Create a Character

Once you have an account you will have to create a character. Merle Ambrose, the headmaster, will guide you through this.

School

You can choose your school manually, or answer a short series of questions from the Book of Secrets to determine which school of magic your character will belong to. (The default is the Book of Secrets. Click SKIP THE TEST in the bottom left corner if you want to choose yourself.)

There are seven schools to choose from;

School of Storm

School of Fire

School of Ice

School of Death

School of Myth

School of Life

School of Balance

Choose wisely as most of your spells will come from your chosen school.

Gender and Look

Next you choose whether your character will be a boy or a girl. If you are unsure, ask your parents and perhaps return to the game when these things are clear to you.

You can then customize your character. Choices include

• Face / Color ("Colour" outside the U.S.)
• Hair / Color
• Hat / Color
• Robe / Color
• Shoes / Color

Name

Lastly, you can choose your Player Name. You can generate a name by picking from three lists: First name, First part of your Last name, and Second Part of your Last name, e.g., Andrew ThunderCaller. Click here for more details about the player name.

Starting

Once you create your wizard, he or she will be placed in the waiting room with any other characters you have created, where you can decide which of your wizards you want to adventure with by clicking on them. You can have a maximum of six wizards; to create a new wizard, push ‘New’ on the waiting room screen.

To play, from the waiting room select a character and click PLAY to be transported to the magical world of The Spiral.

All wizards begin the game with the basic Tutorial quest, which shows you How to Play. You can skip the tutorial.

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