Level cap Lv 100
Every confirmed (and a few reasonably-inferred) ways a player gains character experience. Profession / lifeskill XP is a separate progression — see Profession XP for the recipe-driven planner. Weapon XP is also separate (no codex page yet).
Defeating creatures in the open world grants character XP based on the mob's level relative to yours. Per-kill values not yet captured.
Tagging a world boss kill grants a large character-XP payout in addition to drops.
Instanced dungeons drop character XP on completion as well as boss kills inside. No durability loss on instanced content.
The main story quest is the dominant XP source pre-50 — typically carries you to Lv 50 with little friction.
Side quests and quest-board contracts (clan-issued and NPC-issued) award character XP on turn-in.
World rifts visible on the map drop both crafting materials and character XP — a common post-50 routine.
Lost caches at sea, marine world bosses, and sea creature kills all grant character XP.
Clan-officer activated buff: +40% character EXP gain for all clan members for 3 hours.
Single-use scroll (rarity: common). +40% character EXP gain for 60 minutes.
Single-use scroll (rarity: uncommon). +40% character EXP gain for 4 hours.
Single-use scroll (rarity: rare). +40% character EXP gain for 7 hours.
Single-use scroll (rarity: epic). +40% character EXP gain for 10 hours.
Rare cooking-station food. +12% character experience gain for 30 minutes. Stacks with scrolls and altar buffs (additive — verify in-game).
Uncommon cooking-station food. +10% character experience gain for 30 minutes.
Personal/clan altar placed inside a PvP zone. +30% character XP, +50% lifeskill XP, +50% weapon XP while fueled — applies in a 5 km radius. Works on PvE servers if your plot is in a PvP-tagged area.
Toggleable open-world PvP flag (free PvP/PK outside towns) carries a +15% character XP bonus alongside boosted gathering XP.
Cheap activation at a city statue. Up to +40% general XP (covers character XP), duration up to 10 hours depending on tier.
Server-wide event buff stack: +50% to character / weapon / profession / pet / mount / shrine EXP simultaneously.
Premium server-wide event buff: +100% to character / weapon / profession / pet / mount / shrine EXP.
Onboarding-window event buff for fresh characters. +50% character / weapon / pet / mount EXP.
Stacking semantics: most XP modifiers in Quinfall combine additively (e.g. PvP altar +30% + scroll +40% = +70%). The three primary lifeskill boosts are believed to stack multiplicatively; whether character XP follows the same rule is not yet QA-confirmed. When in doubt, treat as additive.