<s>
AdventureQuest	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
(	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
AQ	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
or	O
simply	O
AQW	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
browser-based	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
released	O
by	O
Artix	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AdventureQuest	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
has	O
events	O
on	O
special	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
universe	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
AdventureQuest	B-Operating_System
,	O
DragonFable	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
MechQuest	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
established	O
that	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Dragon	O
of	O
Time	O
allowed	O
the	O
dragonslayer	O
Galanoth	O
to	O
slay	O
him	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
hourglasses	O
within	O
the	O
Dragon	O
of	O
Time	O
's	O
heart	O
to	O
shatter	O
and	O
the	O
sands	O
that	O
represented	O
the	O
three	O
worlds	O
within	O
each	O
hourglass	O
to	O
merge	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
AdventureQuest	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
universe	O
being	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
