(Tutorial) Windswept Plains

Welcome to the Tutorial! This is the description text of the location you're in. This can contain nothing, lore, information about the game and sometimes even special links.Right below this text should be the monster activity.

### Monsters in this location:

Pointy Troll, Harmless Troll, Spiky Troll

### (Tutorial) Windswept Plains is connected to:

(Tutorial) Safe Refuge, (Tutorial) Steep Cliff

## Tutorial

Clicking on the Grizzled Veteran NPC here prompts new text:

*"Welcome to Initium, adventurer! I have been here since the world's conception and have seen the rise and fall of nations and tyrants alike. Of late, there have been adventurers from far and wide in our humble area, all seeking to find honor and glory - or die trying. And I shall help you for the start of your journey!*

*Click here to run the UI tutorial, if you're unfamiliar with the game.*

*A tyrant can be found in the area right next to here, and to kill him you need a better weapon. Try and find all 3 hints dropped by the Harmless Mobs roaming this area, and in return I shall reward you with the best weapon I could procure on such short notice.*

*Trade in your notes"*

To get this reward you'll need to explore and fight all 3 Troll variants to pick up 3 Helpful Notes that explain some of the game's mechanics. Once you collect them all, trade them with the NPC and you'll receive a Greatclub, Hero's Welcome, which stays in your inventory or equipped after leaving the tutorial. The Steep Cliff can only be accessed while Hero's Welcome is in your inventory.

## Notes

You can't level up in the tutorial areas. Stats don't change so don't bother.

The auto-generated equipment you get can be really shit with the Dexterity penalty and make you miss often. Just leave the tutorial and re-enter for a better set. They can range from grey to bronze rarity. ￼

Attempting to leave the tutorial with the tutorial gear, even the weapons and notes you obtain in battle, will automatically disappear from your inventory. So, if you want to keep notes to farm Hero's Welcome, then leave the notes on the ground.

The 3 notes are as follows:

Helpful Note #1 - *"Premium Membership. Initium is not a pay-to-win game. However, there is an option to buy a premium membership. There are a variety of benefits, notably the ability to have others revive your character from Unconsciousness, and the ability to have multiple characters on one account. A time-tested strategy is the concept known as "Runners". You party two of your characters together; the leader encounters monsters, then the other one fights. When the fighter gets to low HP, instead of risking the run, you can run with the leader(your runner). You can scale this up to have 1 runner and 3 hitters in a single party! If you don't have the option of becoming a premium member, when you ultimately progress enough to need a runner, you can simply make another account and party with that character. Click here to view your account information. You can also open it with the "P" hotkey."*

Helpful Note #2 - *"Item Rarity. All items in Initium have a rarity, which indicates the general strength and attributes of the item.*

* *Grey - these items suck, but as a noob you gotta do what you gotta do.*
* *White - this is the most common type of item; generally, these are not very powerful.*
* *Bronze - the second tier of items, these can be very powerful, but generally are mediocre.*
* *Gold - the third and final tier of standard item rarity, these items are generally quite powerful.*
* *Epic - this indicates that an item is an epic; a very rare drop. Certain mobs can drop epics, consult the wiki or global for more information.*
* *Magic - some items are imbued with magical properties, and they are generally indicated by this color.*
* *Custom - this indicates that the item has been customized by a player. View the this page for more information on custom items.*
* *Bold - this indicates that an item/player is in "Hardcore Mode". Hardcore characters can only use hardcore items, and will die instantly instead of going unconscious. However, normal characters can use either normal items or hardcore items."*

Helpful Note #3 - *"Invention. Initium has a semi-realistic Invention system. You can "experiment" at any time, and based on the items in your inventory and on the ground, you will come up with different crafting ideas. These can be very simple, such as lighting a fire or chopping down a tree, and as complex as crafting a ladder. There isn't a lot to the system at the moment, but that will expanded soon! Click here to open the Invention window. You can also open it with the "X" hotkey."*