Rooking or "being rooked" used to happen when a character on the mainland died or was killed so many times that their experience points dropped below 1500. This would normally downgrade such a character from level 6 to level 5, but instead there was a special rule that reset them to level 1 on Rookgaard.

After the Newhaven Update, this term might still be used for its historical relevance, but could only refer to the act of causing a character to lose multiple levels, and not to sending it back to an initial island.

Notes

• On Open PvP this is sometimes done to punish criminals, such as PKs or thieves.
• Rooking most often results from a player's account being hacked.
• If the player had a red or black skull in mainland before he was rooked, he will still have one in Rookgaard (which will look quite funny for the beginners), and will face the same penalties just like in main.
• Possessions, including equipped gear and backpack, his/her Bank Account, spells and quests are deleted upon being rooked.
• However, items stored in the character's depots and stash, as well as Achievements and Charm Points will remain assigned to him/her. Items from Your Store Inbox will be send to your Inbox and be accessible once you reach mainland again.
• Market offers remain available to other players in mainland.
• If you marry someone in mainland, and then rook yourself, you will still have the Newly Wed Outfit.
• After beeing rooked, characters will still have any outfit or mount bought in the Store and from special offers (such as Shadow Draptor, Entrepreneur Outfit, Armoured War Horse, Steelbeak and Crimson Ray) that were previously assigned to them.

History

• With the Newhaven Update, characters in the mainland can no longer lose experience when dying at level 6, which made the term technically impossible.