Root Abyss
 Root Abyss | |
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| Dimension | Maple World |
| Continent | Victoria Island |
| Boss(es) | Von Bon Pierre Crimson Queen Vellum |
| Quest Level Requirement | 125+ |
| Name (Other Servers) | |
| KoreaMS | 루타비스 (Root Abyss) |
| JapanMS | ルートアビス (Root Abyss) |
| ChinaMS | 鲁塔比斯 (Root Abyss) |
| TaiwanMS | 露塔必思 (Root Abyss) |
| MapleSEA | Root Abyss |
Here lies a blond girl, trapped and unable to move beneath the enormous roots. The girl is, in fact, the World Tree itself. It's said that a demon wearing an eyepatch sealed her away in Root Abyss.
Root Abyss is an area in Victoria Island near Sleepywood. Rumors of the World Tree's location being near Sleepywood have caught the attention of the Alliance. As you are sent to explore the area, you fall into the abyss deep below and encounter a young girl trapped within. Descend as deep as you dare into this magical realm, and prepare yourself for a battle that will determine the future of life itself. Four masters of darkness await... will you answer their call?
This region can be accessed via the Maple Guide, or on foot via Silent Swamp near Sleepywood. The Major Bosses Von Bon, Pierre, Crimson Queen, and Vellum can be fought here. The only monsters in the area can be found in the Neglected Garden.
Completing the questline will reward the Medal 
World Tree Guardian and unlock access to all four of the aforementioned bosses. Upon reaching Level 180 and completing the questline, players can access the Neglected Garden, a map populated by Blazing Imps, Pointy Imps, Elite Blazing Imps, and Elite Pointy Imps which can be hunted for Monster Collection, by clicking on the Neglected Garden Entrance in Colossal Root. Defeating each Root Abyss boss in Chaos mode will reward different pieces which can be exchanged for the Level 150 Root Abyss Set:
- Crimson Queen drops the
Piece of Anguish, 5 of which can be exchanged for a 
Royal Hat - Von Bon drops the
Piece of Time, 5 of which can be exchanged for an 
Eagle Eye Top - Pierre drops the
Piece of Mockery, 5 of which can be exchanged for a 
Trixter Bottom - Vellum drops the
Piece of Destruction, 15 of which can be exchanged for a 
Fafnir Weapon
In addition, defeating each Root Abyss boss in Chaos mode once will reward the Medals 
Chaos Von Bon Crusher, 
Chaos Pierre Crusher, 
Chaos Crimson Queen Crusher, and 
Chaos Vellum Crusher by talking to Alicia via the light-bulb on the left side of the screen; upon receiving all of the medals, you will reward the Title 
Root Abyss Master.
Upon defeating any Root Abyss boss in Normal or Chaos mode, there is a chance that the merchant Fedric de Blanc will appear and sell up to 5 items (6 in Chaos mode) from his wares; some items include 
Suspicious Mineral Pouches, 
Suspicious Herb Pouches, various 
Regular and Sparkling Star Potions, 
Premium Trait Boost Consumables, various 
Occult Scrolls, 
Level 125 Abyss Equipment Recipes, and Occult Scrolls.
World Map
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Monsters
Story
Everyone knows of the Heroes who sealed the Black Mage away long ago, but few have heard the tale of the World Tree, the source of all life in Maple World. In dark times, the Black Mage plotted to seize the World Tree's power, and he almost succeeded. Weakened by the Black Mage's attacks, the tree retreated to the Root Abyss, a sanctuary of life and energy deep beneath the Sleepywood where she could recover and become whole once again. But the Black Mage does not let his prey escape so easily...
Word reached the Alliance that a previously uncharted area in Sleepywood had appeared. Neinheart summoned an Alliance member and asked them to investigate. While investigating, they fell deep below Sleepywood into Root Abyss and woke up to find a girl named Alicia standing over them. Alicia told them that she wanted to leave, but the Alliance member told her that they needed to stay and investigate the area. Alicia explained that they were in Root Abyss, and that it wasn't a place where they would want to stay.
She told them that they should leave together, and so the Alliance member found several exits around Root Abyss and told her that she could leave using them. Alicia explained that she had already tried many times to leave using those exits, but she had found that they didn't work for her. The Alliance member then tried the exit and discovered that it worked for them.
Upon finding that they could leave, Alicia gave them a scroll and explained that she had brought it with her because it was meant to allow one to return to the nearest town. However, she told them that it didn't work for her, and so she asked them to try it. Though the Alliance member noted that the scroll was ancient, they found that it worked for them. They returned to let Alicia know, who wondered whether she would be stuck in Root Abyss forever.
The Alliance member asked her how she had ended up in Root Abyss in the first place, as it didn't seem like a safe place for a little girl. Alicia explained that she had created Root Abyss centuries ago in order to recover her powers. Confused, the Alliance member asked who she was, and was shocked to discover that she was the World Tree. Alicia explained that a demon with an eyepatch had appeared and had tried to kidnap her, and that he had created four mysterious doors before he left, which contained four Seal Guardians: Von Bon, Pierre, the Crimson Queen, and Vellum.
Just as the Alliance member decided to investigate the doors, they found themselves suddenly transported before Vellum, who threatened the Alliance member to back down. Realizing that the eye-patched demon was Vellum's leader, the Alliance member told them that the Demon was their ally, but Vellum grew furious and told them not to mention the betrayer's name. After threatening them with a powerful attack, Vellum sent them back to Alicia.[1]
The Alliance member decided to return to Ereve in order to let Neinheart know what they had discovered. Neinheart was pleased to know that the World Tree had been located, but he was less happy to learn about the Seal Guardians keeping Alicia prisoner. He decided to mobilize the Alliance against the Seal Guardians in order to free the World Tree. With the Alliance member's help, they were able to defeat the Seal Guardians and brought Alicia back to Ereve, where she was absorbed inside the gemstone on Shinsoo's forehead for her safety.
Trivia
- This area was originally created by and first released in ChinaMS instead of KoreaMS.
- This area is heavily based on literature by Lewis Carroll, namely the Alice series (i.e. Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass). The relevant Root Abyss characters and inspirations are as follows:[2]
- In FriendStory, all four of the Root Abyss bosses appear in human form as members of Damien's band.
References
- ↑ The Demon gets some exclusive dialogue with Vellum that takes the place of the generic script. Vellum calls the Demon a disgraceful traitor and asks if he believes whether he can challenge “his” will. Vellum introduces himself as His Majesty's Seal Guardian, causing the Demon to conclude that Vellum is working for the Black Mage. The Demon demands to know whether Vellum is here to steal the World Tree's power and asks if the Black Mage had put him up to it. Vellum claims that no one can order “him” around, and that everything happens in accordance to “his” desires. The Demon asks if he's referring to the demon with the eyepatch, but Vellum angrily tells him to be silent, claiming that the Demon doesn't deserve to speak about “him” after turning away from them. As Vellum begins to drop rocks on him, the Demon declares that he'll get what he wants out of Vellum one way or another, to which Vellum scoffs at the Demon's claim that he could overpower him before shooting a fireball attack. He then mocks the Demon for falling to his knees after such a paltry combat, adding that the rumors of his power have been greatly exaggerated, after which the dialogue returns back to the generic script, which has Vellum threaten the player before teleporting them back.
- ↑ [1]
Availability
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| Korea | Japan | China | Global | SEA | Taiwan |
| Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Maple World | ||
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| Maple Island | ||
| Victoria Island | ||
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Sleepywood • Ereve • Rien • Lumiere | ||
| Ossyria | ||
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El Nath Mts. • Ludus Lake • Aqua Road • Minar Forest • Mu Lung Garden | ||
| Edelstein | ||
| World Tour | ||
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Zipangu • The Far East • Masteria • South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia) • Taiwan • Thailand | ||
| Jianghu | ||
| Hielo | ||
| Other Dimensions | ||
| Other Worlds | ||
| *World Map available | ||
| Victoria Island | ||
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| Henesys | ||
 Henesys  Farm  Partem
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| Theme Dungeon |  Mushroom Castle*
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| Ellinia | ||
 Ellinia  Elluel  East Forest
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| Theme Dungeon |  Ellinel Fairy Academy*  Elodin*
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| Perion | ||
 Perion
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| Kerning City | ||
 Kerning City  Secret Garden
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| Theme Dungeon |  Kerning Tower*
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| Lith Harbor | ||
 Lith Harbor  Six Path Crossway
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| Theme Dungeon |  Gold Beach*
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| Sleepywood* | ||
 Sleepywood*  Root Abyss*  Dark World Tree*
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| Nautilus* | ||
 Nautilus*
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| Near Victoria | ||
 Ereve*  Rien*  Lumiere*
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| Theme Dungeon |  Riena Strait*
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| *World Map available | ||