Some Press Releases from the Kafra Headquarters:

Amatsu
Once long ago, sailors from Alberta told an interesting tale about a seaman who suffered
through a violent storm. His ship was badly damaged and drifted aimlessly until it
eventually washed up on an exotic land, full of strange plants and odd-
looking houses. Locals offered him food, water, and shelter. After some time, the
seaman was able to repair his ship and return to his home of Alberta.
Years later, after he had passed away of old age in his home, villagers found his nautical
charts aboard his old ship and brought them to King Tristan Gaebolg III. The king
announced that if anyone could gather more information about this land, he would be well
rewarded. Since then, many adventurers and brave captains alike have ventured into the
sea to discover more information about this land until, one day, an adventurer from the
mountain region of Payon, managed to reach the new land and document his route.
Over time, people became familiar with the exotic culture of the island. As they learned
more about it, they learned of its name, Amatsu. They also discovered a castle to the
east named, "Lakeside Castle." This new discovery encouraged many adventurers, who had
become weary of the Emperium Wars and the Heart of Ymir, to start adventuring once
again.
Now, 5 years later, thanks to an agreement between King Tristan Gaebolg III and Ishida
Yoshinaga of Amatsu, an official trade route has been opened between the two
countries, and it is possible for everyone to safely travel between
Alberta and Amatsu.
A short summary of the new content of Episode 0.5:
Maps: Town and Field of Amatsu, Tatami Maze and Undreground Shrine (Amatsu
Dungeon), Island of Jawaii.
Quests: Most of the quests from, or related to Amatsu.
Marriage System: Couples can get married in the Prontera Church (straight couples
only) or in the Lutie Chapel (allowing same-sex marriages).
Note: Even though we decided to keep the 'beta' title for this
episode, we're confident about the server's stability, so it's planned
that NO WIPES will (ever) occur past this stage.
Here's a short list of current main content that is available as of
Episode 0.5 (in boldthe new content not present in Episode 0.4.)
Classes:
Swordsman/Swordswoman, Knight, Crusader.
Mage, Wizard, Sage.
Archer, Hunter/Huntress, Bard/Dancer.
Merchant, Blacksmith, Alchemist.
Thief, Assassin, Rogue.
Acolyte, Priest/Priestess, Monk.
Novice/Super Novice.
Spawns:
Monster spawns are largely based on iRO classic, as described at:
http://db.irowiki.org/classic/
Zones:
Prontera region:
Prontera City, including Prontera Castle
Izlude Town
Byalan Island
Undersea Tunnel
Prontera Fields
Prontera Culverts
Hidden Temple
St. Capitolina Abbey
Valkyrie Realm
Aldebaran region:
Aldebaran city
Clock Tower
Mt. Mjolnir
Coal Mine
Luina
Geffen region:
Geffen Town
Geffen Tower dungeon
Geffen Fields
Orc Dungeon
The lost city of Glast Heim
Britoniah
Payon region:
Payon Town, Archer Village
Payon Fields
Payon Cave
Alberta Town
Alberta Island
Sunken Ship
Turtle Island
Greenwood Lake
Morroc region:
Morroc Town
Morroc Fields
Pyramids Dungeon
Sphinx Dungeon
Ant Hell
Comodo region:
Comodo Beach town
Comodo Caves
Kokomo Beach
Papuchicha Forest
Kokomo Beach
Zenhai Marsh
Fortress Saint Darmain
Beacon Island Pharos
Umbala region:
Umbala village
Luluka Forest
Hoomga Jungle
Kalala Swamp
the Tree of Umbala
Juno region:
Juno city
Juno fields (narrow path between Aldebaran and Juno)
Nogg Road dungeon
Lutie region:
Lutie town
Lutie field
Toy Factory
Outside Midgard:
Hvergelmir's Fountain (Trunk of Yggdrasil)
Niflheim, the Realm of the Dead
village of Skellington
valley of Gjoll
Amatsu town
Amatsu field
Tatami Maze / Underground Shrine
Jawaii Island

Posted by Haru on Tue, 2 Sep 2014
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Floating Exp Rates event
With WoE on a hiatus, guilds have the chance to organize and prepare to face the one that
was currently dominating the scenario. We'll give you the chance to level & gear up with
this weekend's floating experience event!
On August 24th and 25th we will have floating rates on the server. It
will start after Saturday night's maintenance. We will try our best to do this as early as
possible, but there is still some work to do.

But what are these floating rates?
Every hour an experience rate will be randomly chosen from 6.0x to 8.0x.
Yes, base and job experience will be adjusted to the same rate. And yes, this also can be
6.4 or 7.9.
These rates only count for normal monsters. Quests and MvP experience rates are not
affected by the floating experience rates.
About the upcoming update, we can proudly announce Amatsu will be in it. We will
also add the marriage system, not just for straight couples, but also for couples of the same
sex! For those who want to lend their accounts to other people we have good news, too.
The guest account system will receive an update to increase security for those who lend out
their beloved characters!
Posted by Haru on Sun, 24 Aug 2014
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WoE hiatus: a chance to catch up and bring in some
new competition

Dear warrior, this is your chance to go level and gear up!
After the long awaited War of Emperium update, a single guild emerged victorious almost
every single battle held weekly. With some guilds having quit and others just lacking
general organization, we have agreed, and with support from the current castle holders, to
remove their ownership of the castle and lend everyone a chance to prepare themselves
hard for challenging battles to come.
Don't feel down, though. If are interested, the war schedule will be resumed after some
conditions, to be soon announced on the forum, are met. Right now, our recommendation is
that the guilds who wish to WoE should take this time to improve their conditions, and that
smaller guilds team up in alliances to prevent single large groups from dominating the
scenario. It's with great sorrow that we announce this temporary halt, but we believe it is
necessary for balance to be reached again (and without unnecessary wipes).
For more information, keep an eye on this thread. Don't forget to join during the floating
rates event weekend, by the way!
Posted by mathy on Sun, 17 Aug 2014
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OriginsRO Episode 0.4
Hello Players!
We're now ready to announce the next, long awaited, content update for OriginsRO!

Some Press Releases from the Kafra Headquarters:
Umbala
According to legend, there is a forgotten path somewhere near north Comodo. At the end of
the path, there is a giant tree from which treasure springs forth. It has been said: "Men
ruled by avarice will obtain treasure. But men who are not will be led to a new world."
After several years of research around Ruande and Zenhai Marsh, the long forgotten
path has finally been found.
Through an old wooden bridge, over a canyon that makes you understand how small and
insignificant humans can be, adventurers can reach a great jungle forest, so large that it
almost envelopes the sky. Far into the jungle, there is a small tribal
village full of people wearing strange masks who worship the Mother Tree. They call
themselves the Utan Tribe of Umbala.
Rumors say that the Umbala Tree may be related to the Yggdrasil Tree, and
adventurers may be able toreach another world through it.
The Kafra Corp. will provide teleportation service from and to Umbala,
for adventurers and tourists alike.
War of Emperium
Following the recent friendship treaty with the Schwarzwald Republic, defense of the castles
of the Rune-Midgarts Kingdom weakened.
Armies of monsters are marching and attempting to take control of
the castles in all the major towns, causing a real threat to the Kingdom. "The castles
and the treasures on them are properties for those who deserve them. And whoever
control the castles with the legendary Emperium stone, will be
considered the kingdom Knights of honor.", announced King Tristan Gaebolg
III.
The Kafra HQ will offer a free contract with one of our employees, to be
stationed within any castle whose Emperium is secured, to provide services to the
controlling guild.
For more informatino about the WoE times and open castles, visit Forums or Control Panel
A short summary of the new content of Episode 0.4:
Maps: Town of Umbala, Luluka Forest, Hoomga Jungle, Kalala Swamp (Umbala fields),
Tree of Umbala(Umbala Dungeon), Hvergelmir's Fountain (Trunk of Yggdrasil), Niflheim,
Skellington, Valley of Gjoll (Niflheim fields), Guild Castles in Prontera, Payon, Geffen,
Aldebaran.
Quests: Most of the quests from, or related to, Umbala and Niflheim (including new
headgears)
War of Emperium: WoE will be regularly held every week, in one castle. Every
month the castle will change to a new one, preserving the previous guild ownership.
Note: Even though we decided to keep the 'beta' title for this
episode, we're confident about the server's stability, so it's planned
that NO WIPES will (ever) occur past this stage.
Here's a short list of current main content that is available as of
Episode 0.4 (in boldthe new content not present in Episode 0.3.)
Classes:
Swordsman/Swordswoman, Knight, Crusader.
Mage, Wizard, Sage.
Archer, Hunter/Huntress, Bard/Dancer.
Merchant, Blacksmith, Alchemist.
Thief, Assassin, Rogue.
Acolyte, Priest/Priestess, Monk.
Novice/Super Novice.
Spawns:
Monster spawns are largely based on iRO classic, as described at:
http://db.irowiki.org/classic/
Zones:
Prontera region:
Prontera City, including Prontera Castle
Izlude Town
Byalan Island
Undersea Tunnel
Prontera Fields
Prontera Culverts
Hidden Temple
St. Capitolina Abbey
Valkyrie Realm
Aldebaran region:
Aldebaran city
Clock Tower
Mt. Mjolnir
Coal Mine
Luina
Geffen region:
Geffen Town
Geffen Tower dungeon
Geffen Fields
Orc Dungeon
The lost city of Glast Heim
Britoniah
Payon region:
Payon Town, Archer Village
Payon Fields
Payon Cave
Alberta Town
Alberta Island
Sunken Ship
Turtle Island
Greenwood Lake
Morroc region:
Morroc Town
Morroc Fields
Pyramids Dungeon
Sphinx Dungeon
Ant Hell
Comodo region:
Comodo Beach town
Comodo Caves
Kokomo Beach
Papuchicha Forest
Kokomo Beach
Zenhai Marsh
Fortress Saint Darmain
Beacon Island Pharos
Umbala region:
Umbala village
Luluka Forest
Hoomga Jungle
Kalala Swamp
the Tree of Umbala
Juno region:
Juno city
Juno fields (narrow path between Aldebaran and Juno)
Nogg Road dungeon
Lutie region:
Lutie town
Lutie field
Toy Factory
Outside Midgard:
Hvergelmir's Fountain (Trunk of Yggdrasil)
Niflheim, the Realm of the Dead
village of Skellington
valley of Gjoll

Posted by Haru on Wed, 28 May 2014
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OriginsRO Episode 0.3

Hello Players!
After three months of intense development from the initial Open Beta release, we're now
ready to announce the first, big, content update for OriginsRO!
Some Press Releases from the Kafra Headquarters:
Juno
Following the new trade laws promulgated by King Tristram III, the Rune-Midgarts Kingdom
has stipulated trade (and travel) agreements with the nearby Schwarzwald Republic. As
such it is now possible to visit their capital city, Juno, floating in the skies
north of Aldebaran.
To ensure the safety of our citizens, the Kafra Corp. will provide teleportation
service from and to Juno, as the walking path from Aldebaran is still not completely
safe (but adventurers may decide to walk, if they're brave enough! Scouts say there's
an unexplored cave full of magma you can visit along the route.)
Lutie
As Christmas approaches, the Kafra Corporation, in collaboration with the Toy Factory in
Lutie, is proud to announce the possibility to visit a far away snowy town, where you can
feel the Christmas atmosphere all year long.
To sign up for the trip, please visit Aldebaran, where none-less-than Santa Claus (who
volunteered to be our testimonial for this event) will teleport you, for free, to the
snowy Lutie land. Depending on the event outcome, the teleportation service
will remain active indefinitely, even past the Christmas Holidays. In
Lutie, it's always Christmas.
Additionally, and only during the Christmas Holidays, special events
will take place. To learn more, please find Santa Claus in all major Rune-Midgarts
towns, Louise Kim in Lutie or Carolling in Prontera.
A short summary of the new content of Episode 0.3:
Maps: Juno (city and fields 01 through 04), Nogg Road (a.k.a. Magma Dungeon), Lutie
(town and field), Toy Factory (a.k.a. Xmas Dungeon).
Quests: Most of the quests from, or related to, Juno and Lutie (including new
headgears and the Succession of the Prince quest)
Christmas Event: Various event specific mini-games, please see Santa Claus in all
the kingdom major towns, Carolling in Prontera and Louise Kim in Lutie for more details.
2-2 classes: It is now possible to change your job to Alchemist, Bard, Crusader,
Dancer, Monk, Sage or Rogue.
Note: Even though we decided to keep the 'beta' title for this
episode, we're confident about the server's stability, so it's planned
that NO WIPES will (ever) occur past this stage. We'll also start advertising
more actively in order to allow more players to know about us and give them a chance to
play with us.
Here's a short list of current main content that is available as of
Episode 0.3 (in boldthe new content not present in Episode 0.2.)
Classes:
Swordsman/Swordswoman, Knight, Crusader.
Mage, Wizard, Sage.
Archer, Hunter/Huntress, Bard/Dancer.
Merchant, Blacksmith, Alchemist.
Thief, Assassin, Rogue.
Acolyte, Priest/Priestess, Monk.
Novice/Super Novice.
Spawns:
Monster spawns are largely based on iRO classic, as described at:
http://db.irowiki.org/classic/
Zones:
Prontera region:
Prontera City, including Prontera Castle
Izlude Town
Byalan Island
Undersea Tunnel
Prontera Fields
Prontera Culverts
Hidden Temple
St. Capitolina Abbey
Aldebaran region:
Aldebaran city
Clock Tower
Mt. Mjolnir
Coal Mine
Geffen region:
Geffen Town
Geffen Tower dungeon
Geffen Fields
Orc Dungeon
The lost city of Glast Heim
Payon region:
Payon Town, Archer Village
Payon Fields
Payon Cave
Alberta Town
Alberta Island
Sunken Ship
Turtle Island
Morocc region:
Morocc Town
Morocc Fields
Pyramids Dungeon
Sphinx Dungeon
Ant Hell
Comodo region:
Comodo Beach town
Comodo Caves
Kokomo Beach
Papuchicha Forest
Kokomo Beach
Zenhai Marsh
Fortress Saint Darmain
Beacon Island Pharos (including the Rogue Guild)
Juno region:
Juno city
Juno fields (narrow path between Aldebaran and Juno)
Nogg Road dungeon
Lutie region:
Lutie town
Lutie field
Toy Factory

Merry Christmas!