New DSL App (by Rhien) Now Available in the Windows Store
(Wednesday Nov 27, 2024)

This text based game client is built to complement playing the classic multi-user-dimension, Dark and Shattered Lands which is one of the longest continuously-running MUDs to this day. The client will help you dive headfirst into the heart of text-based gaming. Features Package Manager to import common feature packs. Aliases, Triggers, Key Macros, Variables, Game Directions and multiple character profile support. JavaScript based Scripting Environment GMCP (Global Mud Communication Protocol) Support ANSI Color Support Support for Themes (including multiple dark theme variants). https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pp5h96ww37c?hl=en-us&gl=US

Aftermath of the Bloodwar - The Return of the Queens
(Wednesday Dec 4, 2024)

The Bloodlands of Abaddon, shrouded in perpetual twilight, quaked under the weight of interior strife, leaving its very foundation precariously unbalanced. Casutus, ever the cunning schemer, unleashed a horde of werewolves to harry the borders, exploiting the distraction to dispatch a vampire infiltrator into the Queens' sanctum. Yet, this malicious gambit faltered, undone by the unyielding resolve of the Defenders of Darkness.

In an act of calculated reprisal, Abaddon's champions struck at Belstrad, the enigmatic Lord of the Undead, piercing the heart of his Ziggurat with a precision born of desperation. Bolstered by the fealty of loyal Elders, their incursion left Belstrad cornered. Faced with annihilation, he capitulated, pledging his blood to sustain the ailing Queens and stave off his doom.

Amidst this tempest, the Slayers unearthed a hidden portal leading directly to the Queens' sanctum. Their invasion proved calamitous, poisoning the Blood Orb that sustained the sovereigns. Though ultimately repelled by the Elders' vigilant defense, the assault left the sustaining orb gravely weakened. Concurrently, Casutus's forces, emboldened by the chaos, launched another offensive but met ruin at the city's steadfast bulwarks as the Eldercoven came together to protect Abaddon.

When the tumult subsided, Belstrad's coerced offering rekindled life in one Queen, though her counterpart languishes still in torpor, infected by the poisoned orb. Casutus's decimated forces now stand fractured, compelling him to reevaluate his ambitions as this harrowing chapter of the Bloodwars draws to a close.

The Crypt of the Queens now sits empty, the dark elven monarchs safely ensconced within the Eldercoven's sanctuary, and Abaddon's people remain caught in a political schism while the question of the Blood Grail - the price demanded of Abaddon for their aid - dangles with uncertainty before their dark future.

The Trimodian Crusade - A Crusade of Light
(Wednesday Dec 4, 2024)

And lo! from the heavens an Archangel would descend unto Algoron and revelation he would bring to the peoples of the Light from the very mouth of Austinian, the Father of Good.

The Crusade of Light, split unto three paths. Once set forth by His Son, Nadrik, now repurposed by mortal design.

An answer seeking to unite the disparate and untrusting mortal devout of the Light Pantheon against the encroaching forces of Chaos and the Dark, for even in silence these forces work their insidious way through the lands, threatening the foundations of everything beneath the Sun.

The First Way: The Crusade of Communion seeks devout souls to render succor and aid throughout the lands, free of cost. To care for its people and its places as the fallen Goddesses of Healing and Peace would have sought. Sworn to this Communion of the Light, those who walk this path carry the ivory banner.

The Second Way: The Crusade of Purity. A search for items pure and holy, a vessel and oil, that lands far abroad might be made cleansed for the outpost of the Wrath of Justice. Unto this purpose, those who walk this path wield the gold banner.

The Third Way: The Crusade of Valor. There will always be threats to the creations and peoples of the Light and therefore, there must be those willing and able to fight the inevitable battles. For the defense and protection of the innocent, those who take this path wield the scarlet banner alongside sword, lance, and shield.