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Regional deep dive

Victoria Island

The mainland every MapleStory adventure passes through. Six major towns (four of them class hubs), the Sleepywood dungeon system, the Ant Tunnels, and every route between - laid out end to end for anyone leveling from 1 to 70+.

9towns covered
296maps documented
190NPCs on the mainland
24quests region-tagged VI/MI

Leveling arc: 1 to 70+

The recommended path for a player who's never left the island. Grinding hard, expect ~1 hour per band in the low ranges and multi-day pushes past 40. Party quests and mob-hunt quests shorten every band substantially.

  1. 1-8
    Amherst

    Snails and shrooms on Maple Island. Finish Rain's Maple Quiz chain, get to level 8.

    1
  2. 8-10
    Southperry

    Snail Hunting Ground I->III. Ferry to Lith Harbor with Shanks.

    2
  3. 10-15
    Lith Harbor

    Mainland arrival. L Forest I->III for mixed Mushroom/Slime/Pig kills. Do Teo's Weird Hobby chain for early mesos.

    3
  4. 15-25
    Henesys / Ellinia

    Pick your class town. Forest West/East of Henesys for Bowmen; Deep Valley I for Mages. Chief Stan's Reply + Mrs. Ming Ming for Henesys XP; Arwen chains for Ellinia.

    4
  5. 25-35
    Kerning / Perion

    Kerning Subway Line 1 Area 1-3 (Wraith XP) or Perion Deep Valley II/III (Fire Boar / Dark Axe Stump). Kerning PQ opens up here.

    5
  6. 30-50
    Sleepywood (Sleepy Dungeon)

    Sleepy Dungeon I -> II. Horny Mushrooms then Curse Eyes as you push to 50.

    6
  7. 50-70+
    Sleepywood (deeper)

    Sleepy Dungeon V and the Cave of Evil Eye. Dark Stone Golems. Then off to Orbis via Ellinia.

    7

Amherst

Lv 1-8

Where every adventure begins.

Amherst minimap

The starter town on Maple Island. Rain runs the tutorial quiz chain (three quests to teach the basics), Lucas and Pio handle first-purchase gear. Snails and shrooms outside, safety inside. Every character on the mainland once passed through here.

Live dossier: Amherst - 3 NPCs, 9 quests start here.

Full Amherst dossier →

Signature NPCs

  • Rain 1 map · 7 quests
  • Lucas 1 map · 1 quest
  • Pio 1 map · 1 quest

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Amherst Weapon Store
  • Amherst Department Store

Southperry

Lv 8-10

The port that ships you to the mainland.

Southperry minimap

The southern port of Maple Island. Shanks stands by the ship; talk to him after level 10 to sail to Lith Harbor. Point of no return - your Maple Island career ends here. Biggs, Yoona, and Bari cover last-minute shopping.

Live dossier: Southperry - 4 NPCs, 1 quest start here.

Full Southperry dossier →

Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Ferry stop only - no headline quests originate here.

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Shanks' ferry dock

Lith Harbor

Lv 10-15

Every mainlander's first footprint.

Lith Harbor minimap

The port town on Victoria Island's west coast. You arrive here from Southperry with 150 mesos to your name and no direction. Teo hands out beginner deliveries, Jane runs the Mushroom questline, John waits later at Lv45 with a Deep-Forest chain. Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Kim, Chef, Olaf, and Pason fill out the shops.

Live dossier: Lith Harbor - 11 NPCs, 15 quests start here.

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Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

  • L Forest I First mainland field north of Lith - Orange Mushroom + Green Mushroom + Pig.
  • L Forest II Slimes appear here - watch the aggro.
  • L Forest III Ribbon Pigs + Slimes for the level 15-18 push.

Landmarks in town

  • Lith Harbor Ferry Terminal
  • General Store
  • Bowman Instructional School (north)

Henesys

Bowman class town Lv 15-30

Bowman Town. Cherry blossoms and rice paddies.

Henesys minimap

The Bowman town on Victoria Road. Athena Pierce is the 2nd-job instructor - her Bowman Instructional School sits just north. Chief Stan runs the Mushroom Kingdom questline, Mrs. Ming Ming gives daily worries, Bruce cares deeply about mushrooms. The Community Board here mirrors 71 shared quests across the mainland.

Live dossier: Henesys - 12 NPCs, 106 quests start here.

Full Henesys dossier →

Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Bowman Instructional School (north)
  • Henesys Park
  • Community Board
  • Free Market Entrance (north)

Ellinia

Magician class town Lv 15-30

Magician Town. A city grown out of the treetops.

Ellinia minimap

The Magician town, built into the canopy of an ancient tree. Grendel the Really Old teaches every Magician's 2nd job. The Fairy trio - Arwen, Rowen, and Wing - drive the town's questlines from tutorial to Lv46. Betty and Francois run the workshops; Shane keeps the woodworking station humming.

Live dossier: Ellinia - 12 NPCs, 25 quests start here.

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Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Magic Library (Grendel's tower)
  • Arcane Station
  • Woodworking Station
  • Sewing Machine
  • Path to Orbis (ship)

Perion

Warrior class town Lv 20-35

Warrior Town. Forge, mountain, war drums.

Perion minimap

The Warrior town on the northern mountain. Dances with Balrog runs 2nd job advancement (yes, that's really his name). Manji sells the classic swords and gives you Arcon's Blood, Ayan runs the Stump chain, Silas Irons apprentices weaponcrafters. The Burnt Land runs southeast and gives the classic Fire Boar / Dark Axe Stump grind.

Live dossier: Perion - 9 NPCs, 21 quests start here.

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Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Warrior Sanctuary (Dances with Balrog's dojo)
  • Weaponcrafting Station
  • Anvil
  • Path to Sleepywood

Kerning City

Thief class town Lv 20-35

Thief Town. Neon, subways, back-alley dealings.

Kerning City minimap

The Thief town on Victoria Island's east side. Dark Lord runs 2nd job advancement out of a dojo above the club. JM From tha Streetz teaches leatherworking. Nella dispatches the classic 'somebody wants something' delivery quests, Icarus runs the hang glider chain, Mong from Kong handles the medicine questline. The subway south of town spawns Wraiths - Kerning City's signature XP.

Live dossier: Kerning City - 17 NPCs, 31 quests start here.

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Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Thief Sanctuary (Dark Lord's dojo)
  • Kerning City Subway
  • Leatherworking Station
  • Community Board
  • Path to Kerning Party Quest

Sleepywood

Lv 40-70

Deep-forest end-game hub. Ant Tunnels below.

Sleepywood minimap

The deep-woods dungeon town at the southeast corner of Victoria Island. This is where mid-game and late-game meet. Sabitrama and Chrishrama run the alchemy questlines; Eurek the Alchemist stocks the potions; the Mysterious Statue guards the deeper paths. Below the town, the Sleepy Dungeon system leads to the Cave of Evil Eye and beyond.

Live dossier: Sleepywood - 7 NPCs, 10 quests start here.

Full Sleepywood dossier →

Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Sleepywood Hotel
  • Path to Sleepy Dungeon
  • Mysterious Statue

Forgotten Hollow

Lv 39-50

The bioluminescent grotto tucked behind Ellinia.

A cave-fairy town reached through Ellinia's back roads. Zelya greets returning explorers with the Return Scroll, Nyroth runs the emotional-support arc of the questline, and the Bluebell Buds keep the spore-lanterns lit. Level 39-50 content bridging into the deeper Cave Fairy Sanctuary and Primeval Forest.

Live dossier: 0 NPCs, 0 quests start here.

Full Forgotten Hollow dossier →

Signature NPCs

Notable mobs

Signature quests

Ferry stop only - no headline quests originate here.

Recommended hunts

Landmarks in town

  • Cave Fairy Sanctuary
  • Cave Fairy Department Store
  • Arcane Station

Cross-region highlights

Zones and features that don't cleanly belong to one town but shape the whole VI experience.

Florina Beach

The tropical eastern beach zone. Home to Lorang and Clang (early-game crab mobs), plus the Tortie beach maps. Accessed from Lith Harbor via ferry.

The Shrine of Cave Fairies

Hidden-street shrine complex tucked behind Ellinia. Cave Fairy Sanctuary is the entry point; the Bluebell / Bluebell Bud spawns here are unique to CoT2.

Kerning Party Quest

The iconic 21-30 party quest. 3-6 characters, four puzzle stages (trivia + ropes + cats-on-logs + barrels), one boss room with King Slime. No waiting room in CW - straight from Lakelis to Stage 1. Formative Classic Maple experience.

Free Market Entrance (Henesys)

The Free Market portal north of Henesys - THE trading hub of the entire mainland. Whether trading is enabled on Classic World launch remains one of the biggest open questions.

Keep exploring

Raw worldmap view Every pin on the Victoria Island client-file map. All map dossiers Full-page detail for any of 296+ VI maps. Mob catalog Every mob including drops, spawn maps, quest cross-refs. NPC directory Every NPC on the island, who they give quests for, where they stand. Quest tracker All 24 VI-tagged quests with cross-referenced chains. Victoria Island Hall of Fame Legendary event items with VI ties.
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