Payon

Payon is surrounded by forest, which in its story keeps the town safe from invaders. Its buildings show a distinctive style made from wood that only grows in those woods. Locals whisper that tiger-like monsters and nine-tailed foxes roam the nearby forest and caves.

Payon houses the guilds of the TaeKwon Kid and TaeKwon Master (see TaeKwon line). The iRO Wiki notes the town was redesigned and is now much larger than it used to be.

• Two Kafra employees offer saving, storage for 60 zeny, cart rental and a teleport to Prontera for 2,000 zeny (Kafra services).
• The Inn has a save point, a rest for 5,000 zeny and the PvP NPCs.
• Near the Weapon Shop stand the full refining crew: two upgrade NPCs (Antonio and Suhnbi), two weapon-metal NPCs (Begnahd and Hakhim) and a Repairman.
• The Weapon Shop sells many bows, from the basic Bow to the Hunter Bow, and Inventor Jaax packs 500 arrows of one type plus 500 zeny into a quiver.
• Jade swaps gemstones two for one (Blue to Red, Red to Yellow, Yellow to Blue).
• Careful in the Central Palace: guards remove all your equipment if you step on certain squares.

Above and behind Payon lies the quiet Archer Village. Its Archer Guild in the north-east gives the village its name: this is where Novices become an Archer. A Buddha statue stands in the south-east. The village has a Kafra (storage for 90 zeny and cart rental) and a Tool Shop, but no inn, refining or PvP NPCs.

One young man has a real bug problem: his room holds 7 Thief Bugs that come back roughly every 20 minutes. He also trades an Oxygen Mask for 5 Ora Ora.

The entrance to Payon Cave is in the north-west of Archer Village. It is an evil place where many Demon and Undead monsters roam. Illusion of Moonlight is a revamped version of the cave, where you collect Illusion Stones and craft Illusion Gears.

Payon connects to the Greenwood Lake guild map used in the War of Emperium. Flags in town show its five castles: Bamboo Grove Hill, Scarlet Palace, Holy Shadow, Sacred Altar and Bright Arbor.