Welcome to Aethel-Hearth — a world torn into floating vertical tiers. The old animals are gone, replaced by volatile Elemental Echoes who have forgotten their bonds with humanity. You are a Field Researcher. Your weapon is not a sword, but the copper-wired Codex. Leave Hearth Town, fight wild spirits in real-time combat, earn their trust, and bring eggs back to the Hatchery. Gather herbs, ore, and fish; cook, brew, and smith at town stations; breed rare bloodlines in the Kennel; and chart the tiers until the Codex is complete.