Althanas

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This forum is the home of all the guidelines that govern RP on Althanas.

Register your new character here and have it approved. An approved character is required to role-play on Althanas. Be sure to check out the new character guide if you need any help creating a character.

Quick Link: Character Updates | Registration Archive

Known as "The Gateway to the Windlacer Mountains," Stonevale is a mining town in Scara Brae that is often the starting place of grand Althanian adventures. It is also the formal training area, where new members and/or characters can jump start their Althanas experiences.

Archived role-playing threads of a particularly high quality

The place to discuss all of your role-playing needs. Here you can discuss current threads, ask questions, or recruit other players to join you in battles or quests.

Quick Link: Battle/Quest Recruitment

Here you can receive peer reviews of your writing. Choose it as a judgment option for your thread or post your own stories and other players and moderators will give you tips on how to improve. Also, feel free to jump in and provide some advice of your own.

Quick Link: Archon's Vault Submissions

An island nation to the southeast of the mainland, Corone is known for its diverse inhabitants, mild climate, and bustling harbors. Having recently recovered from internal upheaval and rebellion, the restored Republic once again maintains thriving trade with other countries due to its strategic location and powerful navy.

Quick Links: Corone At A Glance | Timeline | Wiki

The nation of the Dark Elves lies west of Raiaera, across the Mountains of Twilight. The most technologically advanced civilization in the known world, Alerar boasts alchemy, gunpowder weapons, and steam-powered engines. In recent years, the Dark Elves have set their eyes to the sea, and once more East toward their ancestral enemies.

Quick Links: Alerar At A Glance | Timeline | Wiki

Stretching across the harsh and frigid northlands, this vast, mighty kingdom still reels from years of civil war between its Church and State. The clash of steel has quieted and the two sides have finally reconciled, though both reduced to shadows of their former power. Anarchy and chaos now grips this once proud nation as its people struggle to survive.

Quick Links: Salvar At A Glance | Timeline | Wiki

The ancestral home of the High Elves has always been a land of magic and wonder. However, in the wake of a the destruction wrought by the necromancer Xem'Zund, this realm of shining cities and ancient forests now holds ruins and danger as its diminished population struggles to regain their nation's former glory.

Quick Links: Raiaera At A Glance | Timeline | Wiki

To the west of Corone lies Lornius, an island of xenophobic traders marred by endless poverty. It is also home of Terrinore Isle, the most fearsome and nigh inescapable prison on Althanas. Lornius is not for the feint of heart. Completed threads here earn 1.5x EXP, but it is reserved for Level 5+ characters and those who have done something extraordinary for the site.

Quick Links: Lornius At A Glance | Timeline | Wiki

Here lie the frontiers, the mysterious lands at the map's edge, outside the 'civilized world'. Only the brave will explore the steamy jungles of Dheathain, the arid deserts and ancient tombs of Fallien, and other wondrous and perilous lands. Adventure awaits, but be warned: "Here there be monsters."

Quick Links: Berevar | Dheathain | Fallien | Haide/Tular Plains

Use this forum to post character sheets for any ongoing Nexus roleplay. Character sheets are not required, but might be useful to inspire activity.

Post all of your IC freeform role-play threads in this area. Feel free to use a thread prefix (e.g. [TYPE]) to identify the setting/topic of your role-play.

Please conduct all Nexus recruitment in this forum rather than in the one in the Roleplayer's Corner.

The home of competitive RP on Althanas. Battle in the Citadel, participate in a league, or take names in a tournament.

Quick Links: The Citadel | Tournaments | Boss Battles

Come here to spend your GP for special, extra items.

This is the place for clans to recruit new members, raid other clans, and compete with other groups in Clan Wars.

Quick Link: Clan Directory | Activity Logs | Clan Wars

Compete against others in short character-based prompts designed to challenge your creativity.

The home of any non-Althanas discussion where you can discuss the latest trends in politics, movies, literature, or anything else that comes to mind.

Quick Link: Introductions Forum/Outroductions | Creative Endeavors

Post messages to the staff with any Althanas-related questions, comments, or suggestions. Give us feedback, and don't be afraid to fire away!

Quick Link: Althanas Community Radio

View past, completed role-playing threads here, including Tournaments and the Althanas Awards!