Posts by The Aetolia Team
Aetolia’s 25th Artisanal Competition
Calling all Aetolian artists! The Artisanal contest has returned for Aetolia’s 25th Birthday! In recent years, the rise of AI-generated art led us to discontinue the contest due to not having a way to preserve the integrity and fairness of the competition. After much deliberation and consultation with Aetolia’s talented artist population, we’ve decided it…
Read MoreAetolia’s 25th Birthday Quest
For years, plenty of us took our very first steps in Aetolia by climbing out of a tunnel on Slaver’s Isle, right behind Ghantia and Svisle. For Aetolia’s 25th birthday, it’s your turn to be the one who knows the way. Though the Slaver’s Isle tour will very soon be a thing of the past,…
Read MoreCrafting Competition
Our 25th Birthday Design Contest is now officially open! Until the 28th of October 2026 at 23:59 GMT, we’ll be accepting your design submissions for our 25th Birthday’s theme of GODS, RITUALS, WORSHIP and SACRIFICE. These submissions aren’t tied to any one particular archetype and can be from any of Aetolia’s crafting skills. Submissions can…
Read MoreOctober promotion – Aetolia is turning 25!
Hi folks! As part of our 25th birthday celebrations this month, Birthday Giftboxes are back with a fresh batch of prizes! There are two methods for obtaining a birthday giftbox: 1) Every 25 credits purchased from the website (www.aetolia.com/credits) rewards a birthday giftbox! The first 100 credits purchased comes with an extra giftbox for every…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring for Social Media
Hello, everybody! This is a message from Jeremy Saunders: We are looking for someone to run social media for Iron Realms, and we would like that person to be one of our own players. Right now I run the social media accounts myself: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X and Bluesky, plus a few of the game…
Read MoreClassleads October 2026
Aetolia’s third classlead cycle of 2026 is open. Submit up to three anonymous reports over two weeks, with two days of voting after. PvE reports are not accepted this round.
Read MoreAetolia is turning 25 soon – celebrate!
October is Aetolia’s 25th birthday month: tournaments, contests, a daily birthday quest, a birthday shop, the Iron Lottery and a full 48-hour Great Hunt starting on the 17th.
Read MoreThe Future of Newbie Experiences!
The rewritten newbie tour is nearing completion. It looks a bit different for each city while teaching the same lessons at the same pace, and interested players can volunteer feedback.
Read MoreCombat Updates
A minor meta shake-up across Aetolia’s combat skills: egocentrism now blocks assistance, Teardown becomes an active command with a cooldown, Heartcage is reworked, and Direfrost damage is roughly halved.
Read MorePlayer Idea Day
Twenty-four player ideas implemented in one pass: two functional scabbards, CITY REWARDS bookkeeping, TELLSOFF reasons, relic customisation, SPARE in Weaponry, ten saved RACESKILL layouts, ABDICATE, ARENAWATCH and more.
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