Almost two centuries have passed since the fall of the capital of the United Republic of Tartu, the Great City of Shadan. In the Dark Ages that followed the death of usurper Zak Kadmos, crumbling Senate handed the power over to the Order of Zealots. Order's mission was to protect the world of Adan from Shaab's corrupt legacy. By a grim twist of fate, Adan's saviors nearly became its destroyers. It remains unknown who of the Order's twelve Archons succumbed first and opened Shaab Ark…

In a matter of hours, Tartu's capital was destroyed. Those citizens of Shadan who failed to flee from the city were turned into Defilers, servants of evil devoid of free thought or compassion, whose only purpose was to sow sorrow and death. It took the intervention of the Elder Dragons to save Tartu from the invasion, but Shadan had already been lost. Poor souls that remained in the ruins were quickly turned into Defilers by the dark malady called the Blight. Shadan became a forbidden place, and even the most powerful warriors and magi kept their distance.

But after almost two hundred years, memories of the terror faded. Terrible spawns of Shaab have been exterminated. No one contracts Blight anymore. Treasure hunters are pouring into Shadan in search of legendary dark artifacts. The truce is over. Old feud is boiling once again. Warriors of Sadar and Vaalor are ready to clash in a fierce battle. Time has come to decide which of the Empires will earn the right to claim Shaab's dark legacy!

Ruins of the Ancient Capital is a Battleground for players of level 22 and higher. Battles are held 3 times a day in the ruins of Shadan. Teams of 7 warriors of Vaalor and 7 warriors of Sadar are formed in standard level brackets. Each team starts the battle in their own Fort where the Empire's flag is located. To win, one of the sides has to earn 150 points. If within the allotted time neither team reaches 150, victory goes to the team that scored more points. In case of a tie, team with more damage dealt wins.

• Delivering the enemy's Flag to your Fort earns 50 points.
• Returning your Flag to your team's Fort earns 5 points.
• Killing an enemy earns 2 points.

While in Battleground, only messages of your team as well as private and system messages will be displayed. Other messages won't be displayed in the main chat.

For each completed battle in the Ruins of the Ancient Capital, players receive Experience and Valor as well as the Conqueror of Seven Bridges Reputation.
After each battle, four players with the best performance are additionally rewarded with Heroism and bonus Valor.
Every battle fought in the Ruins of the Ancient Capital increases the chance of receiving elements of the Unstoppable Conqueror and Imperious Conqueror Collections.
Also, battle rewards (Reputation, Valor, Heroism, chance of receiving Collection elements) are doubled for players on the winning team.

New Battleground comes packed with new Achievements. Check out the Ruins of the Ancient Capital tab in the Battlegrounds section to view a full list of Achievements that can be earned by fighting in Shadan's Ruins. Also, an additional Achievement has been added to the Trials of Will section: Undisputed Champion of the Ancient Capital.

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