Shadows who feed on stories. Bleeding the magic from one Earth after another, until there is nothing left but vague memories and fairytales.
This is the world we live in. An Earth from which the magic has all but been drained dry. If gods remain, they are silent. Spirits, faerie, ghosts -- all banished to the realm of myth and story. The sea serpents and the dragons turned out to be giant oarfish and fossilised dinosaur bones. Most people believe in what they can see, and touch, and taste, and little else. The worse it gets, the less anything matters. Life itself seems to be suffering from depression.
Except for a chosen few who know better. On their shoulders rests the responsibility to stem the tide: To remember.
Come to Chincoteague. We have ponies.
8 8 8 8 ,ooo.8a8 8a8 oP ?b
*@@@@* *@@@* d888a888zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz8 8b
@@ m@* `""^""' ?o___oP'
@@ m@* mm@*@@ *@@* *@@* m@@*@@m
@@@@@m m@* @@ @@ m@ @@ **
!@ @@! !@* @@ @@ m! *@@m
!@ *!!m !@@@@@m @@! *@@
!! !:! !! @!! @!
!! :!!! :!! !!: *! !!
: : : : : : : :: !! : :!:
::!
keys.aresmush.com:4201 :::
+--- O~~m -------------------------------------------------------+
"connect <name> <password>" connects to an existing character.
"create <name> <password>" creates a new character.
If you created your character on the portal, use the same
character name and password to connect to the game.
+------------------------------------------------------- O~~m ---+
%% Welcome to AresMUSH version 1.5.0! http://www.aresmush.com%% Type 'help' to learn how to play. Type 'tour' to connect to a guest character to explore.
read as text
8 8 8 8 ,ooo.
8a8 8a8 oP ?b
*@@@@* *@@@* d888a888zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz8 8b
@@ m@* `""^""' ?o___oP'
@@ m@* mm@*@@ *@@* *@@* m@@*@@m
@@@@@m m@* @@ @@ m@ @@ **
!@ @@! !@* @@ @@ m! *@@m
!@ *!!m !@@@@@m @@! *@@
!! !:! !! @!! @!
!! :!!! :!! !!: *! !!
: : : : : : : :: !! : :!:
::!
keys.aresmush.com:4201 :::
+--- O~~m -------------------------------------------------------+
"connect <name> <password>" connects to an existing character.
"create <name> <password>" creates a new character.
If you created your character on the portal, use the same
character name and password to connect to the game.
+------------------------------------------------------- O~~m ---+
%% Welcome to AresMUSH version 1.5.0! http://www.aresmush.com
%% Type 'help' to learn how to play. Type 'tour' to connect to a guest character to explore.
as sent by the server·93×24·16-colour SGR·captured
Connections by hour
Busiest Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 14:00–23:59.
times in UTC · 8-week rolling average
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
counted, including a measured zero
probed, no count could be read
no measurement in that hour
read as text — 7 rows
Players on by day, in UTC. 8-week rolling average.
day
quietest
busiest
at
not measured
no count
Mon
9
23
22:00
–
–
Tue
10
23
00:00
–
–
Wed
11
22
20:00
–
–
Thu
10
24
19:00
–
–
Fri
12
21
01:00
–
–
Sat
11
23
18:00
–
–
Sun
10
23
01:00
–
–
How many, over time
Typically 16 on, peaking at 26, over 26 of 365 days. Down about 10% from the start of the range to the end.
days in UTC · 11 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026
01326
OctDecFebAprJunAug
26 at the top26 of 365 days counted
mean of the counts we read that day
lowest to highest count that day
probed, no count could be read
not measured — a break in the line
read as text
11 Sep–17 Sep: not measured
18 Sep–24 Sep: not measured
25 Sep–1 Oct: not measured
2 Oct–8 Oct: not measured
9 Oct–15 Oct: not measured
16 Oct–22 Oct: not measured
23 Oct–29 Oct: not measured
30 Oct–5 Nov: not measured
6 Nov–12 Nov: not measured
13 Nov–19 Nov: not measured
20 Nov–26 Nov: not measured
27 Nov–3 Dec: not measured
4 Dec–10 Dec: not measured
11 Dec–17 Dec: not measured
18 Dec–24 Dec: not measured
25 Dec–31 Dec: not measured
1 Jan–7 Jan: not measured
8 Jan–14 Jan: not measured
15 Jan–21 Jan: not measured
22 Jan–28 Jan: not measured
29 Jan–4 Feb: not measured
5 Feb–11 Feb: not measured
12 Feb–18 Feb: not measured
19 Feb–25 Feb: not measured
26 Feb–4 Mar: not measured
5 Mar–11 Mar: not measured
12 Mar–18 Mar: not measured
19 Mar–25 Mar: not measured
26 Mar–1 Apr: not measured
2 Apr–8 Apr: not measured
9 Apr–15 Apr: not measured
16 Apr–22 Apr: not measured
23 Apr–29 Apr: not measured
30 Apr–6 May: not measured
7 May–13 May: not measured
14 May–20 May: not measured
21 May–27 May: not measured
28 May–3 Jun: not measured
4 Jun–10 Jun: not measured
11 Jun–17 Jun: not measured
18 Jun–24 Jun: not measured
25 Jun–1 Jul: not measured
2 Jul–8 Jul: not measured
9 Jul–15 Jul: not measured
16 Jul–22 Jul: not measured
23 Jul–29 Jul: not measured
30 Jul–5 Aug: not measured
6 Aug–12 Aug: not measured
13 Aug–19 Aug: typically 17, peak 25, 4 days counted, 3 days not measured
20 Aug–26 Aug: typically 16, peak 26, 7 days counted
27 Aug–2 Sep: typically 16, peak 24, 7 days counted
3 Sep–9 Sep: typically 15, peak 25, 7 days counted
10 Sep: typically 13, peak 21, 1 day counted
Reachable
reachable · last 90 days
Reachable 100.0% of the 26 days we have measured. No day we measured was unreachable. 64 days predate anything we measured.
90 days agotoday
reachable
100.0%
longest outage
none in the window
last cause
nothing recorded
reachable
degraded — answered, could not finish
unreachable
not measured
read as text
13 Jun – 15 Aug: 64 days not measured
What changed
16 Aug 2026 endpoint recorded as keys.aresmush.com 4201 (handshake)
Capabilities
None of the 1 disagree.
capability
measured
declared
age
MSSP
✕ absent
– silent
Declared by the game
codebase
AresMUSH◇
website
https://keys.aresmush.com◇
name
Keys◇
status
Open◇
description
Shadows who feed on stories. Bleeding the magic from one Earth after another, until there is nothing left but vague memories and fairytales.
This is the world we live in. An Earth from which the magic has all but been drained dry. If gods remain, they are silent. Spirits, faerie, ghosts -- all banished to the realm of myth and story. The sea serpents and the dragons turned out to be giant oarfish and fossilised dinosaur bones. Most people believe in what they can see, and touch, and taste, and little else. The worse it gets, the less anything matters. Life itself seems to be suffering from depression.
Except for a chosen few who know better. On their shoulders rests the responsibility to stem the tide: To remember.
Come to Chincoteague. We have ponies.◇