Eternal Glory. Although these words ring a bell to many subjects of the Empire, in recent years they have been less and less associated with the Order of treasure hunters called Gloria Aeterna. Perhaps for that reason, or maybe some other, the Order has decided to remind everyone of its former greatness.
"Calling all brave adventurers! Gloria Aeterna invites all treasure hunters, experienced and aspiring ones alike, to join the Order’s upcoming expedition into the distant and dangerous wild steppes. You must come highly recommended and enjoy a good reputation. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact a recruiter in the nearest Imperial tavern. Don’t miss this opportunity to shroud your names in eternal glory and fill your purse with a fair share of the booty!
— Knight Commander Alec"
Glorious Leaders! Notice boards throughout the Empire have been featuring flyers from Gloria Aeterna, the illustrious Order of treasure hunters. Though the Order usually prefers to act on its own, this time it needs help from small-sized combat squads — the kind you can provide. Any willing leader is welcome to send a squad of their followers to participate in the upcoming expedition. Keep in mind, however, that your squad will have to work together with those of other treasure hunters.
Combat briefing:
- Lords and Ladies of combat level 5 are invited to participate.
- Battles must be fought with your Leaders’ Guild troops.
- Your maximum leadership is determined by your current Leaders’ Guild level.
- The battles are fought without your character or their artifacts and skills. After placing your troops you may activate auto-combat.
- You will not receive any faction skill points, and any equipped artifacts will not degrade.
- Important! Each battle will feature two allied squads against a common enemy.
- You can recruit one of three available treasure hunters to be your ally. Treasure hunters’ squads are computer-controlled and, therefore, not the smartest, but they are well-stocked and they require only 25% of the loot you get for winning a battle. Alternatively, you can pair up with another Lord or Lady’s mercenary squad, if you agree with the loot share they demand.
- Important! If you feel that your squad is strong enough to aid others, you’re welcome to advertise it as a mercenary squad for hire. Other Lords and Ladies will then be able to hire your squad to clear any of the enemy levels you’ve previously cleared yourself. If your squad is hired and the battle is won, your payment will include +0.1 Leaders’ Guild point, +0.1 Mercenaries’ Guild point, and a share of the looted gold. You set this share yourself, but it cannot exceed 50%. You must be level 9 or higher in the Leaders’ Guild and you must have cleared enemy level 5 in the event before advertising your squad for hire.
- Important! Mercenaries must take full responsibility for their squads and cannot activate auto-combat.
- The event will feature 50 main enemy levels. 50 additional, higher-difficulty enemy levels featuring minor rewards will also be available, which you will have only 75 attempts to clear.
- Important ! You may also advertise your mercenary squad for attempting to clear the next enemy level that you have not yet cleared yourself. This is only possible if both combatants have reached the exact same enemy levels. If you win, you will receive your mercenary payment plus the normal one-time reward for clearing that enemy level. If this is done on an additional enemy level (any level beyond 50), then the mercenary’s attempt will count toward their limit of 75 attempts, regardless of the outcome of the battle.
- The makeup and numbers of units of the enemy army on each level will be the same for all players.
- Clearing each enemy level will yield a valuable reward.
- On the first day, only the first 10 enemy levels will be available, with an additional 10 levels added each following day until level 50. On days 6 and 7, 20 additional levels will open, with the final 10 levels opening on day 8.
- The most successful military clans and their top players will receive additional rewards based on the clan rankings, in which each clan’s final score will equal the sum of its top 100 members’ maximum enemy levels cleared (including wins on additional, higher-difficulty levels).
- Each non-blocked member of a successful military clan will receive their clan’s reward if they earn 15 points or more for their clan.
- If a member leaves or is expelled from their military clan, the clan loses all of that member’s points earned for the clan. If the member rejoins the clan, the clan will get their points back.
- It will be impossible to leave one’s clan on the last day of the event and until the rewards have been given out.
- Military clans may accept no more than three players per day while the event lasts.
- Important! Once your followers defeat enemy level 50, you will be temporarily unable to enter any clan while the event lasts.
- The event will last for 11 days, through September 18th inclusive.
Using your connections and leadership, you can spend a certain amount of gold to recruit the help of additional common or uncommon Leaders’ Guild followers. You can also take advantage of a one-time purchase of a limited number of rare or epic followers.
As an extra incentive, Knight Commander Alec will recognize especial accomplishments with up to 15 parts of Fear roobe, Fear boots and up to 10 parts of Magma helmet:
All Lords and Ladies whose squads manage to defeat a level 15 enemy will receive a unique achievement in their character profile, and the 5,000 most successful leaders will be additionally rewarded with Leaders’ Guild followers. There will be no additional rewards other than those mentioned in this announcement.
Reward for members of top-ranking military clans:
| Clan rank | Reward | Glory | | 1 | | 1,500 | | 2 | | 1,300 | | 3 | | 1,100 | | 4 | | 1,000 | | 5 - 8 | | 900 | | 9 - 13 | | 800 | | 14 - 20 | | 600 | | 21 - 30 | | 500 | | 31 - 45 | | 400 | | 46 - 60 | | 250 | | 61 - 75 | | 100 |
Personal reward for the 5,000 top scorers in the event:
| Lord/Lady rank | Reward | | 1 - 50 | | | 51 - 100 | | | 101 - 200 | | | 201 - 400 | | | 401 - 650 | | | 651 - 1000 | | | 1001 - 1500 | | | 1501 - 2250 | | | 2251 - 3000 | | | 3001 - 3750 | | | 3751 - 5000 | |
Venture forth! Treasures won’t hunt themselves! |
