newbie guide
the city of midgaard
Midgaard is the main town on Ronin. When you log in for the very first time, you will start in the Temple of Midgaard. You can type "HOME" to get back to this room at any time until you reach level 10, after which you'll have to purchase recall scrolls from The Magic Shop. Midgaard contains many useful shops and rooms. This section should give you directions to pretty much everywhere within Midgaard.
All of the following directions begin at "Market Square" (or "MS"), which is located just 2 south from the Temple of Midgaard (or down, west, south from Reception). The following directions are written in a format where "[w2swn]", for example, equals "west, south, south, west, north".
Donation Room [2nw] (2 north, 1 west of Market Square)
This is the best place for new players to find some starting equipment. To list the equipment in this room, you can either type "list all" to see everything, or "list
Morgue [2n2w]
When you die, your corpse will automatically go to this room until you reach level 10. After level 10, you'll either have to go find your corpse or politely ask another player to help retrieve it. When corpses are donated, they will go to the Morgue.
Reception [neu]
When you wish to log out, you'll want to go to the reception. By typing "offer" you'll find out if you have enough money to pay rent on your items. If you don't have enough, you can ask somebody for rent money (most players would gladly do this). If you've got enough, type "rent" to log out. This is also the room you'll start in the next time you log on.
The Sanctum of Healing [nwu]
This is the Midgaard Newbie Hospital. The doctor offers a variety of spells to assist anyone under level 16 for a modest fee. Spells offered are Miracle (restore full hp), Heal (restore 100hp), Sanctuary (take half damage), Remove Poison, Cure Serious, Endure (-15ac), Armor (-10ac) and Vitality (restore mv).
Guild Halls
Each class has their own guild hall. This is where you'll go to practice your skills and receive auto-quests. Each guild also includes a top 10 list of players within that class.
| Class |
Directions |
| Anti-Paladin | s2w2n |
| Bard | 3e2s |
| Cleric | nwnw |
| Commando | s3ene |
| Magic User | 2w2se |
| Ninja | swnw |
| Nomad | sene |
| Paladin | 2s2e2n |
| Thief | seses |
| Warrior | 2eses |
Shops
There are various shops throughout Midgaard and around the game, each specializing in different types of objects. You can purchase new gear sell excess items at most shops. Please note that you cannot sell items acquired from the Donation Room.
| Shop |
Type of Goods |
Directions |
| The Magic Shop | potions, scrolls (incl. recall) | 2wn |
| The General Store | waterskins, containers, torches | en |
| The Weapon Shop | weapons | 2en |
| The Musical Shop | bard instruments | 3en |
| The Pet Shop | pets (see Help Pets) | es |
| The Bakery | food | wn |
| The Armoury | armour | ws |
| Jeweler's Shop | convert gold into mailable form | 3wn |
| NoName's Shop | potions | 2ne |
| Stables | mounts (see Help Mount) | s2ws |
| Grobyan's Tanning Shack | sell skins (see Help Skin) | 3n,open gate,2n2e |
Other Places of Interest In Midgaard
Newbie Resting Room: [n2en] (to regenerate quicker at lower levels)
Resting Rooms: [2nu] (regen quicker at higher levels - costs 500k gold)
The Post Office: [nu] (send postcards/packages to to other players)
The Auction Hall: [su] (type "look board" or see Help Auction)
The Vault: [neue] (store items for safekeeping, see Help Vault)
Venturing Beyond Midgaard
Ready to start killing stuff? You can find detailed directions to many low level areas in Section VI, Newbie Area Guide.