You can use your Gold Coins to 'buy' inventory items and advance in the ranks (just for the fun of it, no privileges are related to that); you can donate coins to other members if you think they somehow deserve it; and they can be removed by the staff, though this rarelly happens.

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Oh, thats cool! So thats why some people are "Watfarers" and some are "Ringwraiths"

wraiths are mods

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Yes, Ringwraith is a special rank, but there are plenty of others.
You rank up according to the number of inventory items you possess

Of course, its all for the fun of it. Ranks dont actually mean anything here, there are no special priveleges.

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Wayfarers are beginners here at the One Ring - those who have not yet earned a rank. If you get 12 items in your inventory you gain a rank, but the rank titles differ depending on which realm you have selected.

Ringwraiths are the moderators here - there used to be 9 of them, but we seem to lose a couple a few months ago.

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