In the age before kingdoms, the city of Erathis the Bright stood where no city should — atop a vein of primordial stone older than language. A scribe named Aldric discovered that certain marks cut into this stone could reshape reality. He called them glyphs.

Aldric catalogued twelve fundamental glyphs — Flame, Frost, Thorns, Vitality, Swiftness, Sight, Greed, Sustenance, Wrath, Warding, Vampirism, and Fortune — each a syllable in a forgotten grammar of creation. Combined, they could unmake and rewrite anything: flesh, stone, time, death.

He carved them all into himself.

The transformation was not kind. Aldric became the Glyph King — immortal, immense, and no longer entirely human. His runes pulled Erathis underground stone by stone. The Sewers formed from the city's drowned foundations. The Crypt grew from the bodies of those who tried to flee. The Citadel rose from the barracks of his runed knights. The Abyss opened where his power tore reality too thin. And the Sanctum — his throne room — crystallized from pure glyph energy, beautiful and lethal.

Now, twenty floors deep, the Glyph King sits in perfect silence, writing and rewriting the laws of his domain. The glyphs scattered across each floor are fragments of his power — and the only weapon that can unmake him. Collect them. Survive his guardians. Descend.

Many have tried. The Crypt has a room for each of them.

Twenty floors of the Shards of the Unknown, divided into five biomes:

Merchants trade on floors 3, 7, 11, 15, 19. Wandering Sages offer healing and wisdom on floors 2, 5, 9, 13, 17. Taverns provide rest on floors 5, 10, 14. Mini-bosses guard floors 4, 8, 12, 16, and 19. The Glyph King awaits on floor 20.

🧱 Secret Walls hide throughout the dungeon — bump a wall to crack it, then hit again to break through. Cracked walls turn amber (▒). Rogues can sense nearby secrets with a shimmer. Behind them lies hidden loot worth the search.

🗝️ Bone Keys appear on floors 6, 12, and 18. They unlock doors to bonus wings — dangerous side areas with rare loot and tougher enemies.

◊ Teleport Tiles are invisible floor glyphs that warp you to a random location when stepped on. Once triggered, they become visible (cyan ◊) and remain active. Appear on floors 3+.

🪨 Avalanches occasionally collapse parts of rooms with rocks (25% chance on floors 4+). They never hit the player directly but can reshape the dungeon around you.

Gain XP from killing enemies. At each level, choose 1 of 3 random perks. Rare perks appear less often.

One rune spawns per floor as a glowing purple symbol. Walk over to collect. Effects are permanent for the run.

Combine specific perks with runes to unlock powerful hidden synergies. Active synergies show in the Stats screen.

Permanent cross-run bonuses earned by completing achievements. These persist forever and apply to all future runs.

Equip a bow in the ranged slot. Press F or tap 🏹 Fire, then choose a direction. Rangers have infinite basic arrows; other classes must manage arrow supply. Special arrows (🔥 Fire, ❄️ Frost, 💥 Blast, 🗡️ Pierce) can be loaded for bonus effects.

Tier 1 (F1–4): Rats, Bats, Skeletons, Slimes — the vermin of drowned Erathis.
Tier 2 (F5–8): Goblins, Ghosts, Spiders, Ogres — the Crypt's inhabitants.
Tier 3 (F9–12): Wraiths, Mimics, Necromancers, Demons — the Citadel's runed guardians.
Tier 4 (F13–16): Dark Knights, Banshees, Hydras, Warlocks — horrors of the Abyss.
Tier 5 (F17–19): Abyssal Fiends, Void Wraiths, Elder Mimics, Arch Liches — the Sanctum's last defenders.
Floor 20: The Glyph King — a three-phase boss fight.

Mini-bosses: Cave Troll (F4), Lich 🧿 (F8), Balrog (F12), Void Titan (F16), Glyph Guardian (F19).

Special enemies: Wraiths/Void Wraiths drain max HP (Clerics are immune; Glyph of Warding gives 50% resist; shrines can grant full immunity). Slimes/Hydras split on death. Mimics disguise as chests. Phase enemies walk through walls. Demons leave fire trails.

Poison scales with depth: 1 HP/turn (floors 1–6), 2 HP/turn (floors 7–13), 3 HP/turn (floors 14+). Lasts 5 turns.

• Rations stack up to 5 per inventory slot — hoard wisely, but food is still scarce.
• Equipment found on deeper floors is stronger (+1 ATK/DEF from floor 9, +2 from floor 16).
• One-way doors seal behind you. The depths always offer a way forward, never back.
• Sealed doors are bound by minor glyphs. Bash them open — the blood price is steep but survivable.
• The ghost of your previous run haunts the floor where you fell. Defeat it for its treasure.
• Identify potions carefully — some were left as traps by the King's alchemists.
• Perk synergies combine the grammar of the glyphs. The right pair can unmake armies.
• Merchants on floors 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 are cursed to never leave. Drop items while shopping to make room.
• Taverns on floors 5, 10, 14 offer respite — buy food, hear one rumor (1 gold), or gamble.
• Bump walls to search for secret passages — Rogues can sense them nearby.
• Bone Keys (floors 6, 12, 18) unlock bonus wings with rare loot and dangerous foes.
• Rogues can close doors behind them (🚪 or C) — closed doors appear teal on the map.
• Adventurers always see stairs on the minimap — the pathfinder's instinct.
• Shrines offer random sacrifices: trade HP for ATK, gold for DEF, HP for hunger, or sanctify vs life-drain.
• Auto-equip prefers specialty weapons (burn, freeze) over plain ones at the same stats.
• Swipe the ⚙️ Config screen to browse Stats, Settings, and Save/Load pages.