The character will exist in an open world game format where players are able to travel anywhere at any time. The protagonist, Frey Holland is a young woman who is transported from New York City to the fantasy world of Athia and uses magical powers to journey through it and survive in order to find her way home. Other characters include Frey's sentient bracelet Cuff , the dictator Tanta Sila , the archivist Johedy , and Auden . Earlier in development, the game was known under the title Project Athia. It is being developed to take advantage of the graphical capabilities of the PlayStation 5. Technologies featured in the game include ray tracing for greatly enhanced lighting effects, and procedural generation for the creation of large-scale locations. The game's writing team includes Gary Whitta , Amy Hennig, Allison Rymer, and Todd Stashwick.Bear McCreary and Garry Schyman are composing music for the game.