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⬣//A SINGLE CRACK LETS THE LIGHT IN.
As they say, fortune favors the brave. Five lucky players took part in a Limited Quest: The Mysterious Sky Islands, in which they discovered a brand new Root Town. While the team was largely successful in their efforts to make the mysterious floating town in the sky habitable, not everyone embraced the spirit of teamwork on this journey.
When you gate in to this shiny new Root Town, you'll notice something curious: it has no name. Its name simply displays as "???" in every context menu and there is no signage around the Root Town itself that points to its true name— rather, the name it had before they came along.
Whispers on the wind tell of an evil wizard in flowing white robes who ruthlessly boiled the village elder alive. With him died all of this mysterious Root Town's lore and history, and in its place are tales of the monster who robbed this land of its identity. The elemental sprites that populate this village refuse to speak their name, simply wishing you "good luck, have fun!" as you turn to leave.
While on your journey to check out the island, you'll notice how unstable the bridges are. Unstable might be putting it lightly, because for some unlucky souls, crossing the wrong bridge means plummeting to your death. It seems that whoever was put in charge of constructing these bridges didn't give a damn about structural integrity.
The local sprites are pleading with adventurers to assist them in building better, more stable bridges, but bridging the gap between one island and the next is not a job for a single person. If you have enough of a heart to heed the pleas of the sprites, you'll want to work with your fellow players to get the job done. All the wood, nails, and rope you need to construct better bridges has been helpfully supplied to you by the sprites. You could always sabotage the project too, of course, but what kind of person would you be if you did that?
The professions system has been added to fragment. Rejoice, busybodies, for there is much furniture to be built and dubious potions brewed.
In celebration of the new crafting & gathering system, a crafts festival is being held in the Unnamed Root Town. Take care not to plummet to your death while traversing those rickety bridges.
Players are encouraged to set up a booth of their own and trade their unique handcrafted items with their fellow adventurers. In addition to being supplied with enough level 1 and level 2 crafting materials to give the crafting system a spin, the local NPCs are running a contest encouraging people to come up with their own for a chance to have their creations canonized as real crafting recipes.
To submit your own recipe ideas, you need only fill out this handy form:
Recipe name:
Recipe category: Alchemist, Carpenter, Chef, or Jeweler?
Which two items does your recipe call for? Choose two items to combine. Only gatherable items (refer to the professions page) can be used.
Effect: What does this item do, if anything?
Description: A brief description of your lovely new product.
Fragment's beta test has seen its fair share of unusual bugs and unintended features, and with the latest update bringing many new changes, it's inevitable that some things have broken behind the scenes.
If two players happen to log in at the same time, they might find their avatars swapped with one another's. Thankfully, this issue doesn't lead to the unpleasant exchange of deep-seated memories or anything of the sort, but getting used to a body that isn't yours takes time. Thankfully, this particular bug resolves itself when both players log out.
The windy town of Unnamed Root Town is generally quite scenic and pleasant, but there's just one issue. It's far, far windier than it should be. If the rickety bridges don't kill you, the gusts that intermittently blow across the sky islands might knock you off your feet if you don't watch your footing carefully. Thankfully, the crafts festival on the southernmost end of the island hasn't been impacted by the severe winds. Among them is one voice that you don't recognize: a voice that promises a death, gruesome and bloody, in the days to come.
To everyone's relief, the carnival and its notorious hall of mirrors has packed up and left Lumina Cloth, but your past hasn't finished haunting you. The foul winds carry whispers of the past along with them, uttering words and phrases uncomfortably familiar to you. They're the voices of your past, the voices of people you've known, loved, and lost. Covering your ears won't keep the voices out of your ears. Nothing will.
Finally, on the more mundane some of things, professions have a few kinks of their own that need to be worked out. Occasionally, a crafted item won't come out quite right, instead resulting in one of the following "items":
Alchemist: Truth Serum. Become unable to lie for 24 hours.
Blacksmith: Whatever you're enhancing transforms into a denim disaster. Introducing your new "body" armor, "leg" armor, "head" armor, and "arm" armor.
Carpenter: Mirror Mirror. Reflects the person you're most afraid of becoming.
Chef: Durian Delight. A succulent durian pudding that reeks so strongly that its stench can be smelled all across the Root Town or Area you're occupying.
Jeweler: Crystal Ball. Breaks after one use but allows you to read another player's thoughts for five minutes.
With crafting in full swing, a certain admin has been lured out of his hidey hole by the smell of delicious chef-prepared meals. Hien is hungry, and you will feed him.
Chefs are not limited by the recipes they know like some professions are, so players are encouraged to think outside of the box and combine unique ingredients to cook up something truly special.
Taste, however, isn't the only important part of a perfect meal. Chefs looking to impress the big man himself are expected to present their culinary delights to him with pomp and finesse. You need to impress Hien if you want to gain more from this venture than the participation prize of a chef skin.
Those who successfully woo Hien with their delectable dishes will be given an additional prize: a little black pomchi pet to accompany their avatar around Root Towns and Special Areas. Hien will be giving these out at his discretion, so you better suck up to the dogboss in charge if you want a pomchi of your very own. If you catch Hien in a good mood, he may even agree to give you a different breed of dog if you ask nicely.
Hello, everyone! Can you believe it's been an entire month since our beta test began? Even though we've already been through a lot together, we've still got three months left! I'm rooting for you all!
As of today, the level cap has increased from 25 to 50. That means new armor and weapons will be available to you! Get out there to different Areas and start leveling up! But don't forget to stop every once in a while and enjoy your surroundings, too. Which reminds me—don't forget to check out the new Recreational Areas! We have a beach and hotsprings for you to enjoy now. I hope everyone continues to have fun exploring!
We've also opened up the GP shop, where you can create your own special armor set for a certain price, along with a few other things. Please check it out!
Oh, and don't forget to use these three new greeting cards I've made! Here they are! Make sure you use them so you can connect with your fellow players! We're all friends here, after all.
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You!
[ Whereas Tylor sounds bizarre being genuinely delighted in Fandaniel's voice, the opposite is also true. Fandaniel sounding pissed in Tylor's voice is just as wrong. He stomps right over and gives his own avatar a shove. It's Mac Anu, so a PK is out of the question, but he can shove, he can do that! ]
What are you doing?! Put that skin away this instant!
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But you look really cute in this skin!
[ To illustrate this he makes a cute pose to show off his assets. Shamelessly right there in public.
He even has the gall to sound very sincere while he goes on, letting one hand run its fingers over his stomach. ]
See? You've got such a nice body, there's no reason to be embarrassed! You're actually pretty under all those stuffy robes, you know.
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I am well aware that I have a nice body but I have not given you permission to run around in it like... like this! You hardly see me gallivanting around as you in your maid costume or even in the buff!
[ This is Fandaniel being a massive hypocrite because he's going to do that exact same thing to Yael but clearly this is different! Somehow! That it's specifically Tylor is what's pissing him off here. ]
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[ Tylor agrees, unfazed by the proximity or the finger. ]
But they're just avatars so I don't mind. The maid skin is pretty cute. I was awfully surprised you don't have one...
[ Now that his own avatar is right in his face he can't help but tilt his head and lean in to get a good look even as he's still talking. That genuine smile is still around. ]
Wow, I really do have nice eyes.
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You're even too stupid to even be bothered by any of this... of course... I shouldn't be surprised.
[ Nothing should when it comes to this guy by now, seriously. ]
I just haven't gotten around to getting the maid one yet but you very clearly do have it.
[ And he's swapping to it immediately. This, too, won't bother Tylor, but if his avatar is going to be strutting around looking like that, he's going to return fire. ]
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So when his avatar is suddenly wearing it, Fandaniel's avatar beams at it as he reaches to fuss happily with the long skirt. ]
Oh, do you want one? [ A blink, still holding the skirt if that landed.
He sounds excited. ]
Let's do an area run like this!
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[ Denied. He doesn't care about Tylor fiddling with his own avatar's skirt, though, so that passes by unhindered. ]
You don't have a single caster on your Adept Rogue. You would have no idea what to do.
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[ He still laughs and moves on, tugging a little at the maid outfit like a kid at their mother's skirt, excited for a candy shop-- ]
Are you hungry?
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[ Fandaniel being straight-up mean today it seems. He'll finally swat the insistent hand away, though, since he insists on tugging. Although, whether he's hungry or not, he doesn't answer. Instead, he asks, ]
Why?
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Because I'm hungry! And who knows if we'll ever get the chance to eat lunch with ourselves again! So, what do you say?
[ He's still beaming! But he also adds cheekily-- ]
Besides, wouldn't you rather keep an eye on me?
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Then log off and go get food for real. You can't really want to get a digital lunch, can you?
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Have you tried the cream puffs here?
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[ It'll be with great reluctance that he finally gives up. ]
Fine.
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What kinds of snacks do you like?
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Hmm? Apples, I suppose.
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Apples? Wow, that's so healthy of you. [ His gaze drifts like he's looking for something new. ]
So, what about sweets?
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Candied apples. [ More apples, apparently. ] Look, I'll eat a lot of things. It doesn't really matter.
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[ Said seriously. There is no shame with the hand holding, sorry.
A confident little laugh and suddenly they are changing direction. He appears to put so little thought into where they are headed, easy to appear aimless until he takes that sudden turn. ]
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[ That he doesn't like anything else. He's very picky about food, though, so getting more complicated than that is asking for trouble! Ah, but there's that sudden turn and Fandaniel's grip on Tylor's hand tightens as he's jerked that way. ]
A little warning next time!
pretend i picked the correct icon instead of fat fingering it last time lolol
Right, right, sorry.
[ A bunny and a maid walk into a sweets shop. And look, fancy candied apples. ]
What do you think? They look good right?
i saw nothing
I thought we were getting cream puffs. Those should be in a bakery.
[ Why are they here instead?! ]
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[ He says it lightly, like he is smoothing over disappointment with a little laugh. ]
Come on, pick whatever you want. I won't tell anyone.
[ Tylor says it like he means it. But he also forgets he would be spending Fandaniel's gold as he starts looking over his own sweet selections to fill his inventory with. And yes, they are still holding hands unless Fandaniel has decided to break free. ]
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How dare he be nice. How dare he hold his hand and lead him to candied apples and, yes, they are still holding hands. This is ridiculous. ]
Mm, yes, whatever I want... with my gold.
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There is no reaction to the brewing anger or the blush even if he were to see it. Tylor looks as clueless as usual when he looks at him. Also, maybe Fandaniel noticed but Tylor's inventory is mostly food and alcohol. He's got a lot of gold. ]
Well, then just use mine. I don't mind. I can always get more.
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[ Not that Fandaniel can judge. It's not as if he doesn't enjoy a drink. Still, if he's using Tylor's gold, he'll happily get a chocolate and nut-covered candied apple. He only needs the one since they're always so big. ]
Did you want anything from here?
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