You start off as a rookie hunter, wishing to sign up to the guild. Your town: Phoikona Village (Foy-ko-nah) is very happy for their people to join the guild to hunt the monsters of the land. You then head off to Shintoya city (Online hub) to join the guild. On the way you train with your weapons on the nearby herbivores (tutorial) with the help of a Felyne named _______(Palicoe). You then join the guild at Shintoya and are now a trained hunter. But news has come from Phoikona village about attacks and strange monsters, coming from strange lands attacking the farming spots and the Village!