Unbound Realm

Greetings brave Knight,

The Unbound Realm's portal was open for the first time on the 7th of November 2024. Here is everything that you need to know about it!

The lore

Long ago, a tribe of Astellan's Goblins were trying to vandalize the Sacred Portal and accidentally opened it to the world of Frak'jar, a chaotic land of floating islands and uncontrolled elements. The Portal was destroyed shortly after, trapping the Goblins. Over generations they adapted to their new home, some even learning to harness the wild magic of the islands for themselves, and they eventually turned on their neighbors.

Early battles with the Frak'jar Druids ended poorly for the Goblins, but this only made them more hungry for victory. Despite losing many lives to searing lava, freezing temperatures, and untamed electricity, they continued to tap into the power of any islands they could conquer. It was Vaul the First who had the Goblins' first major breakthrough - why should Goblins put themselves in harm's way when they could build soldiers to do it instead?

After Vaul created the first Chaos Essence and used it to wipe out a Druid Circle single-handedly, the Goblins were inspired to follow her example, and Essence trapping became common practice among the Goblins on Frak'jar. Hundreds of years later, the Goblins are now outnumbered by their creations, and their current leader - Vaul the seven-hundred-and-twelfth - has managed repair the Portal through which her ancestors traveled so long ago.

Lady Vaul and her legions have no memory of Astellan, even in story. But they know the two Portals are connected, and she's keen to use her army of Essences to wreak havoc in new lands!

The enemies

Lady Vau is the descendant of the first Goblin on Frak'jar trap an Essence. Her Exploit Weakness power drains your life, and hits extra hard if you're suffering from debuffs.

Apprentice Kano rushes to impress Vaul, giving him constant Haste. His Hurry Up! power also grants Haste to his allies. That's a lot of Haste!

Vaul's Legion is made up of trapped Essence Golems, each specializing in a different status. Keen Essence Focus themselves and Unfocus you, Intense Essence have Fury and Weaken you, and Stoic Essence have great Protection and Expose gaps in your defenses.

A Chaos Essence is an amalgam of each element, and fortunately very uncommon. But it isn't the only thing greater than the sum of its parts - a coordinated Guild has a chance of overpowering one.

The Heroes

Vaul's Legion has been built and honed for war over hundreds of years. Who could stand against them?

Freya was raised as a Druid in Frak'jar before the Goblins invaded. She stole a prototype Golem, but didn't have any interest in using its powers to help her people. Instead, she traveled around the floating islands doing whatever she wanted. She eventually returned to find her home island devastated, and was finally driven to fight. She spent the rest of her life battling Vaul's Legion, manically attacking them while relying on her stolen Golem to heal her wounds.

The youngest of six, Rafael was accustomed to competition. He learned to fight from some of his siblings and was taught magic by others. Combining these lessons, he took to wandering Highgard looking for monsters to battle, no matter how big. One day, he saw a tribe of Goblins gathering around a strange Portal near Gunthan's Shrine, and as a brazen young man with giant magical gauntlets, he followed them through it. He battled as long as he could, finally breaking the Portal in Frak'jar to trap the Goblins.

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