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What the Jianghu Is

The jianghu is the martial world that Another Hero's Adventure takes place in. The word describes the realm of wandering martial artists: a sprawling society of sword-carriers and fist-fighters, of sects and schools, of rival powers who scheme and clash outside the ordinary order of things. It is a world that holds real danger at every turn, yet it is not only danger. The jianghu also carries the everyday warmth of ordinary life, the markets, the travelers, and the quiet moments that sit between fights.

In this game the jianghu is presented as an open world, a continuous space you step into and explore freely rather than a series of closed stages. You enter it as a young man who has left his studies behind, and from there the martial world is yours to roam.

A World Shaped by Factions

What gives this jianghu its tension is its politics. The world is defined by a tangled web of factions, powers large and small that pursue their own interests across the martial world. Old grudges linger between them and fresh rivalries keep forming, so the balance of the jianghu is never settled. Wandering through it means moving among these competing forces, and your own choices can ripple outward into how they rise or fall.

The presence of so many factions is part of what makes the jianghu feel alive and unpredictable. For the full picture of these competing powers, see Factions and Sects.

Danger and Everyday Life Together

A defining quality of this jianghu is that it blends two moods. On one side there is the thrill and threat of the martial world: the duels, the ambitions, the violence that follows a wandering hero. On the other there is the warmth of ordinary living that continues all around. The game's presentation leans into this contrast, using its illustrated, pixelated world to portray both the heat of combat and the gentler texture of daily life in the jianghu. Wandering here is meant to feel like moving through a real, lived-in place, not just a battlefield.

Locations Seen in the Demo

While the full map has not been detailed, the free demo opens five areas that give an early taste of the world: the protagonist's home, a ruined temple, a tea stall, Panshe Ridge, and Qixia Town. A workshop known as the Qianji Workshop also appears, tied to an in-game Lantern Festival. These are a slice of the opening rather than the full geography, and the studio has not yet detailed the wider map, its regions, or how travel works across it. See the Demo Guide for more on what the demo contains.

What Has Not Yet Been Revealed

It is important to be clear about the limits of what is known. While the jianghu is confirmed to be an open world shaped by factions, the studio has not yet shared its structural details. The size of the map, the specific regions it is divided into, beyond a handful of areas opened in the demo, the named towns and landmarks of the wider map and how travel across it works have not been detailed at this stage. This page deliberately does not invent any of those specifics.

Looking Ahead

As official details about the world's geography and structure are released, this page will be expanded with regions, locations, and travel systems. Until then, the jianghu is best understood through what is confirmed: an open martial world, woven through with rival powers, where danger and ordinary life sit side by side.

For more on how this world frames the journey, see Setting and Story. For the powers that contest it, see Factions and Sects.