VK.1.021 - Small changes to "Menu", "Guilds"
VK.1.022 - Updated Actions and Spells.
VK.1.023 - Item repairs cost added. Gallery updated.
VK.1.024 - Item rarity and prices edited. Item list updated.
VK.1.025 - Added new players’ icons to CS. OOC “Item” section edited heavily. Item list overhaul. Monster List updated.
VK.1.026 - Changes to Skills list. Changes to Tinker Actions. Item list updated.
VK.1.027 - Attribute went under edits. New items.
VK.1.028 - Rules and Guidelines update. Item list updated (price changes). Actions and Spells updated to Level 15. Subclass Level requirement decreased to 15.
VK.1.029 - Menu updated to include more details. New items added, item prices and effects edited. Consumable items separated out into separate page. Armor / Clothing separated out into separate pages. secret patch regarding Paladins being able to cast Magic without Magic weapons
VK.1.030 - Mining and Magic Smithing Skill added. Malgoth canon picture altered.
VK.1.031 - OOC updated. "Other" section has been folded into "Player Interactions" with minor changes and new clarifications. "Player Stats" section renamed. "NPC" section expanded to include more information.

Make some friends: Talk to 10 NPCs.

Defend Iron Mines: Iron Mines in the Lorwyn Mountains, next to the dungeon known as "The Ravine", is under attack. Defend the mine for 3 days.

Fishing and Camping: Spend 2 or more days camping at Lake Crystal. Catch 10 fish.

Solace Festival: Solace Festival is coming up on Day 10. Attend the festival that takes place in City Square starting noon.

Master Crafter: Create 20 identical items.

Collect Nightfall Flowers: Nightfall flowers are rare flowers found on Genesis. It is most commonly found near Lake Crystal however. Find 50 of them and bring it to an apothecary in-city.

Trader: Buy 20 items, sell 20 items.

Solace Festival: Citizens of Genesis celebrate twice a year, the Solace Festival. Lasting from noon to midnight, it is a merry gathering of all people for food, drinks, performances and games. All are welcome and encouraged to attend, as everything is generously paid for by the Ruling Council of Genesis City.

First 100: First 100 players of Talrae have fallen... some in battle against monsters, others due to real world troubles... few thanks to immoral players.

10 days: Day 10 of Talrae is almost upon us all. Feels just like yesterday this great game got started.

The Council Has Been Established: Self-regulating law and order has been established among players. Time will tell how successful it'll be.

The Council Has Been Established: After our first major meeting, The Council has been established. Tune in here on the Dashboard for more information...

Data Link 66: Data Link 66 is still offering weekly newsletter to any and all who may be interested. In addition, we are still in the information buying business! - Crystalball

Central District Commerce looking for members: We are looking to recruit crafting and smithing players who wish to stay in the safe areas of the city. Central District Commerce will be focusing on providing items to other guilds and players during our stay in Talrae. PM Svan for more details. - Svan

Need help? Call the Imperial Saints: Need help? Low on Renn for your next meal or can't adapt to life in Talrae? Contact the guild Imperial Saints for help. - Reinor

Note: Distance is real and marching speed will matter. Reaching dungeons may sometimes take a full day or even a couple of days. For instance, going from Genesis City to Location C will take a few hours (3-4). Sometimes alternate, faster modes of transportation may be available such as boats. Going from Genesis City to Location A by boat will take half of a day compared to marching through, which will take 2 days thanks to the mountains.

Consists of gentle, grassy rolling hills and small mountains. Climate is temperate and scenery is very beautiful. 1 very large city also named Genesis exists at the center, featuring everything from simple bars and inns to grand halls and central castle. The city and its NPCs are ruled by a counsel of Elders who preside in the central castle and oversee all affairs. 3 small dungeons (The Hill's Sorrow, The Ravine, The Savage Fields) and 1 Floor Dungeon (The Endless Green) exists. Monsters in Genesis are usually small and consists of weak woodlands and hill creatures. One unique feature of Genesis are the ceramic floating disks. They can be accessed by the narrow stairs that connects them to the ground. On top of the disks may be lakes, fields or any other natural setting. View is breathtakingly good from these locations.

Location A - The Ravine. Dungeon. Small ravine leading in the mountains.
Location B - The Hill's Sorrow. Dungeon. Rolling hills with weak monsters.
Location C - The Savage Fields. Dungeon. Large green field.
Location D - Flower Gardens, beautiful place filled with all sorts of flowers and plants.
Location E - The Endless Green. Floor Dungeon. Beating this dungeon will allow players to go to Floor 2.
Location F - Lake Crystal. Popular place for fishing and boating.

Location A - Royal palace, where the council of elders rule Genesis City. Infront is the main city square where everything started.
Location B - Main shopping and market district.
Location C - Harbors. Boats can be hired here.
Location D - Portal Gate.
Location E - Arena.
Location F - Bank. Unique building. Renn can be stored (just like items for storage) or borrowed (1 Copper interest per day) here.

Rest of general locations such as tavern, inn, restaurant, residential areas, potential Guild House locations, etc are generally spread throughout the city.
Blacksmith's can be found in Location B.
NPCs for learning Action / Spells can be found in Location B.

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Game of the century. That's what everyone - critics, developers, publishers and fans - was calling it before it even came out. The first real VRMMORPG for humanity. The dream of having a virtual world, realistic enough to match reality and surreal enough to be a game has finally been solidified into a physical product. And needless to say, the world has changed. They say it is the biggest breakthrough in history of gaming software and hardware, a pure masterpiece of fusion between high-end programming and neuroscience technology. 10,000 copies were sold for pre-purchase which ran out in the matter of minutes. Only 10,000 lucky players will be joining the Talrae servers for opening day. You are one of those 10,000.



Opening day is nothing short of grand. Flowers, parades, and excited and ecstatic players fill the streets of Genesis City. Everyone is talking about how real everything is. Everything feels as if the player is physically there. The feeling of touch, smell, taste, hearing and vision; every neuron in the players' bodies are telling the them that the world of Talrae is very real. The food they eat tastes real. The flowers they smell, smells real. Their weapons and armor feels as if they are real warriors of the old. And Genesis is beautiful. Graceful rolling hills of green, gleaming lakes filled with coral blue water that looks more appetizing than any soda from reality. Majestic mountains near the horizon beckons the players to actions of grandiose while the deep blue sky dotted with splendid white clouds cleanse the players minds from any pain and sufferings of reality. As you take all this in, you begin the realize that this isn't the game of the century but rather, one of the greatest moments of your life. Wherever you came from and whatever you have done before, it doesn't matter. At least not in this moment. You never knew such beautiful world can exist and can think of nothing but spending your time adventuring in this fantastic world. A new life awaits for you. Life of action, friendship, joy and meaning.

You spend the first few hours exploring and admiring. You feel as if you can spend endless hours, days weeks and months in this game. Hell, even years is not out of the question considering the amount of content in this game. It truly is a real world, filled with everything and more than what the world of flesh and blood had to offer. It's a world where nobody is unhappy. Nobody is sick or suffering, everyone is having a good time and making their dream come true. They call the genre Fantasy. The term is more than suiting. Living in such a fantastic world... as who you want, doing whatever you want. Uncaring about responsibilities, work, jobs or anything else that can bother a man is nonexistent here. Here, you truly are your own master, free of the shackles of reality, in this very "real" world.



Suddenly something flashes before your eyes. It takes a second for you to realize that its your menu screen, glitching slightly to reveal the Log-Off button. Thinking it's just a minor glitch in the system, you move your hand to press the red X button when it disappears before you could do so. And without warning, the world turns into a flash of light and you lose all sense of space and direction. For a few seconds it feels as if you are floating in a pool of light, no feeling of up or down, left and right. All you can see is bright light bathing every inch of you. And then you emerge. In the central square of Genesis City, infront of the Royal Palace. You realize that you have been forcibly teleported. Thinking it's some sort of glitch or procedure for Opening Day events, you look around and see that the square is packed with others who are in a similar situation as you. And more are being teleported into the square by the second. Soon, the last player is teleported in and the crowd falls silent as the sky darkens with a thunderous noise.



A rip in the very fabric of space tears open an arcane portal in the sky, its edges shooting out arcs of lightening through the once-blue sky. Before anything else, a ring of deep and condescending laughter rings throughout the the entire city.

"Good... good..."

The voice was deep and vibrating, it's sheer volume shaking the glass in the windows of buildings and disturbing the calm lake waters. It sounded elegant, evil, flowing, terrifying, intimidating and above all, powerful. You wonder what sort of being is even capable of displaying so much power through simply speaking a few words. And it hits you; it must be Malgoth, the Great Demon Overlord and the final boss of this game. No other being is capable of displaying such strength through such meager means. Contrary to the terrible scene before you, you are excited. The goal of this game, the end boss, the meaning of the game's existence has shown itself. As if on cue, Malgoth steps out from the infernal portal, making his appearance in the sky above all the players. A legion of his most powerful demonic apprentices follow him, forming a rank of royal guards ready to protect their master should any insignificant insects try to disturb him.



"Welcome to Talrae!!!"

Malgoth speaks once again. You look around and see the excited look on everyone else's faces. This must be the Opening Day Grand Ceremonies, showing the players their ultimate goal from day one. Letting them know where they are headed and what they can expect. People start cheering and clapping, their excitement exploding into joyous outbursts of energy.

"May you be successful in beating this game!"

The cheers continue. Only a few notice the sneering, condescending tone in Malgoth's voice.

"Or die trying."

The cheers stop. Malgoth's voice no longer sounded welcoming nor even condescending. It sounded like a death sentence; an ominous sound of pure dread. You and others think to yourself how strange the wording is in the Opening Day Grand Ceremony. Before you can finish your thought, Malgoth stretches out his hand and a player is teleported into his hand. Malgoth grasps his hand around the player's throat, crushing her neck slowly. And then he starts explaining.

"The Wave Gear you are currently wearing has an ability to burst out microwave powerful enough to destroy the brain function of any man or woman. In short, should anyone with access to the programming of Talrae wishes so, you are capable of dying instantly on the spot."



The crowd has gone completely silent now. All eyes are fixed on Malgoth as he continues to choke the poor girl in his hand. He waves his free hand in the air and all players' skins shatter, destroying their game avatars. There are screams and shrieks of confusion. You are also confused and look around you and see... people. In place of game avatars, players' real appearances take place. You touch yourself in the face to see if the same has happened for you and you notice without doubt that you are wearing your very own skin as the game avatar. Malgoth waves his hand once more and giant screens appear in the sky, showing news channels from worldwide.

"When the last player had logged in, the appropriate authorities were notified of the lethal ability of the Wave Gear. And..."

Malgoth grip his hand harder and the girl kick and writhe in agony, her throat unable to make a sound. Her hands are outstretched to the players below her, as if asking for help that was impossible to give. With as much effort as crushing a mosquito, Malgoth snaps the neck of the girl and drops her to the ground. Her body falls to the ground but never reaches it, shattering into a million pieces of light-pixel in mid-air. Within minutes you see news articles popping out on the screens in the sky.








"You will die for real if you die in-game. You will die if your connection to Talrae is broken. You will die if the power is cut to your Wave Gear. You will die if anyone attempts to tamper with Talrae game or Wave Gear. There is but one way for you to return alive..."

Malgoth outstretches his hands wide open, as if being inviting.



"Defeat me! Defeat Talrae! I shall be waiting for you on the 100th Floor. Defeat the final boss on the 100th Floor, and you will have cleared the last hurdle."

Malgoth pauses for a second, letting the players take everything in.

"Whether you live or die is in your hands. 9,999 of you remain now. Will you all perish in your futile attempts to regain your real life? Or will you succeed and rise triumphant against this death game? It is all up to you now!!!!!!!"



Malgoth laughs harshly once again, this time more amused and retreats back into his portal, followed by his royal guards. The portal closes itself after the last of the guards have passed and after another thunderous crack, the sky is returned back to its normal colors. Everything turns back the way it was. Screams and cries erupt from across the square. There is a mass panic as people realize that the Log-Off button does not work for good. Some press the button again and again while being covered in cold sweat. Others just fall to the ground weeping.

The panic dies down after a few hours. Players have once again spread throughout Genesis City. However, it is not the same. There are cries and weeps of despair and fear everywhere. Pockets of Players are still attempting to somehow get the Menu feature working properly so they can log themselves off. Some roam the streets endlessly, without thought or purpose, fear having gotten to them and taken their souls. Some choose to go eat or nap, hoping that this is some practical joke by the Admin and they'll be back to normal in no time.

Health: 2200/2200
Mana: 3300/3300

Strength: 30 + 5 + 10
Agility: 60 + 5 + 5 + 10
Intelligence: 0
Damage: +30

Health: 30
Mana: 39
Strength: 27
Agility: 31 +5
Intelligence: 32

- The entire dungeon is MUCH bigger. It was split up into a grid by the Council, each section being assigned to one combat unit (a Guild or a party). Last Genesis is tasked with clearing this area, known as "Area C4".
- Goal is to find the stone totem(s) in this area and destroy them.

Level: 10
Heath: 6,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Level: 10
Heath: 5,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Level: 10
Heath: 5,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Level: 10
Heath: 5,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Level: 15
Heath: 8,500
Mana: 4,000

Actions:
Warg Trainer - User gains +20 all Attributes if there are any units named "Goblin Warg" around. Passive.
Leader of the Warg Pack - 50% of any damage dealt to User is instead dealt to the nearest Goblin Warg. Passive.
Whip Crack - User cracks their weapon in mid-air to motivate friendlies. All friendly units gains increased STR and AGI for a few moments. 300MP.
Goblin Arrogance - If any Goblin Wargs under User's control misses a normal attack, User immediately deals 100 damage to that unit. Passive.
Binding Whip Shot - User whips out their weapon towards a opponent, dealing medium damage and binding them to be immobile. While holding an opponent, User cannot enact another Action, Spell or perform normal attacks. 400MP.

Spells:
Goblin Healing Chant - User heals self for 300HP or target unit for 200HP. 200MP.
Drive into Frenzy - User mutters a curse on all nearby friendly units, increasing all their Attributes by 25 but greatly reducing their Physical and Magical resistances. 500MP.

>>Strength:
20
>>Agility:
25
>>Intelligence:
55
>>Stamina:
21
>>Level:
15

Health: 2200/2200
Mana: 3300/3300

Strength: 30 + 5 [Power Treads] + 10 [Potion]
Agility: 60 + 5 [Skirmisher's Buckler] + 5 [Cutthroat Gloves] + 10 [Potion]
Intelligence: 0
Stamina: 10
Damage: +30 [Potion]

Zenon Spear -10% MP Cost for Lancer Actions
Light’s Bane Cloak Increase Hiding Chance
Ring of Protection Small Damage Reduction
Teleport Ring Teleport small distance, once per day.

Bounty (1/Universal) User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.
Greater Bounty (5/Universal) User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty. Passive.
Grand Bounty (10/Universal) User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty and Greater Bounty. Passive.

Flexible (1/Lancer) Whenever an opponent misses a melee attack against the user, user may immediately move backwards or counterattack to deal low damage. Passive.
Practiced Steps (5/Lancer) User gains a low chance to evade melee attacks if the target is holding a short-ranged melee weapon. Passive.
Polearm Mastery (10/Lancer) User's normal attacks deal additional damage. Passive.

Iron Pull 90 (100) MP - Pulling the Warg Trainer Towards the Group
Pole Jump 45 (50) MP - Vaulting over the Warg Trainer
Piercing Strike 180 (200) MP - Attacking Goblin Warg 1
Sidestep 50 MP - Preemptive Sidestep against incoming melee attacks
Redeeming Glow +400 MP - Looking fabulous as she taunts these nerds with her style.