I am happy to report that Grizzleheim is OFFICIALLY on the test servers.  No more rumors, this is a FACT!  I had the opportunity to explore the newest world in the Spiral.  It’s absolutely beautiful.  There are lots of new features that will come along with this latest update.

According to Wizard101:

Grizzleheim opens, a new world of Viking Bears, Ravens and Wolves. We’re introducing a Bazaar that lets players buy and sell items they’ve earned or found in the game. Crafting lets players create their own equipment and Treasure Cards. We’ve added Grouping that allows players to team up with friends. And last but not least the introduction of Chat Channels and Open Chat.

Grizzleheim
All players over level 5, both Paying Players and Free to Play, will first encounter the Viking Bears of Grizzleheim in Olde Town. Paying Players can explore and advance through Grizzleheim, and Free to Play players can preview the common area of the world.

Inspired by Norse mythology, Grizzleheim is an airy, outdoor landscape of snowy mountains, glacial ridges and towering trees that is home to three new Wizard101 tribes – Bears, Wolves and Ravens.

To get started on your new adventure, be sure to visit Baldur Goldpaws in Olde Town, you can’t miss him, or his Viking Ship!

As student wizards adventure through subsequent worlds, Grizzleheim will offer new quests, new locations to explore, new opponents and new Viking-themed decorative housing items interspersed throughout the mid and higher levels of the game.

Grizzleheim is a parallel world to the current worlds of the Spiral, and not a progressively more difficult world such as Dragonspyre. Due to this, and the addition of several non-combat related features to Wizard101, we felt at this time that there was no need to raise the current maximum level beyond 50.

I had a few choice photo ops while I was in Grizzleheim this afternoon.  Enjoy.

Thank you KingsIsle! You made my day!

Another day saving the Spiral.  Now with viking bears.

Fallon Shadowblade

• Wizard101: Wintertusk – KingsIsle Announces New World in the Spiral
• Wizard101: Notes from the Test Server – All About the Details
• Wizard101: Test Realm Opens with Celestia Quests & New Housing
• Wizard101: Henchmen & the Actual Cost – Suprisingly Cheap!
• Maximum Levels and Grandmasters – Msg from Wizard101