Caldera Town

***"A humble town nestled into a forest"***

## Progression

Caldera Town is the first accessible area in the game, and acts as the Hub for adventurers in Arcane Lineage. This town contains all the essentials to getting started with the game like a weapon shop, Blacksmith, quest board, Doctor and even blackjack. Scattered around the town are several NPCs that help guide the player in the early game, some even handing out quests with worthwhile rewards like the attack Daze. Caldera Town is also home to two of the five base class trainers, the thief and warrior trainers respectively, giving the player a safe way to gain power.

## Notable Areas

### Weapon Shop

The Caldera Weapon Shop is located in the building behind the Guild Quest Board atop a flight of stairs. The Weapon Shop is one of the easiest and earliest ways the player can gain a significant boost in power. Each item in the Weapon Shop costs exactly 50g and is therefore easily affordable for beginners.

Keep in mind that you have to pick your weapon based on what class you have or will choose, as picking a weapon that doesn't match with your class will hinder some of your attacks and weakening you overall.

### Merchants Guild

The Merchants Guild is a small building containing two NPCs, one being the Merchant. The Merchant is the players primary source of earning gold as you can sell various different items to them such as Mob Drops, Scrolls and Blueprints. Gold earned from the Merchant differs in amount based off of Difficulty and Soul Point allocation as they can boost profits.

See Mob Drops, Scrolls and Blueprints respectively for sell prices.

### Blacksmith

The Blacksmith is an open workshop where the player can purchase Blueprints, craft armor, equip armor and transmogrify armor. The first armor the player can acquire can be obtained at level 5.

Crafting armor costs gold, the amount of gold differs based on the armor type, though some armors require more than simply gold. Most of the higher level armors require ore (usually 2 - 3), which must be mined from various locations.

### Tavern

"Who doesn't like to gamble?" The Tavern is home to the Blackjack Dealer which lets you play blackjack against an NPC. Upon interacting with the Dealer you must enter a starting bid. It's gambling if that wasn't clear enough.

The blackjack follows standard rules and uses a deck from Ace - King. Each card is worth their respective value except the Jack, Queen and King which is worth 10. The goal of the game is to have the highest amount of points without going above 21. The Dealer starts by dealing 2 cards to the player and one card to themselves. The player is then given the option to Hit, Double or Stand.

**Hit**: Deals the player and the Dealer another card.

**Double**: Just like Hit but doubles the starting bid.

**Stand**: The player stops drawing cards. The Dealer draws cards for themselves until they have a maximum of 4 cards or until they have more points than the player. If the Dealer goes over 21 points then the player wins.

If the player wins they earn double their starting bid, if the player doubled then they will receive four times the starting bid.

### Potion Shop

The Potion Shop is the players main way of obtaining potions. Several cauldrons are located inside the Potion Shop which lets the player craft unique concoctions which grant powerful boosts and buffs in combat.

There are two NPCs within the Potion Shop, one which gives a quest and the other one selling potion recipe hints. The quest given is an Alignment Quest where the apprentice alchemist asks for a Small Healing Potion.

For information on potion recipes, see Alchemy.

## Trainers

### Warrior (Base Class)

Ysa the Warrior Trainer can be located outside the Caldera Town walls. This trainer can teach the player the ways of the Warrior for some gold. The player needs to be level 5 to acquire any sort of Base Class.

This Base Class has 2 Actives and 2 Passives, each costing 50g per. The Warrior Base Class is focused on Strength, Endurance and Physical attacks.

Warriors primarily use Swords.

### Thief (Base Class)

Boots the Thief Trainer is located in one of the four corners of Caldera Town, hidden behind several buildings. This trainer can teach the player the ways of the Thief for the price of 50g per skill, if the player is at least level 5.

This Base Class has 2 Actives and 2 Passives. The Thief Base Class is focused on Strength, Endurance, Luck and Physical attacks.

Thieves primarily use Daggers and Knives.

## Miscellaneous Obtainables

### Midas Enchantment

The Midas Enchantment is one of the four currently available Enchantments in the game. To obtain the Midas Enchantment the player first needs to defeat Yar'thul in Mount Thul. Afterwards, they will be able to interact with the NPC named Lodyssa. Lodyssa tasks the player with selling 250 items in return for the enchantment.

Midas gives the player increased drop chances, a chance to do extra damage upon hitting an enemy, and extra gold drops from defeated enemies.

### Mysterious Man Items

The Mysterious Man is a travelling merchant which spawns every hour in server age. They depart 10 minutes after initial arrival. There are currently 3 spots where the Mysterious Man can spawn withing Caldera Town.

Several important items are sold by this merchant, most of which can only be obtained through them. Items like the Corealloy Manablade and Jade Prayerstaff are necessities for mid leveled players.

You can also obtain one-time use Artifacts through the Mysterious Man.