Realms of Despair Telnet Address: realmsofdespair.com 4000 Realms of Despair has been operating since 1994 and is the original SMAUG MUD. Using the unreleased SMAUG version 2.0 code system, much of our code is unique, secret, and constantly in development. It is 100% free and we will never charge for services. Coded organizations consist of deadly-only Clans, roleplay enforced Nations, class specific Guilds, and elite Orders, where players can make friends, or rise through the ranks to lead the organizations themselves.