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Hello all! Today we're going to be featuring a bit of worldbuilding for a change! Shown above is the world where Claire's Quest takes place, stylized map courtesy of Nikki!
The Known World is 'split' into two entities, the 'Old World' Continent, and the 'New World' of the Isles. During a particularly bloody period in the Continent's history, known as the Crimson Century, many people fled the mainland and colonized the four Isles. Roughly 200 years later, the time of Claire's Quest begins.
In the start of the game, Claire's goal is to flee from the Continent when it is invaded by dark forces from the deep western jungles.
Once Claire successfully seeks passage away from the Continent, from that point on the game's focus is entirely on the four Isles.
As of 0.16, only Valos is playable, but by 0.17, we will bring in Rathpike as well.
After both Valos and Rathpike are done, Sorraine will be the third of the Isles to be introduced. While both Valos and Rathpike are 'starting' Isles, Sorraine will have markedly higher attribute requirements to do its quests, and will be sort of a 'middle-tier' stage of the game.
Although the focus is on the Isles, that is not to say characters from the Continent won't make an appearance. With the invasion that displaces Claire from her home mainly targeting the central part of the Continent, the northern part of Nordheim and the southern part of Ankharad are mostly untouched (for now).
As a result, Claire can find herself interacting with Nordlings and Ankharadi, especially in Rathpike, where a number of wayward Nordlings far from home are the key to one of the planned major questlines there, the Shieldmaiden questline.
