MapleStory/Towns

Maple World
The Maple World is a set of explorable continents. There are three main continents common to all versions in the Maple World: Maple Island, Victoria Island, and Ossyria. Victoria Island has eight towns and hunting areas - Ellinia, Nautilus Harbor, Henesys, Kerning City, Lith Harbor, Perion, and Sleepywood, plus a sub-region called Florina Beach. Ossyria has seven regions: El Nath Mts., Aqua Road, Ludus Lake, Minar Forest, Mu Lung Garden, Nihal Desert, and Temple of Time; and twelve towns - Orbis, El Nath, Aquarium, Ludibrium Castle, Omega Sector, Korean Folk Town, Leafre, Mu Lung, Herb Town, Ariant, Magatia, and Time Temple. Additional continents and regions part of the World Tour that are found in some versions of the game include Zipangu (JapanMS), Dong Fang Shen Zhou (ChinaMS), Formosa (TaiwanMS), Siam (ThailandMS), Singapore and Malaysia (MapleSEA). These are all based off a certain culture, and were formerly exclusive to their respective culture's version of the game.

In addition, there are two marriage towns - Peach Blossom Island and Amoria. At Peach Blossom Island (available in ChinaMS), players take part in traditional Chinese marriages. Amoria, (available in JapanMS, MapleSEA, TaiwanMS, KoreaMS, ThailandMS and GlobalMS), hosts marriages based on western culture.

There are also event towns, such as Happyville and Shalom Temple, are only available during the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons, respectively. Coke Town is also an event town only found in KoreaMS. Shalom Temple is only available in GlobalMS, though.

Another area, Premium Road, accessible only from Internet cafes that have made contracts with the game, has been made available to KoreaMS, JapanMS, ChinaMS, ThailandMS, and MapleSEA.

Finally, Masteria, the newest continent currently accessible only in GlobalMS,EuropeMS and TaiwanMS, has a theme of the past meets the present meets the future. Here you can find many plays on different cultures from around the world. Masteria currently has three towns: New Leaf City, Haunted House, and Crimsonwood Keep, though many future towns have been mentioned.

Maple Island
Maple Island has two main towns: Amherst and Southperry. In ChinaMS, TaiwanMS, HongKongMS, GlobalMS, EuropeMS and BrazilMS, there is also the Mushroom Town Training Camp. Other versions are expected to soon follow this change. However, JapanMS, the creator of the training camp, has removed it, and condensed Maple Island into only Southperry.
 * Mushroom Town, Amherst and Southperry

Victoria Island
Victoria Island has a number of areas to explore. There are several towns, named Ellinia, Nautilus Harbor, Henesys, Kerning City, Lith Harbor, Perion, and Sleepywood. Also, the small island town of Florina Beach, an excavation site near Perion, and the event town Happyville are located on Victoria Island as well. Eons ago, Victoria Island and Ossyria were once connected, but over time have become separated. It was once completely ruled by a culture called the Sharenian, who built a lot of the deserted structures on the island, like the Temple of Golems near Henesys and the Sanctuary at the end of Sleepywood's Ant Tunnel. This culture collapsed mysteriously under the rule of Sharen III. The Guild Party Quest is based upon the rule of Sharen III.
 *  Lith Harbor, Henesys, Ellinia, Perion, Kerning City, Nautilus Harbor, Sleepywood and Florina Beach

Ereb
Ereb is the latest continent released in KoreaMS. Ereb is home of the Knights of Cygnus, a group of fighters who, with the aid of elemental sprites, combat the forces of the Black Magician. It's a floating island located between Orbis and Ellinia, kept aloft by the powers of the sprites. Ereb can be reached by taking a boat ride from Ellinia. The island is home to the Empress of the Maple World, Cygnus, and the Holy Beast Shin Su who picks the Emperor or Empress. The inhabitants of Ereb seem to be bird-like in nature.
 *  Ereb

Ossyria

 * El Nath Mountains: Orbis and El Nath
 * Aqua Road: Aquarium
 * Ludus Lake: Ludibrium Castle, Omega Sector and Korean Folk Town
 * Minar Forest: Leafre
 * Mu Lung Garden: Mu Lung and Herb Town
 * Nihal Desert: Ariant and Magatia
 * Temple of Time: Time Temple

Currently Ossyria is split into seven regions: El Nath Mts., Aqua Road, Ludus Lake, Minar Forest, Mu Lung Garden, Nihal Desert, and Temple of Time; and has twelve towns: Orbis, El Nath, Aquarium, Ludibrium Castle, Omega Sector, Korean Folk Town, Leafre, Mu Lung, Herb Town, Ariant, Magatia, and Time Temple.

To reach Ossyria, players must take a flying ship from the magician town of Ellinia. Depending on the current level of the player and the version of the game, the trip can cost anywhere from 3,000 to 80,000 Mesos. The ship departs every 15 minutes in most versions. However, would-be travelers must get into the waiting room of the ship one minute before departure time, shown on the dock. While in transit between Victoria Island and Ossyria, the Crimson Balrog boss may attack the ship. Lower level characters or those who do not wish to fight the Crimson Balrog should enter the cabin or risk being killed. An alternative method of transit to Ossyria is by using the Leafre-Ellinia portal, available if the player has a Magic Seed. This transport is instantaneous, but the only areas that can be accessed from Leafre are Orbis and Time Temple. In versions with Nautilus Harbor, a similar teleport system can be used to reach Omega Sector, which provides relatively easy access to Ludibrium and eventually the rest of Ossyria as well.
 * Recently, the following World Maps of these Ossyria areas have been released:

World Tour
Originally, these continents were not a part of the main game. Each new continent was an expansion to each original versions. JapanMS was the first to expand their version with a continent called Zipangu. These additional continents reflect more on real world locations or real world things, with a few exceptions. At first, these new continents were to be exclusive maps for each version they originated from. Zipangu for JapanMS, China for ChinaMS, Formosa for TaiwanMS, Siam for ThailandMS. As of September 2006, the exclusive maps started to become accessible in other versions of MapleStory via a new NPC named Spinel the World Tour Guide.
 * Japan: Mushroom Shrine, Showa Town, Kaede Castle and Neo Tokyo
 * China: Shanghai Wai-Tan, Yuyuan Garden, Mount Song Town and Grand Hall of the Great Sage
 * Taiwan: Ximending, Night Market and Taipei 101
 * Thailand: Floating Market and Golden Temple
 * Singapore: CBD and Boat Quay Town
 * Malaysia: Trend Zone Metropolis and Kampung Village

For MapleSEA, Singapore has been released with two towns: CBD and Boat Quay Town. More recently, Malaysia was released, covering the other major country that makes up SEA's player base. Malaysia and Singapore currently does not have World Tour maps. They are not accessible from Spinel the World Tour Guide, however they are often treated as such because of their basis on a real world location and culture.

In ChinaMS, the new area, Shaolin Monastery, has been released with the two towns, Mount Song Town and the Grand Hall of the Great Sage. It is accessible from a separate option from Shanghai Wai-tan from the World Tour NPC.

JapanMS has announced the release of their newest exclusive town, tentatively called Future Tokyo, but the name is all that is known for now.

Masteria

 * New Leaf City, Haunted House, and Dead Man's Gorge

Masteria is a new continent currently only available in GlobalMS, EuropeMS and TaiwanMS. It is believed to be off the coast of Victoria Island, though there are currently no world maps or regional maps to show this. Currently there are two towns located on this continent: New Leaf City and Haunted House. The area of Crimsonwood Keep has been the most recent addition, though it does not (yet) sport a conventional town map. A fourth town, called Krakia, has been mentioned by NPCs in game. Many areas that will be expanded in the future can be seen, particularly Vineland, Affluent Tower, and a Sphinx which resembles a Yeti, appropriately named the Yetinx. Also there has been mention of a new world named Versal, with one NPC planning on opening a portal to that world. Many legends surround the island and its history. Stories range from immortal warriors and mad scientists to threats from outer space. According to new information, the continent, which was originally believed to have sunk into the ocean, was actually warped to another world. It was returned to the Maple World through a mysterious deal between the Mayor and an unknown person. It is currently unknown if the mayor was aware that the island had not actually sunk.

Quote from the GlobalMS v0.40 Patch Notes:


 * Masteria takes its name from the many warriors who came to the continent looking to master their fate and find their destiny. It has mysteriously risen from the sea after a 1000-year absence. This once fabled continent was home to a technologically advanced civilization that used a myriad of techniques for benevolence...before the dark times. There are very few records of the final act which caused the continent to plunge into the sea, and its jewel, Olde Sapp Village to be erased from the Maple World.

Marriage Systems
Currently, there are two different wedding towns, with different themes and ceremonies. Peach Blossom Island is based on eastern culture, and is available in ChinaMS. Amoria is based on western culture, and is fully available in ThailandMS and GlobalMS. It is also available in KoreaMS, JapanMS, TaiwanMS and MapleSEA though in variously altered forms.
 * Peach Blossom Island and Amoria
 * Peach Blossom Island is currently only available in ChinaMS, as it has been removed from TaiwanMS and MapleSEA. The maps of Peach Blossom Island are still accessible in TaiwanMS, though no weddings may be performed here.

Time Periods
Time Periods are areas which already exist, but as they appeared in the past rather than their ordinary modern appearances. These can be accessed through the Time Control Room in Ludibrium. Currently, there is only one town in the past which is accessible: Altair Camp. It is the past version of Ellinia's forest on Victoria Island. Maps at the borders of the Elin Forest around Altair indicate that there may be past versions of other Victoria Island towns to visit in the future. Technically, these exist on the already present continents.
 * Altair Camp

Event Towns
As one might expect, event towns are areas with limited availability, even in the version that created them. Typically they are associated with a holiday in the real world, though this isn't always the case. They are released for the duration of the holiday's event, and closed afterwards. Occasionally, especially popular event towns will be made permanently available. In addition to the common time restrictions, there are also some other restrictions on entering, such as the completion of a specific quest or the purchase of certain Cash Shop equipments using real money. In cases where Cash Shop items are involved, the item is usually relatively cheap and can always be purchased with Maple Points, which can be earned from events, as well.
 * Happyville, Shalom Temple, Coke Town, Beer Tent, Haunted Mansion, and Maple Tree Hill

Happyville
During the month of December, the Christmas themed town of Happyville becomes available. In 2007 for all versions, the town was renovated, giving it a very different feel.

Shalom Temple
Shalom Temple is only available for GlobalMS. In 2006-2007, this town was only available during the Hanukkah season, but in 2008 it was available well into February.

Coke Town
Coke Town is a Coca-cola themed town for KoreaMS and JapanMS. It was available for approximately 8 months from midsummer 2006 to Spring 2007 in KoreaMS, then removed from the game without warning in patch v1.2.39. It has since returned in patch v1.2.40, and now seems to be permanently available once more. Speculation was that the contract between KoreaMS and Coca-Cola had expired, and the town was reinstated once the contract had been renewed.

In JapanMS, Coke Town was opened in February 2008, and has some different features, such as a Gachapon Machine which dispenses coke-related items. It was closed shortly after.

Beer Tent
Beer Tent is only available for EuropeMS. This town is only available during the Oktoberfest season.

Haunted House
In KoreaMS, ChinaMS, TaiwanMS, JapanMS, HongKongMS, and MapleSEA the Haunted House of Masteria was released as a special event town to celebrate Halloween (though it was not released until after Halloween in China and Taiwan.) This version was slightly altered, as it included a potion seller and was accessible from other areas of the world. It, like the other event towns, was removed once the events ended.

In KoreaMS, the mansion was heavily altered. It has a few different monsters, and all of them are significantly weakened. The storyline conveyed through the quests is also very different.

Maple Tree Hill
In KoreaMS, Maple Tree Hill is an event map accessible from many towns through an NPC named Gaga. It contains a small maple tree which players can help to grow. It is only available near the anniversary.

Kerning City Internet Cafe - Premium Road
Premium Road can only be accessed from a cyber cafe that has established a contract with the local programming staff of MapleStory. The cyber cafe grants bonuses such as EXP boosts by 1.5x (1.25x in MapleSEA, ThailandMS), but only offers a limited amount of maps. Players at participating internet cafes can access Premium Road by talking to an NPC in Kerning City.

Premium Road is currently not available in TaiwanMS, HongKongMS, GlobalMS, EuropeMS, and BrazilMS.

[[Image:MS Free Market Icon.png]]Free Market
The Free Market is a place set aside for people who wish to sell their items by setting up a shop. They can either use the regular 'Buying item' method, or they can set up their own miniature shop where a maximum of 3 people are allowed in at once. In order do the latter, players will have to purchase a special permit available only through the Cash Shop. Additionally, NPC merchants can be hired to sell these items so that the player may continue to use their character while the shop is open. The merchants come in a variety of appearances, ranging from elves and teddy bears to Robots, Maids, and Granny. In some versions, certain merchants have differing features, such as the ability to notify the player of a sale. Even while on another island, such as Ossyria, one may still make contact with people in Victoria Island through the Free Market. One can communicate and trade with someone entering the Free Market from any town. However, one cannot use the free market to travel between towns.

Transportations
Transportation is important in the world of Maple Story to travel across continents and subcontinents.
 * Cab/Taxi: The main transportation in Victoria Island to travel between towns besides Sleepywood. There is also a VIP taxi in Lith Harbor and Ellinia that can take players to the Ant Tunnel Park. The trip is instantaneous. In GlobalMS, the NLC Taxi exists on Masteria, and takes players from New Leaf City to Haunted House and back. The trip is both free and instantaneous. In some versions, the "Danger Zone Bullet Taxi" is available. It is used to move quickly between town maps and dungeon areas. It is located in El Nath, Ludibrium, and Leafre. The fee varies; in El Nath, it is 45,000 mesos to move to Icy Valley II. In Ludibrium, it is 25,000 mesos to move to Path of Time. In Leafre, it is 50,000 mesos to move to the Entrance to Dragon Forest. In CBD, it is 30,000 mesos to move to Entrance to Ulu City.
 * Special Transportations:
 * Teleport Rocks from the Cash Shop allow one to travel to the same map as another player, or a map that the player can store by 'using' the rock. The rock is not used up when storing a map name. Cannot cross continents.
 * VIP Teleport Rocks from the Cash Shop have the same functions as the 'Teleport Rock' but an extra useful feature is that it can cross continents, making them a convenient alternative if you're short on time to get to a place you need to get to.


 * Maple World Cross Continent & Region Transportations:
 * Maple Island Ship — A ship in Southperry that heads to Lith Harbor. A one-way direction ship. Does return trips in JapanMS (only for players with 300 or more fame) and ChinaMS only. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Florina Beach Boat — A boat in Lith Harbor, Orbis, and Ludibrium Castle that can take you to Florina Beach and back. Costs a small fee, or can be used for free with a VIP ticket. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Victoria Island - Ossyria Ship — Travel between Ellinia and Orbis, The ship departs every 15 minutes in both directions and takes 10 minutes to travel. Occasionally attacked by Crimson Balrog pirates.
 * Ossyria: Orbis - Ludibrium Train — Travel between Orbis and Ludibrium Castle, The train departs every 10 minutes in both direction and takes 5 minutes to travel.
 * Ossyria: Orbis - Leafre Blue Bird — Travel between Orbis and Leafre, The bird departs every 10 minutes in both direction and takes 5 minutes to travel.
 * Ossyria: Orbis - Mu Lung Hak the Crane Bird — Travel between Orbis and Mu Lung. The ride costs 6000 mesos, and the ride only takes 1 minute. The return trip from Mu Lung to Orbis only costs 1000 mesos. There is no waiting to depart. You can travel between Mu Lung and Orbis at any time.
 * Ossyria: Orbis - Ariant Genie — Travel between Orbis and Ariant, The Genie departs every 10 minutes in both direction and takes 5 minutes to travel.
 * Victoria Island - Leafre Portal — A magical portal that transports adventurers from Ellinia to Leafre and back at the cost of a magic seed. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Nautilus Harbor - Omega Sector Portal — A technological portal that transports adventurers from Nautilus Harbor to Omega Sector and back. Must be in possession of a warp card to use it. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Ludibrium Elevator — Between 99th floor of Helios Tower and 2nd floor of Helios Tower, The elevator departs every 5 minutes in both direction and takes 1 minute to travel.
 * Bullet Taxi - Transports users back and forth between the Towns and the Danger Zones. El Nath to Dead Mine, Ludibrium to Clock Tower Lowest Floors and Leafre to Dragon Forest.
 * Mu Lung/Herb Town Hak the Crane Bird — Transports players back and forth between Mu Lung and Herb Town for 1500 mesos. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Dolphin Taxi — Found in Aquarium and Herb Town. Transports players back and forth for 10,000 mesos. The trip is instantaneous. The Dolphin Taxi also provides transportation from Aquarium to "Aqua Road : The Sharp Unknown" (one of two entrances to Korean Folk Town) if you provide a Dolphin Taxi Coupon. In some versions, you can pay 1000 mesos to be transported to The Sharp Unknown if you do not have any coupons.
 * Karcasa - Ariant Magic Carpet Man — Found outside of Ariant. Randomly takes players to Henesys, Ellinia, Kerning City or Perion. It is a one-way trip, instantaneous and costs 10,000 mesos.
 * Ariant-Magatia Camel — Found outside of Ariant and Magatia. Takes players back and forth from Ariant and Magatia. The trip is instantaneous and costs 1,500 mesos.
 * Thomas Swift — Found in Henesys, takes players to Amoria and Back. (ThailandMS and GlobalMS)
 * Hera — Found in most major towns, takes players to Amoria. (KoreaMS, JapanMS, TaiwanMS and MapleSEA)
 * Tang San Zang (Henesys), Fa Hai (Orbis), and Di Zang Wang (Ludibrium Castle) - take players to Peach Blossom Island.(Only in ChinaMS (TaiwanMS and MapleSEA now retired it for Amoria))
 * Coke Bear Administrator — Found in most towns. Takes players to Coke Town and Back, but first you need to do a quiz. (Only in KoreaMS (Coke Town removed in JapanMS))
 * Rooney — Found in Ellinia, El Nath and Ludibrium Castle, takes players to Happyville and Back.
 * Simon — Found in Ellinia, El Nath and Ludibrium Castle, takes players to Shalom Temple and Back. (GlobalMS)
 * Edmunds - Found in most towns. Takes players to the event version of Haunted House and back for a cost of 3,000 mesos. Only available in ChinaMS and TaiwanMS.
 * NLC Taxi - Found in New Leaf City. Takes players to the Haunted House and back free of charge. Only available in GlobalMS.
 * Bell — Located in Kerning City Subway Station and NLC Subway Station. Takes players to and from New Leaf City for 5,000 mesos in GlobalMS and 1,000 mesos in TaiwanMS. In GlobalMS The ride leaves every 10 minutes, and lasts 1 minute. In TaiwanMS, the trip is instantaneous.


 * World Tour Cross Continent Transportations:
 * Perry the Pelican Taxi — Perry can be found in: Kerning City (JapanMS), Mushroom Shrine (JapanMS and TaiwanMS) and Ximending (TaiwanMS). Perry can take adventures to and from several continents for a fee of 1,500 mesos. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Yang the Pilot — This NPC is located at the very top of Perion and at Shanghai Airport (ChinaMS and TaiwanMS), He can take travelers to and from Shanghai Wai-Tan. The trip is instantaneous.
 * BTMS Staff — This NPC is located at the Kerning City Subway and at Ximending Station (TaiwanMS), and can take travelers to and from Ximending for a fee. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Ximending Station - Taipei 101 Station — This NPC is located at the Ximending Station and at Taipei 101 Station (TaiwanMS), and sends players on a "subway ride" that takes travelers to and from Taipei 101 at the cost of 2,000 mesos. Players must walk through four maps during the subway ride to arrive at their destination. A nerfed version of the Devil Slimes are also found in the subway cars.
 * Captain Nareth — He is located in Lith Harbor and at Floating Market (before patch 0.34) in ThailandMS, and can take travelers to and from Floating Market for a fee of 1,000 mesos. The trip is instantaneous.
 * Warp Crystal — Located in Kamuna (Outside Mushroom Shrine) and Kaede Castle (JapanMS). Transports players to and from Kamuna, Kaede Castle and Neo Tokyo for free. The trip is instantaneous. However, to go to Neo Tokyo areas, players must complete several quests.
 * Kerning and Singapore Airport Plane - Located in Kerning Airport and Singapore Airport. Transports players back and forth for 20,000 mesos. (MapleSEA, EuropeMS)
 * Spinel the World Tour Guide — This NPC can be found in most major Victoria and Ossyria towns. She can take you to any World Tour area: Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, for a fee of 3,000 mesos. Taiwan not available in ChinaMS yet, China, Thailand not available in HongKongMS yet, China not available in ThailandMS yet, Taiwan not available in MapleSEA yet, China, Taiwan, Thailand not available in GlobalMS yet, China, Taiwan, Thailand not available in EMS yet.) You can also travel between these continents for a fee of 1,500 mesos (3,000 mesos in ThailandMS). The trip is instantaneous.
 * Bullet Taxi of the Danger Zone — Located in CBD and Ulu City. Transports players back and forth for 30,000 mesos. (MapleSEA)


 * Scroll and Capsule
 * Allow instantaneous transport to towns on the same continent.


 * Return Scroll - Nearest Town: Returns you to the nearest town. Available in every town.
 * Return Scroll for Dead Mine: Returns you to the dead mine at the higher ground of El Nath. Can only be used in Orbis and El Nath. Available from the first stage of the Zakum Quest.
 * Return Scroll to Ellinia: Returns you to Ellinia. Only available in Ellinia.
 * Return Scroll to Henesys: Returns you to Henesys. Only available in Henesys.
 * Return Scroll to Kerning City: Returns you to Kerning City. Only available in Kerning City.
 * Return Scroll to Lith Harbor: Returns you to Lith Harbor. Only available in Lith Harbor.
 * Return Scroll to Perion: Returns you to Perion. Only available in Perion.
 * Return Scroll to Sleepywood: Returns you to Sleepywood. Only available in Sleepywood.
 * Return Scroll to Nautilus Harbor: Returns you to Nautilus Harbor. Only available in Nautilus Harbor.
 * Command Center Warp Capsule: A warp capsule that allows the owner to warp to the Command Center of Omega Sector. Available from a number of quests in Omega Sector. Can only be used in the Ludus Lake region.
 * Ludibrium Warp Capsule: A warp capsule that allows the owner to warp to Ludibrium Castle. Available from a number of quests in Omega Sector. Can only be used in the Ludus Lake region.
 * Warp Powder: A bag of warp powder that allows the owner to warp to Magatia. Available from a quest there. Can only be used in the Nihal Desert region.
 * Return Scroll to New Leaf City: Returns you to New Leaf City. Only available from a shop opened through quest completion, at Dead Man's Gorge of Phantom Forest. Usable only in Masteria.
 * Eos Rock Scroll: You can transport to the other Eos Rocks by activating them using this scroll. Available from the Lost Soldier on the 93rd floor in Eos Tower.
 * Orbis Rock Scroll: Use it at the magic rock on either the 1st or the 20th floor of Orbis Tower to teleport to one another. Available from the Huckle's Magic Ingredients quest in the hidden room on the 10th floor.
 * Strawberry Milk: Bought at Showa Town bath house (Except for ThailandMS, This item has been removed from NPC.), Returns you to Mushroom Shrine. Usable in Zipangu only. (JapanMS and ThailandMS have no limitations though.)
 * Mixed Juice: Bought at Showa Town bath house, Return you to Showa Town. Usable in Zipangu only. (JapanMS has no limitations though.)
 * Coffee Milk: Bought at Showa Town bath house, Returns you to the nearest town.
 * Return to 101 Avenue: Bought at Taipei 101, returns you to Taipei 101. Works anywhere.
 * Return to Showa Street: Return you to Showa Town Market. (Unknown how it is obtained)
 * Mysterious Map: Bought at Golden Temple, Return you to Golden Temple. Usable in Siam only.