World

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The setting of Torchlight revolves around a town by the name of Torchlight. Torchlight is a boomtown built on top of a rich deposit of a magic stone called Ember. Ember is the keystone of alchemy and quite valuable, and all sorts of people came to Torchlight to make their fortunes. Unfortunately for the miners, they weren’t the first to discover this particular vein of Ember- the mountain is in fact a layer cake of ruined civilizations, growing more ancient the deeper one descends. The inhabitants are, of course, not entirely dead. Through exploring this labyrinth of caverns and ruins, the player uncovers a plot that threatens much more than just the small mining town.[1]

Dungeons

Main article: Dungeon

Dungeons are heavily randomized, created from pre-fabricated chunks. Dungeons can contain traps, interactive levers, and secret passageways. It is estimated that there are about 40 levels to play through.[2] Each dungeon will be based on one of the many tile sets.