Are you a brave and daring knight, with a quick blade and classy wardrobe? Now you can become a Knight of the Rose!

Knights of the Rose are brave and dashing heroes whose adventures are the subject of many folk tales. These legendary knights were peerless fencers, believing their blades were like the flowers of their name: a delicate thing of beauty that hides a vicious sting. What stories will you add to the collection of adventures?

Changes
- Behind the scenes changes

Bugfixes
- Fixed a security issue with the web launcher
- New arcade gates will no longer have levels that can never be reached

Changes
- Haven has thawed

Bugfixes
- The Chilling Duelist and Red Saber now use a 1* rating
- The Green Ward and Static Flash in the new Deluxe Starter Pack will no longer arrive bound. Any already delivered will be unbound if they have not been heated.

We are retiring the old Starter Pack and starting 2014 with a fresh new Deluxe Starter Pack! This pack contains gear and upgrades to help new Knights explore the Clockworks:

• 7500 Energy
• Unique Gear: Tri-Guard Armor, Tri-Guard Helm and Green Ward (1 star)
• Unique Weapons: Red Saber, Chilling Duelist and Static Flash (1 star)
• Weapon Slot Upgrade
• 30 Day Heat Amplifier
• 10 Sparks of Life
• Hatch Handle Artifact

The end of the year is upon us, so let's ring in the New Year with a party! Through January 3rd, 2014, the Birdsong Trading Co. is holding a giveaway.

FREE STUFF?! Yay! Uh, how do I get it?

All you need to do to be eligible to win FREE STUFF is to be logged into the game. That's it! Prize drawings will occur hourly through the end of January 3, 2014.

Really? I just have to be logged into Spiral Knights and I might win stuff?

Really. That's all you have to do!

Are you SURE? There's not some catch?

Hail, Knights!

Whether it's winter or summer where you're stationed, it's time for the solstice! Accordingly, from now through the end of December 23rd, 2013, the Haven Treasury is offering you a Solstice Prize Box for every $9.95 spent on select energy purchases.

In these boxes, you may find the following shinies:

• Variant Tickets
• Crest of Summer / Crest of Winter
• Sunshine Aura
• Snowfall Aura
• Crown of Winter / Crown of Summer

Bugfixes
- Fixing the Iron Dragon Helm to use the correct name and model

Hello, Knights!

We hope you are all having a wonderful Winterfest, and that you've been dodging those yucky Grinchlin snowballs.

Well, even if you've been unlucky with yucky snowballs, here's something definitely lucky for you: in addition to all the other Winterfest goings-on, we're having a sale!

Changes
- A Mysterious Alchemy Machine is now available in Haven Town Square
- Grinchlin treasure boxes in the "Grinchlin Assault!" mission now have increased material drops

Bugfixes
- The Grand Solstice Ring recipe is now available in the Mysterious Alchemy Machine

Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where revives would fail if you died next to a spiked block
- Fixed a broken sound effect with the Gran Faust line of swords
- Fixed a broken translation for the new Winterfest missions