In the Name of Shaiya

I don't quite remember how I stumbled upon Shaiya. All I can recall was my desire to find an image of Isis, a powerful goddess of the Egyptians and wanted her to be my profile image in Facebook. I was frustrated because most of the images does not fit the character of the goddess I would have wanted to be my representative, until I saw the image of Shaiya.

I thought that Shaiya is the name of the goddess. I was wrong. It is actually the name of the world where the Korean-made MMORPG takes place. The names of the two exotingly gorgeous goddesses are Raina, the goddess of light and Etaine, the goddess of darkness. I may have fallen in love with both of them even more because of the duality incorporated by the game developers in the plot.

List of Shaiya Characters:

"Fighter: The first of the three human classes, this is your basic melee class, good for soloing, and primarily focused on Scrapper DPS. Fighters can use sword and shield, two swords, blunt weapon and shield, two-handed swords, two-handed blunt weapons and spears. The Fury equivalent of the Fighter is the Warrior, the first of the three Deatheater classes, which replaces swords with axes, dual swords with dual axes, and two-handed swords with two-handed axes.


Defender: The second of the three human classes, the Defender is quite simply the tank. They're built to take lots of punishment and keep the aggro off the weaker characters so that they can clean house. They wield sword and shield, blunt weapon and shield, two-handed swords or two-handed blunt weapons. The Fury equivalent of the Defender is the Guardian, the second of the three Deatheater classes, and which replaces swords with axes and two-handed swords with two-handed axes.


Priest: The last of the human classes, the Priest is the primary healer and buffer of the Light side. In addition to being a party's general lifeline, the Priest can also cut loose with some impressive AOE attacks. They use staves and daggers for general combat, but are best used with long-range magic attacks. The Fury equivalent of the Priest is the Oracle, one of the three primary Vail classes.
Ranger: The first of the Elven classes, this is the class to turn to when you want to do some Ninja DPS. Rangers specialize in chain-combos, nasty debuffs, stealth, and stunlocking enemies, and is quite the formidable foe in PVP, but unlike the Fighter, he cannot AOE and isn't as durable as the Fighter or Defender and so has to take opponents on one at a time. They use dual claws, reverse swords, and daggers to do their dirty work, though daggers fall behind the others at high level. The Fury equivalent of the Ranger is the Assassin, one of the three Vail classes.


Archer: The second of the three Elven classes, the Archer specializes in long-range DPS. They share the same penchant for nasty debuffs as a Ranger, and can rack up an impressive amount of damage, particularly when partied, where they can fire away from afar as the others engage in melee with a mob or an opponent. When solo, an Archer is best off engaging in kiting in order to avoid damage and take the enemy down. Archers use bows and crossbows for ranged work and swords for closeup work. The Fury equivalent of the Archer is the Hunter, the last of the three Deatheater classes, which replaces the crossbow with the powerful javelin and swords with dual axes.


Mage: The last of the Elven classes, the Mage's primary function is nuking the living hell out of every sorry bastard in the room. Mage AOEs can be positively devastating, making him a potentially fast solo leveler, but the Mage's low HP combined with the worst armor means that unless you're going for a tank build, you're best off with a party (preferably with a tank) in front of you who can take the aggro that you're bound to draw with them. Like Priests, Mages use staves and daggers for close-up work, though they're best off blasting enemies from afar. The Fury equivalent of the Mage is the Pagan, the last of the three main Vail classes."


Source taken from: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Shaiya

If you are interested with the plot then feel free to read through http://shaiya.aeriagames.com/info/story. It's quite long for me to post it here.

I have no intention of playing the game, but I have fallen in love with the name. I am taking over Shaiya and embracing the character of the two goddesses. Who will win in the end? Of course I am voting for Raina, I will try my best to be Raina and not Etaine.