Continents and biomes

The town you just left carries a short list of biomes and a level band. The first wilds after that town takes the first biome on the list. Middle stages pick from the ones you have not used yet. The last stage of that hint is forced onto whatever biome is left, so you see the whole set before you move on. Twenty campaign steps is the old length of one biome when the road is marched in the fixed order: forest, grassland, coast, swamp, desert, mountain, tundra, volcanic, underground, Aetherium.

Travel you can actually take today runs the Copper Mainlands and finishes in the Bronze Sanctuary. The later continents are already named, leveled, and given portals; they open as campaign indexes climb. Every town on the atlas has a portal, and a portal opens with its town.

Grassland looks gentle and is not. Its written danger bonus is the highest of the ten: foes there are pushed eight levels. The Aetherium is next, at seven. Forest is the kindest, at zero.

Each landscape has a chance to lay a condition on you at the door, and it changes how fast stamina or mana comes back. The sentences below are the first of the ten local names; the table after that is the full gazetteer.

You enter Ancient Forest. Roots buckle the trail. The path ahead beckons.

Ancient Forest is a region of ancient trunks, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Golden Plains. Warm wind bends the tall stalks. The path ahead beckons.

Golden Plains is a region of golden grasses, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Coral Coast. Salt spray cools your face. The path ahead beckons.

Coral Coast is a region of coral-strewn shores, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Blackwater Marsh. Dark water laps at submerged roots. The path ahead beckons.

Blackwater Marsh is a region of black pools, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Scorching Dunes. Hot sand shifts beneath your boots. The path ahead beckons.

Scorching Dunes is a region of scorching dunes, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Ironpeak Range. Steep switchbacks climb into thin air. The path ahead beckons.

Ironpeak Range is a region of iron-gray peaks, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Frozen Tundra. Bitter wind cuts across the open ice. The path ahead beckons.

Frozen Tundra is a region of frozen plains, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Ashen Wastes. Hot ash swirls around your feet. The path ahead beckons.

Ashen Wastes is a region of ashen wasteland, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Crystal Caverns. Glowing facets light the stone passage. The path ahead beckons.

Crystal Caverns is a region of crystal-lined caverns, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

You enter Floating Isles. The ground hangs above a sea of clouds. The path ahead beckons.

Floating Isles is a region of floating islands, where travelers must navigate a landscape shaped by its harsh and distinctive conditions.

Towns inside a continent step up by about five campaign indexes. The band on a town is the monster levels it considers fair. Stations differ: a castle on the edge of a continent tends to keep every bench, while a later village may have only a saw and an alchemy table. The full stall list is on the Towns page.