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Featured: Cluster Jewels
Cluster Jewels will extend the passive skill tree by adding new clusters of skills. Socketing these jewels in the outer rim will add new basic, notable and even keystone passive skills.  

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Equipment
Equipment is crucial to an exile's survival and combat effectiveness.

Itemisation
Magic and rare items have random affixes that determine their modifiers.

Unique items have a fixed list of modifiers and distinct names and artwork.



Crafting
Currency items serve various functions, most notably in crafting or enhancing equipment, gems, jewels, maps and strongboxes.

Masters offer special crafting stations for the player's hideout.

Vendors
Vendors barter their items in exchange for currency.

Selling items to a vendor utilizes the vendor recipe system to determine which items he will offer in return.

Sets of divination cards can be exchanged for certain items.  

Exiles
The seven character classes are distinguished by:
 * Start location on the passive skill tree
 * Ascendancy classes
 * Quest rewards
 * Base attributes
 * Appearance and voice

The world
Convicts from Oriath are exiled to the forsaken continent of Wraeclast.

The storyline is divided into ten acts.

Leagues
Leagues have their own economies and character ladders.

Challenge leagues run for a limited time. Characters who die in hardcore leagues are moved to Standard league.

Races and tournaments are scheduled events in which players compete for prizes.  

Skills
Skill gems are socketed into equipment to grant new skills.

Support gems are linked with skill gems to enhance their effects.

Passive skills improve all manner of attributes and stats.

Jewels placed onto the passive skill tree provide additional bonuses.

Game mechanics
Understanding the game mechanics is important for successful character builds.

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