The Capital is a former major city in Tiran Sol and the setting of Alabaster Dawn's prologue. By the time the player visits it, the Capital is heavily overrun by Nyx corruption and swarming with Nuemera. From its name, it was likely a large and important administrative center before the Calamity, but only a small fragment is currently accessible.
Layout
The accessible portion of the Capital is a linear three-map stretch designed for the prologue's tutorial pacing. The world map cannot be viewed during these scenes, and the maps do not have public-facing names; their internal filenames are shown below as the only stable identifiers in the launch build:
north-01
north-02
north-03-entrance
Enemies
Only scripted encounters appear in the Capital. The full list:
Enemy | Conditions |
|---|---|
Scripted prologue encounters only. | |
Scripted prologue encounters only. | |
Enraged Prologue Ball | Main-plot boss fight only. |
Main-plot boss fight only. |
Role In The Chronicle
The Capital is the setting for The End of the World, the only Chronicle story in the prologue. Dahmon, leading a group of nine Chosen including Eshrin and Nima, leads an assault on a Nest located at the gates of the Capital. Just as victory seems within reach, the Divine Gear vanishes and leaves the Chosen defenseless. They are quickly overwhelmed by the local Nuemera, and the prologue closes on their defeat.
The Capital is expected to return as a reachable destination later in the planned Early Access roadmap, when the campaign moves Juno northward beyond Silver Peak.