CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Made with care, shaped by years of games and communities.

Eldryn is an independent project. This page gives proper credit to the people, platforms and references that helped make it possible.

01CREATOR

ELDRYN

Created by avoel.

Game direction, product design, development, writing and the world of Eldra are created for Eldryn. Lunari is Eldryn's in-game guide and support identity.

INSPIRATION & RESEARCH

References worth acknowledging.

Eldryn has its own identity, but good work still comes from studying the games, tools and communities that came before it.

Discord RPG inspiration

EPIC RPG

An important reference for how persistent RPG progression can feel natural inside a Discord community.

Battle research

Pokémon Showdown

Used as a mechanics reference and verification source while combat behavior was implemented and audited.

Visit reference

Research reference

Bulbapedia

Used when an established mechanics, learnset or acquisition reference is useful during research.

Visit reference

Genre inspiration

Game Freak & Pokémon

The original creature-battling games are a major genre inspiration. Eldryn remains its own world, creatures, progression and presentation.

PLATFORMS

Where Eldryn lives and gets discovered.

Discord

The primary place Eldryn is played and the interaction surface the game is designed around.

Top.gg

Used for bot discovery and validated voting.

Open Top.gg

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NOTES

Independent means independent.

About these credits

Credits are here to acknowledge influence, research sources, technology and platforms honestly. They do not imply sponsorship, affiliation, endorsement or ownership by any third party.

Website technology

The public Eldryn website is built with Next.js, React and TypeScript. Interface icons use Lucide. The site is intentionally kept lightweight and does not require a player account to browse the public site.

Third-party rights

Third-party names, trademarks, services, projects and reference material remain the property of their respective owners. Eldryn's acknowledgement of a reference does not grant Eldryn rights over that material and does not suggest that the referenced party operates or endorses Eldryn.

Thank you to everyone spending time in Eldra during Public Beta.

About the Public Beta