//// LORE ////
When the gods created Eccaira they created an artifact, called the "Stone of the Beginning" or "Elemental Orb" which embodies the balance of all 5 elements.
Aeons ago demonic hordes from the infernal plane began to try to enter Eccaira to bring chaos and detruction and seize the power of the Stone which was part of the creation and also allows the detruction of this world. At that time Kyralyos, the mighty dragonfather who was entrusted with safeguarding the stone decided that he would not be able to guard it for all eternity while dwelling in this plane. So he broke the stone into 6 pieces. 5 of them he formed into mighty weapons which he entrusted to the 5 most powerful warriors of that time to enable them to defeat the chaotic hordes. The final piece he kept for himself and vanished into another plane so it would be out of reach for all eternity.
One by one of the mortal defenders fell to the influence of the demons and began to terrorize the world seeking for power and one by one was defeated by mighty heroes helped by the 5 children of Kyralyos. Those 5 dragons, each embodying one elemental aspect: fire, water, earth, air and ice recovered the weapons which, now that their wielders were slain hat gained evil un-life and sealed them away each for itself.
Centuries past and the influence of the demons grew but there was still hope for a prophecy of old spoke of a group of heroes would arrive when the battle seemed lost, to gather the shattered pieces of the stone and reinstate it's power to return Kyralyos from his exile and drive away the evil once and for all.
The 'heroes' of this world are young, unexperienced adventurers who seek fame and fortune and thus booked a passage to an archipelago far away from their homes. They arrive at the port of 'Eressea Island', where they make their first step towards heroism. Here they also meet the first representants of the 'Brotherhood of the Serpent', an ancient order which is cooperating with the 5 guardian dragons to keep up the balance in the world and now as peace is at stake - seek for the foretold heroes to free the world from evil.
The brotherhood will watch the young adventurers become more and more experienced and at a certain point invite them to come to the 'Heroes Academy', a facility where they can outfit themselves and are given quests after quests until they are ready to face the evil intruders, gather the 5 pieces and return Kyralyos.
//// WORLD DETAILS ////
- Dedicated server at 68.146.103.39 (GameSpy>Action - Islands of Eccaira)
- 350+ areas currently and growing
- CEP 1.53 and nwn expansions required
- There is a rest system in place (8 game hours between, careful how you unload your spells!)
- Previously food was required for rest to occur, this has been removed
- Magic items are common in this world, immunities are not
- Item craft system in place so players also have the option to forge their own items with properties they choose
- Hack and Slash is fairly high, though this is not a rapid XP/levelling server
- Encounters scale based on party size and level
- Many scripted quests throughout the mod, more are being added regularly
- PVP is frowned upon except in the arena
- Persistant Bank system (store loot and items)
- Fishing system in place, buy a pole/bait and certains areas can be fished, various items lay below the waters
- Subraces available
- Online Forums at: http://p2.forumforfree.com/clantzi.html
All of these subraces alter the stats of your character, some are stronger, others have more dexterity and so on, of course sometimes stats are decreased as well. Fey, Goblin and Kobold, Minotaur and Ogre even give you the look of the given creature.
In addition to that there was a language system which allows you to speak different languages based on race and class. You have to put a "/dm" followed by a variable (for example "-el" for elven) in front of the sentence you type and your character will speak a cryptic line no one will understand who does not speak that language. All others will receive an instant translation.
Please see message board for more details on subraces and subrace criteria: http://p2.forumforfree.com/clantzi.html
Hi, i am one of the lucky people who played a little on this word. Eccaira and Eccaira Forum are no longer online, is there a possibility to get the module/word? I liked it a lot. I would like to play it again.
Hooray, thataway, sorry , not much time for comments - gone fishing ,ahem, adventuring.
This place deserves further investigation.
The game is afoot, dear Watson - we need to hunt orks, duel with pirate captains, paint the town red and drink rainbow drinks!
I'm diving into the foliage and under the rafters, up, up and away... !
Posted by akrajnalic at 2006-12-14 01:16:24 Voted 8.00 on 12/14/06
This is nicely balanced action/story world. I was happy to confirm that the statements from the module description are true. So, as it says - there is a lot of action, but not too fast leveling so you'll never be bored. You don't have to repeat the same area for hundreds of times to level up because there is a plenty of opportunities. You should take at least one other player with you, but it's not impossible to go alone as well. And if you want to play with others, there is always someone, and the players are nice. It seems that you can be successful with any class around here. Especially, there are many animals to make you company in fights, so the druids and rangers should be very happy here. Fighters, rogues, bards, wizards and others - everyone has a way to go here. Besides, there is a nice background story with the carefully written dialogs, and that was important to me. DM is also very nice and is actually providing you with the ways to keep the fun going on - such as the true ressurection, teleportation back into action etc. You will still worry about staying alive but will not become frustrated, because you will not have to repeat the things a million times and get bored. And when you finish one quest, there are still new ones waiting around the corner. There are nice features such as banking, fishing, subraces if you like, forge, and there is room for more that will probably come. I am giving this world a very good 8.
Posted by ummon at 2006-09-09 13:35:03 Voted 10.00 on 09/09/06
Excellent mod with many nice players. A huge amount of areas and interesting quests gives you much opportunities for exploring and all the other facets of roleplaying.
Always fun to play.
Posted by funfair at 2006-08-31 01:42:59 Voted 10.00 on 08/31/06
I love to play on IoE - because of the people there, because of the atmosphere - it's all in there. :) Try it out.
Posted by mittens at 2006-07-21 08:09:08 Voted 10.00 on 07/21/06
While not the modder of this world, I do have a certain bias towards it :) Fantasic scripting and quest system, new content always being added.
Posted by forgotten159 at 2006-07-20 21:52:41 Voted 10.00 on 07/20/06
tons of areas, nice players always willing to help, along with great DMs, its just great to play, try it your self.
Posted by nylcf rxplhzoi ( 200.87.xxx.xxx ) at 2006-07-09 19:11:55
Posted by Mtnsong at 2006-07-07 04:08:49 Voted 10.00 on 07/07/06
This is the most put-together mod I have played in 4 years of NWN'ing. Trip's scripting is some of the best I've seen and his mastery of the journal/quest system is unparalleled in the 100+ worlds I have played.
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