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Story (Current)

New Arrivals

Icebyrd Slimm reached out to the traveler, whom he called the ‘Searcher of Truth', and explained that he had heard about their adventures traveling through time and experiencing the ancient legend of Masteria first-hand. He then told them that several public safety issues had recently popped up in New Leaf City and asked them whether they would be interested in solving them. The traveler went to New Leaf City and met with the mayor, who explained that they had recently been having a surge in visitors, which had been causing Sheriff Lita Lawless some trouble in keeping order. He explained that many Explorers had been returning in fear from exploring west Masteria, with reports of terrifying monsters and an armed group calling themselves ‘Ninjas' hindering adventurers. He also told the traveler that Masterian scientists had recently detected a strange seismic wave spreading from the jungle, which had riled up the monsters inside. Realizing that the city was in dire need of help, the traveler agreed to assist the townspeople before meeting with Lita Lawless, who initially noted that they seemed rather underqualified for the task, though she then quickly apologized and explained that the recent problems had been causing her to lose her patience.

The traveler noted that she didn't seem to mince her words, to which she explained that her style had been developed while serving under the Dark Lord in Kerning City, though she added that she had left right after graduation. When the traveler asked how she had gone from working as a thief in Kerning City to being the sheriff of New Leaf City, Lita explained that Icebyrd had once been her exploring partner, and that he had helped set her on the right path at a time when she had felt directionless. Lita then set the traveler to work, asking them to take care of the Urban Fungus, Street Slimes, and Boomers outside the city. After the traveler took care of the monsters, Lita asked them to perform routine identification check-ins for travelers who had recently come to New Leaf City. The traveler first met with a blue-skinned girl named Corine, who greeted them in the Taru language.

The confused traveler asked who the Taru were, to which Corine explained that the Taru were one of the Krakian tribes who used to live in ancient Masteria. She added that she believed that she was the last pure-blooded Krakian left, though she hoped that there were others like her. The traveler quickly realized that Corine was descended from the last Krakians who remained in Masteria, which Corine confirmed, adding that the Taru used to have good relations with the Versalians who had come to Masteria in ancient times. She also explained that she was a member of the Shadowknights, having become a member after spending time with Grandmaster Lireni, and that her Shadowknight training had helped her survive the great war. She also added that it had been difficult for her to escape the sinking of Masteria and surviving adrift on the sea. The traveler was amazed to know that Corine had lived through the history that they had only ever read about. However, Corine clarified that she had very little knowledge of her ancestors, as there were few Krakian survivors after the great war and they had little contact with outsiders, with herself likely being the only living Taru left. She explained that she had come to Masteria in order to follow in the footsteps of her ancestors, and to keep their traditions alive. She then asked the traveler whether they would help her find remnants of the Taru tribe in the large city within the Krakian Jungle that her ancestors had built. The traveler agreed and helped clear the path by defeating the Krakia Jungle Bugs, which were destroying the stonework of the ancient ruins.

After the traveler finished, Corine asked them to help her traveling companion, Elpam Gorlab. Elpam introduced himself as a historian from Versal, which he explained was a land with many ties to Masteria, as its people occasionally traveled between dimensions. He told the traveler that he had come to Maple World by chance during his work as a historian, because of which he was still getting used to the local language. He explained that, after having crash-landed in the Krakian Jungle, Corine had helped him escape the wild monsters there. He noted that he had found it serendipitous to have met a descendent of the ancient Krakians, adding that it had likely been the blessings of the ancestors, as Corine would have put it. The traveler then noticed the smell of old cheese, which Elpam explained was a famous vintage perfume in Versal. He then asked them whether they would help him in his research on the shared history of Masteria and Versal by collecting samples of the native life in the Krakian Jungle. After agreeing to help, the traveler collected flora samples from the Mighty Maple Eaters, which they brought to Elpam before returning to help Corine. Corine explained that because of their earlier help, she had been able to make progress in trekking through the jungle with the help of her pet tiger, Khafre. However, she had been stopped by screamers around the waterfall, clarifying that the people of New Leaf City called them Jungle Monkeys.

Investigating the Jungle

The traveler then cleared out the Jungle Monkeys, after which they regrouped with Corine in a camp that she had set up in a nearby clearing. There, Corine told them that the ancient Krakians would often face the Gryphons, one of the jungle's greatest predators, in order to prove their valor, decorating themselves with Gryphon feathers as a show of their prowess. Though she noted that it was a barbaric tradition, she believed that they could find traces of the Krakians at the Gryphon nest, and so the traveler fought through the Gryphons before discovering that the path ahead was broken. Corine attempted to find another route into the city, and though she was unable to find a path, she explained that she did find a Krakian altar, from which the ancient Krakians used to worship nature through rituals. The traveler then cleared a path for Corine by fighting through the mutated Krakian warriors, though Corine was unable to find any sign of the altars being used. However, the traveler pointed out that there were two other altars in the area, and so they proceeded to clear out the paths to them. After investigating the altars, Corine was horrified to learn that the ritual which had taken place there had been performed by the corrupted Krakians. She explained that her pet theory had been that the ancient Krakians had lost their sanity and degenerated into monsters, but the data that she had gathered from the altars indicated that the corrupted Krakians had retained their senses, carrying on their rituals and traditions, despite their mutations. Corine was disheartened to know that the Krakians were so barbaric and wondered what it meant for her desire to carry on the will of her ancestors, for which she asked the traveler for some time to gather her thoughts.

Soon after, Corine told the traveler that Elpam had arrived at the camp, having finished analyzing the flora samples that the traveler had given him. The traveler met with Elpam, who told them that his research had indicated that Masteria shared no ecological features or characteristics with the surrounding seabed, meaning that despite being underwater, the continent itself had never been flooded, leading him to conclude that there had been a mysterious force either protecting or sealing Masteria during that time. He also explained that the flora in the Krakian Jungle had similar features to the plants of the genus Helianthus, which were nutritious and good for processing into many types of medicine. He explained that the plants also had a curious property whereby they cleansed the soil in which they would grow. However, this property had caused them to leach a toxic substance called Naricain's Blood, the chemical compound which had corrupted both the jungle and the ancient Krakians, causing them to mutate into dangerous monsters. The traveler immediately realized that it had been the work of Dr. Jang after she had traveled back in time to help Naricain. Upon hearing her name, Elpam told the traveler that he had heard that she had been the head of the Masteria Research Lab until she had gone missing.

In order to help Elpam with his research, the traveler fought the Gryphons in the area and collected their feathers, which helped Elpam confirm that all life forms in the jungle had been contaminated with Naricain's Blood. He explained that Naricain's Blood contained an energy similar to that of the Antellion, as the substance held a particular trace metal that was common in Versal, but absent in Maple World. To help confirm his hypothesis, the traveler brought samples from the Jungle Monkeys, which Elpam noted had more concentrated traces of the Antellion's energy than in previous samples. He explained that the minerals accumulated over time through predation on other corrupted species, forming an ore called Lianium after coagulating in great enough quantities. The traveler asked whether Lianium would eventually turn into Antellion, to which Elpam replied that thought he found it highly unlikely that such a direct transformation would take occur, there had to be some relation between the two. He then noted that it would be difficult to continue his research without obtaining high-grade Lianium, which he told the traveler was quite rare. The traveler promised to bring him some if they came across it in the jungle, for which Elpam thanked them.

Pillar of the World

The traveler then went to check on Corine, who brightly told them that she was feeling better, despite her initial identity crisis. She then asked the traveler whether they would investigate the strangers who were threatening the animals west of the jungle. The traveler agreed and returned to New Leaf City in order to let Icebyrd know about it. Icebyrd told them that their timing was perfect, as Professor Foxwit had just finished analyzing the seismic waves permeating throughout the jungle. The traveler went to see Foxwit and told him about the strangers in the west jungle, to which he told them that he had been unable to pinpoint the source of the strangers because of frequent vibrational interference, but based on the traveler's description that they had obtained from Corine, Foxwit believed that the intruders were aliens that were beginning a mass excavation of the jungle. Though he was unsure of what they were looking for, the data that he had gathered indicated that they were in search of something they called the pillar of the world. The traveler asked whether it referred to the foundation of Masteria, to which Foxwit explained that he couldn't be sure, though he did know that if the aliens excessively tampered with Masteria's continental crust, it could cause the entire land to sink beneath the sea again. He explained that Foxwit had hired a hitman known as the Glimmer Man, a strange being who called himself the ‘Great Magician', and asked the traveler to work with him in order to stop the aliens.

The traveler went to speak with the Glimmer Man, who introduced himself as not only a hitman, but also a private investigator and a scholar who traveled across dimensions in order to unravel the mysteries of the universe. He added that the magenta lining on his black coat was woven from enchanted thread imbued with ancient spells, allowing him to possess great resilience against magic. However, he added that he didn't need it anymore, as he had developed the ability to transform his body into diamond, for which he was called the Glimmer Man, and which allowed him to be impervious to magic and to travel across dimensions. After the traveler explained that they needed help in getting past the alien base's defenses, the Glimmer Man asked for a moment. A second later, he claimed that he had bypassed their security, despite not having done anything. The traveler began to question him, but the Glimmer Man then teleported them to the base. The traveler fought past the aliens and obtained their research data, which they brought back to the Glimmer Man. The Glimmer Man read through the report and learned that the aliens were looking for Lianium in order to refine it into something else. He also learned that the aliens hailed from Planet Cerberus.

Having obtained the research information, the Glimmer Man told the traveler that their next step was to destroy the Cerberusians' giant drill, which would halt their operations. He once again teleported the traveler to the site of the drill and teleported them back once the traveler destroyed it. He then asked them for a personal favor and explained that he collected minerals from the different worlds that he visited, and since the Cerberusians were already in the process of extracting and refining Lianium, he asked the traveler to steal some from the alien excavation site. The traveler then obtained the Refined Lianium from the excavation site and brought back enough for the Glimmer Man and Elpam. After giving the Glimmer Man his Lianium, the traveler asked whether he knew about Versal, to which he asked why the traveler would be interested in a destroyed world. Surprised, the traveler asked how Versal had been destroyed. The Glimmer Man explained that Versal was technically still intact, but that it was a dead and barren place with unending nights, likening the people who still lived there to pale, hollow specters. The traveler noted that it was quite unlike the stories that they had heard of Versal, which described it as a marvelous, extravagant world full of life. The Glimmer Man laughed that the traveler spoke as though they had been there before, which he described as impossible, as it couldn't be found through standard navigation, with escape being even more improbable. He confessed that the only time he would have described it as extravagant was during the time of war, when the fighting and destruction had blossomed into beautiful chaos. Knowing that Crimsonheart had sent Numenal to lead Versal after they had defeated Naricain and Dr. Jang, the traveler asked about Numenal's fate. The Glimmer Man was impressed that the traveler knew about Grandmaster Numenal, but told them that he would answer no more questions for the day, though he offered to tell them stories about other worlds in exchange for favors.

The traveler then took the rest of the Lianium to Elpam in order to help him with his research. They then asked him why Versal was a collapsed world, to which Elpam explained that in ancient Versal, the Antellion had been the single source of order in the world. He claimed that the decision of the guardians of the Antellion to remove it from Versal was what had led the world to fall to ruin, as without the source of its sustaining light and stability, Versal had quickly headed towards collapse, resulting in endless nights and barren lands. He explained that scholars concurred that the guardians of the Antellion had no way of knowing what the consequences of their actions would have been, with Numenal, the last Grandmaster, returning to Versal and attempting to rally the citizens in creating a substitute for the Antellion. However, despite Numenal's best efforts, Versal had fallen into chaos at the hands of a band of anarchists that called themselves the followers of Naricain. Because of this, he explained that most Versalians, including himself, had decided to leave their ruined husk of a world and become an itinerant race that drifted through dimensions like nomads, their home lost, perhaps for all time. After speaking with Elpam, the traveler returned to Icebyrd and let him know that they had taken care of the alien problem. Icebyrd thanked them and explained that he was looking forward to working more with them in the future.

Story (Original)

Lost Continent

A traveler heard rumors of a continent called Masteria, which had sunk beneath the ocean a thousand years ago and had recently resurfaced, and so they decided to investigate. They took the subway from Kerning City to New Leaf City, where they met the mayor, Icebyrd Slimm. The traveler began asking the mayor about why he had built the city, to which Icebyrd explained that he had always hoped to create a place where people could live their dreams. He told them that when he had first arrived in Masteria, the island had only been a jungle with scattered machinery. However, he revealed that someone had helped him construct the city in exchange for a favor, though he remained coy about the details. He then began to tell the traveler more about Masteria, explaining that it was said that the continent took its name from the warriors who had come there to master their fate. With Masteria having resurfaced after a thousand years, Icebyrd explained that they were making new discoveries every day as they explored the region. He also revealed that New Leaf City had been built atop the ruins of Olde Sapp Village. The traveler was interested in learning more about Masteria and how it had resurfaced, but Icebyrd told them that it was an old fable that likely wouldn't interest them, though he offered to tell them more if they agreed to help out around the city.

The traveler first helped Lita Lawless, the sheriff of the city, in cleaning up the monsters in the area. After helping her, the traveler recognized that she was a thief and asked to hear her story. Lita explained that she had once served as a thief under the Dark Lord in Kerning City, and that she had made a deal with him to leave his service if she could pass his test. The Dark Lord had challenged her to touch him once with her weapon, and though she had quickly realized that the Dark Lord was much stronger than the clone which she had fought during her job advancement, a stroke of luck had allowed her to succeed. After leaving his service, Lita had promised to help others train as he had once helped her. She then revealed that she had come to Masteria at Icebyrd's request, where she hoped to discover her fate. As the traveler continued helping Lita and Icebyrd with clearing out the monsters at the city outskirts, they soon encountered a man named Jack Masque. Jack explained that he hailed from Amoria, and that he was competing for the love of Princess Restless with a man named Prince Vince. He then explained that while on his first date with the princess, a Wolf Spider had interrupted their kiss. Though he had managed to fight off the beast, he had sworn to wear a mask in shame until he could return to Amoria with his honor. To help him, the traveler eliminated the nearby Wolf Spiders in the area so that the same incident wouldn't befall him again.

Soon after, they encountered an old man named Professor Foxwit, who asked them to help collect materials for his robot, T-1337. After helping Foxwit, they ran into a pale, hooded man named Elpam Gorlab. Elpam introduced himself as a researcher from Versal, a parallel dimension to Maple World. He explained that he had come several times to visit Maple World, which contained many familiar yet different things from Versal, but that the recent appearance of Amoria had thrown his calculations off, causing him to be stranded in Masteria. To help him recalibrate his compass, the traveler collected Elpam Magnets from Fire Tusks. They then asked Elpam more about Versal, to which he explained that Versal was a mirror dimension to Maple World, such as how the cologne that he wore smelled like old cheese, which would typically be a strange scent on Maple World. He pointed out that his surname, Gorlab, was the name of a benevolent monster in his world, and that it was a mark of honor to be associated with such a creature. In contrast, Balrogs of Maple World were highly feared. The traveler then helped Elpam collect Temporal Pieces from Electrophants in order to help him travel back to his home. After giving him the pieces, the traveler asked to hear more about Versal, and so Elpam told them that Mushmom was the most dangerous monster in his world, whereas it was laughably weak on Maple World. He also told them that his skin was pale because the sun only shined on Versal for the equivalent of three months on Maple World. When the traveler asked if there was a way for people from Maple World to travel to Versal, Elpam told them that he would let them know if he figured out a way to take others with him.

Bigger Ben

The traveler then decided to explore Bigger Ben, a large clocktower in the center of the city. There, they encountered John Barricade, who explained that he was part of the world-famous treasure hunting corporation, the Barricade Bros. After helping him defeat the nearby monsters to clear out a path, John explained that his brother, Jack Barricade, was investigating Aqua Road while he was searching Masteria. He also explained that he and Jack had found the Fountain of Youth after graduating college and spending three years investigating, and that it was the discovery that had first made their names. As the traveler continued helping him, John asked whether they had heard of the Dark Scrolls. He explained that the scrolls were related to a demon named Naricain, who had been defeated by Subani, a powerful magician of light who had sacrificed himself to seal Naricain away. Though there were many Dark Scrolls around, John explained that what he was really looking for were relics of Subani, and that he had heard from the Glimmer Man in Amoria that the MesoGears would be a good place to start his search.

After heading deeper inside, John and the traveler discovered several strange markings. John explained that they would need Hyper Glyphs, objects that could decipher other languages, in order to learn what was written. As each Hyper Glyph could only translate a single character, the traveler collected many glyphs from the nearby monsters. After helping John, the traveler asked to know more about the Barricade Bros, and so John told them that he and his brother had discovered King Moloson's Mines, solved the mystery of Stonegolemhenge, found Lord Pirate Kidd's gold horde, and unearthed the trove of the Knights Templar of Time, the lost El Nathians' Gold Mine, the Yeti Sphinx Chamber, and countless ancient Ossyrian galleons. The impressed traveler asked what John expected to find in the MesoGears, to which he explained that he believed that Subani had left something important there. He also revealed that while exploring the Yeti Sphinx Chamber, he had discovered an old legend that was similar to that of Subani and Naricain. John explained that the legend spoke of a different world, as well as a prophecy that foretold that the act which had created the Dark Scrolls was not the final battle between Subani and Naricain. The traveler then remembered that Elpam was from another world and wondered whether he knew anything.

Some time later, the traveler returned to the MesoGears to visit John, who explained that he had borrowed robots from Foxwit's secret laboratory without permission in order to help him decipher the markings. However, as soon as he had finished, the robots had gone haywire and had run off with the pieces of his MesoGears map. After helping John recover the pieces, the traveler asked him whether he had spoken with his brother, to which he explained that he hadn't heard from Jack in a while. The traveler then asked whether they might be able to travel to the other world described in the prophecy of Subani and Naricain, though John simply told them that it was a better question for Elpam or the Glimmer Man. The traveler then began to explore the MesoGears and encountered several gravestones. The first one that they encountered was the Sunstone Grave, which said, “Tempt Fate. Discover the path.” Continuing through the MesoGears, they soon encountered the Moonstone Grave, which said, “30, 101, Hidden.” Finally, they discovered a third gravestone that was built atop an unexpected grassy hill within the MesoGears, which stated, “Here lies Christopher Crimsonheart, the immortal warrior.”

The Taru and the Krakians

The traveler then returned to the surface, where they encountered a girl with a tiger, who greeted them in a strange language. She then introduced herself as Corine, and her tiger as Khafre. She explained that she was a ranger descended from the Taru tribe of ancient Masteria, and that she had greeted them in the language of her ancestors. She told them that she spoke in the Taru language whenever she could in order to keep their traditions alive. Though she was originally from Henesys, she had come to Masteria in order to visit the homeland of her ancestors. The traveler asked to know more about the Taru, and so Corine explained that the Taru were a tribe of warriors that lived in the Krakian Jungle. Though their martial prowess was great, they were a peaceful people that strived to live in harmony with the jungle. The Taru had believed that every human soul had an animal counterpart, and so each Taru had been bonded with an animal at birth, with their bond strengthening through shared experiences, to the point that it would manifest in the power of their weapon.

Corine explained that she had been raised by her grandmother, who had bonded her with Khafre and had raised her in the traditions of their people, though she had never revealed their Taru heritage until her death. On her deathbed, her grandmother had given her an ancient charm that had once belonged to a legendary chieftain named Teharu and had told her to follow her birthright. Almost prophetically, Masteria had risen from the ocean the very next day, after which Corine had gone to seek her destiny. Corine then explained that when a Taru infant was old enough to crawl, the tribe would place an array of weapons before them, with the one that the child picked becoming their weapon for the rest of their lives. She showed her bow to the traveler and explained that it was called an Akhamagna. She told the traveler that Taru weapons were created from the Krakian Jungle, and thus, they carried the Spirit of the Jungle within them.

The Taru warrior and their animal companion would eventually undergo the Spirit Quest, after which a ritual would be performed that would allow the spirit to recognize the stronger bond between warrior and companion, helping it attain a more powerful form that would enhance the weapon. The first Spirit Quest that the warrior and companion would undertake required one Spirit Feather to upgrade the weapon to its Suma form, and the second Spirit Quest requiring two Spirit Feathers, which would enhance the weapon to its ultimate Magna form. Corine explained that she had first upgraded her base weapon, which was named Akha, to an Akhasuma, and then to an Akhamagna. When the traveler asked about the fate of the Taru, Corine explained that the tribe had vanished even before the disappearance of Masteria, as it was said that the native Krakians had wiped them out, despite the Krakians being peaceful creatures that had coexisted in harmony with the Taru for centuries. Corine explained that she could feel the calling of the Jungle Spirit within her blood, and that she had undertaken the Spirit Quest of learning the mystery behind the disappearance of her people.

Mystery of Masteria

Soon after, the traveler returned to Icebyrd Slimm, who thanked them for helping the people of New Leaf City. The traveler then reminded Icebyrd that he had promised to reveal the origins of New Leaf City, but Icebyrd told them that he still couldn't reveal such a major secret. However, he agreed to answer other questions about the residents of the city. When asked about his relationship with Lita, Icebyrd revealed that he and Lita were merely friends. The traveler then asked about the other world, to which Icebyrd explained that there was a rumor that a portal to another world could somehow be opened from within the city, though he wasn't sure how it was possible. When the traveler asked Icebyrd how he, the builder of the city, knew nothing about the portal, Icebyrd reminded them that he had merely rebuilt the city, as the foundations and the ancient technology that the traveler had seen outside the city had all pre-existed.

He explained that some of the technology that was used to power the city functions was so advanced that even Professor Foxwit couldn't make sense of it. He also told the traveler that he was wary of using the ancient technology, as the legends of Masteria about immortal warriors, a mad scientist, and a threat from the stars was extremely ominous, with even Subani and Naricain being said to have originated from a part of Masteria. Realizing that the traveler was still persistently asking questions, Icebyrd revealed that Masteria from centuries ago had once been a sprawling utopia that was highly advanced in technology. However, its people's ambitions had eventually exceeded their control of their technology, resulting in an accident that had caused Masteria to sink beneath the ocean for a thousand years until Icebyrd had made a deal with someone to raise the continent and establish the city atop the ruins of Olde Sapp Village. When the traveler asked who had raised the city, Icebyrd told them that it was his burden to bear, though he promised to let them know more if the need ever arose.