Terms & Conditions

1 · Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing or using any part of the Service — including connecting a wallet, signing a transaction, equipping or renting an NFT, or holding the AETHER token in connection with the Game — you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by any policies referenced here.

If you do not agree, do not use the Service. We may present additional or feature-specific terms (for example, an in-app rental terms sheet) at the point of use; where they conflict with these Terms for that feature, the feature-specific terms control for that feature only.

2 · Eligibility

You must be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction (and in any event at least 18 years old) and legally able to enter into a binding contract. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Service, of blockchain networks, and of digital assets is lawful where you live. You may not use the Service if you are located in, or are a resident or national of, any jurisdiction where such use is prohibited, or if you appear on any applicable sanctions or restricted-persons list.

3 · Nature of the Game

Realm of Aetherion is a skill-and-strategy entertainment game built as a hybrid off-chain / on-chain experience on WAX. Combat and progression resolve on an authoritative game server; ownership and settlement occur on-chain. In-game outcomes reflect your loadout, timing, and strategy.

The Game is provided for entertainment. It is not a gambling service, an investment product, a securities offering, a financial instrument, or a promise of profit. In-game items, currencies, points, ranks, and rewards have no guaranteed monetary value and may change, be rebalanced, or be discontinued at any time.

4 · Accounts & wallets

• Your keys, your responsibility. You access the Service through a self-custodial WAX wallet that you control. We never take custody of, request, or store your private keys, seed phrase, or wallet password. Anyone with your keys can control your assets.
• You are responsible for your account. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your wallet, for keeping your credentials secure, and for the accuracy of any transaction you sign. Blockchain transactions are irreversible — we cannot reverse, cancel, or refund them.
• Play fair. Running more than one account is allowed, but automating or botting any account is not (§7). The Service's per-account cooldowns, caps, and rewards always apply.
• Access is a privilege. Access to gameplay, features, rewards, or beta programs may be limited, gated, suspended, or withdrawn at our discretion, including for the reasons in §8.

5 · Blockchain, NFTs & digital assets

The Service depends on public blockchain infrastructure and third-party protocols, including the WAX blockchain, the AtomicAssets NFT standard, packs/unboxing contracts, and on-chain randomness (e.g. orng.wax). We do not control these networks and are not responsible for their operation, availability, fees, congestion, forks, reorganizations, or failures.

• Irreversibility. On-chain actions — transfers, deposits, mints, burns, purchases — are final. Once signed and confirmed, they cannot be undone by us.
• No value guarantee. NFTs and tokens can be volatile and may lose all value. We make no representation about the current or future value, liquidity, or transferability of any digital asset.
• Ownership vs. use. Owning a Game NFT grants the on-chain token per the AtomicAssets standard and the in-Game utility we choose to attach to it. In-Game utility, stats, drop tables, and mechanics are not guaranteed and may be rebalanced or removed.
• Randomized outcomes. Loot, drops, and unboxing use randomness. Published odds are estimates; individual results vary and no particular outcome is promised.

6 · On-chain custody & the vault

Certain features place your NFTs into the custody of the game.aether smart contract. Equipping gear transfers the NFT into a player-bound vault; listing a rental escrows a whole setup into the contract. While in custody, an asset is controlled by the contract's rules, not by an ordinary wallet transfer.

Under normal conditions you can recover custodied NFTs yourself — by unequipping, or by withdrawing a rental setup once its term has ended — and those recovery paths are intentionally kept open even during maintenance or pauses. The one exception is enforcement: a wallet that has been blacklisted for abuse (§8) is blocked from depositing to, or recovering from, that custody for as long as the blacklist is in effect.

7 · Fair play & prohibited conduct

Realm of Aetherion is a game of skill and strategy, and its economy is shared by everyone who plays. You agree not to, and not to attempt to:

• Exploit bugs or unintended mechanics for advantage instead of reporting them, or continue to benefit from a known exploit.
• Automate or script play — bots, macros, headless clients, emulators, or any tool that plays, farms, or interacts with the Service on your behalf, or that defeats anti-abuse checks (including captcha or bot-detection).
• Manipulate the economy or leaderboards — wash trading, collusion, self-dealing, market manipulation, or artificially inflating rankings, damage, or rewards.
• Abuse the token faucet, rewards, referrals, rentals, or clan systems, or engage in real-money trading of accounts in violation of these Terms.
• Attack or interfere with the Service — unauthorized access, reverse engineering intended to cheat, denial-of-service, spamming, or interfering with other players' legitimate play.
• Use the Service for unlawful purposes, including fraud, money laundering, or sanctions evasion.

8 · Enforcement, suspension & the on-chain blacklist

If we determine, in our reasonable discretion, that a wallet has engaged in conduct prohibited by §7 or otherwise abused the Service, we may take enforcement action against that wallet and any wallets we associate with it.

Enforcement measures may include, individually or together:

• Warnings and watch-listing.
• Suspension or termination of access to gameplay, features, rewards, referrals, rentals, clans, leaderboards, or beta programs.
• Removal or adjustment of ill-gotten rewards, rankings, points, or in-Game balances, and forfeiture of eligibility for rewards or prize pools.
• On-chain blacklist. Adding the wallet to the blacklist maintained by the game.aether smart contract. A blacklisted wallet is blocked from depositing to, and from withdrawing or otherwise recovering, any NFTs held in that contract's custody (for example, equipped gear or escrowed rental setups) for as long as the blacklist is in effect. In practical terms, assets already in custody are frozen and cannot be recovered by the wallet until the blacklist is lifted.

Discretionary and reversible. Blacklisting is a discretionary enforcement action, not an automatic or guaranteed consequence, and it is reversible: we may lift a blacklist at our discretion, after which the affected wallet regains the normal custody paths and can recover its assets. Assets that were already withdrawn from custody before a blacklist takes effect are unaffected.

Scope. The blacklist affects only NFTs held in game.aether custody. It does not, and cannot, reach assets held in your own wallet or elsewhere. We do not seize, sell, or transfer blacklisted assets to ourselves or to third parties; they simply remain in the contract until the blacklist is lifted.

We may apply enforcement without prior notice where we consider it necessary to protect the Service, its economy, or its players, and we may record an on-chain reason for the action as part of our records.

9 · Shared-ecosystem enforcement

Realm of Aetherion is operated alongside sibling projects within the same ecosystem, including Agarwoods and RustVeil. To protect all of these games from repeat and cross-project abuse, a wallet blacklisted or banned in one project may be blacklisted or restricted across the ecosystem. Accordingly, a wallet blacklisted in Agarwoods or RustVeil may also be blacklisted in Realm of Aetherion, and vice-versa, with the effects described in §8. Enforcement across projects is applied by the operator; each project's on-chain blacklist governs that project.

10 · NFT rentals

The rental system lets an owner escrow a complete setup into game.aether and lease its use to a renter for a term, in exchange for a commission. If you list or rent, you agree to the terms presented in the in-app rental terms sheet at the time of the transaction, which may include (as disclosed there): a custom setup name, a commission of up to 95%, a term length, manual or automatic approval, and the owner's ability to rename, adjust commission, or swap/add/remove certain pieces during a rental within the disclosed rules.

• Renter protection. While a rental runs, the contract refuses to release the escrow — the owner cannot withdraw, sell, or re-equip the pieces out from under the renter, and the setup's required composition (character and weapons) cannot be stripped.
• Owner recovery. Once a term ends, the owner may reclaim the escrowed setup — subject to the enforcement freeze in §8.
• As-is. Rentals are peer-to-peer arrangements between owner and renter. We provide the mechanism; we are not a party to, and are not responsible for, the commercial outcome of any rental.

11 · The AETHER token & in-game economy

AETHER (token.aether) is a utility token used within the Game for functions such as healing, upgrades, crafting, fees, and rewards, subject to sinks and a scheduled emission decay designed to keep the economy sustainable. AETHER is not an investment, a security, a share, or a claim on any entity, and confers no ownership, dividend, or profit rights. We make no promise regarding its price, liquidity, or value.

In-Game balances, faucets, drop tables, fees, caps, decay parameters, and reward schedules are balance levers that we may adjust, pause, or discontinue at any time to protect the Game and its economy. Withdrawals and on-chain payouts may be subject to limits, timing, verification, and the availability of third-party infrastructure.

12 · Packs & randomized rewards

Booster packs and similar items yield randomized contents determined by on-chain randomness. Where we publish odds or drop tables, they are estimates and reference points; actual results vary and no specific item or outcome is guaranteed. Opening a pack burns it on-chain and is final and irreversible. All purchases and openings are non-refundable except where required by law.

13 · Intellectual property

The Game, the website, the Realm of Aetherion name and branding, artwork, text, UI, code, and other materials are owned by the operator or its licensors and are protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the rights expressly granted here, no rights are transferred to you.

Owning a Game NFT gives you the on-chain token per the AtomicAssets standard and the in-Game utility we attach to it; it does not transfer ownership of the underlying intellectual property, art, or brand. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, revocable license to use Game assets you own for the intended purpose of playing and enjoying the Game. You may not use our IP to imply endorsement, to create competing or infringing products, or in any unlawful manner.

14 · Third-party services

The Service integrates or links to third-party services (wallets, the WAX network, AtomicAssets, marketplaces, exchanges, RPC providers, and others). We do not control and are not responsible for third-party services, their terms, their fees, or their availability. Your use of them is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

15 · Availability, beta status & changes to the Game

The Service is provided on an “as available” basis and may be in beta or active development. Features may change, break, be added, or be removed; the Service may be unavailable, delayed, or interrupted; and we may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Game, its economy, or its rewards at any time, with or without notice. We are not liable for any resulting loss of progress, items, balances, or opportunity.

16 · Assumption of risk

You understand and accept the risks of using blockchain-based software, including: irreversibility of transactions; loss of keys or wallet access; smart-contract bugs, exploits, or economic attacks; network congestion, fees, downtime, forks, and reorganizations; volatility and potential total loss of value of tokens and NFTs; regulatory uncertainty; and the enforcement actions described in §8. You use the Service at your own risk and are solely responsible for your decisions and transactions.

17 · Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY ASSET WILL RETAIN VALUE OR UTILITY.

18 · Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, TOKENS, NFTs, OR VALUE, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSSES ARISING FROM BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, SMART-CONTRACT BEHAVIOR, THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, OR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER §8. WHERE LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, IT IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

19 · Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operator and its contributors from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any law or third-party right, or your prohibited conduct under §7.

20 · Not financial or legal advice

Nothing in the Service or in these Terms is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Digital assets carry significant risk. You are responsible for your own research and decisions and for any tax obligations arising from your activity. Consult qualified professionals before making decisions involving digital assets.

21 · Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice. Changes are effective when posted. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the Service.

22 · Governing law & disputes

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the Philippines, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The courts located in the Philippines will have exclusive jurisdiction, except where mandatory local law provides otherwise. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.

23 · Contact & appeals

Questions about these Terms, or a good-faith appeal of an enforcement action (including a blacklist) that you believe was applied in error, can be raised with the team through our official Discord or by email at crazytkns@gmail.com. We review appeals in good faith but are not obligated to reverse any enforcement action.