[ OCEAN'S LAW — ACTIVE ]
[ NEW ENTITY DETECTED ]
[ INITIATING ORIENTATION SEQUENCE ]
DIVERS, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THIRSTFALL.
CLEAR UP ANY DOUBTS IN THIS TUTORIAL SESSION.
[ § 01 — BLACK THIRST ]
Progressive dehydration. Fever. Cellular collapse. Coma.
Earth classification: terminal.
Correct classification: transit.
Consciousness transferred to Thirstfall upon coma onset. Physical body remains on Earth in suspended function. The link between both states is active and permanent.
Death in Thirstfall terminates the Earth body.
No exceptions.
[ § 02 — DIVERS ]
Classification assigned to any consciousness that has entered Thirstfall via Black Thirst transference and returned to Earth at least once.
Return window: 96 hours. Active skill usage on Earth reduces remaining window.
Window expiration triggers automatic transference back to Thirstfall.
There are no NPCs in Thirstfall.
Every individual encountered is a Diver or a Drowned.
Real consciousness. Real death.
[ § 03 — DROWNEDS ]
Divers whose Earth bodies have been lost, without dying in Thirstfall.
Cause is irrelevant. Result is permanent.
Full residents of Thirstfall. No return point. No countdown.
Do not assume they are lesser.
[ § 04 — OXI ]
Primary survival metric.
Reaching zero results in death.
Drains passively at all times.
Drain rate increases with exertion, combat, and active skill usage, damage.
Not currency. Cannot be traded.
Recovery: Scales, certified rest facilities, specific items/foods.
OXI capacity increases with Rank.
Entering zones or using items three Ranks above your Rank accelerates drain beyond sustainable thresholds.
[ § 05 — RANK SYSTEM ]
Unified classification. Applied to Divers, Drowneds, creatures, items, and skills without exception.
F — Shell
E — Shallow
D — Coral
C — Reef
B — Tide
A — Abyssal
S — Hadal / Leviathan
SS — S-Hadal / S-Leviathan
SSS — U-Hadal / U-Leviathan
(Hadal designation applies to Divers. Leviathan applies to creatures, items, and skills.)
Each rank advancement unlocks: deeper zone access, higher-tier equipment, expanded OXI capacity, advanced skill Tomes.
[ § 06 — PROFILE STATS ]
Your stat ranks are scaled based on your Body Rank.
The rank of a stat only shows how far you've pushed that attribute within your current body's limits.
Tutorial Example:
General Rank: E (Shallow)
Strenght: A(3★)
Weaker than
General Rank: D (Coral)
Strenght: F (★)
[ § 07 — WATER STRANDS ]
Energy filaments produced within Thirstfall. Transported to Earth and activated: generate precipitation.
C-Strand → 0.5 km² / ~4h
B-Strand → 1 km² / ~6h
A-Strand → 2 km² / ~10h
S-Strand → 3 km² / 12–18h
Strands degrade under sustained heat and atmospheric pollution. Multiple Strands can be stacked for compounding output.
Primary resource fueling Earth's survival infrastructure.
Primary source of faction conflict within Thirstfall.
[ § 08 — CREATURES ]
Rank-classified. No faction affiliation unless system-designated.
Drop on death: Scales, items.
Boss and unique-tier creatures carry elevated drop pools.
Engaging above your Rank without preparation is an unrecoverable scenario in the majority of documented cases.
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION.
[ § 09 — CURRENCY ]
Thirstfall currency: Scale
100 Scales = 1 Shard
100 Shards = 1 Plate
100 Plates = 1 Core
Earth currency: Nexus Global Credit (NGC)
All commerce in Thirstfall is player-to-player. No fixed exchange rate between economies.
[ § 10 — COMBAT & CONTRACTS ]
Oathrings — Designated PvP zones. Aggression penalties suspended within.
Unauthorized PvP outside Oathrings:
OXI drain ×2 / 12 hours
3-second movement lock
Minimum deduction: 10% held Scales (floor: 1 Shard)
Oathmarks — Checkpoint nodes. Functions: Reentry Pearl activation, contract binding, fast-travel.
Contract breach penalty: OXI Bleed ×2 / 12 hours + minimum 1 Plate deduction.
[ ORIENTATION COMPLETE ]
[ ENTITY STATUS: ACTIVE ]
[ PROCEED ]
Ocean's Law does not guarantee survival.It guarantees consistency.
WELCOME TO THIRSTFALL.
HAVE A NICE DIVING.