elyrians are honored and recognized for their contributions to our web site and active participation in our community through the Badges Program. Badges are icons that appear next to your username and help identify and communicate your good works to fellow members. Each badge has specific criteria and requirements in order to be earned. Once you have identified a badge and have performed the prerequisite tasks to merit it, you can access the Awards control panel and request recognition, or nominate a fellow user and promote community building.

ARTISTE

The Quest for Muse will bring adventurers to the great halls of the Aelyria Gallery, where they will submit an original work of Aelyria-inspired art. These masterpieces must be more than simply reworked renditions of another's contributions, and must be entirely unique and original images that portray an idea or concept from within Aelyria itself. Whether it is a character portrait, a promotional banner, or even an abstract piece of artwork, these majestic marvels merit recognition and praise.

CHRONICLER

The Quest for News follows a proud tradition of scribes and historans who are committed to reporting the events within Aelyria in the official journal of the realm, The Herald. Flawless in their presentation and displaying a mastery of literary composition and an unparalleled felicity of expression, these articles should be exemplary pieces of journalism that report newsworthy events in a timely, compelling and effective manner.

GUARDIAN

The Quest for Aid is a call to service in offering invaluable assistance and mentorship to both new citizens and veteran adventurers alike. Candidates should have established a strong track record of guidance and offering indispensible and effective counsel, while also participating in programs that nurture and mentor people. Unfailingly positive and energetic, they are welcoming and encouraging of all in Aelyria. Adherents to this quest should be especially active in the Plane of Discourse and should be of service to all support teams and users.

LIFEGIVER

The Quest for Life is a single act of selfless charity honoring the memory of the Creator's mother, who passed away after a battle with cancer. Interested candidates should send a tax-deductible memorial donation to the American Cancer Society. Please indicate that the memorial gift is for Georgina Gonzalez, and in the options send a card indicating your character's name to Juan Gonzalez, c/o Play by Post LLC, 100 Jersey Street No. 306, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States. For more, please read this blog entry.

LORESEEKER

The Quest for Thought is a relentless search for the truth and takes adventurers to lands beyond Aelyria, where they shall preserve and protect the precious knowledge of our realm. They should maintain at least one web site about Aelyria or their characters, guilds, or other information, and this web site should be listed in the Aelyria Links Directory. The site should properly link back to Aelyria.com and be maintained actively as a secondary source of information.

LOREKEEPER

The Quest for Time is the courageous pursuit of eternity, immortalizing ideas and concepts in an immutable form to be preserved forever. Emboldened archivists must publish an original work in the Aelyria Compendium and this work must have undergone drafts and revisions through the Worldforge. Compendium entries are either instructional manuals or user guides, or in character publications and studies that originate from within the world of Aelyria.

PATRON

The Quest for Gift seeks those of greater means and asks of them to selflessly contribute their wealth to the benefit of Aelyria as a whole, bolstering the treasury and protecting the realm. These generous souls will have purchased a Companionship as well as at least one item from the Aelyria Shoppe, offering evidence of each at the time of nomination. Whether for others or themselves, the benefactors of Aelyria shall have their gracious gifts praised in ageless song.

REALMCRAFTER

The Quest for Place brings wayfarer adventurers and exploring citizens to the distant lands of Aelyria where they record and recount their travels and the places they have seen with remarkable detail. Those who would seek glory throughout must have participated in the time-honored tradition of Realmcraft and more than simply provide minor quibbles or missing thoughts, they should have perfected the depiction of an environment or place so pristinely that their words are now part and parcel with that land's representation in Aelyria.

STALWART

The Quest for Growth is a bold excursion out into the wilds beyond Aelyria to tell others of our land and both encourage and invite them to join it and become one with our community. Candidates for this honor must undertake three tasks: first, spread the word about Aelyria by posting at least one advertisement on other web sites, journals, forums, or link exchanges; second, defend the alliance and become a fan of Aelyria on a social network; third, successfully recruit at least one new citizen or adventurer. Use the Spread Aelyria tools to accomplish all three challenges and the glory shall be yours.

TROUBADOUR

The Quest for Music invokes delight and pleasure for weavers of songs and creators of sound, for through it shall great musical masterpieces inspired by the world of Aelyria be performed. These performances must be entirely original and Aelyria-inspired, uploaded into the appropriate section of the Aelyria Gallery and shared with others eagerly. Whether vocal unaccompanied hymns or rousing orchestral scores, these compositions add a critical layer to the experience of our universe.

VANGUARD

The Quest for Loyalty is just as much a task of endurance as it is one of fierce commitment and unshakable dedication. Swearing allegiance or pledging fealty is but a first step, for these most chivalrous candidates have steadfast devotion to Aelyria in every way. They must have celebrated at least one anniversary within Aelyria and during at least one year have been both continuously active and energetic, while also in that time entirely free of any disciplinary infractions and, to the contrary, set the ideal example for others to follow.

WIKIWYRM

The Quest for Knowledge commences through the relentless pursuit of good works by sharing the collective lore of the realm and ensuring that it is chronicled in the everlasting Wiki. Sages pursuing the Wikiwyrm must have published several significant contributions and new articles to the Wiki, as well as encouraged others to do the same. Prospective candidates will set the example for excellence in using the great tome and in promoting its adoption throughout the academic and adventuring world.