Character creation

Select a faction
The first choice made during character creation is which faction the character will be a part of. The faction that is selected limits the races that can be picked. There are currently two factions in ArcheAge:


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Select a race
After picking a faction the next step is to choose a race. There are currently four playable races in ArcheAge:


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 * Elf
 * Nuian


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 * Ferre
 * Hariharan

Customize appearance
After selecting a race the player is able to customize their character's appearance in a variety of ways, including sliders to adjust the shape of the face and facial features, selecting hair styles and colors, and selecting and positioning tattoos and scars.

Customization of appearance is finalized upon completion of the player character. At this time you can not re-customize appearance from within the game world. Be wary of existing clipping issues, such as long hair/pony tails as they can not be changed.

Starting ability tree
After customizing the characters appearance the last choice to make is which ability tree the player would like to start the game with. Not all ten ability trees are available during character creation, the choice is limited to Combat, Magic, Wild, Devotion, Death, and ???.