The release of Runes of Magic Chapter V – Fires of Shadowforge draws ever closer. This is your last chance to optimally prepare your character for a new era.

This event will make you just about invincible. Starting on Thursday, the 7th of June 2012, at 2pm BST, you’ll receive 2 of the 4 following buffs in all instances on the continent of Candara**: 15% more HP, 10% more physical and magical damage, 10% more defense and 5% more MP***! The event ends on Monday, the 11th of June 2012, at 10:59pm BST.

[**] List of the instances:

• Arcane Chamber of Sathkur
• Forsaken Abbey
• Necropolis of Mirrors
• Ruins of the Ice Dwarf Kingdom
• Mystic Altar
• Pasper’s Shrine
• Cyclops Lair
• Kalin Shrine
• Treasure Trove
• Heart of the Ocean
• The Origin
• Cave of the Water Dragon
• Lair of the Demon Dragon
• Hall of Survivors
• Zurhidon Stronghold
• Hall of the Demon Lord

[***] The buffs are slightly adjusted according to the difficulty of the instance.

 The excitement continues on Friday, the 1st of June 2012, at 2pm BST with an Exchange Event! Hillary and Frank have arranged to meet you at the Central Plaza of Varanas and Glory Square in the Obsidian Stronghold. If you give Hillary an Experience Potion, she will improve it for you on the spot to give you a High Quality Experience Potion. You can then bring the High Quality Experience Potion to Frank, who will exchange it for an Experience Potion (1 Day) and a Potion of Luck. Good deal, isn’t it?*

In addition, you’ll also get a 75% higher drop rate, 25% more Experience Points and 50% more Talent Points!

The event ends on Tuesday, the 5th of June 2012, at 7am BST.

From Friday, the 25th of May 2012, at 2pm BST to Tuesday, the 29th of May 2012, at 7am BST, the Helping Hands will be at your service in Silverspring, the Ystra Highlands and the Northern Janost Forest. You can visit them each day to get buffs which increase your Experience and Talent Points from combat for 2 hours. You can also get a buff to improve your drop rate so that your chances of finding valuable loot will be better than ever!

Get ready for the second part of our event series counting down to the release of Chapter V – Fires of Shadowforge. Between Monday, the 14th of May 2012, and the 16th of May 2012, your CMs will visit you on your servers! We’ll provide you with hours of action-packed fun, and you might even get a present if you really participate!

Can’t wait to find out what we’ve got in store for you this time? Well, it’s a surprise! Full details and a schedule will be posted before the start of the event.

The first event is kicking off at 2pm BST on Thursday, the 10th of May 2012.

You’ll get 155% more Talent Points from combat until Saturday, the 12th of May 2012, at 10:59pm BST. That ought to be enough to improve a skill or two.

And if you still want more after that, from 11pm BST on Saturday to 10:59pm BST on Sunday, the 13th of May 2012, you’ll get an incredible 225% more Talent Points from combat and 100% more Experience Points from turning in quests and from combat! Then you’ll be prepared to take the new chapter head-on!