Getting Started

New Player Guide

An illustrated walkthrough from character creation through the tutorial, scarf selection, and your first supplies.

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Start with the tutorial

Completing the tutorial is highly encouraged to gain your first levels and receive a scarf.

Wake up as an Orphan

1. Speak to the Reflection

Click the Reflection on the left of the starting area.

Reflection NPC and opening dialogue during character creation
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q

2. Choose the tutorial

Select the first option, I want to remember (Intro and Tutorial).

Tutorial selection showing I want to remember, Intro and Tutorial
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q

3. Continue with your Memories

Interact with Memories to enter the tutorial.

Memories NPC in the starting area
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q

4. Choose the second dialogue response

Choose the second dialogue option each time to receive extra experience and items.

Tutorial conversation with the second dialogue option selected
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q

5. Allocate starting stats and finish

Start by increasing STR for early Orphan leveling. After completing the tutorial, you should have:

  • Base/Job level 6/3.
  • Toy Knife.
  • +2 Sandals, with Movement Speed +5%.
  • A scarf of your choice.
  • 3 Initiate Potions.

Choose your scarf

Choose one of these nine scarves near the end of the tutorial.

Nine scarf appearances arranged from red through brown
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q
Dialogue choiceScarfColorStats
Be SafeSafety ScarfRedHP +2%, HP +50
Be CalmCalm ScarfBlueSP +2%, SP +10
Be FastOccult ScarfBlackASPD +2, Cast Time −10%
Be SmartSmart ScarfLight redACD −5%, Cast Time −5%, SP Cost −2%
Be FocusedFocus ScarfYellowMATK +5, MATK +1%
Be BraveBravery ScarfGreenATK +3, ATK +1%
Be QuietAttentive ScarfWhiteCritical Rate +3, Critical Damage +3%
Be SadBeloved ScarfPinkDEF +7, MDEF +3, Neutral Resistance +1%
Be UncaringRagged Scarf [1]BrownAll Stats −1; one card slot

Scarves cannot be traded, but you can put them in storage. Complete the tutorial on another character if you want a different scarf.

Collect your starting supplies

Speak to the Nanny in the hallway after the tutorial.

Nanny, the Orphan Caretaker, in the hallway
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q

She gives you 15 Initiate Potions, 3 Initiate Butterfly Wings, 2 Initiate Magnifiers, an Orphan Badge, and a Memory Mirror. The initiate consumables cannot be transferred or traded.

Keep the Orphan Badge

Use the badge to return to the Orphanage. It is not consumed, so you can reuse it.

Orphan Badge item description showing a reusable return to the Orphanage
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q

Understand the Memory Mirror

Use the Memory Mirror to reset your stats before Base Level 15. If you keep it unused until Base Level 15 and return it to the Nanny, you will receive My First Card Album.

Memory Mirror item description showing early stat resets
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From The New Orphan’s Guide To Morroc · Gryph / Agent Q
My First Card Album
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Know your starting tools

  • Warp Portal
    • Starts at skill level 1.
    • Type @memo to view your saved locations.
    • Use @memo 0, @memo 1, or @memo 2 to save your current location in that slot.
    • You cannot save locations in dungeons or on maps with bosses.
  • Teleport
    • Starts at skill level 1.
  • Heal
    • Restores more HP as your base level increases.
    • Maximum skill level: 1.
  • Hiding
    • Hides you for 2 seconds.
    • Works against bosses.
    • Maximum skill level: 1.
  • Increase AGI
    • Sets your movement speed to maximum for 5 seconds.
    • Cooldown: 60 seconds.
  • Area Loot
    • Picks up all items within 2 cells of your character.
  • Morroc’s Mark
    • Fully restores your HP and SP when cast.
    • Grants all stats +10% and movement speed +50% for 10 seconds.
    • Cooldown: 60 minutes.

Make the Orphanage your home

Return to the Orphanage to heal, repair your equipment, and access storage and transport.

Healing, storage, and resets

Lucy Guille

Lucy Guille

Heal and repair your equipment for free. Lucy also clears common status effects and stripped equipment. Speak to her for paid buffs.

Kafra Alysia

Kafra Alysia

Save your respawn point, open all three storages, refill elixirs, and travel to other locations. Storage access is free.

Memory Fountain

Memory Fountain

Reset your stats and skills at the fountain beside the stairs. The reset cost decreases as the Orphanage levels up.

Orphan support and dungeon travel

Alfred, the Butler

Alfred, the Butler

At the Orphan Support counter in the main hall, Alfred can:

  • Hatch eggs.
  • Change the visibility of pets, summons, headgear, and garments.
  • Add or remove chat channels.
  • Activate PRD: Steady Fortunes, a new drop system that works differently from OG. Trying it is highly encouraged.
Skia Nerius

Skia Nerius

Speak to Skia at the Dungeon Caravan counter for dungeon travel.

Donations

Amadeus Windsor

Amadeus Windsor

Donate Zeny toward the Orphanage’s next level and check its funding progress.

Mr Kim

Mr Kim

Buy headgear with donation points at the Cash Shop counter. Mr Kim also provides DEX Wardrobe storage.

Mr Kim's Helper

Mr Kim's Helper

Try Mr Kim’s headgear for 30 seconds to preview its appearance before buying it with donation points. Find her beside him at the Cash Shop counter.

Equipment services

Ornstein

Ornstein

After changing jobs, bring an Exchange Voucher to Ornstein for starter equipment. Find him at the smithy’s Voucher Exchange counter.

Horacio Alt-Eisen

Horacio Alt-Eisen

Buy starting armor from Horacio in the smithy.

Helmut Alt-Eisen

Helmut Alt-Eisen

Buy starting weapons from Helmut in the smithy.

Croc Alt-Eisen

Croc Alt-Eisen

Trade lower-tier refining materials for higher-tier materials.

Heimdall Alt-Eisen

Heimdall Alt-Eisen

Refine equipment and Class Gems up to +10 without destroying them. Find him in the smithy at the Refining and Ores counter.

Shadow Recycler

Shadow Recycler

Recycle Shadow sets and gems, reroll gem options, or convert gems into dust. Find her at the Shadow Recycler counter in the smithy.

Shadow Assistant

Shadow Assistant

Trade Shadow Ores for Shadowdecon, or exchange Shadow Ore for lower-tier refining materials. Find her in the smithy beside the Shadow Recycler.

Master of Cards

Master of Cards

Remove cards from your equipment. Look for the Card Remover counter upstairs.

Kitchen and supplies

Lily

Lily

Buy tools and supplies from Lily at the kitchen’s Tool Dealer counter.

Mary Cenia

Mary Cenia

Buy stat meals at the kitchen’s Status Meals counter. The meal bonuses improve as the Orphanage levels up.

Black Market

Black Market

Browse the Black Market in the kitchen.

Headgear and costumes

Happy Girl

Happy Girl

Browse headgear and costumes at the Headgear/Costumes counter.

Stylist Shalosh

Stylist Shalosh

Visit the Stylist Shalosh counter upstairs to change your character’s appearance.

Achievements

Great Collector

Great Collector

Speak to the Great Collector at the Achievements counter upstairs.

Choose your class

Check the Refuge class tree for class progression. Our Choosing Your Path guide is WIP. After completing your job change, bring your Exchange Voucher to Ornstein for starter equipment.

Find your next place to train

The Leveling Foundations guide is WIP.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE KNOWLEDGE

Sources & acknowledgements

The tutorial instructions, reward details, scarf table, and eight original screenshots are presented here from the source guide. The source has not been updated for Refuge. Refuge skill changes are identified separately; the walkthrough has not yet been verified in game.

Editorial update
Oct 17, 2026
Verified in game
Not yet verified
  1. The New Orphan’s Guide To MorrocBy Gryph, with the introduction and framework by Agent Q

    Original tutorial, item details, and screenshots by Gryph, with the introduction and framework by Agent Q. Eight source screenshots are included with their corresponding steps. The author states that the source has not been updated for Refuge.

    Original update: September 6 notice; year unspecified
  2. Refuge — Start HereBy Return to Morroc Refuge team

    Reference for current starter skills and Orphanage changes. The page also contains archived material, which is distinguished from Refuge changes.

    Original update: Not specified
  3. Refuge — Combat and StatsBy Return to Morroc Refuge team

    Combat principles. Archived numerical rules on this page are not treated as independently verified live values.

    Original update: Not specified
  4. Refuge — Gear and ItemsBy Return to Morroc Refuge team

    Equipment systems overview. Follow the database for individual item details.

    Original update: Not specified
  5. My First Card AlbumBy Return to Morroc Refuge team

    Item 616, formerly Old Card Album. The illustration beside the Memory Mirror comes from this database entry.

    Original update: Not specified
  6. Refuge — Orphan SkillsBy Return to Morroc Refuge team

    Current descriptions of Increase Agility, Area Loot, and Morroc's Mark, including durations and cooldowns.

    Original update: Not specified

The source guides are publicly available. Their content has been transferred and reorganized into this consistent reading format. Original authors retain ownership and are credited, with links to their work, on each guide. Any editorial updates are identified separately.

This website is not affiliated with the main Return to Morroc: Refuge website, its database, or the server owners.
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