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What is Avashire?

Avashire is a unique realm created originally for publication in a work of fiction. The world of Avashire has been created using the tools of the game Neverwinter Nights for serious role-players to enjoy and expand upon.

Avashire resides on its own private dedicated server and acts as a hub for adventures into various caverns, landscapes, dungeons and sewers created by both the Avashire Team as well as players who call the realms of Avashire their home. The central meeting point is the Beggar's Feast Inn & Tavern, which is an integral part of the Wiltshire Abbey. It is there in the Tavern that the player community gathers to boast of valiant deeds and battles won.

The community we have created is a role-playing home to various people and guilds (both good and evil). We are rather particular of the role-playing that takes place in Avashire, thus we do not allow just anyone to join the community. However, once accepted into the community, we do our best to make you feel at home. Our dynamic landscape is ever-changing, and we will gladly let you help the game masters construct a private residence or guild hall for you to call home. No canned "two story stone houses" here - every building will be custom suited to your tastes. If you want a huge tower or castle, we'll build it - provided you can pay the rent. More details will be presented later regarding player owned buildings, but know that it is a key element to our community.

The outlying areas of adventure will be accessed via portals to other servers. This configuration will allow us to keep the Abbey area as a meeting place and allow us to connect to other "campaigns" created by other NWN players. We will be very particular about which campaigns we connect to, as they will have to adhere to the same standards we follow regarding role-playing and online enjoyment. This standard will ensure the campaign generally follows our ideals on role-playing and fairness. We'll do our part in ensuring your satisfaction when playing campaigns linked through Avashire.

In addition to outside campaigns, once Avashire is running smoothly, our staff will begin creating campaigns into the lands and history of the realm. Since Avashire was initially created for novel publication, much work has been done regarding landscapes, politics, wars and deception. We've got a whole cast of characters just waiting to be introduced into a creative, well written storyline for you to enjoy. We'll work to bring these stories and adventures to your screen.

For more information about joining our community, move on to the section "How Can I play?"

What is Neverwinter Nights?

Neverwinter Nights (NWN) is a new Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) role-playing game from BioWare, the developers of Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2, Planescape Torment and Icewind Dale. Neverwinter Nights has been designed specifically for the online, multiplayer environment and the latest in 3D technology and also allows you to experience all the magic of pen-and-paper Dungeon Mastering on your home computer! Using Neverwinter Nights' powerful and user-friendly Solstice Toolset, you can create and populate entire new modular worlds and stories for others to adventure in. As an all-powerful Dungeon Master (DM), Neverwinter Nights even allows you to alter the plot, possess characters, and manage combat from behind the scenes, all in real-time.

For more information visit the Neverwinter Nights website.