Shaiya is a Free to play MMORPG Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game created by Sonov Entertainment.
Shaiya Story and Background

In the ancient times, there was the Goddess Etain and the three races she created: the Dragons, the Nordein, and the Dumianas. The Goddess found faults in the Nordien and cast them into the soil. In their arrogance, the Dumianas questioned Etain's power and authority and she was weakened by their disbelief, and the Dumianas killed her. Her soul was torn in two. The death of the Etain left Teos out of balance and unprotected. Other Gods sought to take over Teos and created monsters to invade and destroy it. The Dragons hid themselves from the world. When the dust settled, there were two new Goddesses overseeing Teos. The remaining Dumianas were split into two factions; one for each Goddess.

These two races in Shaiya Gold, the Elves and the Vail, found themselves in constant conflict with each other. Age old tensions fueled their aggression. Soon after, the Humans joined forces with the Elves while the Nordein re-emerged as the Deatheaters and allied with the Vail, creating two factions: The Alliance of Light and the Union of Fury. Not only battling the monsters that still roam the lands, these two sides wage a never ending war over the control of Teos.

Shaiya Gold Character Classes
A players choice of class is restricted by race, and therefore by faction. There are twelve classes, however only six unique styles of play.

Defender (Human) / Guardian (Nordein) - These are the only playable tank classes. They are heavily armored with high hit points and have the ability to provoke enemies into attacking them. They may equip a shield and a one-handed weapon. Their primary goal is to keep foes away from other party members.

Fighter (Human) / Warrior (Nordein) - The melee specialists and can deal out good amounts of damage. They are able to equip most available weapons and have spells available to them as well.

Priest (Human) / Oracle (Vail) - Possess healing and resurrection skills. Their armor is very weak. They can inflict minor damage with spells thus are generally better suited for group play and helping other players.