The Living Art of Black Desert Online

THE LIVING ART OF

SUMMER 2018 Explore BDO beyond the pages on social media here

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Ricardo Castillo Sources gathered from these websites: Black Desert Online Wiki ..................

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Character Creation - 4 Dark Knight.. 14 Mystic........... 30 Striker............ 16 Warrior.......... 32

Chapter 2: Cities & Towns - 46

Ranger........... 18 Tamer............ 34

Olivia............................ 48

Musa............. 20 Witch............ 36

Velia............................. 53

Valkyrie......... 22 Ninja.............. 38

Heidel.......................... 56

Kunoichi....... 24 Sorceress...... 40

Calpheon..................... 60

Lahn.............. 26 Wizard.......... 42 Berserker....... 28 Maehwa........ 44

Chapter 3: Landscapes - 74 Grassland................... 76

Altinova....................... 66 Valencia....................... 70

Chapter 4: Life Professions - 98 Gathering................................ 100

Swamp Forest............ 78

Processing.............................. 101

Temperate C. Forest....... 80

Fishing.................................... 102

Taiga........................... 82

Cooking.................................. 103

Boreal Forest.............. 84

Alchemy / Farming................ 104

Mountains.................. 86 Chaparral................... 88 Savanna...................... 90 Desert......................... 92

Hunting / Sailing................... 105 Trading / Training.................. 106 Donkey / Horse / Wagon......... 107

Cave............................ 94

Camel / Elephant................... 108

Dawn & Dusk............. 96

Raft / Sailboat........................ 109

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CHARACTER CREATION CHAPTER 1

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Choosing A Class

Once you have finished creating an account, logged in, and selected a server (you can change between servers every 15 mins) you are now ready to create your character. Currently there are 15 unique classes to choose from, all with a male and female counterpart.

Each of them have a different play style and method of enjoying your time on Black Desert Online (BDO for short). It’s suggested to learn a bit more about each class via online videos to understand the gameplay of each character. For example purposes, the Dark Knight will be our model as she demonstrates what’s within BDO’s stunning Character Creation process.

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Combat Style

If you were to compare the combat system to other previous MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft, Rift, Tera, Blade & Soul, or any others, please go into this combat system with an open mind. Mostly all of the abilities can be executed through combination of keyboard buttons. But there is still the option for some abilities to execute them via a single key press. Don’t worry too much since it’s very simple to get used to this playstyle and the rest of the combat system is very similar to common MMORPGs. There are characters for short range combat, medium range combat, and long range combat. Each class has a specialty, weithers it’s the highest damage, highest defense, highest speed, or well-balanced combat for either player vs player or player vs enemies.

Level 1-55

Level 56+

Another thing to keep in mind for BDO combat system, you will unlock many abilities as you level up from 1 through 55. These abilities will get you through the game, and try to be careful once you reach level 50 since you are now part of the Open World PvP system.

Once you reach level 56, BDO gives you Awaken Abilities, which unlocks you with a 3rd weapon slot for a large boost of damage and new abilities that make you feel incredibly powerful. Just for advice, enjoy the game with good pacing, try not to rush to level 56 since that’s not the whole point of BDO. 7

BDO has day and night cycles, all with their own environmental lighting.

You can preview how your character looks like during those times.

You have the options to change the hairstyle, face shape and makeup, body shape and muscle, and character voice.

Every NPC in BDO has a zodiac sign (Horoscope) which affects their personality. You gain more Amity when talking to an NPC with the same horoscope.

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Hair Style.   There are various hair types you can choose from, so check them all out until you are satisfied with the result. The hair type you choose can be further modified into the specific shape you desire. Lastly, make that hair come alive with lots of color combinations you can test out and show off that beautiful hair.

The colors can be changed for tips , middle, top of the hair.

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Skin Texture BDO has the most advanced face editing features that go far beyond any other MMORPG face modeling. Start by choosing the body skin color. The you can modify the default amount of body shine.

Face Modeling There are many individual parts of the body that you can modify. There are 3 types of sliders available and each one modifies the coordinates of the height, width and depth, as well as the slant and the spin of an individual axis.

Face Makeup Next move onto adding makeup. Bring life to the eyes with color, pick a shape fort the eye brows, add a color for the eyebrow, give some blush on the character and lastly make those lips pop with lipstick color.

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Stunning Eyes Change ordinary eyes into gorgeous or stunning eyes with the features available. You can change the pupil

shape, iris shape, and lens shape (limbus) of the left or right eye individually. For each option you can choose your own color, opacity, size, width, and cover area.

Last Touch Position those eyelashes to a good length and possibly add a face tattoo with some color options. Make your character have a permanent stand by expression. Now review if you think your character’s face is just as you desired.

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Body Modeling Start by modifying the thickness in the width, length, and depth of each individual body part. The interface makes editing very easy with buttons to reset individual or all body parts, which allows you to not worry about losing the default settings. You can add an adjustable body tattoo and increase the body muscle.

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Beauty Album If you don’t want to waste several hours changing and modifying your own character, you can visit the Beauty Album, a virtual gallery where all the players can upload their own character creation as a preset so others can download and apply.

Saving Your Creation

You can save your character as a local preset incase you wish to come back later to finish editing or simply have a back-up. Once you believe you created your own masterpiece, upload your character to the Beauty Album by clicking on the “Take Photo”, take 2 screenshots, then add a title and description, finally you are ready to share to the BDO world your creation.

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DARK KNIGHT The Dark Knight fight with the Kriegsmesser as the primary weapon and an Ornamental Knot as the secondary weapon. She tends to spring up at an enemy and strikes blows with the fearsome Kriegsmesser.

She uses melee range to slash at her enemies as well as dark magical spells for mid- and long-distance for more damage. She is often compared to the Sorceress class because of her dark magic and playstyle. She have very high mobility and plenty of Area Of Effect (AOE) skills with fast clear speed. But she does have low defenses and can be somewhat of a glass cannon, that must rely on well timed instances. After Awakening, she can use the Vediant and allows her to use two swords with magic to freely switch between close and ranged attacks.

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Attack Defense

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STRIKER The Striker fights using Gauntlets as the primary weapon and Vambrace as the secondary weapon.

Striker has hand-to-hand combatants who attained his skills through countless street brawls, with a female counterpart named “Mystic�. He specializes in Martial Arts and has many complex combos that can deal a burst of damage in a short time, whilst also being a tanky class. From heavy punches to powerful kicks, his skills are matchless. The combos are designed to be very tricky and players may find Striker hard to master, but not too hard to pick up if you are a new player. After Awakening, Striker unlocks his awakening weapon which is a Gardbrace on both his arms, and can also summon Echo Spirits to ambush his enemies from all sides.

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RANGER The Ranger fights using a Longbow as the primary weapon and a Dagger as her secondary weapon.

Ranger has the specialists of ranged archery attacks, with lots of movement and dexterity, allowing you to kite your targets and deal damage at long and short distances. Under the grace of the Sylphs, she can present swift movement in any situation of battle. Most of her skills are based on preventing enemies’ attempt of melee approach. The Sylph’s mystic power is the source of her ability. She has high attack damage but very low defenses and are considered a glass cannon.

After Awakening, Ranger unlocks her awakening weapon which is the Kamasylven Sword to use melee type attacks.

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MUSA The Musa wear light armor and fight with a Sword as his primary weapon and a Horn Bow as his secondary weapon. Musa fights in an oriental-style martial arts, a traditional samurai with a female counterpart named “Maehwa�. Musas are specialists in 1-on-1 showdowns, since his fast and precise attack combos can target enormous amount of damage at once.

There are a couple skill differences to the Musa class, which completely changes the play style.

After Awakening, Musa can use the Crescent Blade to swiftly slice through his enemies.

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VALKYRIE The Valkyrie fights with a Longsword as her primary weapon and a Shield as her secondary weapon. She can use her weapons to perform powerful blows to her enemies, whilst focusing on blocking.

She can also use her divine magic for healing and empowering allies.

She has an arsenal of light skills to deal damage to her foes.

The male counterpart named “Warrior�. After Awakening, she can use Lancia, a weapon that is even taller than a Valkyrie and greatly boosts her great offense and defense.

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KUNOICHI The Kunoichi fights with a Short Sword as her primary weapon and Shurikens as her secondary weapon. Her swarm of attacks consists of swift movement, smoke shells, and unique skills such as hiding and pulling the enemy into the middle of total chaos. With proper control, a Kunoichi can flip the battle by discreetly raiding important figures.

She wears light armor and has many complex combos making it a hard class to master. Her flexibility that gives her freedom to double jump and run nearly as fast as mounts.

The male counterpart named “Ninja”. After Awakening, Kunoichi can use the Sah Chakram to attack her enemies before they even realize what’s hit them.

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LAHN When they are fighting with the Crescent Pendulum, it almost looks like they are dancing as they cut through their enemies.

They are agile and quick on their feet and can quickly deliver devastating attacks by swinging their Crescent Pendulum. By careful manipulation of the swinging motion, they can even deliver attacks from all sides. While enemies are distracted by the bold movements of the Crescent Pendulum, they can swiftly move great distances in the air.

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BERSERKER The Berserker wields monstrous double Axes as big as his own bodies and an ornament knot as his secondary weapon.

Berserker is a very chaotic and fun class to play with a unique play style, overwhelms his enemies with his size with outrageous strength, annihilating them with ease. Although his physique makes them slow-moving, improved skills will compensate for that. Berserkers can wildly stomp, grab and throw enemies with ease. Then when he is finished playing, deal some real damage.

After Awakening, they can use the Iron Buster to send powerful blasts at the enemy, almost like a small portable cannon.

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MYSTIC The Mystic fights with Gauntlets as her primary weapon and Vambrace as her secondary weapon. She specializes in Martial Arts and attained her skills after countless years training in the East. From heavy punches to powerful kicks, her martial arts skills are matchless and elegant with complex combos that can deal a burst of damage in a short time, whilst also being a tanky class that has lots of super armor abilities. The combos are designed to be very tricky and players may find Mystic hard to master, but not too hard to pick up if you are a new player.

After Awakening, she can channel the aura of the Sea Dragon to deliver powerful blows with the pair of Cestus on her arms.

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WARRIOR The Warrior fights with a Longsword as his primary weapon and a Shield as his secondary weapon.

Warrior is a skilled fighter with both good attack and defense, closest class to a typical “tank�.

He is the best weaponwielders among all the classes. During battle, the Warrior will show off his fearlessness with storm-like barrage of melee combat moves.

The Warrior class has some blocks and taunts, but the vast majority of his skill set is offensive attacks. Has high defense class with lots of mobility and damage. After Awakening, he uses twohanded Great Swords to deliver devastating blows to his enemies.

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TAMER The Tamer can fight enemies at any range with a unique play style. With the support of Heilang, and divine beast, she can perform ruthless combination of attacks, or take the enemy down themselves while borrowing the divine force from the beast. The Tamer class is fun to play and fighting enemies is really easy because she has plenty of AOE skills.

The combat style of Tamer is very fast paced with lots of mobility and low defense. After Awakening, Tamer can use the Celestial Bo Staff to channel the divine power as the true master of Heilang.

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WITCH The Witch fights with a staff as her primary weapon and dagger as her secondary weapon. Witch is known for her prudence in battle.

In exchange for the casting time delay, she can perform large-scale magical attacks.

The Witch class is the typical magic caster class with plenty of ranged AOE spells, slows, knock downs and stuns. Her thorough moves will burn, freeze and shatter her enemies with the power of natural elements such as fire, ice, wind, lightning, and earth. This high damage dealing class also has a range of support skills which make her highly desirable for large scale PVP. After Awakening, Witch can use the Aad Sphera to gain even greater control over earth and lightning, and can summon the Earth and Lightning guardians.

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NINJA The Ninja fights with a Short Sword as his primary weapon and Shurikens as his secondary weapon. The swarm of attacks consisting of swift movement, smoke shells, and unique skills such as hiding and pulling the enemy into the middle of total chaos. With proper control, a Ninja can flip the battle by discreetly raiding important figures.

The Ninji is a dynamic and fast paced class with many movement and jump skills.

Ninja uses light armor and has many complex combos making it a hard class to master. After Awakening, Ninja can use the Sura Katana to attack his enemies before they even realize what’s hit them.

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SORCERESS Sorceresses can effectively control the battlefield with dark magic by using both melee and ranged attacks. She lures enemies with ranged magic and lead them to a chaos and painful demise once they come closer. Other races revere and fear the Sorceress. She has low defense, but with a decent amount of AOE skills making her quite good in PvE. She also has high mobility and decent sustain.

After Awakening, Sorceress can use dark magic shroud herself in darkness, and use a giant Scythe to cut down her enemies.

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WIZARD The Wizard fights with a staff as his primary weapon and dagger as his secondary weapon. He is known for his prudence in battle. The Wizard class is the typical magic caster class with plenty of ranged AOE spells, slows, knock downs and stuns. In exchange for the casting time delay, he can perform large-scale magical attacks. His thorough moves can burn, freeze and shatter his enemies with the power of natural elements such as fire, ice, wind, lightning, and earth. This high damage dealing class also has a range of support skills which make them highly desirable for large scale PVP. After Awakening, Wizard can use the Godr Sphera to gain even greater control over fire and water to can even summon the Water and Fire Guardians.

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MAEHWA The Maehwa fights with a Sword as her primary weapon and a Horn Bow as her secondary weapon.

She fights in an orientalstyle martial arts, also she is an agile, fast paced, and fun class to play. She uses a mixture of melee and ranged attacks with plenty of dodges and charges.

Maehwa is a specialists in 1-on-1 showdowns, since her fast and precise attack combos can target enormous amount of damage at once.

Her low defenses make it difficult for survivability.

After Awakening, Maehwa can use the Kerispear to deliver lethal stabs. New players must really keep in mind that there is quite a learning curve with any low defense class. However, just like any other class, it’s very satisfying once you mastered the abilities and combos.

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CITIES & TOWNS CHAPTER 2

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OLIVIA Olvia is the first town you start out in.

Located in the western half of Balenos, it’s well-known for its thriving livestock and agricultural industries. Crop farming and beekeeping were originally the main sources of income for this village, but after trade began with Florin, herb farming and alchemy also became common trades.

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BALENOS

Capital Towns

Gateways Connections

Trading Post Dangerous Areas

Velia Olivia | Western Guard Camp

Balenos is one of the smallest territories in the game, north of Serendia and situated just south of the upper coastline. It is the beginning area of the game, with many weak monsters scattered throughout the countryside. Despite this there are some areas which have powerful enemies that could easily kill a new player. Being so close to the coast, its major settlement and capital, Velia, is known as a farming village with connections to the sea which make it an ideal place for beginner fishermen. Balenos is also very abundant in resources such as horses, wood and farming goods.

Western Gateway | Heidel Pass Epheria Ridge

Wale Farm

Altar of Agris

Elder’s Bridge

Casta Farm

Imp Cave

Foot of Terrmian Mountain

Olvia Coast

Ancient Stone Chamber

Wolf Hills

Mask Owl’s Forest Florin Gateway

Terrmian Cliff

Forest of Plunder

Balenos River Mouth

Ehwaz Hill

Coastal Cliff Coastal Cave

Cron Castle Site

Toscani Farm Marino Farm Bartali Farm Loggia Farm Balenos Forest

Forest of Seclusion Goblin Cave Cron Castle

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Get a deeper understanding of how massive the world of

Black Desert is from the town of Olivia

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You can access the map any time, place a waypoint of where you desire to travel to, and select “Auto-Run� to command your player to self-travel

VELIA Located on the eastern half of Balenos is the capital city Velia. It may appear as a fishing city with strong connections to the sea, but it’s actually more of a farming village. The city has shallow waters that surround the port town, along with lots of connections to farms. The town is known abroad for its premium wine.

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HEIDEL Heidel is the next capital city, located on the north-eastern side of Serendia. Travel from Balenos via the Heidal Pass to reach this glorious city home to most players. It’s surrounded by many resources and is considered a main trading city. Get a deeper understanding of the mechanics of life professions, contribution points, and making this city your major home base.

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SERENDIA Serendia is one of the main regions in Black Desert. It is the home of a kingdom under Lord Crucio with seat in Heidel City. The territory shares borders with Balenos to the north, Mediah to the east, Drieghan to the south and Calpheon to the west through the Neutral Zone, making it landlocked. The territory is divided north-south by the Demi River. The north consists of a large plain and forest, while the south is predominantly an extensive swamp with some forests near the mountains and a profitable arable land in the east. Serendia is surrounded on all sides by mountains, making it technically a valley. The colors of Serendia are white and green and its symbol is a lion’s head.

Capital Towns

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Heidel Glish Northern Guard Camp | Central Guard Camp Eastern Gateway | Eastern Border Southern Guard Camp | Southwestern Gateway Northwestern Gateway| Bandit’s Den Byway

Northern Heidel Quarry Lynch Farm Ruins

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Glish Swamp

Glish Ruins

Orc Camp

Southern Cienaga

Watchtower

Alejandro Farm Lynch Ranch Costa Farm Northern Cienaga Moretti Plantation

Serendia Shrine Castle Ruins Bloody Monastery Southern Neutral Zone Bradie Fortress Biraghi Den Trivia 57

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CALPHEON Calpheon is the capital city of the Republic of Calpheon, located at the center. The overwhelming magnitude of the great city almost seems designed as a boast to national greatness. The city is divided into four major districts. Packed within are the markets, the parliament, the Central Church of Elionism, the Valkyrie Library, and the Workshops. The city thieves in making you a successful traveler with most resources at your fingertips.

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CALPHEON Home to the Republic of Calpheon and Calpheon City is the capital. It’s bordered by sea in the northwest, the Balenos territory in the north and northeast, and Serendia in the east. The territory is a large trading hub composed of big farmland around the capital city, a remarkable mining region in the southeast and vast forests all around. People living in the region are the most passionate followers of Elionism. Calpheon region is home to most of the travelers due to the great amount of resources, grinding areas, quests, and activities all within the region borders.

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Calpheon Port Epheria | Florin Northern Wheat Plantation | Keplan Behr | Trent Epheria Sentry Post | Elder’s Bridge Post | Anti-Troll Fortification Isolated Sentry Post | Calpheon Castle | North Kaia Pier South Kaia Pier | Abandoned Monaster | Trina Fort Trina Beacon Towers | Marni Cave Path | Serendia Western Gateway Delphe Knights Castle | Delphe Outpost

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Behr Downstream

Quint Hill

Behr Riverhead

Epheria Valley Calpheon Castle Site Lumberjack’s Rest Area

Phoniel’s Cabin

Gehaku Plain Keplan Hill Tarte Rock Fork

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Keplan Quarry

Rhua Tree Stub

Keplan Vicinity

Marie Cave

Marni Farm Ruins

Hexe Stone Wall Contaminated Farm | Dias Farm Bernianto Farm | Falres Dirt Farm Gabino Farm | Cohen Farm

Old Dandelion | Khuruto Cave Karanda Ridge | Bree Tree Ruins Caphras Cave | Catfishman Camp Calpheon Castle Western Forest

Rhutum Sentry Post | Mansha Forest

Lake Kaia | North Kaia Mountaintop

Tobare’s Cabin | Phoniel’s Cabin

Rhutum Outstation | Treant Forest

Longleaf Tree Sentry Post

Longleaf Tree Forest | Hexe Sanctuary

Crioville | Oberen Farm Bain Farmland | Beacon Entrance Post

Dane Canyon | Abandoned Quarry Gianin Farm | Quarry Byway

Witch’s Chapel | Saunil Battlefield Saunil Camp | Primal Giant Post Glutoni Cave | Marni’s Lab North Abandoned Quarry Oze’s House | Oze Pass

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ALTINOVA The city was built by the Mediah Merchants Union headed by Neruda Shen, thanks to the tremendous amount of wealth acquired from trade between Calpheon and Valencia. With the construction of the fortress walls around it, all kinds of residents and merchants gathered to live in the new capital city. All who desire to visit the Valencia must pass through Altinova city.

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MEDIAH Mediah is one of the main region for those who are approaching top tier content. It is located between Serendia and Valencia, with its southwestern areas south of the Junaid River bordering Drieghan. It’s the seat of the Republic of Mediah, the political entity that succeeded the prior kingdom after the events of the Three Days of Darkness. Its capital is Altinova. A long time ago a Barbarian Chief ruled over the land of Mediah. Around that time delegations from Valencia arrived to meet with guild officials. They demanded the Black Stones that Mediah was provided by Calpheon.

Mediah agreed to give back a share of its Black Stones in exchange for exclusive trading rights with Valencia.

As a result of the agreements with both Calpheon and Valencia, Mediah began to prosper greatly.

Capital Towns

Gateways Connections

Trading Post Dangerous Areas

Altinova Tarif | Kusha | Abun Mediah Northern Gateway Sarma Outpost | Mediah Castle The Mausoleum

Mediah Northern Highlands Sausan Garrison Wharf

Rumbling Land Ancient Ruins Excavation Site Kamasylve Temple Ahto Farm

Highland Junction Altinova Entrance Abandoned Iron Mine Entrance

Stonetail Wasteland Mediah Shore

Stonebeak Shore Awakening Bell

Alumn Rock Valley

Ancient Fissure

Asula Highland

Hasrah Cliff

Shuri Farm Stonetail Horse Ranch Omar Lava Cave Kasula Farm Splashing Point

Canyon of Corruption Wandering Rogue Den Abandoned Iron Mine Abandoned Iron Mine Saunil District Abandoned Iron Mine Rhutum District Marni’s 2nd Lab Soldier’s Grave Tungrad Forest Sausan Garrison | Elric Shrine Helms Post | Manes Hideout

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VALENCIA The capital city of Valencia is found on the north-eastern side, where the royal palace is located. Traveling there requires a compass to make your way through the desert full of black stones, also referred to as the Black Desert.

Astrology, astronomy, alchemy and theology are considered advanced learning in the city. That makes it a haven for all those interested in those arts. The Nessers are living in a lavish palace, and a statue commemorating Queen Marumin is located inside the palace which holds the key to the underground stone chamber.

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VALENCIA Valencia is a place for travelers seeking beyond wealth and power.

It occupies a good part of the eastern half of the continent and borders Mediah to the west. It’s home to the Kingdom of Valencia, ruled by Sahazad Nesser of the Nesser royal family and 6th king of Valencia. The massive Black Desert, formally known as the Great Valencian Desert, takes up the majority of the region.

Civilization is concentrated to the outskirts of the desert. The human-centric Kingdom of Valencia controls a good part of the eastern territory and its access points, while various Barbarian tribes inhabit other areas.

Capital Towns

Gateways Connections

Trading Post Dangerous Areas

Valencia Shakatu | Sand Grain Bazaar Arehaza Town | Muiquun Ancado Inner Harbor

Rock Post | Barhan Gateway Rune Gateway Intersection Valencia Castle Altinova Gateway Pujiya Canyon Capotia Bazaar Farmland Western Plateau of Valencia

Gorgo Rock Belt Veteran’s Canyon Pila Fe Kunid’s Vacation Spot

Hope Pier Yalt Canyon Bambu Valley Iris Canyon Kmach Canyon Ancado Coast Altas Farmland Ivero Cliff Ivory Wasteland

Northern Sand Dune

Areha Palm Forest Valencia Castle Site Rakshan Observatory

Erdal Farm Valencia Plantation Fohalam Farm Central Cantusa Dona Rocky Mountain

Cantusa Desert Crescent Mountains Pilgrim’s Haven Shakatu Abandoned Pier Gavinya Coastal Cliff Shakatu Farmland Gavinya Volcano Zone Pilgrim’s Sanctum Kisleev Crag Leical Falls

Gavinya Great Crater

Roud Sulfur Mine

Ruined City of Rune Ibellab Oasis Aakman

Bashim Base Waragon Nest Taphtar Plain Basilisk Den Cadry Ruins Desert Naga Temple Scarlet Sand Chamber Gahaz Bandit’s Lair Roud Sulfur Works Pila Ku Jail Titium Valley Crescent Shrine 71

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LANDSCAPES CHAPTER 3

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GRASSLAND

Grassland biomes are large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs. Latitude, soil and local climates for the most part determine what kinds of plants grow in a particular terrian. This region has an average annual precipitation is great enough to support grasses, and in some areas a few trees. The precipitation is so erratic that drought and fire prevent large forests from growing. Grasses can survive fires because they grow from the bottom instead of the top. Their stems can grow again after being burned off. The soil of most grasslands is also too thin and dry for trees to survive.

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SWAMP FOREST

A swamp is a wetland that is surrounded by forest like attributes such as trees, grass, and soil. Many swamps occur along large rivers, where they are dependent upon on the natural water level. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. It fits perfectly in the ecosystem by the wetlands, making fresh water for the environment - it makes the water fresh because it deletes pollutants from the water.

You would find other biomes such as the Tropical Rainforest, and The Marine biome near a swamp.

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TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS

FOREST

Temperate evergreen forests are common in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or montane areas.

These forests sustain the highest levels of biomass in any terrestrial ecosystem and are notable for trees of massive proportions. Structurally, these forests are rather simple, consisting of 2 layers generally: an overstory and understory.

Many species of trees inhabit these forests including pine, cedar, fir, and redwood.

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TA I G A

The taiga is the biome of the needleleaf forest.

Living in the taiga is cold and lonely. Coldness and food shortages make things very difficult, mostly in the winter. Evergreens in the taiga tend to be thin and grow close together. This gives them protection from the cold and wind.

Evergreens also are usually shaped like an upside down cone to protects the branches from breaking under the weight of all that snow.

The snow slides right off the slanted branches.

The taiga is susceptible to many wildfires. Trees have adapted by growing thick bark.

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BOREAL FOREST

Many people actually do get sucked into the bogs and marshes of the boreal forest.

Beyond these dangers, the forest itself is often dark and mysterious. Thick stands of Fir and Spruce trees create a canopy that blocks most of the sunlight, making it difficult to navigate. Boreal forest is the largest terrestrial biome on the world, with much of it still undisturbed and unaltered by human beings. The bogs and marshes contain plant species with amazing adaptations for survival, and the forest can be truly enchanting.

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M O U N TA I NS

Other biomes such as grasslands found at the base of a mountain, coniferous forest at the center of the mountain, and the tundra found at the top of the mountain.

Since some animals are only found on a specific mountain range, it’s important to recognize the mountains as a biome. The movement of the earth’s crust by folding, breaking into large blocks, lifting upwards to form a dome, or cracking due to volcanic activity forms mountain ranges.

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C H A PA R R A L

The chaparral biome has many different types of terrain. Some examples are flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes.

It’s characterized as being very hot and dry. As for the temperature, the winter is very mild. It is so hot and dry that fires and droughts are very common.

The animals are all mainly grassland and desert types adapted to hot, dry weather, which includes coyotes, jack rabbits, mule deer, and alligator lizards.

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SAVANNA

A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome.

Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands. Savannas have warm temperature year round. There are actually two very different seasons in a savanna; a very long dry season (winter), and a very wet season (summer).

Plants of the savannas are highly specialized since they have long taproots that can reach the deep water table, thick bark to resist annual fires, and trunks that can store water.

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DESERT

The desert doesn’t have very many plants, but do have some low down plants though.

The only animals they have are the ones that can survive with the ability to burrow underground. This is because they would not be able to live in the hot sun and heat.

They only come out in the night when it is a little cooler. Deserts usually have very little rainfall and/or concentrated rainfall in short periods between long rainless periods. The soil can range from sandy and fine-textured to loose rock fragments, gravel or sand.

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CAVE

A cave is a natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of man. Occurring in a wide variety of rock types and caused by widely differing geological processes, caves range in size from single small rooms to interconnecting passages many miles long.

Some are found in cliffs at the edge of the coastline, chipped away by the relentless pounding of waves. Others form where a lava tube outer surface cools, hardens and the inside of the molten rock drains away.

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DAWN

Explore the world and see the gourcious environment during the sunlight in the bright skies at Day, under the Sun. Watch as the transition happens at DAWN

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Or discover the mystical unknown and it’s wild nature during the moonlight in the dark skies at Night, under the Moon. Watch as the transition happens at DUSK

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LIFE PROFESSIONS

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GATHERING

Harvesting with Hoe

Obtain Blood with Syringe

Chopping with Axe

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Mining with Pickaxe There are many professions in BDO to pick from. Grab your tools and start interacting with special objects to gather them. Give greater purpose to your collected supply of items.

Cutting with Knife

PROCESSING Most of the items you collect along your journey or special objects you have gathered can be crafted into superior items. This can be done through processing, which is plenty of fun to figure out which items can be used for grinding, filtering, shaking, drying, chopping, heating, simply cooked or mixed through simple alchemy.

Level up your Life Skills by focusing on each life profession individually.This takes time and effort just like life life would, but in a large beautiful online world.

Higher tier in a profession grants you superior capabilities for each profession. Go ahead and explore the vast system of life professions.

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FISHING

There is a fun mini-game to play when going fishing, and you can sell those captured fish for money.

You’ll always encounter many people gathered in an area fishing, maybe join them and let your player go fishing for hours without end.

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COOKING

Take all your ingredients you think it’s eatable and start combining them into recipes and cook your own dishes that could give you all sorts of useful buffs or sell them on the marketplace to other players online and earn a living as a cooking chief.

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ALCHEMY

FARMING

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HUNTING

SAILING

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TRADING

TRAINING

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Donkey

Horse

Wagon

Traveling by foot in the large world of BDO is enjoyable, but getting your own mount will help your mobility when traveling on your journey.

You start off by getting a free Donkey, but despite being the slowest mount, the Donkey allows you to carry lots of goods.

Most players end up with a horse, since they are the fastest out of any mount. Each horse is different since they have lots of different appearances. Through training, horses can level up to 30, with a chance to gain a new skill each time they level up.

They can also be breeded to increase their tiers from 1 to 9.

You can go catch a wild horse or buy one from the online market at a large price.

Once you start traveling tons of goods, a single donkey or horse won’t be enough, so let the mount carry the wagon for you. With a wagon, you can carry much more heavier amounts of cargo. Being an advanced merchant will find the wagon very useful. When traveling though, only use roads since going through hills or off course will most likely damage your goods.

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Camel

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Once you approach the desert biome, your favorite mount won’t do you much good due to the burning heat from the sun draining the mount’s speed. The camel can endure the desert environment the best, so why not use a camael when trying to figure out where you’re going when traveling in the desert, where your personal map won’t help guide your path.

Fighting in a massive battle will certainly destroy any mount easily, but the elephant is a reliable mount that can withstand big sieges. The elephant can guided by 1 player, while 2 other players can be mounted and attack enemies. Foes will have a hard time going against this massive mount since the elephant attacks back with their tusk.

Raft

Sailboat

Need to go a little off coast to get a better spot for fishing? Build your own raft and registrate it at the shore and start using it. This is a simple way for searching for much more rich spots for fish since normally the shore will be completely rid of fish since so many players already caught them.

Lets take this more seriously now, using a raft to travel the ocean will be the cause to your death. Build or purchase a well maintained sailboat.

There are many players out on the sea, and some of them might not like unwanted traveling guest, and these sailboats can carry cannons, cargo, and wise but harsh players.

Watch out for the dangers of the sea creatures as well, be prepared for traveling the deep sea by using a sailboat to make your travels safe enough to come back alive to shore.

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Thank you for looking these pages and getting a better understanding of Black Desert Online I hope this catalogue book has inspired you with the art created by many developers who worked the making of Black Desert Online Myself, Ricardo Castillo, am a huge fan of BDO and wanted to share the wondrous world found in this massive open-world MMORPG. Many artist, such as you, is what keeps pushing games to put more effort into creating their worlds full of top-notch graphics and more realism for the benefit of gamers and artist. Please share this book with everyone and let other’s enjoy the LIVING ART OF BLACK DESERT ONLINE