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Welcome to June!

We have a sizable update for you guys this month - one that includes a brand new, unique custom species!! :D Please welcome the quaterneri, a wonderful race of multi-armed, somewhat animalistic and tribal humanoids who dwell within and around volcanic regions and places where there exists extreme heat. As we work on our map updates, expect a few new volcanoes to pop up around the Realms! ;D

Speaking of new places, we have two for you! Take a gander at the Ethereal Lake in the country of Kerguelan and a brand new discovery - the Cimmerian Rift in Cimmeria, both in Xaeri! What is a Rift, you ask? Read more about them in the new library entry, Rift Lore.

To go along with the next few updates, we have a new item for you all regarding wolf familiars! Take a looksee at the Wolven Talisman and buy it for 500j in the shop!

Last but not least, the polishes - we have two full ones and one partial! Our Vystrian wolves have been completely rewritten, and so has the lupine kamine! Finally, we have now updated and polished the lost elemental subspecies: Aura, Chaos, and Storm.

 

New month means new updates! First and foremost, we have four new subspecies for you guys - two avian subs and two dragon subs! Brand new to the avians are the neraken - demonic avians that serve Hell - and the teryxean - bat-winged avians native to Khankirae. For our dragons, there are two new Heartwoodian/Evylonian subspecies: the Coppers and the Bronzes! Two good-aligned dragons that have allied themselves with the Halgian Empire, new metallics for you all to play with.

Next, we have a brand new, widely-used language! Called Phasma, it is known to be an attempt at creating a code for criminals to use, including not only spoken words, but glyphs and sign language as well. It was invented by the Ruby Faction, and is now used widely by many criminals abroad the Realms!

Another Rift has appeared! Created in the Second Demon War, this Rift lay in Kidochi, Kurai disguised as an innocent bloodwater pond. Jump on in and find out what's inside, we dare you! ;D

Last but not least, two species have been overhauled! Say hello to the new and polished kirin and the redone Evylonian deer!

Plotwise, the Faction of Hope is growing desperate! After the loss of Orochi's support, the order has been given to release dragon slaves upon their enemies. These poor creatures have been magically modified and mind-broken, as well as fitted with specialized collars to keep them under control and make them attack the Faction's opposition. Be warned, however, that these collars do not come off easily!

 

Here are the new monthly updates! We do lore/content releases on the first of every month, and today is the day for new, shiny things! Take a gander at what we have:

First and foremost, there's a new Rift that has been found!! The Alubrian Rift is a dangerous place, and the entrance can be found in the northern reaches of Alubria, nestled in an arctic cave. Inside the Rift, magic is chaotic, and various gemstones react to an individual's magical affinity... and flip it, too!

Which leads us to our next new thing! Check the shop for the Seeker Stone, a rare gemstone that comes from this particular Rift. While it does not have the ability to change an individual's elemental affinity anymore, these can tell you what magic any individual has, and even if an item is enchanted or not!

Next, the Heartwoodian/Evylonian Coppers and Bronzes we released last month now have new info in our Dragon Lore V book in the library!

Last but not least, as a part of our ongoing redux project, the pegasi and ogre have both been polished up! Both now have regional variants, and their information has been completely overhauled to better fit with our more recent species and revamps. (:

 

This month we are doing a large multi-site collaboration event across the entire month of October, featuring role-play across all three sites! All three have their own events and prizes, and more information can be found by clicking the Day of Bones banner below. Hope to see you there!

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And now for the updates!

A brand new full species has appeared! Please welcome the akhlut, a unique, tribal blend of wolf and orca who may live both on land and at sea. They have two forms and a variety of appearances, check them out!

Tons of new library books for you all have appeared! We have 9 new legends and 1 new lorebook! Descriptions and links to each can be found here:

He-Of-Cold-Truths: The legend of a great half-Kingdom demon named Cipher, hero of the xeriin!
Legend of the Traitor Gold: A tale of a dragon who's name is no longer spoken, simply called the Traitor Gold...
Lost Terra: The secret legend of the ancient home of the terravyrns and their lost Realm of Terra.
The Black Moon of Millirand: An interesting book on the legendary Black Moon of Millirand, Curu Lunari!
The Forgotten City Of The Desert A legend about the ruins of a city buried by sand, the only reminder of the foolish pride of its builders.
The Founding of Umbra The story of Umbra's founding; the city of Fallen Halgians, Black dragons, and one man's sacrifice to secure their ultimate sanctuary.
The Iron Maiden The legend of the Iron Maiden, a lethaos with unique armor, her devotion to love, and her significance to both War and Death demons.
Tomb of the Blue Dragons An old telling of the legend of the blue dragons, their names unknown, and the hidden tomb that is said to hold a library of knowledge that none can now reach.
-Twisted Beasts of the Cursed Isle A legend about a small isle off the coast of Khankirae, where an assortment of exiles from the Order of Mages made a grave mistake.

Soulgems: A Study: A book that details Soulgems, their uses, their variants, how to create them, and more.

BTACD now sports two brand new official NPCs, and a number of new quests! Please welcome Jhaek, the undead adventurer, and Stygian, the cultist circadian. Check them out!

Last but not least, our species reduxes! We have completely overhauled both saurian and weredragon to be much more uniform, better fleshed out, and better explained. Whoo!

 

No lore update this time around, but we have FOUR brand new skins, a new default look, and a shiny newsletter and monthly contest for y'all!

 

We have a new, small feature for y'all to enjoy! At the top of certain subforums, banners like this may appear:


These will tell you about any area-wide events currently affecting that location!

For lore, we are beginning the long trek of fleshing out some of our original religions! First on that list is Evylon - and the page has been updated to reflect all changes. Take a gander at the faiths of C'larae, Etherism, Fae'niel, the Light, the Eventide, and Zhaei'va; Cult of Salvation!

Next, we have two awesome new subspecies for you all! Both can be found on the wolf species page. We're happy to introduce the cainos, which are based on domesticated dog breeds, and the lycaeon, based on feral/wild canine species!

Last but not least, we have two species reduxes for you! The minotaur has been fleshed out further, introducing quite a number of new variants for everyone to play with, including a type that is more antelope-like! Then, we've completely redone and overhauled the zirus species, freeing it up a little more and making it a better, cohesive whole.


PLOT:

The gods have looked into the future, and have seen utter chaos. Almost all of the futures they gazed into have resulted in a single thing, no matter the path - and thus they have sent a warning out across time, affecting Seers with brief, sporadic visions speaking of doom and prophesy.

While many Seers will not be strong enough to grasp the vision with clarity, a few will see the brief snatches for what they are. These visions are striking now; they may hit only once, or may strike multiple times, the same vision, in whatever way your Seer uses their Sight. It is involuntary, and cannot be blocked or fought! What does this mean?

 

We have a new, small feature for y'all to enjoy! At the top of certain subforums, banners like this may appear:


These will tell you about any area-wide events currently affecting that location!

For lore, we are beginning the long trek of fleshing out some of our original religions! First on that list is Evylon - and the page has been updated to reflect all changes. Take a gander at the faiths of C'larae, Etherism, Fae'niel, the Light, the Eventide, and Zhaei'va; Cult of Salvation!

Next, we have two awesome new subspecies for you all! Both can be found on the wolf species page. We're happy to introduce the cainos, which are based on domesticated dog breeds, and the lycaeon, based on feral/wild canine species!

Last but not least, we have two species reduxes for you! The minotaur has been fleshed out further, introducing quite a number of new variants for everyone to play with, including a type that is more antelope-like! Then, we've completely redone and overhauled the zirus species, freeing it up a little more and making it a better, cohesive whole.


PLOT:

The gods have looked into the future, and have seen utter chaos. Almost all of the futures they gazed into have resulted in a single thing, no matter the path - and thus they have sent a warning out across time, affecting Seers with brief, sporadic visions speaking of doom and prophesy.

While many Seers will not be strong enough to grasp the vision with clarity, a few will see the brief snatches for what they are. These visions are striking now; they may hit only once, or may strike multiple times, the same vision, in whatever way your Seer uses their Sight. It is involuntary, and cannot be blocked or fought! What does this mean?

 

The first release of 2020 is here! Say hello to the new decade with a brand new, huge magic class: clerics! These individuals are somewhat similar to god Wards, though not as powerful and not as restricted. You can find information on what the clerics of each god does on the gods page, as well!

Speaking of gods, each living deity now has special emblems to represent them!

Next on our list is the religion expansion for Felnova. The religion information has been fleshed out to include eight complete religions!! These are the Faith of the Fiv'ean, Faith of the Curuyen'n, Lunarism, Order of Fraemyth, Children of the Wolf, Lion's Roar, Rahkriism, and Linathism.

Last but not least, we have two new reduxes - the chimera and shar! Both have been completely rewritten and overhauled, so they fit the style of the site better. <3

Plot update!

The gods deliberate upon whether or not they will intervene in the lives of mortals; and it is made clear just how close the Realms of Kurai and Felnova are coming to complete destruction. Energy storms and massive earthquakes tear these worlds apart, and behind it all, the gods wonder: should they step in, devastating in their power, risking the very balance that keeps their worlds together? Or should they allow the mortals one final chance to make things right?

 

Welcome to the new month! We have a brand new, super neat magical location for you guys - located in Yosa Kyakih, Lizzarkyth is the Isle of Mist! A mist-shrouded island-city that long ago served the Order of Mages, now reduced to rubble and crumbling walls. However, mages still take refuge in its ruins, hiding behind the spell-mist and the many protective magics wreathed in its bones...

Kurai's religion has been fleshed out! Check out our four demonic faiths: Kensh no Chitsujo (the religion of Death), Raion no Khumyr (the religion of Famine), Hoku no Shinja (the religion of Pestilence), and Abr'nil no Shinko (the religion of War)!

The zirus have not one, but two brand new subspecies! Check out the krastaeja zirus - a new crustacean-based aquatic breed - and the Kuraian zirus, based on our demon Kingdoms!

Last but not least, we've had two species reduxes this month - the orc and the werewolf! We're super excited for these, as they have been around almost as long as BTACD has and the info was really showin' its age. That, and we're coming up on the end of our species redux project, and will be done completely in another few months! WHOOT!

PLOT:

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A timeskip has taken place in the Realms! Check the above link for more information!

The imbalance of Kurai and Felnova have become immense; the earthquakes never cease, and the energy storms run rampant. The Faction of Hope is falling apart at the seams as the two worlds spin towards destruction. As the free races seek to save their Realms, the war is coming to a head - but to what end?​

 

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Welcome the birthday month with a good handful of new lore! First and foremost, we have a neat brand new custom species called the eumasel! They are a race of spiritual humanoids bound to ancestral spirit trees, blessed by the former god of the Soulplane, Shiranui. Check them out!

Next on our list is the religion expansion for the Realm of Lizzarkyth, featuring the lyzard's Drii'avk Z'krel - the Divine Path!

At long last, all of our constellation images are complete! The nine that were missing have been drawn and added, along with a few errors fixed. Go read up on our stars and look at the new shinies! ;D

Then, the alicorn species has been polished up as part of our redux project, making it better organized and more cohesive as a whole. New variants have been added, check them out!

Last but definitely not least, our most prolific species - the dragon - has been redone at last! That info was quite possibly one of our oldest write-ups, and suffered from an immense list of issues. A few names have been changed, appearances clarified, notes added, culture expanded, abilities hashed out, and we even have a brand new variant - the ouroboros has joined the party!!

PLOT UPDATE!
There has been a timeskip!

The gods held council and made a startling decision: Nina and the Faction have to be stopped, at any cost, no matter what. Thus, they decided to begin working on divine intervention. It's been two months since they dispersed...

Across both Kurai and Felnova, the balance has tipped dangerously. The earthquakes never cease, and the Faction of Hope is splintering beneath its own weight and the fears of those trapped with no way out. While most seek to only stay alive as the two worlds fall apart, Nina moves closer and closer towards her goal.

 

Welcome to the new month! While we had a nice month-long break from our usual lore-creatin' shenanigans, we seem to have had some trouble with images here on the 1st...


BTACD also released a brand new skin for its 17th birthday! WHOO!




Last but not least, our birthday events are staying open until April 11th! Check out Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3!

 

We have some new things for you this May! First and foremost, we are excited to bring you accents and dialects! This not only includes a description on how both regional accents and inborn accents work, but many of our Realms have been updated with their regional accents as well. Check out Evylon, Felnova, Kurai, Lizzarkyth, Millirand, Noctis, Ristell and Xaeri!

We also have released a brand new dragon subspecies called the arbordrake - also known as 'false feylizards'! They are tiny, tree-dwelling, often metallic drakes that live in the Realms' many forests.

Last but not least, we've updated and overhauled both the hellwolf species, and the morra sin!

 

Several new updates have rolled in! First and foremost, we have a brand new species!! The gemfolk are unique, gemstone-associated humanoids with strong elemental affiliations. Each clan - called a cluster - has different traits, check them out!

We have 11 brand new rituals for you all to use! These include fleshing out our Realms that had very few or none - including Lizzarkyth, Noctis, and Ristell!

All currency areas on the Realms' splash pages have been updated, and our coins have been named!

Last but not least, the rekklin and kaveri both got overhauls, and are now polished and shiny to match the style of the rest of the site!

 

Monthly update incoming! Happy July, all!

First, we're super excited to release the Millirand religion expansion! This Realm's religion section has been expanded into four different faiths: Trae'vinn Yi'fae'n, Solari, Sagoism, and the now-familiar, Faction-born Order of Fraemyth. Check them out~

Next, concepted by Vizier, we have the oni subspecies of ogre! These Kuraian ogres are split into the four Kingdoms and have unique traits for each!

Last but not least, we have our last two species reduxes done and finalized!! Check out the brand new rathar and halfling species!

And, what's this?! Oh my goodness! After three long years our species redux project is complete!! What does this mean for the monthly content releases, you ask? Now that our main species have finally been brought up to site standard, we're going to be focusing on the subspecies of our races, and after that we have other redux projects planned. Stay tuned!

 

New month, new updates!!

You guys might remember this one, but the atlantean subspecies the nabari has gone live! These guys are giant, prehistoric seekers of knowledge dwelling in the deepest depths of the sea. They may surface to study current events, taking the shape of a giant bird of aquatic giant!

As part of our continuing religion expansion, Noctis has been completed! Take a look at the balanced faith of Dualism, the severe Order of Seiten, and the mysterious, chaotic cult of Albanites!

A new landmark has been discovered! Deep in the Millirandian country of Jes're'en, there exists a tree like no other. It's a large, ancient weeping willow who's branches drift in the wind... and the roots that spread beyond its floating chunk of rock reach towards the waterfall below it. Behind the waterfall, secrets await!

We are embarking on a new redux project, now that full species are done! With this, we'll be focusing on subspecies and revamping any that need a lil love (because some are HELLA old). First on the list was the chimera subs, the manticore and nue! These have been fully updated into sapient races, instead of the semi-intelligent monsters they were before. Still scary, though! ;D

 

Welcome to the Month of Spooky Things! ;D

BTACD has a brand new species for you all to look at! Check out the m'mimlusk! These humanoids are gifted with large shells they make their homes in, and these shells appear far larger on the inside than the outside...

Next, we have finally finished our religion expansion project with Xaeri, the last Realm on our list to be given such a facelift! In it we have four religions focusing around three gods - one for Naerex, one for Nicean, one for Rhathor, and one for all of the above! :D

We've also continued on our subspecies revamp project with the elves! Night elves, pure elves, and Ristellan elves have all been given a good polishing up! Check 'em out!

Last but not least (we hope!), there are some website QOL updates coming your way! First, and now completed, all Realm pages have been condensed and all of that info can now be found in collapsible slides!! Less scrolling, better organization! ;D


The species page has also had a facelift! Now, traditional, custom, and extinct races all have their own separate pages, easy to look through and navigate. (Extinct, you say? Hmm...) We even have some examples on how our species information is put together!


Lastly, we're going through and updating all of our species pages to have applicable links in their sidebars, especially a link directly to the subspecies of that race! While this isn't done yet, Verri got so excited she had to yell about it here anyways. ;D

...and the plot!
Odd things are afoot in the Realms... strange occurrences all throughout the worlds we know. Are these the end-times? Heralds of what is to come...?

 

With the new year comes a NEW species! Meet the xinlong - a species of nomadic humanoids with the features of primates who often compete at treasure hunting and pranks, often adorning themselves in the trophies of their various exploits. An adventuresome lot to be sure!

Next on our expansion list is Felnova and its politics section is now complete! All of Felnova's countries - from the lupine Myrlands to the complex Vystriana - are there. And now, our politics sections have shields decorating their info! ;D

Last but not least, the roc'a species got a much-needed overhaul! We missed this one in our species redux project, so we've taken the big birbs and fleshed them out into three distinct variants: greatwings, midwings, and slightwings!

 

Welcome to the BIRTHDAY MONTH! We have a wonderful joint lore release today - a new flora item and a new landmark, a forest to go with it! We are proud to bring the Ketsueki Fruit Tree to the forests and gardens of Kurai, a fruitbearing tree with white-to-silver bark and various scarlet fruits. These are considered a delicacy to War demons. There is an orchard of these trees - in multiple types - located in Isekikuni. The fruit of these trees can resemble anything from an apple to a grapefruit, though they will always be red in color and 'bleed' when ripe enough to eat!

Next, we have taken and completely revamped the avian subspecies! Each subspecies has been gone through, tidied up, and in some cases - namely the keravnos and the Darkened seraph - completely redone!

One thing! We are working on something really big behind the scenes, so our next several releases may be a little bit small. Never fear, when this is done, it'll be AWESOME! >:D​

 

Happy April! We hope you enjoyed our Fools joke! ;D

No lore update this month, as it's a break month, but check out our newsletter:
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