Welcome to Solace!

Yes, the world has been turned upside down and Coneria is now nothing more than smoking ruins. However, by the divine grace of the Immortals, humanity was brought to its new cradle of life. The ancient city of Solace, home to technology and magic dating back before the birth of even the earliest legends. The city is hidden under an island at the heart of the world sea. Hidden away for ages, it remained almost compeltely undisturbed even by the tribulation that sundered the rest of Ivalice. There are many secrets hidden within the lost city waiting to be discovered and much history to uncover.

For those of you just starting your journey into the new and greatly-changed Ivalice, it would be wise to first explore the city itself. Becker, the grouchy shopkeeper from Coneria, managed to pack his bags and followed the rest of the army to Solace. He has set up shop NEW (that's north, east, west) of recall. He is now stocked with his freshly-minted map of the city.

For those feeling brave enough to adventure out into the world beyond Solace, they will find a very nice surprise waiting beyond the gates of the city. Upon finding the exit to Solace itself (try going directly south from recall), you can simply type zone to leave the area and return to the Overworld. For the first time, in living, breathing 2-D COLOR EXTRAVAGANZA... Ivalice has come to live as a fully-realized world. Grassland, forest, mountain, shallows, ocean, tundra. Even an underworld.
All of these things are just waiting to be explored. Familiar areas from the past are still present, although many of their locations are much changed by the destruction caused by Zanon and the gods. But a clever explorer should be able to find them all. Of course, there are still many areas yet to be discovered, and it's only a matter of time before they begin to appear in this brave new world. And, of course, each area is now marked with a * (red star) on the world map. You simply have to type zone to enter them, just like you left Solace earlier.

Homeland cities, in an effort to establish contact, have now opened their ports and air docks to various boats and airships throughout the world. As of now, they provide the only stable means of travel over higher mountain ranges and ocean trenches. There is even rumor that one airship travels into the blazing Underworld itself.

To help in this endevour, you'll find a useful set of coordinates to the upper-right of the world map as you move around. These coordinates refer to the specific grid square on the world map where you are currently located at. For a current list of the known zones and their locations, please refer
to:

Area Coordinate Listing

And, as always, please take a moment to thank those who have made all of this possible. Without the hard work and dedication of Ivalice's staff, this simply wouldn't have happened.

There are always new adventures on the horizon. Solace is but another beginning in the continuing saga of Ivalice.

ATTENTION ADVENTURERS!

The epic event of Ivalice's life is upon us! The war between Baron and Coneria has finally broken out, the drums of war have sounded and it is time for a unity, either under Baron or under Coneria.

This event will be spaning across several weeks and will have multiple sessions. Each event will be announced with expected times and will consist of roleplay elements.

Participants in the sessions will earn a souvineer, as a token to remember the biggest event Ivalice has ever seen. The next sessions will be posted shortly.

Attention, Adventurers!

By popular demand, Roleplay Weekends are no more!

Now, the drawing is extended throughout the entire WEEK!

That's right, all of your hard work payed off. We were so impressed with the results of roleplay weekends, that we decided to expand it across the entire week! The Weekly Roleplay Lottery(WRL) will be held on Sunday.

The entry time is between Sunday, 12:00AM to the following Saturday, at 11:59 PM. Any roleplay done within this time that merits atleast one roleplay point will be counted as an entered, and will be eligible for the drawing!

In addition to this change, there are a few more changes, which are listed below.

1)There will be more than one person hosting the WRL.
2)Developing Team members are now eligible for the WRL.
3)Prizes will vary week to week, instead of the previous 'Grab Bag' prizes of the past.

More info to come!

This is just a small reminder that the realm of Ivalice is always looking for builders and more content to add to our mud! As of right now, I am currently in search of new builders. While some knowledge of olc(building knowledge) is preferred, its not quite something you have to know to build on Ivalice. Anyone can build!

As a Builder, you would basically report to me, the head builder. The requirements for building on Ivalice are really pretty simple. We only require that you have at least one character thats level 100+. So at least you have a chance to learn OUR world of Ivalice and try to expand your knowledge of the game.


To apply, write a note on Board 5 to IMMORTALS. Include in your note:

1) Any previous building experience.
2) The concept of the area you would like to build
3) The level range of said area
4) Finally the name of the area.

While there are only few rules, the one that really want enforced is that you "Do The Work!" Builders are not for characters to idle and just sit around, if those are your reasons then need not even apply.

Any other questions, feel free to send me a message on here, the forums or on the mud itself.

Thanks!

~Kylanna

Greetings Adventurers!

The weekends just got better with the introduction of Roleplay Weekends. Each weekend, roleplayers from all walks of life do what they do best. Meanwhile, while they roleplay, they are also entered for a weekly lottery, earning them some pretty fun gadgets. Lottery winners will be announced after Sunday.

Also, RPGear is available now! Using RP points, you can buy these character upgrades to alter your characters beyond what was originally possible. In the future, RPGear will also grant your character special abilities and strengthen those they already have.

Check out the Information section in our forum for more details on RPGear and Roleplay Weekends.

I probably should've posted this sooner here. But if you're considering applying to be an enforcer, here's the link. Currently we have no criteria limiting who can be an enforcer so anyone can apply.

http://ivalicemud.com/viewpage.php?page_id=9

I just received the following email:

Congratulations to Ivalice!

This game has earned the Game of The Month for the month of May. Once a month a new game from the Game List a tMudMagic.Com is chosen. This game has stood out in the game community by promoting community interaction within their player ranks.

The Game of the Month is hand chosen by Kyndig and Jaelli. The requirements demanded to receive this prestegious award are among the most stringent in the community. Some of these requirements are:

* Game List Owners must give positive feedback on ways in which to further advance the Online Text Game Community.
* Player interaction within the community through voting and commenting.
* The ending rate for the month must be 3+ wizards ( 7 rating )

Ivalice has shown the willingness and desire to further advance their game by promoting their online text game through the community. Congratulations Ivalice on your strong community interactive player community!

The Staff of MudMagic.Com