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Good day to you, Lords and Ladies. My name is Pearlio. I am an imperial messenger. Or should I say The imperial messenger carrying an important announcement for you. I am terribly sorry for my late arrival due to me being stuck in a time loop. The scroll with the message was destroyed when I was running from inferno blasts, but I wouldn’t be an imperial messenger if I did not keep it in two places- my head being one of them. It went like this: “Councillor Billir was pleased. His eyes were filled with joy, and a childish smile that he was trying to hide, lit up his face every now and then. It was the same smile as 140 years ago when he just turned 10 and received his first magic wand…”

Sometimes so little is needed to make the most powerful wizards happy… Surprising, isn’t it? You do not have to bring 1000 years old recipe or wander for years in search of a specific ancient scroll to please one. All that is needed is a couple of words, so simple, yet more powerful than most of the known spells…

“…Councillor BIlir was sitting on his floating throne on a huge fare, organized by his grand daughter to celebrate him. Every visitor paid him respect and congratulated the wizard. The time before lunch was planned to be for kids. A lot of amusement activities were held where children from all over the Empire were playing, competing with each other, and of course congratulating Billir with paintings, magic tricks, songs and so on…”

It was fun to watch them, they were really distracted by the enormous cake. It was almost like a mountain! 2000 bakers were working on it! Think about it 2000 bakers! “…Out of all the kids one was standing out. A great great (34 times) grandson of his old friend Merlin showed up to present his “work of art”. While the text was simple it has made Billlir giggle - the 9-year-old Merlin was so cute.

After lunch older citizens of the Empire began to show up. Lords were arriving one after another, but despite their incredibly creative word choice their congratulations started to feel repetitive. The day was saved by Lord MilesTeg. His poem contained Billir’s favourite combination of humor and admiration. Soon after Brfruido showed up. The barbarian has presented something different: instead of saying how great or smart Billir was (just like everyone else), he has pleased him with a short story-poem.

In the evening, when the guests have started to head home after a long day of celebration, a knight showed up.”

“…Billir has greatly appreciated his efforts and with a couple of quick restoration spells has healed the knight. Cryptocode (that was the name of the knight) was very late and so the cake has finished but there were a couple of bottles of ale left for him to enjoy after the long and exhausting trip.

When the fair has finished three lords hired by Billir’s granddaughter have come together to discuss which congratulations were best.”

They were casually talking all day, having a sip of ale every now and then and enjoying the wonderful weather, or so it seemed. They didn’t draw any attention, but they were watching every single person congratulating Billir and Billir’s reaction to them. After a long discussion they have agreed… Wait, I think I should turn back to the message again. They have agreed that:

“First of all, Cryptocode should get some extra rewards for his exhausting trip and efforts that he has put in to come despite the accident. After a short discussion Merlin36 was announced to receive the “funny award”. The lords, however, could not agree about the best entry. The three had very different opinions regarding who should get the main reward. Unable to decide through diplomacy the conflict was settled “the usual” way- in battle. The battle was unfair since it was two against one and so the main prize was given to Bfriudo, with Lord MilesTeg taking the “Most creative” prize.

On top of that, since councilor Billir really likes poetry (especially if it is about him) every poem made for his Birthday will be awarded with a reward in proportion to their efforts.” Now personally from me, your sincere servant Perlio, a simple yet very pleasing task for you… Those guys in the time loop were not very nice to me, so if you could teach them manners that would be great…

The first three lords to defeat lizard cubs, lizard-assailants and three heroes of the past in any combat (1+1+1, 1+2, or 3 lords in Watchers guild counts as well) will get a reward from Perlio! Post the combats in comment section.

P.s. I bet you would like to know what the reward is, my fellow lords, but that shall remain secret…

Bard Contest

Автор:  cyberclops

High atop the parapets of the royal castle in Sunny City, an old spectacled wizard stood, gazing down upon the streets of the city square. Although the old wizard looked frail with his hunched back and long white beard, he was by no means weak nor defenceless. As a matter of fact, he was the Lord Reagent of this city and was an esteemed combat magician who had proved his worth time and again on the battlefield. Even as he aged and hung up his battle gear to be a councilor in the Empress's Court, he was still a proud and powerful magician.

However at this very moment, he let out a long sigh, at the same time muttering softly to himself. The city square he was gazing at was cold and empty eventhough it was high noon and should have been bustling with traders and adventurers. The reason for their absence was simple enough and that was a large majority of all able bodied lords and ladies had all taken up the call for arms to wage battle against the smugglers who had recently been operating in the kingdom. Yet, this was not the main reason for Councilor Bilir's sigh. The actual reason was apparently more personal which was why he had kept it to himself all this time.

Being a long-lived wizard who had lived for hundreds of years, it was only natural that nobody was aware about the fact that today was his birthday! Nobody had come to express their well-wishes and most certainly nobody had taken the initiative to celebrate it with him. Even the city that he ruled was so quiet on this day that he could not even cheer himself up with the hustle and bustle of the crowds.

Unknown to him, his youngest granddaughter was watching him with thoughtful eyes, hidden behind the heavy curtains of the palace. Out of the grandkids she had taken after him most. She showed an incredible talent in the arcane arts and therefore he had kept her by his side to provide her with personal tutelage. It so happened that this particular granddaughter whom he was very fond of had actually guessed the meaning hidden behind his earlier sigh. With a thoughtful smile on her face, she turned around and left the palace hall where her grandfather was. Back in her room, she changed into civilian clothes and doned a thick hooded cloak before a dark silhouette could be seen slipping from the palace gates into the dark alleyways.

That very evening, rumours started to spread around the local taverns and alehouses. Weary fighters who had been battling the smugglers all day long heard the news and their eyes lit up, even the barmaids and the cooks had excited looks on their faces as they served their guests for an announcement had been made for a simple task with a hefty sum of compensation included.

Lords and Ladies, In conjunction with the 150th birthday of Councilor Bilir who is the Lord Reagent of Sunny City, Headmaster of the Imperial Academy of Arcane Arts as well as the Royal Councilor for Magical Sciences, a birthday poem writing competition is to be held for all citizens of the Empire.

The criterias are as follows:

- Each poem MUST contain 4 - 8 lines

- Each line can only have NOT MORE THAN 7 words

- The submission must be done within ONE week from the date of the announcement (so the deadline is 23:00, 20.07.2018)

Best Entry will win - 10k gold! + x1.5 event multiplier*

Most Creative Entry - 5k gold + x1.2 event multiplier*

Most Hilarious Entry - 5k gold + x1.2 event multiplier*

Every participant will receive a little reward!

Judges include:

*This quest is a part of series of quests. The event multipliers will be applied in the final part.

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Translator: sasha_ama

It is possible to withdraw from the CG challenge now.

Hiding of the clan challenges for the facility control

The Thug Hunt (Results)

Автор:  cyberclops

The arena is once again packed and filled to the brim, but there are no warcries nor clashes of steel to be heard, instead the warriors are all lined up at the side of the center stage. Indeed today is the day of the prize giving ceremony and all the warriors are eagerly awaiting their turn to meet the Empress who is personally conducting the ceremony.

"Overlords" [June]

Author:  omne

Translator: spartak142

Good day to you my dear friends! It is time to have some fun, or well, may be get your self-confidence completely destroyed. In this article you will find the Top-20 Overlords on each level. Overlord is a character whose development is far more advanced in comparison with average stats for that level. (e.g. if an average Faction skill level on level 11 is 8 an overlord will have Faction skill level 9 or higher).

The Hunt for Tournaments’ Awards

Автор:  cyberclops

Cheers and shouts of encouragement vibrated throughout the arena as the multitudes of spectators showed their support for the teams that were currently engaged in a fierce and intense close quartered fight. It was already mid-way through the paired tournament and the arena was packed, especially when the more prominent teams fought each other.

Adventurer’s Guild level 9-11

Author: Kligan-Dog

Faction skills, parameters, and players

Author: AcademHero

Artifacts with the "Artifact Shop" Status

Author:    Дарт Аньян

Translator: __DestroyeR__ sasha_ama

This article is an instruction and an answer to the question in Q&H:
“Which artifacts count as artifacts from the Artifact Shop, and where can I get them?”This question, of course, refers to the artifacts that you cannot actually buy at the store but still count as ones.

We would like to remind you that all these artifacts are equated to rarities and, therefore, are forbidden to purchase/lease on your extra characters. Otherwise, it is fairly easy to get them at the market or, perhaps, rent from your clan/other players. As soon as new artifacts come out this article will be updated!

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Potions’ and elixirs’ effects in different combats

Author:  _Зепар_

Translator: __DestroyeR__ sasha_ama

This article is an instruction as well as an answer to the Q&H question:

“Which effects do potions/candies/elixirs have in various types of combats?”

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