MapleStory/Towns

In the Maple World, there are many different towns and locations for players to visit. Each has its own unique design or theme.

There are several continents which play host to the cities of MapleStory. These continents are:
 * Maple Island
 * Victoria Island
 * Ossyria
 * Zipangu (availible to KoreanMS, JapanMS, ThailandMS, MapleSEA and TaiwanMS)
 * Dong Fang Shen Zhou (availible to KoreanMS, JapanMS, ChinaMS and TaiwanMS)
 * Formosa (availible to KoreanMS, JapanMS and TaiwanMS)
 * Thai Floating Market (availible to KoreanMS and ThailandMS)
 * Coca-Cola World (exclusive to KoreaMS)

Maple Island
Maple Island has three towns:
 * Mushroom Town: This is where a new player learns the basics of the game. This town has quests that require the player to perform simple tasks such as talking to an NPC and learning the basics of attacking and jumping.
 * Amherst: This is another small town with an armory and potion shop. One will meet more NPCs, as well as have access to new quests.
 * Southperry: This is a port town where there are more NPCs and quests. Also located here is the ship that takes Beginners to Victoria Island for a 150 Meso fee. Note that it is impossible to return to Maple Island once on Victoria Island except in CMS.

Victoria Island
Victoria Island has five towns and 3 subcontinent:


 * Lith Harbor: This is the town one arrives at from Southperry. It is another port town with better shops, many quests, and access to Florina Beach. This town also contains a VIP Taxi that transports a player to the Ant Tunnel Park, deep within Sleepywood.
 * Henesys: The Bowman town, located on the plains of Victoria Island. One will find Bowman-related items here and the Bowman job advancement instructor, Athena Pierce. Located in Pig Park is Mushmom, a boss monster. This town has access to the Free Market.
 * Ellinia: The Magician town, located in a tall forest. One will find Grendel the Really Old, the Magician job advancement instructor, and many Magician-related items. The MP potions sold here are slightly cheaper than at other locations on Victoria. Ellinia has a sky dock named Sixtopia, where the ship headed for Ossyria every 15 minutes is located. This town also contains a VIP Taxi that brings one to an area within Sleepywood's dungeon. There is no Free Market access from Ellinia.
 * Perion: The Warrior town, located among the crags. You can meet the Warrior job instructor, Dances with Balrog here. The shops specialize in warrior equipment. Drakes, Boars and Stumps of all types are abundant around Perion. Perion used to be the major hub for player-based trading, but with the advent of the Free Market, this is no longer the case. This town has Free Market access.
 * Perion Excavation Site and Perion Ruins: Located on a new path in the Perion mountains, an Excavation Site is located. Some NPCs here give out quests to do. Past the Site, the Perion Ruins are held, with many undead skeleton type monsters. There is also a quest for guilds only, called the Sharenian Guild Quest.
 * Kerning City: The Thief town; an urban city. One can find the Dark Lord, the Thief job advancement instructor, here. The shops specialize in thief-related items. The popular party quest on Victoria Island can be done here. Kerning City is also connected to the Swamps of Despair and Sleepywood via the sewers. There is no Free Market access.
 * Sleepywood: This town lies in the middle of Victoria Island. It is accessible through every town except Lith Harbor and Ellinia. It offers a Sauna where weary travellers can rest for a fee. Comparitively tough monsters reside in its dungeons, and one should be fairly high-leveled to fully explore it. A Cursed Sanctuary is located in the deeper parts of the dungeon. Monsters such as Tauromacis and Cold Eyes inhabit the outer regions of the Sanctuary, while a huge winged creature known as the Jr. Balrog roams the inner Sanctuary. One can also buy many various items in Sleepywood. There is no Free Market access.

Note Florina Island, Peach Blossom Island and Happyville are part of Victoria as subcontinents.


 * Florina Beach: A beach isle located just off the shore of Victoria Island. Florina Beach is home to creatures such as Lorangs, Clangs, Lupins, and Umtis. Florina is rich in coconuts, which sell for lots of mesos to NPCs.This place can be accesed my 3 towns-lith harbor,orbis and ludibrium
 * Peach Blossom Island: A mysterious place with misty mountains and peach blossoms. Couples can get married here. This is currently available in ChinaMS, MapleSEA, and TaiwanMS. The only way to get to the Peach Blossom Island is by talking to a monk NPC which is located in Henesys, Orbis and Ludibrium.
 * Happyville: A Christmas town located near Ellinia where a player goes for a Merry Christmas.The NPCs which take the players to Happyville are located in Ellinia, El Nath and Ludibrium.You can decorate trees with your friends here. Only accessable during the christmas period.
 * Amoria: This area is exclusive to GlobalMS. Amoria is a marriage town based on western culture. To access Amoria, players can talk to Thomas Swift of Henesys to be transported there.

Ossyria
It is not recommended that you go to Ossyria until you are at least level 30. Monsters there are quite tough for a lower-leveled character. Many low-level characters pay the expensive fare only to be stuck at Ossyria with no way back (since the monsters are difficult to defeat in perspective).

Ossyria is accessible through the sky dock in Ellinia. The ship at both Ellinia and Ossyria's sky dock leaves every 15 minutes. Boarding starts five minutes and ends one minute before departure, so don't be late! Also Note the Price is 5000 Mesos for those above level 30, but the fares vary from version to version.. WARNING: Stay in the cabin if you are around LV30-60, a Crimson Balrog Ship may appear.

Ossyria currently has 7 towns.
 * Orbis: A cloud city. This is the first town accessible through Ellinia's sky dock. You can find higher level equipment and items here. Guilds can also be formed at the Guild Headquarters located in this town. The middle right portal leads to the clouds, where pixies and a race of magical cats reside. The bottom right corner of the town gives access to Orbis Tower, a 20 story tower which must be descended in order to reach El Nath.
 * El Nath: A snow covered town located in a deep valley. The cold is so intense in its outskirts that you will lose HP at a constant rate of 10 per 5 seconds. This inconvenience can be avoided temporarily by consuming a Red Bean soup, sold in the El Nath potion shop. You can find high leveled equipment here as well, but the prices are much higher compared to that of other towns. Players can wander the snow fields and scale the valley, meeting intimidating creatures such as werewolves and yetis. A dark forest sits at the top where undead zombies roam about. The entrance to the mines can be found here. By going deeper through the mines, one can find themselves in the presence of Bains and Cerebes; inhabitants of the fiery caverns deep under the land. Zakum, one of the strongest bosses in Maplestory, awaits travellers at the end. El Nath has Free Market Access.
 * Aquarium (Aqua Road): A city located in the depths of the ocean. Accessible through Orbis Tower's Basement. HP will be lost at a constant rate under the ocean unless an oxygen tank is equipped outside. Strangely, no HP will be lost if you're in the town. There are caves leading to Aquarium's murky depths where bone fish and sharks reside. It is also the home of the Doomflounder/Pianus. Weaker creatures reside in the sunny and colorful upper layer of the ocean. Aquarium has free market access.


 * Ludibrium: A town made of toys and blocks. It is popularly referred to as "Lego Land". You can access Ludibrium from Orbis via a flying toy train. The train departs every 10 minutes. You can buy HP/MP potions at a reduced price, or pills (Example) at normal potion price here. A toy factory clock tower sits in the middle of the town. Monsters such as the aggressive Thanatos and Gatekeeper reside in the deeper parts of the clock tower. There are also two towers on each side: Eos Tower with 101 floors and Helios Tower with 100 floors. A party quest can be done in the Eos Tower, leading to a huge boss named Alishar. Ludibrium village sits next to the Eos Tower.
 * Omega Sector: Part of Ludibrium. Located beyond first floor of the Eos Tower. This place has two types of Aliens; alien versions of the octopi found around kerning city and sleepywood, and the grays, typical gray colored big headed aliens. The NPCs of this region go along with the theme of military, the Men In Black, and "the mesorangers". Although the area itself is quite small (having only about 11 or so outside town maps), the monsters are found in abundance and the NPCs offer many quests, that also lead to sub quests.
 * Down Town / Korean Folk Town: An ancient town based on Korean folk lore. Located and gotten there by the use of a book portal in the Helios Tower Library and at the east end of Aqua Road also via a book portal. This is currently available in the KoreanMS, JapanMS, ChinaMS, and TaiwanMS.


 * Riprey / Leafre: A village that has an egg theme where the fourth job advancement is located. Just outside the village are strong monsters that are level 70 and above, including two level 105 bosses: a dragon and a griffin. This land is being updated at a rapid rate. It now contains the strongest non boss monsters that you will fight and the Strongest boss which is said to be stronger than Zakum.

Coca-Cola World
KoreaMS Exclusive
 * Coca-Cola Town: An event arctic village with a Cola-Coca theme and monsters also with Cola-Coca theme, like coke, coke snail and other weird creatures! Exclusive to KoreaMS. This was formerly exclusive for cash shop users.

Zipangu
(Zipangu is named "Japan" in KoreaMS) The only three ways to Zipangu are to take a "pelican taxi" in Kerning City (JapanMS, ThailandMS, MapleSEA) and in Xi Men Ding (TaiwanMS), the World Tour NPC in most towns (KoreaMS and JapanMS), and to use a "Return to Mushroom Shrine" or "Return to Showa Town" potion, sold in the Showa Town bath house. There are two towns located in Zipangu: Mushroom Shrine and Showa Town.
 * Mushroom Shrine: An peaceful old style town based on Japan where the town fills with food and Mushroom Shrine is filled with people when New Year comes. Available in JapanMS, KoreaMS, ThailandMS, MapleSEA and TaiwanMS.
 * Showa Town: Modern town based on Japan where gangs rule the streets from a dangerous gang mansion. MapleStory's strongest exclusive monster, Grandpa Boss and the bodyguards can be found inside the mansion. Showa Town is currently on available in JapanMS, ThailandMS, MapleSEA and TaiwanMS.

Dong Fang Shen Zhou
(Dong Fang Shen Zhou is named "China" in KoreaMS and JapanMS) Dong Fang Shen Zhou is a China/Shanghai based area. This area can be reached by taking a "Perion Plane" ride at the top of Perion (ChinaMS and TaiwanMS), or by talking to the World Tour NPC in most towns (KoreaMS and JapanMS). Or (in ChinaMS and TaiwanMS), players can visit Dong Fang Shen Zhou by going into a portal in Perion (there is a portal which let players to get to Yu Yuan Garden which is located next to the NPC Manji).
 * Shanghai Waitan: A map with NPC locations where a man with a plane travel between Perion and Shanghai Waitan with animal look base monsters.  766.com Available in ChinaMS, KoreaMS and, JapanMS and TaiwanMS
 * Yu Yuan Garden: A map locate at Shanghai Waitan where had Hair/Skin care/Face shop.There also had three dragon-door(red,blue and yellow) which leads the players to the new PvP Arena. Yu Yuan Garden is also for shopping. Available in ChinaMS and TaiwanMS.
 * Dragon Arena: The arena is now test in CMS GMserver and will be release in a coming version.

Formosa
(Formosa is named "Taiwan" in KoreaMS and JapanMS) This area which can only be reached by taking the "Kerning City - Xi Men Ding Subway Line" in Kerning City Subway Station (TaiwanMS), by talking to the World Tour NPC in most towns (KoreaMS and JapanMS). There are two towns in Formosa, Xi Men Ding and Night Market.
 * Xi Men Ding: Based on the Taiwanese city where many teens hang out with much shops and night life. Stray dogs and monkeys roam the streets in this town. It is a place of wonder to be call Hollywood of Taiwan. Available in TaiwanMS, KoreaMS and JapanMS.
 * Night Market: It is a beautiful town that all time in night. All monster base on Taiwan local food and culture. Oden King is a boss monster of Night Market. Available in TaiwanMS, KoreaMS and JapanMS.

Thai Floating Market
(Thai Floating Market is named "Thailand" in KoreaMS) Thai Floating Market can be reached by "Captain Nareth" in Lith Harbor. The trip cost about 1,000 meso each way (ThailandMS) or by talking to the World Tour NPC at most towns (KoreaMS). Or (in ThailandMS), players can visit Thai Floating Market by going to the Kerning City Swamp (there is a portal which let players to get to Thai Floating Market).
 * Thai Floating Market: A old river bank style market town based on Thailand where the town fills with food and people buying items, potions, weapons, and equipments with chickens, frogs, toad and a giant snake on the lose just outside of the market town. Available in ThailandMS and KoreaMS.

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' 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. 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.


 * Free Market entrances
 * Henesys
 * Perion
 * Orbis (KoreaMS, JapanMS, MapleSEA)
 * El Nath
 * Riprey (KoreaMS, JapanMS, ChinaMS, TaiwanMS)
 * Aquarium
 * Ludibrium
 * Omega Sector
 * Showa Town (JapanMS, ThailandMS, MapleSEA, TaiwanMS)
 * Yu Yuan Garden (ChinaMS, TaiwanMS)
 * Night Market (TaiwanMS)
 * Thai Floating Market (ThailandMS and KoreaMS)

Transportations
Transportation is important in the world of Maple Story to travel across continents and subcontinents.
 * Cab/Taxi: The main transportation in Victora Island to travel betwwen towns beside Sleepywood also there a VIP taxi in Lith harbor and Ellinia where take player to the Ant Tunnel Park.
 * 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.
 * Teleport Rock VIP from the Cash Shop has the same functions as the 'Teleport Rock' but an extra useful feature is that it can cross continents, making them useful if you're short on time to get to a place you need to get to.


 * Cross Continent Transportations:
 * Maple Island Ship an ship in Southperry head to Lith harbor in a one-way direction ship.
 * Florina Island Boat a boat in Lith Harbor, Orbis, and Ludibrium head to Florina Island travel back to Lith Harbor, Orbis, and Ludibrium.
 * Victora Island-Ossyria Ship travel between Ellinia and Orbis the ship departs every 15 minutes in both side and take 10 minutes to travel.
 * Ossyria: Orbis-Ludibrium Train travel between Orbis and Ludibrium the train departs every 10 minutes in both direction and take 5 minutes to travel.
 * Ossyria: Orbis-Riprey Blue Bird travel between Orbis and Riprey, the bird departs every 10 minutes in both direction and take 5 minutes to travel.
 * Victoria Island-Riprey Portal a portal that transports adventurers from Ellinia to Riprey and back at the cost of a magic seed.
 * Ludibrium Elevator between 99th floor of Helios Tower and 2nd floor of Helios Tower the elvevator departs every 5 minutes in both direction and takes 1 minute to travel.
 * World Tour NPC located in Lith Harbor, Henesys, Kerning City, Perion, Ellinia, Orbis, El Nath, Ludibrium, and Riprey, can take you to one of four continents (Mushroom Shrine in Japan, Shanghai Waiten in China, Xi Men Ding in Taiwan, Thai Floating Market in Thailand) for a small fee of 3,000 mesos. You can also travel between these four continents for a fee of 1,500 mesos using this NPC.


 * Scroll and Capsule
 * Return Scroll - Nearest Town: Returns you to the nearest town.
 * Return Scroll for Dead Mine: Returns you to the dead mine at the higher ground of El Nath.
 * Return Scroll to Ellinia: Returns you to Ellinia.
 * Return Scroll to Henesys: Returns you to Henesys.
 * Return Scroll to Kerning City: Returns you to the dark Kerning City.
 * Return Scroll to Lith Harbor: Returns you to Lith Harbor.
 * Return Scroll to Perion: Returns you to Perion.
 * Return Scroll to Sleepywood: Returns you to Sleepywood, a quiet and dark forest-town.
 * Command Center Warp Capsule: A warp capsule that allows the owner of the capsule to warp to the Command Center of Omega Sector.
 * Ludibrium Warp Capsule: A warp capsule that returns you to Ludibrium.
 * Eos Rock Scroll: You can transport to the other Eos Rocks by activating them using this scroll.
 * 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.
 * Strawberry Milk: Returns you to Mushroom Shrine.
 * Mixed Juice: Returns you to Showa Town.
 * Coffee Milk: Returns you to the the nearest town.