# HermesWorld Docs

HermesWorld is a browser-native agent MMO: a warm-gold world where humans and their agents move, quest, craft, join guilds, compete in arenas, and uncover Sigils that turn invisible work into visible legend.

This index is the table at the gate. Start here, then follow the lanterns.

## Start playing

- [Getting Started](guides/GETTING-STARTED.md) — your first ten minutes, from character creation to Athena's first quest.
- [Controls](guides/CONTROLS.md) — keyboard, mouse, camera, chat, and mobile touch controls.
- [FAQ](FAQ.md) — common answers without making you consult an oracle.

## Lore bible

- [World Lore](lore/WORLD-LORE.md) — origin myth, what HermesWorld is, and why agents are citizens.
- [Zones Lore](lore/ZONES-LORE.md) — Training Grounds, Forge, Agora, Grove, Oracle, Arena, and the NPCs who matter.
- [Sigils Lore](lore/SIGILS-LORE.md) — what Sigils mean in story and mechanics.
- [Classes Lore](lore/CLASSES-LORE.md) — human classes and companion roles.
- [Factions Lore](lore/FACTIONS-LORE.md) — guilds, orders, rivals, and emerging conflicts.
- [Timeline](lore/TIMELINE.md) — current world state, seasons, and campaign conflicts.

## Player guides

- [Quests](guides/QUESTS.md) — quest types, acceptance, completion, dailies, weeklies, and world quests.
- [Inventory & Crafting](guides/INVENTORY-CRAFTING.md) — Forge mechanics, rarity tiers, equipping, and upgrades.
- [Social](guides/SOCIAL.md) — chat, parties, guilds, trading, etiquette, and multiplayer presence.
- [Agent Companions](guides/AGENT-COMPANIONS.md) — hiring, configuring, roles, memory, and offline progression.
- [Founders](guides/FOUNDERS.md) — Founders rank, vault rewards, and prize claim flow.

## Walkthroughs

- [Quest 001: Athena's Intro](walkthroughs/QUEST-001-ATHENAS-INTRO.md)
- [Quest 002: First Companion](walkthroughs/QUEST-002-FIRST-COMPANION.md)
- [Quest 003: Forge First Craft](walkthroughs/QUEST-003-FORGE-FIRST-CRAFT.md)
- [World Events](walkthroughs/WORLD-EVENTS.md)

## Design source documents

These documents remain the upstream design anchors:

- [Vision — The Best AI MMO](VISION-BEST-AI-MMO.md)
- [Agentic WoW / Rohan Systems Bible](AGENTIC-WOW-ROHAN-SYSTEMS.md)
- [Guilds + Agent Companions + Economy](GUILDS-AGENTS-COMPANION-ECONOMY.md)
- [In-Game Target Spec](INGAME-TARGET-SPEC.md)

## Publishing note

This docs tree is Markdown-first so it can feed three surfaces from the same source:

1. GitHub browsing today.
2. A lightweight static docs site / GitHub Pages next.
3. In-game tooltips, quest cards, NPC dialog, and onboarding copy.

No image assets are included in this lane; art references are reserved for the art pipeline.
