Orion Al-Shamma-Jones

It all began with a girl. His life was perfect before she showed up. Sure, nothing interesting ever happened, but he was happy to be just another ordinary guy. But then they appeared from thin air–Lunaria and that madman–and his world changed forever. Lost in time, he’s locked in a struggle to survive. Will he […]

The site’s been quiet for a while, but that’s because I’ve been busy working on big things–in this case, Dragon Nest’s newest update, Chapter 10: Telezia! In Telezia, we finally get to visit Arendel, the homeland of the elves. The elven people are in for some dark times, and it’s up to the player to […]

Hello everybody! Good to see this blog is… Oh boy, what’s all this dust doing flying out of my keyboard? Has it really been that long since I graced this site with an update? Oops! Well, seeing as how 2013 is behind us, this seems as good a time as any to take a look […]

Dragon Nest’s Twisted Hope update came out this week, and you know what that means: new stories! This month, we’re taking a break from the epic of Teram and Velskud to experience the first Apocrypha of Dragon Nest: A major side story that acts as a sort of parallel main quest. An invading force armed […]

That title makes it sound like Dragon Nest died and came back to life, doesn’t it? Don’t worry! Dragon Nest is fine! Resurrection is the name of the latest update, which comes with oodles* of new story and a new level cap of 60! The main quest picks up where we left off in the […]

The third and final of the big Atlantis updates hit Atlantica Online last week: Judgment. It came with new gear and other goodies, but you aren’t here to read about that, are you? Let’s talk story junk! To start with, this patch takes you to the Garden of Life’s Song, where you continue the quest […]

I recently had an interview with the incomparable SM Blooding, author of kick-ass steampunk novel Fall of Sky City. We talked about community, game writing, and Vorisin–all the important things in life! You can check it out at Frankie Blooding’s Bookshelf.

This week, Atlantica Online got its second big Rise of Atlantis patch: Ascension. While last month’s update mostly benefited brand new players (in terms of story, at least), this month we added a new high-level quest that takes you further into the heart of Atlantis and reunites you with an old friend. This patch also […]

We got big story updates in both Atlantica Online and Dragon Nest this week–funny how these things always seem to come in batches, eh? I’ll start with Atlantica, since it’s a huge freaking deal: We’re going to Atlantis! After nearly four years of traveling the world, the descendants of the Atlantians have finally discovered the […]

Telvant, book 2 of the Vo series, is still a long ways from being ready. But with book 1 already done and many of you chomping at the bit for more Vorisin goodness, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give you a little sneak peek at what’s to come. So, without further adieu, here’s a […]