The Firstlight field notes
The player handbook.
New to Ascend Online?
Start with the project overview: what the game is, what is playable today and how the planned ASCEND token fits. Then follow the beginner’s guide into Firstlight.
What is Ascend Online?16 chapters · Current game rules and project information
Start in Firstlight
What is Ascend Online?
The world, the playable game, the ASCEND token and where the project is heading.
Your first adventure
From choosing a name to clearing your first Gate. Start here if you are new to Firstlight.
Controls & interface
Movement, combat, shortcuts and the small windows that keep your adventure close at hand.
Create, save & log in
Use your name and password to return to the same character.
Build your adventure
Your gate-light companion
Raise an original companion through exploration, care and a three-part journey with Luma.
Field journal & research
Find creature habitats, plan material hunts and record the living world.
Combat & progression
Weapons, target selection, quest turn-ins and the road to the Rift Warden.
Gather, craft & trade
Professions, equipment, the Arc Vault and the gold-only player market.
Seals, tempering & Champions
Sealed equipment, the Sealreader, tempering to +6, Champion creatures and resting between fights.
Training, emotes & contracts
Stat points, quick emotes and the Huntmaster's daily contracts.
Party, friends & guilds
Meet other adventurers, communicate and exchange items with clear consent.
Three private expeditions
Prepare for the Sunken Sanctum, Ember Vault and Astral Reliquary with one to four adventurers.
Seven disciplines
Choose how you fight, learn two skills and keep progression when you change discipline.
The northern road & after level 20
Follow the connected northern quest arc and keep playing without bought power.
Understand ASCEND
ASCEND & weekly rewards
A funded, reviewed Solana reward pool, separate from game gold and character power.
Development updates
Patch notes — Smoother roads
5 October 2026 development update: movement fixes, anti-cheat hardening, companions and field research. Pending live rollout.