New World: Aeternum News

[p]As the shadows of Nighthaven descend, new challenges and new rewards await across Aeternum.[/p][p]From early provisions and elemental gifts to the coveted Artifact weapons and exclusive armor skins that mark true mastery, the Free Track and Premium Track together offer a full spectrum of progression, crafting, combat, exploration, expression, and more.[/p][p]All players have access to the Free Track. Those who purchase the Premium Pass (available for 20,000 Marks of Fortune) will unlock the Premium Track, which includes exclusive items and major material bundles. If purchased after leveling up, Premium rewards are granted retroactively up to your current level.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Levels 1-10[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]500 Coins[/p]
• [p]Refining Box Seasons[/p]
• [p]Food Gift 2x Flower[/p]
• [p]Rocket Firework Emote Permit[/p]
• [p]Seasons Elemental Gift 5x[/p]
• [p]Castle Aquamarine Dye[/p]
• [p]Box of Warding[/p]
• [p]Basic Expedition Chest[/p]
• [p]Combat Box Premium Track[/p]
• [p]3000 Coins[/p]
• [p]Vials of Suspended Azoth 20x[/p]
• [p]Premium Food Chest[/p]
• [p]Transmog Token[/p]
• [p]Premium Elemental Chest 5x[/p]
• [p]Angelic Satin Premium Dye[/p]
• [p]Territory Standing Booster 5x[/p]
• [p]Gypsum Orbs[/p]
• [p]Scarlet Dilation Longsword Weapon Skin[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Levels 11-20[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]5000 Faction Tokens[/p]
• [p]Seasons Salvage Scraps Gift Box of Warding[/p]
• [p]Seasons Brilliant Gems Gift 5x[/p]
• [p]Wedgewood Dye[/p]
• [p]Seasons Food Gift[/p]
• [p]500 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Season EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Basic Expedition Chest[/p]
• [p]S10 Hatchet Artifact[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]15000 Faction Tokens[/p]
• [p]Premium Salvage Fragment Chest[/p]
• [p]Gathering EXP[/p]
• [p]Booster Seasons[/p]
• [p]Pristine Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]Enigma Red Hatchet Weapon[/p]
• [p]Skin Premium Food Chest[/p]
• [p]1000 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Weapon EXP Booster 5x[/p]
• [p]Gypsum Orbs[/p]
• [p]Enigma Red Void Gauntlet Weapon Skin[/p]

[h3]Levels 21-30[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]Seasons Crafting Gift[/p]
• [p]500 Coins[/p]
• [p]Refining Box[/p]
• [p]Seasons Food Gift[/p]
• [p]Dynasty Rocket Firework Emote Permit 2X[/p]
• [p]Seasons Brilliant Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]Elderberry Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Expedition Chest[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]Premium Crafting Chest[/p]
• [p]3000 Coins[/p]
• [p]Garlic Wreathe Mount Attachment[/p]
• [p]Premium Food Chest[/p]
• [p]Transmog Token[/p]
• [p]Seasons Pristine Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]Blued Steel Premium Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Season EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Gypsum Orbs 5x[/p]

[h3]Levels 31-40[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]5000 Faction Tokens[/p]
• [p]Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Seasons Elemental Gift[/p]
• [p]Seasons Crafting Gift[/p]
• [p]Refining Box[/p]
• [p]Vial of Azoth Salt[/p]
• [p]500 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Refining Box[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]15000 Faction Tokens[/p]
• [p]Weapon EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Premium Elemental Chest[/p]
• [p]Premium Crafting Chest[/p]
• [p]Gleamite Mining Emote[/p]
• [p]Vial of Azoth Salt 3x[/p]
• [p]1000 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Season EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Gypsum Orbs 5x[/p]

[h3]Levels 41-50[/h3]

• [p]Free Track[/p]
• [p]Seasons Food Gift[/p]
• [p]500 Coins[/p]
• [p]Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Seasons Salvage Scraps Gift[/p]
• [p]Dryad Rocket Firework Emote Permit 2x[/p]
• [p]Territory Standing Booster[/p]
• [p]Baked Red Clay Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Veterans Expedition Chest[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]Premium Food Chest[/p]
• [p]3000 Coins[/p]
• [p]Proficency Booster[/p]
• [p]Premium Salvage Fragment Chest[/p]
• [p]Transmog Token[/p]
• [p]Divine Sundering Warhammer Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Ageless Bronze Premium Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Aetherbound Bracers Gloves Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Gypsum Orbs 5x[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Levels 51-60[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]5000 Faction Tokens[/p]
• [p]Strides of Misfortune Boots Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Seasons Salvage Scraps Gift[/p]
• [p]Seasons Elemental Gift[/p]
• [p]Ancient Rocket Firework Emote Permit 2x[/p]
• [p]Vial of Azoth Salt[/p]
• [p]500 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Elite Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Veterans Expedition Chest[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]15000 Faction Tokens[/p]
• [p]Perigree Tassets Legs Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Premium Salvage Fragment Chest[/p]
• [p]Premium Elemental Chest[/p]
• [p]Second Sighted Barebow Bow Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Vial of Azoth Salt 3x[/p]
• [p]1000 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Proficency Booster[/p]
• [p]Cleansing Lance Spear Weapon Skin[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Levels 61-70[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]Box of Warding[/p]
• [p]500 Coins[/p]
• [p]Elite Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Weapon EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Shooting Star Firework Emote Permit 2x[/p]
• [p]The Ferryman's Embrace Gloves Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Dazzling Coral Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Elite Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Seasons Food Gift[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]Premium Salvage Fragment Chest[/p]
• [p]3000 Coins[/p]
• [p]Memory Flagon Mount Attachment[/p]
• [p]Territory Standing Booster[/p]
• [p]Thumbs Down Emote[/p]
• [p]Ecliptic Caligae Boots Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Blood Premium Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Gathering EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Premium Food Chest[/p]

[h3]Levels 71-80[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]Seasons Crafting Gift[/p]
• [p]Fallow Greaves Legs Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Vials of Suspended Azoth 10x[/p]
• [p]Vials of Suspended Azoth 10x[/p]
• [p]Cactus Sage Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Seasons Brilliant Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]500 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Pale Brigadine Torso Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Mutation Chest[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]Premium Crafting Chest[/p]
• [p]Penumbra Handwraps Gloves Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Weapon EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Vials of Suspended Azoth 20x[/p]
• [p]Crimson Bifurcator Greataxe Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Seasons Pristine Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]1000 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Umbral Cowl Head Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Empyrean Treads Boots Armor Skin[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Levels 81-90[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]Vials of Suspended Azoth 10x[/p]
• [p]500 Coins[/p]
• [p]Eclipsed Starpiercer Bow Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Seasons Brilliant Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]Elite Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Seasons Elemental Gift[/p]
• [p]Sublime Velvet Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Gathering EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Mutation Chest[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]Vials of Suspended Azoth 20x[/p]
• [p]3000 Coins[/p]
• [p]Gathering EXP Booster[/p]
• [p]Seasons Pristine Gems Gift[/p]
• [p]Transmog Token[/p]
• [p]Premium Elemental Chest[/p]
• [p]Spring Grape Premium Dye 5x[/p]
• [p]Territory Standing Booster[/p]
• [p]Sovereign Aegis Legs Armor Skin[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Levels 91-100[/h3][p]Free Track[/p]

• [p]Proficency Booster[/p]
• [p]The Fourth Rider's Vizard Head Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Apex Combat Box[/p]
• [p]Vial of Azoth Salt[/p]
• [p]Transmog Token[/p]
• [p]Gibbous Moonshadow Void Gauntlet Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]500 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]The Duskblade Spear Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Apex Combat Box[/p]

[p]Premium Track[/p]

• [p]Seraphic Visage Head Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Lunar Embrace Torso Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Proficency Booster[/p]
• [p]Vial of Azoth Salt 3x[/p]
• [p]Heart of Eyes Torso Armor Skin[/p]
• [p]Parcel Bag Mount Attachment[/p]
• [p]1000 Marks of Fortune[/p]
• [p]Curse of Eternity Life Staff Weapon Skin[/p]
• [p]Judicator's Mantle Torso Armor Skin[/p]

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Welcome to the Season 10 Dev Update. In this video the devs dive into Nighthaven, our largest and most vertical zone yet, unveil the new Isle of Night raid, introduce the replayable Catacombs dungeon mode, and walk through the endgame overhaul, set bonuses, and perk charms, all capped off with a packed Season Pass featuring four armor sets, cosmetics, and the return of a mount.[/p]

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[/p][p][/p][p]Nighthaven, long since whispered to exist, reveals itself like a full moon beyond a pale night cloud. I’ll tell you the tale of Nighthaven, as my Baba once told me every night before I lay my head to sleep.[/p][p][/p][p]The land is ruled by its domineering King with an ill-tempered fist. The populace and peasantry serve the Crown, gutted by both the unfair taxation and the horrors of the dimly lit woods which engulf it. Nighthaven’s currency is not just gold and wheat by the barrel, but nightmares and dreams and memories that fade to wisps. Charms, totems, and talismans guard the doorframes of every villager, patient for the relieving chime of a bell’s new day. For there are secrets, darker than the imagination, that lurk behind the corner of your eye.[/p][p][/p][p]The traveling troupe of the Grand Carnival leads a rebellion, stashed away in the deep recesses of the territory. Hidden from the aggressions of the ruling House and its lower court: House Varlaam, House Bathory, House Carmilla. These few oligarchs who command the rabble are just as vicious in their rage as they are in their gluttonous everyday excess. Servants of the castle-rich speak in hushed tones beyond cold steel gates and dark dungeons, willing to look past the atrocities committed in the dead of night for a few more coins, or a few more days of sanity, whichever is most needed at the time.[/p][p][/p][p]The capital of the realm, the King’s own castle, expands on the horizon as if a great wailing behemoth. Impossibly immense—a man-made mountain that grips the mind in its lavishness and enormity. A castle keep that swallows the horizon like the whale swallowed Jonah, but without the promise of God’s return or saving. Once the Castle has claimed you in its bowels, you are nothing more than another fixture, another book of memories lodged on a dusty shelf to never be remembered again. The King’s Castle is a fortress that is said to be as wide as it is tall, and burrows just as deep as its towers graze the moon.[/p][p][/p][p]And standing in it all, the great reminder: the Clocktower, a looming and ever-present monument to the truest of secrets, that eternity is not forever. Death comes for us all. Even in Aeternum.[/p][p][/p][p]Baba said there once was the promise of a nation now steeped in misery, and none can look further than the abandoned villages, farmyards, and animal pens of the smallfolk in the Manorlands. Their daily toil and the sweat of their brow feed this nation—yet the pigs, chickens, and cows are not the true livestock.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Deep in the Hinterland, a bounty amasses of perfect pumpkins and golden apple orchards. Left untended, these wild sprouts give way to wild things. The forests run red with persistent fall colors to the north, to Highmarch, and these perfectly splendid colors soon fade along the borders of cursed woods and tumbling sorrowthorn briars, thick enough to strangle the reindeer that still call this land their home. Wild and dangerous, the cursed woods are home to apocryphal beasts that walk on two legs like man, but are urged by a mammalian instinct of true predation.[/p][p][/p][p]Nighthaven is full of secrets, Baba says. So many secrets hidden beneath the surface like flesh-eating ticks hiding underneath your skin. For all its liminal shades, the crust of Nighthaven and the overworld are but fleeting, like ghostly dancers still stepping to music unheard.[/p][p][/p][p]But Baba said, Nighthaven is a carcass. And the worms and maggots below are the real Nighthaven. Endless miles of catacombs, caverns, caves, and crevasses are the permanent home of so many fresh and unsightly horrors. To step into the Underworld below Nighthaven is stepping into your own doom. If the risen dead, or the madness of ghosts, cannot claim you, then the eight-legged children of Uttu certainly shall.[/p][p][/p][p]But what saving grace is there to run from these terrors? These soul-wracking phobias? Baba says there is hope, if you cling to the Towers that dot the land. Rising above the darkness, as if built as a means to escape the thickness of dread below, you’ll spot dozens of safe places above the treeline. Like the jagged teeth of a rabid beast, the Towers of Nighthaven promise sanctuary if you can decipher their runed, magicked stones. These places are infused with the magic of the old ways, but they can betray you if you do not master your own mind and memory. Shadows of the past will rob you of your senses if you cannot withstand the torment of your own mind.[/p][p][/p][p]Baba also says there was once a group of people who tried, and failed, to cut and burn back the horrors of Nighthaven. Their shrill cries and religious texts and fervent dedication to their church were their sword, their shield, and their sanity. But after marinating in so much hatred and rage, they lost the latter, and became just as mindless and corrupt as the terrible things they swore would be eradicated. And now their story is just another red brushstroke on the canvas of Nighthaven, their angels fallen and their priests inflamed with an unconscious need to destroy.[/p][p][/p][p]Like all things, Baba says, all things in Nighthaven are to be feared. Fear is what keeps us alive. Fear is what keeps us moored to our own minds and not lost in the ocean of darkness, the moon our only loose connection to what is real and what is not. In Nighthaven, you cannot trust your own eyes or your own thoughts, but you can trust your own fear.[/p][p]Share[/p]

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Every corner of Aeternum holds echoes of stories untold, moments of triumph, grief, mystery, and wonder. Season 10 brings those echoes to life through the original Nighthaven soundtrack composed by Brandon Campbell, Keegan Musser, Michael Finley, and Kyle Bailey.[/p][p]The music of Nighthaven shapes our experience when we set foot on haunted roads, and when we find ourselves surrounded by light after a long night of shadows. With each track, the composers invite us into the heart of Nighthaven, allowing its spirit to speak in melody. Listen to the full soundtrack now.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Start: Sep 23, 2025[/p][p]End: Sep 30, 2025[/p][p]High above the mists of Aeternum, a looming monument of stone, steel, and sorcery rises. Known as The Tower of Calomel, this gothic fortress fuses ancient magic with engineering brilliance. Once a seat of power and sanctuary, it now stands as a battlefield where 20 warriors on each side clash for dominance.[/p][h3]A Fortress of Height and Depth[/h3][p]The Tower of Calomel delivers a three-layered battlefield that rewards mastery of vertical combat. From sweeping outer battlements to the shadowed depths of the undercroft, each level demands unique tactics. Elevated positions provide commanding views but leave defenders vulnerable, while the lower passages conceal twisting mines, corrupted arenas, and deadly surprises.[/p][p]
[/p][h3]The Flow of Battle[/h3][p]Combat surges across interconnected spaces, each offering distinct challenges:[/p]

• [p]Outer Battlements – Long sightlines give ranged fighters dominance, but exposed walls leave them open to coordinated pushes and flanking fire.[/p]
• [p]The Inner Bailey – The heart of the battlefield, where elevation shifts and choke points turn every mid-range clash into a brawl for control.[/p]
• [p]The Undercroft – A labyrinth of tunnels hiding twin mines, resource nodes, a corrupted portal, and the fearsome Baroness—a high-risk, high-reward objective.[/p]

[p]At the center rises the Central Keep, a towering capture point that anchors the fight, while fortified gatehouses on either flank test the coordination of attackers and defenders alike.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Risk, Reward, and Resources[/h3][p]Strategic movement defines The Tower of Calomel. Resource nodes and mines fuel upgrades and summon opportunities, drawing players into constant conflict. Securing the undercroft’s twin mines can tip the balance, while timing a successful Baroness takedown or activating the corrupted portal can deliver game-changing advantages. Every decision matters: whether to hold the heights, harvest from below, or commit to a risky push into enemy defenses.[/p][h3]Balance Considerations[/h3][p]While height provides powerful oversight, no position is impregnable. Exposed battlements make defenders vulnerable to coordinated assaults, and multiple approach routes keep combat fluid. Resources are distributed to encourage movement between levels, ensuring the battle never stalls.[/p][h3]Strategic Depth[/h3][p]Victory belongs to those who balance control of the high ground with presence in the resource-rich depths. Coordinated assaults across multiple levels, timed boss engagements, and clever use of underground flanking routes create endless possibilities for dynamic play.[/p][p][/p][p]The Tower of Calomel brings verticality, corruption, and relentless conflict to Outpost Rush. Whether commanding from the battlements or carving through the shadowed tunnels, only those who master both the heights and the depths will claim victory.[/p]