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Episode 04 · Classic Era

War of Emperium & Turtle Island

Guild Warfare

Released: 2003.05.02 (kRO)

Valkyrie Realm Map
4Realms
16Castles
12Guild Duns
1New Island
Overview Story Castle Realms Mechanics Benefits Turtle Island

Overview

The War of Emperium is a game feature that allows guilds to fight in order to conquer a Castle to be the headquarters for the guild, and get benefits and special advantages. This landmark PvP system defined Ragnarok Online's competitive endgame.

Owning a Castle gives your guild several benefits. There is a special Guild Dungeon accessible to everyone in the guild with strong monsters that in some cases do not spawn in the normal world. Every night, treasure boxes appear in the castle giving useful items and equipment.

Episode 04 also introduced Turtle Island, a powerful hunting ground accessible by boat from Alberta, featuring Turtle General as the MVP boss.

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Story

After 1000 years of cautious relations, Rune-Midgarts Kingdom and Republic of Schwartzvald signed a mighty friendship treaty. Noticing the weakening of the castles, the monster armies marched and taken control of the castles in all major towns causing a real threat to the Kingdom.

"The castles and the treasures on them are properties for those who deserve them. And whoever control the castles with the legendary Emperium stone, will be considered the kingdom Knights of honor." - King Tristan III

With these words the kingdom entered a new era of war... The War of Emperium. Will the land be saved? Or is it going to get ruined by human greed?

Battle Mechanics

The character to deal the last hit against the Emperium claims the castle. All characters with a different guild will be warped out. Only normal attacks can damage the Emperium; all active skills miss.

Flee Reduction
Flee is reduced by 20% inside castle maps.
Ranged Penalty
Long range normal attacks are reduced by 25%.
Skill Damage Reduction
All skill-based damage is reduced by 40%.
Extended Traps
Traps last 4 times as long inside castles.
No Knockback
All knock back effects are disabled in castle maps.
No EXP Loss
Death does not cause experience loss during WoE.

Castle Benefits

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Guild Dungeons
Access to 3 exclusive dungeon floors per realm with rare monsters and drops.
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Treasure Boxes
4+ treasure boxes spawn daily with valuable items and equipment.
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Castle Management
Butler NPC for summoning Guardians, hiring Kafra, and investing in castle economy.
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God Items
Access to the God Items Quest for legendary gear like Brisingamen and Megingjard.

Turtle Island

Also introduced in Episode 04, Turtle Island is a powerful hunting ground accessible by boat from Alberta. The island features multiple dungeon floors filled with turtle-type monsters and is home to the fearsome MVP boss Turtle General.

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