{"id":34,"date":"2026-08-31T22:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valtherynlive.com\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:35:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valtherynlive.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\nhtml,\nbody {\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n  background: #080f0c !important;\n}\n\n#templefall-homepage {\n  position: relative !important;\n  width: 100vw !important;\n  max-width: 100vw !important;\n  margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw) !important;\n  margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw) !important;\n  overflow-x: hidden !important;\n}\n\n.wp-site-blocks,\n.wp-block-post-content,\n.entry-content,\n.site-content,\n.content-area,\n.site-main,\n.wp-block-group,\n.wp-block-group__inner-container,\n.elementor-container,\n.elementor-section,\n.container {\n  max-width: none !important;\n}\n\nbody {\n  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Guardian, command forces that truly cross the realm, and unite an alliance beneath one banner. Every weekend, the realm converges on Oathenreach\u2014and the alliance still standing at the final moment claims the crown.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"vlh-actions\">\n    <a href=\"\/valtheryn\/\" class=\"vlh-button-primary\">Enter the Realm \u2192<\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/knowledge-and-faq\/\" class=\"vlh-button-secondary\">Explore the Player Guide<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-hero-note\">One persistent Realm. Real journeys. Meaningful progression.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-stat-band\" aria-label=\"Current Valtheryn features\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-stat-grid\">\n    <div class=\"vlh-stat\"><strong>119<\/strong><span>Research doctrines<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-stat\"><strong>160<\/strong><span>Finite resource deposits<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-stat\"><strong>20<\/strong><span>Rally-capacity projects<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-stat\"><strong>35,160<\/strong><span>Maximum researched rally<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-stat\"><strong>35<\/strong><span>Guardian gear recipes<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-stat\"><strong>50<\/strong><span>Wardens per alliance<\/span><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\">\n    <div class=\"vlh-kicker\">A Living Strategy Realm<\/div>\n    <h2>Every decision has somewhere to go.<\/h2>\n    <p>Valtheryn is a persistent multiplayer kingdom built around settlement growth, visible movement, coordinated warfare, and progression that continues to matter long after the first battle.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-grid\">\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Settlement<\/div><h3>Build a Lasting Stronghold<\/h3><p>Develop 11 specialized buildings through level 30. Construction, troop training, research, and healing run on independent real-time queues.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">11 buildings \u00b7 four independent queues<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Guardian<\/div><h3>Develop Your Champion<\/h3><p>Choose one of six equal cosmetic identities, forge equipment across seven slots, and bring real Guardian attack, defense, and march-speed bonuses into battle.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Clean portraits \u00b7 functional equipment<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Military<\/div><h3>Command Real Armies<\/h3><p>Train six troop types across five tiers. Forces march outward, fight or occupy, and must complete the journey home before becoming available again.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Six troop types \u00b7 full return journeys<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Research<\/div><h3>Master 119 Doctrines<\/h3><p>Build permanent advantages across Economy, Warfare, Defense, Troops, Temple, and Espionage. Completed bonuses feed the authoritative game calculations.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">44 foundational \u00b7 75 advanced<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Frontier<\/div><h3>Harvest a Changing Map<\/h3><p>Discover finite tiered deposits, defend their reserves, send civilian workers, and adapt when emptied nodes respawn elsewhere in the expanded kingdom.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Four node tiers \u00b7 living resource ledger<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Alliance Warfare<\/div><h3>Assemble a True Warhost<\/h3><p>Start or join rallies with an easy force builder, contribute again during recruitment, and grow from an 850-troop base toward a 35,160-troop shared limit.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Three-minute recruitment \u00b7 20 capacity projects<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Battle Intelligence<\/div><h3>Understand Every Outcome<\/h3><p>Current battle reports separate both sides and show troops sent, lost, and surviving by type, alongside combat power, Guardian contributions, and rewards.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Sent \u00b7 lost \u00b7 survived<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Kingdom Map<\/div><h3>See the Realm, Not Its Secrets<\/h3><p>Explore a 16,000 \u00d7 10,000 world with richer settlements, readable labels, and visible Peace Seal domes. The private minimap reveals only your home and Oathenreach.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Expanded world \u00b7 privacy-first minimap<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Oathenreach<\/div><h3>Claim the Sacred Temple<\/h3><p>Scout, rally, reinforce, and hold the central temple every weekend. The alliance occupying Oathenreach at the closing instant becomes the Crown Holder.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">48-hour siege \u00b7 alliance-wide bonuses<\/span><\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Guardian Hall<\/div><h2>Your Guardian\u2019s strength is real.<\/h2><p>Guardian identities remain visually clean and competitively equal. The portrait shows the original selected character\u2014without equipment outlines or armor drawn over the artwork\u2014while owned and equipped pieces remain organized in Current Loadout and Gear Sets.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-guardian\">\n    <div class=\"vlh-portrait\"><div class=\"vlh-portrait-mark\"><strong>One Guardian.<br>Six identities.<\/strong><span>Every identity begins with the same 120 attack and 120 defense.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-loadout\">\n      <article class=\"vlh-loadout-card\"><h3>Seven equipment slots<\/h3><p>Helmet, shoulders, armor, gloves, legs, boots, and weapon contribute server-validated statistics.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"vlh-loadout-card\"><h3>Five complete gear sets<\/h3><p>Browse collapsible set groups from Ironbark through Astral instead of one endless equipment list.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"vlh-loadout-card\"><h3>Functional combat power<\/h3><p>Equipped attack and defense apply while attacking, rallying, occupying, reinforcing, and defending at home.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"vlh-loadout-card\"><h3>Meaningful movement<\/h3><p>Leg and boot speed bonuses apply to the force the Guardian accompanies through outbound and return travel.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"vlh-loadout-card wide\"><h3>Late-game equipment stays difficult<\/h3><p>Crownward Tier IV requires Keep 18 and Workshop 14 and costs 450 gems per piece. Astral Tier V requires Keep 26 and Workshop 22 and costs 900 gems per piece. Lower tiers use ordinary settlement resources.<\/p><\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Complete Journeys<\/div><h2>Nothing important simply teleports.<\/h2><p>Military forces, rally warhosts, alliance caravans, and civilian workers are visible, authenticated travelers. Actions resolve at the correct destination, and availability or rewards wait for the correct arrival.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-travel\">\n    <article class=\"vlh-travel-step\"><b>1<\/b><h3>Prepare<\/h3><p>Select troops, cargo, workers, and an available Guardian where permitted.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-travel-step\"><b>2<\/b><h3>Travel Outbound<\/h3><p>Soldiers, wagons, warhosts, or workers visibly cross the kingdom.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-travel-step\"><b>3<\/b><h3>Resolve<\/h3><p>Fight, deliver cargo, reinforce, occupy, or gather for 45 minutes.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-travel-step\"><b>4<\/b><h3>Return Home<\/h3><p>Survivors, caravans, and workers complete the route back before release.<\/p><\/article>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-note\"><strong>Civilian rewards arrive at home.<\/strong> Workers march to the chosen live node, gather for 45 minutes after reaching it, then return with ordinary resources and one Scholar Manuscript. Alliance caravans likewise deliver on arrival and visibly return to their sender.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Finite Resource Frontier<\/div><h2>Deposits have value because they can run dry.<\/h2><p>The kingdom contains 160 food, wood, stone, and gold deposits. Occupied production and civilian expeditions draw from the same live reserve, making location, tier, and timing matter.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-node-grid\">\n    <article class=\"vlh-node\"><div class=\"vlh-node-tier\">Tier I<\/div><strong>30,000<\/strong><span>Resources per full deposit<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-node\"><div class=\"vlh-node-tier\">Tier II<\/div><strong>60,000<\/strong><span>Resources per full deposit<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-node\"><div class=\"vlh-node-tier\">Tier III<\/div><strong>120,000<\/strong><span>Resources per full deposit<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-node\"><div class=\"vlh-node-tier\">Tier IV<\/div><strong>240,000<\/strong><span>Resources per full deposit<\/span><\/article>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-note\"><strong>A depleted node does not remain an empty landmark.<\/strong> Its stationed survivors begin returning home, and after a 30-minute delay the deposit respawns at a new legal position with a full reserve for its tier. Each Warden may occupy up to five nodes at once.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Alliance Rally Force Builder<\/div><h2>Bring the force you meant to send.<\/h2><p>Starting a rally no longer commits a small fallback army. The preparation screen automatically selects your strongest legal maximum contribution, while the same controls are available to every alliance member who joins.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-split\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Fast Selection + Full Control<\/div>\n      <h3>Build the warhost before the banners move.<\/h3>\n      <p>Choose a percentage preset, fine-tune the total, or edit each troop type. During the three-minute recruitment window, commanders and members who already joined may add another legal contribution while space remains.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"vlh-rally-controls\"><div class=\"vlh-control\">25%<\/div><div class=\"vlh-control\">50%<\/div><div class=\"vlh-control\">75%<\/div><div class=\"vlh-control\">MAX<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-adjusts\"><span>\u221250<\/span><span>\u221210<\/span><span>+10<\/span><span>+50<\/span><span>Individual troop inputs<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-note\"><strong>Fair limits remain enforced.<\/strong> Repeated additions count cumulatively against each participant\u2019s personal march capacity and the commander\u2019s shared rally capacity.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-facts\">\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Base shared rally<\/span><strong>850 troops<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Temple capacity projects<\/span><strong>20<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Fully researched shared limit<\/span><strong>35,160 troops<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Recruitment window<\/span><strong>Exactly 3 minutes<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Launch behavior<\/span><strong>Automatic visible march<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Contribution controls<\/span><strong>Presets \u00b7 steps \u00b7 unit inputs<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">The Realm\u2019s Greatest Prize<\/div><h2>The Battle for Oathenreach<\/h2><p>Every weekend, the central temple becomes the focus of an alliance-wide campaign. Physical occupation at the closing instant determines the victor.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-split\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Weekend Alliance Event<\/div>\n      <h3>Hold the temple.<br>Become the Crown Holder.<\/h3>\n      <p>Scout opposing defenders, prepare combined rallies, reinforce the allied garrison, and keep surviving contributors stationed within Oathenreach until the timer expires.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"vlh-note\"><strong>Annihilation does not disable Peace Seals.<\/strong> Protected settlements cannot be attacked, and protected Wardens cannot start offensive actions. Defensive allied reinforcement remains available.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-facts\">\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Event duration<\/span><strong>48 hours<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Opens<\/span><strong>Saturday \u00b7 00:00 UTC<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Closes<\/span><strong>Monday \u00b7 00:00 UTC<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Winning title<\/span><strong>Crown Holder<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Alliance economy bonus<\/span><strong>+10% production<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Alliance army bonus<\/span><strong>+8% effectiveness<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">A Military Built Over Time<\/div><h2>Six troop types. Five strategic tiers.<\/h2><p>The strongest forces require completed research and developed settlement buildings. Currency cannot bypass doctrine, Keep, Barracks, and Archive gates.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-troops\">\n    <article class=\"vlh-troop\"><div class=\"vlh-troop-tier\">Tier I \u00b7 Infantry<\/div><h3>Verdant Wardens<\/h3><p>Dependable shield-bearing frontline defenders available from the beginning.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-troop\"><div class=\"vlh-troop-tier\">Tier I \u00b7 Ranged<\/div><h3>Thornveil Archers<\/h3><p>Early ranged specialists with strong offense and lighter defensive staying power.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-troop\"><div class=\"vlh-troop-tier\">Tier II \u00b7 Cavalry<\/div><h3>Dawncrest Riders<\/h3><p>Mobile formations unlocked through Mounted Command and settlement development.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-troop\"><div class=\"vlh-troop-tier\">Tier III \u00b7 Armored<\/div><h3>Oathbound Sentinels<\/h3><p>Heavily protected elite infantry earned through Tempered Steel.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-troop elite\"><div class=\"vlh-troop-tier\">Tier IV \u00b7 Elite<\/div><h3>Royal Vanguard<\/h3><p>Advanced formations requiring high-level military and research progression.<\/p><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-troop elite\"><div class=\"vlh-troop-tier\">Tier V \u00b7 Legendary<\/div><h3>Astral Champions<\/h3><p>The realm\u2019s most demanding military milestone, earned in the late game.<\/p><\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Map Clarity + Battlefield Intelligence<\/div><h2>See what matters. Keep secrets worth finding.<\/h2><p>The expanded kingdom is more readable without turning the minimap into a player locator. Combat reports make outcomes easier to understand, while scouting remains the proper path to military intelligence.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-grid\">\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Private Minimap<\/div><h3>Your Home and Oathenreach<\/h3><p>The non-clickable minimap shows only your settlement, the temple, and the harmless camera viewport. Other settlements and node landmarks stay hidden.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">No shortcut to locating rivals<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Settlement Presentation<\/div><h3>Richer Castles and Labels<\/h3><p>Original level-aware castles use layered keeps, towers, walls, gates, banners, lighting, and terrain detail. Larger labels clarify settlement level, rank, and alliance.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Readable identity \u00b7 improved realm artwork<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Visible Protection<\/div><h3>Peace Has a Presence<\/h3><p>An active Peace Seal surrounds its settlement with a luminous animated dome, making protection easy to recognize before an offensive command is attempted.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Clear shield state on the kingdom map<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Battle Reports<\/div><h3>Both Sides, Clearly Separated<\/h3><p>Every recorded troop type is organized beneath its side with sent, lost, and survived totals, plus power, Guardian contribution, plunder, and participant context.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Clean loss and survival accounting<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Settlement Aftermath<\/div><h3>Defeat Leaves a Mark<\/h3><p>A successfully raided castle crumbles and smokes for five minutes before rebuilding visually. Real losses, wounds, plunder, and 30-minute automatic peace resolve separately.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Visual aftermath \u00b7 no relocation<\/span><\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-card\"><div class=\"vlh-card-tag\">Reports + Notifications<\/div><h3>Keep or Clear Your History<\/h3><p>Review battles, scouts, rewards, recalls, and temple outcomes. Clear All removes both current notifications and retained legacy battle reports.<\/p><span class=\"vlh-card-meta\">Cleared reports stay cleared<\/span><\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Designed for the Long Journey<\/div><h2>Progress that stays meaningful.<\/h2><p>Valtheryn rewards regular play and long-term planning while preserving requirements that cannot be skipped by a single purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-progression\">\n    <article class=\"vlh-progression-card\">\n      <div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Research and Scholarship<\/div><h3>Permanent bonuses, authoritative results<\/h3><p>Completed doctrines are applied to real production, training, march speed, attack, defense, casualty recovery, scouting, trade, rally, and Oathenreach calculations.<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"vlh-list\"><li>119 doctrines: 44 foundational and 75 advanced.<\/li><li>Advanced projects require earned Scholar Manuscripts.<\/li><li>Twenty Temple projects build rally capacity to 35,160.<\/li><li>Long projects preserve at least 30% natural study time.<\/li><li>Oversized research speedups retain unused time as saved credit.<\/li><\/ul>\n    <\/article>\n    <article class=\"vlh-progression-card\">\n      <div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Settlement and Recovery<\/div><h3>A complete military economy<\/h3><p>Build a functioning settlement instead of leaning on a single upgrade. Protection, training, logistics, healing, and resource security all have distinct roles.<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"vlh-list\"><li>Upgrade 11 specialized buildings through level 30.<\/li><li>Heal eligible wounded troops in the Moonwell Infirmary.<\/li><li>Protect ordinary resources with the Ironroot Storehouse.<\/li><li>Expand alliance logistics through the Alliance Embassy.<\/li><li>Craft an earned 12-hour Peace Seal at Workshop level 3.<\/li><\/ul>\n    <\/article>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Return Every Day<\/div><h2>Choose the objectives that fit your Warden.<\/h2><p>Nine daily objective choices support peaceful, military, solo, alliance, building, research, and recovery play\u2014but only five claims are required for the complete daily objective reward.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-rewards\">\n    <div class=\"vlh-reward\"><strong>5 of 9<\/strong><span>Daily objectives required<\/span><small>One free reroll each UTC day<\/small><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-reward\"><strong>73 gems<\/strong><span>Five objective claims<\/span><small>Plus 9 manuscripts and 705 XP<\/small><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-reward\"><strong>83 gems<\/strong><span>Objectives + daily login<\/span><small>Plus 11 Scholar Manuscripts<\/small><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-reward\"><strong>24 hours<\/strong><span>Offline resource catch-up<\/span><small>Ordinary production continues away<\/small><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-section\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-heading\"><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Strength Through Cooperation<\/div><h2>No Warden claims the crown alone.<\/h2><p>Up to 50 Wardens can share one alliance banner, coordinate defenses, move lawful resources, assemble warhosts, and compete for Oathenreach.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vlh-split\">\n    <div><div class=\"vlh-kicker\">Alliance Hall<\/div><h3>Find your allies.<br>Raise your banner.<\/h3><p>Join an established alliance or create your own. Leaders manage membership and can transfer leadership; rally command belongs to the Warden who starts that specific rally.<\/p><div class=\"vlh-note\"><strong>Alliance caravans are real journeys.<\/strong> Eligible Keep 3 settlements at least 12 hours old send ordinary resources with an 8% fee. Cargo arrives with the wagon, which then returns home.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlh-facts\">\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Maximum alliance membership<\/span><strong>50 Wardens<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Settlement reinforcement<\/span><strong>Visible allied march<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Resource cooperation<\/span><strong>Round-trip caravans<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Shared offense<\/span><strong>Commander-led rallies<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Friendly fire<\/span><strong>Prohibited<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vlh-fact\"><span>Temple victory<\/span><strong>Alliance-wide bonuses<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"vlh-final\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-kicker\">The Realm of Valtheryn Awaits<\/div>\n  <h2>Your settlement begins here.<\/h2>\n  <p>Raise your first buildings, meet your Guardian, earn ancient manuscripts, travel the expanded kingdom, stand beside your alliance, and prepare for the battle that decides who holds Oathenreach.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"vlh-actions\"><a href=\"\/valtheryn\/\" class=\"vlh-button-primary\">Play Valtheryn Now \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/knowledge-and-faq\/\" class=\"vlh-button-secondary\">Read the Player Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<footer class=\"vlh-footer\">\n  <div class=\"vlh-footer-inner\">\n    <div>Valtheryn \u00b7 The Battle for Oathenreach \u00b7 v0.38.0<\/div>\n    <div><a href=\"\/valtheryn\/\">Play Now<\/a>&nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp;<a href=\"\/knowledge-and-faq\/\">Knowledge Center<\/a>&nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp;<a href=\"\/valtheryn-support\/\">Support<\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current through Valtheryn v0.43.0 VALTHERYN The Battle for Oathenreach Build a lasting settlement, develop a battle-ready Guardian, command forces that truly cross the realm, and unite an alliance beneath one banner. 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