fixer for an updated version, crafted with a refined asset that burns brighter than ever. Visit and restore your candles to their full glory!

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 House Lottery: Five Rings! Congratulations on securing this incredible prize!

A heartfelt thank you to all the players who participated in this year’s lottery. Your enthusiasm and support made this event a tremendous success. We truly appreciate everyone who joined in the excitement.

We will be reaching out to Five Rings very soon with further details. Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you again for making the 2025 House Lottery unforgettable!

🐣 Easter Event Conclusion

The Easter activities have now officially concluded!
🐰 Thank you to everyone who participated — we hop you had fun!
We truly appreciate you spending some of your free time with us during the event.

✨ The Easter Vendor will remain available until May 12th to allow you time to finalize any purchases and trades.

Thanks again, and see you in-game!

🐣 6th Annual Easter Events

We are hosting our sixth annual Easter celebration in-game with some fun activities for everyone to enjoy!

🥕 Event Highlights:

• 💐 Egg Hunt: Eggs can be found throughout Britannia and contain Fabled Carrots or other surprises, redeemable at the Easter Vendor.
• 💀 Easter Paragon Monsters may randomly spawn in place of normal monsters, offering bonus chances to earn carrots and special items.
• 🧪 The annual Ivory Dyes have been extended to April 25th, due to the unusual timing of Easter this year.
• 🥕 Previous years’ Easter Carrots can now be used in all Easter events going forward.
• 🎁 New items have been added to the Easter Vendor, and several returning items have received updated hues. (See the Easter 2025 wiki page for details.)

🏦 Note: The Easter Vendor is now on duty at Britannia's bank.

🐰 Additional Features:

• 🐇 Killing regular rabbits may trigger a Vorpal Bunny spawn, which also rewards additional carrots and loot.
• 🧩 Egg Riddles have been updated:
  • You can now request a Hint to help solve a riddle.
  • A Skip option allows you to bypass a riddle once per egg.

ℹ️ Ongoing Updates:

We’re working to add more items and activities as time allows, so stay tuned for additions during the event.
Our Wiki page is being updated, but may be incomplete—please check back later if something is missing.

🗓️ The event is active until April 28th, and the Easter Vendor will remain until May 12th to finalize your purchases and trades.

We hope you have time to log in, participate, and enjoy the festivities. See you there!

🔗 View more details on the Wiki (work-in-progress)

🧟‍♂️ Necromancer Patch Notes

Welcome to the latest update for Necromancer abilities! This patch focuses on making spells more responsive, impactful, and fun to use.

🩸 Blood Siphon

• Visual Feedback: Damage is now displayed using NPC speech bubbles for better clarity.
• PvE Buff: Health siphon amount against non-player targets is now doubled.
• Distance Scaling: Maintained original distance-based scaling, now applied separately in PvE.
• Cooldown Change: Reduced from 10 seconds → 5 seconds. ➤ Now a burstier, faster-impact spell.

🕸️ Torpefy

• Debuff Duration: Increased from 4 seconds → 8 seconds.
  ➤ Doubles its crowd-control potential.
• Cooldown Reduced: Internal cooldown lowered from 60s → 30s after expiration.
  ➤ More flexible in combat rotations.

🕷️ Cocoon

• Spiderling AI Update: Chase range increased from 5 → 30 units.
  ➤ Spiderlings now pursue targets far more aggressively.

🌀 Dispel Field

• Noxious Cloud Fields: Now only a 30% chance to successfully dispel.
  ➤ Adds tension and resistance when dealing with toxic fields.
• Other Fields: Remain at 100% dispel chance.
  ➤ Normal behavior preserved for non-toxic fields.

👻 Haunt

• Cast Time Simplified: Replaced dynamic cast time with a fixed 5-second cooldown.
  ➤ Consistent timing across all caster skill levels.

☠️ Noxious Decay

• Undead Interaction:

  • Undead can now be affected!
  • Poison level is reduced by 1, with a message notifying the caster of the weakened effect.

• Poison Tier Logic Rework:

  • Level 3 Poison: Possible with Spirit Speak ≥ 80.
  • Level 4 Poison: Requires Spirit Speak, Taste ID, and Poisoning all at 100.
  • Pulse Frequency: Now has a minimum of 3 seconds between pulses.
  • Poison Duration: Capped at 3 pulses.
  • Cure Prevention: Introduced a BlockCure timer to delay early removal by cure spells.

💀 Bone Armor

• Meditation Allowed Again!
  • Necromancers can now meditate in Bone Armor.
  • Comes with a 30% Armor Penalty.

🌌 New Spell: Translocation

• Teleport Equivalent:
  ➤ A new mobility spell for Necromancers to quickly reposition or escape danger.

Let us know how these changes affect your undead gameplay. Happy haunting! 👁️‍🗨️

Season 5 is Now Live!

We are thrilled to announce that Season 5 is now live! We always appreciate your patience through transitions between events.

Thanks for being here and for your continued support!

Hail, adventurers!

We have two big changes. First, minibosses—those six roaming overland events—lose their reset timers, staying active until defeated, thanks to feedback from the community about foes vanishing mid-fight. When you slay one, a server-wide alert will herald your triumph, ensuring glory and loot for hearty groups. Second, the Lord’s Boon (Hearthstone) is now granted to all new characters at creation—no quest needed, though Lord Seymour’s task remains in Britain Castle. It lets positive-Karma innocents teleport to a bound town (set in any inn), even in combat, with a 2-hour cooldown. A new autofix makes the Lord’s Boon "no-drop," meaning it cannot be removed from your backpack.

These updates prepare us for Season 5’s launch tomorrow, March 20, 2025, making Britannia more rewarding and accessible. The revised Guide to Britannia - Lord’s Boon in new players’ packs explains its use, while miniboss battles become epic tests of skill. Share your thoughts via Discord or /feedback—we’re already planning more! May your journeys be bold and safe, heroes!

— The Shards of Britannia Team

Top o’ the mornin’ to ye, and a grand St. Patrick’s Day it be! I know originally we wouldn’t be stirrin’ the pot o’ mischief—us leprechauns swore to keep our tricks tucked safe beneath the rainbow’s end, guardin’ our gold from meddlin’ hands. But the winds o’ the Emerald Isle whispered otherwise, and the ol’ St. Paddy himself must’ve nudged us to share a bit o’ chaos with ye mortals! So, we’ve conjured up a wee spontaneous event fer ye—but beware, ‘tis laced with our famous trickery, and frustration may be yer companion! This mischief’ll be runnin’ fer the next 24 hours, so ye’ve got ‘til the shamrock moon rises again to join the fun!

Special Explodin’ Barrels, enchanted by me own mischievous hands, be sproutin’ like shamrocks all o’er the Town o’ Paws. They’ll vanish in a puff o’ green smoke after a mere minute, so ye’d best be quick! Use these barrels, if ye dare, to try yer luck at blastin’ open one o’ the two ancient wells ‘round Paws—one nigh the Brit Bridge, the other by Colleen the Gypsy’s camp. These wells, ye see, be hidin’ secrets older than me pot o’ gold!

Crack one open, and ye might just snag a Puzzle Chest, brimmin’ with rare leprechaun loot—trinkets and treasures straight from the end o’ the rainbow. But mind ye, ‘tis no easy feat, for we leprechauns love a good riddle and a better laugh! So grab yer shillelagh, chase the luck o’ the Irish, and may the green winds o’ fortune blow yer way!

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!

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!

• New loot has been added to MIBs.

• Summoners’ Dark Guardians and Strange Gazers stats have been adjusted to improve overall balance.

• Some improvements have been made to the Fowl Frenzy event: exploding barrels now have a larger range, killing chickens and turkeys no longer counts as killing orcs, and Nuke will now decay in 2 hours instead of 1 hour.

Attention all Shards of Britannia players!

We're thrilled to announce the winners of our Winter House Decorating Contest! After much deliberation and marveling at the creativity on display, here are the champions:

First Place: Fili Second Place: Chriss Third Place: Gruelslayer

Congratulations to our winners for their stunning decorations and festive spirit! Your homes truly embodied the magic of the season.

A team member will contact you soon to distribute your prizes, so keep an eye out for that message!

We thank everyone who participated for bringing such cheer and creativity to the community. Stay tuned for more contests and events where you can showcase your talents and win fabulous prizes. Until then, keep decorating, keep adventuring, and keep the spirit of Britannia alive!

❄️ Winter Weapons Update! 🎅

Soon, all Winter Weapons both existing and new will be automatically updated to include the powerful Frostbane Slayer feature!

Additionally, freshly spawned Winter Event monsters will now be vulnerable to this Slayer, making your battles even more exciting. Prepare your arsenal and get ready to take on Frostfang, Krampus, and more!

Stay frosty, 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! 🎄

We’ve deployed a hotfix to address the following issues:

• Mrs. Gobbles Summoning: Fixed an issue preventing summoning from the 2024 Thanksgiving Pet Cage.
• Holiday Feast Table Placement: Fixed placement issues. Please visit the "Item Fixer" NPC to resolve existing tables.
• Thanksgiving Potted Autumn Tree Hue: Corrected missing hue issue. UPDATE: If your autumnal tree is still missing color, please take it and visit the Item Fixer NPC and use the new option to fix your tree.

Thank you for your patience as we balanced project work with spending time with our loved ones. We truly appreciate you choosing to spend part of your holiday season with us!

A hotfix has been deployed to address an issue preventing some players from picking up the Thanksgiving Quest due to completing it last year. Please log out and back in to apply the fix, then try the quest again.

🍂 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!

The results are in! The following characters have won the Halloween Raffle 2024:

• Taria
• Wyrx
• Tommesatan Congratulations to the lucky winners! 🎃

We will be in touch with your prizes soon, so keep an eye out!

A big thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Halloween events. It was an absolute blast, filled with fun, spooky surprises, and unforgettable moments. We truly appreciate the enthusiasm and spirit you brought to the celebrations.

Stay tuned for more exciting events in the future—until then, happy adventuring! 👻🕸️

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

🎃 Halloween Discounts & Updates! 🎃

From now until November 11th at 9am, all items at the Halloween Vendors are slashed by 25%! 🔪 Don’t miss this chance to grab your favorites at a discount!

👻 Halloween Activities: The spooky festivities will continue until November 17th at 9am, and the Halloween Vendors will be available for at least four weeks afterward to ensure everyone has plenty of time to shop.

Thank You! To everyone who has joined us for the Halloween events – we appreciate your participation and enthusiasm!

🕹️ MOBA Arena Update: We’re hard at work on the new MOBA Arena game, but it’s taking a bit more time to perfect. Rest assured, we're aiming to launch it soon, themed for the current season. Once released, it will become a permanent addition to the game. Thank you for your patience!

We're excited to announce two new members are joining the team! Pueblo & Fluffy have volunteered to contribute to the project in their free time. Pueblo will be focusing on Architectural Designs and World Building and Fluffy will be focusing on Community Management & Counselor duties so you may see them around in chat, and in the future you may see them assisting players in-game and even running Events from time to time. Please give Pueblo and Fluffy a warm welcome to the team and thanks for offering to share your free time with us! <3

• The server-wide alert for when players start and stop horse and cart quests has now been removed.

• An issue preventing players from placing the fowl cannon decoration in their houses has been fixed.

• Loot from the Fowl Frenzy event will no longer spawn too far away from the location of the exploding animals.

This is a reminder that Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the United States ended today, November 3, 2024. Clocks have been set back by one hour, which may affect how game times, events, and restarts appear in your local timezone.

Please remember that our servers run on UTC timezone, and neither the server time nor in-game activity schedules change with 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.

As DST adjustments happen at different times around the world, we recommend checking your local time against UTC to stay on track with event schedules.

Thank you for your attention and understanding, and we look forward to seeing you in-game!

Fixed a bug that prevented the webmap to be opened if the region was changed.

Close and reopen the launcher to fetch the update and then you can use /webmap in game at any time now.

NOTE: Dungeons are not supported yet, so you will see yourself in a random location in the britannia map.