Commands

Account

role View roles, or (staff) assign them. roles

Allegiance

allegiance Your banner, rank, standing, and the crown's work. banner
forswear Renounce your banner. Heavy, deliberate, and never a dead end.
swear Swear the Oath of Roads to a crown.

Character

affect Everything currently acting on you. affects, effects
info Your full character profile, identity, vitals, attributes, combat, char, information, profile
proficiencies How well you handle each kind of weapon. prof, profs
score A quick read on your condition, vitals and combat readiness at a glance. sc
skills Your crafting and gathering trades.
spells Show the spells you know, grouped by the level you learn them at.

Combat

abilities Show your combat skills, what you know, and what's ready. ab
advance Step forward, close distance on your foe (or approach a creature). approach, forward, step, stepforward
aegis hymn A steadfast anthem — the whole party is harder to strike, blunting a raid boss's cleave and adds (a timed guard; the raid support song).
aimed shot A patient, aimed shot that finds the weak point.
alpha's roar The pack-leader's call; lesser things break and run.
arcane surge Force the channels wide and refill the well.
assassinate A killing strike — lethal to a weakened foe (<30% hp).
attack Attack a monster, engages real-time combat. k, kill
attune Channel your elemental attunement (a bard's battle-chant) — your spells hit harder for a window, with a chance to surge (a safe, thematic power spike; a bard's is self-only). Warding enchants are the counter.
avenging wrath Wrath held back for years, spent all at once.
backstab A crippling strike from stealth or surprise (always lands hard).
barkskin Bark-hard skin — tougher and fire-resistant.
bash Slam a foe — staggered (slow) and rattled, and now and then knocked flat outright.
battle hymn A piercing hymn that harries every enemy at once.
beast bond Your companion's instincts sharpen the whole party's.
benediction A blessing laid over everyone standing with you.
berserk A furious rage: massive +damage, but flung wide open (-defense).
bite Sink your fangs in, draining blood (and maybe the curse).
blood pact Swear on your own blood — every wound you deal feeds you.
bloodlust Feed on the fight — +damage and life-drain on every hit.
blur Wreathe yourself in illusory duplicates (a mage's mirror image, a necromancer's shadow doubles, a bard's misdirection) — a stealth opener may strike an image and miss, and you're harder to pin down. Not foolproof: caught half-ready, you can
bone armor Wear the dead as plate; they do not mind.
brace Brace against the current, a Raging Rapids duel action that steadies your raft,
call companion Call a loyal beast companion to fight beside you.
camouflage Become terrain; the wild hides its own.
cast Cast a spell you know. c
charm Beguile a creature into leaving you be.
circle Circle behind for a sure, deep strike.
cleave A wide swing that bites into every foe in reach.
coat Coat your wielded weapon with an alchemical poison oil. Your next several hits
commune Kneel and let the land pour its strength back into you.
concentrate Center the mind, recovering mana.
consecrate Hallow the ground; it burns what should not stand on it.
corpse Where your corpse is, and what it holds. deathstatus, spirit
corpse explosion The recently killed still have one use left.
crimson feast Drink deep of the fallen and be made whole.
cutpurse Open a purse and a thigh in the same motion.
death blow The killing stroke a thief spends a career learning.
deploy Deploy a piece of siege gear forged by your fort's smith or dug from the field, a hurl
diamond body The body becomes stone; weapons find nothing soft.
disarm Twist a weapon out of its owner's hand — they fight bare-handed until they can take it up again.
discord A blast of dissonant sound — damages and rattles a foe.
dissonance A chord that should not exist; enemies lose the thread.
divine intervention Ask, once, and be answered.
divine shield A ward of faith turns both steel and the unclean.
dodge Read the room and simply not be where the blade goes.
drain life Pull the warmth out of a body through the wound.
earthshaker Strike the ground — the shock staggers every enemy present.
epic ballad The long song — courage and guard together, for a whole fight.
evade Nimble footwork — very hard to hit, briefly.
executioner Finish a reeling enemy with one committed blow.
fire Touch off a cannon you're standing at (your side's, and operational), an instant
flee Flee from combat.
flurry A blur of three rapid unarmed strikes.
garrote Wire around the throat — silences, slows, and bleeds.
haste Move and strike faster (the sole speed buff).
hide Take cover in the current room. conceal, lurk
holy avenger The oath's final argument, brought down two-handed.
howl A terrifying howl that cows the enemy.
hundred fists Strikes too fast to count, each finding the same bruise.
hunter's mark Read your quarry — its every opening is yours.
intercession Step between an ally and the blow meant for them.
invocation Call on your god by name; the answer refills the well.
iron skin Harden the body against blows.
jump Leap to another pillar, the only way to move in the Sundered Pillars, where the leap
kick A fast kick for extra damage.
last stand Refuse to fall — a veteran's second life in a losing fight.
lay hands Lay on hands to heal yourself or an ally.
laying of hands Faith poured through the palms into a wounded ally.
mark for death Name a target dead; its guard never quite recovers.
martyrdom Take the wounds meant for others and be sustained by it.
mass healing Pour out healing until the whole line is standing again.
maul A savage rending attack that leaves a bleeding wound.
meditate Breathe, centre, and knit the body back together.
mesmerize Catch a gaze and hold it; the will simply goes out.
mist form Come apart into mist — blades pass through nothing.
night sight The dark resolves into detail; nothing surprises you in it.
nightfall Draw the dark in close; the room forgets how to fight.
pack call Call the pack's rhythm; everyone fights to it.
palm strike A short, jarring palm that scrambles the stance.
parry Read the blade and turn it aside.
poison Envenom your strike.
prayer A murmured prayer that steadies your hands.
primal fury Claw, claw, bite — the beast stops choosing targets.
quivering palm One touch, delayed — the body simply stops.
rain of arrows A sustained barrage that darkens the ground.
raise dead Raise a skeletal servant to fight at your side (up to 3).
rampage A storm of reckless blows, each heavier than the last.
rend Claws hook in and tear a wound that will not close.
report Show a detailed combat report. battlereport, combatlog
requiem A funeral air, sung at the enemy rather than for them.
rescue Draw the enemy's attacks onto yourself to save an ally.
retreat Back away from your foe, opening the distance. back, stepback, withdraw
retrieve Reclaim your body. You must be a ghost, standing where it lies. body, claim, reclaim
riposte Turn a parry into a punishing counter-thrust.
rock Rock your foe's raft, a Raging Rapids duel action. Heave against the current to
sacred flame Call down a lick of clean fire onto a single foe.
sanctuary vow Vow the party's safety aloud; something is listening.
savage leap Cross the room in one bound and land on the throat.
scent Catch the blood on the air and know exactly where to bite.
second wind Dig deep and recover a burst of health.
shadow cloak Draw the dark around you and wait for the opening.
shadow dance Strike from three angles before the body registers the first.
shadow mastery The dark stops being cover and starts being an ally.
shadowstep Slip between shadows — strikes find only afterimages.
shield wall Set your feet behind the shield — blows glance away.
smite A holy strike — devastating against the undead and evil.
sneak Move quietly, trading speed for stealth. creep, prowl
song Take up a sealing song, and hold it, or lose it. dirge
song of courage A marching song; the party swings like it means it.
soul harvest Take the last of a life as fuel for the next spell.
spell ward A lattice of counter-sigils held a handspan off the skin.
studyspell Learn a spell from a scroll. learnspell
surrender Give up the corpse run and let the graveyard's spirit raise you. giveup, yield
thick fur Winter coat thick enough to turn a blade.
thick hide Weather-beaten hide shrugs off steel and cold alike.
throat cut A silent, arterial cut that will not stop bleeding.
throw Throw an alchemical bomb at a foe, acid damage that splashes nearby enemies.
toxic blades Coat both blades — every hit carries a working dose.
true shot One arrow, released the instant the wind dies.
turn Blast the undead with holy power; the weak flee.
undying rage Rage past mortal limits; wounds stop mattering.
vanish Disappear mid-fight and let the room lose you.
vital strike A short thrust placed exactly where it ends things.
volley Loose arrows in an arc across every foe before you.
war cry A battle roar — enemies falter, allies rally.
warsong A rousing anthem — your whole party hits harder (a timed window).
weapon mastery A lifetime with one weapon, brought to bear.
wereform Shift into your werewolf shape at will.
whirlwind Strike every enemy around you.

Comms

board Bulletin boards - notices, and the conversations under them. bb, boards
broadcast Speak on the broadcast channel: world-wide out-of-character chatter. bc, gossip
cchat Speak on the clan channel: talk to your clanmates. clantalk, ct, ctalk
channels The channels you can join, and which you are on. comms
clsend Speak on the clsend channel: talk to your own class. clsay
finger A little about another player. whois
mail Read and write letters. letters
newbie Speak on the newbie channel: questions & help for new players.
ooc Speak on the ooc channel: out-of-character talk.
pchat Speak on the faith channel: talk to fellow worshippers of your deity. psay
qchat Speak on the quest channel: forming groups & quests. qsay
reply Answer the last person who told you something.
say Say something aloud to your room. ", '
team Speak on the team channel: coordinate with your side in a tournament / Winds of Fate battle. tc, tsay
tell Say something privately, at any distance.
title Set the title shown beside your name on `who` and `finger`.
trade Speak on the trade channel: buying, selling & auctions. auction
warcry Speak on the battle channel: live tournament & Winds of Fate event heralds (mute to hush the spam). battlechat
watchlink Link an Apple Watch to your account.
where Who else is in this part of the world.
who See everyone currently online, staff first, then adventurers, in a clean roster.
yell Yell, heard in your room and every room next to it. shout

Crafting

alloy Advanced enchanting: enchant a material (or refined bar) into its superior ALLOY, the fuel for equipment ascent. Needs runecrafting + jewelcrafting mastery, a cut
artifact Complete a set of artifact shards into a learned equipment-ASCENT recipe for a tier
ascend Ascend a weapon or piece of armour through the rare → epic → mythic → legendary upgrade
assemble Put something back together from the pieces you have collected. combine, reconstruct
brew Brew a potion, oil, or bomb via alchemy, a base solvent + reagents of a property.
buy tool Buy the tool a trade needs. buytool
checkline Check your fishing line, reveals a bite you may have missed, or a stolen bait. check
cook Cook a meal from ingredients, restores health and grants a lasting "well-fed" buff.
craft Craft an item from a discipline (blacksmithing, woodworking, tailoring, forge, make
crafts Your crafting inventory, recipes known, shards collected, materials carried.
cut Cut and refine a raw gem, raising its quality (jewelcrafting). facet
dishes Every dish you know how to cook. cookbook, menu
distill Distill grain or fruit into aqua vitae, a potent alchemical brewing base.
enchant Enchant gear by binding a rune and a cut gem into an enhancement slot.
enhance Enhance a piece of gear with a magical reagent. imbue
excavate Excavate an ore or gem vein. mine
fish Cast a baited line and fish these waters. castline
forage Forage the wilds for herbs, wood, fibers, and fungi. gather
guild The guild hall you are standing in.
inscribe Cut a rune, or write the story of a piece you have named. describeitem, engrave
learn Learn a trade, or the next step in one.
open Open a door, a container, or a way that is merely shut.
perfect Perfect a dormant high-tier piece.
professions A full breakdown of your crafting professions, every discipline and gathering crafting, disciplines
prospect Prospect the land, locate and enter a dig-site. delve, digsite
reagents Look up alchemy reagents and what they brew (the property system). reagent
reel Reel, set the hook on a biting fish, or pull a hooked one closer. pull, strike
refine Refine a raw material into a crafting intermediate (the middle of the supply chain). saw, tan, weave
rename Christen a piece of crafted gear with a name all your own, the mark of a christen, nameitem
repair Repair a worn item using matching crafting material.
salvage Break down a weapon or piece of armour into raw crafting materials. dismantle, scrap
skin Take the hide off something you killed. butcher
slack Give line, let a surging fish run so it tires and the line eases. giveline
smelt Smelt ore into a refined bar (some are alloys).
smith Forge a piece of armor from raw material (smithing or tailoring). forgearmor
study Study a recipe scroll or a recipe shard. learn recipe, read
surface Leave a dig-site and return to the surface. leave, resurface
temper Work raid temper into ascent alloy.
train Train the skill of the guild you're in.
venture Venture on a themed expedition into an instanced wild. expedition

Diversions

cardplay Play a game of cards against someone who will take you on. cardgame
cardtourney Enter a card tournament. cardtournament
deck Your card collection, what you have caught, and what is still out there. cards, collection
favour Festival favour, what you have earned, and what it buys. festshop
festival The festival, what is running, where, and how you are doing in it. fest
labyrinth The Riddle Gate, an endless labyrinth beneath the festival ground. gates, riddlegate
play Place a card on the board.
rite Stand the solstice rite. observance
spares The duplicate cards in your pack, your trading and staking stock. duplicates
stalls The stalls at the edge of the festival ground, quick games, small stakes. chests, dash, hunt, raffle, spar, toast, writ
table The communal table, cook for the whole realm. feast, layfeast
vouch Stand surety for a newcomer.

Faith

atone Atone for your sins at your deity's temple, lifting the FALLEN state.
bind Bind your spirit: where you wake in death, and where recall carries you. bindpoint
donate Tithe gold to your deity for favor (best done at their temple). tithe
faith Choose a god, or see the one you follow. devotion
pantheon The eight gods, and what each asks. deities, gods
pray Pledge yourself to a deity, or, if you already follow one, offer a prayer. pledge, worship
recall Return to where you are bound. temple
renounce Leave the god you follow. abandon

General

access Where you stand in the world's permissions. groups, hierarchy
alias Make a short name for a command, or for several. aliases, unalias
bonus Server-wide bonus events, double XP, richer gold, and crafting/gathering luck. bonuses
close Close a door or a container.
colors Your colors: schemas, roles, and the reading themes. color, colour, colours, palette
commands List the commands you can type, grouped by what they are for. cmdlist, cmds
douse Put out a light you are carrying. extinguish, snuff
give Hand something to somebody in the room.
help Get help on a subject, on a command, or on where to begin. ?, topics
light Light a torch, lantern, or other light source. kindle
lock Lock a door or a container, if you hold its key.
look Look at your surroundings, an object, or peer into an adjacent room. l, ls
map The overhead map of the ground around you. worldmap
pick Pick a lock, or pick what is ripe. picklock
pose Act, in the third person. :, emote
prefs What the game tells you, and how it looks. options, preferences, toggle
prompt Set your status prompt: the line on your input line that shows your health
rest Rest, recovering faster than sitting.
scan Scan your surroundings, sweep every exit for what lies beyond. peer, survey area
setdesc Describe yourself, for anyone who looks at you.
sit Sit down.
sleep Sleep.
stand Get up, or wake somebody else. wake
unlock Unlock a door or a container with its key.
whisper Say something to one person in the room, and to no one else.

Home

garden Tend a home garden, plant seeds, watch them grow, harvest the yield.
hall Your clan's hall, a shared home that grows with the clan's prestige. clanhall
harvest Gather everything ripe in your garden.
home Your home, claim it, enter it, and build it out. myhome
plant Plant a seed in your garden.
water Water your home garden, tended plots ripen sooner.

Items

drop Put something down.
equipment What you are wearing and wielding. eq, worn
examine Examine an item closely, its type, weight, and properties. Use N.name to exam, x
get Pick something up, or take it out of a container. grab, take
hold Hold something in your free hand, without wielding it.
inventory What you are carrying. i, inv
loot Loot everything you can carry from a corpse or open container, and its gold. plunder
put Put an item into a container you're carrying (or one in the room).
remove Take off something you are wearing or holding. doff, unwear, unwield
use Use a consumable, eat food, drink a potion, apply a restorative. consume, drink, eat, quaff
wear Put on a piece of armour or a trinket. don
wield Take a weapon in hand. ready

Lore

bestiary Your bestiary, lore on every creature you've fought. creatures, monsters
journal Your lifetime journey, the story of your character. career, history
witness See something for yourself. behold, demonstrate, observe, tellings

Party

follow Join someone's party by following them. group
gsay Talk to your party alone. gtalk, pt, ptalk, ptell
party Form a party, or see the one you are in. pgroup
unfollow Stop following whoever you were following. disband, ungroup

Quests

quest Quests, take on tasks for gold, experience, and renown. qlog, quests

Raids

ancients The ancient set you are assembling.
annals The War Annals, the recorded history of Arena Tournaments and Winds of Fate, records, scoreboard, warannals
battles The muster board: all three battlegrounds at a glance. battlegrounds, muster
boons The boons you have taken from the raids.
raids The raid zones, and what each one gives. raid
siege Castle Siege, a quarterly world-event battleground. Two armies (clans, or two castlesiege
span The Sundered Span, a seasonal battle across stone platforms over a lake of MAGMA. sunderedspan
spire The Spire, climb a tower for monthly glory. Two legs, two rankings: tower
station Work a raid station: lift its seal, speak its rite, run its solve
tides Tides of War, a seasonal ASYMMETRIC naval battleground. One side is the ARMADA, naval, tidesofwar
tourney The Arena Tournament, a seasonal single-elimination PvP bracket. arena, tournament
worldboss Staff control of world bosses (Steward+). Most awaken on their own schedule; wboss

Ships

bearings What the helmsman sees, position, the water around, and any land in sight. conn
berth The berth book, your hulls, their condition, and what they owe. fleet, moorage
careen Have the shipwright work on a hull. refit
helm Take the ship's wheel. release helm, releasehelm, take helm, takehelm
regatta The Wayfarer's Run, a navigation race across the world map. chart, wayfarer
shipyard Commission a hull. commission
signon Hire hands for a voyage. hirecrew

Social

agree Social emote: agree.
beam Social emote: beam.
bleed Social emote: bleed.
blush Social emote: blush.
bounce Social emote: bounce.
bow Social emote: bow.
cackle Social emote: cackle.
cheer Social emote: cheer.
chuckle Social emote: chuckle.
clan Clans, band together under a banner. clans
clap Social emote: clap.
comfort Social emote: comfort.
confused Social emote: confused.
cough Social emote: cough.
cringe Social emote: cringe.
cry Social emote: cry.
curtsey Social emote: curtsey.
dance Social emote: dance.
drool Social emote: drool.
eye Social emote: eye.
faint Social emote: faint.
flex Social emote: flex.
friend Your people: a one-way watch-list that tells you when they come friends
frown Social emote: frown.
fume Social emote: fume.
gasp Social emote: gasp.
giggle Social emote: giggle.
glare Social emote: glare.
greet Social emote: greet.
grin Social emote: grin.
groan Social emote: groan.
growl Social emote: growl.
grumble Social emote: grumble.
grunt Social emote: grunt.
hiccup Social emote: hiccup.
high5 Social emote: high5.
hug Social emote: hug.
hum Social emote: hum.
ignore Silence: an ignored player's tells and channel lines never reach unignore
kiss Social emote: kiss.
laugh Social emote: laugh.
mutter Social emote: mutter.
nervous Social emote: nervous.
nod Social emote: nod.
ogle Social emote: ogle.
pat Social emote: pat.
point Social emote: point.
poke Social emote: poke.
ponder Social emote: ponder.
pout Social emote: pout.
purr Social emote: purr.
rage Social emote: rage.
raise Social emote: raise.
roll Social emote: roll.
salute Social emote: salute.
satisfied Social emote: satisfied.
scratch Social emote: scratch.
shake Social emote: shake.
shove Social emote: shove.
shrug Social emote: shrug.
sigh Social emote: sigh.
sing Social emote: sing.
skip Social emote: skip.
slap Social emote: slap.
smile Social emote: smile.
smirk Social emote: smirk.
snap Social emote: snap.
sniff Social emote: sniff.
spit Social emote: spit.
stomp Social emote: stomp.
strut Social emote: strut.
sulk Social emote: sulk.
taunt Social emote: taunt.
thank Social emote: thank.
twiddle Social emote: twiddle.
wave Social emote: wave.
welcome Social emote: welcome.
whimper Social emote: whimper.
whine Social emote: whine.
whistle Social emote: whistle.
wince Social emote: wince.
wink Social emote: wink.
yawn Social emote: yawn.

Threshold

ask Ask the Keeper about a class or a part of the world. question, talk
bloodline The cursed bloodlines: sought, tried, taken with consent, and blood
choose Choose, during character creation. awaken, become
gaze Gaze into an orb, a class orb reveals that life; a knowing-orb explains a scry
guide Ask your guide, during character creation. howto, primer
rebirth Be reborn on a new path, before witnesses.
reckon The Hall of Reckoning, where the Pantheons weigh mastery. reckoning
trial Live a class for a moment, spar a training shade to feel its power. endtrial, tryout

Trade

appraise Ask a vendor here what they'd pay for one of your items. value
bank Your personal vault, off-body storage that survives death (at a bank). vault
buy Buy from a shopkeeper.
haggle Try to talk a vendor into better prices for your visit, buy cheaper and barter
sell Sell to a shopkeeper.
shop See what a vendor here has for sale (and what they'll buy). list, wares

Travel

buy chart Buy a sea chart. chartlist, sell chart
charts The sea charts you own. mymap
enter Go into something, a gate, a door, a building, a boat. in
exits List the ways out of this room. ex
hire Hire a canoe, where anyone hires them out. rent
knock Knock on a door, so those beyond can hear you.
ride Get up on a mount, or down off one. dismount, mount, mounts
schedule Read the sailing board. sailings, timetable
seek Look for something hidden. delve treasure, explore
stable The town stables: board a mount, see what you have boarded, claim unstable
wander Strike out into the wilderness, travel the overworld map on foot. roam, trek
whereami Where are you, and what is this place? gate, location, zone

World

calendar See what's happening in the realm, scheduled world events, festivals, events, wevents
event Staff control of the world-events calendar (Steward+; maintenance is WorldMaker). eventctl
gift Post a seasonal gift to another player.
light lantern Add your lantern at this stop on the seasonal circuit. lantern, light the lantern
lob Throw the season's harmless thing at somebody. snowball, throw snowball
lore Read what the Hall of Lore has assembled. fragments, hall of lore
season What is being celebrated, and what there is to do. seasons
story Recall your own story: every arc you have walked, in order. arcs, mystory, saga
time Check the time of day and the moon. clock, date, daynight
weather Check the weather where you stand. forecast, sky
wish Send up a firework and leave a wish behind.

The reference

Everything the game answers to