Abattoir is based upon the popular and easy-to-learn SMAUG codebase,
with numerous new additions and enhancements to the code to make this
a truly interesting and fun place to play. And with over 8000 rooms
and almost 100 areas, 75% unique and exclusive to Abattoir, you know
you will find this realm to be like no other...

Here are just some of the Abattoir's key features:

* Saerdoun, City of Wonders... unique main city with many shops
* Explorer points rewarding those who choose to wander
* Bonus experience for your first hour of play each day
* Housing for sale allowing for item storage and a place to call home
* Several new classes such as Nightblades, Delvers, and Sword-mages
* Several new skills and spells, most unique to Abattoir
* Levelling requires experience points and quest completion
* Banking system allowing safe storage of gold
* 100 mortal levels
* Specialised questing areas for levels 95+
* Several new races such as Golem, Demon, and Spirit
* Six multi-class guilds, with storage and shop facilities
* Four player-killing clans, also with storage and shop facilities
* Three religious orders, with various facilities
* Regular 'Open Forums' for players and admins to discuss the game
* Ability to set bounties on deadly players
* Regular tournaments held on Sundays for the enjoyment of all players
* Abattoir's unique statistic generator thwarts Smaug 'statname' abuse
* and many more small bug fixes, tweaks, and improvements.