My Lineage II Story
By Kalinia
I was introduced to Lineage II by my older brother who had an account since Interlude was released. At first, I didn’t like the game and kept asking my brother what’s the game about and why he spent so much time on it. One day he showed me his character and its interaction with other characters. I was stunned by the graphics and the gameplay!
Soon after that, I decided to give Lineage II a try. When I signed up, I was not sure about what kind of character to create! I did a little research and asked my brother who said that a Dark Elf Spellhowler might be good. Without any further hesitation, I created a female Dark Elf Mystic and named her ‘Kalinia1’ - not the name I initially wanted, maybe because I misspelt the name or typed an existing name, as my Spellhowler was to be known as ‘Kalinia’ -, a gorgeous and at the same time deadly Dark Elf.
When I finally logged in as a Dark Elf, I was quite lost. I just started killing gremlins until I reached level 8. Then, with the guidance of my brother, I moved out of the Shilen Temple to slay higher level monsters. My first armor was a Feriotic Tunic (if I recall the name correctly) and my weapon a Buffalo Horn. Although, I wanted to get the Devotion set and a more decent weapon. I started leveling just outside Gludin Village, killing spiders was no fun; they were quite strong! I was leveling there till level 15 and then went to town to learn new skills which included the Vampiric Touch. I really liked that skill, especially the casting voice of Kalinia every time she casted it! With the adena I made by leveling there, I could afford the Devotion set and a Journeyman’s Staff (with the help of a kind player).
Reaching level 20 at the Ruins of Despair was tiring because I didn’t have any jewels and didn’t know what jewels offered so I died again and again by those annoying life-draining Imps! I then went on to do my 1st class change quest, which was something new to me but I had to do it. I went to a website that had quest guides and I printed many pages of quest instructions so I wouldn’t have to switch from Lineage II to the Internet browser. Having read the quest carefully, I then went on to doing it!
After spending 2 days on doing the quest, I talked to a Grand Master and changed my class to Dark Elven Wizard! I was very excited with my achievement! As I was searching for a place that was suitable for me to level, I thought I’d introduce some friends to Lineage II, for company. And so I did; I showed the game to 3 of my friends and they liked it! I taught them everything I knew about Lineage II. I also made a friend in the game. I met him through one of my real-life friends that had joined the game. We all went to net-cafes and had a great time playing together. I started to be more social in the game and that’s how I joined my first clan!
The clan helped me a lot with the D grade gear which was Clan Oath Robe armor! It looked absolutely great on Kalinia and I was very happy. Also, they took me to the so-called Catacombs! It was the first time I had ever been to those places. From there, I gained a generous amount of XP and I soon got to level 35. Then, it was time to quest again. I was shocked by the complexity and the length of the quests I had to do! I had no choice but do them.
I was totally exhausted after finishing those quests but the results were rewarding. I loved the new skills I acquired and started to level carefully in new places. My new gear, a Demon’s Robe Set and a Homunkulus Sword with Acumen (tip from my brother), surely did the trick in making me more efficient. So, that’s what I reached with the help of friends and clan. Though, my clan got disbanded because of various problems.
I then met some new people whose names were Leyanire and Nectaria! At that time, I was in another clan with a friend. I was very disappointed when all of my real-life friends decided to quit Lineage II. The clan I was in simply ‘died away’ and I was left alone for quite some time, leveling Kalinia to 52 until I couldn’t continue.
I took a break from the Kamael to Gracia expansions but when I got back to the game I was really excited with the changes! Especially with the new animations! My excitement urged me to talk to a new friend I had made before I quit. I asked her if I could join her clan and got accepted instantly! I am so grateful to be in her clan. Ever since, I’ve made lots and lots of new friends and got to even higher levels! I even made a 2nd account to accompany Kalinia with a Shillien Elder since I couldn’t receive newbie buffs at level 62 back then.
Now, Kalinia is well over level 70 and she’s progressing really well with the help of my fellow clan members and I have many alt characters to play with too. Also, recently I made a 3rd account to try out even more classes and I’m really happy with this decision. I have both good and bad memories from Lineage II and gained a lot of experience over time, but there are still quite a few goals to reach and challenges to face! The adventure continues…
Here's how Kalinia looked like back in Interlude:
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