Update of the Avatar #157 – 2015.12.31: Happy New Year!, 24 Hours of Partying, Final 4 Days before Reward Expirations, Resolute, North Varisalla Foothills, and More!

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

• Happy New Year!
• Only 4 Days Remaining Until the Winter Reward & Price Expiration Deadline
• Resolute
• North Varisalla Foothills
• The Making of The City of Aerie – Part 2
• NPC Submissions Requested for Aerie and Resolute!
• Dev+ Asset Packs Galore in December!
• Brass Clockwork Raven
• White Stone Castle Wall
• Release 24-25 Christmas Decoration Contest Winners!
• 24 Hours of New Year’s Parties!
• New Years Day Costume Party In Obsidian Caverns
• 4B’s Get In Shape Maze
• In-game Community Events
• Upcoming Events
• Recommended Projects to Back

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As the final hours of 2015 countdown for us here in Austin, Texas, the entire Shroud of the Avatar Development Team wishes you the happiest of New Year’s! All of you have made 2015 an amazing year for us, and we are excited for what the New Year holds for Shroud of the Avatar!

As a special thanks during this holiday season, we are gifting all our current backers, plus any new backers thru January 11, 2016, with the 45-piece Rocket Fireworks Assortment. If you haven’t already received it, you will find it in your inventory when next you log into the game. We hope you have as much fun with them as we have!

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Only 4 Days Until the Winter Reward & Price Expiration Deadline

Better hurry while there’s still time to get Shroud of the Avatar physical rewards, such as the cloth map, game box, Collectors Coin, and more! There’s only 4 days remaining until the Winter Reward Expiration Event that occurs at 10:30 am CST, January 4, 2016. This event includes the following reward expirations:

• General Rewards (Custom Crest, Name on Tombstone, Custom Avatar)
• All Physical Rewards
• All In-Person Rewards
• Player Owned Town Add-On Store Houses

Additionally, the price will increase for several Add-On Store items.

[More Winter Reward Expiration details…]

 

Additionally, get an extra bonus with our 10% Holiday Promotion! For all new purchases (including pledges, pledge upgrades, add-on items, player owned towns, player owned town upgrades, stretch goal items, and Make a Difference items) made thru Midnight CST January 11, 2015, we will add an additional 10% bonus to your Store Credit! You can use your Store Credit toward additional purchases (which includes pledges, pledge upgrades, add-on items, player owned towns, and player owned town upgrades).

[NOTE: The bonus is calculated every day at 1:00 pm CST for any purchases within the previous 24 hours and added to your Store Credit account; Any monthly payments paid during the promotion period also receive the bonus; Store Credit cannot be applied toward the purchase of stretch goal or make a difference items]

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Resolute

Andy Cortez is working on the visuals for the new scene, Resolute, for Release 26, launching January 28th. Resolute is the next destination for the new avatar following the Path of Courage. Holding an amulet of testimony from a dying Knight of Norgard, the player finds a fortified town held by his companions in arms and begins to learn about what threatens that noble order, both from within and without. Here are few work-in-progress images from Andy:

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North Varisalla Foothills

These foothills were once rich in copper and other ores, but a massive Satyr-run mining operation in the area effectively stripped the land bare over several decades. The miners, primarily Faun slaves, were forced to work daily shifts of 12 hours or more, even after it became apparent that the ore in the area had been over mined. Even after productivity had hit bottom, the Satyrs refused to abandon the mines in the belief that a “motherlode” was still to be found. Over the decades, the entire area became honeycombed with an interconnected network of tunnels. Several years ago, a poorly reinforced mine shaft was constructed very close to an underground lake. The shaft’s wall was breached and the lake water quickly filled it and all connected tunnels. Hundreds of miners and their overseers were killed. The mining operation was finished, but rumors still inspired Kobolds and other scavengers to search the area for the never-found motherlode.

Richard Matey is working on the visuals for North Varisalla Foothills scene, for R26. He shared these work-in-progress images:

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The Making of The City of Aerie – Part 2

[From a Dev+ Forum Post by Esteben “SorcerousSteve” Zaldivar]

Hey guys, once again its SorcerousSteve and I am here to give you an update on the latest version of Aerie!

Last time we covered Castle Aerie and the Northern City Entrance, today we will be discovering other sectors of the city.

The Eastern City Entrance to Aerie, featuring Castle Aerie in the background alongside the many windmills that help power the homes of Aerie, directing your attention to the upper left you can catch a glimpse of the galleons docked at the Port.

The Port of Aerie, a hub for commerce and trade, the largest port this side of the Blackblade Mountains.

The Southern City Entrance, site of another town square surrounded by farms and pastures.

Swamps surrounding Aerie’s outer wall.

The Warehouse District/Slums of Aerie, home to some of the hardworking peasant class some of which can barely afford to put a roof over their heads. The other side of the spectrum compared to Aerie’s most northern and affluent district on the shadows of Castle Aerie.

Layout of Central and Southern Aerie.

Sunset falling on Castle Aerie.

One last shot of Aerie Castle overlooking the ocean.

Interested in NPC Submissions for Aerie? Check out Scott “Lum” Jennings request for NPC submissions post.

Well that’s a wrap, hope you guys are looking forward to setting up home in Aerie and I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Esteben Zaldivar
Level Designer

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NPC Submissions Requested for Aerie and Resolute!

Aerie NPC Submissions

[From a Dev+ Forum Post by Scott “Lum” Jennings]

Thank you for your continuing support of Shroud of the Avatar! This month, we’re seeking entries for inhabitants of the city of Aerie!

Aerie is the City of Truth, and a key stop for players seeking the secret of bonesteel discovered in Blood River. The largest city in the Verdantis plain, and for a long time the hub of commerce and daily life in the region, the people there are most recently concerned of the elven settlers north of the city – some counsel coexistence, some warn of war. In the face of prejudice and fear, truth can take more than one shade…

Esteben “SorcerousSteve” Zaldivar has already posted a preview of his great work on Aerie here: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-making-of-city-of-aerie.41899/

First, some brief notes:

– NPC visual customization, as you may have noticed, is still at a very early stage in development. Right now for the backers who want to be added to Aerie, we cannot offer any visual customization options beyond our standard gallery of NPC models. If you would like to have input over the visual customization of your NPC, please wait for further releases when we can offer this.

– Response to this will be on a first-come first-served basis for each call for responses. Aerie is one of the largest cities we are introducing to date (somewhat larger than Owl’s Head, and a bit smaller than Ardoris). So, we have quite a few NPCs to populate for this lively city! If, for whatever reason, your NPC doesn’t appear in Aerie, feel free to respond again. We have quite a few towns and cities to populate!

– We are allowing people who have already submitted NPCs to submit their ideas for Aerie as well if they like, but people who have not yet submitted an NPC will take priority over those who have.

– When responding, please list a first and second choice for profession.

– NPCs for Aerie must be human. No elves, please.

Still with us? Great! Here’s what we need this month:

29 guards
13 – 19 travellers and residents (people you would find on the streets of a busy city)
7 – 9 farmers
4 – 6 shoppers
2 travelling merchants
1 innkeeper
1 tavernkeepers
1 barmaids/barmen
3 – 5 pub patrons
7 – 10 dock workers
4 – 5 ship crew
1 – 3 fishermen
16 merchants (all varieties)

If you’d like to have your namesake be a resident or visitor of Aerie, please respond via private message on this forum to me (Lum) using the following format:

NPC name:
NPC gender:
NPC profession (first choice):
NPC profession (second choice):
NPC background (optional): A paragraph on whom your NPC is, how they would respond to nosy outlanders poking about their business, what brings them to Aerie (or keeps them there), or anything else you’d like to add. We reserve the right to edit and/or reject any background that does not fit the lore and setting of the game.

Please specify in your submission that this NPC is for Aerie.

We will respond if: your NPC is used; if it is rejected for whatever reason (such as an inappropriate name); if a supplied background is inappropriate, or if your NPC missed the cutoff for this release.

Thanks for your support, and see you in Aerie!

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Resolute NPC Submissions

[From a Dev+ Forum Post by Scott “Lum” Jennings]

Thank you for your continuing support of Shroud of the Avatar! This month, we’re seeking entries for inhabitants of the fortress of Resolute!

Resolute is the next destination for the new avatar following the Path of Courage. Holding an amulet of testimony from a dying Knight of Norgard, the player finds a keep held by the Knights and begins to learn about what threatens that noble order, both from within and without…

First, some brief notes:

– NPC visual customization, as you may have noticed, is still at a very early stage in development. Right now for the backers who want to be added to Resolute, we cannot offer any visual customization options beyond our standard gallery of NPC models. If you would like to have input over the visual customization of your NPC, please wait for further releases when we can offer this.

– Response to this will be on a first-come first-served basis for each call for responses. Resolute is a fairly medium-sized town, but it has comparatively few NPCs (most of which are Knights of Norgard). If your NPC doesn’t appear in Resolute, feel free to respond again, or to the post following this one. We have quite a few towns and cities to populate!

– We are allowing people who have already submitted NPCs to submit their ideas for Resolute as well if they like, but people who have not yet submitted an NPC will take priority over those who have.

– When responding, please list a first and second choice for profession.

– NPCs for Resolute must be human. No kobolds, please.

– If an NPC is designated as a guard, they are considered to be a Knight of Norgard. This means that their background is going to be fairly set in stone. Feel free to submit *general* guidelines if you like for their background but be aware if they conflict with the story of Norgard – which, of course, you aren’t familiar with yet as we are just beinning to tell it – it won’t be able to be used.

Still with us? Great! Here’s what we need this month:

11 – 21 guards/Knights of Norgard
1 – 2 residents (not Knights but live within the keep)
1 – 2 travellers
3 merchants (armor / realtor / deco)

If you’d like to have your namesake be a resident or visitor of Resolute, please respond via private message on this forum to me (Lum) using the following format:

NPC name:
NPC gender:
NPC profession (first choice):
NPC profession (second choice):
NPC background (optional): A paragraph on whom your NPC is, how they would respond to nosy outlanders poking about their business, what brings them to Resolute (or keeps them there), or anything else you’d like to add. We reserve the right to edit and/or reject any background that does not fit the lore and setting of the game.

Please specify in your submission that this NPC is for Resolute.

We will respond if: your NPC is used; if it is rejected for whatever reason (such as an inappropriate name); if a supplied background is inappropriate, or if your NPC missed the cutoff for this release.

Thanks for your support, and see you in Resolute!

– Lum

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Dev+ Asset Packs Galore in December!

Chris Spears and Michael “Hutch” Hutchison really stepped it up for our Dev+ backers in December and released four Dev+ Asset Packs! Including:

Clockwork Pets

Chris posted the Clockwork Pets Asset Pack in the Dev+ forums on December 16, which includes the Brass and Silver versions of the Dog, Cat, and Raven:

Automaton

Chris also posted the Automaton Asset Pack on December 16, with the comment “Everyone say, “Thanks Bubonic!” Bubonic requested the Automaton model. Please use these only for good or we’ll have to get Will Smith down here to clean up…”

Chess and Checkers Pack

Hutch posted the human-sized Chess and Checkers Asset Pack on December 17. The checkers set will be available in the Add-On Store soon for inclusion in Release 26 on January 28th.

Wind and Geothermal Power

Hutch posted the Wind and Geothermal Power Asset Pack Asset Pack on December 18 with these comments:

Here are the wind power generators that you have come to know from places like Owl’s Head, along with a few geothermal power generation items. Geothermal power will be featured in the upcoming city of Resolute!

The pack contains:

– 1 spiral windmill, suitable for rooftops (mount can be rotated to accommodate different angles)
– 1 fan windmill
– 2 “transformer” boxes
– Snap-able, modular pipe kit with over a dozen pieces
– Fumarole/vent fan turbine
– Geothermal vent cap for use with pipe kit
– 2 chimney style fumaroles
– 2 pool fumaroles

I had to remove a few textures from the transformer boxes; otherwise, everything is pretty much as you see in-game. Here’s a preview:

Unity Asset Packs containing original Shroud of the Avatar assets were included as a reward in the now expired Developer Pledge tier. However that reward, as well as access to the Dev+ Forums, will continue to be honored at the Citizen Pledge tier and above.

Here are links to all the currently available SotA Dev+ Unity Asset Packs:

• Clockwork Pets
• Automaton
• Chess & Checkers Set
• Wind and Geothermal Power
• All Avatar Animations
• Male/Female Royal Founder/Founder Armor Sets
• Male/Female Leather and Cloth Armor Sets
• Platemail and Helms
• Female Plates and Helm
• 3ds Max Rigged Avatar model
• Furniture Pack
• Unity Asset House Pack #1
• Unity Asset House Pack #2
• Crafting Table Pack
• Dungeon Kit
• Dungeon Props

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Brass Clockwork Raven

This Brass Clockwork Raven is a non-combat pet that can follow you wherever you go. Available now in the Add-On Store!

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White Stone Castle Wall

Ever want to build a castle wall around your property? Well now you can with this White Stone Castle Wall set, available now in the Add-On Store. This set will completely enclose a Town Lot, and includes the following segments:

• 5 ea straight walls
• 4 ea corner walls
• 2 ea corner tower walls
• 2 ea straight tower walls
• 1 ea short gated wall
• 1 ea long gated wall

Some wall segments can be placed on a Village lot, but you will need a Town Property (or larger), or a Player Owned Town, to construct a completely enclosed wall perimeter. The minimum segments needed to completely enclose various lots are:

• Town: 1 ea short gate, 4 ea corners, 5 ea straights
• City: 1 ea long gate, 4 ea corners, 10 ea straights
• Keep: 1 ea long gate, 4 ea corners, 18 ea straights
• Castle: 1 ea long gate, 4 ea corners, 30 ea straights

 

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Release 24-25 Christmas Decoration Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of Doctor Shroud’s Release 24-25 Christmas Decoration Contest! Here’s an excerpt from Doctor Shroud’s Events Forum post:

3RD place : SeleneNoctua

Selene once again shows off her creative side. With books and cheese by her side, she has created beautiful art work cleverly placed to show off in her Snowy biome. She didn’t let the small lot stop her creating such a harmonious farm to hang out in. But where’s Santa? He left his reindeer behind.

2ND place: Gaelis Trajan

As always, Lady Trajan stops at nothing when it comes to beautiful decorations. Incredible detail brought this party market to life and the notes are hilarious. But she doesn’t stop there, her basement workshop was laid out splendidly, especially with the limited space there is down there. Shame about the reindeer.

1ST place: Amaasing

Amaasing is the right word to use for Nikolaj Abildgaard’s creation. It gave me plenty of brain freezes because of how creative and original his decoration is. He really went the extra mile to get everyone involved with the use of a mini quest. A number of papers were scattered around the area, each holding a question. Very well thought out and nothing seemed random. Go check out his place if you wanted your general Christmas knowledge tested.

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24 Hours of New Year’s Parties!

[From a Release 25 Events Forum Post by Winfield]

Ring in the New Year 2016
for every time zone!

Meet all your friends around the World!

(On the Pax et Veritas TeamSpeack server: 43.245.163.15:10099, no password)

Meet at the Market Area in Kiln in central Novia at the end of 2015!

[Read more…]

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New Years Day Costume Party In Obsidian Caverns

[From a Release 25 Events Forum Post by Apollox Evanheart]

You’re all invited to the New Years Day Costume Party Held In Obsidian Caverns Friday Jan 1st 10pm NBT (CST).

Music provided by DJ @Apollox Evanheart of Avatars Radio. So be sure to be tuned in!

Zone In For A Good Time!
(PvP Zone. Bouncers will be Present to remove unruly avatars)
/zone Apollox Evanheart
/zone Sand
/zone Majoria

Random Trivia. DJ Apollox Evanheart Will Randomly Read TriviaQuestions On Air about SotA, Sports, Music, Pop Culture & More. Then first one to Whisper Majoria with Correct Answer Will Win A Prize.

10:30-$10.00 Add-On Store Credit
11:00-$10.00 Add-On Store Credit
11:30-$20.00 Add-On Store Credit
(Must Be Present To Win Prize. If Not Then We Will Call Next Number)

Best in Show Costume Contest 12am NBT (CST)
Although Costumes are optional. Come dressed and have a chance to win a Gold prize.

[Read more…]

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4B’s Get In Shape Maze

Just in time for your Get In Shape New Year’s Resolution, Sindariya and Net of the 4B guild have constructed a new maze to challenge your skills and work off those holiday feasts! Their maze run contest occurred on December 27, but the maze is still there for you to get your workout at your convenience. We found the embedded Hot Air Balloon to be a rather unique touch!

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In-game Community Events

Our amazing community has another great lineup of in-game events planned for this weekend. Special thanks to community member SpookyJenny (aka Jenny Phoenixfyre in-game) for her help in compiling the schedule of player events from the Avatar’s Circle Community Events calendar and the Events of the Avatars community calendar:

Recurring Events

• Vanguard Decoration Contest – R24 / R25
  • Vanguard is hosting a decoration contest. To enter you must place a lot in Vanguard and decorate it as best as you can. If you don’t have a lot / house then you can borrow one for the duration of the contest. If you already have a lot / house then feel free to drop by and take an empty lot. This contest lasts for the whole duration of R24 and R25. 1st Place wins $30 Store Credit! (details)
• RPOTA Monthly $160 Writing Contest – December contest involves Good Will or Winter Themes!
  • Here ye! Here ye! Biographers, Historians, Diplomats, Journalists, Story Writers, Quest Designers and Videographers! RPOTA is in dire need of your amazing talents! Role-Players of the Avatar is hosting a monthly contest to award those most famous with their quill or camera! (details)
• The Unreliable Travel Guide
  • The Unreliable Travel Guide, created at the SotA Writing Round Table, is not an event, but a collection of hilarious short stories published by two drunken layabouts who have nothing better to do than try to derive a dishonest income from newly arrived avatars. (details)
• Avatars Radio (Daily Programming)
  • Welcome New Britannians to Avatars Radio – Radio of the Avatars. Rocking your socks off from the town of Radio City with the Terrestrial and New Britannian bards together under one roof through the power of the Moon Towers.  Check out their daily program of amazing DJs:  http://avatarsradio.info/schedule.php
• NBNN Lunch with Laz & Jack (Weekdays, 12pm CST)
  • Join NBNN every weekday for Lunch With Laz & Jack. They will be covering the daily goings on in SOTA. Calendar updates, Relevant issues happening in the days news. Come chat with us about upcoming events and general information. http://nbnn.info
• Daily War Time PVP Event (Daily, 8pm CST – 9pm CST)
  • Invitation to all guilds, PK hunters, PVP’rs or players interested in PVP training to come to Chaos Crossroads (Located at the crossroads outside of Kingsport on the road to Owl’s Head). PVP Event rules: None! Use whatever spells you want, kill in mobs or solo, group with new allies and defend your territory, lure newbies into the town and wack them! (details)
• “The Tavern Respite” RP Event (Mondays, 8pm CST)
  • The tavern door opens before you, and the scent of pipe and stew waft outwards with a wall of warmth from the hearth. Join in with the patrons of the Bear Tavern as they share tales of their adventures amid endless mugs of ale, legs of mutton, and merriment unbounded (The Bear Tavern; /zone Elgarion De’Khali; details)!
• Challenge Dungeon Run (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am & 7pm CST)
  • This is a self-host event that meets at the Braemar Cemetery. Join whoever can make it for a dungeon run, adventure or something along those lines. Come prepared for combat. Learn how to set up your combat system if you need help.
• Novian Academy – New Citizen Outreach (Tuesdays, 6pm CST)
  • /zone Kazyn Phoenixfyre of Novian Academy in Soltown as they provide guidance to those new to the world of New Britannia.
• Wednesday Knights (Wednesdays, 5pm CST)
  • This will be mainly an impromptu event but on occasion I may plan on doing something ‘knightly’. All will be welcome. Some possibilities include RP, boss hunts, gathering materials & crafting, hat quests, hanging out or whatever people feel up for. (Caer Dracwych; /zone Bowen Bloodgood; details)
• Happy Hour Wednesdays (Wednesdays, 8pm CST)
  • Otherwise known as “Spend Stryker’s Gold” – Stryker will open a bar tab at one of the local Novia taverns for an hour or so for drinks, stories, news, critique of the arts, dancing, and otherwise unplanned mayhem. Zone /Stryker Sparhawk or watch this thread for locations each week!
• Gladiator Wars (Thursdays, 7pm CST)
  • A call to all fighters PVE and PVP! Would you like to participate in the “Gladiator Wars” PvP Tournaments? Registration starts at 6pm CST. (Finchfield; /zone Pestilence; details)
• Phoenix Republic PVE Nights (Thursdays & Fridays, 7pm CST)
  • Join the Phoenix Republic as we send our weekly foray into the control points, dungeons and other of the most dangerous locales. Each week we will depart to a different PVE locale to help train our combatants. Contact Kazyn Phoenixfyre or Malakas for more info!
• Novian Academy – Role Play Courses (Fridays, 4pm CST)
  • Luka Melehan is hosting RP classes and practice sessions. (/zone Luka Melehan)
• Shardfall Madness (Fridays, 6pm CST)
  • A PvP event. Contact Wind Silvermoon for details.
• Vengeance Madness (Fridays, 7pm CST)
  • This is an Open PvP event where everyone fights it out in a royal rumble to see who the ultimate death dealer is! (City of Vengeance; /zone Bambino LudoVate)
• Astronomy Event (Fridays, 7:30pm CST)
  • Interested in New Britannia Astronomy? Just enjoy gazing at the stars? Join us every week as we explore the night sky above New Britannia. (Player Town of Caer Dracwych, /zone Bowen Bloodgood; details)

Friday, January 1

• Ring in the New Year 2016 for Every Time Zone! 24 Hours of New Year’s Parties!
  • Meet all your friends around the World! Meet at the Market Area in Kiln in central Novia at the end of 2015! (TeamSpeak on the Pax et Veritas server: 43.245.163.15:10099 no password, details)

Saturday, January 2

• 6:00am CST Wake Up New, Britannia!!! With Woftam and Selene
  • Woftam and Selene Noctua broadcast on AvatarsRadio from the Wake Up New Britannia Studio in Owlshead (right behind the crafting pavillion). Includes Interviews with the Community, Contests for in-game Gold, What’s new for the week in New Britannia, and your Best Bets for SotA weekend events! (details)
• 8:00am CST Grandmaster Crafting Mentoring
  • If you have a Grandmaster in one thing, come and join a group to teach others, while you work on your Grandmastery in something else. We have a village pavillion set up near the shore, the banker, and the crafting merchant. We have many row houses available to claim so you can tote your chests of goodies to one of them to use during the course of the weekend. Random prize giveaways include pets, houses, lots, and more! (Diamond Fields, /zone Lace; details)
• 9:00am CST PaxLair Working Hours
  • • PaxLair town and community “working hours” are for anyone interested in PaxLair. (/zone Winfield)
• 11:00am CST Church of the Dark Star – Saturday Service
  • High Priestess of Chaos, Amber Raine, and the Dean of the Novian Academy, Kazyn Phoenixfyre, welcome you to the Church of the Dark Star. A shared project, built upon equality, where all are welcome. Services range from what is Chaos and Order to how they affect different aspects of our life. The path you choose is yours. (Alternate weekends at PaxLair and Port Phoenix; details)
• 12:00pm CST Beran League Construction – Harvest & Craft
  • A weekly craft & harvest event for the purpose of supporting all towns, guilds and player run establishments within the Beran League! All harvested materials, crafted items and decorative items purchased will be collected and sorted in a specially designated warehouse. Town owners, guild leaders and proprietors of the Beran League (and those designated by them) will have access. (Meet at the Bear Tavern in High Rock or /zone Bowen Bloodgood; details)
• 3:00pm CST 4B – Capture The Flag
  • Two teams, two flags, two airships.4B arena in the wonderful town of Islands of Wonders! (details pending)
• 6:00pm CST Elysium Social Nights
  • Each Saturday we meet together in Elysium and have a whole series of activities with our friends inside and outside of the island and the republic. Join us each month in a different spot within Elysium for a monthly block party celebrating all of the people and places that make Elysium great! This event was originally started by the Phoenix Republic in order to promote the foundation of Port PHoenix at the founders ball and has since evolved into a celebration of music, dancing, story telling, crafting and even occasional PVP! (Contact Kazyn Phoenixfyre for details)
• 8pm CST Vengeance 1v1 PVP Tournament
  • The longest running Player vs Player tournament in Shroud of the Avatar. (Vengeance)

Sunday, January 3

• 8:30am CST PaxLair Meeting
  • Come see what PaxLair is up to in Novia and other town areas! Many people also attend from towns and guilds for a bit of a weekly wrap-up and what’s happening. Good discussions! (PaxLair, /zone Winfield; teamSpeak: 43.245.163.15:10099)
• 9:30am CST Grandmaster Crafting Mentoring
  • If you have a Grandmaster in one thing, come and join a group to teach others, while you work on your Grandmastery in something else. We have a village pavillion set up near the shore, the banker, and the crafting merchant. We have many row houses available to claim so you can tote your chests of goodies to one of them to use during the course of the weekend. Random prize giveaways include pets, houses, lots, and more! (Diamond Fields, /zone Lace; details)
• 12:00pm CST Violent Underground – Team Tourney!
  • Join War Sage in Hometown in group combat! This 4v4 (and more) Team tournament creates a wargame where only the best team wins! Come on out and grab a drink, cheer on your team, and BATTLE! This tournament takes place every other week and tests only the best of the teams in SotA! (Hometown)
• 3:00pm CST Gustball
  • Two teams are pitted against each other in a sporting event not dissimilar from soccer, football, and basketball. The object of the game is to Gust a Gustball around the field and into your opponent’s goal (/zone Bambino Ludovate, details)
• 5:00pm CST BMC Grid Iron Feast and Registration
  • Register to compete in the BMC Gridiron and mingle with other participants and spectators before the big fight! (Blackrock Cove on Novia near Etceter Crag Mines, details)
• 5:30pm CST BMC Gladiator’s Grid-Iron
  • The BMC is proud to present the nastiest, the foulest, the most feared arena in all of New Britannia! The Grid-Iron is equipped with a pit-style arena, locker rooms, a VIP round-table, betting & vendor booths, and all the blood-sport you can handle. (Blackrock Cove on Novia near Etceter Crag Mines, details)
• 7:00pm CST PaxLair Meeting
  • Come see what PaxLair is up to in Novia and other town areas! Many people also attend from towns and guilds for a bit of a weekly wrap-up and what’s happening. Good discussions!  (PaxLair, /zone Winfield)
• 8:00pm CST Fishing with Winfield
  • Come sit with Winfield on a log or rock to hear some fish tales or tell your own. Chat about anything from the moons to the earth worms. Spend a relaxing day in nature near a stream or lake — bring insect repellent or a sword.  (some fishing spot or pond, /zone Winfield; details)

Be sure and check out the Release 25 Events thread in the SotA forums for additional events that may not be included here.

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Upcoming Events

2016.01.28 – Release 26
2016.02.25 – Release 27
2016.03.16 – GDC 2016
2016.03.17 – SXSW Gaming
2016.03.31 – Release 28
2016.04.22 – PAX East
2016.04.29 – Release 29
2016.05.27 – Release 30

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