THE HERALD

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and running from Today, Monday March 16th until Thursday, March 19th, a random-object-generated (ROG) reward awaits those who complete the annual ‘Leprechaun Treasure’ quest. Please remember – one quest completion per character, per year!

To obtain the quest, level 50s should pay the following poor souls a visit to help them ease their woes.

• Edmund in Cotswold’s tavern
• Bjorne in Mularn’s beer hall
• Silvadren in Mag Mell’s pub

• As part of the quest, players will be shapeshifted into a realm-specific “leprechaun” but have ALL of their stats debuffed by 75%.
• But fear not, leprechauns may be weak but they are also nigh impossible to catch: shapeshifted players will also have an unbreakable CC-immunity and speed buff for the duration of the shapeshift.
• Oh, and we hear the real leprechauns love hiding their treasure around the center of Ellan Vannin. Enjoy some zany RvR throughout the event!
• The ROG reward is a choice between a ring or a bracer similar to the standard Valentine’s Day Imp quest with some slight differences. These ROGs will only allow up to 5 slots for stats but will also have 1 of 6 possible /uses.
• Players that interact with the ‘Leprechaun Treasure’ will also receive the One-Time Drop (OTD) reward, Patches’ Mug.
• This OTD can only be obtained once ever on a character (and not a new one each year).
• Players must be on the ‘Leprechaun Treasure’ quest to interact with the Leprechaun Treasure and obtain this OTD.

It seems one leprechaun celebrated the festival a little too enthusiastically, and somehow ended up enormous. Find this oversized menace on Ellan Vannin and take care of him.

Players can speak to the below NPC’s to pick up this quest. This quest auto renews and auto completes, awards realm points upon completion, and is area credit within a generous radius on Ellan Vannin (excluding safe ports and underneath Knoc Meayll). (Ywain only)

• Albion: Lady Idris in Catterick Hamlet
• Hibernia: Yda Llonwy in Crair Treflan
• Midgard: Fathor in Godrborg

For players of all level ranges, there are three pesky little tricksters who are hoping you’re not too lucky! A ‘charming’ reward will be bestowed upon those who have the cunning to out-wit:

• Killaghe in Albion
• Daighu in Midgard
• Iollarme in Hibernia

The “Luck of a Leprechaun” quest can be obtained from the following:

• Sir Prescott in Cotswold
• Hrolf in Mularn
• Epona in Mag Mell

Additional Notes:

• As the Dominion event has now moved to Ellan Vannin, the keeps of Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, and Dun Crauchon have returned to their normal state.

Once again, this event will conclude on Thursday, March 19th!

We wish you a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day!

The struggle for control of the frontiers never rests. Across the realms the war for dominance continues as each realm seeks to secure key strongholds and push back enemy forces.

Commanders have issued new orders to their warriors to strike at the strategic beachhead keeps of the frontier and prove your strength against those who stand in your path. Those who rise to the challenge will earn Dominion Marks, to be traded in for ancient Mythirians and new shields to aid you in battle.

• Albion: Lady Idris in Catterick Hamlet
• Hibernia: Yda Llonwy in Crair Treflan
• Midgard: Fathor in Godrborg

[Dominion] Dominion of the Frontiers

This quest requires players to take the ruined keeps of Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, Dun Crauchon and defeat 20 enemy players, or 5 enemies while solo.

Completing this quest will award you with one Dominion Mark. Five Dominion Marks can be turned into the quest giver NPC’s for your choice of reward:

• Crossroads event Mythirian (regardless of Demonic or Vigilant path)
• New Shields of Dominion (multiple choices)

This quest auto renews and auto completes.

[Dominion] Banners of War

This is a gather quest located in the ruined keeps of Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, and Dun Crauchon.

This quest auto completes but does not auto renew.

Additional Notes:

• Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, and Dun Crauchon are in a temporary ruined state for the duration of this event.
• Map Fragments event has ended but the merchant will remain ingame until Friday, March 20th, 2026.
• Enemy Heads will continue to drop from player kills in the regions of Hadrian’s Wall, Odin’s Gate, Emain Macha, and Ellan Vannin.
• A 50% Realm Point Bonus will be available in the event areas of Hadrian’s Wall, Odin’s Gate, Emain Macha, and Ellan Vannin.

The Dominion event will run until Monday, April 13th, 2026.

The final, final, hunt moves to Ellan Vannin! With so many fragments changing hands, restraint has collapsed and the island has been declared PvP active for the duration of this rotation.

There are no allegiances, no safety, only fragments and those willing to claim them.

As always with PvP, some spells have been adjusted to affect home realms. Treasure Hunters remain active, and Map Fragments may be earned by completing event quests. However, on Ellan Vannin the Master Treasure hunter will spawn only in the center of Meayll Hill, is ranged area credit just as in the various battlegrounds, and is still player kill based.

Ellan Vannin PvP  and the Map Fragments event will end on Monday, March 9th, 2026.

The Killaloe Battleground now stands as the center for the hunt as the event moves once again.

Continue your search for Map Fragments, the Master Treasure Hunter, and the enemy! As with previous rotations, progress will carry over into Killaloe.

The Royal Cartographer once again calls upon adventurers to aid him in resuming his work across the realms –  but this time, the hunt moves directly into the battlegrounds.

Across the battlegrounds, Treasure Hunters have begun scavenging old charts, breaking them apart and trading fragments for profit. Even rival adventurers now carry pieces of these maps, claimed through battle and hard-won encounters. By defeating Treasure Hunters and enemy players, you will recover Map Fragments that can be exchanged for valuable rewards. These fragments represent scattered knowledge — incomplete on their own, but powerful when brought together.

Each week, a new battleground will become the center of activity, offering fresh conflicts, and new hunting grounds.

The hunt begins in Molvik, with other battlegrounds to follow in the weeks ahead. Entrance to Molvik will be through the Battleground Teleporters in your realm’s relic town.

Players may visit the Royal Cartographer in their realm’s portal keep in Molvik, or capital city, to receive two quests:

[Map Fragments] Plundering Maps

• Assist the Royal Cartographer in gathering intel for his work and be rewarded with 2,500 realm points for each completion, plus earn Map Fragments that can be spent on your choice of valuable rewards!
  • The Royal Cartographers store has been updated to include items such as a Special Weapons Box, Greater Stardrop, new morph potions, and more!
  • Map fragments are limited to 10,000 total per character. This includes from the Mithril store; you cannot obtain more than 10,000 Map Fragments from the Pile of Maps.
  • Trophy boxes info page will display the possible trophies in each box. 1 trophy per box /use.
  • The Special Weapons Box is a one use item which will give you one random weapon from: Dark Hallowed Weapons, Catacombs Bows, Frost, and Frostbreaker.

• This quest is repeatable, but does not auto-complete or auto-renew.
• The quest requires players to kill 5 treasure hunters plus either 8 enemy players or 3 enemy players while solo.
• Treasure hunters are located at five separate camps around Molvik, awards realm points to those in a group size of 5 and under, and have a chance to drop a King’s Chest.
• Credit for killing enemy players can only be obtained in the battlegrounds (Molvik at event start).
• The event area in which the event is active will rotate Battlegrounds on a weekly basis, beginning with the Molvik Battleground.

[Molvik Event] Defeat the Master

This is a repeatable quest to summon and defeat the Master Treasure Hunter.

• This quest awards realm and bounty points,  auto-completes, and auto-renews.
• The Master Treasure Hunter spawns from player kills, not timer, and will appear at the location of the player who died to summon him.
• Credit is awarded to players within a specific range of the Master Treasure Hunter (not stealthed and not dead after a certain time when the mob dies). Note there is no credit inside or around the portal keeps.

Molvik Notes:

• Mobs within Molvik have been made non-aggro for the duration of the Molvik portion of the event.
• All three Molvik towers have been ruined.
• Molvik has a 50% bonus to realm points during the event.

Additional Notes:

• The Ruined Keeps of Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, and Dun Crauchon have returned to their normal state.
• Doppelgangers will no longer spawn within these keeps.
• Doppelganger realm points have been reduced.
• Doppelganger spawn rate has been reduced.
• Magic Head Orbs will no longer drop from players.

The Map Fragments event will rotate Battlegrounds weekly and will conclude on February 20th, 2026.

The frost has grown restless. The island’s ancient calm has fractured beneath the weight of the season, and what was once a gathering place has become something far more dangerous. Old truces fade quickly when survival is tested, and the frozen roads now belong to those willing to fight for them.

Ellan Vannin has now been set to PvP rules with the following Midwinter event changes:

• A new quest [EV PVP] Icy Dread  replaces the original [Midwinter] Icy Dread quest. Players will be able to complete the original quest one final time by killing the Ice Elemental.
• This encounter now only spawns the Ice Elemental, who has been reduced in difficulty slightly.
• This quest no longer awards a Midwinter Key. Frost Gnomes and players will still have a chance to drop Midwinter Keys.
• Quest credit is now area credit for this quest, but players cannot be stealthed or dead after a certain time when the mob dies.
• NPCs on Ellan Vannin for all quests and the Yuletide Chest can be found in the throne room of Knoc Meayll.

Ellan Vannin 

The following changes have been made to facilitate PvP on Ellan Vannin:

• Ellan Vannin island has been turned into a PvP area
• Towers on Ellan Vannin have been ruined for the duration of the event
• The throne room of Knoc Meayll is now a safe area where players from all three realms can buff up and teleport above ground via the Obelisk in the center of the room
• Players can teleport from their realm’s relic town into Knoc Meayll’s throne room via the Ellan Vannin Teleporter NPC at their realm’s relic town
• Trainers and necessary NPC’s have been added to the throne room

PvP Specific Notes

The PvP nature of this event includes the following:

• Players may create and join cross realm groups
• Everyone not in your group is considered an enemy, and may be attacked
• Chat channels such as Region, LFG, and Advice will be visible to all realms on Ellan Vannin (only)
• Battlegroups and Chat groups will be unavailable on Ellan Vannin for the PvP event
• Trading between realms is not allowed
• Certain spells and abilities have been updated to affect home realms, and will be reverted at the conclusion of the event
• Please note: group porting is not allowed from Ellan Vannin unless you are bound on Ellan Vannin. Single self port remains unchanged.

The 21st of December is here, and what better way to celebrate the holiday spirit than grabbing some gifts from our Twelve Days of Midwinter gift giveaway!

On the first day of Midwinter, Broadsword gave to me…

• Login to the game and visit the following NPCs to receive a special reward each day!
  • Albion: Santa Nicholas in Castle Sauvage
  • Midgard: Kris Kringle in Svasud Faste
  • Hibernia: Daidi na Nollag in Druim Ligen

• Speak with the above NPCs to reveal your reward for each day.
  • Each day’s reward will be revealed around 6:00 AM EST / noon CET and last the remainder of that day.
  • In order to obtain your gifts, you must have the required number of inventory slots available for that day’s rewards.
  • In some cases, a multi-item reward will be stackable, and will require only one free inventory slot. Please refer to the list below for the days which will require more than 1 free slot:
    • Day 2 – Requires 2 free inventory slots
    • Day 4 – Requires 4 free inventory slots
    • Day 5 – Requires 5 free inventory slots
    • Day 9 – Requires 3 free inventory slots

• If you’ve skipped one or more days, you will be granted each previous missed day’s rewards in addition to the gifts for that day.
  • If you wait until the twelfth and last day of the giveaway to receive your gifts, you will need 18 available inventory slots, so please make sure that you have enough free space!
• These rewards are limited to level 50s on veteran accounts, and may only be obtained once per character.
• Day 1, 4, 5, and 12 have had their rewards upgraded, such as Day 1 now offers a 100% Realm Point Bonus potion instead of a 50% potion.
• Infernal Sleeves, Mounts, and Pict Belts have been removed as possible rewards from the Midwinter Gifts Chest on Day 2.
• Spiked Head Trophies, a King’s Chest, and various other rewards have been added as possible Midwinter Gifts Chest rewards.

• The Midwinter Giveaway will run from today December 21st, 2025 for the next twelve days,until January 1st, 2026!

Happy Midwinter to one and all from all of us here at Broadsword!