Adventurer
- Exploration
- Combat
- Dangerous discoveries
- Legacy Stones and associated abilities
- Renown
Chapter 1
The Basics
Foundations for your journey
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Katarra is a living, persistent world where choices, discoveries, relationships, and consequences become part of a character’s history. A world that remembers. A story only you can write. This chapter introduces the foundations players need before stepping into the wider world.
A defining moment
The Choosing
Your destiny is not written. It is chosen.
Every character begins with potential. Through exploration, decisions, experiences, and personal development, they eventually reach a defining moment known as The Choosing—where they choose between Adventurer or one of ten Professions: Alchemist, Artificer, Blacksmith, Cook, Jeweler, Merchant, Miner, Scholar, Survivalist, or Wayfinder. Adventurers pursue exploration, combat, and Legacies; Professionals pursue mastery, knowledge, commerce, craftsmanship, and influence. Neither path is inherently superior. Both offer meaningful long-term progression. A chosen path determines specialization, not everything a character is permitted to experience.
Profession
- Ten recognized Professions
- Craftsmanship
- Commerce
- Knowledge
- Influence
- Specialized advancement
- Alchemist
- Artificer
- Blacksmith
- Cook
- Jeweler
- Merchant
- Miner
- Scholar
- Survivalist
- Wayfinder
Neither path is inherently superior. Both offer meaningful long-term progression, and a chosen path determines specialization—not everything a character is permitted to experience.
The living world
The World Remembers
Your choices shape your life.
Your actions shape the world.
Katarra remembers both.
Katarra does not only record what a character achieves; it remembers who they become. Meaningful actions can shape personal history, relationships, reputation, discoveries, and the opportunities that follow. Your choices shape your life. Your actions shape the world. Katarra remembers both.
Foundations
Public knowledgeWhat is Katarra?
A text-first online fantasy world built around exploration, roleplay, progression, professions, discovery, and lasting character history.
How it works
Players move through rooms, interact with people and places, fight threats, pursue work, uncover lore, and shape a persistent world through play.
Core principles
Discovery matters. Choices matter. Character identity is built through lived experience rather than a single optimized build.
Key terms
The Codex introduces the public vocabulary of levels, ranks, Professions, Legacy Stones, Renown, Infamy, Soul Scars, and more.
What makes it unique
Katarra is designed so two characters who begin together can become dramatically different people with different histories, powers, reputations, and opportunities.
Where to go next
Continue to Your Journey for progression, or browse any chapter from the Codex index.