¶ The Jade Road
An old road. Three failing wards. One kingdom keeping them lit together.
The Jade Road is a free, permanent story with a new Road Sanctuary encounter and a shared weekly front. Start after choosing a vocation, or return to it whenever you are ready. New arrivals and veteran players help light the same wards.
¶ Begin near Palm Haven
At level 8+, speak to the Waykeeper near Palm Haven's white road. Follow the current step in your Quest Log:
- Scout the ward by the Road Sanctuary entrance.
- Finish a Warden's Contract suited to your level.
- Enter the Road Sanctuary, work the ward stones, and defeat the Waybreaker.
The story stays open to late arrivals. Completing it unlocks a jade outfit trim and the Roadkeeper title. The Events card shows the weekly front, shared ward progress, your account's objectives, and any rewards ready to claim.
¶ A front that changes every Monday
Root → Flood → Eclipse — then the cycle repeats. The front changes at Monday 00:00 UTC. Root, Flood, and Eclipse change the sanctuary's threat, while every level band contributes to the same community goal.
| Sanctuary band | Character level |
|---|---|
| Pathfinder | 8–49 |
| Guardian | 50–149 |
| Warden | 150–249 |
| Legend | 250+ |
You can enter solo or with a party whose members are all in the same level band. Activate the ward stones and watch where the Waybreaker marks its attack. Higher bands add encounter mechanics. No paid access is required.
¶ Light the road together
| Weekly account objective | Community points |
|---|---|
| Scout a ward | 5 |
| Claim a Warden's Contract | 10 |
| Clear and claim the sanctuary | 15 |
Each objective counts once per account per UTC week, for at most 30 points from one account. The sanctuary clear, including its personal clear count and supply cache, also counts once per account each week.
Every Monday, the shared target is set to the greater of 150 points or five points for each account that played an eligible character in the previous week. The wards light at one-third, two-thirds, and full progress. Your Events card shows the live total.
When the target is reached, anyone who contributed to that front can claim its matching Root Ward Stela, Flood Ward Stela, or Eclipse Ward Stela for a house, once per account for each front. Missing the target does not close the story or sanctuary, and it does not take away personal rewards.
¶ Rewards that last
| Milestone | Reward |
|---|---|
| Finish the permanent story | Jade outfit trim and Roadkeeper title |
| First claimed sanctuary clear each week | Three level-appropriate health potions |
| 3 weekly clears | First extra cosmetic look |
| 9 weekly clears | Second extra cosmetic look |
| 18 weekly clears | Roadkeeper Lantern house decoration |
| Reach the shared target and contribute | That front's house stela |
Weekly clears do not need to form a streak. The looks and lantern remain unlocked as you build your clear count over time. The sanctuary and story offer no exclusive combat gear or XP boost; purchases and gold donations cannot advance the front.
After defeating the Waybreaker, claim your sanctuary clear in Events to receive the weekly credit and cache. Claim a house stela there after the shared target is met, or the Roadkeeper Lantern when it unlocks.