Greetings Everyone,

It's that time between expansions where it is quiet, almost too quiet. Well that silence ends now! You can start getting excited because this is the first preview for Pox Nora's 28th expansion.



This preview is more than just showing you the art we are actually going to show you what the runes will do, and give you the community a chance to contribute with an all new contest!

Flavor Text Contest
For this Flavor Text contest, players who want to participate can submit as many Flavor Text for the two runes as they want. Flavor Text submitted to this contest can not exceed 250 characters (including spaces) and can not conflict with any current Pox Nora Lore. We are providing the names of the runes featured in the illustration, a description of the illustration, and the description of what the runes do.

Players have until March 2nd 10AM PST (1PM EST, 6 PM UTC) to post their flavor text in the submission thread at which point the thread will be locked. Make sure to state which rune the flavor text submission is for in your post. One submission for each rune featured will be chosen by us as the winner and the results will be announced March 4th.

Flavor Text Contest Submission Thread: http://forums.poxnora.com/index.php?threads/expansion-28-flavor-text-contest.21931/

Rewards
The player or players who submit the two winning Flavor Texts will be awarded 1000 Gold.

Illustration Description
A merchant caravan of Skeezick and Draksar seek shelter behind a large rock formation in the desert. The wind is thick with sand and it is still hitting the people. Sitting behind them just out of reach of the winds is a bulky barbarian, stroking a small cute looking kitten which he holds to his chest.

Eroding Winds
Spell
Faction: Ironfist Stronghold
Description: For 4 turns, at the start of the opponent's turn, enemy units in a shrine or font deployment zone are Eviscerated for 4 turns. If the unit is a champion, it is also knocked back 2 spaces away from your shrine or avatar.

Wounded Kitten
Equipment
Faction: Shattered Peaks
Description: After 6 turns, this equipment is destroyed, the equipped champ takes 10 Physical damage and becomes Eviscerated for 3 turns and a Young Mountain Lion is summoned to the closest available space under the control of this equipment's owner.

Disclaimer: All Pox Nora content including but not limited to Characters, Story Plots, Places, Factions, and Mechanics are the property of Desert Owl Games. The winning Flavor Text or Texts may be edited by Desert Owl Games for consistency with Pox Nora cannon and contestants forfeit their rights of ownership to the submitted text. Both Wounded Kitten and Eroding Winds are still subject to change.

Shard Reward Event
On February 24th a new event began. Players have until 4PM PST March 9th to earn 1000 shards. The shards are earned in 200 at a time for every 10 Ranked matches played or every 10 Single Player match wins. Matches must last a minimum of 10 minutes to count towards this event. The maximum total shards that can be earned during this event is 1000. Rewards will be given out at the conclusion of this event. For full details see the Official Announcement.

Discussion: http://forums.poxnora.com/index.php?threads/discussion-expansion-28-first-preview-contest-and-more.21930/

Greetings Everyone,

It's that time between expansions where it is quiet, almost too quiet. Well that silence ends now! You can start getting excited because this is the first preview for Pox Nora's 28th expansion.



This preview is more than just showing you the art we are actually going to show you what the runes will do, and give you the community a chance to contribute with an all new contest!

Flavor Text Contest
For this Flavor Text contest, players who want to participate can submit as many Flavor Text for the two runes as they want. Flavor Text submitted to this contest can not exceed 250 characters (including spaces) and can not conflict with any current Pox Nora Lore. We are providing the names of the runes featured in the illustration, a description of the illustration, and the description of what the runes do.

Players have until March 2nd 10AM PST (1PM EST, 6 PM UTC) to post their flavor text in the submission thread at which point the thread will be locked. Make sure to state which rune the flavor text submission is for in your post. One submission for each rune featured will be chosen by us as the winner and the results will be announced March 4th.

Flavor Text Contest Submission Thread: http://forums.poxnora.com/index.php?threads/expansion-28-flavor-text-contest.21931/

Rewards
The player or players who submit the two winning Flavor Texts will be awarded 1000 Gold.

Illustration Description
A merchant caravan of Skeezick and Draksar seek shelter behind a large rock formation in the desert. The wind is thick with sand and it is still hitting the people. Sitting behind them just out of reach of the winds is a bulky barbarian, stroking a small cute looking kitten which he holds to his chest.

Eroding Winds
Spell
Faction: Ironfist Stronghold
Description: For 4 turns, at the start of the opponent's turn, enemy units in a shrine or font deployment zone are Eviscerated for 4 turns. If the unit is a champion, it is also knocked back 2 spaces away from your shrine or avatar.

Wounded Kitten
Equipment
Faction: Shattered Peaks
Description: After 6 turns, this equipment is destroyed, the equipped champ takes 10 Physical damage and becomes Eviscerated for 3 turns and a Young Mountain Lion is summoned to the closest available space under the control of this equipment's owner.

Disclaimer: All Pox Nora content including but not limited to Characters, Story Plots, Places, Factions, and Mechanics are the property of Desert Owl Games. The winning Flavor Text or Texts may be edited by Desert Owl Games for consistency with Pox Nora cannon and contestants forfeit their rights of ownership to the submitted text. Both Wounded Kitten and Eroding Winds are still subject to change.

Shard Reward Event
On February 24th a new event began. Players have until 4PM PST March 9th to earn 1000 shards. The shards are earned in 200 at a time for every 10 Ranked matches played or every 10 Single Player match wins. Matches must last a minimum of 10 minutes to count towards this event. The maximum total shards that can be earned during this event is 1000. Rewards will be given out at the conclusion of this event. For full details see the Official Announcement.

Discussion: http://forums.poxnora.com/index.php?threads/discussion-expansion-28-first-preview-contest-and-more.21930/

Greetings Everyone,

The Companionship Gala has concluded and the True Love campaign is no longer available, but that doesn't mean there isn't something fun to do. Starting today a new event has begun!

From February 24th and lasting until 4PM PST March 9th you can earn 200 shards for every 10 Ranked matches played or every 10 Single Player match wins. Matches must last a minimum of 10 minutes to count towards this event. The maximum total shards that can be earned during this event is 1000. This means you have 14 days to play 50 matches lasting over 10 minutes before the event ends March 9th 4PM PST (7PM EST, March 10th 12AM UTC) Rewards will be given out at the conclusion of this event.

Have Fun!

Greetings Everyone,

The Companionship Gala has concluded and the True Love campaign is no longer available, but that doesn't mean there isn't something fun to do. Starting today a new event has begun!

From February 24th and lasting until 4PM PST March 9th you can earn 200 shards for every 10 Ranked matches played or every 10 Single Player match wins. Matches must last a minimum of 10 minutes to count towards this event. The maximum total shards that can be earned during this event is 1000. This means you have 14 days to play 50 matches lasting over 10 minutes before the event ends March 9th 4PM PST (7PM EST, March 10th 12AM UTC) Rewards will be given out at the conclusion of this event.

Have Fun!

Platonic love is a strong bond between friends, companions, and comrades. It is what drives the factions and races of Poxanthuru to work together and build coalitions for protecting their kin from those who would do them harm.

One particular relationship stands above all others in this land of chaos and turmoil. The bond between one Huntress and her faithful pet boar is everlasting and can weather any force of darkness.



From February 10th to February 24th the True Love campaign will be available for free in the Pox Nora Story Campaigns. Help Ayla the Huntress rescue Thor the Tempest Boar from Xulos's insidious experiment. For those who are up for the challenge, beating the True Love campaign on the Legendary Difficulty will award the Limited Edition Ayla the Huntress rune.

For this season, extend a greeting to your fellow Pox Nora player. Work together with for a common goal by grouping up and playing 2v2 matches to get those remaining Team League rewards.

Have Fun!

Platonic love is a strong bond between friends, companions, and comrades. It is what drives the factions and races of Poxanthuru to work together and build coalitions for protecting their kin from those who would do them harm.

One particular relationship stands above all others in this land of chaos and turmoil. The bond between one Huntress and her faithful pet boar is everlasting and can weather any force of darkness.



From February 10th to February 24th the True Love campaign will be available for free in the Pox Nora Story Campaigns. Help Ayla the Huntress rescue Thor the Tempest Boar from Xulos's insidious experiment. For those who are up for the challenge, beating the True Love campaign on the Legendary Difficulty will award the Limited Edition Ayla the Huntress rune.

For this season, extend a greeting to your fellow Pox Nora player. Work together with for a common goal by grouping up and playing 2v2 matches to get those remaining Team League rewards.

Have Fun!

Greetings Everyone,

A new patch is now available, which includes bug fixes and design changes.

Announcement
For one day, February 2nd, the Boon’s Eve campaign will be available on the Pox Nora Marketplace. This is your chance to get the Limited Edition Blood Owl rune if you missed it for during the Boon's Eve event period.

This one day re-release of the Boon's Eve campaign is coinciding with the All hail our terrible and mighty master Liquin_3rd Day, which is an event created by the community to praise the elusive Pox Nora artist Liquin_3rd.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several instances were errors would occur when specific game mechanics would interact with each other
  
• Fixed an issue where Domain: Dead Magic Zone was stacking +2 DMG and +1 DEF for every instance Dead Magic Zone was applied to a single location.
  
• Poisonburst is no longer incorrectly usable while Incorporeal
  
• Preparation's stat buffs are now properly removed if the ability is lost
  
• Stealthed relics should no longer persist for the opponents after destruction

For a full list of the balance changes check out the Official Patch Notes.

See you on the Battlefield!

Greetings Everyone,

A new patch is now available, which includes bug fixes and design changes.

Announcement
For one day, February 2nd, the Boon’s Eve campaign will be available on the Pox Nora Marketplace. This is your chance to get the Limited Edition Blood Owl rune if you missed it for during the Boon's Eve event period.

This one day re-release of the Boon's Eve campaign is coinciding with the All hail our terrible and mighty master Liquin_3rd Day, which is an event created by the community to praise the elusive Pox Nora artist Liquin_3rd.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several instances were errors would occur when specific game mechanics would interact with each other
  
• Fixed an issue where Domain: Dead Magic Zone was stacking +2 DMG and +1 DEF for every instance Dead Magic Zone was applied to a single location.
  
• Poisonburst is no longer incorrectly usable while Incorporeal
  
• Preparation's stat buffs are now properly removed if the ability is lost
  
• Stealthed relics should no longer persist for the opponents after destruction

For a full list of the balance changes check out the Official Patch Notes.

See you on the Battlefield!

Greetings Everyone,

The Visions of Amareth Midterm is here, and with it comes eight new Legendary runes, one Limited Edition rune, a new story, and more!



Visions of Amareth Midterm Short Story Contest Results
In December we launched a contest giving players a chance for their short story to become part of Pox Nora Lore. The community narrowed down the entries to 3 finalists. All the entries were exceptional, resulting in this being extremely close decision, but after much deliberation Bellagion's entry A Field Report was determined to be the winner. The three finalists will be contacted regarding their prizes. Congratulations to Bellagion, the two other finalists Skullferno and badgerale, and a big thanks to everyone who participated.

General

• The Visions of Amareth Midterm Pack has been added to the Pox Nora Marketplace. This pack will give 1 of the 8 new Legendary Visions of Amareth Midterm runes along with 2 Platinum Tokens.
  
• The Outcast De'lim Skin Bundle has been added to the marketplace will award the Limited Edition Outcast De'lim rune with unique art and sprite, 1 of the 8 new Legendary midterm runes, and 2 Platinum Tokens.
  
• A new story A Field Report by Bellagion is now available.

New Runes
Legendary

• Croma Extinguisher
  
• Cyclops Rockshaper
  
• De'lim
  
• Dunes Enigma
  
• Flamebreath Ballista
  
• Lonx Icelord
  
• Salaman Privateer
  
• Slitherine

Limited Edition

• Outcast De'lim

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that was causing the equipment Ethereal Hammer not to function.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed for inactive runes to be crafted using the Rune Forge.
  
• Fixed an issue where the relic Ethereal Pool was inappropriately giving illusions Scornful.
  
• Fixed an issue that was causing Heroic Achievements to not properly reset or track progress for some players.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed champions with the ability Brushwalker to move over impassable terrain if those tile spaces were Vegetation.
  
• Fixed an issue with the ability Nora Pearls that allowed its effects to stack.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the spell Nora Drain from being cast.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the Scythe Whirl ability's buff from being dispelled.
  
• Fixed an issue with the ability Fire Blast that was causing it to hit friendly champions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the ability Equip: Heretic Shackle could equip unequipable champions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the ability Magnate's Blessing would not trigger Quest: Support Ally.
  
• Fixed an issue where the condition form the spell Taint could not be dispelled.
  
• Fixed an issue where a champion with the ability Precision could still miss if the target was under the effects of the spell Whispers of the Mind.
  
• Fixed an issue where some players Avatars would have abilities that were above rank 3. All abilities on Avatars should not go higher than rank 3.

Changes
For a full list of all the changes checkout the Official Patch Notes.

• Abilities & Conditions
  
• Forglar Swamp
  
• Forsaken Wastes
  
• Ironfist Stronghold
  
• K'thir Forest
  
• Savage Tundra
  
• Shattered Peaks
  
• Sundered Lands
  
• Underdepths

See you on the Battlefield!

Greetings Everyone,

The Visions of Amareth Midterm is here, and with it comes eight new Legendary runes, one Limited Edition rune, a new story, and more!



Visions of Amareth Midterm Short Story Contest Results
In December we launched a contest giving players a chance for their short story to become part of Pox Nora Lore. The community narrowed down the entries to 3 finalists. All the entries were exceptional, resulting in this being extremely close decision, but after much deliberation Bellagion's entry A Field Report was determined to be the winner. The three finalists will be contacted regarding their prizes. Congratulations to Bellagion, the two other finalists Skullferno and badgerale, and a big thanks to everyone who participated.

General

• The Visions of Amareth Midterm Pack has been added to the Pox Nora Marketplace. This pack will give 1 of the 8 new Legendary Visions of Amareth Midterm runes along with 2 Platinum Tokens.
  
• The Outcast De'lim Skin Bundle has been added to the marketplace will award the Limited Edition Outcast De'lim rune with unique art and sprite, 1 of the 8 new Legendary midterm runes, and 2 Platinum Tokens.
  
• A new story A Field Report by Bellagion is now available.

New Runes
Legendary

• Croma Extinguisher
  
• Cyclops Rockshaper
  
• De'lim
  
• Dunes Enigma
  
• Flamebreath Ballista
  
• Lonx Icelord
  
• Salaman Privateer
  
• Slitherine

Limited Edition

• Outcast De'lim

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that was causing the equipment Ethereal Hammer not to function.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed for inactive runes to be crafted using the Rune Forge.
  
• Fixed an issue where the relic Ethereal Pool was inappropriately giving illusions Scornful.
  
• Fixed an issue that was causing Heroic Achievements to not properly reset or track progress for some players.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed champions with the ability Brushwalker to move over impassable terrain if those tile spaces were Vegetation.
  
• Fixed an issue with the ability Nora Pearls that allowed its effects to stack.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the spell Nora Drain from being cast.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the Scythe Whirl ability's buff from being dispelled.
  
• Fixed an issue with the ability Fire Blast that was causing it to hit friendly champions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the ability Equip: Heretic Shackle could equip unequipable champions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the ability Magnate's Blessing would not trigger Quest: Support Ally.
  
• Fixed an issue where the condition form the spell Taint could not be dispelled.
  
• Fixed an issue where a champion with the ability Precision could still miss if the target was under the effects of the spell Whispers of the Mind.
  
• Fixed an issue where some players Avatars would have abilities that were above rank 3. All abilities on Avatars should not go higher than rank 3.

Changes
For a full list of all the changes checkout the Official Patch Notes.

• Abilities & Conditions
  
• Forglar Swamp
  
• Forsaken Wastes
  
• Ironfist Stronghold
  
• K'thir Forest
  
• Savage Tundra
  
• Shattered Peaks
  
• Sundered Lands
  
• Underdepths

See you on the Battlefield!