Beginner Guide Revision: August 10, 2026
New to Chronicles of Arcadia? This guide will help you start your adventure, from creating your character to exploring systems that make you stronger, faster and wealthier.
🧙♂️ Create a Character
When logging in for the first time, you'll be guided through character creation.
Name: This is your unique player identity. You can change it later by paying money.
🧬 Race & Class Selection
You’ll choose one of three races, each with its own starting zone:
- Elves
- Humans
- Dwarves
Each race offers a variety of classes (6 per race). These define your combat role:
- Tank: Absorbs damage, protects allies
- Healer: Restores health and removes debuffs
- Melee DPS: Close-range burst or sustained damage
- Ranged Physical DPS: Uses bows/guns from a distance
- Ranged Magical DPS: Uses elemental spells and AoE attacks
For detailed class descriptions, check out the Class Guide.
🧑🎨 Gender & Appearance
- Purely cosmetic.
- Can be changed later using Diamonds.
- Character customization is available during creation and modifiable later.
🌍 Entering the World
Each race starts in a unique starting zone:
- Elves – Start on Elven Island
- Humans – Begin in the Howling Mountains, which connects to the rest of the world
- Dwarves – Start in Yrvandis Hollows
Upon entering the game, you’ll meet an NPC based on your race who will guide you through introductory quests to help you understand the game’s mechanics.
🧠 Note: Only Dwarves can complete all Yrvandis Hollow quests.
🧪 Secondary Class System
At Level 20, unlock a Secondary Class, allowing for flexible class combinations.
- Dual-class gameplay lets you pair two different classes.
- Learn more in the Dual Class Guide.
🧱 Max Level & Progression
- Level Cap: 106
- At Level 91+, you’ll unlock access to advanced zones like Lost Island of Atlantis and high-end gear systems.
- Talk to local NPCs in Atlas for class boosts and guides.
🎮 Movement & Controls
You can move your character using:
- WASD keys or both mouse buttons simultaneously.
- Auto-follow another player/NPC: Press the “” key (default).
- Autorun: Press INSERT (default).
- Sit/Stand: Press X (default).
🔧 Customize your keys via:
Menu → Hotkeys → Click an action → Press new key → Confirm
🧾 UI Overview
The interface is clean, customizable and supports addons.
- Chat: Includes World, Party, Guild, Whisper, and Combat logs. You can rearrange or mute tabs.
- Channel Display: Shows your active server channel (click to change).
- Minimap: With Item Shop access and quest tracking.
- XP Bar: Progress to next level.
- Skill Bars: Place your skills, items, or macros.
- Menu Shortcuts: Inventory, System, Teleport, Rental, and more.
🗡️ Where to Get Beginner Weapons
| Method | Location | NPC | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner Package | Varanas, Eye of Wisdom | [Johnny Dalker] | Free Lv. 92 Gear & T13 Weapon (via class boost) |
| Andor Training Range | Lost Island of Atlantis, Atlas | [Kate Wesker] | Certificates (Gorge of the Ice Giants T14 weapons, 3-day) |
| Weapon Rental | Lost Island of Atlantis, Atlas City | [Royal Knight Jovena] | T14 ROTFL Weapons (7-day) – 500 Diamonds |
📅 Daily Activities & Endgame Systems
Once you’ve hit higher levels or need a break from questing:
🔄 Daily Quests
- Earn Talent Points (TP), Phirius Tokens and Gold.
🎮 Minigames
- Rewards Item Shop items and Phirius Shells.
🎉 Festival Quests
🔨 Crafting
- Level up your crafting skills to create gear and potions.
⚔️ Siege Wars
- Participate in PvP battles to earn Siege War titles and rewards.
🏰 Instances
- Join a Guild or Party to run PvE instances.
🪞 Mirrorworld (Level 90+)
- Farm hearts and Cenedril items.
🌀 Custom Instance Pre-Quests (Level 102+)
- Unlock access to high-level content.
🧤 Traveling Merchant
- Spawns every 2 hours, selling Item Shop items for in-game currency.
🎡 Wheel of Fortune
- Spin daily for free Item Shop rewards.