u/CastleEsoterica


Hello fellow vampires, fledglings and otherwise.

**Castle Esoterica RP-PvP is hosting a brand new V-Rising campaign titled "Vampires of Vardoran".**

You are cordially invited to participate - to exist as a footnote or as a legend in a shared story with other vampires vying for power and influence in a world that has long forgotten their existence. **The campaign begins at 12:00AM, May 15th, 2026.**

Act I - The Awakening - May 15
Act II - The Accounting - June 12
Act III - The Destruction - July 10

**Server Rules:**

**1. No hate speech**.
That means no racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobic or fascist rhetoric.
**2. No griefing**.
Play the game, don't harass other players.
**3. One character per player.**
No alternate or shared accounts, etc.

Detailed rules can be found in our campaign handbook, listed in the comments below, or in our Discord, linked in this post. **Bans are final and there are no appeals.** Please respect our rules if you intend to participate in the campaign.

**Server Settings:**
 
**-Roleplay Server (chat is in character)**
Out of character chat is mostly relegated to the proper channels in the Discord. continuous out of character chat in game is not allowed, and will be met with guidance and warnings before player removal.

**-Lightly modded (serverside) with QoL mods**
Players do not need to download mods in order to connect and play. installed mods will not alter core gameplay.

**-12 week story** **with a beginning, middle, and end**
Every player has one chance to leave their mark on the world

**-Player PvP always on**
One or more small area(s) within the map will be considered "Elysium" - a place where PvP is mechanically forbidden. Otherwise, any player can be killed at any time in any place.

**-Castle PvP 1900-2100EDT daily**
Castle walls can only be breached during a 2 hour period each day.

**-Clan size 4 / Clan castle limit 2**
Clans can have up to 4 total members, but can only share 2 castles between them.

**- 6 maximum castle floors**
Expanded from default to allow for maximum creativity in design and furnishing.

**-1.0x resource gather and refine rate**
Vanilla gather and refine rates, no shortcuts to wealth. 

**-Cannot teleport with resources**
If you have valuable items in your inventory, you will have to travel without the use of teleporters, through whatever danger that entails.

**-Unique relics**
Only one instance of each of the 5 end game artifacts exists within the game world. These items will factor heavily into the campaign’s overall story.

Server IP address and detailed serverside mod list will be announced closer to the campaign's start.

**If this type of gameplay intrigues you, feel free to join our Discord at the following link**: [https://discord.gg/WrKHwmfGwe\](https://discord.gg/WrKHwmfGwe)