The launch of Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Phase Three will include a handful of game-changing features, but one of the most notable ones on the list is the introduction to an all-new starting area to start your adventure: The Anvils.
Similar to the Riverlands, the Anvils will be a region that newly created characters can start their adventure in Verra. Although both regions will provide level-appropriate mobs as you begin your adventure, the mobs themselves will be unique to each area, as well as the environment around you and the many side quests available for you to explore.
What Do the Anvils Look Like?
Although we can’t visually show in-game screenshots of what the Anvils looks like (due to the NDA associated with the PTR), we can still share some visuals that Intrepid Studios have posted thus far, as well as a detailed description of what you can expect.
Mountain. Lots and lots of them. This zone will look unlike any others through Verra simply due to the large mountain ranges you’ll encounter. And be careful, as fall damage is something you’ll need to take a second glance at before exploring this area due to the many steep drops and high climbs you’ll experience in the Anvils!
The Lore of The Anvils
Once the proud homeland of dwarven craft and commerce, the Anvils rang with the rhythm of hammers and the low chant of bargains struck. Vascular halls carved down from mountaintop mesas bore witness to pacts made and broken, fortunes gained and lost. The apocalypse shattered the realm and its people alike. All that remains are soulless automata of stone and steel fulfilling mysterious machinations, and something deeper still, scheming with purposes unknown.
Now, the sunken forges and misty plateaus call once again to the Dünir, who walk the halls their ancestors carved and reignite traditions left to smolder. For the Niküa, whose descendants once called these shores home, the Anvils have become a new frontier where rising camps and coastal harbors emerge among old trade routes and echoing traditions. For all who tread here, these steppes promise danger, discovery, and the chance to chisel new stories into ancient stone.
To learn more about the Dünir and Niküa race, check out our Ashes of Creation Race Overview.
Unique Pocket Dungeons
One of the other benefits of exploring the Anvils territory is that there will be a handful of notable pocket dungeons within the area, each having unique mobs and loot waiting for you!
Some of these pocket dungeons within this region include:
- Nexus Regulator – Forgotten intake tunnels hum with old machinery and faint signs of life. Bronze halls and intricate levers remain eerily intact, even as nature claws its way in.
- Surge Conduit – Crumbling aqueducts pulse with dark runoff, moss-slick and choked with old bones. Slime and oozes thrive where clean water once flowed.
- Veinbreaker Mines – Endless tracks and tangled tunnels echo with the memories of tireless work. Muddy pools and aged mechanisms remain ready to serve purposes best left buried.
- Legacy Vaults – Massive sealed doors guard ancestral opulence and lingering curses. Even in ruin, these halls keep watch over what was once treasured.
- Hollowhearth – Smoke-stained tunnels and blackened chambers still hold the promise of fuel and fire. Ash drifts gather in corners where even light dares not linger.
- Varnok’s Forge – A secluded workshop frozen mid-creation. Tools and enchantments sit untouched, waiting for a master’s hand. Dust and silence reign where craft once thrived.
- Gallowsgate Exchange – Collapsed markets and crooked stalls serve as relics of broken bargains, where murmurs offered trade, but not always at a fair price.
How to Start Playing Ashes of Creation
If you’re interested in playing Ashes of Creation, then create an account here and visit the “shop” section of the Ashes of Creation website to purchase your key. Upon purchase, you will receive access to play the rest of Alpha Two, along with a key for Beta One and Beta Two. Additionally, you’ll have access to start playing on the PTR for additional testing.
Additionally, you will receive one month of gameplay for Ashes of Creation upon launch, and $15 worth of embers (in-game marketplace credits). We hope to see you soon in Verra!
