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Identification: Human

Class: Scout

The protagonist of our story.

One of the individuals chosen to participate in the Hovestile project.

A young man who values planning, stealth and actions with little waste. He is no stranger to survival and utilizing the environment to his advantage. His competence with a bow is proof of extensive training, and lithe movements suggest the habits of a hunter.

He tends to be uncomfortable at times in casual conversation and is quick to divert attention from himself. Any topics involving quests he is quick to jump on. He prefers to remain focused on his objective, while also taking repercussions into account.

Left with no home on Earth, he seeks to make a new one on Hovestile. On his third dungeon foray in the new world, he is betrayed and left for dead by his adventuring party. He is rescued by the catgirl demihuman, Kirie Foirena.

He is led by Kirie's sister, Asa, to a mysterious place hidden within the dungeon known as the Submerged Oasis, where he meets the catgirl mother, Rinka. He is then offered a precarious gift known as the Construct Contract, which comes into his possession after a possibly dangerous deal.

His goal is to create a new home not only for himself, but for Kirie and Asa as well.

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Identification: Human

An outworld adventurer from Earth with an enthusiastic temperament and tomboyish attitude. Her positive energy is practically infectious to those around her, and she is an absolute asset to any adventuring party thanks to her skill with the bow.

Not much is known about her family origins other than that her father was of Russian descent and her mother of Japanese.

She was brought to the Hovestile Project thanks to her impressive skill in archery. She was first discovered during a national tournament in the United Kingdom and received further scrutiny when she went international.

Her recruitment to the Hovestile Project was hastened with the increased violence and political unrest spilling from some of the United Kingdom's major cities during the resource crisis.

She quickly became best friends with Derek Sommer, a soldier from the United States, during her training at the facility.

She is now a member of GRIM after some juggling around with other guilds thanks to newly-established conventions. Her relationship with said guild has now placed her in the small inner circle that knows about the killing of innocent adventurers.

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Identification: Demihuman

Class: Spellcaster

Kirie's sister and daughter of Rinka.

The calm and leveled-headed one of the two sisters. She is almost the complete opposite of her sister in every aspect.

Her role in Alphonse's party is mostly focused on healing and protection, but she has expanded her craft into offensive spells to exploit enemy weaknesses. She has an excellent feel for the battlefield and uses her positioning to remain out of sight so her allies can focus on enemies.

She tends to hide her true feelings involving any uncomfortable situations, but her body language usually gives her away. Her companions sometimes find it difficult to know whether she is serious or not during conversation due to her dry sense of humor.

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Identification: Demihuman

Class: Warrior

Asa's sister and daughter of Rinka. One of Alphonse's companions after the deal made with the Construct Contract.

A catgirl with an almost insatiable appetite for adventure and combat. Wielding a large double-edged axe and utilizing improved strength from the stats provided by Alphonse, she is a warrior to be reckoned with.

She has a rather brusque personality and has no problems being straightforward with demeaning comments. Her instincts and stamina on the battlefield are superior to most, and she is always thinking two steps ahead in the midst of combat. She tends to jump into situations without proper planning, which forces Alphonse to formulate strategies and keep her out of trouble.

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Identification: Human

Class: Warrior

An outworlder from Earth chosen during the early stages of the Hovestile Project on Earth.

A true warrior with a strong sense of justice and steadfast loyalty to his comrades. Most of his past is unknown, and he is hesitant to discuss his time as a soldier serving in the United States military. However, his seemingly random knowledge on certain topics suggests that he is an individual who has traveled to many different places on Earth.

He quickly became best friends with Anya Voronin during his time at the facility on Earth thanks to her enthusiastic personality contrasting with his serious demeanor (also may be attributed to her persistence).

After some drastic events on Hovestile, Derek joined GRIM as part of the small inner circle that plans to resist the corruption sitting within Tevilandis's government.

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Identification: Archdemon

Class: Unknown

A powerful demon who works alongside the individual known as the "Many-robed One."

A massive specimen of unrivaled strength that surpasses those who led before him. He is prone to terrible acts of violence and has no qualms with torturing or killing those he deems beneath him. It is possible that the tattoos on his body depicting violent acts were those he actually committed.

His main objective is currently unkown.

A top-tier spellcaster of the Spire organization. Specializes in a

variety of elemental magic and holds an envious mastery of advanced

appraisal and reading spells.

Unlike her other associates residing in the Spire, she prefers to

participate in more field work alongside her trusted friend, Jin

Hanlon.

She played an important role in the investigation of the Siren

Incident with her lie detection and monster screening magic.

She also participated in the monster war at the western border. It

is where she first became friends with Jin Hanlon, since they were

one of the first through the breach.

Field Master of Forgedalk's Royal Guard investigative unit.

One of the first through the breach during the end of the monster war at Tevilandis's western border near Mesatend Forest. He received an injury to his left leg that never recovered, leaving him with a permanent limp. He still refuses to use a cane for assistance.

As Field Master, he is often called upon for High Council meetings involving cases of extreme significance.

He was first on the scene during the Siren Incident. During the High Council meeting, he becomes suspicious of the chief councilman's son, Altham Volkest, due to gross accusations pointing towards strange activity involving the guild known as GRIM.

Hanlon wishes to add Evan McCarthy to his trusted circle of contacts, but is still understandably wary due to the sensitivity of government information in a guild leader's hands.

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Identification: Human

Class: None

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Identification: Unknown

Class: Unknown

An insane man, once human, working with the mysterious individual known only as the "Many-robed One."

It is customary for him to tear at his own skin and inflict other self-harm. He also has a disturbing obsession with Kirie and Asa for reasons unknown.

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A mysterious individual who conceals himself in a variety of dark garments. He is leader of the group consisting of: Korv, Div'gen and the twins.

He is an owner of a Construct Contract.

Nothing about his goals is known at this time, but he seems to have a strange obsession with Rinka.

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Identification: Unknown

Class: Unknown

Owners of a Construct Contract.

The mysterious, masked twins who share a Construct Contract. They are inseparable, as if considering themselves as a single entity, finishing each other's statements and enjoy speaking in cryptic terms.

There is a deep affection between the two, but it is unclear as to what their relationship actually is.

They are entirely obedient to the Many-robed One.

A hunting village established near the base of the Barrier Mountains in Tevilandis territory. It resides a short distance from the western border held by monsters around the Mesatend Forest.

The village's activity dwindled with the lack of manpower and increase of bipedal monsters with the constant push of the border. Adventurers also find themselves occupied with more pressing quests.

With the fall of the forts once held by Xerceld near the border, the village has become a sort of safe haven for the Xercians who survived.

The Guild Union outpost leader for the village is Daichi Coremaul.

The Central Kingdom of Hovestile. It lies to the south of the Barrier Mountains and the northern kingdom, Xersceld. Lying to the east through an area known as Sincraus Maw is the aptly named Eastern Kingdom.

It is the country that first received the outworlders from Earth.

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Also referred to as the Northern Kingdom in Hovestile. Its location is north of the Barrier Mountains. The kingdom has taken up a strict policy of isolation from its southern neighbor Tevilandis, but it also holds hostility due to previous disagreements.

The country tends to intrude on Tevilandis territory in secret to pilfer resources and insert spies.

A skill utilized by warriors wielding heavy weapons. This skill may also be implemented on tower shields or defenses of similar size and weight that are capable of manipulation by the arm.

High-compatibility weapons identified: warhammers, maces, tower shields.

Description: Infuses weapon with a delayed force attack. Requires considerable strength and control of initial velocity. Duration is dependent on user's mana pool or focused release. Active skill will automatically initiate when mana pool reaches around fifty percent to protect the wielder's body. Skill is exceptionally powerful when released in tandem with a second attack in relatively quick succession. Useful for destroying heavy defenses and extremely durable enemies.

Tier II: Ignores the wielder's body preservation with the fifty percent mana pool protection(if the wielder chooses).

Tier III: Adds the ability to split the active skill into two separate pulses. Highly-skilled warriors with enough control may shift the secondary pulse to another part of the weapon. If mana pool is large enough to maintain the skill, the wielder may choose to store another charge of the full pulse after a second attack.

Tier IV: Allows the wielder to combine two full pulses of the active skill.

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A skill utilized by warriors wielding heavy weapons and select polearms.

High-compatibility weapons identified: double-edged axes, warhammers, halberds, claymores, war scythe.

Description: Infuses weapon with Mana Fire. Drains a percentage of mana from physical spells such as protection, freeze lightning, etc. Also drains mana from enemies at lower rate. Duration continues with extended contact until user's mana pool reaches empty.

Tier II: Adds secondary defensive buff at the end of skill's primary function based on percentage of mana drained. Stacks with other defensive buffs.

Tier III: Outward force pushes enemies back at the conclusion of defensive buff. Distance based on damage taken.

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Delay cast availability: No

Tethering availability: No

A powerful spell that crushes inanimate objects.

Mana cost is extremely high and can also be cast as an area-of-effect spell. Only a few individuals have ever mastered such magic, and most individuals are unwilling to put it into practice since it may also adversely affect one's mana pool.

There are accounts of this spell being used at the Western War. Evidence of crushed armor and impossibly bent weaponry suggests that the possibility cannot be ignored. 

Delay cast availability: Yes (must be planted on object)

Tether availability: Yes

A physical manifestation of concentrated mana. Should not be confused with liquefied mana in its purest state. Protection spells are mostly self-explanatory and block most forms of physical and magical attacks. Durability and shape is dependent on caster.

The typical shape envisioned by spellcasters forming the majority of protection spells is the hexagon. It is the interconnected shape utilized by lower-tier, mid-tier and even some top-tier spellcasters due to its simple shape, versatility, strength and easy mending during long casts. More advanced spellcasters form the Reuleaux triangle, since it is the shape that fits all other shapes most effectively with the spell's many forms. However, envisioning and connecting this triangle is incredibly difficult.

Protections spells may form any shape and size, limited by the spellcaster's mana pool and casting technique (envisioning). More complex shapes meet a higher learning curve.

Typical forms of protections include: walls, domes and pillars.