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Kill the living and resurrect them.

I won't be resurrecting anyone. If I've confirmed a death, that's it.

But in my case, and in the case of a Heroes player, nothing like that has been confirmed, yeeees! Yeeees? Right?

Yes!
But if we're being serious, I don't really care about deaths, abilities, rewards, levels, or quests. I just want to play.

^

Yeah, that's right. I already threatened in the chat that if Rheven takes too long with this stage, I'll continue writing the fanfiction "The Adventures of Kafira in the Afterlife," regardless of how non-canonical the events in it are.

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Hachiko has been out of trend for a long time.

There’s nothing interesting there, so don’t bother waiting.

I tell them, "You'll probably post anime girls again."

No, Aretz, Zhdun will figure it out himself.
Raven, I'll wait. Your post will determine exactly how I'll kill you in my next game. :)

I tell them, "He'll probably post anime girls again."

Yes.

Predict what will happen if this is actually a fairy forest, as was suggested in the chat.

During the final trials, Usami Kazu, captain of the third squad of the same Frontier rangers, intervened in the course of events and helped the recruits escape from the "Forest from Which None Return," where they had ended up during their misadventures in the Dark Lands. Exhausted, sick, and demoralized, they were brought to Veldaran, where locals looked after them while the rangers finished their business in the area. Subsequently, Kazu stated that regardless of the result, they had all worked hard, thereby approving them as recruits of the order.
As expected, this information reached the ears of Commander Arden. Captain Usami was demoted and temporarily suspended from service. Amelia, who replaced him as captain, accompanied the recruits to the Frontier fortress, located in the farthest depths of the Dark Lands. Klem Geicher refused the position of deputy and temporarily left his squad, deciding to investigate an individual case. The recruits, however, now had a chance to prove themselves in action. The Order of the Great Frontier consists of three corps — the Garrison, the Vanguard, and the Rangers. All significant decisions of the order are made by the leaders of the three corps, while they strive not to interfere in each other's internal affairs.
Garrison represents all personnel of the Frontier fortress — local troops, researchers, bureaucrats, various specialists, etc., i.e., everyone who maintains the viability of the order as an organization.
Vanguard is the main military power of the Frontier. Warriors of this corps are tasked with eliminating targets identified through ranger intelligence or guarding various sites or, more rarely, persons.
Rangers are closest to Ertenia outside the Dark Lands. They bear the responsibility for gathering reliable information, recruiting new members, and covertly influencing the political situation on the continent.Garrison Commander

Nuvian Enzeyros
Under the leadership of Republic Chairman Vuan Seraphi, the brilliant career of the then-marshal began with a rapid ascent full of glory (more often, however, ill-repute) and crashed just as quickly to the very bottom on one ignominious day. For an attempted military coup, the ex-chairman and ex-marshal were court-martialed and sent behind bars. Despite the fact that a major war with Nozenrot loomed on the horizon of the following years and the talents of both criminals were more than in demand, their own future remained bleak.
Life, however, had another fate in store for Nuvian Enzeyros — the cataclysm that struck Ertenia broke the foundations and laws of society, allowing him to start life with a clean slate. Possessing not only outstanding charisma and exceptional leadership qualities but also overwhelming strength, Nuvian easily overcame the trials of the new world and rallied people around himself. Soon he met Iceon as well as Melphina and her legion — the "Black Arrow," which, as it turned out, had survived the cataclysm and remained loyal to its commander. Iceon appeared before him then as a young warrior drowned in an ocean of despair, but only a few years later he became known as a hero of the Dark Lands, and it was he who proposed the project of the Order of the Great Frontier to Nuvian and Melphina.
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Many years passed, the order became a very large and effective organization, Iceon's betrayal remained in the past, and Nuvian himself was already too old to participate in battles personally, which, however, does not prevent him from performing the duties of commander of the Frontier fortress.
Trains class — Leader
Increases stat — Wisdom (only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)
Issues tickets for equipment or information

Captain of the Guard

Laiden Sakon
Laiden's life story is very common for the current era — like many other inhabitants of Ertenia, he was unlucky enough to be born in a region dangerous to life. Hunger and cold almost did not threaten his small Tilian family, but attacks by monsters and regular bandit raids forced them to leave the village where their ancestors had settled many years ago. After only six months of wandering, they encountered a squad of the previous captain of the "Watchers." He, after speaking with the boy and assessing his potential, convinced the parents to give their only son to the Order, arguing that he would always be fed and safe. The Tilians doubted for a long time but eventually agreed to the proposal, not least because of the financial assistance promised by the ranger.
Life in the order did not turn out to be easy, but at least growing up in such an environment allowed Laiden to acquire the skills and character traits necessary for this era.
Increases stat — Constitution (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Weapon Master

Arvian Lestat
Many years ago, long before he joined the order, Arvian lived in Elsiel. In those years, he held a high position in the army of this republic, despite being so young for such a rank. He had a loving wife and a small child, whom he loved more than anything in the world. At that time, nothing foretold misfortune in his life, yet youthful impulsiveness led him to make a mistake he would regret until the end of his days. He wanted to change Elsiel, "make it better," as he told his comrades. Naturally, many among those who held real power did not like the young officer's ideas. First, he was politely asked to stop spreading his ideas. The second time, they offered him money. There was no third time — one of his ordinary days, when he usually had breakfast with his family, began with a squad of city guards bursting into his home during the meal. In less than two hours, he found himself in a courtroom as a defendant. He was accused of bribery and abuse of official powers. What happened came as a shock to him, and he could not properly object. At the end of the session, it was decided to "pardon" him — the officer and his family were "simply" expelled from Elsiel.
There, outside his home, Arvian quickly learned the price of his mistake and never ceased to curse his own stupidity. His young child died almost immediately. His wife, facing severe stress and a noticeable decline in quality of life, fell ill and died in agony two years later. Then darkness entered Lestat's life. He indulged in alcohol, sought fights, drowned himself in the embrace of promiscuous women, hoping for oblivion. Life continued, but money for entertainment was no longer enough; honest work did not pay off. Then Arvian joined a band of robbers and soon became their leader; his past skills were very useful in this matter. How many lives did he destroy then? Arvian didn't count. It was clear, however, that someday it would end. And so it happened: one cold evening, he and his subordinates, without knowing it, attacked Nuvian Enzeyros's camp and suffered a crushing defeat. Arvian Lestat was ready to accept death but, to his surprise, the victor offered the criminal to work with him.
Opens slots for stones and runes in weapons and armor
Improves armor

Chief Healer

Adonis
After the Tragedy, healing magic became not only a tool of peace but also a weapon of war. Adonis, who sailed to Ertenia from Prismilia, encountered the same problem in the first days of his stay on the continent as other sorcerers living in this land: he lost the ability to cast spells. For a wizard, this is like becoming a cripple, but it did not break Adonis, and over time he found a way to use magic without using magical stones; healing magic helped him, as well as his acquaintance with Asalia, whom he met when he joined the order. Through her example, he realized that nihi (or in the case of his new acquaintance, beings like them) possess natural protection against the influence of Ertenia's negative energy. Realizing the essence of the problem pointed him in the right direction, and after three years, he managed to achieve a similar effect through his own efforts.
Trains class — Healer
Cures injuries, diseases, and poisons.

Magic Master

Michenea
The Frontier would never have become what it is today without the help of magic master Michenea and her discoveries in the field of magical sciences. A student of Licia Strain, she well learned her mentor's lessons and perfected the art of magic, obtaining the key to solving any problem. When members of the order defeated Remia, only with Michenea's spells was it possible to seal the soul of the immortal mistress of the night and prevent her resurrection.
The energy barrier erected around the Frontier fortress serves as protection against uninvited guests and the evil influence of the Dark Lands, and it is powered precisely by the energy of the sealed nih.
Trains class — Mage
Identifies items

Chief Jeweler

Acacian
Time passes differently for everyone. Elves, for example, can boast a significantly longer lifespan compared to an ordinary human. But what are hundreds of years to one who has lived thousands? Acacian remembers the times when followers of the teachings of Elulu-Suen and servants of Nishant crossed swords in an attempt to gain control over ancient Ertenia, and therefore he is one of the few who looks at the events of the Tragedy with genuine interest and is rather glad about what happened than saddened. The change of eras always seemed like a more interesting spectacle to him than historical stagnation; in this case, as he believed, the regress of civilization and technology was no less curious than progress.
Acacian joined the order because he lost a duel to Iceon, according to the terms of which he had to follow him. Later he learned that his opponent had cheated, but Acacian did not raise this topic; the Frontier appealed to him (primarily due to the abundance of interesting persons), and to this day, no desire to leave has appeared.
Creates magical stones from precious gems or their fragments.
Inserts magical stones and runes into equipment slots.
Trains class — Prince of Darkness
Increases a random stat by 20 (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Laboratory Head

Ciel le Hearts
Doctor Hearts is probably the most disliked person by ordinary members of the order. A caustic and proud character combined with an unpleasant profession deprived him of all colleagues and subordinates, but for him, this means little. He has plenty of both. They are not alive, of course, but as the doctor believes, that's even better.
Trains class — Necromancer
Trains skill — Alchemy
Sells potions
Conducts experiments

Beast Master

Richard Lionrock
Life in Sintana does not always meet expectations, regardless of the era and status of a particular person. Since ancient times, members of the Lionrock family became righteous warriors of the Lord, strengthened the influence of the Kalevrit faith, and carried His word. For any boy from this family, there was no greater joy than the possibility of becoming a paladin, a model of valor and selflessness. But contrary to family traditions, young Richard did not have such an opportunity. He did not experience the times when Kalevritia was a free country and grew up according to the rules of Sintana. However, he did not complain about life. He could swing a sword quite decently, and that alone ensured him a decent existence by the standards of this country. After Lucretia's attack on Louis, there was more than enough work for him; internal strife was constant, but over time Richard grew tired of it all. He left the city and settled in the forest, beginning long years of his hermit life which would eventually end with a meeting with Iceon.
Trains class — Tamer
Increases stat — Strength (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Treasurer

Kanna
Kanna sailed to Ertenia from Tergotai in search of information about the Tragedy. Distinguished by a deep interest in history and overseas civilizations, she wanted to uncover the mystery of what happened to satisfy her thirst for knowledge as well as to ensure that this event would never happen again. Naturally, she could not do this alone, and therefore it was necessary for her to join some organization, which turned out to be the order.
Accepts items for storage
Issues equipment
Manages the archive

Vanguard

Vanguard Commander

Asalia Ghostdrain
In the years after the great Ilinarian crisis caused by the war with Nozenrot, Taosia and separatists, life for many ordinary people in this country was very difficult, full of hardships and poverty. A considerable amount of time passed before corruption and banditry were eradicated throughout the entire country, but during those years many citizens of the republic suffered from these parasitic phenomena inherent to dictatorships and countries on the brink of oblivion.
In those times a certain young couple, whose ancestors had maintained good relations for a long time, owned fertile land and a beautiful apple orchard. And although they did not live richly, the lovers were happy and content with life. But what could they do when a greedy official coveted their land, who would stop at nothing to satisfy his desires? The couple had no political influence or money to pressure the politician. They repeatedly refused the offer to sell their home and land but, naturally, their opponent cared little for this. Soon problems began — attacks, physical violence, property damage and even arson. When the couple turned to authorities for help, they only gave promises but never investigated anything. The couple was broken morally; quarrels began — the wife wanted to agree to the official's offer, urging her husband to abandon his pride and attachment to the home, arguing that otherwise they would not stop. The husband, however, did not even want to hear it. One of those days after another scandal, he gathered himself and left for the city to clear his head, ending his day in a tavern with some-non-remembered-which glass of Nozenrot wine. Usually he drank rarely and little, but today, obviously, everything was different. As is "proper" for a person in his state, he began to complain about his problems to all other patrons of the tavern — not only those sitting next to him, for he spoke loudly, and he was only kept from being kicked out because the owner and other acquaintances present in the tavern treated him well. As it happened, at that time Asalia Tish was staying in this very tavern, traveling incognito.
After a few days all the outrage on the part of the politician's henchmen ceased and the young family was able to return to their former life. Only three months later did they learn that the reason for this was a private investigation by Asalia Tish — she caught the henchmen red-handed and forced them to testify against the politician; subsequently, it was not difficult for her to use her connections in political circles to remove the official from government service. This deeply touched the young couple, and they decided that if they ever had a child and it was a girl, they would name her Asalia.
...
The girl grew up healthy, beautiful, and very talented — she excelled at art and dance. Her parents adored her, and those around her loved her too. It would seem, what could go wrong in the life of a happy and beloved teenager?
Their small town became a place visited by a natural disaster in the form of one of the few rulers of Nihotensen — Remia, who at that time belonged to Ixian Ghostdrain's faction. On this day, people's lives ended faster than leaves fell from trees in autumn. With every moment, the people who made up young Asalia's entire world disappeared in a whirlwind of cruelty and hopelessness.
Going out into the yard, the girl saw the bodies of her parents disfigured by bloody magic, and then, in a state of shock, noticed an unfamiliar figure — a man she did not know was comfortably perched on one of the apple trees growing around her house and watching what was happening. She could not know who it was, but she found no strength to look at her mother and father; she wanted to leave this place as far as possible. Then she asked him to take her with him from this terrible place. She probably still doesn't know what made her force out those words, but the surprised stranger's words were well remembered by her: "Your life will become hell, do you really want that?". She nodded.
Then darkness entered her life; the realization of what happened and Remia's connections to the stranger broke her spirit and emptied her soul. As she later learned, in her new home located underground, she was not the only child. Ixian collected children from various corners of Ertenia, trained them and performed gruesome experiments on them, intending thus to make them stronger.
"Our first meeting made me think that you could achieve something greater, and I decided to give you the opportunity to start a new life because your past will never return" — these were his first words addressed to her from that day.
Years passed; as a result of numerous experiments Ixian performed on her, Asalia became more an artificial human than a real one. The appearance of Namgan among the members of the organization allowed Ixian's research to move to a new level and use Remia's blood... When his project was completed, only three remained alive.
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Since then more than half a century has passed; hatred for the already dead Ixian faded over the years and then turned into gratitude. As she believed, all those sufferings she had to go through in the past were a small price for what she had now.
Trains class — Sword Master

Strike Group Captain

Phleon Luxgard
Phleon Luxgard was the best of Iceon's students and always stood out for his bright character and kind heart. Perhaps too kind, as it was this trait that allowed his mentor to lead all members of the Frontier by the nose without Phleon's knowledge, who then spent more time with him than anyone else. The cruel truth about the teacher's deeds, however, did not break the strike group captain at all; he remained the same cheerful and good-natured guy as before. And although he believes that Iceon had his reasons for this, his sword will never know doubt in battle against enemies of the order.
Trains class — Knight
Increases stat — Charisma (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Life Guard Captain

Matsuo Ryoji
Ryoji was assigned to the daughter of the Taosian emperor from the time she turned six. He, being only a teenager, was to become her loyal servant and friend — so stated the order of the ruler of the country and his own father, a loyal samurai. Over the next ten years, this single instruction was the meaning of Ryoji's entire life; he followed it unconditionally and desired nothing other than to be useful to his princess, demanding nothing for himself. Now it is hard to say what guided him then — absolute loyalty of a samurai to his lady or a feeling of deep love that he hid even from himself.
To his shame, one event left a stain of dishonor in his life from which he can never be cleansed. He failed in his duties as a bodyguard and allowed enemies of the imperial family to kidnap the princess for subsequent blackmail. When the situation was resolved and she was returned home, Ryoji was stripped of his powers and placed under detention. He intended to perform a suicide ritual, something not only he strove for but which the customs of the country demanded of him. Ryoji was ready for this and accepted his fate as something quite natural, regretting only that he betrayed the trust placed in him and failed to protect the princess.
Less than a day remained until the appointed time and nothing foretold any changes in the young samurai's fate, but on this night something unforeseen happened: the princess, without warning anyone, went to Ryoji's place of detention and, after a short conversation, burst into tears, begging him to ask her father for pardon. He understood that he would not do such a thing, and his honor did not allow him to make such a decision, but what surprised him most deeply was the princess's attitude toward him. He had failed her, and yet she came here only because she worried about his fate... With a heavy heart, he refused her pleas and asked her to leave him, not wishing to cause her even more trouble. What happened next was something the young warrior could never have expected: the young girl, wiping tears with the sleeve of her kimono, gave him the following order — "live".
Ryoji could not disobey her and on that same night made his way to freedom, ending up years later within the walls of the order.
Trains class — Life Guard
Increases stat — Will (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Punitive Squad Captain

Amael
The Frontier's punitive squad specializes in tracking and destroying traitors of the order and other dangerous criminals of Ertenia who pose a threat to the security of the organization or its partners outside the Dark Lands. Over long years of this work, Amael had to cut many lives short, including those of her former comrades, but this never left scars on her soul.
Trains class — Battle Master
Increases stat — Intelligence
Improves weapons

Rangers
Intelligence Commander

Siren Arden
The Ranger corps is most closely linked to the countries and events of Ertenia outside the Dark Lands, and therefore much in this world depends on the decisions of this man. At times, Siren is criticized within the order for his policy regarding recruits — the trials he devised are, as many believe, very difficult and often tied to luck. In response, he only laughs and says that survival in the Dark Lands, and life in general, largely depend on luck.
Trains class — Assassin
Increases stat — Agility (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Captain of the "Watchers"

Hara
Hara sailed from Zenhyan to Ertenia with a single task given to her by the government of her country — to find out details about the Tragedy and, if possible, eliminate the possibility of it happening again.
Joining the Frontier, Hara easily won the trust of other members of the order, distinguishing herself with charisma and professionalism.
Trains class — Ranger
Increases stat — Speed (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)

Captain of the "Black Arrow"

Melphina
Melphina is one of the founders of the order, and her combat experience goes back to the distant past and dates to the period of Ilinia's existence.
Trains class — Bow Master
Increases stat — Perception (Only one stat can be increased per visit to the fortress)Iceon

Regardless of affiliation, this name is well known to any member of the order. Once one of the founders and a hero of the order, now — a traitor and the worst enemy of the Frontier. I'm taking a pause for ~7D to write quents etc.
Some information:
- Class skills will not be open immediately; in order to understand what they represent, it will be necessary to talk with NPCs (not necessarily the mentor).
- After taking a class, basic skills become unusable. Characters who have passed the trials can actually convert them into class skill points (in this case, only Dalia).
- You will have a choice as to which corps your character would like to join. Spoiler: I will send you to the one that gets the most votes; the corresponding NPC will appoint one of you as commander of a new squad. Garrison is not intended for gameplay and is an individual option for those who want to stop playing prematurely. Gameplay for Vanguard consists primarily of battles, for Rangers — a classic expedition.
- Generation options: basic (i.e., as in the first post), method of enrollment in the order through acquaintances (example: Arvian's description; here I will strictly check how well this corresponds to NPC behavior) or special (some rangers stay for a long time in various settlements of Ertenia and take children under their care, raising them into future members of the Frontier; in this case, the character must be human only (others are not suitable due to demographics or lifespan), have no origin and be 20 years old or younger; at the start such a character will be given 6 class skill points, but more on that later).

I predict that everyone will go to Acacius >_>

Sairen Arden

Thank you!

Will there be information about the classes?