B054 Shattered Expanse

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B054 Shattered Expanse

Field Value
BiomeID 054
Biome name Shattered Expanse
Climate SUBTROPICAL_ARID
Difficulty 5
Starting control F01 Ashen League
Contested by F13 Marrowheat Dominion
Primary hazard Fragment Drop
Signature resource Tectonic Crystal
MysteryZone False
Continent CONT_ASHARA
Region Ashara — Central Shattered Plains
Elevation_m 800
Status LIVE_CANON
Source LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

A biome of crumbled earth and jagged rock formations where a tectonic catastrophe shattered a continent leaving behind a puzzle of displaced terrain. Each fragment floats at a slightly different elevation creating a three dimensional maze.

Settlements

Name Type Population Controlling faction
Shattered Settlement Faction Outpost 1500 F01 Ashen League
Fragment Maze primary N/A F01 Ashen League
Shard Hollow secondary N/A F01 Ashen League

Settlement pages: Fragment Maze, Shard Hollow, Shattered Settlement. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction Where recorded
F01 Ashen League Starting control. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row.
F13 Marrowheat Dominion Contested. The faction table gives it a foothold here. Seven NPC rows (NPC0742 to NPC0748).
F02 Verdania Collective Seven of the fourteen NPC rows.

NPCs here from other factions: F13 Marrowheat Dominion (7 NPC rows) and F02 Verdania Collective (7 NPC rows). An NPC can belong to any faction and live or work in a settlement controlled by another faction.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time. The faction table also gives F13 Marrowheat Dominion a foothold here, so the biome is contested.

Resources

  • Dune Salt (Shatt) (GATHERABLE, Common)
  • Dustbloom (Shatt) (GATHERABLE, Rare)
  • Refined Ashfall Sediment (GATHERABLE, Common)
  • Refined Ashgrit (GATHERABLE, Common)
  • Refined Sandite Crystal (GATHERABLE, Common)
  • Refined Scorched Bone (GATHERABLE, Common)
  • Scorchite (Shatt) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
  • Shatte Ashgrit (GATHERABLE, Epic)
  • Shatte Sandite Crystal (GATHERABLE, Common)
  • Shatte Thorncore (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
  • Sunbaked Clay (Shatt) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)


Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B054 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID Name Type Rarity
SIG-054 Tectonic Crystal SIGNATURE Rare–Legendary
PRI-054 Shattered Stone PRIMARY Uncommon–Rare
SEC-054 Displacement Resin SECONDARY Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-SHA Shardite Common Mineral Common
MIN-COM-TEC Tectonic Ore Common Mineral Common
MIN-RARE-SHA Shard Crystal Rare Mineral Rare
MIN-RARE-TEC Tectonic Glass Rare Mineral Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 054 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Shattered Expanse:

ID Name Harvestable
FLORA-SAND-054 Sandbloom Yes
FLORA-ASHS-054 Ashshrub Yes
FLORA-CIND-054 Cinderbloom Crystal Plant Yes
FLORA-THOR-054 Thornscale Bush No
FLORA-SCOR-054 Scorchglass Weed No — Protected
FLORA-DUST-054 Dust-Root Binder No — Protected
FLORA-ARID-054 Arid Bloom No
FLORA-ASHF-054 Ashfang Tree No

Three named flora rows are marked harvestable. That does not match the harvestable index count of 4. Both figures are left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Thornscale Bush, Scorchglass Weed, Dust-Root Binder, Arid Bloom, and Ashfang Tree. The harvestable cell says No on Thornscale Bush, Arid Bloom, and Ashfang Tree and No — Protected on Scorchglass Weed and Dust-Root Binder. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field Value
Deep zone Deep Shattered — Expanse Underlayer
Layout Desert Labyrinth Run
Max players 6
Lockout hours 72
Boss name Expansewatcher — Deep Form
Ground note The Expanse Underlayer has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field Value
Boss Expansewatcher, Ancient of Biome 054
Difficulty T3_Heroic
Recommended party 4
Damage type Fire
Arena {'location': 'Fragment Maze', 'description': "The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Shattered Expanse's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by subtropical arid conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.", 'arena_size_m': 100, 'special_terrain': 'Meteor-impacted shattered plain', 'hazard_active': 'Fragment Drop'}
Ground blurb The Scorch Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Shattered Expanse's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by subtropical arid conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Shattered Expanse would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Rock Wind, Shard Storm, and Dust. Those three names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for this biome.

ID Name Code Recorded effect
WX-054-STORM Storm STORM Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-054-ASH Ashfall ASH Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Tectonic Crystal harvest modified.
WX-054-SNOW Cold Event SNOW Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-054-ANY Any Weather ANY Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-054-RAIN Rain/Mist RAIN Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-054-CLEAR Clear Sky CLEAR Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 11, Ashfall 12, Cold Event 13, Any Weather 14, Rain/Mist 10, Clear Sky 10. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 0, Ashfall 3, Cold Event 4, Any Weather 4, Rain/Mist 2, Clear Sky 3.

Mobs

Six named mobs are recorded. One further row records 64 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 64 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 17 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero. Expansewatcher has archetype Node Guardian but the node-guardian cell reads False. Both are left as recorded.

ID Name Archetype HP Creature ID Node guardian
MOB-054-01 Shatteredhorn Large Herbivore 118 CR03711 False
MOB-054-02 Expansescale Swift Scout 64 CR03712 False
MOB-054-03 Shatterstalker Ambush Predator 75 CR03713 False
MOB-054-04 Expansefang Elemental Creature 84 CR03714 False
MOB-054-05 Shatteredcoil Scavenger 80 CR03715 False
MOB-054-06 Expansewatcher Node Guardian 143 CR03716 False

Nodes

Nine network nodes are recorded. Four are positive and five are negative. The node profile records dominant NEGATIVE, density moderate, base respawn 117 minutes, and modifier 1.30x.

ID Name Type Location Signature resource growth Guardian
NODE_054_P01 Shattered Primary Anchor POSITIVE Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Fragment Maze zone. No None
NODE_054_P02 Shattered Light Node 2 POSITIVE Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Shard Hollow zone. No None
NODE_054_P03 Shattered Light Node 3 POSITIVE Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Shard Hollow zone. No None
NODE_054_P04 Shattered Light Node 4 POSITIVE Located near the biome's primary water source or geological anchor. Within the Shard Hollow zone. No None
NODE_054_N01 Shattered Void Node 1 NEGATIVE Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Fragment Drop) is most intense within 20m of this node. Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m Present
NODE_054_N02 Shattered Void Node 2 NEGATIVE Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Fragment Drop) is most intense within 20m of this node. Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m Present
NODE_054_N03 Shattered Void Node 3 NEGATIVE Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Fragment Drop) is most intense within 20m of this node. Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m Present
NODE_054_N04 Shattered Void Node 4 NEGATIVE Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Fragment Drop) is most intense within 20m of this node. Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m Present
NODE_054_N05 Shattered Void Node 5 NEGATIVE Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Fragment Drop) is most intense within 20m of this node. Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m Present

The node-network file records a guardian name string on each of these nine nodes. Those strings are not rows in the named mob list above. The biome file, used in this table, records no guardian on the four positive nodes and a guardian present on the five negative nodes. Both records are left as recorded.

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded. The biome-pack names and the world-event master names disagree. Both name sets are left as recorded.

ID Biome-pack name Master name Type Duration cell Cooldown cell Broadcast Trigger Notes duration
WE0160 Tectonic Surge Season Shattered Ex Environmental Event Environmental 30min 4hr FALSE RANDOM 45-90 minutes real-time
WE0161 Shard Bloom Shattered Ex Resource Event Resource 30min 24hr FALSE PLAYER_COUNT 30 minutes real-time
WE0162 Fragment Shift Shattered Ex Major Transformation Event Major Transformation 0min 0hr TRUE WEATHER 3-8 hours real-time

WE0160 notes: Tectonic Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is ELITE_SURGE. WE0161 notes: Tectonic Crystal nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. WE0162 notes: Tectonic Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is TRUE. Spawn override on that row is ELITE_SURGE. Biome state change recorded as Shattered Expanse_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

25 quests are recorded for this biome. Listed as id, title, layer, and giver id only. No quest prose is added here.

NPCs

Fourteen NPCs are recorded with location Shattered Expanse. Sex, age, items held, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Kinship is blank except where the table records it. Quest giver ids above come from the quest table, not from the quests-given cell.

NPC ID Name Role Settlement Faction Kinship
NPC0372 Enna Ironveil quest_giver Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective Ironveil Compact kin through the Ironveil surname.
NPC0373 Fyren Klarenfield merchant Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0374 Gael Mirewood trainer Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0375 Holt Obsidianwatch lore_keeper Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0376 Ilex Quarrystone blacksmith Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0377 Jora Stonecleft quest_giver Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0378 Kress Umbrafen merchant Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F02 Verdania Collective
NPC0742 Morvaine Mirewood quest_giver Shattered Settlement, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion
NPC0743 Nessa Thornwick merchant Shattered Settlement, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion
NPC0744 Oswyn Emberfall trainer Shattered Settlement, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion
NPC0745 Rhea Gloomreach lore_keeper Shard Hollow, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion
NPC0746 Tova Bleakwood blacksmith Shattered Settlement, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion
NPC0747 Vex Cindermere quest_giver Shard Hollow, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion
NPC0748 Xaris Duskhollow merchant Fragment Maze, Shattered Expanse F13 Marrowheat Dominion

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Shattered Expanse. All are crafted at Shard Forge. The item table records Tectonic Crystal as the primary material on every row.

Item ID Name Type Slot Rarity Primary material
B054_WPN_01 Shattered Tectonic Edge Weapon Weapon Rare Tectonic Crystal
B054_HLM_01 Tectonic Ward Helm Armor Helm Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_CHS_01 Tectonic Breastplate Armor Chest Rare Tectonic Crystal
B054_HND_01 Shattered Grips Armor Hands Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_LEG_01 Shattered Greaves Armor Legs Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_FET_01 Shattered Treads Armor Feet Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_TRK_01 Tectonic Relic Trinket Necklace Rare Tectonic Crystal
B054_REL_01 Shattered First-Stone Trinket Relic Epic Tectonic Crystal
B054_CON_01 Shattered Draught Consumable Common Tectonic Crystal
B054_SAL_01 Shattered Salve Consumable Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_MAT_01 Refined Shattered Grit Material Common Tectonic Crystal
B054_BAR_01 Tectonic Ingot Material Rare Tectonic Crystal
B054_TOL_01 Shattered Node Pick Tool Tool Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_KIT_01 Shattered Field Kit Tool Tool Uncommon Tectonic Crystal
B054_UPG_01 Tectonic Catalyst Upgrade Component Rare Tectonic Crystal
B054_FOC_01 Shattered Focus Weapon Off-Hand Uncommon Tectonic Crystal

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID Output Workstation Materials Unlock reputation
RCP_B054_WPN_01 Shattered Tectonic Edge Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x9; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T3 Honoured
RCP_B054_HLM_01 Tectonic Ward Helm Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_CHS_01 Tectonic Breastplate Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x9; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T3 Honoured
RCP_B054_HND_01 Shattered Grips Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_LEG_01 Shattered Greaves Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_FET_01 Shattered Treads Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_TRK_01 Tectonic Relic Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x9; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T3 Honoured
RCP_B054_REL_01 Shattered First-Stone Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x11; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T4 Honoured
RCP_B054_CON_01 Shattered Draught Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x5; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T1 Known
RCP_B054_SAL_01 Shattered Salve Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_MAT_01 Refined Shattered Grit Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x5; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T1 Known
RCP_B054_BAR_01 Tectonic Ingot Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x9; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T3 Honoured
RCP_B054_TOL_01 Shattered Node Pick Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_KIT_01 Shattered Field Kit Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted
RCP_B054_UPG_01 Tectonic Catalyst Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x9; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T3 Honoured
RCP_B054_FOC_01 Shattered Focus Shard Forge Tectonic Crystal x7; Refined Shattered Grit x1 T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B054, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 054 Shattered Expanse, K3V amber light, subtropical_arid environment, 0.68g low gravity, Ashen League faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Shattered Expanse, biome 054, subtropical arid, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. A biome of crumbled earth and jagged rock formations where a tectonic catastrophe shattered a continent leaving behind a puzzle of displaced terrain. Each fragment floats at a slightly different elevation creating a three dimensional maze. Terrain recorded as meteor-impacted shattered plain. Scorched earth and ashfall. Wind carries grit that strips skin. Rare blooms emerge after ashfalls. Fragment Drop is the recorded primary hazard. Tectonic Crystal is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: ochre, burnt sienna, ash. The Ashen League settlement Shattered Settlement is visible, with Fragment Maze and Shard Hollow in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG01061 through IMG01080. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Shattered Expanse, subtropical arid biome, [type], scorched amber plains, ashfall dust, K3V sun, Fragment Drop environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID Type Status
IMG01061 hero_landscape UNGENERATED
IMG01062 apex_creature UNGENERATED
IMG01063 weather_event UNGENERATED
IMG01064 flora_closeup UNGENERATED
IMG01065 faction_outpost UNGENERATED
IMG01066 loading_screen UNGENERATED
IMG01067 ambient_day UNGENERATED
IMG01068 ambient_night UNGENERATED
IMG01069 energy_node UNGENERATED
IMG01070 hazard_event UNGENERATED
IMG01071 npc_portrait UNGENERATED
IMG01072 creature_combat UNGENERATED
IMG01073 resource_gather UNGENERATED
IMG01074 world_event UNGENERATED
IMG01075 sky_atmosphere UNGENERATED
IMG01076 underground_entrance UNGENERATED
IMG01077 coastal_view UNGENERATED
IMG01078 mystery_fragment UNGENERATED
IMG01079 faction_landmark UNGENERATED
IMG01080 player_action UNGENERATED

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