4TheWords World

The fictional world in which the game takes place is comprised of floating islands. Dust Warriors first became aware of the existence of other islands during the Airship Expedition, in which they traveled to two small islands, and had a first glimpse of other parts of the world outside of the Valley through a telescope.

## Our Valley

Our Valley, previously known as Oge-Mai Valley, is where the game begins. It is divided into 5 regions - Forest, Desert, Water, Dust, and Light - each including 2-3 main and some expedition areas (the Light Region doesn't currently have any expeditions).

Below is a list of all areas in the Valley, including when and how they are unlocked. You can visit the individual pages to learn more about them.

* **Luciola Forest** (Main Area)
* **Mama Tree** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Spider Nest
	+ **Elder Library** (Expedition Area, Hunt for the Ancients HQ) - Unlocked by Winding Path to Elder Library
	+ **Mama Tree Station** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Exit: Station Raising!
	+ **Base Camp** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by New Adventurous Horizons
		- **Forward Base** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Hard Day's Walk
			* **Stone City** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Stone's Throw East
			* **Tall Trees** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Javelin Toss West
			* **Guardian's Lair** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by North: Homeward Bound
* **Three Points Crossing** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Aid to an Elder
	+ **Dragon Lair** (Expedition Area, formerly Dig Site) - Unlocked by Next Stop: Dragon Lair!
		- **Ruins** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Question to Axe
			* **Shrine of Ages** (Expedition Area, Past events) - Unlocked by Tunnel Locked On
	+ **Impact Crater** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by A Way North: Up the Mountain
		- **Mining Site** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Technology & Dinti
			* **Spaceship** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Learning to Breathe
			* **Research Lab** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Orders to Repair
* **Gansu Watering Hole** (Main Area) - Unlocked by A Way South
* **Riza Rivertown** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Dust to Dust
	+ **River Diner** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Chef at River Diner
	+ **Raina Surface Camp** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Raina Surface Camp (Quest)
		- **Swamplands** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Energy Now, Tired Later
			* **Raina Sacred Site** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Twisted Treacherous Trails (2/2)
				+ **Rebel Raina Hideout** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by A Worthy Offering
* **Floating City of Balance** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Journey Upriver
	+ **Underwater Foundations** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Deep Dark Dives
	+ **Clouds Area** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Cloud Climbing
	+ **Dawn Area** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Dawn Drifting
	+ **Tempest Area** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Tempest Trailblazing
* **Dark Forest Outpost** (Main Area) - Unlocked by The Water Calls
	+ **Caretaker's Garden** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Dark Forest Path (or Stone Cavern Path in Cave)
* **Purple Gate** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Well of Lost Souls
* **Cave** (Main Area) - Unlocked by A Familiar Fight
* **City of Light** (Main Area) - Unlocked by The Final Fight
* **Dusted Castle** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Prepare to Attack

## Winter's Island

Winter's Island is the second major island in the game, availablae after completing the main story line in Our Valley. It opened on August 29th, 2023.

Below is a list of all areas available on this island, including when and how they are unlocked. You can visit the individual pages to learn more about them.

* **Nivali Camp** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Ship Building Extreme

## Event Specific Islands

Some islands have only been visited during events so far. Click the link above to learn more about them.

## Additional Lore

### A word from Nabia - July 20th, 2022

*Beings of Oge-Mai Valley,*
*The world as we know it, as written about in our history books, has changed.*
*The Dust has done more damage than we thought possible. Our home, which was once a Valley connected to the rest of the world, seems to have broken off into a floating Island.*
*The world is falling apart, but we are not alone. More islands have been spotted floating in the distance. We have been able to see 3 larger floating Islands surrounded by groups of smaller Isles. Beyond that a heavy haze blocks our view.*
*We are not sure what of the old world remains on the islands. We’re not sure if there is anything out there that has not been corrupted by Dust.*
*What we do know is that in a month's time we will be attacking the Castle upon Dust Mountain.*
*We will reclaim our Island Valley and in doing so, we will be ready to take our battle back out in the greater world!*
*The world will never be the same, but if we have something to do with it, the world will not be lost to the Dust.*
*For the Valley, for the World!*
*Nabia*