Story

Still Shore

campaign released challenge early-campaign

Summary

Flooded cavern shrine beneath the Evercare Clinic where a phantom scythe-wielder, Heartseeker, guards a haunted memory.

Characters

Young Master of Heaven's Pier

Independent qinghe

The player character - infant rescued by Uncle Jiang and raised by Aunt Han at Blissful Retreat. After Heaven's Pier falls, the Young Master becomes a wandering xiake whose true origin remains unknown.

Connections

No known connections yet.

Synopsis

Still Shore is a flooded shrine accessed via a well behind the Evercare Clinic, southwest of Blissful Retreat. The descent threads a darkness-puzzle corridor, a flute-weight puzzle, and a wade through Heart Lake before climbing to the boss arena. The phantom Heartseeker - a scythe-wielding warrior bound to old grief - fights across two phases: deliberate parry-trainer combos give way to area spell volleys countered by tombstone cover. The in-game blurb's 'tilted moon and shadowed cave' framing is the locked-in flavor; mechanically it is an early-game parry tutorial in boss-fight clothing.

Key Events

Enter via the well behind Evercare Clinic.
Solve the darkness-thread light puzzle.
Solve the flute-weight puzzle.
Wade Heart Lake.
Defeat Heartseeker - phase 1 scythe combos, phase 2 area spells with tombstone cover.

Outcomes & Revelations

Heartseeker Campaign Challenge unlocked (repeatable).
Gear and Cosmetic Tickets.
Early-game milestone confirming parry/deflect mastery.

Gameplay Notes

Recommended around level 10. The fight rewards positioning over stats: phase-2 volleys are roll-cancelled or absorbed behind tombstones; phase-1 combos are the deflect drill. First Campaign that punishes mash-attack play.