***Open Beta Final News (READ!!!!)***

Ok, I've talked it over with my programmer Labmonkey, and being both of our faults, Tyras is not ready with everything we wanted. Sadly the game is, well... empty. Tyras is still using the base engine and such, while I wait for the full game.

And to add to that, even if we both had everything ready for programming, I still haven't converted all the items and monsters from concepts to in-game objects.

Overall, we F***ed up. But hey look at the bright side. What? You thought we would just give up and give you no beta? YA RIGHT! Tyras beta will go on as scheduled for Tuesday, September 1st (Pacific Standard Time), but it will still be a work in progress.

We call it a "walk and talk" beta because... thats what you do. You will be able to view the whole world we have for you guys, chat with friends, equip items, test out our combat system, and we may possibly even squeeze in some events to try out. The game will also be constantly building as you guys play though. One day the Lei Mines may be totally empty, the next day they could be infested with monsters and holding some early versions of quests. Once we believe all is well and we are ready, that it when we can classify Tyras as truly in beta.

We will try to keep Tyras servers on 24/7 and constantly check in on your bugs and add patches frequently.

If you have any comments just post them here on the blog.

Welcome to Ravenguard (Population: AWESOME)

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If you have been following some of my posts on the twitter and various other sites, you would know of the almighty Outpost of Ravenguard (Otherwise known as Ravenguard Outpost). This heavy defended fortress is the second town for the Sapien and much smaller than Lei Harbor.

In Ravenguard you can pick up your high level items, grab some epic quests, and finally, once Tyras full release comes out, you will be able to exit the northern gates of Ravenguard and enter the second zone, the Desolation (More info coming soon).

Ravenguard is a great place to stock up on supplies after powering through the Orc forces, but getting there is the issue. Ravenguard is surrounded by Orc bases and camps thus it will take a lot of sword swings and spells to get there.

Ravenguard will be in Open Beta, but it will not feature all the acceptable missions (Such as the raid on the Orc Fortress).

Hope to see you in Ravenguard September 1st!

Beast O' Week 5

Sorry for the delays, but last week and possibly the week before if I remember, I didn't post a beast of the week. But I'll get on track again now that Tyras is nearing it's release.

Beast of the week 5 is the mysterious Blood Priest:

The Blood Priest is part of the Order of the Abyss. They are immortals and hate the living, but they accept your presence if you have them an offering. Blood Priests will take the remains of fallen and use them to craft powerful weapons for your character. But the hard part is finding them. The Blood Priests hide in the shadows of secret rooms and dimensional rifts.

There are a total of 13 Blood Priests in the world, all of them spread out from the holy lands to the depths of the Abyss. They will give out the extremely powerful items, all of them for higher level players. The Blood Priests will start to appear in the second zones, so they will not be in game until beta. But keep an eye out for items they may want in exchange for their goods...

Beast O' the Week 4

Sorry for the delay this week, but I have pulled through and here you go. Number four will not be a Sapien beast, but a Spawn beast... actually, it is the Spawn:

The Spawn are not from Tyras, they came to Tyras from another dimension through "The Rift." The Spawn feed off of magic or "Essence" that is found inside Tyras. Without this magic, the Spawn would not be able to survive and would just fade away into mist. They do not have a mouth, but they can talk psychicly and consume items by draining the energy from them. The Spawn will be in the 3rd Open Beta, in a new location. They will not longer be starting in the Crystal Scar, but in the ruins of an ancient city.

Enjoy!