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Tiered Exploration Areas
Tiered Exploration Areas
Four Rukaan may enter per submission unless otherwise noted.
Tier One
Tier One
Available for all Rukaan
Plains
Plains
Characterized by flat or hilly grasslands, prairies or savannahs. May have some scattered trees, but no thick forests. May or may not have rivers or bodies of fresh water.
Drops: Shiny Rocks, Wood Chunks, Pretty Flowers, Plant Fibers, Copper Ore, Leaves, Wild Strawberry, Common Adder, Common Lizard
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Merilian City, Barsett
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Taiga
Taiga
Mostly coniferous trees, dense forest, rivers and wetlands. Cold climate but does not have to show ice or snow.
Drops: Zinc Ore, Wood Chunks, Iron Ore, Shale, Birch Bark, Lingonberry, Wild Boar Skull, Skunk, Brown Bear, Squirrel
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Rukaan Ancestral Lands
Dumb and Dumber by ShadowMagpie and Qua-ttro
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Tundra
Tundra
Cold climate, typically frozen. Few large plants. Can have some scattered coniferous trees. Rocks, ice and snow are common.
Drops: Stone, Shale, Gold Nuggets, Iron Ore, Gemstones, Lingonberry, Lynx Skull, Gyrfalcon, Mountain Hare, Arctic Fox
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Rukaan Ancestral Lands
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Tier Two
Tier Two
Unlock Tier Two by exploring in each area in Tier One once (Plains, Tundra and Taiga).
Four Rukaan may enter per submission.
Desert
Desert
Rocks, sand, or dry soils. Sparse vegetation. Sand dunes, hills or flat terrain.
Drops: Plant Fibers, Gold Nuggets, Zinc Ore, Gemstones, Shiny Rocks, Intact Bones, Succulents, Common Adder, Sand Lizard
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Vaeril Desert
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Oasis
Oasis
A freshwater spring ringed with vegetation and otherwise surrounded by dry desert.
Drops: Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Leaves, Birch Bark, Wood Chunks, Gooseberry, Fish Scraps, Fish Bones, Fish Heart, Succulents, Sand Lizard
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Lasthope Oasis
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Barrens
Barrens
Grey or black rocks or sand. No living vegetation. Life killed off by infertile soils, volcanic activity or severe heat or drought.
Drops: Gemstones, Shiny Rocks, Iron Ore, Zinc Ore, Gold Nuggets, Broken Bones, Meat Scraps
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Eldfell and the Black Sand Barrens
Boys by ShadowMagpie
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Tier Three
Tier Three
Unlock Tier Three by exploring in each area in Tier Two twice (Desert, Oasis and Barrens).
Four Rukaan may enter per submission.
Redwood Forest
Redwood Forest
Tall redwood or sequoia trees, dense forest. Thick undergrowth such as ferns or brush, high humidity or mist. May be coastal or have creeks running through.
Drops: Wood Chunks, Leaves, Birch Bark, Zinc Ore, Shale, Cloudberry, Skunk, Squirrel, Pine Marten
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: Twilight Forest Elven Settlement
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Mountain Peaks
Mountain Peaks
High in the mountains. Some hardy alpine trees and vegetation may be present. Should look like mountains and not like forest. Rocks, ice, snow, cliffs and clouds are common at this altitude.
Drops: Iron Ore, Myth Ore, Leaves, Birch Bark, Wood Chunks, Animal Heart, Brown Bear, Pine Marten, Mountain Hare, Arctic Fox
This exploration area can be but does not have to be a lore location.
The following lore locations can be depicted in this exploration area if lore location depiction notes are met: The Blizzard Peaks and the Howling Range
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Tier Four
Tier Four
Unlock Tier Four by exploring in each area in Tier Three four times (Redwood Forest and Mountain Peaks).
Four Rukaan may enter per submission.
Rukaan who unlock Tier Four or Yggdrasil Exploration Area are eligible to use the locked Yggdrasil import background.
Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil
The Eternal Twilight
The once-beautiful World Tree withers and droops, its once stunning chestnut whorls wilting into a depressing, pallid grey. The ground beneath you is cracked and cold, and several inches of snow litters the dead earth beneath it. Looking up, the branches of the World Tree twist into the void above, stars glinting amongst the empty air. As you watch, one blinks out and, to your horror, whistles past your head. A splash marks its landing, and after you regain your wits, you peer over the edge of a rather decrepit rock pool. From the bottom of the pool, a small gem winks at you, its last ounce of energy drawing you closer.
Yggdrasil is dying, and it’s up to you to find out why.
Drops: Leaves,Wood Chunks,Gooseberries, Myth Ore, Gemstones, Gold Nuggets, Squirrel, Leaf of Yggdrasil, Fruit of Yggdrasil, Bark of Yggdrasil
This exploration area does have to be a lore location: Yggdrasil (may be depicted as ailing or well)
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Bifrost
Bifrost
The Bridge to the Heavens
The work of the Rukaan of Midgard to restore Yggdrasil's health has borne fruit: they can now access the rainbow road Bifrost. This road will lead you to the realms of the gods- are you prepared to meet them?
The road contains a rainbow of colors and crosses the sky, but beyond that the depiction is up to you!
Drops: Fireflies, Weather Effects, Myth Ore, Gemstones, Rainbow, Rainbow in a Bottle, Paints of Yggdrasil
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Tier Five
Tier Five
Unlock Tier Five by exploring in each area in Tier Four (Yggdrasil and Bifrost) five times. Tier Five can also be unlocked by completing Chapter 8 of the Lore Storyline.
Two Rukaan may enter per submission.
Jotunheim
Jotunheim
The Land of the Frost Giants
Jotunheim is the realm of the Jotunn, peers to the gods of Asgard. Their world is a cold and harsh one dominated by winter winds and difficult to reach. Great stone cliffs and frozen waterfalls define this place. The sun doesn't rise for long here, and it is often dark as night. This is not a good place to come unprepared.
But it is not a completely barren place. Warmer areas are dominated by swamps and dark forests of ancient and eerie trees. Rock formations, cliffs and waterfalls are common. This land borders the ocean, which can at times be seen in the distance. It appears to be mostly wilderness, but Jotun settlements are hidden here and there. Take care not to trespass unwittingly.
Drops: Raw Meat, Stone, Bear Pelt, Furs, Leg Wraps, Fuinmyrr Import Background, Tundra Reindeer, Woodland Reindeer, Ullr's Skis, Hymir's Kettle, Trickster's Token
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
Asgard
Asgard
Great Walled City, Home of the Norse Gods
Asgard is the home of the Norse gods. As befits their lofy station, it is a high walled city filled with large mansions and great halls in the Nordic style. You will find everything exceedingly grand and often covered in gold or shining; why would the gods allow anything less for their home? The Aesir have high seats in a grand throne room to emphasize their importance to any guests who have been invited in.
In the distance from the highest points in the city, beyond the walls you may glimpse the golden grove Glasir, or the lush fields of Valhalla.
Drops: Woven Cloth, Leather, Wearable Cloak, Leather Chaffron, Fertility Tribute, Favored Trait, Bjornskin Cloak, Huginn, Muninn, Appeal to the Ancestors, Gungir, Vidar's Boot
Asgard by AmaranthineRain
More examples coming soon! If you'd like to nominate a piece you've created depicting this area for a small reward, please note RukaanOfficial.
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