1. "Shut up and row."
2. Don't say anything.
3. [Authority - Heroic] Remind him that this is all for a Greater Cause.

1. "I am your king."
2. Wait a second, won't that make me sound like a delusional megalomaniac?

1. Say it again.
2. Do not say it again.

Will ye bridle the deep sea with reins, will ye chasten the high sea with rods? Will ye take her to chain her with chains, who is older than all ye gods?

• Music of the Ainur content is now available for testing!
• New player race: Ainu. Ainu are celestial beings of immense power and immaterial nature created from the thought of Eru Iluvatar himself. Because the Ainur are immaterial, there are no visual character customization options at this time.
• You can, however, customize your character’s voice! Available character customization options include: voice like unto harp, voice like unto lute, voice like unto timbrel, voice like unto viol and organ, voice like unto countless choir, voice like unto[...]
• Fixed bug that caused players to occasionally get stuck in the void places seeking the Imperishable Flame. Contrary to rumor on the forums, the Imperishable Flame is not located in the void places. Players caught seeking the Imperishable Flame will be cast out into the outermost dark banned from World of Ardacraft.
• We’re currently investigating an issue where certain players, by weaving thoughts of their own unlike their brethren into his music and straightaway makingdiscord about them, causing two competing themes to emerge, one deep and wide and of immeasurable sorrow from which its beauty chiefly comes and one loud and brash and endlessly repeated like a clamorous unison of trumpets may case Eru, his face terrible to behold, to rise and in one cord higher than the firmament and deeper than the abyss may cause a server desync and crash. Players caught attempting to exploit this bug will be cast out into the outermost dark banned from World of Ardacraft.

• Player “Melkor” has been cast out into the outermost dark banned. We recognize that Melkor and his guild, “M3lkorzW33dboyz” were popular among a certain segment of the player, but their repeated violations of the TOS left us no other choice. Stop asking for them to be reinstated.
• We realize that the vision ye beheld, giving to you sight where before was only hearing, with a new World made visible before you, globed amid the Void, and showing much of what ye made in music, but not all, each player having knowledge only of their own special part, is incomplete, and that there are some things ye cannot see, either alone or in taking counsel together. This is currently working as intended.
• The Children of Iluvatar player races will be released Soon(TM). Stop asking us when.
• Player can now go down into Ea, and begin exploring. Please be advised that once you enter the Ea region, you cannot leave again. This feature is working as intended.
• Ea is currently formless and void. This is also working as intended. The Ea content is part of our new endeavor to incorporate survival, crafting, and exploration features into World of Ardacraft. Players who complain that “the devs are just lazy” or that “they’re making us create content for them” will be cast into the outermost dark banned.

• Welcome to the Version 1 Beta of World of Ardacraft! Due to the popularity of the Ea content, it’s been decided to cut the Ainur content and focus instead on Ea going forward.
• Although you’ll be able to keep your current Ainu characters, for now, character creation has been temporarily disabled. At a future date, we’ll re-enable character creation for our new Children of Iluvatar races.
• No projected release date for the Children of Iluvatar is currently available. Stop asking.
• We apologize for the griefing incidents where player “Melkor” has, under the guise of numerous alts like “M3lkor,” “Melk0r” “M3lk0rr” “_m31kor_”, and “xXx_[]\/[]3|_|<0|2_xXx” has been able to gain access to the server and ruin other players’ hard work. Please report any such alts you see, and we’ll do our best to quickly cast them into the outermost dark ban them.
• Unfortunately, we will not be able to roll back the sever to repair these griefing incidents at this time.

• We are continuing to attempt to ban player “Melkor”‘s alts as they are reported. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
• New players looking to explore the World of Ardacraft should check out our player-created areas! See such sights as the gardens of Y4vanna_Kementari_, the player-made towers of Iluin and Ormal, and the meeting zone at Almaren!

• We regret that a recent griefing incident has destroyed the towers of Iluin and Ormal, and the meezing zone at Almaren, along with many other player creations. Unfortunately, a server rollback to repair the damage will not be possible at this time.
• Player “__m3lk0r|I|IIl|ll” has been cast into the outermost dark banned.
• Check out the new meeting zone at Valinor!

• Players complaining in global chat that “the new meeting zone sucks donkey balls” and “wtf where are those towers I saw bomb-ass screenshots of on reddit” and “who cars about stupid trees” will be cast into the outermost dark banned.
• Player Y4vanna_Kementari_ worked very hard on those trees, and we think they’re lovely!
• Players complaining “the devs obviously play favorites magic trees are totally overdone what is this some kind of dumb ass ripoff of norse myth” will be cast into the outermost dark banned.

• We’re continuing to work on new content for the zones of Araman and Middle-Earth. These things take time! Please be patient.
• There is still no release date scheduled for the Children of Iluvatar content. Stop asking.
• While past griefing incidents caused numerous problems, rumors that player “Melkor” is still somehow active in World of Ardacraft are definitely false. We banned him, folks. It’s over. You don’t believe in Herobrine either, do you?

• Based on a suggestion from player Y4vanna_Kementari_, trees now have a small chance to turn into fearsome giants that rip the player limb from limb when attacked.
• Stop saying the devs play favorites. It was a good suggestion.
• No, the Children of Iluvatar content is not going to be released soon. Certainly not in the next update. No, we haven’t added new kinds of Children at the suggestion of any players. Player “Aule_420″ has no connection with the devs, and rumors to the contrary should be ignored.

• The Children of Iluvatar are here! Due to time constraints, only one race of the Children is currently available, the Quendi. You can choose from three classes, the Minyar, Tatyar, and Ninyar. These classes are currently only cosmetic.
• We regret that we missed an alt of player “Melkor,” and that he was somehow able to amass an army of followers and build a fortress in the north of the world at Utumno. Player “Melkor” has been cast into the outermost dark banned.
• Now that the Children of Iluvatar are available, new characters can be created again. Players with Valar and Maiar characters (formerly known as “Ainur”) will be permitted to keep their characters, but we reserve the right to nerf them for balance reasons.
• Players complaining that the Children of Iluvatar “suck” and are “stupid weak compared to ainus” will be cast into the outermost dark banned. The plural is “Ainur.” Ai-nur. Not “Ainus.”

• Rumors that we failed to Google the name of our fantasy race and only later realized there is a real-world ethnic group called “Ainu,” and that’s why they’re called something different now, are patently false.
• The name of the “Quendi” has been changed to “Kwendi” for clarity.
• The rumor that “all the ainus are are making the quendi go to Valinor” is false. First of all, there are no “Ainus” in this game. Our linguist worked very hard, and we think it’s incredibly disrespectful for you to ignore his hard work like this. Second of all, players remain free to travel and explore as they wish.
• Kwendi players will respawn in the Halls of Mandos in Valinor. This is working as intended. This is currently a placeholder system, which will be replaced soon! We have exciting things planned for the death experience in future updates! Thanks to player “MetalMandos” for letting us use his personal creation for a bit of in-game lore!
• Please note, however, that players unwilling to hearken to the summons of player Orome will face untold peril in Middle-Earth, and may not flourish as their kindred, due to never beholding the Light of the Trees.

• We’re currently investigating an issue where Kwendi players attempting to meet party members in the Nan Elmoth zone may fall under an enchantment, hearing from afar the voice of Melian the Maia, filling their hearts with wonder and desire, and coming at last to a glade open to the stars behold her, transfixed by the light of Aman in her face, while long years are measured out by the stars wheeling overhead, and the trees of Nan Elmoth grow tall and dark around them. This issue is currently affecting only two players, however, so simply avoiding the Nan Elmoth zone should be sufficient to prevent it.
• To reduce confusion, “Kwendi” are now called “Kinn-Lai.”

• The Nan Elmoth bug has been resolved, but be aware we’ve had to change about a third of all Kinn-Lai player names to fix the bug.
• There is a rumor this change was simply to to punish player “Telep0rno.” This is false. He changed his name to “Celeborn” of his own free will.
• We realize continually renaming the primary player race has been causing issues. We apologize for the inconvenience. To resolve this issue, the Kinn-Lai are now known as “Cuind.” This will be the final nam change.

• The Cuind are now known as the Eldalie.

• Due to the request of numerous players since the start of the game, we have unbanned player “Melkor.” We realize this is a controversial move, but after a long talk with Melkor, we are confident he has seen the error of his ways, and that he wants to be a constructive part of the community of World of Ardacraft moving forward. We hope you will welcome him back into the community.
• We have revised the available Cuind classes to reflect the distribution of players more accurately. They are now “Vanyar,” “Noldor,” "Amani Teleri,” and “Sindari Teleri.” All other Cuind classes have been merged into the “Moriquendi/Avari” class.

• Look.
• We get it.
• You can stop sending us emails.
• And insulting us on the forums.
• We look pretty silly right now.
• We apologize for unbanning player “Melkor.” Player “Melkor” has been cast into the outermost dark banned. Player Ungoliant has been cast into the outermost dark banned. We’re not even sure what player Ungoliant is. We sure didn’t create that class. We think player Ungoliant may have exploited a character creation bug to create a new Ainu character. We’re not sure. But they’ve been cast into the outermost dark banned regardless. They will not be coming back. In any form. Ever.
• We apologize to player Y4vanna_Kementari_ in particular. We do not think the flame war at Ezellohar was a productive use of anybody’s time, however.
• Due to technical issues, we will not be able to roll back the servers to fix this griefing incident. The light of the Trees lives only now in the jewels of xxFeanorxx, and while we feel his threat to quit the game if they are unlocked is counterproductive, we will not and cannot force him to do so.
• Due to complaints about balance and the griefing incident in Valinor, from now on all legacy Vala characters will be restricted to Valinor, while Maia characters will have their fast travel and shape-changing abilities nerfed. We apologize for the inconvenience.
• The Eldalie are now known as the Eldar.

• World of Ardacraft has officially been released!
• The Moon and Sun have been released!
• Humans and Dwarves, the two new Children of Iluvatar, have been released!
• Rumors that the Dwarves were added to the game by special request of player “Aule_420″ are patently false.
• We realize the PK Incident At Alqualonde has proven controversial among the community. However, it occurred according to the rules of the game as laid out, and the TOS was not violated; therefore, we will not be taking action to restore lost items, XP, or the delicate ships of pale timber that generations of Teleri labored on. We regret the inconvenience.
• While we have received complaints, players should be aware that the Doom uttered by player “MetalMand0s” or one of his lesser heralds upon the rock at the northern confines of the Guarded Realm, which echoed from one end of the Noldorin host to the other, which lay a curse on all who would not stay or seek pardon from the Valar, promised that “tears unnumbered shall ye shed,” that “ye shall be slain by weapons and torment and grief” and that “ye shall become as shadows of regret before the younger players that join the game after” has no gameplay effect. Probably. We think.
• Honestly, we’re a little bit scared of the guy ourselves. We think he’s Finnish or something?
• You log on and he’s just always online. Not botting either. We checked!
• How does he even pay for his subscription?
• Anyway, players xxFeanorxx, F1ngerGons, FinnGolfin69 have been banned from the forums for 72 hours due to the ongoing flamewar there. Please try to be respectful of fellow players, and remember, it’s just a game!
• We’ve investigated allegations that players FinnGolfin69, Galadri3l, and F1nr0d used exploits to cross the grinding ice of the Helcaraxe and reach Middle Earth. These allegations are unspported. The fire in their hearts is simply young, and they achieved a deed of surpassing hardihood and woe. In short: git gud.
• FinnGolfin69 did indeed, however, blow his trumpet with his host behind him as he marched into Middle Earth at the first rising of the Moon, and it was sick as hell.
• Player “Melkor” is somehow still in the game. The forges of Angband a former outpost of Utumno, burn again, and the slag belching forth from their furnaces has piled high above like the slopes of mountains, and about half the player base has flocked to his banner.
• We have no idea how any of this happened.
• Honestly, he’s your problem now.

• We’re currently prototyping a new PVP and territory control system in the northwest of Middle Earth exclusively, in the Beleriand mega-zone. We’ve opted to focus on this area for the time being, due to the popularity of PvP combat in this era.
• We’re aware that Human players are currently experiencing a bug where their character auto-deletes on death. We’re looking into ways of fixing this.
• Unfortunately, we will not be able to restore any characters lost due this bug.
• The former survival/crafting system has been adapted to work with the new PvP system, but this has resulted in some outstanding issues. Currently, for unknown reasons, Melkor-aligned players cannot enter the Doriath subzone. Player “Melian” says this is because of “her girdle.” We are currently investigating.
• Players have complained that hidden cities like Gondolin and Nargothrond are “OP.” We belive the hidden cities of Gondolin and Nargothrond offer important havens for Eldar players looking to rest, level up, and trade, and we won’t be forcing players TurgOnThis or F1nr0d to reveal their location at this time. We have, however, forced player TurgOnThis to change his name, because, gross, dude. You can now /w him at “Turgon.”
• Players harassing fellow players for choosing Humans, for being “useless n00bs,” or for being suspected “melkies” may be subject to sanction, up to and including being cast into the outermost dark banned. Please observe the Community Guidelines both in-game and on the forums.
• Just because you have the Light of the Trees in your faces doesn’t mean you’re better than them.
• I mean, yes, your stats are literally better because of the Light of the Trees buff, but you know what I mean.
• We recognize that newer players may feel it is unfair that older players have access to buffs like Light of the Trees, Older than the Freaking Moon, and Hideous Creature Forgotten at the Roots of the World since the Beginning of Days, in addition to items like Silmarils, Seeds of Telperion, and Vanyar-forged steel, which are unavailable to newer players. However, we feel these legacy buffs and items add an important dimension to the game, and we don’t feel comfortable removing them at this time.

• We’re aware of the major PVP incident which began at Angband at 2 PM GMT today, however, since it took place entirely within the framework of the new PVP system, and our checks to hold player “Melkor” in place seem to be working, we’re calling this one Working As Intended. Those who wish the avoid a PVP experience may wish to petition the Valar for entry into Valinor, or seek a less populated region of Middle Earth.
• We’re aware the Valar are currently only letting Eldar players into Valinor, citing the reason of “fucking n00bs.” We’re talking to them.
• We are aware of the duel between FinnGolfin69 and Melkor at the gates of Angband. Yes, we got screenshots. Yes, it was cool as hell.
• We are aware of player Melkor’s complaint about “thorondor king of the eagles more like king of the NINJA LOOTERS,” but frankly he can kiss the dev team’s asses on this one.
• FinnGolfin69 has *not* been banned, but he has elected not to respawn so far. He lost some very good gear; let’s be understanding, folks.

• We’re currently investigating a rumor than player “BerenTheCareBear” wandered south after the ruin of his people in Dorthonion, through the girle of Melian into Doriath, somehow managed to reproduce the Nan Elmoth bug with player Luthien_Birdsong that we fixed back in the beta, outwitted Luthien_Birdsong’s entire guild, traveled back north, that the two of them captured a PVP point defended by one of the oldest Maiar players on the server, WolfMan69, snuck into Angband, successfully cast a high-level Sleep spell on the entire fortress, stole a Silmaril, fought a tamed Greater Ancient Dire Wolf to a standstill by kiting it with a hunter’s pet, and then exploited a respawn bug to be reunited on the outermost shores of the world in the halls of the dead, convinced notorious Finnish hardass MetalMandos to let them return to Middle Earth by typing a poem into chat, returned to their shared player house in Tol Galen, and logged off never to be seen by another player again.
• I’ll be honest, folks, we really don’t know what to make of this one. MetalMandos isn’t answering his PMs, and the Angband vent server is just angry Russians screaming at each other right now.
• Tell you what: if they ever log back in, we’ll deal with it then.

• He warned you.
• You arrogant sons of bitches, he warned you.
• He’d been playing this game since alpha, when the only asset we had was “generic_god_throne_01″ and we couldn’t even afford to render models for the players.
• They both had.
• But no, after Finwe cancelled his sub and xxFeanorxx ragequit, you, his guildies, just had to go poke the bear one more time
• And get all the Humans and Dwarves in on your little suicide plan, too
• You could have hung out in Valinor building dope-ass cities and giant pixel art anime characters like all the Vanyar have been doing since release
• But no, you wanted to be hard-ass PVPers. You wanted to be tough. You wanted to be cool.
• You thought you were a bunch of EVE Online players, with your top notch spying and your leaked chat logs. You thought you were the friggin’ Mittani or something.
• You really /yelled AUTA IL LOME into chat in all caps like you were doing something, didn’t you?
• (Our linguist was very pleased by that, by the way. He’s genuinely crying right now. “They read the lore!” is all he keeps saying over and over.)
• (That’s the one bright spot, I guess. You’ve made one old British nerd very happy.)
• You got Turgon to open the leaguer of Gondolin, you got Fingon to raise the banner of the Noldor, and you thought you were going to win.
• Don’t yell at us. We didn’t do shit. He played by the rules this time.
• Not one exploit. We checked the logs. Everything by the book.
• He knew what you were up to the whole time.
• He was ready.
• He called every Maia player who’d ever logged in and asked them if they wanted to go down in MMO history.
• I don’t think I’ve seen Gothmog online since the end of the beta.
• Now the strength of Beleriand is broken, the bodies of Elves and Men are scattered across the greenfields, which are choked with ash. I think you might have gotten half the Human population of the zone deleted tonight.

• Ard Galen, the large green subzone between Dorthonion and Thangorodrim has been renamed “Anfauglith,” the Plain of Choking Ash. Its look and random spawns have been updated to reflect the result.
• The realm of F1ngerGons is no more. The Hithlum zone has been updated to reflect this.
• The surviving Eldar players in Hithlum have been forcibly exiled to Thangorodrim.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Hithlum.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Nevrast.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Anfauglith.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Brethil.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Dorthonion.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Lothlann.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Nan-tathren.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Brithombar.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Eglarest.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Upper Sirion.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Talath Dirnen.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Thargelion.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” [...]
• Player “Melkor” has earned the World First Achievement “King of Beleriand”
• Player “Melkor” has earned the World First Achievement “Warlord: Kill 10,000 enemy players in 24 hours!”

• A bug allowing Elder Dragons to permanently Curse Human players has been fixed.
• An unusal self-PK incident involving the remnants of the DorLominGang guild in Brethil is being investigated, but we don’t think there were any actual exploits involved.
• The dev team would like to remind you not to play with unidentified cursed artifact weapons if you can’t handle losing your character.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the contested territory of Nargothrond.
• The dev team would also like to remind you that “hidden city” does not in fact mean “invincible city,” especially if you decide to unhide your hidden city.

• The PK incident in Doriath was within the bounds of the Community Guidelines, and will not be reversed. The artifact necklace [Nauglamir] and the artifact jewel [Silmaril] will remain with their current owners.
• Since player Melian has apparently quit the game for good, the so-called “girdle bug” is no longer active. Doriath should no longer be considered a PvE zone, and is not safe for low-level players. We’ve taken the liberty of marking it “contested territory” on the online map.
• There is a rumor that guildmates of Luthien_birdsong and BerenTheCareBear spotted them logged in for 34 minutes, beginning at 4:14 AM GMT, and that BerenTheCareBear is responsible for the Gelion ganking incident and the disappearance of the [Nauglamir] and [Silmaril] artifacts. We have checked the server logs, and this isn’t true.
• Likewise, the rumor that the Tol Galen subzone will be for a brief time like a vision of the deathless land of Valinor, and that no place in the World of Ardacraft has ever been so fair, so fruitful, or so full of life, is likewise categorically false.
• Low-level characters and characters with interesting items are advised to avoid the Tol Galen subzone for the forseeable future.

• Player faction “None” now controls the contested territory of Doriath. Due to the recent battle at Doriath between the player faction “SonsOfFeanor” and “Kingdom_of_Doriath,” all NPCs in the zone have been killed. The zone is now considered depopulated, but enterprising low-level players should be advised that the Doriath subzone is surrounded on all four sides by subzones controlled by the “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” player faction.
• Player faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” now controls the Hidden Realm contested territory of Gondolin.
• Please stop petitioning the dev team and community managers for a rollback. Beleriand is not the only region of World of Ardacraft to play in. We realize that for many players the Beleriand PVP experience is important, but the faction “XXX_CROWN_OF_MORGOTH_XXX” is not using exploits or violating the TOS. Infighting between other player factions is not a reason to roll back the server state.
• Let us remind you, the Doom of Mandos was just something our resident Finnish weirdo typed into a chat box. If by treason of kin unto kin and fear of treason, all things which you begin well turn to evil, that sounds like a you problem.
• The Havens of Sirion are now considered contested territory.

• We’re adding a new “abandoned” territory type to account for the large number of subzones in the Beleriand region that have become effectively depopulated. Now when a subzone is abandoned, its spawns will automatically shift to a PvE flavor.
• The Havens of Sirion are now considered Abandoned.
• Players seeking to flee to Valinor will have to take it up with the Valar. As far as I’m aware, they’re still not accepting refugees.

• We cannot confirm or deny rumors that player “EarendilBoatman” has successfully entered the Valinor zone.

• What Vanyar and other Valinorean Elves do with their time is up to them. Don’t email us.
• We are not currently planning on lifting the restriction on Vala players entering or leaving Valinor.

• After consulting with the devs, we have lifted the restriction on Vala players entering and leaving Valinor.

• Please be patient; we’re currently experiencing some server lag due to a slight increase in player traffic in the northern Great Sea zone.

• Please be patient; we’re currently experiencing some server lag due to a slight increase in player traffic in the Coast of Beleriand zone.

• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Nevrast.
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Falas. 
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Lammoth. 
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Hithlum. 
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of West Beleriand. 
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Arvernien. 
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Talath Dirnen. 
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Brethil.
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of Mithrim.
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of  Taur-nu-Fuin.
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda” now controls the contested territory of East Beleriand.
• Player faction “True_king_of_arda”[...]
• Player “Manwe_L337LordofArda” has earned the World First achievement “Wrath of the West: Kill 50,000 Orcs in Battle”
• Player “Manwe_L337LordofArda” has earned the achievement King of Beleriand.
• The player faction “SonsOfFeanor” has been destroyed by “Manwe_L337LordofArda.”
• Player “SongmasterMaedhros” has earned the achievement “Too Dumb To Live: Claim A Cursed Artifact Fate Forbids You From Owning”
• Due to ongoing server instability, we recommend all players exit the Beleriand zone as soon as possible.

• Some players have complained about the lack of official response, and said that “posting territory changes and achievement data isn’t a news update.”
• Of the march of the hosts of Valinor to the north of Middle-Earth, little can be posted, for among them went none of the players who had dwelt and suffered in the Hither Lands, and all the Vanyar players were more interested in getting in on the achievements, and screenshotting themselves teabagging a dead Balrog.
• Eonwe, Herald of Manwe, has summoned the remaining Elves of Beleriand to depart Middle Earth. We strongly advise any Elves remaining in Beleriand to heed the summons this time.
• Player “SongmasterMaedhros” has complained that the [Silmaril]s should not be considered “cursed artifacts” by their rightful ownerns. We think SongmasterMaedhros should consider carefully whether, after PKing 2/3rds of his allies, he can be considered a rightful owner of an Artifact-tier jewel with the [Blessed by a Valar] and [Bound to the Fate of the Word] attributes.
• Once again, we strongly advise all players remaining in the Beleriand zone to leave it immediately. The server is still quite unstable, and who knows what could happen if it crashes while you’re logged in. You know our policy regarding rollbacks.
• Player “Melkor” has been cast into the outermost dark banned  cast into the outermost dark banned banned bound by the chain Angainor, had his crown beaten into a collar around his neck, and been thrust through the Door of Outermost Night, into the Timeless Void. Player EarendilBoatman had volunteered to keep watch on the walls of the world, bearing the last remaining [Silmaril] as his sign in the sky. There he will await the closing of the last server, and the judgement of the devs.
• Thus ends the notes for the first patch cycle of World of ArdaCraft. If they have passed from the high and beautiful into darkness and ruin, that was of old the fate of ArdaCraft Marred; and if any change shall come, and the Marring be amended, Manwe_L337LordofArda and Qu33nVarda may know, but they have not revealed it, and it is not declared in the dooms of MetalMandos.

• Due to popular demand for something less depressing, we’re pleased to announce that the first major expansion for World of ArdaCraft, debuting this year at ArdaCon, will be a city-building, exploration, and resource-gathering focused expansion. We’re tentatively calling it “Kings of Numenor,” and we think it’ll be a big hit for new and returning players alike. Build settlements, explore the furthest reaches of Middle Earth, and lead your people to a new golden age in “Kings of Numenor”! Coming this fall!