Start Here · New Player
Your First Hour in Soulframe
Don't skip Step 2. Your Pact determines which weapons you can wield — picking wrong makes the mid-game miserable.
Choose Your Pact
Your Pact is your character identity — it determines your Virtue attribute, available weapon types, and signature skills. For beginners, Ode Tempest (high damage / melee, forgiving) or Sirin (ranged / flexible, good for players who prefer distance) are the safest picks. You can respec at Nightfold later, but early materials are scarce — choose thoughtfully.
Get Your First Weapon
Find Tuvalkane at the Nightfold forge and craft your starter weapon. The materials can be found in containers throughout the opening area of Midrath. Don't skip this — the default weapon has too little damage to comfortably clear Bosses.
Unlock Nightfold
Nightfold is your home base — crafting, Pact skills, material storage, and quests all happen here. The main story will guide you to unlock it naturally; don't skip the story dialogue. Once unlocked, talk to all three NPCs — Tuvalkane, Orlick, and Orengall — to trigger the rest of the unlock chain.
Fight Your First Boss
Recommended first Boss: Kabocha (Midrath overworld Boss, no prerequisites, drops Basker's Wrest Fragment). Make sure you've crafted your weapon (Step 2) before attempting — the fight drags badly with the default weapon. After killing it, start your Agari timer — Kabocha respawns in 30 minutes and is the first stop on early farm loops.