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As a way to reward loyal UO subscribers, Veteran Rewards were introduced in late 2001. Each year an account is active, credits are given which can be used to select rewards. In the beginning, there were only rewards for accounts up to 3 years old. After several years, this was incrementally expanded all the way up to 15 year old accounts. Rewards may be traded and sold, but only accounts old enough can wear and use them some of them. All Veteran Rewards are Blessed and display their year of eligibility.

Determining Eligibility

Account age is determined by how many months it has been paid for.

• Any account created before November 30, 1999 will automatically be credited for all of the time from the date it was created until November 30, 1999. In other words, if you created your account on October 30, 1998, your account would be credited for 13 months of time, regardless of whether your account was inactive during part of that time.
• Following November 30, 1999, only the months in which you had an active account will contribute to the total count of months qualifying you for rewards.
• You can check your account age by opening the Profile on any character on the account. The age in months will be displayed at the bottom and also appear as a system message. Other players cannot see your account age.

Claiming

The main menu

Once an account is old enough and has available selections, a menu screen will appear on each login informing the player that reward items are available. The player can cancel out and wait until next login to claim one, or press OK to be presented with the selection screen.

The main screen will present you with 6 different sections of rewards. It will also display the total number you can claim and how many have already been picked. To proceed, press the arrow next to the section you wish to view. A list of eligible selections will be shown. If you don't see the one you want, press the main menu arrow to return to the index. If you have decided on a reward, press the green arrow next to it. A selection confirmation screen will appear with the name of your selection and the assigned character. Press OK to confirm or Cancel to exit.

Notes

• If you are eligible for a reward, make sure the UOAssist option to auto-cancel veteran rewards is not checked.
• If you are eligible for a reward and the menu does not appear, the veteran reward server is probably down. Try again later.
• Only rewards you are eligible to pick will be displayed in the menu.
• Picking a reward on one character uses up that choice for the entire account.
• Veteran rewards can only be transferred between shards via paid Character Transfer.
• Although rewards are assigned to a specific character, they can be freely transferred between characters/accounts, bought, and sold. (However the Red Soulstone and the Shard Transfer Shields are account bound)
• Players do not have to pick reward choices each year, they may elect to save their reward credits for later years when the rewards become increasingly more valuable.
• A "Clothing Adjustment" box is located in the east building in the Lycaeum (in both Felucca and Trammel) that allows players to swap their already claimed reward clothing for another of a different type but of the same color.

The Rewards

Reward Titles

Veteran reward subtitles may be applied to your character through the titles menu they appear over your character’s head. A new one unlocks every 2 years, with the exception of "Founding Citizen of Britannia", awarded after a 3 year delay at 25 years.

• Explorer of Darkness - 2 years
• Avenger of the Enchantress - 4 years
• Slayer of Exodus - 6 years
• Quester of the Avatar - 8 years
• Warrior of Destiny - 10 years
• Fulfiller of the False Prophecy - 12 years
• Destroyer of the Fellowship - 14 years
• Survivor of Pagan - 16 years
• Ascendant of the Guardian - 18 years
• Wanderer of the Lost Odyssey - 20 years
• Pioneer of the Second Age - 22 years
• Founding Citizen of Britannia - 25 years

6 Month Reward

At the 6 month mark, an account receives a +5 stat cap bump for all characters. This does not apply to characters that got the +5 stat increase AOS Launch Gift.

1st Year Rewards

At the 12 month mark, an account is credited with 3 reward choices and can choose from among the following items:

• Black Dye Tub - Allows you to dye cloth and clothing black
• Furniture Dye Tub - Used to dye furniture
• Special Dye Tub - New colors to use on cloth that are not available on a normal dye tub
• One of 10 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Bronze Cloak - Bronze Dress - Bronze Robe - Bronze Gargish Fancy Robe - Bronze Gargish Robe - Copper Cloak - Copper Dress - Copper Robe - Copper Gargish Fancy Robe - Copper Gargish Robe
• One of 15 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Dragon - Skeleton - Troll - Orc - Daemon - Ettin - Earth Elemental - Gargoyle - Crocodile - Lich - Gorilla - Lizardman - Orge - Ratman - Flesh Renderer
• One of two Mini House Deeds:
  • Mini House: Contest 2004 Winning House
  • Mini House: Contest Winning House
• Red Soulstone - An unlimited use soulstone that is account bound when claimed
• Commodity Deed Box - Allows players to fill and redeem Commodity Deeds in their homes.
• Crystal Portal - Allows players to teleport directly to a bank or moongate by speaking a vocal command.
• Corrupted Crystal Portal - Allows players to teleport directly to a dungeon by speaking a vocal command.
• Greater Bracelet of Binding – This item allows a character to bind with up to 10 other players at once and be taken to their location when used, similar to a Bracelet of Binding.
• Ethereal Horse - An Ethereal Mount that stays with you always and cannot be killed.
• Coral the Owl -Say "news" and it acts as a town crier.
• Auction Safe -When claimed, three auction safes are delivered as deeds in a backpack.

2nd Year Rewards

At the 24 month mark, an account is credited with 1 additional reward choice and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Leather Dye Tub - Dye leather armor a variety of colors
• Flaming Head Deed - A skull that you place in your house that shoots fire
• Banner Deed - A variety of banner styles to spruce up your home
• One of 10 Robes/Cloaks which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Agapite Cloak - Agapite Dress - Agapite Robe - Agapite Gargish Fancy Robe - Agapite Gargish Robe - Golden Cloak - Golden Dress - Golden Robe - Golden Gargish Fancy Robe - Golden Gargish Robe
• Minotaur Statue - A large statue of a Minotaur in one of four varieties.
• Chalice Of Pilfering Protection - Upon use, provides (2) hours of protection against monster looting (24 hour cooldown).
• BG's Fishing Pole - Prevents fishermen from fishing up footwear.
• One of 9 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Crystal Elemental - T-Rex - Dragon Turtle - Khal Ankur - Goat - Mummy - Snow Elemental - Ossein Ram - Pixie

3rd Year Rewards

At the 36 month mark, an account is credited with 1 additional reward choice and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• One of 10 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Verite Cloak - Verite Dress - Verite Robe - Verite Gargish Fancy Robe - Verite Gargish Robe - Valorite Cloak - Valorite Dress - Valorite Robe - Valorite Gargish Fancy Robe - Valorite Gargish Robe
• One of 5 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Cow - Llama - Zombie - Dark Father - Zipactriotal
• One of 2 Ethereal Mounts that stay with you always and cannot be killed:
  • Ethereal Llama - Ethereal Ostard
• Potted Cactus - One of six possible varieties of cactus plants in a pot.

4th Year Rewards

At the 48 month mark, an account is credited with 1 additional reward choice and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Runebook Dye Tub - Remember the contents of a Runebook easier with color coding
• Decorative Shield - A decorative House Addon
• Hanging Skeleton - A decorative House Addon
• One of 15 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Dark Gray Cloak - Dark Gray Dress - Dark Gray Robe - Dark Gray Gargish Fancy Robe - Dark Gray Gargish Robe - Ice Blue Cloak - Ice Blue Dress - Ice Blue Robe - Ice Blue Gargish Fancy Robe - Ice Blue Gargish Robe - Ice Green Cloak - Ice Green Dress - Ice Green Robe - Ice Green Gargish Fancy Robe - Ice Green Gargish Robe
• One of 5 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Mongbat - Ophidian - Reaper - Platinum Dragon - Crimson Dragon
• One of 3 Ethereal Mounts that stay with you always and cannot be killed:
  • Ethereal Ki-Rin - Ethereal Ridgeback - Ethereal Unicorn
• Seed Box – This box will identify all seeds put into it, up to 500 seeds.

Added in Publish 16 - Vet Rewards: 4th-year, 5th-year, and a skill cap increase!

5th Year Rewards

At the 60 month mark, an account is credited with 1 additional reward choice and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Reward Statuette Dye Tub - Lets you dye Statuettes
• Ankh - A decorative House Addon
• One of 15 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Fire Cloak - Fire Dress - Fire Robe - Fire Gargish Fancy Robe - Fire Gargish Robe - Ice White Cloak Ice White Dress - Ice White Robe - Ice White Gargish Fancy Robe - Ice White Gargish Robe - Jet Black Cloak - Jet Black Dress - Jet Black Robe - Jet Black Gargish Fancy Robe - Jet Black Gargish Robe
• One of 4 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Fire Elemental - Gazer - Wolf - Myrmidex Queen
• One of 2 Ethereal Mounts that stay with you always and cannot be killed:
  • Ethereal Beetle - Ethereal Swamp Dragon
• Bloody Pentagram - A large, scary-looking pentagram drawn in blood, may be used for Arcane Focus.
• Metallic Dye Tub - Dye metal armor a variety of colors
• Metallic Leather Dye Tub - Dye leather armor to metallic colors
• Lighthouse - Recovers any ship except rowboats that are linked to the lighthouse.

6th Year Rewards

At the 72 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• A Character Statue Maker which will create a life size statue of yourself that has 3 different poses and will mimic your current equipment.
  • Bronze Character Statue Maker
  • Jade Character Statue Maker
  • Marble Character Statue Maker
• Brazier - Comes in short and tall varieties, an attractive metal stand for providing light and warmth, it may be lit to display an animated flame.

7th Year Rewards

At the 84 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Decorative Cannon - Place a cannon in your house which can be fired, causing a spectacular explosion.
• Tree Stump - A stump from a cut-down tree, faces two directions, with and without an axe, and yields 10 random Logs a day, holding up to a maximum of 100 logs.
• Sheep Statue – This statue will give 10 pieces of a random hide or wool each day, holding up to a maximum of 100 pieces.
• Sewing machine - A house addon that can be used to craft items using the tailoring skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• Smithing press - A house addon that can be used to craft items using the blacksmithy skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• Alchemy Station - A house addon that can be used to craft items using the alchemy skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• BBQ Smoker - A house addon that can be used to craft items using the cooking skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• Spinning Lathe - A house addon that can be used to craft items using the carpentry skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• Bow Stringer - A house addon that can be used to craft items using the bowcraft & fletching skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• Enchanted Writing Desk - A house addon that can be used to craft items uing the Inscription skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.
• Tinker Bench - A house addon that can be used to craft items uing the Tinkering skill, it holds up to 5000 tool charges.

8th Year Reward

At the 96 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or the following item:

• Weapon Engraving Tool - A rechargeable tool that allows you to place a line of text in orange below the name of a weapon.
• Davies' Locker - A House Addon that can store up to 500 treasure maps and/or SOS bottles, based on a real-life glass top table containing a three-dimensional map of Britannia, created by Alan Davies.
• Gadgetry Table - a House Addon which provides the user with an advanced golem. Introduced with Publish 85.

9th Year Rewards

At the 108 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Rideable Polar Bear - An ethereal Polar Bear that you can ride around.
• Wall Banner - An attractive, large banner which can be hung on a wall and dyed with 15 different design choices.
• Virtuebane Statuette - Monster Statue that makes sounds when walked near.

10th Year Rewards

At the 120 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Ankh Of Sacrifice - A house addon in the form of a bloodied Ankh that can be used to self-resurrect one per hour.
• Ethereal Cu Sidhe - An Ethereal Mount in the form of a Cu Sidhe that stays with you always and cannot be killed
• Mining Cart - A house add-on that randomly generates 10 ore or 5 small gems once a day.
• One of 10 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Crimson Cloak - Crimson Dress - Crimson Robe - Crimson Gargish Fancy Robe - Crimson Gargish Robe - Pink Cloak - Pink Dress - Pink Robe - Pink Gargish Fancy Robe - Pink Gargish Robe
• One of 2 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Efreet - Harrower
• One of the three rugs:
  • A Skull Rug - gives 1 random Treasure chest map each week.
  • A Rose Rug - gives one random seed each week.
  • A Dolphin Rug - gives one random MIB each week.

11th Year Rewards

At the 132 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Ethereal Mount Retouching Tool - Characters are able to set an ethereal mount's hue to transparent or normal
• Ethereal Reptalon - An Ethereal Mount in the form of a Reptalon that stays with you always and cannot be killed
• One of 5 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Forest Green Cloak - Forest Green Dress - Forest Green Robe - Forest Green Gargish Fancy Robe - Forest Green Gargish Robe
• One of 2 Monster Statues that make sounds when walked near:
  • Terathan Matriarch - Navrey Night-Eyes

12th Year Rewards

At the 144 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Ethereal Hiryu - An Ethereal Mount in the form of a Hiryu that stays with you always and cannot be killed
• House Teleportation Tile - A house addon in the form of a set of 2 placeable house teleporter tiles which allows characters to teleport within the same house or inside another house where the 2nd teleporter has been placed.
• One of 5 Cloaks/Dresses/Robes which give +3% to physical resistance when worn
  • Royal Blue Cloak - Royal Blue Dress - Royal Blue Robe - Royal Blue Gargish Fancy Robe - Royal Blue Gargish Robe
• Chaos/Order Banners - A set of two wall banners(one each design) which can be hung on a wall.
• Fire Ant Statuette - Monster Statue that makes sounds when walked near.

13th Year Rewards

At the 156 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Rideable Boura - An armored Boura that you can ride around.
• Exodus Statuette - Monster Statue that makes sounds when walked near.

14th Year Rewards

At the 168 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Shard Transfer Shields – Each representing a specific shard, the shield will give a character transfer token once a month to the shard it represents. The token is account bound, so they can not be traded or sold. If a house collapses from decay, the shield will disappear.

15th Year Rewards

At the 180 month mark, an account is credited with 2 additional reward choices and can choose any preceding year reward or from among the following items:

• Garden Shed - A House Addon that contains two secure containers that do not count towards house storage limits.
• Ethereal Tiger - An Ethereal Mount in the form of a Tiger.
• Hell Hound Statuette - A non ethereal mount in the form of a Hell Hound.
• Tarantula Statuette – A non ethereal mount in the form of a tarantula.

See Also

• UO.com Veteran Rewards Design Document
• Publish 12