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21st Jan 2023 announcement

This faction pillar has been split into its own region as a test case. It's in the same location, however you'll now transition out of Minoc proper and into this new region when going to this Faction Pillar.

Please let us know of any weirdness, however we expect this should greatly improve the performance of this pillar. All going well, we will look to do the same for other pillars in the future.


21st Jan 2023 patchnote

We're working on a couple of improvements for Factions:

  • Separation of Faction Bases into their own server regions to isolate the Faction fights from Housing in the adjacent areas

  • Guild Faction Assignment:

    • guilds will be required to have a faction assigned, determined by the guildmaster, in order for members of the guild to be part of a faction
    • upon logging in, if you are in a guild and in a faction and your guild does not have one registered or it is registered to a different faction then you will begin the Faction Resignation process and be kicked from your faction after 7 days unless you leave the guild or your faction is assigned to the guild
    • if you are in a guild and trying to join a faction, your guild must be assigned to a faction and you must join the assigned faction
    • only the guildmasters can assign a faction to a guild
    • it's optional for guild members to be in the faction or not, but players wishing to be in a faction must be in the same faction as the guild
    • if you are trying to create a guild while in a faction, you will be warned that the guild will become registered to your current faction when you form the guild - you cannot form the guild with players of another faction

We're giving you some time in advance to prepare for the Guild Faction Assignment changes, so please adjust your characters accordingly to prevent being forcibly removed from your faction later on

These changes are still being worked on and they will be released separately & we'll post patch notes with all of the details when they go live.


20th Jan 2023 patchnote

  • Rotting hand drop rate has been adjusted

  • New items have been added to the lottery boxes


20th Jan 2023 announcement

Winter Holiday House Decoration Contest voting has begun for the People's Choice categories, please cast your votes in https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1054518657411190864/1065067764458467388


19th Jan 2023 towncrier

Are you looking for Donation Vendors? They have set up shop inside the Yew Bank, Empath Abbey.


14th Jan 2023 announcement

This is a reminder that the following events are coming to an end at 9:00 AM UTC on Jan 15th:

  • Winter Bazaar (vendors next to Windemere bank)
  • Christmas Candy Cane Conundrum (Elf camps & Xmas Paragons)
  • House Decoration Contest (deadline)

If you still have a vendor rented at the Bazaar when the deadline passes, the vendor's equipment, gold & contents will be moved to your account vault, and you will receive a notice in-game to retrieve it.

Santa will remain at his workshop until the end of the month to give players time to wrap up any pending trades & purchases, however, the Elf Camps and Christmas Paragons will no longer spawn.

The staff will take 1 week after the House Deco Contest deadline to vote on the winners & to do a public People's Choice vote, please stay tuned for more about that.

We hope you've enjoyed this season's activities, and thanks to everyone who has participated.


7th Jan 2023 patchnote

Good news, we're extending the deadline for the Xmas Event & House Deco Contest by 1 week, from Jan 8th to Jan 15th. A lot of the team and players have been extra busy through the holiday season and we want to make sure both the staff is prepared and players have had time to participate. We hope you've all had a good holiday season & thanks for spending some of your time with us, cheers to the new year! :)


4th Jan 2023 patchnote

The Necromancer's spell cocoon, blocks the first incoming damage before breaking (The shield has 60 seconds cooldown before it can be re-applied). This is how the spell was originally intended to work.


4th Jan 2023 announcement

Citadel Studios has pushed a new client update, and we understand that a few folks are having trouble updating. The client update is not mandatory, so you can simply run ‘Legends of Aria.exe’ directly from the game folder to bypass the launcher, and create a shortcut icon to make this easier.

Our guide at https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/play recommends this method and has more detail. If pain persists, you can download a full version of the client here: https://cdn.legendsofaria.com/Legends%20of%20Aria-1.4.1.0.zip - this same link is also available on the Legends of Aria dashboard, under the 'Problems running the patcher?' link, though we expect this to be updated to 1.4.11 in the coming days.


1st Jan 2023 announcement

There appears to be an outage with the LOA Login Server and we've alerted Citadel Studios of the issue. We hope it's resolved quickly, but in the meantime, players will be unable to connect to any servers. We'll alert you as soon as it's been restored, thanks for your patience


31st Dec 2022 patchnote

In case you missed it: Dungeon Deceit is now live! It can be accessed in it's traditional UO location, within the mountains of Dagger Isle

Safe travels and good luck!


24th Dec 2022 announcement

The Necromancer vendor and Krampus, they did team, To bring some spooky creatures to the scene. But don't miss out, on these limited-edition beasts, The undead reindeer mounts, they're sure to feast, On your desire for adventure and thrill.

Act fast, for these mounts won't stay around, For long, they'll be gone, without a sound. Don't let this chance pass you by, To ride on the back of an undead reindeer mount, high.

So visit the Necromancer vendor's shop, And don't let these beasts come to a stop, From being yours, for a limited time, Don't miss out, on these fearsome beasts of mine.


24th Dec 2022 announcement

It's time for a Winter House Decorating Contest, Snow us what you've got! Winners will be picked for the following categories: 1) Best Holiday decorations 2) Best non-holiday decorations 3) People's choice

View & Post entries in Discord: https://discord.gg/c4pWJPyrcW

Awards will be revealed in the coming days, stay tuned!

The deadline to enter is Jan 1st, 2023 & winners will be announced by Jan 8th

UPDATE: The deadline has been changed from Jan 1st to Jan 8th, winners announced the 15th


24th Dec 2022 announcement

Santa's grateful for your help this year, The elves and candy canes, you've made it clear, That you'll do what it takes to save the day, And so, as a thank-you, Santa's lowering the price, hurray!

But oh no, a gust of wind has blown, Some gifts away, they're now scattered and sown, Throughout Dagger Isle, they're hard to find, But with your help, we'll gather them, that's no lie.

Beware the Paragon monsters too, They're spreading out, that much is true, But don't be afraid, have courage and might, Together we'll defeat them, it'll be all right.

So come on, let's search high and low, For the scattered gifts, let's make them grow, In number once more, let's make them shine, Thanks to you, it'll all work out just fine.


23rd Dec 2022 announcement

Winter monsters, mean and cold, Have come to take the candy canes, so bold. They've taken all the sweets, it's quite a feat, But fear not, for we can save Christmas, complete.

The Elves, they need the candy canes to make presents bright, But without them, Santa's workshop won't be right. The monsters have set up encampments all around, On Dagger Isle, the players must be found.

Beware the Paragon monsters in the Daily Dungeon too, They'll try to stop you, there's no doubt it's true. But don't be afraid, have courage and might, Slay the monsters, retrieve the candy canes, and all will be right.

Bring the candy canes to Santa at his workshop with glee, He'll trade them for gifts, just wait and see. Thanks to you, the Elves can work once more, And presents will be made, that's for sure.

So go forth, brave players, and do your part, Retrieve the candy canes and bring them to Santa's heart. The monsters may be mean, but you are strong, You'll defeat them, and all will be right before too long.

Happy holidays and merry Christmas to you all, Thanks for your help, we'll have a ball. Saving Christmas may be tough, but we'll do our best, With your help, we'll pass this wintery test.


21st Dec 2022 announcement

In order to make room for the Snowball Fight arena Santa's Workshop has been moved to the bigger island nearby, but not attached to, Dagger Isle. You can get to this island from the Dagger Mountains tunnel.

Wondering when you'll get gifts? More news coming soon regarding more holiday treats and activities!


20th Dec 2022 patchnote

  • Mannequin NPC deeds & Carpet Stretcher tools are now for sale at Architect vendors
  • Mannequin NPCs can be placed in your house and can be styled, dressed, set in a pose & more. These are not refundable.
  • Carpet Stretcher tools can be used to increase/decrease the size of a rug or carpet addon in your house. This item is blessed but can wear out over time.


19th Dec 2022 knownissue

We're correcting an issue with the One-way House Teleporters having an incorrect tooltip description saying it can be used to play "two-way teleporters" when it's only a One-way deed. The deeds will be updated to say "One-way" in the name as well as in the tooltip description to make it very clear. Until they have been corrected, please be aware of this if you are looking at buying a teleporter deed from players.


18th Dec 2022 patchnote

We've resolved an issue with Patron Registrations not being updated in-game. If you experienced this issue it should now be resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience & thanks for your patience!


12th Dec 2022 patchnote

  • Animate Horse will now leave an Artifact upon death which the owner can double click to collect.

  • Animate Horse Artifact will allow any Necromancer to resurrect the pet for a cost in Souls which is calculated doing an average of stats/skills of the pet.

  • Animate Horse Artifacts can be traded and have a 7 days decay time.


11th Dec 2022 patchnote

  • Noxious Decay can now Cure poison from any Undead creature excluding yourself (You can only use Mitigate Poison, but other Necromancers can Cure you with Noxious Decay). The chance of success is based on Spirit Speak level of the caster.

  • Fixed some bugs that would sometime make the spell not work, or randomly cure and re-poison.


10th Dec 2022 patchnote

We've resolved an issue that sometimes causes temporary name changes to characters to erroneously become permanent.


6th Dec 2022 announcement

Santa's Mailbox has popped up at Windemere bank. Players can write a Note and place it in the mailbox to be delivered to Santa's Workshop at the North Pole! Santa may write you back, and you may be able to visit his workshop in the coming days if you've been good this year!


4th Dec 2022 patchnote

From now, if you have Animate Horse summoned:

If your summon is attacking a target and has aggro, if you cast Animate Dead, the skeletons will join forces with your Horse and attack the same target until the target is dead or for 30 seconds, they will then turn on the nearest target.

If you don't have Animate Horse summoned, Animate Dead will stay as it was with a 60 seconds cooldown and attack nearest target.


4th Dec 2022 patchnote

Players entering Faction Events will soon find that they have a random name applied when they enter & guild tag will also be hidden. The random name should appear in all places during the faction event, and once the event ends the name would fall off revealing the character's true name, as well as showing the true name in the Leaderboard. Please let us know if you encounter any issues with the random name not appearing in any cases, like system messages or chat, while it is shown on your character.


4th Dec 2022 patchnote

As you are probably aware, we've had an Early Access watermark in-game while we have continued to work on the project throughout the past few years.

While the project may not be considered "complete" today, we will finally be retiring the "Early Access" watermark and replacing it with a physical scroll item that is given to new characters explaining the "In Development" state of our project.

The Early Access watermark was intended to be a fair warning of potential issues that you may encounter throughout your time in our game, and let's be clear: issues may still arise, even given our best intentions and effort.

We strive to minimalize the issues players run into, and we depend on your participation and feedback to help make that a reality.

Thanks so much for your continued participation, feedback, and support and for sharing the same level of passion that our team does.

We hope to keep making you proud! Keep sharing your feedback and help us shape the future of our beloved project. <3


3rd Dec 2022 patchnote

  • Murderer gear price has been reduced to 10,000gp per item

  • Trap disarmers are now stackable

  • Blessed items found in stealable dungeon containers can now be stolen.


2nd Dec 2022 announcement

Autumn has ended & winter has arrived! Bazaar vendor deeds have been placed around Windemere bank, on Dagger Isle, for the Winter Bazaar. Winter Bazaar vendors will be available until 1/15/23. A snowy tunnel has been dug between Windemere and West Britain for easy access throughout the event. Happy trading!


2nd Dec 2022 patchnote

The loot inside stealable containers within dungeons has been updated.


30th Nov 2022 patchnote

Some boss loot including the lonely old wizard has been adjusted.