This is the Scarlet House Inn room with a secret hallway that is linked to the Tavern next door, a rough establishment known as the Pikemen's Pit.

Guests who stay in the room often go missing or have their belongings taken in the middle of the night. Town officials investigated and found a secret door in the back of the room. The perfect crime!

While designing parts of our Britannia map, I made sure to include little Easter eggs for future storytelling, or for people who enjoy exploring a world full of random mysteries. It is not always about monster bashing and player killing!

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When designing parts of our map, I created spots with hopes that players would settle down and place their homes near them. This mountainside forge is an example of one of those spots.

I was so pleased to log in and see that a player built a villa next to it, effectively claiming the outside decoration as "an asset" to their home.

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The King, Lord British was one of many whom we lost when the flood hit Britannia. Citizens still pay tribute in at the old Castle, leaving candles at his makeshift grave.

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Relvinian was once a trusted confidant of Lord British, but long before the Flood, he fell into dangerous fascination with dark magic before vanishing into oblivion...

His cottage and hedge maze are all that remain of poor Relvinian.

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Spotted in a player's home: Admiral Jarvis sits at a table with a plate of food and a tray full of donuts in his castle lair.

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The ice melted, the water rose high, Papua's swamp thickened, the desert became a jungle paradise after being untouched by travelers.

Before and after screenshots of the desert to jungle map conversion process...

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It's never a dull moment when the sun goes down at Buccaneer's Wharf.

Buccaneer's Wharf is a village ran by pirates, ratfolk, lizardfolks, and orcs that formed after the lost lands were isolated from Britannia, following the great flood.

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A perfect spot for a picnic, if you have a boat!

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Working on a new piece of map for Ultima Online, Tides of Power. This is Settler's Cove, a lawless village in the lost lands.

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Adventurers and mongbat trainers from across the lands gathered at the Bloody Farms Tavern for a rooftop tournament of Strongbats followed by drinks and snacks at the tavern below.

Players gambled on fights and cheered on from the sidelines.

Thanks for hosting, Riv!

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