Emerald Stair

Emerald Stair is a lush semi-mountainous region in the Living Lands in Avowed. A town sits atop a hill near the center of the area. The Stair is notable for the arcane devices that dot the pathways and hillsides surrounding the town, soul-essence based contraptions created by the animancers in Fior, which at night give off a mysterious and eerie purple glow.

It is the second region visited by The Envoy, after Dawnshore.

Background

Emerald Stair was settled by expatriates from the Vailian Republics, and is home to many animancers, practitioners and scholars of soul sciences.

Farms on the outskirts of the Stair produce a portion of the food for Fior and other settlements. Some of the farms in the Stair are constructed as terraces due to the terain, consisting of stepped platforms cut into the hillside. These farms are assisted by a number of devices created by the animancers, which are strung throughout the terraces. These devices work by concentrating and supercharging soul essences, which radiates and is infused into the plants and soil. This approach to cultivation accelerates crop growth and improves their overall quality.

Points of interest

• Fior mes Ivèrno, "flower of winter", a local settlement of animancers from the Vailian Republics.
• A grove of delemgan watched over by a Delemgan Queen.

Behind the scenes

• Roberto Ritger was the region director on Emerald Stair.
• Emerald Stair was a focus of the Xbox Games Showcase Deep Dive on June 10, 2024, a special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast. During the show, game director Carrie Patel spoke about the area, as footage showed the player character questing in the area.

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