Explore the wonders of Chryseum Canyon!

 Chryseum Canyon, one of the many attractions Arcanius and the whole of Ayrith has to offer. A famous landmark that serves as the main trade route for farmers and locals between Fairbale and Astraciel, it is a place that contains a lot of history and mysteries…

Hey everyone! Postyman Pat here, once again to deliver the latest development news from the team here at Desolation Corp™. This one has been a long time coming, and we are excited to finally share one of the main areas you will be venturing through in Episode 7; Chryseum Canyon!

As one of the areas we have been the most excited about working on since coming back to active development with Episode 5, a lot of time went into concepts and coming to a finalised design. From the layout to the choice of colours, the Canyon presents a sense of tranquillity. Once a river flowing all the way through that eroded the cliffs, now a bright and colourful forest path has grown in its place, with the remnants of the river still present in a stream that passes through the cliff sides instead.

Those who look to export goods between the two towns make their way through a path littered with cherry blossoms, taking in the landscape surrounding them. With the locals from both Fairbale and Astraciel working together to maintain the trade route to ensure there is always a safe path to travel along, numerous repairs have been made to the main bridge over the years.

On a long, tiring journey, it’s good to take a step back and take in the scenery you find yourself in.

When the forest path is undergoing repairs, travellers will have to venture through one of the two mountain paths if they wish to make their way to Astraciel. With one path a little more dangerous and longer than the other, it’s important to take extra caution when proceeding through the mountain caves.

The water currents from the stream are especially dangerous.

Despite the dangers that may lurk taking one of these paths, the caves within the canyons are spectacles to behold! Filled to the brim with crystals and unique rocks, anyone looking for a hike will not be disappointed venturing through the cliff sides.

As you progress through these mountain paths, you’ll notice a change in the landscape, the colours of the caves will reflect how far you have travelled, helping to be a clear indicator for those who begin to find themselves lost. One of these paths connects directly to Kanzen Cliffs, an area in which you will look to explore if you want to find and check out the famous Kanzen Temple! A well-known place of worship amongst the locals who make the trek to go and pay their respects. This is something we revealed in a previous development blog, if you haven’t checked it out yet then you can find out more here!

Make sure to watch your step!

Chryseum Canyon is a place of a lot of wonders and also hidden secrets, maybe there is more than meets the eye? You’ll have to explore and find out in Episode 7!

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 Well, how does it look? We’re incredibly happy to finally be able to showcase this to you all and we look forward to seeing you all eventually explore the vast terrain that Chryseum Canyon has to offer!

Before I close out this blog, I just wanted to be transparent regarding development as a whole. We know that this development cycle as a whole has been… a lot slower than we would have ever imagined and hoped, a good amount of mapping has now been completed for Episode 7 but we are still a long way from being even remotely done. Which is why there hasn’t been any form of those “Percentage of Completion” updates from us this cycle thus far, because we do not want to get hopes up with the current state of things. But just know that we are still chugging along and have been making adjustments that have helped improve development for Desolation as a whole. We have a lot of exciting things in the works right now, and we can’t wait to slowly showcase that to you all.

Until next time folks!

Posty