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Colhen - Version 7 vs Version 8
Jun 2, 2026, 10:56 PM
Added a Vista Views note for the Colhen Lassar stone tower
Jun 5, 2026, 11:21 AM
Removed duplicate in-body wikilinks
11Overview22Colhen is a small village that is the game's central hub. Players arrive here at the start of the story to join the Kalbram Mercenaries, and it remains the primary base of operations throughout the game. Most NPCs, services, and story-advancing conversations are concentrated here.44The town has a history of conflict. A Fomor invasion once destroyed much of it, but the villagers rebuilt. Now Colhen sits near the front lines separating human and Fomor territories, which explains both why it needs mercenaries and why the Royal Army should be more involved than it actually is. War and peace coexist here. The village is a normal settlement even as the Gnolls mass at its borders.66Services88Mercenary Headquarters1010The mission board and center of operations for the Kalbram Mercenaries. This is where players pick up story missions and Special Missions, interact with Captain Aodhan and Vice-Captain Marrec, and advance the main narrative. The mission board is also the gateway to multiplayer matchmaking.1212Blacksmith (Graham)1515Weapon crafting and enhancement. Players bring blueprints (obtained from boss kills and Special Missions) and materials (Hanner currency, Charcoal, Findium) to Graham to create new weapons or upgrade existing ones. Blueprints are account-wide. Once unlocked, any character can use them. Enhancement increases a weapon's attack, critical rate, and precision stats. See Progression System for full crafting details.1717Boutique (Clodagh)1919Cosmetic customization through the Fitting Room. Players change outfits (head, top, bottom, shoes, gloves), apply dyes, equip weapon skins, and preview appearance changes here. Clodagh is lively and charismatic. A childhood friend of both Marrec and Tieve.2121Magic Laboratory (Brynn)2323The village mage's workspace, used for summoning magic research and creating magical prototypes. Brynn is distant and absorbed in his work, preferring written feedback over conversation.2525Inn (Ernmass and Tieve)2828Rest area and the AP shop, where players purchase temporary buffs, upgrade materials, and dyes. Ernmass is the kind old innkeeper. Tieve, the Oracle of Morrighan, performs ancestral rituals (memorial rites, christenings) here and guides players toward key NPCs during the story.3030Traveler's Shop (Kirstie)3232General supplies and combat insights from a hunter who knows the surrounding wilderness. Kirstie is fiercely independent and sharp-tongued, and she was one of the first non-mercenary residents to help defend Colhen in the field. She teaches enemy-reading tactics alongside selling gear.3434Key Residents3636Most NPCs are returning characters from the original Vindictus, now presented with full voice acting and cinematic cutscenes. Captain Aodhan leads the mercenaries with quiet authority. Marrec, his hot-headed vice-captain, feuds with Dame Gwynn (the Royal Army's Knight Delegate) over priorities and protocol. Ellis, a junior Royal Army cadet, is a go-between for the military and the mercenaries.3838A newer NPC, Shayla, was singled out during the November 2025 AMA as the most popular character among the community. She's a treasure hunter found at the Inn. The NPC Ceara is original to Defying Fate. She guides new recruits through the mercenary structure and mediates between stronger personalities.4040Sister City: Rocheste4242Colhen is positioned as a small frontier village; the larger sister settlement on the Royal Knights side is Rocheste. The March 2026 dev log placed the spotlight on Rocheste by introducing two NPCs who anchor the city's craft economy: Lasella, a cheerful blacksmith working under the Royal Knights who dreams of forging a legendary weapon engraved with her own name and who is identified as the niece of Graham (Colhen's blacksmith), and Rina, a noble tailor running a high-end boutique that brings a touch of high society into Rocheste.4444Rocheste is not yet a playable area in the public test builds, so the relationship between Colhen and Rocheste sits more in the lore and NPC layer than in mission flow as of the current build. The Ellaws and Dolores NPC modeling shown at the end of the alpha test indicates both villages of the original game are being prepared for the release stage, with Colhen front-loaded as the player's home base and Rocheste expected to expand the post-Colhen city experience.4646Vista Views4848A Lassar stone tower stands in Colhen, one of the waymarker and memorial towers raised across every region. Praying before it with both hands clasped unlocks a Vista View, which pulls the camera back to frame the village's peaceful scenery. The view can be revisited later, a quiet rest beat between expeditions.5050Role in Gameplay5252Colhen is where you return between expeditions to upgrade gear, restock supplies, advance storylines, and manage your roster. All weapon crafting happens at Graham's forge, all cosmetics at Clodagh's boutique, and all follower management at campsites or the inn. The mission board at Headquarters is the gateway to both story content and repeatable Special Missions.5454Unlike some RPGs where the hub becomes irrelevant after the opening hours, Colhen stays central because the Progression System's weapon crafting, the AP shop, and NPC relationship progression are all anchored here. You will be coming back regularly.
