August Newsletter from Iron Realms Entertainment

10 Years of Iron Realms Entertainment
September 9th, 2007 will mark ten years of Iron Realms Entertainment, its seed first planted with the opening of Achaea in 1997. Time flies, and in ten short years, IRE now has four worlds, another in development, and our first graphical MMO on the horizon. For the next month IRE will be celebrating this landmark with a variety of games, contests, and events across all of our realms.

Here are some IRE events you can look forward to:

Credit Bonus
What is an IRE celebration without a nice, juicy credit bonus? It doesn't get much bigger than 30%. That means, until the end of September, any character purchasing a credit package will get 30% more credits. So, if you order 100 credits, you get 30 extra. If you order 1000 credits, you get 300 extra. A 2000 credit package will get you a whopping 600 extra credits! Imagine the possibilities!

5% Experience Bonus
Love bashing? Want levels faster? Then your time has come! The next month will be filled with endless joy as you gain 5% more experience while bashing. Denizens of the land are already quaking with this knowledge, cowering under beds and hiding in caves. No mercy! Find them, drag them out, and explain that you must take advantage of this limited opportunity.

Pillaging the countryside not really your style? Never fear, this increase will cover all experience gained from questing as well.

Ironbeard Sightings
Rumours abound of a cheerful, slightly inebriated dwarf roving the lands. It’s said he has hidden a cache of wonderful gifts within his mighty beard, delivering them to to adventurers great and small, young and old. Adventurers that more time spent in the land will increase your chances of meeting this magnanimous individual. Is it a fairy tale or just a likely story?

Essay Contest
How do you fight in a text game? With words silly! Epic battles of wit are on the horizon with this writing contest. The action begins immediately and will come to an end on September 1st. Winners will be announced on the 9th. 10 overall, IRE winners will be decided, with first place receiving 2000 credits. From that point the top winners will get 1500, 1000, 750, 500, 250, 200, 150, 100, and 50 credit prizes.

Allowed Topics

What you love most about your favorite Iron Realms MUD and why.
A defining moment or series of events for your character in an Iron Realms MUD.

Other Rules

Your essay must be less then 1000 words.
Mail the finished essay to essays@ironrealms.com. Make sure to include your character and game name.

Lottery
Ok, Mister Moneybags. Do you have a huge bank account and nothing left to spend it on? Do you lay awake at night in your 250-room castle fretting about all that gold? Give it to the poor? Universal health care for underage goblins? Not a chance! Spend it on lottery tickets! All IRE games will begin a lottery on August 27th, with the drawings to be held on September 9th. Each game will have 5 winners with 1000, 800, 600, 400, and 200 credit prizes.

September 9th
When the big day arrives in all its glory, what can you expect? Treasure hunts, gift bags, games, events, and lots of fun surprises are planned for those who happen to be around. You won't want to miss out on this special day!

Individual Games
Aside from the exciting IRE-wide events, individual games will be hosting several events. Here are some that are coming up over the month. Check with the games to get more information and exact starting times.

Achaea

August 11: Bandersnatch
August 19: Quiz
August 25: Game with credit prizes, nature of game TBA.
September 2nd: Game with credit prizes, nature of game TBA.

Aetolia

August 11: Starfall
August 18: Arena Games throughout the day.
August 25: Treasure Hunt
September 1st: City vs City Capture the Flag
September 2nd: Quiz

Imperian

August 11: Scavenger Hunt
August 18: Profession Freeforalls
August 25: Quiz
September 1st: Guild vs Guild Capture the Flag
September 2nd: Gemhunts

Lusternia

August 12: Wild Nodes with commodity prizes and 25k power to winner
August 12: Hamster Hunt with gold prizes
August 19: Quiz with credit prizes
August 26: Wargames with teams of 3
September 2: Scavenger Hunt with credit prize

I hope you will take the time to stop in and enjoy the festivities over the next month.

Sincerely,

Matt Mihály
CEO, Iron Realms Entertainment