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Verra
The name of the Ashes of Creation world is Verra.[3]
- Verra exists in the material plane.[2]
- There are constellations and multiple moons in the night sky of Verra.[4][5]
- Players start in Verra a few short months after the very first expeditionaries were sent through the divine gateways when they opened from Sanctus.[6]
The world of Verra is not flat,[7] but it cannot be circumnavigated.[8]
- The Verran planet is not flat. You may not see a curvature on the horizon in this, but from a lore perspective the universe in Verra does adhere to some basic physics and laws of physics that we experience in the real world, which means it is not flat.[7] – Steven Sharif
- There will not be world wrapping in Ashes of Creation.[8] – Steven Sharif
世界觀
The story of creation tells us of a race of beings known as The Ancients. Created in the likeness of what was once The Ten. The Ten imbued all of their qualities into one race to have stewardship over all of creation. The power of the Ancients grew and a rift divided the Ten in how to accommodate their new creation. Three of the Ten separated from the others and began to teach the Ancients the Secrets of the Essence. When the Seven learned of this, a great celestial battle ensued. Eons passed and you watched as the fight continued within the celestial kingdom. Some say it was the fight that created the stars and heaven we see today. With every blow between the Ten a star was born. When the battle was complete, the others and the Ancients were banished by the Seven into the Void. The Seven found the error of their ways and decided to split their qualities into four races instead of one; and this is how the Humans, Elves, Orcs and Dwarves came to be. You watch as the Seven created Verra and placed each of the races within their respective locations. As the story came to an end, a dark figure at a distance grew closer to you. Until all you could see was the darkness. And you wake up in a sweat after a nightmare.[10] – Steven Sharif
The Verdant Keeper
The Verdant Keeper... are a sect of people that keep track of all the things that are necessary to have successful crops and to grow things and to make sure that the cultivation of these things allows a society or civilization to keep growing. So in the transition from Verra to Sanctus these people had to relearn how to grow things without magic. There were druid like people before and now we have to go to this place where there's no magic to support those things. So they spend their time learning about the world and learning about it in sort of a scientific way and keeping track of all of these seasons of the different years, of the decades, of the centuries that go by to sort of create a map for themselves and for the civilizations that they support: Kind of a means to be successful in growing crops and keeping people healthy and happy.[12] – Jeffrey Bard
As the months come and go, and the hand of winter looms over the land, various farmers of Verra take time to celebrate the fortune granted to them by the Verdant Keeper. Hearths are stoked, candles are lit, and fragrant delicacies are prepared. A massive celebration of food and drink takes place, marking the culmination of their hard work and preparation for the harsh, cold months to come. Should the celebrations go well, they say the Keeper will bless the next spring with a brand new harvest, ready to be plucked.[13]
種族
Ashes of Creation共有9種種族可以選擇。[15][16]
Parent race | Races | |
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Aela 人類 | Kaelar.[17] | Vaelune.[17] |
Dünzenkell 矮人 | Dünir.[17] | Niküa.[17] |
Kaivek 獸人 | Ren'Kai.[17] | Vek.[17] |
Pyrian 精靈 | Empyrean.[17] | Py'Rai.[17] |
Tulnar.[18] |
Verra is a world with rich and diverse cultures. Much of its important history has been dominated by the major races. Humans of the coast and plains, Orcs within the hills and the marshes, Elves in the forest and the riverlands, and the esteemed Dwarves of the mountains. The major races have held dominance through countless wars and skirmishes between the lesser races of Verra. Decades may pass between these flareups of violence. There are many minor races on Verra. Some of the minor races exist in makeshift villages or tribes if you will. Some of the major villages among the minor races are comprised primarily of the Giants, less reputable sects of Human, Gnomes, and Halflings. The Halflings are not Halflings in a traditional sense but actually half-bloods of different races.[19] – Steven Sharif
Wandering the darker places in the world lie truly sinister abominations of creation. The great churches of civilization often dispatch heroes of the state to eliminate these threats to mortals. There currently exist four great nations on Verra. This is 25 years roughly before the fall: The Aelan Empire, Pyrian Kingdom, the Kaivek Protectorate, and the nation of the Dünzenkell. There was not always only four great nations. Long ago the races were more divided into many nations and city states.[20] – Steven Sharif
In the 7,000 years of recorded history, wars upon wars were fought. Some for land, others for resources, many for beliefs. Royal houses stood and fell over the years. Some now long bereft of lordship. Many city states exist in Verra. Some self-governed bastions of democracy and republics alike. Others are vassal states at the behest of their benefactors.[21] – Steven Sharif
World history
The history of each server will be tracked and visible to players in a node's library.[23][24]
- This design may have changed.[25]
- We're gonna keep track of the history of the world so that we can tell people the story up to the current day. A player who's brand new, who's come in at the six-month mark can take a look at each server, what each server has done, how each server has tackled the storyline; and they can decide for themselves what community they want to join; what version of the world that they want to take part in.[24] – Jeffrey Bard
- Scribes may be able to collect and record information about the events of the world as they see it from their point of view.[26]
Libraries
At
[[{{{2}}}|⧼{{{2}}}⧽]] (階段 3) the academic node's unique building is the Library.[23]
- Information about the world will be presented directly to players through the world map UI.[25] Previously the Library was used to access information about the world, such as the history of significant narrative events, locations of gatherable resources, dungeons, and POIs.[23]
- In the past we talked about having a library that was capable of facilitating players exchanging information for map data like that, but we've moved a little bit more in a direction of just presenting that information up front to the player, because travel is such a meaningful portion of the game and we don't have fast travel. So, I think that for Alpha-2 what's planned is that we're going to be showcasing the intricate details of services offered at these node locations from just a UI presentation standpoint within the map.[25] – Steven Sharif
Players can use the Library to access information, including (but not limited to) the following:[23]
Sanctus
Sanctus is the world where the people of Verra found their sanctuary.[27]
- The Goddess of Creation created the planet Sanctus along with the Divine gateways to allow the descendants of Verra to escape their destruction at the hands of the The Others and The Ancients.[2]
- Very little will be revealed about the Sanctus story arc prior to the betas.[28]
A long long long time ago, everybody lived on a planet called Verra. Something cataclysmic happened that forced people from that world to another world called Sanctus. Verra is a place of really high magic. Sanctus is a place with no magic whatsoever. People escaped through these portals into the world of Sanctus. They had to rediscover technology, because so much of their current technology was based on magic, so they had to figure out how to interact with the world. Thousands and thousands of years go by. A long dark age passes. This history that I just told you falls into myth and legend. After this time passes, these portals reopen and the players are going to take the part of people who are coming through those portals once again back to the world of Verra to rediscover that magic, rediscover their history, and try to figure out what happened to this world to force them out of it.[29] – Jeffrey Bard
Sanctus is a key story arc, that will likely have very little revealed about it prior to the Betas.[28] – Steven Sharif
其他
引用
- ↑ 直播, 2022-08-26 (50:40).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 直播, 2020-11-08 (0:00:00).
- ↑ 影片, 2017-09-04 (1:16).
- ↑ 影片, 2022-12-02 (11:11).
- ↑ 直播, 2022-02-25 (1:15:50).
- ↑ 直播, 2022-12-02 (1:16:19).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 直播, 2020-11-30 (44:51).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 直播, 2020-09-30 (55:15).
- ↑ 影片, 2022-07-29 (1:58).
- ↑ 直播, 2018-11-03 (0:00:39).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ashes of Creation Store: Shadeless Tree Tavern.
- ↑ 直播, 2019-10-31 (14:13).
- ↑ Blog: Bounties of the Verdant Keeper.
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter.
- ↑ 直播, 2020-04-30 (1:00:57).
- ↑ 直播, 2018-09-01 (1:02:18).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 Ashes of Creation race breakdown.
- ↑ Kickstarter $2,500,000 New Player Race Achieved.
- ↑ 直播, 2018-11-03 (0:00:54).
- ↑ 直播, 2018-11-03 (0:01:57).
- ↑ 直播, 2018-11-03 (0:02:35).
- ↑ Kickstarter packages.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 Blog: Know Your Nodes - Scientific Node Type
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 訪談, 2018-04-20 (9:20).
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 直播, 2023-09-29 (1:14:29).
- ↑ 直播, 2017-05-26 (51:37).
- ↑ Official Livestream - May 4th @ 3 PM PST - Q&A
- ↑ 28.0 28.1
- ↑ 訪談, 2018-04-20 (5:46).