- The arcane realm of protection has been removed. With the recent lowering of the drop rates for engraved items, in addition to the equipment check command, I feel that it is no longer needed. While I liked the fact that the realm allowed a safe place for players to avoid losing items to PvP, I had always been uneasy with the realm, since it made acquiring equipment and items less challenging outside of PvP, and was unfair to players who earned items in the normal realms at great risk to themselves. - A new realm, the arcane realm of life, has been created. This realm is accessed through a painting of a desert island in the inn. All game rules inside the new realm are identical to the rest of Aberoth. However, the arcane realm of life may only be accessed by players who have a fair, good, excellent, or unknown reputation. The purpose of this realm is to provide an area that is somewhat safer to players from excessive pkers, while at the same time providing the same challenge as the original Aberoth. - Access to the arcane realm of life is decided by the Aberoth community through the reputation system with the "commend" and "condemn" commands. A player's reputation is calculated solely on the views of other players, not through any other game mechanic. The commend and condemn commands are private, and no one else can see who you have commended or condemned. - Players whose reputation falls below "fair" while in the arcane realm of life will be sent back to their home realm the next time they die, or after their next long logout. - Items, gold, and players that were in the arcane realm of protection have been moved to the arcane realm of power. - You can now say "reputation" to Tavelor to hear your own reputation. - If you recently bought a membership and would like it refunded because of the removal of the arcane realm of protection, please send an email to support@aberoth.com.