A DikuMUD / CircleMUD descendant · free to play · est. lineage from CircleMUD 3.0
Duke Mercator is imprisoned. General Arthur holds the walls. But Darok Nor and the Vice have not forgotten — and the seas grow dark with warships on the horizon. The island has survived before. Whether it does again depends on who answers the call.
The docks of Portloe are busier than they have been in years. Strange ships fly colours no one recognises. Merchants speak in hushed tones about supply lines cut and fishing boats that never returned. General Arthur has called a muster — the first since the overthrow of the Duke.
In the taverns, people are paying good coin for capable swords, quick minds, and steady nerves. The island has survived before. Whether it does again depends on who answers the call.
The realm needs capable hands. If you'd like to help build, code, or run events, get in touch in-game — ideas, bug reports, and suggestions are always welcome.
— Xiryne
Six islands, a mainland, and dozens of zones scaled from level 1 to 50 — from training grounds for the newly arrived to crypts, colosseums, and castles that will test a full group at max level.
Home turf: the capital, the Duke's crypts, and the wilds beyond the walls.
+ 15 more zones, including the Northern Woods, Verla Mines and the Foggy Marshes
A walled city-state and its tournament grounds, for the mid-to-late game.
A coastal city with a manor worth raiding, if you can survive it.
Blood, ash, and chaos — the endgame proving ground.
Forests, forts, and Viking crypts along the northern waters.
City of Mithramir, the Remort Temple, and a scatter of far-flung ruins.
Start with a core class and race, then remort your way through a deep tree of advanced classes — and once you've maxed out your experience at level 50, take on one of four remort races on the Isle of Ascension.
Vampires feed on blood and can mesmerize enemies. Werewolves shift form in combat. Thri-kreen are unmatched for speed. Dragons are simply devastating.
Four remort races are now live: Vampire, Werewolf, Thri-kreen, and Dragon. Reach level 50, max your experience, and speak to the remort masters on the Isle of Ascension.
Both commands now work reliably across all corpses, including group kills and multi-corpse rooms. Type autoloot and autosac to toggle — we recommend keeping both on.
Wizard-run PvP events are held periodically. Type arenainfo in-game to see if one is active or upcoming.
Adventurers' notice boards now stand in the inns of all five major towns — Portloe, Castelgard, Verfleet, Mithramir, and Mercator City — listing recommended hunting grounds by level range.
New players now receive zone and gameplay hints as they level up. The tips stop after level 20 so experienced players aren't bothered.
Active development continues. Found a bug, typo, or have an idea? Use the bugreport, typo, and idea commands in-game — player feedback directly shapes what gets worked on.
Mercator is free to play. Point any MUD client — or a plain telnet connection — at the address below.
mercatormud.com
6667
telnet mercatormud.com 6667
Any dedicated MUD client works well — Mudlet (Windows/Mac/Linux, free and open source) is a solid choice for new players. Point it at the address and port above and you're in.