118 *NOR/Newsletter 2026 June 28th

Hail*NOR/

Ugh, it’s hot! I hope you all get to escape to the AC and enjoy some gaming this week while the temperatures are unbearable.

If you need something new to do, dm Count Riveni, who has opened up invites to Guild Wars Reforged, a re-release of the original Guild Wars.

As always, you will find us in our Active Realms, and be sure to check out our Discord server for event calendars and to catch up with old friends!

Dungeons & Dragons Online
Elder Scrolls Online
Final Fantasy XIV
Guild Wars 2
Lord of the Rings Online
Neverwinter
Star Wars: The Old Republic

Stay cool this summer!

Lord Tundrra
*NOR/LD-HC

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• 118 *NOR/News Dungeons and Dragons Online
  by Yavool
  June 24, 2026

  

  Hail *NOR/!
  
  Dungeon & Dragons Online’s newest expansion, “Terror of Demogorgon,” will be released on July 22nd, 2026.  We will return to the Underdark and explore the ancient stone giant library, Gavenhollow.  These thirteen quests and one new raid will be level 11 for heroic player characters and level 37 for legendary player characters. “Level 37?” I hear you say…YES!  With the release of Terror of Demogorgon, the level cap will increase to 36, which is the first level cap increase since 2024.  With new levels come new loot tables, named items, and special items. When Terror of Demogorgon goes live, the Duergar race will be released as will the new Duergar Mindcleaver iconic class.  Duergars have the ability to size-shift from large to small and small to large with each size providing bonuses to PRR, MRR, dodge, dexterity, armor class, damage, crit bonuses, incorporeality, and/or attack bonuses.  The Mindcleaver iconic class also grants the Duergar the ability to conjure various mind weapons that each have unique abilities.

  Preorder Update 80, “Terror of Demogorgon,” at the link below.  The Standard Edition gets you the Duergar race and all of the quests and the raid.  The Collector Edition additionally gets you cosmetics, bank slots, and a character slot.  The Ultimate Fan Bundle gets you everything in the prior editions plus even more cosmetics, bank slots, character slots, and new gold seal hirelings for level 11 and 36. …/terror-of-demogorgon

  I invite everyone to discuss Duergar (and other) builds in the DDO Discord chat channel, “The Wayward Lobster.”

  See you in-game!

  Yavool Ramnoth
  Lord and Branch Leader, *NOR/DDO – Thrane Server

  

• 118 *NOR/News Elder Scrolls Online
  by Brettoel
  June 24, 2026

  

  Hail *NOR/!

  With the Night Market and Season Zero ending in Elder Scrolls Online, we’ve had our hands full catching up and finishing the Trial. Like the previous month, we made numerous runs and attempts at the dungeons and Night Market zone. And all who participated gave it their best!

  Along the way, we have also been enjoying the new update 50 features.

  🎉 Promotions
  Call-to-Action. Please join me in congratulating Elirrind and Korin, who have both been promoted to the rank of Squire. Their dedication to the guild and willingness to jump into the fray have not gone unnoticed. Wear those new titles proudly, new squires! You’ve earned them!

  🌌 Night Market Event in ESO and Update 50
  With our second month with the Night Market, we’ve had quite the fill of the place, from blazing a path to get to the Brazen and Argent bosses, engaging the roaming boss and the Skirmishes, completing our daily quests, and contributing to our factions. With our most challenging factor being obtaining and keeping the keys for the dungeons and later trial run.

  We made a couple of good attempts at the Oppulent Trial with the few members we had, and by bringing in other pugs to help with the trial, while our main run was not successful, I know members managed to successfully complete the trial on their own time before the Night Market came to a close.

  As Update 50 also went live during this month, we are all adjusting to all the new fun changes made with the introduction of:

  ● Class Mastery
  ● Werewolf rework
  ● Seasoned, Master, and Vestige Difficulty modifiers.

  With Class Mastery, we will see a surge of new builds and new limits to push your own playstyle based on your class from a selection of class passives, which you can pick 2 out of, available to those who remain as their pure class and do not use the subclassing feature.

  The Werewolf rework has revitalized the play style, and I personally have been enjoying it when I am not tanking. We will have plenty of bites to go around for other members interested in hunting with claws and teeth.

  The Challenge difficulties have also brought new life into the Overland zones, where once players could cut through the monsters like wet paper and Worlbosses became nothing but a pushover for the lead drops, now with Master and Vestige difficulties, you’d think twice before diving into a pack of wolves. We hope to run many events based on these challenge difficulties and their relative achievements. Let’s unlock those Dyes and Titles NOR!

  ⚔️ Closing Thoughts
  Between the Night Market ending and the new reworks, June has been an interesting month full of changes for the New OutRiders. Keep your eyes and ears open for announcements as we will start resuming our Trial runs and other activities. We’re all here for each other, so if you need help with things, always raise the *NOR/ Flag and call out!

  

  Until then, Hail*NOR/, and see you in Tamriel!

  Baron Brettoel,
  *NOR/BA-ESo

  

• 118 *NOR/News Guild Wars Reforged/2/3
  by Sofija
  June 24, 2026

  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITPzxITngqA

  Hail*NOR/ and welcome to Tyria.

  

  Guild Wars 3
  We have some massive news. The biggest thing is the release of Guild Wars 3 coming Fall 2027. Per ArenaNet, Guild Wars 3 is an action-adventure MMORPG that blends action-combat, character building, and skill collection. youtube.com/ITPzxITngqA Set in Orr over a thousand years before the events of Guild Wars: Reforged during a time before the human gods left Tyria, and before the First Guild War. We will be a member of the Vaelwardens who have found themselves on their back foot due to too many demands on their limited numbers. Guild Wars 3 will feature a one-of-a-kind movement system that transfer your momentum between modes of travel between gliding, leaping, sprinting, riding, and even combat. Adventures in the ancient land of Orr will be coming to Steam, PS5, and ArenaNet’s stand-alone client with cross-play between each. And just like Guild Wars: Reforged and Guild Wars 2, there will be no subscription fee, no pay-to-win, will respect your time and investment, all while innovating and evolving the MMORPG genre …/news/our-guild-wars-philosophy/. Check out the Guild Wars 3’s website to wishlist it on Steam or PS5 as well as signing up for the newsletter and registering for the Beta. We will be setting up a branch in ancient Orr as soon as we have access to guild creation. Please check out our DIS-CORD golem for the latest news and info on this exciting sequel.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sybTVg0LuGo

  This does not mean Guild Wars 2 or Reforged will be winding down. In fact, even more exciting things are coming to both. youtube.com/sybTVg0LuGo In fact, since the announcement of Guild Wars 3, we’ve seen the largest increase in new and returning players including the Steam release. Speaking of, let’s raise a mug of ale and a hearty huzzah to our newest squires Elirrind and Korin who are also members of the ESO branch. Along with festivals (Festival of the Four Winds in August), bonus events (Fractal Rush and Roller Beetle Racing going on now. Dungeon Rush and World Boss Rush next month), a new balance patch is coming in July and the last chapter of Visions of Eternity will be coming in September. After the final chapter of Visions of Eternity, there will be a pause in new expansions in anticipation of the release of Guild Wars 3. But that doesn’t mean we won’t be seeing new and exciting things coming to Guild Wars 2. We’ll be seeing a roll-out of a new Hall of Monuments that will be giving in-game rewards for completing various achievements throughout the world. A feature that started in Guild Wars 1 and now carrying over from Guild Wars 2 to 3 staring with core Tyria, then rolling out throughout each expansion through the year. In support of this, we’ll be seeing a massive overhaul of the game including long standing bug fixes, a new rendering engine, and even updates to bring the game up to modern standards such as the climatic battle with Zhaitan. Even WvW is getting a fresh coat of paint with a brand new map that will be going into open beta allowing players to give active feedback to make the new map the best it can be similar with what they did with PvP Push mode. Then after the release of Guild Wars 3, we’ll be seeing a return to yearly story expansions.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kADdGm3i1GY

  

  Guild Wars: Reforged
  Then in Guild Wars: Reforged news, we’ve seen the mobile release with controller support coming very soon. If you already have Guild Wars: Refoged, just sign in with account to continue your adventures between PC, Steam Deck, and mobile. New dungeons have been recently added along with various hardcore modes and even new experiences we’ve never seen before coming soon. If you are interested in visiting the game where it all started, reach out to Count Sofija, as I have opened up a NOR nomad branch. So feel free to contact me so you can rep the best guild around. We even have a special Reforged channel in the NOMAD tag to share the latest news and screenshots. And that’s not all. They’ve also announced Mistbound: Guild Wars Card Game. youtube.com/kADdGm3i1GY. We will post news of this CCG game as we learn more.

  Please join us on our DIS-CORD golem where we share the latest Tyrian news including Guild Wars 3, share Fashion Wars wins, and more including our Guild Events. Wednesdays are Fractals where we take on tougher and tougher challenges. Thursdays are Helping Hands were we do what New Outriders does best and help each other through everything from Hero Points, Mastery Points, or whatever strikes our fancy. Then Sundays, outside of our Monthly Ceremonies, we just get together and chill out with fishing, finishing weeklies, or enjoy the current event. Until we meet again, may your hunts be honorable and your mugs full of ale.

  Count Sofija
  *NOR/CT-GW2

  

• 118 *NOR/News The Old Republic
  by Gonzowill
  June 24, 2026

  

  Hail*NOR/
  
  “All right, first you flick this switch, then this switch. That activates it. Then you push this button, which will give you five minutes to get out of there. Now, whatever you do, don’t push this button, because that will set off the bomb immediately and we’ll all be dead.” – Rocket – Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.

  You know how most people have a little voice that tells them “Hey, don’t do this. This is a bad idea.” Sometimes I think I have a little voice that has a twisted sense of humor. They know they should be telling me don’t do that, but instead they say “you know what, this will be fun. Let’s see if he actually does this.” My fellow guildmates got to witness this first hand in our last run of Karagga’s Palace.
  
  We started off with a bang managing to save the band that drops down during the Bonethrasher Rancor fight. We then moved on to Jarg and Sorno and that also went smoothly. Foreman Crusher was not a problem either, and it should have been at this point everyone should have gotten suspicious that everything was progressing a little too smoothly. Then we made it to G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator droid. In order to begin this fight, someone needs to push the button dropping fire on the droid. When you click the blue button, it also closes the door to the room. If everyone is not in the room, like a healer, then they are not part of the fight and cannot…. well, they cannot heal the team. I think you can see where this is going. Because our guild has some amazing individuals that work well as a team we made it through the fight and finished the operation without any further mayhem.
  
  Additionally in our adventures, we discovered that FR3-DOM has a level cap. You can join the fight at any level, but if you are too low a level and walk in first FR3-DOM will auto kill you….. Repeatedly….. That droid never seems to tire of it either.
  
  Thanks to Intisar, we have been receiving some changes to the discord channels, and we would welcome everyone and anyone in game to share screen captures of anything fun that they do, or if there is some particularly spectacular view in the galaxy that looks amazing. This also includes if you can capture some rare achievements popping up on screen.
  
  We would also like to welcome our newest members Eigenna and Kryzt. We look forward to sharing the chaos with you both!

  Baron Gonzowill
  *NOR/BA-swToR

  

• 118 *NOR/News Neverwinter
  by Garadian
  June 26, 2026

  

  Hail* New Outriders/
  Hail *NOR/!

  As the chill of Module 33: Biting Cold settles over the Reghed Edge, Northeast of Icewind Dale, the Neverwinter Branch has been pushing forward with steady progress, new faces, and well‑earned achievements.

  Here’s what’s been happening across the realm:

  Advanced Jotunskar Completed:
  Our guild has braved the frozen halls of Advanced Jotunskar and emerged victorious along with help from our Emerald Knights Allies with a special call out to our allies: Embyr, Melek, and Lady St. George.

  This marks a milestone for the branch this module, a testament to teamwork, persistence, and the *NOR/ spirit of “Have fun and help others do the same.”

  If you haven’t yet ventured into Jotunskar, keep an eye out for upcoming guild runs on Saturday evenings. There’s always room for more Norbies to test their mettle.

  Also, Please join us in congratulating Squire Knee Knocker for his promotion to Squire Honor!

  A well‑earned recognition of dedication, presence, and service to the branch. Advancements like this strengthen the guild and keep our traditions alive. Hail, Squire Honor Knee Knocker! Huzzah!

  And let us welcome our newest recruits:
  The lifeblood of NOR is its people, and this month we are proud to welcome several new adventurers into our ranks. Please greet them warmly when you see them in guild chat or out in the field:

  • Lazarus
  • Cyric Greyhall
  • Mikil Silversong
  • Vela Duskryn
  • Luara
  • Morgana Moonshadow
  • Sagash
  • Magaha Vicelord

  We’re excited to have each of you with us. We look forward to meeting, talking to, and adventuring with every one of you.

  As Module 33 continues, we’ll be organizing more guild events, dungeon nights, and opportunities for members to group up, gear up, and enjoy the game together. Keep an eye on Discord and in-game Events section of our Guild menu for announcements regarding scheduled events and if you’d like to help lead runs or host activities, reach out to me or Duchess Shava! More bakers make a better cake.

  

  Aim for the Stars and Hit the Sky!

  Lord Garadian,
  Realm Advisor-NW,
  *NOR/LD-HC
  

  

• 118 *NOR/News Lord of the Rings Online
  by Tundrra
  June 26, 2026

  

  Hail*NOR/

  Events:
  Monday Nights are what I look forward to every week! It has been great and sometimes challenging exploring the great many instances in LotRO. Even though Monday is dedicated to Instances, it is not the only Endgame thing to do 🙂 So far in June, we have organized Roving Threat Raids, Hunter’s Camp quests, a Raid in the Battle of Erebor, and some weekly Delving instances. I would love to have another night or two of regularly organized events, so if you’re interested in hosting in a weekly get-together, please let me know!

  

  Game updates:
  The devs seem to be keeping to their content schedule, finishing the second quarter with the release of the new 6-person instance, Pagru-kirít, the Garden of Corpses. It is by far the toughest of the Mur Ghala series, so we won’t be speed running it like Hold and Palace anytime soon. I wrote up my first impressions on Discord last week after I explored it.

  I still have not seen the new Delving Writ rewards, which were scheduled for the second quarter, so hopefully those launch soon… I’m capped out on writs:P

  Quarter 3 should brings us new PvP focused updates, like Angmarim Sorceress and The Delving of Fror, in the Ettenmoores, which is the PvP monster play area. Hopefully they will announce Q4 soon, which is traditionally the yearly Expansion:)

  Recruiting:
  Most of our recruiting is done through recruitment advertising posts on the LotRo’s main Forum, Official LotRo Discord Server, and the server fan community Glamdring Social. Glamdring Social made a pretty cool custom bot that collects a list of all the guilds that had Discord activity on their recruitment post within the past week/month to present a list of active guilds. So I will be posting a couple of screenshots from our Monday Events each week to keep us at the top of that list. Emojis, testimonials, and hellos help keep the posts active and interest high as well, so if you find yourself on any of those 3 social places, give us a shout 🙂
  

  Lord Tundrra
  *NOR/LD- Realm Advisor LotRo

  

– Recent Anniversaries –
Zyera
May 27th 2007
Lady Zyera of World of Warcraft, congratulations on 19 yrs!! Joining the guild in World of Warcraft 2007

Tippenn
May 29th 2025
Squire Tippenn of Elder Scrolls Online, congratulations on 1 yrs!! Joining the guild in Dungeons & Dragons Online 2025

Niloh
June 1st 2019
Knight Niloh of Star Wars: The Old Republic, congratulations on 7 yrs!! Joining the guild in Neverwinter 2019

Lasarian
June 1st 1995
Lord Emeritus Lasarian of TableTop, congratulations on 31 yrs!! Joining the guild in The Shadow of Yserbius 1995

Fabrelle
June 1st 2025
Squire Honor Fabrelle of Guild Wars 2, congratulations on 1 yrs!! Joining the guild in Guild Wars 2 2025

Ryland
June 1st 1997
Lord Ryland of Final Fantasy XIV, congratulations on 29 yrs!! Joining the guild in Neverwinter Nights 1997

Trazzie
June 1st 2025
Squire Court Trazzie of Lord of the Rings Online, congratulations on 1 yrs!! Joining the guild in Lord of the Rings Online 2025

Cerebane
June 3rd 2018
Squire Cerebane of Dungeons & Dragons Online, congratulations on 8 yrs!! Joining the guild in Dungeons & Dragons Online 2018

Catiedoreza
June 3rd 2018
Squire Catiedoreza of Dungeons & Dragons Online, congratulations on 8 yrs!! Joining the guild in Dungeons & Dragons Online 2018

Xipher
June 4th 2025
Knight Xipher of Neverwinter, congratulations on 1 yrs!! Joining the guild in Neverwinter 2025

Elthorik
June 7th 2014
Knight Elthorik of Neverwinter, congratulations on 12 yrs!! Joining the guild in Neverwinter 2014

Vashile
June 9th 2002
Grandee Vashile of Final Fantasy XIV, congratulations on 24 yrs!! Joining the guild in Dark Age of Camelot 2002

Shintar
June 10th 2024
Squire Honor Shintar of Star Wars: The Old Republic, congratulations on 2 yrs!! Joining the guild in Star Wars: The Old Republic 2024

Tyrandil
June 12th 2013
Viscount Tyrandil of Neverwinter, congratulations on 13 yrs!! Joining the guild in Neverwinter 2013

Galaxiya
June 12th 2014
Countess Galaxiya of Star Wars: The Old Republic, congratulations on 12 yrs!! Joining the guild in Star Wars: The Old Republic 2014

Phelaia
June 12th 2013
Marquise Phelaia of Neverwinter, congratulations on 13 yrs!! Joining the guild in Neverwinter 2013

CrimsonQueen
June 16th 2014
Squire CrimsonQueen of Star Wars: The Old Republic, congratulations on 12 yrs!! Joining the guild in Star Wars: The Old Republic 2014

Seyella
June 18th 2010
Marquise Seyella of NOMAD, congratulations on 16 yrs!! Joining the guild in Runes of Magic 2010

Ojike
June 21st 2004
Grandee Ojike of TableTop, congratulations on 22 yrs!! Joining the guild in Star Wars: Galaxies 2004

Pinky
June 27th 2007
Knight Pinky of Dungeons & Dragons Online, congratulations on 19 yrs!! Joining the guild in Dungeons & Dragons Online 2007

Azodnem
June 27th 2025
Squire Azodnem of Lord of the Rings Online, congratulations on 1 yrs!! Joining the guild in Lord of the Rings Online 2025

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