The Realm Observer

Fifthyear (2025) / 0¢

From The Outside, Looking In!

Realmwide Aridnic Games announced

Aridnic Games flag present in front of the Realm map

Five glorious years of this Realm's existence are being celebrated with an enormous new event; The Aridnic Games. This will consist of a variety of competitive sports & activities which will be hosted at various settlements & locations across the Realm! The Games will occur after this year's Harvest Festival, running from October through to December

"The Realm's citizens will have a chance to represent their respective regions of the world". The current region candidates are; Greater Aridnea, Everburn Region (encompassing Fort Pryvoca & Savannah Hill), Sakura Valley Region (encompassing The Meadows & Deepslate Peak), and the newly formalised South Coast Alliance (comprised of Port Ragga & Luvana).

Planning and construction is still under way, but at present the proposed 'sports' that will be contested are as follows; Ice Boat Racing, Spleef, Camel Racing, Water Racing, Archery & Javelin, Cross Country Horse Racing, Parkour, and Ice Wrestling. Most of these sports already have facilities available for them and will be expanded on in their own page on this site.

The Realm's citizens will have a chance to represent their respective regions of the world...

This will also be bringing the inaugural season of the Aridnea City Spleef League to a close, in order to accomodate the Games. This season has so far seen a total washout with Southwatch dominating Citadel.

August 2025

Harvest time has come... for the Ender Dragon

Celebrating one year on our self-hosted server, Harvest Festival is coming around again this September.

To herald this new era, the third age, an expedition to the End is being planned. We of this world will conquer the Ender Dragon for the benefit of all! The End has already been located due north across the Yestergust Sea from Aridnea City.

Along with the End expedition will be the usual Harvest festival fare; town decoration, markets, and an abundance of food and fireworks. Days typically run longer, but this may be impeded by End forces until their defeat.

The most joyful time of year for the Realm will not be challenged!

August 2025

War never changes...

Luvana has emerged victorious in a recent skirmish following a land challenge by the nearby village of Avanul.

Avanul had constructed a log fort on land between the two settlements in an attempt to claim right up to the outskirts of Luvana itself. A designated war zone was sequestered with Avanul employing numerous improvised explosive devices, thorn bush trenches, sand fall pits and other trappings. One of these, a tripwire-to-dispenser style trap malfunctioned and lit the wooden fort ablaze. In the battle Aurora Lavana fell to an explosive death.

Following the initial chaos, Avanul forces fled back to their village while burning an abundance of grass and foliage placed for this very occurance. Within the village itself the last of the Avanuls was felled, bringing an end to the war and to Avanul itself. All loot and land of the area has been placed under Luvanan control. There may still be explosive traps in the region, work is under way to dismantle them.

This was a part of the testing of a 'war system' within the Realm, the findings of which are inconclusive but with enough promise that a fair system could be created in the future. We were compelled to bring it to a close for the sake of peace during the Aridnic Games.

August 2025

Peace will rain

Following the recent agression pointed at Luvana, Port Ragga has extended the option of an alliance to secure the lands across the southern coast where they reside.

The newly created South Coast Alliance has been formalized between the two city-states, encompassing all land between and around them. This new grouping secures peace in this region, south of Aridnea. The construction of a highway connecting the two is already near completion, with a railway to follow shortly (a 'south coast line'). Other commemorative 'friendship' builds are soon to come.

The new region will come into it's own as a participant in the upcoming Aridnic Games! The South Coast Alliance (SCA) is a confederated and mostly anarchic land without law at this time...

August 2025

Fifthyear 2025

From The Outside, Looking In!

Spleef comes to Aridnea! new local league founded

The Arena of Aridnea City has recieved alterations to accomodate hosting of spleef games. Spleef is a sport where competing players harvest blocks underneath each other until one of them hits the ground floor, losing the match.

The brand new 'Aridnea City Spleef League' has been incorporated as the Realm's first Spleef competition. The League currently consists of two teams; Citadel (red) and Southwatch (black).

"This new league will help familiarize the Realm with spleef, and hopefully grow to worldwide league or competition, in the future" said ACSL founder Joos. Spleef requires two players, who can pick whichever team they want to represent, match results can be added to signage at the entrance to the Arena itself.

The inaugrual game between Realm Founders ended with a victory for Southwatch!

This new league will help familiarize the Realm with spleef...

The internal areas of the Arena have also been renovated to include locker rooms and colour coded team uniforms, with a generous supply of shears and leaves available at the Arena seating level for use in the game.

May 2025

Pallid Peaks Probed

In a recent expedition to the westernmost lands of the Yestergust Sea, explorers from Aridnea conducted a comprehensive canvass of the colossal Pallid Peak mountains.

Several enormous interconnected underground caverns were discovered with abundant open resources nodes, along with one barely explored mineshaft.

The mountains themselves are difficult to traverse, with steep inclines and many dangerous patches of powder snow, broken up only by densely forested valleys, perilous at night.

A small base was constructed inside the tallest mountain's cavern, there is however a cliffhanging village on the very northeastern section of the mountains, bordering the Ridgardian Desert/Savannah (towards Everburn).

May 2025

Eastern expedition reveals pale garden

Explorers from Aridnea and Sakura Valley united recently in efforts to find a 'Pale Garden' biome. This ambitious trek began at Sakura, heading east across to the next continent.

Following some equine and supply losses, the East Continent was reached and the search for the biome continued. Luckily it appeared rather close to the landing coast, however with this came the next perilous chapter

These bold explorers became the first in the realm to face the new threat to our world, Creakers. A beast which only appears at night, visually arborial and chameleonic with the surrounding flora, it remains stationary when gazed upon. Yet, when one looks away, these beasts move at frightening speed to attack your stern. The Creakers are also seemingly invulnerable on first encounter, that is until their weakness is identified.

Nearby pale oak trees hold the 'heart' of these Creakers, which is the point that must be attacked to fell the beast. Fortunately the explorers realized this and were able to slay several of the creatures, as well as engage in moderate rare resource harvesting!

Following this extended encounter, the expedition commenced it's journey home, but along the way rediscovered the location of Sakura's unnamed East Continent village. A densely forested taiga village bordered by cliff and thornbush, accessible only by bridge. Eventually the expedition returned to Sakura and the known realm, successfully acquiring the materials of the Pale Gardens biome.

May 2025

Lunar Festival Celebrated

June Solstice has come and gone with the first ever Lunar festival hosted in Aridnea City, this being the first winter solstice since the festivals were layed out late last year.

Lunar festival's primary decoration site was centred on Aridnea City's Old Town Square. A new lunar themed banner was crafted for the event, with the recently aqcuired pale garden biome resources providing an interesting array of flora. In particular the new eyeblossom flowers blooming orange overnight was a sight to behold.

The two week festival came to a conclusion at the beginning of July

July 2025

Fifthyear 2025

From The Outside, Looking In!

New College built in the Meadows

Enchanters the world over may rest easy with this tremendous new 'college' build in The Meadows. The College houses numerous librarian villagers with a wide variety of some of the most sought after enchanted books available for trade, including Mending! A new essential destination to visit for all of those across the realm.

The Meadows can be reached via the Grand Overworld Railway, Nether Express Railway (via Sakura Valley), or on the Sakura Valley Highway. The College itself is located east of the town, along the highway to Sakura Valley

January 2025

Gaia Festival Celebrated

Devotees from across the Realm are coming together in reverence of the great life giver. This March Equinox is the season of Gaia, pay your respects at the Gaia Tree and perhaps take a visit to Aridnea City, the genesis of the Realm.

Aridnea City Town Square will become overgrown and enveloped in Jungle trees to celebrate the majesty of Gaia, with some goodies available for those who visit!

"I will keep the world alive, even if nobody is present" said Joos, the architect of Aridnea and server master, in answer to a recent lack of players around. "We are playing other games, there is no obligation to only stick to the Realm!" he further commented.

The festivals have been guaranteed to continue indefinitely, as long as the server exists!

I will keep the world alive, even if nobody is present.

Also, difficulty within the Realm will drop to 'easy' for the duration, a gift from Gaia.

March 2025

Brand new adventure guild hall, and workshop overhaul, unveiled in Aridnea

The Enourmous new domed building now towers between map room lane, boundary st & portcottage way, refocusing the Town Square this direction also. The Grand Adventure Guild Hall now consolidates the old 'Adventurer's Guild Hall' in the citadel tower, the 'Grand Map Room of the Realm' and the new 'Grand Library of the Realm' in one location, also acting as a community hub with the new town notice board.

This new guild hall alters the landscape and layout of Aridnea City significantly, and other changes may take place to accomodate this, including a rework of the street tram line. Visit when you get a chance!

As for the Workshop, it has now been designated the world headquarters of the Crafting, Building & Smithing divisions of the Mining Guild. The public Aridnean Storage Repository has been moved into the building to further consolidate these activites, and hopefully eliminate any remaining lag directly at spawn. Also the automatic mud crafting machine has been completed, along with a complementary mud to clay drying rack! And finally, a new statue of an iron pickaxe, as depicted in dokucraft light, has been erected to commemorate these improvements.

The Workshop/Mining Guild is serviced by the existing railway station in the Ravine Mine, on the Aridnean Local Line (cargo friendly), or via a quick walk down Manufactory Way.

January 2025

Southwatch district now growing

The Community of the Southwatch district of Aridnea City is growing, as villagers have been brought to populate new dwellings recently built. Their trades will be primarily focused on smithing, and over time with experience and levelling, will become a hub for essential equipment in the realm!

February 2025

Fifthyear 2025

From The Outside, Looking In!

Mines of Corruption Discovered

In the process building an overworld rail line in Port Ragga region, this new cavern system has been discovered. It has been barely explored and already appears to be the largest cavern system ever found in world! There is a lava sea that would fit right in, in the nether, as well as hundreds of open nodes of iron, gold and diamond. The name Corruption comes from the surrounding lands being heavily corrupted from a world generation viewpoint, lots of chunks full of water suddenly next to chunks without.

Development has begun in the region, with a mining base camp, Sam's Sushi Saloon (placeholder name) and a series of canals to connect nearby rivers. The Mines are serviced by an overworld rail line from Port Ragga, and it's own nether portal!

December 2024

New Guilds Consolidated

An Updated set of guilds have been created/consolidated to develop their respective specialties throughout the realm, and direct players to relevant locations & activities.

The respective guild banners will be placed throughout the world at relevant locations, providing a striking visual guide on where to access certain facilities

The Guilds are as follows: Adventure Guild, Mining Guild, and Merchant Guild. Each guild has it's own banner, unique from the style of most settlement flags with it's use of this cross ✠ (which is dokucraft light's version of 'the thing', mojang's old logo which is a banner pattern). "The respective guild banners will be placed throughout the world at relevant locations, providing a striking visual guide on where to access certain facilities". reported Guildmaster Joos

Visit the Guilds hub page for more information on each guild's scope, and links to their dedicated pages on this site

December 2024

War Rumblings in the Realm

A roleplay opportunity

A new village has appeared south of Luvana, and has issued a challenge to their land claims. Preparations for war, the building of fortifications and dermarkation of the battleground, are taking place. BEWARE when travelling south of Luvana, as there may be lethal traps.

"In essence, we are attempting to create and trial a warfare system between willing towns in the Realm" revealed General Joos, the challenger to Luvana

February 2025

Realm Website now live!

January of fifthyear (2025) we made this website live to act as a barrier-less information companion to the Realm, so that players are not required to use Discord if they do not want to. Our promise is that this site will be constantly updated and expanded into a small scale wiki, with to the hour changes in server status recorded. This new layout of the 'News' page, completed in April, is testament to that promise. Play on!