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Imagine yourself a werecreature, skulking through the deep forest after the moon has caused you to involuntarily transform into a beast of unimaginable terror. Or....a vampire who has devoted yourself to your mistress' bidding, plotting your rise to power and riches. Or... a hunter that specializes in running the creatures of the night into the ground, and has the power to do it. All of these roles and more are yours for the exploring at Dark Risings. Any new character has a 5% chance of being a werecreature, a mutation of your chosen race. Vampires are chosen by Patriarchs based on their fighting and roleplaying skill.

Dark Risings is a ROM2.4 mud with a medieval and gothic theme based on werecreatures and vampirism. There are many races and classes to choose from upon creation, making for a unique character. Dark Risings has made sure to preserve that familiar feel of a ROM MUD, but has a large variety of new and unique areas and features.

Briefly, some of our game features include:
[IMM-run Quests and Mortal Mini-quests]
[Very Newbie Friendly - help files for EVERYTHING]
[Large World with Many Original Areas]
[Unique Features for each Class & Race]
[Player guilds and clans]
NO hunger or thirst
NO rent
NO eq level limits
NO eq alignment

Role playing is heavily encouraged, with a name & description approval process (online, no emailing required) and valid in-role reasons for PK (player killing) attacks required. We have lots of quests and the kind of game balance only achieved from years of live play and adult admins with over a decade of experience.

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Game/Site Announcements:

Kedra has submitted a new piece of artwork which has been added to Artwork.

A new online Romany dictionary, Romlex, has been added to Talk the Talk.

August 09, 2007

Congrats to everyone for getting the votes up to #33! Very awesome! Right now we're tied for #32 and less than 50 votes away from #31, so please keep the votes going! Also, a big thank you goes to Lorelei Leaflover, who very kindly took the time to help with the armor list in updating and validating some of the stats. The updates can be found in the [Encyclopedia] under Equipment.

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To learn more about Dark Risings, including available races, classes, guilds, and guides for new players, please click on [Information]. New players are especially encouraged to visit our [Training] section. This section also gives some information for those interested in building.

Players can find a wealth of knowledge at their disposal in the [Encyclopedia]. Browse through the maps and area guides to learn where to hunt for experience and for unique items. Search through our equipment stats to find the items just right for you. There are also several strategy guides to assist both new and veteran players, as well as enlightening game statistics.

For those of you interested in the history, legends, and lores that surround Rhia, please visit the [Vault], which is a comprehensive library on the history that surrounds Rhia. You can also browse through the Book of Mortals to learn more about the players who have helped to make DarkRisings what it is. Artwork of former and current players can also be found here.

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Players are encouraged to make additions, corrections, and submissions for this site. Please send your emails to
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Additional categories will be added as time and submissions allow.