 Player characters are called "Questers" and possess a crystal (called a "Shard") of ancient gods, and can use supreme divine powers by using it.Questers seek an ideal world, "Asgard", and stand against the world's enemy, the abyss, and the evil empire "Wahres Reich" (German for "the True Empire").The game title, Alshard is a coined term that means "a Shard with complete power."