SacriFire - Devlog #1 - "Subterranean City"
[h4]Hello, SacriFire community![/h4]
As promised in our first post, we’re back with some brand-new info about the game.
You might already know that SacriFire will let you visit multiple worlds. First and foremost amongst these is Antioch, the game’s primary location and main city, and that’s where we’d like to take you in today’s devlog. We’ll be revealing a bit of the area’s historical background, and there’ll even be a couple of teases regarding what you can expect there while playing SacriFire.
Let’s take a look, then, at the wonders that lie beneath the surface…
[h3]💎 ANTIOCH[/h3]
To discover Antioch, we need to go underground. The entire city is built upon the peaks of enormous stalagmites in a gigantic subterranean cave. As you might expect, the location has a drastic impact on the appearance of life in the city - flora is such as one would expect to grow in caves, and animal life (creatures known as “Sorrow-beasts") is mostly reptilian.
You may wonder how the question of light is handled in an underground city. Antioch’s answer is the Hellgate - an enormous portal that allows light to shine upon the city from the hell above.
[h3]💎 DISTRICTS[/h3]
You’ll be able to visit four of Antioch’s nineteen districts during the story presented in SacriFire - Ivanstone, Spire, Tundale, and Opus Peaks.
Each district of Antioch is unique, distinguished by its own laws, social structure, and customs. In terms of visual style, you will find a mix of fantasy and science-fiction elements visible in technology, architecture, and decorations of each part of the city. The cherry on the top is that these elements directly correspond to the city’s history and lore.
[h3]💎 LIFE IN THE CITY[/h3]
Most people living in Antioch are content - poverty and crime in the city are low. People work, and spend their free time in the crowded marketplace (trading with “lux”, the currency of Antioch), going fishing in nearby rivers, taking care of their chores, praying at nearby chapels and visiting the spirit world of Erebus.
While wandering through the city streets you can hear the citizens chattering about everyday matters, revealing snippits of interesting facts about politics, history, and everyday life in Antioch. As the story of SacriFire progresses, NPCs will also refer to the important events, so you will be able to get a new perspective on the adventures that you are participating in.
The streets of Antioch are also a place where you can get a glimpse of the sci-fi side of SacriFire and observe some mysterious creatures known as servers.
Let’s not forget about the rich variety of fantastic creatures living in Antioch, such as furry “feglings” (lizardcats), pterodactyl-like “flugels”, “moligs” (which look like a mix of a dog and a frog), and more!
[h3]💎 LAW AND ORDER[/h3]
It’s impossible to talk about Antioch without talking about the Church of Sheol, the centre of law and order in the city. While everyday criminal matters such as theft and smuggling are dealt with by city guards, the Church upholds the three divine laws: Doubt Not Thy God, Harm Not Thy Servant, Kill Not Thy Fellow Man.
The Church is helped in this task by advanced technology, such as the DIVOS (weapon-shifting technology) that you will be able to use in the game and prayer wheels (which let citizens travel to spirit worlds such as Erebus).
One of the biggest conflicts that the Church is involved in is related to heretics - mysterious rebels who are sworn to destroy the god Sheol. While heretics are considered to be a myth by many citizens, the fact is that Antioch is caught up in a centuries-long war between them and the Church.
To protect the city from heretics (as well as the sorrow-beasts), the Church of Sheol developed an elite unit of soldiers called bishops. The bishops’ home is Sanctuary (they alone are permitted to enter), where they study and receive training in the use of DIVOS weapons. And, of course, where they occasionally relax.
One such bishop is Ezekiel Ridan, protagonist of SacriFire.
[h3]💎 ACTIVITIES[/h3]
As in any good RPG, we want you to enjoy your time in Antioch, so there’ll be plenty of fun activities to take part in beyond the main story missions and side quests.
You’ll be able to talk to the citizens you meet on the streets of various districts and learn some interesting bits of info about the world. Many of them will be happy to play Molig Mania, our main mini-game. You can collect “molig cards”, each representing various types of creatures with different stats, which will clash on a round board during your duels.
Merchants and shops are also available for you to visit and restock your items for use in combat or crafting. For lovers of cuddly creatures, we also have an opportunity to collect special animals which will let you unlock some cool stuff.
[h3]💎 SEE YOU INSIDE EREBUS![/h3]
We do hope that you enjoyed this introduction to the lore of Antioch. Of course, we have plenty more to cover, and the city we described today is one of many locations that you will visit in SacriFire. There’s a lot more to come, but we don’t want to spoil the surprise too much!
In our next dev log we’ll jump into the prayer wheels and travel to the idyllic world of Erebus.
Till next time!
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