What is Katarra?
A text-first online fantasy world built around exploration, roleplay, progression, professions, discovery, and lasting character history.
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. This chapter introduces the foundations players need before stepping into the wider world.
In this chapter
Public knowledgeHow 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.