- Dark pre-industrial theme - All areas 100% original and unique to Blood Dusk - A slot-based skill group system which allows detailed character customization while avoiding the 'jack of all trades' syndrome - A unique combat system with hundreds of distinct moves, four stats (pain, fatigue, unbalance, and fear), and finishing moves - Distinctive fighting styles including brawler, fencer, soldier, taoken, gladiator, berserker, knifer, staff fighter, wardancer - Non-combat skill groups including theology, stealth, witchcraft, beastmastery, craftsmanship, medicine, apocruphyc - Player-run factions which can build fortresses, hire NPC assistants, collect treasure, and ally and declare war - Expansive home city of Ravenfall (~500 rooms) - Hundreds of special abilities to customize your character.