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19.14 IRE Toolbar
Iron Realms has both a Firefox Toolbar and a Chrome Extension, both of which you can use to keep up on in game happenings even when not logged in. Both of these will allow you to easily read news, read and respond to personal messages and organizational logs all from your browswer window.
Firefox Toolbar:
http://www.ironrealms.com/news/official-game-firefox-toolbar
Chrome Extension:
http://www.ironrealms.com/iron-realms-chrome-extension
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