I've been playing muds for almost 10 years and can honestly say that I've not encountered a MUD with better combinations of options available, ease of use and amount of content as Tsunami. Tsunami offers something to do for any type of a mudder. What differentiates this mud from many others is the 'hero' system. Any char grows from 1 to 19 after which your stat base is locked and you can only raise skills/spells/songs/prayers/etc. Those levels are called '+' levels, as in +3 hero. There are 50+ quests starting from simple mouse trap and finishing with brazilian soap opera complexity that have to be done in groups of heros.

There are periodic angry NPC invasions. There are jihad wars between warring factions of various gods into which players are involved. There are simple war style tournaments that can run while the mud is up and more complex all out mud wars that happen every 4.5 hours, during which players can kill each other without penalty, but with great reward. There is killing for hire, which along with wars, provide alternative methods of raising your character past the low levels.

The mud is huge. There is a tracking system that provides XP bonus for explored areas and all you have to know is that no one has gotten more than 90% of the mud explored. Come join us and enjoy Tsunami! My names are Xcheefoo/Biohazard/Atos/Navigator, and I'm always willing to help newbies.