Warning: The following announcement may be hazardous to an Orc’s mental health
Every so often a special time arrives in Sarnaut, one of fur, fun, more fur, some rage, even more fur and the sight of the occasional drunken Gibberling family asleep in the streets of Novograd. It’s a tradition that dates back to the initial treaty between the Kanians, the Elves and the Gibberlings, one that safeguarded the most sacred of Gibberling customs, the random festival where they get drunk and wear silly outfits! We’re talking of course about the Gibberling Festival!
 

Yes, it’s that time of year where we celebrate the most beloved (kinda) of Sarnautian races with their very own festival! So what’s in store for the streets of Novograd and the fields of Lightwood? Well from Monday, April 15th, until April 24th, we’re going to be making every Gibberlings’ time in Allods Online an extra special one!
 
As we all know from our Sarnautian history classes, the Gibberlings are adventurous little people, their inquisitive nature often landing them in trouble. But this side of them has also led to some of the most important discoveries, namely falling off an allod in a fishing boat and realising that they, and us, could float in the astral! And from this simple accident the Gibberlings have spread across the entire astral, in search of fun, danger and nice shiny things. Well each year the most daring of our furry little friends return to Novograd with a wealth of stories and sackfuls of their most prized treasures.
 
To celebrate their race, they happily offer these to any Gibberling with Special Holiday Coins to use through the Holiday Committee, found in Novograd itself!
 
So whether you’re a Brawler, an Animist, a Trickster or a Seer now is your time to shine in some fancy Gibberling costumes! But that’s far from all, as you will also have the chance to gain a special Bagpipe emote ability that will make you into your very own One Man Band!! Well a Three Gibberling Band I guess….so a regular band I suppose….it’s the Gibberling festival!!
 


So to snag these amazing Gibberling outfits, and to learn the bagpipes, you simply need to be a Gibberling and take your Anniversary Coins to one of the Holiday Committee representatives around Novograd! For you League playing, non-Gibbs out there we have some good news too, the Gibberlings will be able to put all of the outfits up for auction in Auction House! So you too can celebrate the most important, tiny creatures in all of Sarnaut in style!
 

• Festive Gibberling Headgear: Can be traded or auctioned

• Stylish Gibberling Headgear: Can be traded or auctioned

• Festive Gibberling Outfit: Can be traded or auctioned

• Stylish Gibberling Outfit: Can be traded or auctioned

• Bagpipes: Bound, can only be used by the Gibberlings
 
But what of the Orcs and the rest of the Empire? Well don’t worry, because Yasker has been known to throw a good party or two in his time. Knowing him like you do you can be sure that he will take note of these festivities and plan a gala of perhaps even greater size for his troops! Be sure to keep an eye on upcoming events in Nezebgrad to find out exactly what he has planned!
 
For now though it is the League’s time to celebrate! Elves and Kanians should be aware that any accidents that befall them at this time due to drunken Gibberling behaviour will not be brought before the Novograd City Council, they fear the wrath of a Gibb on too many cocktails just as much as you do!
 
The Gibberling festival runs from Monday, April 15th until April 24th, so don’t miss out on picking up your own set of bagpipes and a stylish outfit to match!
 

 
You often curse at these furtive soldiers: you see them, then they disappear, only to reappear and finally finish you off on the battleground in one shot! You used to mock them for their devious tactics, but deep inside you are glad they are on your side… For all the Robin Hoods, Clint Bartons and Oliver Queens of Sarnaut:
 

We are glad to announce the start of the Scout’s Holidays: Silent Days! 
Participate between Friday, April 5th and April 14th!

Before presenting you with some great accessories, you should know one thing: Silent Days isn’t all about celebrating and in doing so, letting your guard down. It is the time for invisibility masters to test their recruits and see if they are fit to be the best of the best!
 
Good news for all rookies, not only will you have the chance to get your hands on the most dashing costume but you will have a special potion to help you vanish into thin air!
 
If you are eager to discover the great rewards for being a furtive master, go and visit the Holiday Committee Members of your faction to find the following items:
 

• Garments of Dancing Shadows – Can be sold or exchanged
 

• Hood of Dancing Shadows – Can be sold or exchanged
 

• Cloak of Dancing Shadows – Can be sold of exchanged
 

• Sharpshooter’s Quiver – Can be sold or exchanged
 

• Potion of Disguise – Can be sold or exchanged
 

Operation bogeyman: SUCCESS!
 
Besides the innovative Potion of Disguise, discover the great accessories available for your character:
 

–> Set of Dancing Shadows
–> Cloak of Dancing Shadows
–> Sharpshooter’s Quiver
If infiltration wasn’t your strongest suit in the academy, no need to hide behind the curtains or paint your face in order to get these articles! Just ask a friendly Scout, unless he is more the type to use the Auction House to sell his wares, as the items can be sold or exchanged!
 
Celebrate with your comrades and be proud to be a Scout between the 5th and 14th of April!
 

 
Allods Online: Lords of Destiny is in full swing with new questing zones, new endgame raid, Astral changes, and much more! Massively is the first to go in depth of the new adventures that await for you in Sarnaut!
 
“I found the areas to be breathtakingly pretty. But then, Allods has always been one of the best-looking MMOs out there. It balances stylized artwork with incredible and powerful spell effects.”
 

Check out the full Rise and Shiny edition here!
Also in case you missed Massively’s livestream of Allods Online: Lords of Destiny, you can check it out on Massively TV.
 
Thanks for tuning in!
 

 
The Night of the Astral Portals is remembered for many as a dire event where many soldiers of the League and Empire lost their lives fighting back against the surprise invasion of the Astral demons on Kirah. While both factions were fighting for control of this allod, portals opened, leading to an unprecedented assault by the Astral demons in which many of the Great Mages were killed and many soldiers swallowed by earthquakes! Yasker and Eniel, the leaders of the Empire and League at the time, gathered their forces in order to save what they could of their troops before the land was utterly destroyed.
 
It was the day on which both sides put aside their differences, and joined forces against a common enemy: the Astral demons.
 
The Spring celebrations isn’t only about the blossoming flowers and gentler season, it is about an event which has to be remembered by everyone in Sarnaut!
 
From March, 21st until April 20th, take part in the Spring Festival in Allods Online!
 
In order to congratulate the men and women of your faction who fought valiantly against our common enemies, you will have to meet Crazystorm the Merciless underneath Yasker Tower, or Izbor Yavorsky on the top of Aidenus Tower! Our generals will appoint you to a special mission, to cheer the mood of the opposite gender for this amazing month!
 
Offer cards, carnations, and Spring invitations to men and women in order to get them into the fun spirit!
 
If you manage to accomplish their quests, enough to obtain a special reputation or to receive a gift from the Spring chest, you will be rewarded and more importantly, granted the permission to speak with Klara Tsvetkova in the Old Square of Nezebgrad, and the Delightful Family in the Main Square of Novograd, to buy seasonal goods!
 
The ladies will suggest several items for your fashion and fun needs!
 
Have a look below at a selection of the items available from these characters:
 

• Spring Helm

• Sapphire Circlet

• Emerald Circlet

• Spring Outfit

• Young Sproutling

• Blossoming Flower

• Emerald Vine

• Sapphire Wings
 
Dress up for the season, and cheer your comrades in town to celebrate the day the League and the Empire united their forces!
 
As a preview of the accessories is always best for our fashionistas, have a sneak peek at the spring outfits and articles!
 

Sapphire Circlet, Spring Costume and Sapphire Wings worn by the adorable Julia

Young Sproutling & Emerald Vine arbored by Julia again

Cameron is rocking the Spring Helm and the Sapphire Wings, coupled with the Spring Costume!
 
Although the Bundle of Spring Trinkets can be exchanged, the other accessories available through the NPC are bound to the character.
 
Blossom during the Spring festival, and remember the great day that Sarnaut united together from the 21st of March until the 20th of April!
 

 
With Lords of Destiny released last week, Beau from Massively took us on his first adventure through one of the new zones with Lords of Destiny known as Pearl Ring. The tropical paradise, while it looks beautiful and vivid on the outside, contains immense conflict amongst the local Aviak tribes, and begins the main story of Lords of Destiny.
 
You can check out the stream on Massively TV in case you missed it earlier. Stay tuned for more Allods Online coverage!
 

 
For this week’s edition of Rise and Shiny, Beau from Massively is going to plunge into Allods Online ever since the world has evolved with the new Lords of Destiny!
 
Witness Beau set foot into the mystical jungle known as Pearl Ring. This is the first area where advanced adventurers will continue leveling their characters from 51 to 55. With four new levels, imagine all the quests involved with unlocking the mysteries as to how you ended up in Pearl Ring while assisting the local Aviaks who are at war with a rival tribe!
 
Mark your calender for the stream this coming Monday, March 18th at 2 PM PDT (5 PM EDT)
 
You can check it out at the time listed above on Massively TV with this link!
 
http://www.twitch.tv/massivelytv
 

 
Lords of Destiny has opened up fresh adventures across all of Sarnaut as our heroes wage epic battles in the new territories and Astral islands! With fresh faces joining the war against and enemy factions and the gods, we would like to introduce you to the grand event, Pimp My Build!
 
Leveling your character is a special experience, and through the changes brought by the updates, players might feel a little disorientated. Fantastic improvements have been made to the classes with the introduction of new spells. The best way to explore the full potential for your class, whether you’re a new or old player, is by sharing information and helping out friends. This is also the most fun way to learn and for that reason, we are hosting this special event!
 
Without further adieu, we bring the community together to announce “Pimp my Build – Lords of Destiny Edition!”
 
Rules:
 
1) Go to the Official Forum – Archetypes section and find your character’s class.
2) Introduce yourself; your character’s name; guild; the role you have in the party; and why you like the class’ gameplay.
3) Explain the changes brought by the latest updates; how it modified your build; and how did you adapt the changes to your style.
4) Your build: What type of build is it (PVE, PVP, Raid, Hybrid, which specialization). Also, what spells and rubies you chose and why.
5) How do you play your class now, what you like & dislike like about it.
6) Players can post only one guide for each class
 
For a few tips on how you should approach this contest, simply think of what you would look for in a guide to your class if you were a completely new player to Allods Online. Be clear and use language that is understandable; make it stand out from the crowd as best you can (think of layout and including images); give all the information you think is necessary (especially how the class has changed recently) and, of course, originality always goes a long way with our jury!
 

This event will officially start today, March 15th, and will finish on March, 27th (included).
 
After this date the Allods Online team will put together scorecards for our Player Run Judging Panels and they will each individually score every build for the class they are marking. This will allow us to gather average scores for each entry! To provide you with a little extra boost for this event we’re also going to give away these fantastic prizes:
 
Prizes
1st – 5,000 Premium Crystals
2nd – 4,000 Premium Crystals
3rd – 3,500 Premium Crystals
*3 winners per archetype*
Remember that you can only get certain exclusive mounts with Premium Crystals, but keep in mind that when you do use Premium Crystals in the Item Shop that those items become character bound, so be sure to know which of your fearless fighters you want to have the items on before using them!
 

To post your guide, use one of the nine categories below on the official forum:
 
Warrior, Warden, Summoner, Healer, Paladin, Scout, Psionicist, Mage, Bard
 
Feel free to participate, either by publishing your build or commenting, and discussing in your comrades’ topics!
 

Hello Sarnautians,
 
Our latest epic expansion is now live on our servers! Discover: Lords of Destiny, the biggest update of Allods Online!
 
We hope you got your level 51 character ready to visit the amazing landscapes of the Tekyans land, reveal the real Irdrich, or just say “Hi” to Tep, your nemesis! It will be the occasion to learn new spells for your character, equip Glyphs to improve your gear, navigate on the endless Astral seas to take on the new bosses on the Astral allods, or just confront other guilds in the Dominion system! See all our publications in our special topic to know more about it!
 
You can consult the Patch Notes on our forum if you desire to know more about the content of this update, and discuss with your peers about it!
 
But Lords of Destiny isn’t all about new content and cute little characters! We will launch the beloved Pimp My Build event (will be posted later this week) to help newcomers and veterans alike to know more about their class, how to play around the spells, and show off your builds too!
 
We opened a Lords of Destiny Feedback Thread on our official forums, with another thread for you to report the bugs you may encounter.
 
Feel free to post your best screenshots and tell us what you think of this grand expansion on Facebook, or even shoot your own little movie for your first steps in this new world!
 
We are delighted to present this great update, and we hope you will love it too! We won’t keep you longer and we are sure you are eager to update your game client and see the world with your own eyes!
 

The Historians have recently discovered a way to bring an ancient and mighty creature back to life. Everybody can ride a horse or a pony, but now we have a mount that will make even the roughest Orc fall in love… Ladies and gentlemen, Gibberlings and Orcs, let us introduce you the Stomper Mammoth!
 

But only the luckiest Sarnautians will be able to tame it and learn the Great Martyr’s abilities! Do we have your attention? Keep on reading because the amazing Pilgrim’s Strongbox will be available only for a limited time in the Item Shop and there is so much to discover!
 
The most practical fighters, those who are after performance and equipment rather than style, will enjoy the characteristics of this Rank 5 mount!
 


 
From Friday, March 15th, throughout Tuesday, March 19th, discover the mysterious Pilgrims’ Strongbox and have a chance to stable the most ancient mount in Allods Online: from the deepest Sarnautian ices, here is the Stomper!
Every Sarnautian knows the importance of the Patronage abilities on the battlefield and honors his/her Martyr everyday to gain his blessing. But there are some powerful abilities that only the most loyal pilgrims can learn. You can find these scrolls in the Pilgrim’s Strongbox, but hurry: it will be available only for a few days!
 
But the surprises aren’t over! The strongbox doesn’t come alone so keep reading to discover more!
 

The Jackpot system will be an exciting chance for a player to win a server wide pot of gold and copper! The way the Jackpot fund is determined is through to two separate ways. The first is through the game itself, as every two seconds this system is running for the game will add 2 Copper to the the Jackpot fund. The second way is through players themselves, as every time a Strongbox from this offer is opened it will add 10 GOLD to the Jackpot! The longer the time between jackpot wins, and the more Strongboxes that are opened, means the higher the jackpot for a player to win! But how can you win? It’s very simple really…
 
Each time you open a Strongbox from this offer you will have a chance to win the loot!
That means that you could open one strongbox and win the lot! If you’re lucky enough to do so you’ll be sent the total amount of the Jackpot via in-game mail! After a player has won the lottery jackpot the pot gets reset and the amount starts rising again! Amazing right? Well, remember that we have some more great additions to this offer, including the Strongbox loot table!
 

Before reminding you of the reward table of our article, you will be delighted to know that the strongboxes bundles come with Crystal Chips!
 
Not only will you have a chance to get your desired Mount or Scrolls, but you can gather your precious Crystal Chips to upgrade your runes! You can acquire the Strongbox individually, grab the bundle of 10 strongboxes with 50 FREE Crystal Chips, or get your hands on the amazing bundle of 30 strongboxes with 125 FREE Crystal Chips!
 
We know you are looking forward to expanding your mount collection with the brand new Stomper! But, there won’t be only a mount to win. Have a look below at the amazing prizes you can receive.
 
Every Strongbox will contain one of the following items:
 

• Mammoth’s Tusk: Allows to obtain Stomper, a Rank 5 Mammoth mount.
 
*The item’s ingame tooltip says you will receive a Technomagic color pattern if you already have a Stomper mount. The text is bugged as the Technomagic color pattern is the default color pattern, so activating a second Mammoth’s Tusk will not grant any additional items.
 

• Token of Mammoth: Combine 100 of these Tokens to receive one Stomper mount.
 

• Scroll of Great Protection: Bring this scroll to the Goblin Banker of your faction to learn the Greater Martyr’s Protection spell! You can also trade a Scroll of the Great Martyr’s Protection for 50 Tokens of the Mammoth.
 

• Scroll of Great Guidance: Bring this scroll to the Goblin Banker of your faction to learn the Greater Martyr’s Guidance spell! You can also trade a Scroll of the Great Guidance for 5 Tokens of the Mammoth or 10 of them for 1 Scroll of Great Protection.
 

• Fragment of the Scroll of Great Protection: Combine 100 Fragments of the Scroll of Great Protection into one Scroll of Great Protection!
 

• Fragment of the Scroll of Great Guidance: Combine 100 Fragments of the Scroll of Great Guidance into one Scroll of Great Guidance!
 

• Scroll of Great Gifts: Bring this scroll to the Goblin Banker of your faction to learn the Greater Martyr’s Gift spell! You can also trade a Scroll of the Great Gifts for 1 Scroll of Great Guidance.
 

• Scroll of Great Salvation: Bring this scroll to the Goblin Banker of your faction to learn the Greater Martyr’s Salvation spell! You can also trade a Scroll of the Great Salvation for 1 Scroll of Great Gift.
 

• 10 Bonus Strongboxes
 
All these items can be traded and auctioned: you can share knowledge with your comrades and as Master Goblin teaches us, make deals with other players too!
 
But let’s get back to the main attraction of our Strongbox now! This Mammoth is a friendly and mighty mount, which is perfect for Orcs and Gibberlings alike! Whether you’re traveling in Coldberg or exploring the new allods available with Lords of Destiny, you will inspire fear and respect in your enemies!
 
But it’s time to open our Spellbook and discover what these Great Martyr’s Spells are! Every Sarnautian knows how important Patronage is as Elizaveta and Marianne remind us the importantance of our Martyr’s blessings every day in Novograd and Nezebgrad, but this is something more!
 
If you are curious what effects the spells have on your character, you’ll find out here:

• Great Martyr’s Salvation: Learning the Greater Martyr’s Salvation ability will improve the Martyr’s Salvation ability in the following ways:
-Out of Combat: Health and mana will be restored 3 seconds more quickly.
-In Combat: Mana regeneration rate increased by 25% (over the standard rank of Martyr’s Salvation).
-Cooldown will be decreased by 20 seconds.
This ability requires the first level of Patronage. You can obtain the first level of Patronage at level 5.
 

• Great Martyr’s Gift: Learning the Greater Martyr’s Gift ability will improve the Martyr’s Gift ability in the following ways:
-Use of this spell will generate a small amount of Myrrh for each of your party members.
This ability requires the second level of Patronage. You can obtain the second level of Patronage at level 15.
 

• Great Martyr’s Guidance: Learning the Greater Martyr’s Guidance ability will improve the Martyr’s Guidance ability in the following ways:
-Mana using classes will generate an additional 10% of their total mana (over the standard rank of Martyr’s Guidance)
-Energy using classes will generate an additional 20 energy (over the standard rank of Martyr’s guidance)
-Use of this spell will generate a small amount of Myrrh for each of your party members.
This ability requires the third level of Patronage. You can obtain the third level of Patronage at level 23.
 

• Great Martyr’s Protection: Learning the Greater Martyr’s Protection ability will improve the Martyr’s Protection ability in the following ways:
-Cooldown of the ability is reduced by 1 minute.
-Use of this spell will generate some Myrrh for each of your party members.
This ability requires the fourth level of Patronage. You can obtain the fourth level of Patronage at level 30.
 

 
All sounds good, but what about these bonus boxes? Everyone likes something a little extra added in, even when there’s a Jackpot on the table! Well, we’ve come up with a way of rewarding you as you open your strongboxes during this offer! Quite simply, the more you open, the more FREE strongboxes you’ll get!
 
After every 10 strongboxes you’ll be awarded an extra FREE one strongbox to open or auction as you please. On the 50th Strongbox, we’ll give you TWO FREE STRONGBOXES, so by this stage if you have opened 50 Strongboxes from this offer you will now have 6 EXTRA FOR FREE! but that’s not all….
 
After the 100th strongbox opened, we’ll hand out THREE FREE STRONGBOXES, this is as you continue to gain a free strongbox per every 10 opened and after 300 strongboxes are open you’ll get further FOUR FREE strongboxes! So if you open 300 of the strongboxes in this offer you’ll get an extra 40 FREE STRONGBOXES!
 

Since everybody is looking for the perfect mount to find new adventures… This offer will give you the chance to WIN EVEN MORE FREE ITEMS with a secondary loot table! Not only are we going to have some lottery drawings for the amazing Jackpot of gold and hand out some free bonus boxes, we’re also going to pick out 50 lucky players – the ones who have opened the most strongboxes during the day, and give them some extra loot!
 
The incentives are broken up into four groups, ranging from the player who opened the most boxes through the full list of 50 with each category receiving differing rewards. These are:
 

• 1st Place – 5th Place: Permanent Master Goblin (Scroll of the Astral Servant) : Use this scroll to learn a spell allowing to summon a Master Goblin at any moment, without using any items from the Item Shop or Auction House!
 

• 6th Place – 10th Place: 50 Crystal Chips
 

• 11th Place – 50th Place: 500 Gold
 
 

From Friday, March 15th, throughout Tuesday, March 19th, get your hands on the fierce Stomper mount and learn the Great Martyr’s Spells with the Pilgrim’s Strongbox on Allods Online!

Dear Sarnautians,
 
We’re delighted to announce that Lords of destiny is now within reach of our fleet.
 
It has been quite a journey! We came across significant landmarks along the way:
 
• A Closer Look at the New Zones!
 
• A Closer Look at New Spells!
 
• A Closer Look at Astral Changes!
 
• A Closer Look at the New Allods!
 
• A Closer Look at the Crystal Palace!
 
• A Closer Look at Tep’s Pyramid!
 
• A Closer Look at the Glyphs!
 
• A Closer Look at the Dominion Wars!
 
Some of you even joined our Lords of Destiny Preview to have a glimpse of the wonders yet to be explored. Most of you, including us, were staring anxiously at the calendar wondering if we will land on the 12th of March as previously announced…
 
Unfortunately we’re still yet to face one last storm before harboring to our destination… A battle between the elements and our technicians will stand overnight in order to know whether we will land within the next coming days or the next tide.
 
Let’s ready up with patience, sailors, and join sails to the approaching astral struggle. As we set sail together to the Astral, we appreciate your patience and are sending you a bonus 20 Astral Keys and 10 Astral Replicators (items only for level 46-51). The items have just been sent to all of you and together we shall be even more ready to meet our destiny!
 
Thanks for your understanding and support.
 
Warmest regards,
 
The Allods Online Team