📬 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 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! ❄️✨

❄️ 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! ❄️🔥

We've added a few new options to Santa:

• snow banks (4 variations)
• snowy rugs (3 shapes)

Item preview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op4fZQvCTyo

🎄 Beware: Krampus Awaits in the Winter Dungeon! 🎅

Deep within the icy depths of the Winter Dungeon, Krampus lies in wait, ready to challenge the bravest adventurers.

Want to face him again? Use Krampus Bait, available for purchase from Santa at his Workshop, to summon him once more!

Gather your allies, gear up, and prepare for an epic showdown against the holiday menace. Will you emerge victorious?

Good luck, adventurers! ❄️🔥

• Treant Hatchet added as a BOD reward costing 75 points. Using this hatchet has a chance to spawn a Reaper monster which will scale in difficulty based off the wood type being cut.
• A Bulk Order Vendor is available at Moonglow Bank with hatchet for testing.

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! 🎅❄️

When auto-looting or quick-looting the Elf Food candy-canes, it is currently displaying "+1 ChristmasCandy2023" erroneously. Fear not, this candy is correct and will be used for trading with Santa. The display name for the candy will be updated to properly reflect "+1 Elf Food" shortly. Sorry for the confusion!

A new Ethereal Lizard Mount has been added to the Mount Donation Vendor. See #Staff Spotlight in our official Discord for pictures.

Public Vendor rentals have been set up at Santa's Workshop for the first time ever! Rentals cost 30k to start and are available until January 15th at 9am. Happy trading!

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! 🎄

🎅 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 it works:

• Purchase a Note from any Innkeeper or Provisioner.
• Write your heartfelt letter, explaining why you've been good this year and what you’re wishing for.
• Place your letter in Santa's Mailbox, and it will be delivered directly to Santa!

If you're lucky, Santa might even write back, so make it a letter worth reading! 🎄

Start writing today and share your holiday cheer! 🎅

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

🎄 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!

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!

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!

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! 👻🕸️

• Hearthstone Usability Update: Fixed an issue where the Lord's Boon Hearthstone was unexpectedly unusable while the player was Paralyzed. As the Hearthstone is intended to be an 'uninterruptible' item, it can now be used even when under the effects of paralysis.

The following hotfixes have been deployed and are now live:

• Friends Window Toggle:
  Resolved an issue where pressing F (default keybind) or clicking the Friends button on the Button Bar did not open the Friends window as expected. The Friends window now toggles correctly.

• House Window Search Enhancements:
  The Search feature in the House window has been improved:

  • Clicking an item's name now opens a context menu for that item.
  • The Highlight Item button has been added and is visible for all items.
  • The Manage Lockdown button has been added and is visible only for items that are locked down. Note: Items inside containers are not locked down and will not display this option. However, you can still use the context menu to interact with the item, provided you have access to it.

• Mannequin Management:
  House owners can now use "I ban thee" on mannequins placed by others, provided the mannequin has been on the property for at least one week. Once banned, mannequins will move to the corner of the plot and begin to decay after an additional week. The house owner will be notified of this action, giving them time to retrieve any belongings from the mannequin before it disappears.

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

Ahoy, adventurers! 🏴‍☠️

We’ve got exciting news for all who’ve been helping us test the Boat Expansion on the test center. As a token of our gratitude, every player who participates in testing will receive an exclusive pirate hat—a truly rare treasure that will not be obtainable in any other way! 🎩

To everyone who has lent a hand so far, we cannot thank you enough. Your support and feedback have been invaluable in shaping this expansion and bringing us closer to launch. 🙌

But we’re not done yet! We still need more brave testers to help us fine-tune the systems, identify any lingering bugs, and ensure this expansion is shipshape for the live server.

⚓ Calling all testers! Now’s the time to hop on the Test Center (TC) and help us sail this Boat Expansion over the finish line. Your efforts will make all the difference, and you’ll be part of a legendary crew that made this happen!

Thank you again for your incredible support—let’s get this done together! 💪

Use your remaining Halloween raffle tokens to enter the final Halloween lottery for 2024. Find Raff, the lottery official, near Britain Bank to purchase your entries. Tickets cost 10 Halloween raffle tokens each. The draw will take place on Sunday, 24th November, at 9:00 AM UTC.