Fragment's Moonrise · published · build 18004973
From the sky rains Mysticism, so pure it takes on a physical form, and in such concentration it is as abundant as the air around. At the heart of the Rainforest, Illume the Lesser Dragon of Mysticism hides in wait, surrounded by a thick fog of Mystical energy. Welcome to the next major addition to Fragment’s Moonrise, the wondrous land known as the Rainforest of Mysticism. Its been quite a long time since the previous update, but a significant amount of new content has been added as a result. From Okeiri’s World Tree Map, head northwest to gain access to this new area. After a short journey, you’ll arrive at the entrance. Bridging between the Path of Ice and the Rainforest is a small hidden pathway that can be used to quickly navigate to this new area as well. Upon entering this environment, your warriors will immediately become invigorated by the energy all around. This boosts all of your Unit’s mana regeneration, attack speed, and movement speed, and this increases up to an additional +50% if you can survive long enough without taking damage. The Rainforest of Mysticism is the largest environment of the Grove yet, featuring 4 new maps, and a few extras. The Rainforest is primarily split between West and East, and knowledge of Mysticism is necessary in order to progress. Hidden across the Western and Eastern Rainforests are Mystical beings known as Celestial Dragons. These dragons are very powerful minibosses, with each representing a core Mystical Element. As such, they can only be harmed by their respective element, meaning you’ll need to utilize all the various spells at your disposal in order to defeat all of them. Upon defeating a Celestial Dragon, you’ll unlock its Teleporter. They are used to advance deeper into the forest.
Many new hostile creatures await in the Rainforest.
Teleports near your Units and begins casting homing spells that deal devastating damage.
Fires an incredibly powerful orb of Mysticism.
A very sturdy dragon, who conjures deadly tornados and releases them at your warriors.
An invisible Arkoyle, whom waits in ambush for the player to draw near, then begins striking them with spells that rapidly drain mana.
A unique Matosta that can destroy any incoming spell as well as reflect spells that hit it. As it becomes hurt, it quickly escapes only to return later.
Powerful dragons of their respective Mystical element, capable of conjuring a deadly homing orb of Mysticism that is very difficult to dodge without being attuned to the environment.
The boss of the Rainforest of Mysticism and keeper of the Tome of Mysticism, Illume suffers from a split-personality that has festered further as a result of exposure to the Fragment. Illume lurks in the fog, ready to strike at any moment. He utilizes a powerful homing spell and can even destroy other spells. Throughout the duration of the fight, Illume will escape to safety only to ambush again without warning. As the fight nears its end, he conjures an unrelenting Mystic Star to destroy the player. This spell chases endlessly, so you’d better finish the fight fast.
Lurking within the Rainforest is a nomadic hunter of dragons, a being known only by its race: Naryik. The Naryik are a mysterious and evil derivative of the Mystic race, incredibly powerful and completely hostile to the Mystics as a whole. Defeating this Naryik, however, will grant the player access to a new series of incredibly powerful spells known as Elite Spells. While none have yet to be implemented, they are under planning and design, so expect to see them once all of the Elemental Apprentice classes have been added. Elite Spells will cost 1 Scripture each in order to unlock, and are as powerful as Multi-Cast spells while still being single-cast.
As a reward from Illume, you will receive the Tome of Mysticism. This unlocks the next elemental class, the Apprentice of Mysticism. This new Apprentice is primarily skilled in dealing powerful single-target damage from a variety of distances, can decimate an enemy’s mana supply, can teleport, and can weave a cloak of invisibility. Finally, its ability to rapidly exchange health for mana can make it always ready to strike.
Requiring an Apprentice of Flame and an Apprentice of Mysticism, Great Mystic Energy is a powerful dual-cast spell more devastating than Frostfire while inflicting both a mana draining effect alongside burning. With all that being said, I hope you look forward to the next major update to the game: the Graveyard. My current goal is to release a new major environment update every ~2 months.