The Farmer's Journey, Part 1: Testament of the First Harvest

On a hillside in the foothills leading to a low and arid mountain range, two figures stood amid the brush in the light of the evening sun.

One of the figures, scanned the dry and sparsely wooded plains stretching out below them, turning to desert as they reached the horizon. After a few moments, The Mage pointed into the distance at a seemingly unremarkable acre of tall grasses.

“There,” he muttered to his companion, a young woman dressed in acolyte’s robes, “north of the path, where the heather grows thick. There is a lone oak tree. It marks the south-east corner of the homestead.”

The acolyte stared down onto the heath, eyes shining with reverence. “The Hallowed Farmer’s birthplace,” she whispered, “the actual birthplace…”

She had spent many years studying the sacred texts documenting the life of the Farmer. The Mage regularly underwent the pilgrimage retracing the Farmer’s journey, and had allowed her to accompany him as part of her induction into the Order. This was their first stop.

“Yes,” said the Mage. “where He was born and so much more. It was there He underwent His first trial, the first of many. It was there He was first betrayed, and there He reaped His first vengeance.”

The acolyte, nearly overcome by the weight of history, clasped a small medallion hanging from a chain around her neck. It bore the symbol of a golden sickle. In her other hand was a book from the scriptures, the First Book of Holy Canon.

The Mage turned to the acolyte. “Let us begin the ceremony of remembrance,” he said.

He then raised his hand into the air and began to intone words of power. A dazzling light began to shine from it, and around their feet green shoots sprang up into stalks of golden wheat before the acolyte’s eyes.

After a few moments, the Mage fell silent again and the light faded. The sense of wild growth, however, remained in the air.

Accessing the Event Page

To access the event page tap the Chest icon located on the top right of the game on IOS and Android. You can also access the event page on PC by tapping on the Event Name located in the new Events section on the right hand side (located just above Friends).

You need to have the most up to date version of the game for the event page to show.

Bandit Skulls

As you complete Epic Battles from now and the end of the event on June 10th at 12PM PDT you'll earn Bandit Kerchiefs, Bandit Belts, Bandit Eyepatches, and Bandit Shivs. When you collect all four of these items they'll form Bandit Skulls which determine your rewards at the end of the event.

As you win wars you'll earn completed Bandit Skulls

Weekend PvP Blitz

During the weekends of May 29 - June 1 and June 5 - June 8 we'll be hosting PvP Blitz events in a addition to the main event. During these Blitz events you'll collect and steal Golden Sheaf items from players in order to earn bundles of Bandit Skulls to help you with your progress in the main event.

PvP Blitz Opt-In

To Opt-In to the event, players will need to cast the Straw Manikin spell at the Alchemist. NOTE: Straw Manikin will only be available to cast once the weekend event has started.

Warning: Opting-in lasts for the ENTIRE DURATION of that specific BLITZ EVENT and there will be no way to opt-out after doing so.

Opted in players will:

• Have their name colored orange to indicate their participation
• Have a spell indicating their participation on their profile
• Have their Battle List updated to show only players who have opted-in

Golden Sheaves

Once opted-in, players will earn Golden Sheafs by attacking other opted-in players. These items are both generated AND ARE STOLEN. The number generated depends on the players size. The number stolen depends on the amount of Golden Sheafs they currently have. The higher the number they have the more you'll steal.

Scythe of Bounty

When you hit another opted-in player there's a chance that the Scythe of Bounty spell is activated. This spell lasts for 24 hours, and has the following properties:

• Provides you with more plunder when attacking or stealing from opted-in players
• Allows you to obtain more Golden Sheaf items when attacking or stealing from opted-in players
• Provides you with a chance of creating Mithril out of thin air when attacking or stealing from opted-in players
• Will be visible on your profile as an active spell
• CAN BE STOLEN when you are attacked or stolen from by opted-in players. If stolen you will lose the spell, and the attacking player will receive it. Duration is not reset when stolen but continues to count down from where it was for the previous owner.

Note: You cannot steal another player's Scythe of Bounty spell when you have an active Scythe of Bounty spell yourself.

Horn of Abundance

Horn of Abundance may be purchased in the Marketplace for 59 Nobility Points and casts the Harvest Moon spell on ALL of your current clan members. If you already have Harvest Moon active you will not be able to purchase it until the current spell expires.

This spell lasts for 1 hour and has the following properties:

• Provides you with more plunder when attacking or stealing from opted-in players
  (This is able to stack with the Scythe of Bounty spell)
• Allows you to earn more Golden Stalks when attacking or stealing from opted-in players
  (This is able to stack with the Scythe of Bounty spell)
• Prevents other players from being able to steal your Scythe of Bounty spell while Harvest Moon is active
• Will be visible on your profile as an active spell

Rewards + Leaderboards

Please see the event page in-game to view event rewards and leaderboards.
Weekend PvP Blitz events reward players with bundles of Bandit Skulls which count towards your totals in the main event.

Rewards will be made available for you to collect through the events page shortly after the event ends.

 

Nope! The reason for Wars being temporarily disabled before was due to an experiment in PvP balance. Since we're not doing that experiment right now we're all good

 

We've mentioned numerous times that we won't be releasing a road map. Simply because things change and evolve over time.

 

Outside of the two top reward tiers (Top 10 and Top 100) tiers are fixed, meaning you should be able to work toward them without worrying of losing your place to others around you.

This should make things easier, while still offering a challenge for those who want to work their way to the top.