Arcane Odyssey being the giant game it is has an extremely expansive universe in it’s own right. Normally with games this big, you’d expect there’d be some details left out. But Vetex has actually gone above and beyond with his attention to detail in ways you’ve never expected. Here’s some that I’ve found!
How it started
So I was doing my sand mage run and I happened to talk to Dame Caesennia without her quest, which showed this dialogue, leading me to dive down the rabbit hole of small details that I could find in the game. (I just wanted to use this image as the thumbnail :] )
This post is based on this thread by @JustDebel , I intend to revive and better document all these hidden little details :] Hecc, maybe we can even make an iceberg with all this.
Well-Known Details
Edward Kenton shows up to save you from prison
Having Kenton’s questline completed in any way will prompt him to show up when the crew breaks you out of prison. What a loyal quartermaster <3
There are four read-able journals in game (as of now)
There are four interactive journals in game, Captain Rackham’s Journal on Akurius Keep, Neviro’s on Ravenna, General Ziax on Blasted Rock, and Morden’s on Windrow.
Tucker's grave changes through out the story
Due to the frightening amount of forummers that have a hobby of digging up their best friend’s friend’s grave, we now know that Tucker’s body will naturally decompose over the course of the story. Similarly, Morden will proceed to improve his friend’s grave as the story progresses.
Your character's breath shows white when in freezing temperatures
Credit: @Midnight
Using a love potion on yourself gives this prompt
The Wrath of the Gods on Palo Town is a reference to AA
Credit: @Randomness
Talking to a certain NPC on Palo Town tells you about “The Wrath of The Gods”, referencing the end of AA’s story line where the Peacekeeper defeats Durza, resulting in a huge explosion that destroys much of the seven seas.
This prompt pops up when you try to attack someone in the mines.
Your character grows up as you play
Your character’s age will naturally increase as you continue to play the game, at around 120 hours, you’ll grow a year.
Carrina has different dialogue depending on if you spared her brother or not
Depending on your choice with Elius on Cirrus island, Carrina can have different dialogue options.
You can talk to the crew during the Ravenna chase sequence
You can actually interact with Neviro, Morden, and Iris when they are on your ship during the chase quest after defeating Revon. Here’s Morden’s response.
Ruby Roger and Clark Silvers have an adventure besides you.
First found in Frostmill, Ruby Roger and Clark Silvers are attempting to buy a Caravel from the Shipwright. After presumedly succeeding, they travel to sailor’s lodge, stopping by Palo Town on the way. Arriving at Sailors Lodge, they get captured by the Bronze Legion as they are mistaken for bad pirates. This is where you step in to save them by vouching for them. As of the current story, they have a singular crew member, William who was recruited from Palo Town.
Captain Arwald's crew member talks about Ghost ships
While visiting Sailor’s Lodge, talking to the crew of Captain Arwald leads to some interesting stories. The crew depart the lodge with their captain after betraying Ravenna
Certain Encrypted texts found in-game are from WOM
Within the bronze sea you can find encrypted text that were carried over from WOM. One example of this is the statue on Limestone Key and Ravenna’s Map Secret.
The Protector Religion on Cirrus is a reference to AA
Credit: @TheoreticalExistence
The books in The Myriad are a reference to AA
Credit: @Ultimate
The books in The Myriad reference events that happen during the AA timeline, such as Theos, Durza, and other characters.
It's possible to revisit the mines after the story.
The mines are a physical location in Calvus’ castle, being on the left side. Who just casually keeps a whole slave mine in their castle rooms…?
Elius' and Carrina's Father
Credit: @Maple
Lord Ulcrius is the father of Elius and Carrina, he offers a quest to capture Captain Arwald in Ravenna, after which he explains how worried he is that he hasn’t heard from his children.
- These are details you’ll likely encounter in game as you casually play
Known Details
Iris shows up at Silverhold after Cirrus Island
Iris holds true to her word and visits Silverhold to investigate the symbols that were found during the sky island arc.
The Warding effect exists in game, although only obtainable from mystery potions
The warding effect protects you from the effects of insanity, which means it’ll be an essential item for the release of the dark seas. At the moment, it seems that the only way to get it is through mystery potions.
Dame Caesennia actually wants to be a ship captain
Dame Caesennia actually wants to be a ship captain as she complains that guard duty isn’t for her, this pops up when you interact with her being under-leveled for her quest.
Your crew eats food to heal
When you crew are damaged in pirate attacks and sources, they will actually eat fruit to heal up their health!
Did you know your crew can actually eat food?
Mayor Tilly leaves for Ravenna
Mayor Tilly will actually disappear from Palo Town during your main quest to travel to ravenna. This is accurate to the lore where she’s visiting and gets kidnapped afterwards. Side note, she also changes her suit after this event, perhaps to be more noticeable in case of kidnappings?
The Scientist in the Clouds
Credit: @Randomness
A Familiar Face
Credit: @ImaLettuce, @wmdrayal
Image Credit: @Redsisco
Talking to Jay after completing his quest gives you the dialogue option “You look familiar…”. Some people speculate that this can be a reference to how Jay looks like Luffy or Morden.
Harvest Island was formerly a sky island
Credit: @Maple
It is speculated that Harvest Island was formerly a sky island that fell, as Harvest has the same grass, trees, and terrain style as Cirrus Island.
- These are details that casual players might not know or have had a chance to encounter yet
Un-Known Details
The potions used on Beringer
Vetex actually included the potion models in the torture room where Beringer is housed, we can only speculate from the bottle shapes what they did to him…
Tyche and Warcrimes by Ravenna
Yeah you thought Ravenna was bad, but did you know they just executed 30 people last month? -Wait what do you mean it’s 30 per day!?
Easter egg in Revamped Palo Town
There’s a little image of an emoticon behind a house in Palo Town, I think there was a thread about it somewhere but I can’t find it rn
Unnamed Journal at Silverhold
On one of the outer walkways of Silverhold there is a journal that’s unmarked, and doesn’t do anything on pick up. Perhaps this might pan out to be Edward’s Diary or something of that sort later down the line?
- These are details that you won’t find unless you are intentionally looking for them
Now that I’ve put out my two cents…What are some interesting details that you’ve found?
