For those interested in Groovy's event, it starts NOW! As a reminder, there are two goals:

• Bring a Nether star back to spawn
• Slay the dragon and bring its egg to spawn

Rewards will be awarded to the first three people to bring a star, along with the single player able to get the egg. This event will run until all prizes have been handed out, then you'll be given the option to retreive your items, so be sure to place all your belongings of Seasonal in a chest before this happens!

Also, we have an update on Acolyte quests!

Hello test subjects, we have a special announcement from the Horsemen for you.

Earlier this month we got our first slave Acolyte, GroovyBanana. While it's fun to have one Acolyte, it will be even more fun to have others to do our bidding. We are waiting for the day we can watch our Acolytes fight to the death in our Acolyte-Only arena and throw some interesting events using the Acolyte-Only event space. We also want more Acolytes to fill the coffers of our Community Vaults. So, to celebrate Groovy's success we are going to be holding a very special event with some very special prizes.

Without further ado, here's the first acolyte to tell you about what we have planned.

Howdy folks, Groovy here, I'm very excited to tell you about this exciting event. There will be a brand new, hard difficulty, temporary world generated. Additionally, PVP is turned on and you can just forget about keep inventory being on. You will have two different goals with two different sets of prizes.

The first goal will be to return a Nether Star to spawn. There are three prizes for the first three people who complete the first challenge, they are:

1st place: 2 Acolyte tokens, 20 Horseman Points, 25 Merit Points and 3 Merit Vouchers!
2nd place: 1 Acolyte token, 15 Horseman Points, 15 Merit Points and 2 Merit Vouchers
3rd place: 1 Acolyte token, 10 Horseman Points, 5 Merit Points and 1 Merit Voucher

The second goal, based in the same world, is to be the first person to slay the dragon and bring her egg back to spawn. The reward for doing so is a very special shulker box filled with some extremely valuable items. That item in the middle is a new item called Ravaiim's Blood, while it is a bit of a mystery as to what it does at the moment, let's just say that it's high desirable.

Anyone who participates in this event will receive 5 Merit points and 5 Horseman points.

The event start at the begining of event night (9pm EST) this Saturday, March 26th. The new world will be accessible from the TransHub in Central, right by Grand Central station. This event is going to run until midnight (EST), April 3rd or until all four goals have been achieved; whichever comes first. After that, inventory sync will be turned on and you will have 3 days to get your goodies out and harvest the world for any additional resources you may be after. Before inventory syncs up make sure to empty your inventory, including your armor and to empty any ender chests or your items will be lost!

Last spring, there was a building contest in Levansk to add more builds within its walls. There are plenty of lots left, so it's time for an encore! This is once again hosted by Offbrand_Neo.

Come one and come all! It's that time again to make a house a home. Come by Levansk and fill up to three plots per person with whatever you would like to see in a city. Build height is y=35-70. - Neo

Rules

In opposite of last time, the only specific theme to follow is "cityscape"; the style of it left left up to you.

Lots are already predefined; look for the basalt blocks that mark the corners of each building spot. Four districts have been defined, your build idea must be made in the matching district within Levansk. See the local indications for more information.

Claim a lot by placing a sign with your name on it, then get building! You can claim up to three lots if you want, as everything you do will be judged together, so plan accordingly.

The building period starts today and ends on 5 April at 11:59pm Eastern time.

Location

You will want to make your way to Levansk. From Central, ride the East Nether line to the Doctralia substation, go to the third floor, then choose the Levansk Community Line.

Prizes

The top winner is eligible to $10 USD, offered by Offbrand_Neo.

Additionally, the top three winners will get 50, 30 and 10 Merit Points respectively.

Good luck to all!

From Rebbica007:

The Leprechauns have advanced in number! The Leprechaun Slayer needs your help subduing these tiny thieves.

The Leprechauns have gone into their cave to sort out their coins. To find them, look for the holiday themed building in the Hunter's Lodge grounds. Subduing these fey creatures will allow you to gain coins, which the Leprechaun Slayer will allow you to trade for some interesting items!

This event is ONLY on 17 March 2022 from 9 am to 11 pm EST and all participants will receive 5 Merit Points!

Happy Hunting!

Your Minecraft player profile has received an upgrade!

Many of you wanted to see your stats beyond the top 10, and this update lets you do just that. A new search box is now available in each data list, letting you scan through the entire results set*. Look for items, blocks, PvP victims and more! *Note that each list is limited to 1000 entries for performance reasons.

Those who have obtained the Horsemen Acolyte status will also see it displayed in their profile, under the areas progression. Acolytes that decide to affiliate with a given Horseman will also see that included in their status.

These improvements also include a faster loading speed for each page. Clicking on some player names would give you a dead link; now they will properly let you see their profile.

To see this, go to your profile and explore from there!

Kenorland: Grindatron's Return!

Grindatron makes its return to Kenorland this month, with it's usual array of challenges! How this works: every four hours, you need to provide a target block or item at spawn. However, you have a limited amount of energy to spend while moving, building, mining and dying, so you need to strategize!

Some balance and improvement changes have happened since last time:

• Gliding with an elytra will cut your movement energy usage by 75%.
• The daily connection bonuses have been boosted with a surprise.
• The current target will be displayed next to the period progression bar.
• The same target won't repeat within a week.

If you're not familiar with this challenge, I highly recommend you read its wiki page first. It might sound complicated at first, but it's easy to understand once you get going.

Horsemen Acolytes update

The program for Horsemen Acolytes was launched last October, and our first player has gathered enough Acolyte Tokens to gain his acolyte status - GroovyBanana!

With this new step reached, the Horsemen Guildhall is now officially opened to visitors! Anyone, acolyte or not, is free to visit it. You can access it from the middle of the Horsemen Island at the Citadel, through what was Frank's hut, or from the TransHub in Central.

Acolytes can also access a private area within. Go give it a look!

Science

Look at me! Look at me! Look at me now! It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how.
Cat in the Hat is back at the Hunter's Lodge, with Evil Leprechauns right at his side! Yba'sokug must be gathering an army for St. Patrick's Day! Stop on over to the Hunter's Lodge and help remove the threats!

New Horsemen Quests are also available for all five of the Four Horsemen. After you hand in the requested materials or items, you can easily warn the Horsemen about your drop: call @famine, @conquest, @war, @death and @frank to validate your items! See the Horseman Points Guide for an in-depth look at the quests, points, and how to cash them in.

If you're interested in becoming a Horsemen Acolyte, you need to submit an application every month to gather your tokens! To do so, visit the Horsemen island at the Creeper Citadel. Voting and running points are ways you can gain tokens.

Guilds

As with every new month, the guilds have new targets. You have until the end of this month to complete them and claim your tokens! The Specialist Tasks are the exception: they have to be completed in Gondwana, but they never reset, so you can take your time.

Don't forget about the suggestion boxes in Gondwana's Masters Guildhall! You can submit your proposal for future targets, by placing either a sample block, item or a named piece of paper.

If you need a starting guide for the guilds, Twixxi has you covered. Start in Laurasia, then work your way up!

If you need details on any of these, the wiki page about the Monthly Challenges is updated as soon as each of these is ready at the beginning of the month!