The developers of MMORTS Valannia have launched an early access page for Dawn of Heroes: Origin, providing details on various races set to be included in the strategic Solana-based title in development on Unreal Engine 5.

Early Access Details

Scheduled to come out this year, the first version of Valannia is set to include PvP arena gameplay in which players will be able to choose playable combat heroes from 8 different races.

Each race is unique not only in terms of lore and appearance, but also in the playstyle their heroes are geared towards. The available main races will be the following: Altari, Glorb, Tyxen, Lerathi, Pirith, Feyrune, Zan’thar, and Humans. As revealed in the 2024 roadmap, there will be 3 heroes for each race, totaling up to 24 varied heroes, and you can now see how one from each race looks like.

Altari & Glorb

Altari are one of the oldest races in the fantasy world of Valannia. They’re descendants of nocturnal birds and live in a matriarchal society, serving the Queen while facing internal power struggles and keeping clan tradition. Heroes of this race are resilient warriors, clever scouts and accurate archers, making exploration, archery and survival their key traits.

Glorb is a war-focused race who treat combat as sacred and relish every opportunity for conquest. They’re capable of making excellent leather armor while being expert hunters and brutal foes to face in battle.

Tyxen & Lerathi

Tyxen are masters of technology who are capable of achieving impressive technological feats that they then put to use in combat. Looting and agility are other key strengths of this race, making them able to evade various attacks as well as gain more loot from the battlefield than other races.

Stealth is the name of the game for the Lerathi, who thrive in darkness for deadly attacks while being masters of alchemy and mining, making them capable of gathering precious materials as well as conjure up useful potions and poisons.

Pirith & Feyrune

Pirith are mystical beings who live in the forests of Arvaxia and know everything there is to know about plants thansk to their deep connection to nature, making herbalism, enchantments and necromancy their valuable traits for combat that allow them to command creatures and enchaint objects with special buffs.

The Feyrune also come from the forests of Arvaxia but consist mostly of fairies and satyrs who are focused on protecting Lumindor. They can craft jewelry using rare gemstones that improve the wearer’s abilities in mysterious ways. Tailoring is another one of their main strengths, and so is sword mastery, allowing them to wield enchanted swords with which they can swiftly strike down their enemies.

Zan’thar & Humans

The Zan’thar came from outer space and settled in Northeast Valannia as masters of mental powers such as telekinesis and telepathy. They also have exceptional healing abilities and are superb diplomats who resort to keeping peace amongst factions, putting their combat abilities to use if negotiations fail to go as planned.

Humans are the last race to make their way to Valannia, opting to avoid chaos by landing in Dominium Mundi under the leadership of General Percival McAllister. They have harkened back to a medieval lifestyle and have embraced conflict and magic as significant parts of their lives, fighting against not only other races but themselves too. As such, they’re amazing blacksmiths who craft dangerous and durable weapons and armor. They’re also skilled in handling deception and manipulation, while being formiddable in strategic warfare as well due to their war-ridden history, enabling them to tactically pin down enemy weaknesses for a better chance at attaining victory.