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Brand & Identity2 min read9 sections

Brand Foundation

World structure, identity, palette, and tone.

THERYN

Brand Foundation v1.0

World Structure

Server Name:

  • Theryn

Capital City:

  • Dawnreach (world anchor at coordinates 0, 0)

Starter Zone:

  • Mountain cave system behind Dawnreach — quest journey entry point

Ancient Civilization:

  • The Ancients

Primary Mystery:

  • The Archive

Initial Build Scope:

  • Lean template set (capital, starter cave, ruins, islands, towers, small discoveries) — see Building Guidelines

Core Themes

  • Mystery
  • Discovery
  • Wonder
  • Civilization
  • Community
  • Hope

Visual Identity

Primary Style:

  • Dark Monument

Secondary Style:

  • Ancient Scholar

Tertiary Style:

  • Frontier Civilization

Website Style

  • Modern Dark UI
  • Archive-inspired accents
  • Minimal fantasy clutter
  • High readability
  • Premium MMORPG feel

Logo Direction

Type:

  • Archive Symbol

Characteristics:

  • Circular
  • Ancient
  • Geometric
  • Recognizable at small sizes
  • Can be carved into stone
  • Can appear as an ancient glyph

Typography

Logo:

  • Cinzel

Headings:

  • Cinzel

Body Text:

  • Geist

Documentation:

  • Geist

Primary Palette

Archive Black: #121212

Archive Stone: #2B2B2B

Archive Gold: #C8A34D

Archive Ivory: #E5E0D2

Archive Ember: #B4492F

Emotional Targets

Players should feel:

  • Curious
  • Small
  • Inspired
  • Connected
  • Hopeful

The world should feel:

  • Ancient
  • Larger than itself
  • Waiting to be discovered