Template:Lore
Ashes of Creation is a direct reference to the storyline. Without giving too much away, the phoenix is going to be a persistent symbol throughout the first phase of the storyline, and the world that the players will be inhabiting is a long-lost world that has suffered devastating calamity.[2] – Jeffrey Bard
The Phoenix is the celestial avatar of the Goddess of creation. Her sacrifice protected the people of Verra during the apocalypse.[3] – Steven Sharif
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There are different parts to the Lore in Ashes of Creation.[4]
- It is about mythology and discovering what truths mythologies are talking about and finding out what really happened on this world so long ago; and that's part of that discovery process; and we want people to feel that throughout the game, not just in terms of lore but in terms of the world itself.[5] – Jeffrey Bard
Story arcs drive one or more storyline quests within the game.[6][7][8][9][4] Story arcs branch into different stories with multiple possible endings depending on the quest objectives that players complete during each chapter.[6][7][9]
- It is possible for some storylines to relate to a darker/evil path, if a character should choose.[10]
- We're keeping lore very close to the chest and the reason for that is because it is very rich. It is diverse. It will have applications outside of just the MMORPG. We intend to take it much further, but I want it to be something that the players get to reveal themselves, that's not just handed to them and then the experience is lost. They should feel when they're experiencing this that it relates to them on a personal level.[11] – Steven Sharif
