As is our tradition, we will be offering our players a way to obtain a limited edition commemorative item in recognition of those who have served their country. Watch for details on our Ravenwood News page starting November 8th 2013.

Harvest Hannah and the Harvest Festival will arrive in the Spiral on November 20th, and if you haven't heard already, the new world of Khrysalis (which is currently in the Test Realm) is coming very soon to the Live Game!

Keep reading the newsletter for more details!

New World Coming Soon: Khrysalis Part 1

Still confident from her victory in Azteca, Morganthe has dragged the souls of the oldest Aztecosaurs to her dark tower to assemble the Celestial Choir in her place of power. Now she will use their primal song to rewrite the Spiral in her image.

The Council of Light, that ancient assembly under the leadership of Merle Ambrose, knows it has precious little time to act. Merle gathers what is left of the council – the Emperor of MooShu, Diego the Duelmaster and Lydia Greyrose – and they come up with a desperate plan: arm the Wizards and send them into the spider’s fangs. The call to action is now!

Morganthe has created an eldritch ward to hold back her ancient enemies. But the Council of Light believes the heroic Wizards can use trickery and willpower to slip through her defenses, in their last, best hope to shatter her plans.

You will be called upon to travel to a small Spiral island, a fragment of a broken world lost to time. From the edge of this island, one can see the dark swirl of Khrysalis. You will explore Morganthe's world, searching for ways to disrupt her power, help those pinned down under the weight of her tyranny, and learn the secrets of her magic in order to have a chance of restoring the Spiral.

This story will unfold on the Live Realm in the month of November.

There is another kind of magic coming to the Spiral, in addition to the seven primary schools and the three Astral schools – it is an underlying, reality-defining and bending magic known as Shadow Magic. Shadow Magic can only be trained by spending Training Points, and cannot be learned as a Primary School of focus.

Shadow Magic is so powerful and so dangerous that Bartleby and Grandmother Raven told Merle Ambrose not to delve into it, and especially not teach it to his students. Shadow magic was forbidden for it touches the true essence of the Spiral. This is the forbidden knowledge that Morganthe has so long coveted.

Shadow Magic enhances the spells you cast while the Shadow Magic spell is in effect. It is unstable and difficult to control. Players will need to learn how to best manage Shadow Magic and learn how to harness its very powerful benefits. Learn more about Shadow Magic in our November Update Notes.

Fansite Thank you

November is a month of remembrance and thanks. I want to take this opportunity to remember and thank all our hardworking fansites. Fan sites are websites run by fans of the game, and range from sites that provide massive databases of all things Wizard, to blogs about player experiences in the game.

Click here to visit our official fansite list. Maybe you'll learn something you didn't know or maybe you'll be able to contribute information to one of the sites that relies on content submissions from fans just like you.

These sites exist because of wonderful players like you - so thank you!