Kamenica

Kamenica is a karst village in a cove under the mountain, gray stone on gray stone. Its river ran dry a year ago, and at night something screams beneath the sealed mouth of the Ponor. It is the last safe place above the shaft, and your home between descents.

The village above the shaft

The riverbed that leads up the valley has no river in it. It ends at the foot of the mountain, at a cave mouth stopped with a stone the color of smoke. A crack runs across the stone, and slabs of rock and three new iron clamps hold it shut. Behind it lies the Ponor: a shaft so deep that no one in the village has seen its bottom.

Every session begins at the waypoint in the village square. Walk onto it and your Life and Mana fill up; step back on it from any floor you have unlocked and you are home. Kamenica is always dim and foggy, the clouds heavy with rain that will not fall.

The village square of Kamenica with its waypoint, a well and the stash chest — The square of Kamenica, with its waypoint.

What can you do in Kamenica?

Waypoint: Every session starts here. Arriving in town refills your Life and Mana.
Stash: A strongbox chest shared by all your characters of the same mode, with up to eight large tabs. The first is free; the rest are bought with gold.
Shops: Shelves restock every ten minutes of play and whenever you reach a new deepest floor. Each shopkeeper keeps your last five sales to buy back.
The red thread: A red thread tied around your wrist. Pull it on any floor and it brings you home, as often as you need. It is free.
Repairs: No durability and no repair bills. Gear you find is gear you keep using.

Tvrtko the smith's shop: shields, boots, gloves and armor on the Armor tab, beside the inventory — Tvrtko’s shelves, restocked every ten minutes.

Gold, a Life Potion and a Mana Potion lying on the ground with their labels

Who lives in Kamenica?

Five villagers keep the services running, and each of them has a story of their own. Talk to them after every descent.

Tvrtko
Smith
He forged most things in Kamenica, and he is the one who opens the clamps on the stone when you are ready to go down.
Buys and sells weapons and armor.
Refining, salvage, sockets and reforging are planned.
Biljana
Herbalist
Her potions cost more than anywhere else. Take twice what you think you will need.
Sells Life and Mana potions, priced by how deep you have gone, and buys what you bring up.
Svetozar
Scribe
He keeps the book of Kamenica and the lore of the stone, and he reads the old letters better than anyone.
Identifies every Rare and Unique you carry, in one click, for free.
Combining gems and Glagolitic letters is planned.
Radomir
Elder
He sent word through the valleys for someone to finish what the Kresnik began, and you answered.
The one who speaks for the village.
Resetting your attribute points for gold is planned.
Kosara
Wise woman
She ties a red thread around your wrist, the old charm against evil. When the dark comes too close, pull on it and you will find your way home.
Ties the red thread that brings you back to town.
Weaving and sealing items is planned.