​

Hello Adventurers! This is Director Lee Jong-joo.

February 25th marked a special milestone for Legend of Heroes: Gagharv Trilogy – exactly 182 days since our official release!

What made the day so special? 365 ÷ 2 = 182.5... which means we've reached our Half-Anniversary! Many games celebrate this milestone, and we're thrilled to join this tradition with our very own Half-Anniversary Festival! We've prepared a variety of special events and exciting new content for our upcoming update.

The entire game will be transformed with festive decorations and a joyful birthday party atmosphere! 

Let's kick off today's dev note by listening to 'Gagharv Carnival' – a special BGM we've composed exclusively for this Half-Anniversary celebration.

Listen to Gagharv Carnival​

Half-Anniversary Special Events

Attendance Event

The Half-Anniversary 3-week Attendance Event begins soon!

It will run for a full 3 weeks, with the coveted Gagharv's Legend Hero Selection Ticket included in the 1st-week rewards.

Adventure Drop Event

When you clear adventures, you'll acquire Medals of Gratitude which can be exchanged for various valuable rewards.

Awards and Puzzle Event

The remarkable records set by our adventurers will be revealed! There are so many intriguing achievements that surprised even our development team. We hope you'll explore these impressive accomplishments in person after the update.

A special Puzzle Event will be held! The challenge is to collect word pieces throughout your journey and complete the phrase "HALF ANNIVERSARY."

Upon completing the puzzle, you'll receive a fantastic surprise reward – please don't miss this limited-time event!

Popular Heroes Pick-Up Event

A Popular Heroes Pick-Up summon event will be available to celebrate our Half-Anniversary.

The featured heroes are Elenoa, Shannon, Filly, Goose, and Lodi.

Story Event

There will be a "Scotia Festival" in Quitt alongside the Half-Anniversary Festival!

The villagers once misperceived Scotia as a monster who had been transformed by the Octum Apostles. They are now holding a festival to commemorate Scotia's Return, and the story follows the events that unfold as they invite their saviors to join the celebration.

The Change of Event Story Direction

We have been releasing sub-stories on a monthly basis since the Cathedral Reconstruction storyline. However, we recognized an obvious limitation in enriching the depth of these stories due to the brief development period. After careful consideration, we've decided to change our approach.

Moving forward, we'll develop sub-stories that focus on elements that weren't fully explored in the main narrative. We hope this change will provide you with a deeper immersion in the rich lore of our world.

The first story following this new direction will be "The First Explorer" (working title). It centers on how Thomas crossed Gagharv and arrived in Weltluna.

This episode presented significant creative challenges for our team. From a physical perspective, crossing Gagharv seems nearly impossible. If someone were to attempt the crossing, there appears to be no direct path to Weltluna. The traveler would be caught in a vortex and forced to navigate the Chaos Vertex – a region where even birds cannot fly due to inexplicable air turbulence. Should they somehow break through the Chaos Vertex, they would then face a giant V-shaped canyon.

This story will reveal how Thomas and his crew overcame these seemingly insurmountable hardships! (The scope of this story could be equivalent to 2-3 chapters of the main scenario)

Future event stories will continue to follow this more in-depth narrative direction.

New Legendary Hero

The answer is Castor, the Saint of the Swords!

We intentionally provided confusing clues, and as expected, this sparked many interesting guesses from our adventurers! 

Castor is a hero mentioned in A Tear of Vermillion and throughout the Gagharv universe. When we first began developing the game, Castor was among the first legendary heroes we conceived. 

In our initial design phase, the legendary heroes (Miligan, Tempest, Geppeus, Castor, and the 3 Sages) existed only as figures of legend passed down through word of mouth. However, we realized this approach might limit our hero roster, so we revised our concept.

Let's take a look at Castor's silhouette as I explain more about him.

The upcoming Castor is in his early thirties. Since his youth, he has devoted himself to mastering swordsmanship, inspired by the legendary Sword Emperor Zamza.You'll discover his story through the Heroes' Gallery. (This includes some exciting connections to certain main characters – Gawaine and a mysterious young boy)

You'll soon meet Castel, wielder of the Thunder Sword and the most powerful swordsman in El Phildin (circa year 900 in the Gagharv history).

Golden Island of Bale

The stage will be expanded to level 20 and will transition to Extreme Difficulty from stage 16 onward.

Gold serves as an essential currency for various systems including Smithy, Option Conversion, Hero Growth, and Resonance Stone Patching. We recognize that these gold requirements can become burdensome. That's why we've decided to expand the available stages and increase gold supply based on each adventurer's growth level.

* Note: The Sanctuary of the Water Tribe will be excluded from these changes.

 Corridor of Validation

This feature will also be expanded with this update.

It will be extended to Extreme 5, plus a new difficulty level: Abyss 5. The current level of the Corridor of Validation falls below our adventurers' average growth level. Additionally, obtaining ★5 Accessories remains challenging even at the highest stage (13). Therefore, we've decided to expand the stage count to 20, better aligning with our adventurers' growth progression.

The Abyss difficulty will require greater effort, but will offer improved chances to acquire ★5 Accessories compared to the current system.

We sincerely appreciate all of our adventurers.

Since the official release of LOH, we have been striving to provide you with the best possible gaming experience and content.

We aim to repay your incredible support by delivering fun gameplay, moving stories, and exciting new challenges.

I'll return soon with news about Chapter 1 of Moonlight Witch and new content, Top of Challenge.

Thank you!

<Director’s Note Surprise Coupon>

Coupon Code: HALFANNIVERSARY

Expiration Date: March 25th, 2025, 14:59 PM (UTC+0)

Reward: x1,500 Red Garnet