However, later, an incident involved in the betrayal of Solace the Sun Master and the disappearance of the El Lady led to an extremely unstable state of the El Crystal. After the life and prosperity returned to Elrios, people had chosen six individuals called El Masters to govern the El as well as to help the El Lady. The El Lady, who was possessed by Ishmael’s power, succeeded to restore the power of El. As time passed, the power of El (the short calling for El Crystal) was misused and the El became weakened, threatening to deteriorate Elrios. The story of Elsword takes place in a fantasy world called Elrios, a once dead realm submerged in darkness and Chaos which became prosperous and lively thanks to the power of a huge, mysterious gem that the Goddess Ishmael had sent to revitalize the continent: the El Crystal. In addition, each character in the game has his/her own background stories unlocked as the character archives his/her respective job paths or complete specific quests. Otherwise, Gaia server is for international (outside of the USA and Canada) players.Īt present, Elsword’s story contains 26 chapters tied to eight regions of the world of Elrios with each region has multiple subplots and a lore for Elrios’s background. For the accounts created within NA region, players will be playing in Solace server. For the English version of the game, players can choose North America (NA) server to enjoy. Even though Elsword is a free-to-play game, players can purchase various items, costumes and customization in the “Item Mall” using K-ching converted from real currency.Īs of today, Elsword has opened servers in South Korea, Japan, North America, China, Brazil, and Taiwan. Each character has his/her unique backstory and distinctive traits and abilities. player (PvP) modes with twelves characters in the game. The game features 2.5D graphic and takes influence on Japanese manga/anime style for its story and character designs. This part will include an introduction about Elsword, a story summary, and information of all the classes/characters in the game so you will have an overall concept about this game.Įlsword is a action side-scrolling MMORPG developed by the South Korean company KoG Studio. Today I will feature a post to help new players of Elsword get used to the game. How are you doing? I hope you have a good time enjoying Elsword.