WorldShards Overview - Lore Preview, Races, and Game Features!

Lore - The World of WorldShards

✨The Story So Far

Murrlandia is a magical, mysterious world filled with dormant ancient magic, mysteries and dangers. A world full of flying islands soaring in the sky, divided by an endless void filled with invisible magical currents and insidious winds.

The original inhabitants of Murrlandia are the Meowkles, originally peaceful furry cat-like creatures who were once the only sentient inhabitants of this land.

But a terrible cat-aclysm (meow) split their planet into millions of pieces and put an end to their civilization. Now they cling to life on tiny islands floating over the ruined heart of their world, retaining only memories of their former prosperity and power.

✨Races

• Meowkles — cute furry creatures — are the native inhabitants of Murrlandia. Usually, they live in groups on the biggest flying islands. They are engaged in agriculture, crafting and trade.

• Monsters — A magical storm brought to Murrlandia many creatures the Meowkles had never seen before. Bloodthirsty monsters inhabited the wild islands. They always welcome uninvited guests - and a free lunch.

• Wargs — Uninvited guests who appeared in Murrandia after the disaster. Their goal is to take over the fertile Murrlandia and relocate there from their poor and perishing planet. They do not consider peaceful coexistence with the inhabitants of the planet to be a worthy endeavour: why compromise when everything can be taken by force?

• Humans — They, too, are uninvited guests in this world, having been snatched from their home world and brought to Murrlandia by the raging magic of the Mana Stones. Those who survived after being teleported to Murrlandia’s life-threatening islands had to become warriors, builders and explorers. Humans bravely conquer a new world full of mysteries and secrets. And it is up to them which role to take - to become saviours or cruel invaders.

Game Features

✨The World Now

The world of Murrlandia has been shattered into pieces! You will travel to islands with different biomes, united in small archipelagos. To get from one island of the archipelago to another, you use the debris floating between them or your own wits - by solving a puzzle. On the wild islands, you will be able to gather resources, explore ancient ruins and interact with the monsters that live there!

✨The Portals

The portals will allow you to travel and explore wild shards! They can be found at your home shard. Even if they are activated without relics, using relics will still affect your portals. If you want to travel to a new shard with specific resources, you will need to use your relics wisely!

✨The Wild Shards

The islands, also known as wild shards, are a product of procedural generation mixed with a caring human touch. Every shard will be different and will be made up of several biomes. They will contain new resources to gather, NPCs of all types with their own level of development, puzzles, secrets and a lot more! If you want to discover the story of Murrlandia, you will need to visit as many Shards as possible and solve its secrets and complete the quests!

✨Monster camps

Settlements of wargs always contain a lot of valuable and interesting things. You will always have a choice: try to defeat the monsters, get to the treasure unnoticed, or try to solve the problem peacefully, using the system of desires and relationships with monsters. What will you choose?

✨Exploration

As you explore the wild islands and search for resources, you will come across various interesting objects - landmarks. They will gradually tell you the story of WorldShards. Due to their number and variety, even the most active players will always find something new during their explorations!

✨The City

After the cataclysm, the world split into shards and no city survived. Humans decided to build a new one, which became the main city in Murrlandia. There you will be able to visit shops, start new quests, use the auction house, join a clan and make new friends!

And that’s not all, as the Bulletin Board will be waiting for you. Do you need wood? Process a rare stone on a high-level crafting station. If you cannot fulfil the quest's requirements, do not worry! Other players can help you with the quest and get rewarded accordingly.

✨Living world - Wish system and relationships

Murrlandia is a dynamic world with a life of its own. All its inhabitants have interests that you will be able to influence with your actions.

Not all creatures encountered in wild locations are hostile to you. Many can be neutral or even friendly. When you meet an intelligent creature, do not rush to draw your sword: you may have something in your inventory to help you establish contact.

The attitude of different groups and various monster tribes can vary depending on your actions - both locally and globally. Being good to everyone won’t work either! For example, do you remember that small tribe that you helped? That action may have provoked the other clan and made them your enemies. Also, how will some Meowkles feel when they know you have been helping the Wargs?

✨Auction House

An auction is an important part of the game economy and the primary source of in-game currency. You will earn currency when selling resources and items to other players. Any item you can find, craft, or otherwise obtain in the game can be sold or bought at the Auction House.

✨Social Life

Once in the capital shard, you will be able to see other players that are spending time there too! You will be able to communicate with other players, find a team for adventures, make new friends, and much more. That is not all; you will also be able to create a clan, recruit mighty adventurers, invite friends and set up a clan island to access new co-op mechanics.

Alliances will be part of human life in Murrlandia as well. If you’re an achievement hunter — completing social goals will unlock new achievements!

✨Equipment

Although Meowkles are peaceful creatures, since the appearance of humans and monsters in Murrlandia, they have become well-versed in weapons. Smiths can share blueprints for various unusual weapons or equipment - for a fee. You will be able to use every type of weapon available in the game and build up different strategies for fighting the monsters. Using a smart combination of equipment items will grant you great bonuses that will make you stronger!

✨Crafting Stations

You can build crafting stations and buildings on your home island using construction mode. The quality of the buildings can affect the crafting stations’ efficiency and grant buffs!

There are two types of Crafting stations:

• Refining Stations - used for refining basic materials.

• Crafting Stations - use your recipes to craft different items. From potions, consumables and gadgets to weapons and equipment. There are a lot of recipes to discover!

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