Hello Everyone!  ^_^    We are excited to announce that we are planning a new temporary game mode for all of you, but first we want your input. We would love to hear what kind of event you are most interested in.   Do you want to show everyone how efficient you are at gathering gear, food, and supplies, and then prove your PvP skills?   Or do you want to show everyone how efficient you are when it comes to pure experience gains?   The choice is yours.   King of the Skill The objective is simple. Gain as much total experience as possible within a fixed amount of play time. You will have 24 hours of total play time to gain as much experience as you can. The event itself will run for one week. You are free to restart your run or create a new account if you discover a more efficient route or strategy along the way.   Alora DMM This is a survival and skill focused event. Everyone starts on a fresh Ironman account from scratch. You will have seven days to build your account, plan your progression, and prepare for one goal only: winning the final tournament. Once the preparation phase ends, all participants will be placed into a randomized bracket style PvP tournament to determine who truly earns the title.   Let us hear what you wanna see the most. We are excited to hear what you have in mind. 

  Welcome to the December-January edition of the Alora Times! I hope you all have had great holidays and 2025 in general, so many unforgettable moments, now lets make 2026 an even better one! Now lets dive right in and see what has been happening on Alora.  <3    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Bonus Schedule For January   January Vote Competition [January 1st - January 21st]   New Year's Giveaway 2026!   [17/12/25] Mini Update: Relleka Agility, Fremennik Boat Travel, Keldagrim, Expanded Draw Distance, Cache Download Improvements & more!   [18/12/25] Leagues 6.0 Is Live!   If you want to check out our past updates, click here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ None this month!     Alora's Official Rules can be found here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   The latest Staff Changes are as follows:   Promotions: [member="Kareem Sqr"] has returned to the team as Senior Moderator. [member="19"] has been promoted to Game Moderator. [member="Guy"] has been promoted to Game Moderator. [member="Procodilee"] has been promoted to Server Support.   Secondary ranks: [member="GIM Hellish"] has removed secondary rank from [member="NoBankNoCry"]   Resignations: [member="YeetMcSkeet"] has resigned from Senior Moderator. [member="GIM NoArN"] has resigned from Game Moderator.   Demotions: None this time!   To see our past Staff Updates, click here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Stay up to date with some of our community members' recent Goals & Achievements:    [member="Mieu"] Mieu's Diary   [member="Jeff"] Certified Pet Hunter Jeff   [member="Moe"] #3 is mine (update: #2 now)   [member="Atrexiia"] Leagues 6 – Dragon Rank: A Retrospective   [member="H"] H's year in review (2025)   [member="H"] 60/71   [member="Variant"] Variant's End of Year Recap 2025     Disclaimer: Make a topic in our Goals and Achievements section or send your achievement in the #newspaper_submissions channel in Alora Discord to be featured here! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Here we honour our fallen comrades from the last month and there were a few of them! We wish them the best on their new ironman journeys and better luck next time!   __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The winners of November MOTM is... [member="Danny"] ! Congratulations! You have stood out in the eyes of the Alora community. Thank you for being great members here on Alora and enjoy your rewards. :) The link to the Member of the Month thread can be found here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Make sure to check out our streamers and video makers. They would love to have you keep them company during their streams and check out the content they create for Alora!   [member="ents v1"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUi6QWqJUMSWnToW8RUH8Q [member="stylo rsp"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjP54afxGy1sNT44br8v4uA [member="casa"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClMvGtkUxyxU--uIM8SSRkQ [member="walkchaos"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSUF-7-QehS6ALll4nl3OA [member="maxi rs"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeDXzfBMcClqATArQ6zI28Q [member="no bank mate"] https://www.youtube.com/@Luckyrsps [member="magnata"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ssi1briw7uRwhhBEjBxkA ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW9J8VCq4ag   If you enjoy Alora content, make sure to hit the Subscribe button on their channels to show them your support!   If I've missed anyone I do apologize, just message me on the forums or on Discord with a link to your channel and I will add you in. That concludes this month’s edition of the Alora Newspaper! If you would like to see something added to the paper make sure to message [member="H"]! You can read the previous edition by clicking here. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

League Finalists As of yesterday at midnight server time, our 6th Leagues Tournament has concluded! This League really showed how strategic players can be, and with so many different tasks and regions available this time around (as well as increased rates), it was interesting to see how many different pathways players took to come out on top, and how many points were amassed.   While the winners have already been finalized and are listed below, the league will continue to be open until January 20th at which point the store will be updated with new rewards and the Leagues game mode is locked once again. It was a close competition for some of our finalists, but as of January 8th at 7pm EST, here are the final top 10 finalists, with the top 4 being eligible grand prize winners: @[member="AB7"] / @[member="AB6"] (103,500 points) (Prize: Nintendo Switch 2) @[member="6heese"] / @[member="Real Cheese"] (102,650 points) (Prize: AirPods Pro 3rd Gen) @[member="Gabe 5"] / @[member="Gabe 0"] (101,260 points) (Prize: Logitech G935 Gaming Headset) @[member="Arista1"] / @[member="Dougim"] (100,000 points) (Prize: Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse) @[member="OOSINs Bitch"] / @[member="Dab"] (92,470 points) @[member="TECHNOLAKE"] / @[member="Technoblade"] (91,530 points) @[member="ChefBoyRDeez"] / @[member="Danny"] (78,270 points) @[member="Lula Tolo"] / @[member="Baiano Doido"] (77,720 points) @[member="Stroky"] / @[member="Stroked"] (75,770 points) @[member="Space Nacho"] / @[member="Shawn"] (75,530 points) In addition, all top 10 players (by points) will receive a commemorative Alora lanyard! We will reach out shortly with information on how to claim yours if you were in the top 10.     Congratulations to all of our finalists, and especially those in the top 4 who have been grinding endlessly this past month for the top prizes. For those of you in the top 4, send @Omicron a private message for more information on how to claim your prize if I have not PMed you already. We have also paid out all of the winners of the token prizes below: First Megarare Voucher — 1,000 tokens (Taozi / Mieu) First Colosseum completion — 1,000 tokens (Aftermanos / P0t) First Infernal Cape — 1,000 tokens (White Bird / Henrik) First to 200m in any skill — 1,000 tokens (Genna / Sagacious) First Radiant oathplate set — 750 tokens (UNCLAIMED) Second Megarare Voucher — 750 tokens (nscosmik / Cosmik) First 1,000-level Tombs of Amacut — 750 tokens (Gabe 5 / GIM 5) First to obtain any boss pet — 750 tokens (Tower 1) First 3rd age piece — 750 tokens (Fiish333) First to complete a Master difficulty task — 500 tokens (UNCLAIMED) First to complete a collection log entry — 500 tokens (Aftermanos / P0t)   League Prizes The prize prices for Leagues are as follows, and will be released when the Leagues game mode is fully locked in a few weeks (January 20th, 7pm EST), at which point all donation ranks/tokens, as well as League points, will be transferred to your linked main account. All previous League rewards are available, with prices unchanged. Grid Master Tabards (G, B, or P) ​2,000 points each Swords and emblem (G, B, or P) 3,000 points each Grid Master Altar Icon Scroll 6,000 points Grid Master Torch Scroll 6,000 points Trophy Tresholds All League players will receive trophies on their main accounts as long as they have accumulated at least 1,500 points (once we've updated the league store and lock leagues), and the following trophies will be awarded depending on points achieved: 55,000 points - Dragon Trophy 38,000 points - Rune Trophy 28,000 points - Adamant Trophy 18,000 points - Mithril Trophy 10,000 points - Steel Trophy 6,000 points - Iron Trophy 1,500 points - Bronze Trophy   Note: You will also automatically be awarded a Forum award with the respective trophy icon that you unlocked (on your linked main account). League Extension As many of you already know, we've also decided to extend the League game mode for an extra couple of weeks to allow players to accumulate more points, that can then be spent in the League store in-game on your main account. Although the tournament has concluded and there are no more prizes to be won, you can still log into your account and continue to play for the next couple of weeks and accumulate more points to spend on rewards (and to earn better trophies) before it becomes locked.   If you would like to transfer your rank or store tokens off your League account earlier than January 20th, you may PM me directly to request an early transfer. Leagues will officially end on Friday, January 20th, at 7pm EST. All the best, Omicron & The Alora Staff Team