Curse

On the northern border of Xanjuis Plains rests the jungle domain of Teldis. Before the Great Silence, dotting this landscape where massive obsidian spires built by the followers of Xukiss. For a time it was thought that Teldis would provide the means by which Xukiss would see his dream of the Animated become a reality. But time would not be on his side. While those faithful to Xukiss lingered behind the walls of Xanjuix Karr the Goddess Triasha was, quite literally, sowing the seeds of destruction for what might have been.

So there you have it, an entire domain centered on conflict, and the player caught right in the middle of a landscape that has been truly left in turmoil. For the past couple of months the members of the data team, me included, have been working furiously to flesh out the bits and pieces that will turn this nightmare in to a reality. Having two Deities locked in a furious battle, there are no shortage of opportunities to create content that follows the Xukiss and Triasha struggle. Teldis isn’t nearly as one dimensional as it would seem though.

Teldis really is a place where anything can, and often does, happen. In the wake of Triasha’s incursion, both races have come seeking a land of opportunity. Unlikely as it would seem, an uneasy truce between Asharr and Kujix exists here thanks to a neutral organization known as ‘The HUD’. Asharr or Kujix, faithful or heretic; all are welcome to work alongside the “Organization”. Along with The HUD, there are numerous other factions that are struggling to carve out a foothold. Factions will surely meet in violent and brutal clashes across this part of the continent of Harraja.

As we worked through the main story of Teldis, it was refreshing to create quests that had to do with personal struggles that were symptomatic of the upheaval happening in Alganon. All of our characters have unique challenges that need the player’s help to set right. Although, I caution you, as the Asharr and the Kujix may have varying degrees of what “set right” means. Our quest hubs are very open to newly arriving players. Any player of the appropriate level can arrive at a quest hub and have plenty of content awaiting them without worrying of hours of wading through pre-requisite quests.

A great deal of time has gone in to the creation of our quest data and the clues that will shed light on the story of Teldis, both past and present. When I imagine the evolutions that this domain has undergone, I am reminded of old cities where the ancient and modern have merged together. This is a land where a Xukiss temple once stood shining, plated in obsidian, but now is crumbling by voracious undergrowth. Instead of Acolytes and Neophytes roaming great halls, the structure is now inhabited by a band of spear hurling Nidgits.

Teldis is one of those unique areas where you experience a world on the brink of cataclysmic change, where the old glories have not yet all faded, but the seeds of change have not fully taken root either.

- Taylor Nichols, Data Designer