NPCs (FFD)

fsablazingsoul
Class: DM

A mysterious entity which is rumored to exist, and is said to exert a controlling influence over the Dynamics-verse.

The DM of the game, who continually hatches plans to try and kill each and every one of the heroes using such devices as chains, overpowered spells, and rigged RNG (random number generator) mechanics. However, the superb tactics of people like Atma and Undine continually foil his efforts to kill off the main party. While he refuses to show it, he is undoubtedly frustrated by the heroes, and is currently hatching up a scheme where the main characters war against each other, leading to deaths which he knows are inevitable.

Adding to his frustrations are the RPs for Dave Mlinko and Stephen, which undermine his efforts to make a reasonable story. Luckily, this frustrates him to the point of incoherence, leading to Dave continually making 5-post RPs without worry of complaints or anything else.

He is also a game piece in the Overlord game, although his current functions are unclear. He is called forth into an Overlord game if two players conspire to be in in a match simply for piece experience

HIM
Class: Red Mage

A Red Mage commander from a distant, unknown kingdom, presumably one up north. He was on a special mission from his King one day, on an airship named the Final Approach, when all of a sudden, it crossed the path of a pair of Red Dragons in combat. The airship was torn apart by the powerful BLAZE attacks, but HIM miraculously lived through the ensuing explosion, and, using a piece of the ship as a parachute, descended to the mainland, and was found unconscious near Coneria.

He was taken into a back room with some healers, who explained that a man with leather armor had come in and given the healers 100 gold to give to him. HIM took the gold and presumably thought the man was from his kingdom, reminding him to finish out his mission. He got his bearings back and then had somewhat of a leadership position in the group for a short while. He also entered the Tournament in Coneria, but lost out in round one to Max.

However, Garland kidnapped the Princess shortly afterwards, and HIM joined the rescue group to get her. Based on his interactions with Garland, it appeared that he had some kind of history with him, but it was made unclear. Nonetheless, despite the fire spells casted by the princess, who had little control over her actions, the group managed to defeat Garland.

After collecting the reward, he returned to the Temple of Fiends and attempted to use Garland's armor, although it was too heavy for him. The weaponsmith failed to lighten it by turning it silver, so HIM just left it there. On the way out, the Rude Guard, not impressed with HIM's skills, challenged him to a duel, but HIM declined and crossed into Pravoka with Dave, Guy, and John.

He stuck around in Pravoka until after finding Matoya, and then his kingdom sent an airship (presumably captained by Celes from FF6), and he left the game. He made a brief comeback appearance in the Labrynith, teaming up with ToST, but he was defeated late in the contest, and went back to his kingdom.

HIM made another brief appearance when Rdy showed up, lowering the Thief from an airship after giving him an ExpEgg with special abilities.

Muteki
Class: Black Mage

Controlled By: muteki005

A Black Mage who underwent an operation to change his magical affinity from White to Black. As a result, however, he is prone to periods of mental instability, in which he becomes irrational and loses conscious control of his actions. He suffered just such an episode after the first Elven War, and was last seen spouting incoherent non-sense and chewing on grass.

Fingers
Class: Thief

A Thief from the Coneria region who briefly joined the first adventurers on their quest. He left their company, slipping into the shadows, and hasn't been seen since.

Alphie
Class: White Mage

A trusted confidant of Princess Sara, Alphie accompanied the main group of adventurs to help rescue her after she was kidnapped. However, she became frozen with fear during the battle with Garland, and was unable to fight. Realizing that she was not cut out for the life of an adventurer, she chose to remain in Coneria Castle by the Princess's side.

Eric
Class: Black Belt

Controlled By: Lee Eric Kirwan

Is quite possibly a calculator that has gained the ability to think and feel.

....Just kidding Eric!

ToST
Class: Thief

Controlled By: dethaddr

A Thief who entered the Pravoka Thieves Guild with Stephen, and got dragged into an adventure of epic proportions. In battle, any attacking style is usually acceptable for him, mainly due to his special skillset, which consists only of the command "Imagine," which turns into "Dream" while he is not conscious. He as been known to kick, punch, bite, claw, combo, stab and spear his opponents, and that's not the half of what he's done.

He has at least four stunt doubles, the "on call" one usually sitting unused at home, just collecting a paycheck. Together, they form the mighty ToSTRON, Defender of the Dynamicverse, a gigantic robot capable of mega-mech attacks.

It's ToST's goal to adventure to Eblan, home of the famous Ninja, Edge, and become one of the even more famous Elite 4E fighting force (Edge's Exemplary Eradicators of Eblan). On several occasions, he has tried to convince HIM, the owner of the only known airship, to give him passage to Eblan, to no avail.

ToST knows a former thief/adventurer-turned-shopkeeper named DeTh, who always has premium wares, but his prices are always just a little too high to be affordable. He also has several very well-connected girlfriends, one of them being DeTh's daughter, Arylon.

His current list of girlfriends and how they got together is as follows:
 * Dahlia—Stockgirl for Pravoka Armor Shop. In the Giant Battle of Pravoka, ToST fights to protect her place of work from destruction. She falls for him upon seeing his nude...ahem...figure in her shop.
 * Amelia—One of Bikke's (former) wenches, she meets ToST in a bar in Pravoka, and helps him out of a fight on Bikke's ship. Impressed by the naked thief, the rest is history.
 * Marya—Cheerleader, the prettiest out of the Pravoka Troupe. Her Troupe cheers ToST on in the Pravoka Ship tournament, and "nurses" him back to health after the tournament.
 * Arylon (II)—DeTh's step-daughter, and frontrunner in the girlfriend race. In fact, ToST seems to hang out with her exclusively now, acting as a bodyguard/companion in her quest to rediscover her origins. For more on her, read her entry.

So far, his only true enemy seems to be the yet unnamed Item Shopkeeper, whom he first met in Pravoka, where ToST was parading around in the nude due to insufficient armor protection ratings. This merchant makes most men uncomfortable, due to his seeming attraction towards them instead of the fairer sex. Unfortunately for ToST (and every male character in FFD), he owns a franchise, which extends well across the continent.

ToST's previous endeavors include participating in the Pravoka Ship Tournament, where he bit Undine's left ear off. He later shocked the crowd by committing seppuku because he was faced with unwinnable odds and did not wish for others to gain EXP for killing him. This garnered favor with the Pravoka Troupe, the cheerleaders in the crowd.

Later in Elfland, he participated in the 100-entry "Forsaken Labyrinth," where he picked up the services of HIM, Dwarven Chef BORK, and Master Z (Zaknafein himself). Unfortunately, their dominating presence did not prove victorious, and they went their separate ways.

While in Elfland, ToST procured a sword (at the time labelled "Master...") from the graveyard. He was convinced by DeTh to put this artifact in his "impenetrable vault." Unfortunately, the vault was not impenetrable to Arylon, the only other person besides DeTh who knew its secrets, and she presumably stole the sword. The importance of this event is that the sword is meant to slay a strong entity of the Light...the one whose name appears on the sword, and the sword possesses the slayer into doing its bidding when the time is near. It is unknown if Arylon was possessed, who the sword is meant to slay, or if she was convinced by Astos to bring the sword to him. It has been rumored that Master Z is the intended victim.

ToST participated in the "Invasion" storyline, where his party, consisting of Uber the Iguana, Dwarven Chef BORK, and himself, were trying to infiltrate the Northwest Castle. While searching for Arylon, they had been seen by both sides as working for the other side. In reality, ToST could have cared less about the war, as he was commissioned by his friend DeTh to find his daughter, and perhaps the "Master.." sword. His party abruptly ended upon the making of the "Trojan Astos", when BORK got hungry for lunch and scooted back home with Uber in tow. ToST, now with a combined Light Elf contingent, discovered Arylon in the bottom of the Northwest Castle and rescued her, only to be injured himself.

Upon returning her to Coneria, ToST discovers that Arylon does not remember anything between the time she heard a strange voice and the time she awoke rescued at home. Meaning, she has no idea where the "Master..." sword is. ToST is healed by her, and DeTh, seeing the event, feels it's time to reveal to them what he knows of her origin (which isn't much that isn't already known). DeTh then puts to two together, on a journey to find Arylon's origins for everyone's sake.

ToST decides to start out with a "friendly" visit to the Dark Elves, muttering the code word he was to use during the "Invasion"... CARROT. Unfortunately, this plot does not work, and he commandeers a ship from Coneria to the shores near Elfland, along the way picking up two stowaways, the duo of Luke and Fenrir. Upon landing, they find more allies and make their way towards Elfland, stopping only to notice the atrocities the Dark Elf Army had committed on the populace. It is seeing these events that leads him to join the Light Elves in their quest for freedom, ultimately resulting in the Second War for Elfland.

Due to a rather alarming drop in popularity, ToST's storyline has taken a turn towards being more dry as of late. Instead of using wacky commands every battle, he has been seen doing quite normal sword swings as of late. Could it be ToST has lost his fighting spirit? Or is he holding it back for a truly dazzling finale? Only time will tell.

ToST's equipment includes a set of magical lockpicks that will open any normal lock/chest with ease, and a runed dagger which will render a target's magics ineffective on a successful hit. This misnomered "Mute" Dagger is charged, and only FSA knows how many charges are left before the runes fall off and turn it into an ordinary dagger. Thus, it is only to be used when absolutely necessary, as was the decree of DeTh, the one who lent ToST the dagger. (It is still currently on borrow)

ToST is currently retired, and runs DeTh's shop in Coneria.

Heron
Class: Fighter

Controlled By: HeronBlade

A Fighter from Melmond. He fought the Vampire, but lost. He was bitten and cursed, leading to a gradual descent into vampirism. He was escorted to Matoya's Cave by the White Mage Spiralex, who willingly allowed Matoya to transfer the illness from Heron to himself. Heron had left and found himself injured on the Peninsula Northeast of Pravoka, and was rescued by Spiralex & Company.

Garland
Class: "Knight"

Garland was the most powerful knight in the Kingdom of Coneria, and captain of the Guard. A Scholar in Coneria Castle recalls that he was once a good knight, but that something occurred that deeply affected him, to the point where he betrayed the kingom. Exactly what precipitated this event is unknown, but his treachery culminated in the kidnapping of Princess Sara and his flight to the nearby Temple of Fiends. With none who could match Garland in swordsmanship, the King of Coneria called upon a group of adventurers to defeat Garland and rescue the Princess.

Though Garland had mounted a formidable defensive formation utilizing the Undead residing in the Temple, a strategy developed by Atma allowed the group to deal with it in an effective and efficient manner. Undettered by his opponents' successful strategy, Garland pulled a series of two chains, the first releasing a pair of Creeps on the surprised group, and the second revealing a controlled Princess Sara, who was compelled to cast attack magic upon her would-be rescuers. Though the group's situation for a time turned dire, in the end, Garland was defeated without any casualties, with Dave Mlinko laying the final blow.

After the battle, HIM returned to the Temple and attempted to salvage Garland's armor. It was restored to good condition by a pair of local blacksmiths, but lost any uniqueness it once had and was rendered an ordinary suit of Iron Armor.

During these events, no one had thought to do anything about Garland's body. It was rumored that when the Conerian Guard was dispatched to recover Garland's body for burial, all they found in the room where he was said to have been slain was a rusted helmet, a few bats, and a curious Black Crystal...

Princess Sara
Class: Black Mage

Princess of the Kingdom of Coneria. She was kidnapped by Garland when he betrayed the kingdom, and taken to the Temple of Fiends. While there, she was robbed of her own will, and compelled to attack those who came to rescue her with her magic. Though unable to control her own actions, she was able to resist the force controlling her enough to hold back on the spells she cast, reducing their power. After unleashing a weakened Fire 2 spell, she collapsed from exhaustion. Upon Garland's defeat, she regained her consciousness and volition, and teleported herself and her rescuers back to Coneria.

She rewarded the adventurers who saved her with a sum of gold. Additionally, she presented Atma with a Lute (which was a family heirloom), along with a kiss on the cheek. She has been known to occasionally display affection towards Atma, and in particular is often complimentary of his hat.

Princess Sara later competed in the Forsaken Labyrinth Tournament, where she was present at the inception of "Team Comic Relief."

Syd
Class: Unknown

An enigmatic young (?) woman who resides in Coneria Castle. An unknown force has rendered her invisible, and little else is known about her. Though she doesn't often interact with others, she has a friendly nature. Her manner of speech is manic and seemingly carefree, occasionally betraying a brief hint of sadness. She rarely speaks plainly, and her words often reveal an unusual level of insight and have a depth beyond their face value. She seems to posses knowledge of a subject quite grave, in stark contrast to her general demeanor.

She participated in the Forsaken Labyrinth Tournament, apparantly seeking fun rather than a prize, and was eliminated by the Team of Astos and Arithon. In battle, she displayed a proficiency in as well as high resistance to magic, and her invisibility rendered her nigh impossible to strike physically, though the extent of her abilities remains uncertain.

She has demonstrated her unusual ability to “see” many things in her interactions with Undine, and later Arithon, who sought her out after meeting her in the Forsaken Labyrinth. He had a hunch that she might have some insight into his past, much of which was overlaid with the fog of amnesia. Her reaction to his query once she realized his point of origin, however, was unexpected. She reacted in hostility and disbelief, indicating that the implications of this discovery were of some personal significance to her. She also uttered several cryptic statements, relating to the Ancients (a term some in the present use to refer to the Sky People) and of the elemental crisis various parts of the world were experiencing, suggesting an even further depth to her knowledge.

Rude Guard
Class: Fighter

A Conerian guard who is rather rude.

Bikke
Class: Pirate

The Pirate Captain of Pravoka, deposed by Dave Mlinko's assault against his Privateer. He lost both his ship and his weapon, an enchanged Mythril Silver Longsword named The Scather, which he recovered from a corpse of Elvish Royalty. The former was ceded to Dave, and the latter relinquished to Undine, who would in turn become entangled in its curse. Before these events, he had terrorized the town of Pravoka along with the Mohawk Man, who led the Thieves Guild. The two figures and their organizations were constantly at odds, which led to a delicate balance of power between the two. How this balance will ultimately be affected by the losses that Bikke and the Mohawk Man have suffered remains to be seen.

Bikke participated in the Forsaken Labyrinth Tournament where he ironically teamed up with Undine. He was recruited by Astos to help fight in the Naval front of the first Elfland war.

Mohawk Man
Class: Thief

The head of the Thieves’ Guild, which operates as a counterbalance to Bikke’s Pirates in Pravoka.

Crazy Potions Guy
Class: Alchemist

Matoya
Class: Black Mage

An old witch who lives north of Coneria. Her Crystal was stolen by Astos, and retrieved by the Light Warriors. She assisted in exorcising Spiralex’s vampirism, and provided Phoenix Down herbs that were used to awaken the Prince of Elfland and Zaknafein.

Prince
The Prince of Elfland, he was cursed and put into a deep sleep by Astos. He was ultimately revived with an herb acquired from Matoya after Astos’ defeat, and gave copies of the Mystic Key entrusted to him to all Thieves among the Light Warriors.

Astos
Class: Black Mage

As King of the Dark Elves, Astos is well on his way to achieving his goals. Many were confused as to why such a notorious individual took part in the Forsaken Labyrinth, although now it seems clear that he did so in order to take stock of what sort of adventurers would be available to him in his upcoming bid to take the throne of Elfland. From its ranks, he successfully recruited Rocco, Arithon, Bikke, and Mohawk Man, to add to Audrey and Dominic, who were helping him with several things in return for the necessary forces and gold required too kill Dave Mlinko. He also tried to recruit X and Guy, although they declined, as ToST did later on.

Astos held court among his powerful recruits, along with those already under his command such as Lacuna and Potentate Pie, and explained his plans and goals. According to him, his family had been unfairly ousted as the true rulers of all elves, and he saw this time as the perfect moment to recapture the throne. Once the offensive was underway, he took one final recruit, Renquist, on a secret expedition into the heart of Elfland. He sent the Red Mage to assassinate the Elven Prince, a task that he believes has been completed. Thus, the final barrier to Astos becoming King of all Elves is removed, and the badly outnumbered Light Elf forces have surrendered to his assault. A counter-siege by a group led by Undine achieved little, as there were barely any Dark Elves left back at the Western Keep. In the meantime, Astos told a group of commanders in his army to accompany several PCs captured in battle to go to the Marsh Cave and retrieve a Crown, which he said would prove instrumental in his conquest of Elfland. Zaknafein however later revealed that the Crown is what very well might lead to Astos's downfall.

After this, Astos's real reasons for taking over Elfland came out. Astos, some time ago, was a regular mage studying under his mentor, Zaknafein. He gradually became one of the best Mages in all the land, and even helped Tanaka learn status-inflicting magic. He was kind and just, and over time it was revealed that he might have royal lineage. Seeing as the King had yet to produce a son, Astos could be heir to the throne. Astos then worked hard, studying black magic with a passion so he could use it to protect Elfland at all costs. Soon afterwards, he began trying to delve into higher level spells, but due to the limitations naturally placed on Elves, he found out that in order to learn high-level spells, he needed to fulfill certain conditions.

Around 25 years later, he had trained his army and finished his preparations, waiting for the right moment when Elfland's defenses would be down. He then proceeded to hire Audrey and Dominic to steal a Crystal from a renowned witch named Matoya, and, while he lacked the abilities to see into the future like Matoya, he was skilled enough to see events happening in the present in locations that he wasn’t in.

Utilizing this, he recruited the warring Bikke and Mohawk Man, as well as several in-game PCs that interested him. He then proceeded to start the current in-game war against Elfland.

His personality has changed much form the kind and just man Zaknafein once knew. He appears to be calm, cold, and calculating, although he has a much darker side to him, bred by his contempt for the Light Elves and noticed only by his generic subordinates, as well as Audrey and Dominic, who claim not to trust him farther than they can throw him. Dominic in particular does not like him at all, and would gladly kill him in a minute if it wasn’t for his magical abilities. (This, however, seems to stem more from a dislike of Elves in general, since he feels he cant trust any of them).He will not hesitate to sacrifice others for his own benefit, and has shown occasional bursts of excessive violence. There is also a rumor, that, for the most part, keeps his subordinates in line: that he cannot be killed by anyone with Elvish blood. This is unlikely to be true, however, and probably stems more from the fact he knows the RUB spell, which many believe is cannot be overcome.

Zaknafein
Class: Black Mage

An old but skilled Black Mage living in Elfland. His days of combat are long over, and he now specializes in showing the ropes to any Elvish (or non-elvish) magician in his magic school. He teaches mages, battle theory, spellcasting motions, and how to improve the accuracy of their spells. He usually provides a pointer on battle theory via the game Overlord, a chess-like game with pieces of the original 6 classes, that, like the original game, have their own advantages and disadvantages.

He is the mentor of Arithon, Lacuna, and Tanaka, with the latter being his best student ever, a rarely seen Green Mage who specialized in the best status magic known to man. While Zaknafein wanted to teach Tanaka the elemental magic, he didn’t have the aptitude for that, and instead learned how to incapacitate and render his foes helpess. Even though he believes in Tanaka as a mage, he still takes the rumors of his exploits (such as petrifying three of Bahamut's dragons) with a grain of salt, and harbors slight discontent of his ability to use Blue Magic, much like many other mages, who still consider Blue Magic a radical practice.

His relationship with Arithon and Lacuna is different, however, as both were adopted. While he has a distant relationship with Tanaka, considering him as more of a colleague due to his high level of skill in both Green and Blue Magic, he shows more mentor-like interaction with the others, particularly Arithon, as he tries to teach him better spells and figure out the deal behind his past and his strange eye-color changes spell-casting.

Due to the close relationship between him, Arithon and Lacuna, the knowledge that the kingdom he had served for so long was about to fall was even more painful to him. Shortly after Astos took over Elfland Castle, Zaknafein sprung into action. A new character named Renquist was ordered to kill the Prince, but Zaknafein turned him at the last moment by revealing that the bracelet Astos had given him was cursed, and that he was leading the Dark Elves toward disaster. His words swayed Renquist, who spared the Prince. Zaknafein then got him to gather all the prisoners to their side, who accompanied him on a mission from Astos to retrieve the Crown. Zaknafein knew that the Crown could ultimately lead to Astos’ downfall, and then he encouraged the group to retrieve it for him.

Zaknafein organized the final assault to retake Elfland Castle from Astos, but was slain by him in battle with RUB. After Astos’ defeat, Zaknafein was later revived by one of Matoya’s herbs, which Arithon brought to him.

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore
Classes: Knight/Archer/Wizard

When the light elves went out to defend their homeland, these three brothers were sent out to defend the southern front under the command of Guy. They were all capable warriors, and Alvin and Theodore lived throughout the conflict. Simon was knocked out quite early though. Alvin and Theodore wished to help Guy, X, Keeo, and Dano in the search for survivors among the group that raided Astos's castle, but they were sent away, both being not skilled enough and need to tend to their brother.

Alvin and Simon are the more belligerent of the brothers, distrustful of their commander at first, but Alvin grew a grudging respect of Guy. Theodore was always quite respectful, always addressing him as "Sir". They're the chipmunks. C-H-I-P-M-U-N-K. Guaranteed to brighten your day. Doot. Doot. Doo doo doo doot.

Erdrick
Class: Hero

Erdrick's grave is found in a small plot behind a magic shop in Elfland. Otherwise, nothing concrete (heh) is known about him, except his birth and death dates: 837 - 866. He is connected to X somehow...maybe. According to long-lost Elvish records—and therefore unbeknownst to X and the others—Erdrick was an ancient Red Mage, having exceptional fighting skills along with access to such obscure and antiquated spells as "STOPSPELL," "RETURN," and "HURTMORE."

Agrias
Class: LEKnight

A female LEKnight recruited by Dave to help protect a mysterious girl of absurd power. Initially, she had a lone wolf style mentality, but that all changed when Atma helped her, after which she developed a strong sense of loyalty to him.

Dwarven Beastmaster
He administers training in the barracks of the Dwarven Caves, teaching new skills to the martially inclined.

Dwarven Chef (aka "BORK")
Class: Dwarven Chef

Originally the Chef from the Dwarven Caves, he got tired of living a normal life as a chef, and set out for new flavors. He entered into the Forsaken Labyrinth arena event, as having 99 other entrants posed a good opportunity to discover "New great Foodies." He ended up on ToST's team, and did a fabulous job scaring Team Comic Relief, who described BORK as "a tonberry." During that event, he made Mad Pony stew for Stan Lee, who proclaimed it "The best stew I've ever had, EXCELSIOR!!!" He also made Foodies out of Ghouls, but unfortunately undead is a taste better left to unquestioning palates. After losing the event, he returned dismayed to the Dwarven Caves, his "Celebration Foodies" remaining unmade.

When ToST eventually arrives at the Dwarf Cave, the thief quickly convinces BORK that he is not only a chef, but an adventurer as well. Once again, BORK set out with ToST in search of new tastes, pursuaded by the thief's cunning that "Dark Elf Blood will make the Ultimate Foodies!" Rightfully so, after sampling a Dark Elf Archer leg, he quickly fills three vials of Dark Elf Blood, undoubtable to "spice up" his dishes. After the "Trojan Astos" Event, he gets hungry for lunch, and runs home with Uber the Iguana in tow (apparently, the lizard had also developed a taste for Dark Elves).

BORK's equipment includes gigantic versions of various kitchen utensils, his favorite being an oversized chef's knife (hence the "tonberry" look), an iron apron, and an iron cooking pot helmet.He has newly discovered talent of being able to belch smoke and fire. BORK can also heal allies with his "cooking" ability.

Kary
Class: Fiend of Fire, Formerly Red Mage

A Red Mage who studied magic alongside Atma in Crescent Lake. Most Red Mages, in general, practice white and black magic simultaneously along with sword practise. While no magic is banned, some of the more obscure types are frowned upon. So when Kary decided to delve into the studies of blue magic, shapeshifting,and time travel, the Crescent Lake elders -- against all reason and logic -- banned her from the guild on the day Atma intended to propose to her. She disappeared into the mountains, leaving a note and an orb (the Fire Orb) for Atma, the only person she could trust with it.

Although Atma and kary's love was mutual, whether she is still fond of him -- or any humanoid, for that matter -- is unknown. Her wrath at the Red Mage's guild and centuries away from humans has affected her, so it's safe to assume that she's no longer the Kary Atma knew. The heroes do not know her current location, and definitely don't know that she's currently the Fiend of Fire.

In the meantime, she fought a solo adventuring XScorpion and defeated him, removing his tongue in the process. Further appearances or flashbacks with her in it in the story have yet to be seen.

Liddy Von Colson
Class: Red Mage

Liddy Von Colson is one of the elders of the Crescent Lake Red Mage's Guild. It is not common knowledge that he was responsible for Kary being booted out of the guild. Not much else is known about him, save that his magic has a foul smell only shared by Astos's cursed bracelets. Seeing as most magic is odorless...

Audrey
Class: Black Belt

Dominic
Class: Mageknight

An exceptionally powerful and well-armored mageknight,formerly a member of Coneria's Royal Guard.He can take many blows without being affected,and can cast Black,White(this has yet to be seen) and Blue Magic.He also has considerable skill with his special weapon,the Francisca,a single bladed axe with a spearhead at the end and a set of sharp,needle-like spikes opposite of the axhead.

He is the brother of Garland,and he seeks revenge on the people that killed his brother(specifically Dave),although he didnt even support his brother's intentions in the first place.After his borther died,he went on his quest of vengeance and resigned from the Royal Guard.While researching his opponent,he discovered info about an old friend of his named Audrey who was apparently plotting to kill him,so he joined Audrey in her efforts.Audrey and Dominic got contact with some of their connections,and got some monsters to dela with Dave.However,four of them were decimated by the 12 main heroes(one of them being Dave),so the experiment was deemed a failure.

Afterwards,Audrey and Dominic looked for a deal with Astos.Astos apparently needed special magical locks to protect something very badly.In return,he'd give forces and cash to Audrey and Dominic to aid in Dave's death,so Dominic made the locks and sent them to him,using their ally Bikke to make the deliveries personally.However,Bikke and his pirate crew bungled the shipment after Dave and his friends came aboard,and Audrey and Dominic severed all ties with him and moved to Elfland.

Astos,upon finding out about the failure of Audrey and Dominic to deliver the locks,ordered new ones made,and then punished the two for their broken end of the agreement by requesting their participation in the invaison of the elvish Kingdom.Neither bothered to fight at full power,though.Dominic did not even bring his best axe,and his spells were underpowered.

On the battlefield,Dominic met and was defeated by Dano.Dominic got up after the battle was finished and told Dano that they would have a final,deadly battle at a later date.Dominic then teleported away to Astos's new stronghold in the Elvish kingdom,and got the assignemtn to retrive a girl of mysterious power from a village in a forest north of the Marsh Cave,which he is in the process of doing.

Dominic's personality varies from time to time,although its mostly seen in his various interactions with Audrey on how best to kill Dave.Most of the time,he is a man of few words,who goes along with Audrey's plans,but other times he challenges her on her ideas of killing Dave,and he seems to estimate his power to be higher than what Audrey claims.The two seemed to have gained a general respect for one another,though,and Dominic occasionally worries for Audrey's well-being,as seen in a barfight where the two decimated two pirates for not killing a man they wanted dead.

Dominic also likes to search for people to fight,as an indicator of his power.In particular,hes had his sights set on Dano recently,as he had heard about his win in the Forsaken Labrynith,whcih gave Dano the reputation of being a solid all-around warrior.Dominic was intrigued by the reports of his new opponent,and fought him at 60% of his strength to test his powers,and Dano defeated him.Dominic,however,states that they will meet again,this time,in a fight to the death.

A notable personality trait of his is his hatred of all elves.For whatever reason,he is racially biased towards them,and refers to them as "Lying,pointy-eared bastards".He also has a particular hatred for Astos,and would love to kill him if he only knew the full extent of his power.How his hatred of Elves began is unknown,but it is hinted that he had to do missions in Coneria where he had to have diplomatic relations with them,which might have bred his contempt for them.

Dominic's in-battle appearance is similar to that of an FF12 Imperial Judge.He has blond hair and is rather good-looking,but he appears aged beyond his years,and his eyes seem to resemble that of a hardened mercenary.

Erin
Class: Black Belt

The primary love interest of Dave.Shes described as a tomboy with long brown hair who looks ready to kick the ass of anything that thinks about making a threatening move in her direction,and she specializes in the use of nunchaku.She ended up on Cinder Island sometime before Bikke's attack on the place,and was seen stabbed to death by a pirate.Dave then snapped,killed twenty pirates,and then built a raft and sailed to Coneria.Dave passed out in mid-trip,and forgot everything but fragments of his recent memory and,needless to say,his techniques.

Her body washed up a way aways from him,and then Dave found her corspe being eaten at by Wolves.Once he saw her,his memory,for the most part,returned,and then Dave was motivated by rage to get revenge on Bikke,although a twist was added when he found out that Audrey had ordered the attack on Cinder Island to kill Dave and Erin,who she knew were there,over a previous slight a long time ago.

Based on a flashback Dave had,he saw Erin lose a match to another Black Belt because Erin was staring at Dave,hoping to impress him by winning the upcoming match,however,her opponent took advantage and KOed her with a quick punch combo.If indeed she had feelings for Dave like the ones Audrey,in the eyes of Dave,saw,then this,ironically enough,means that Dave should have taken the chance to be Erin's lover,which would have potentially made them avoid Cinder Island and Erin's death completely.This whole situation makes Dave a perfect example of the tragic hero.

Tenchi
Class: Karateka (A really powerful Master, basically)

Dave's,Audrey's,and Erin's teacher of all things martial arts. Although old, he is regarded as the best in his field, as his skill with fists, nunchucks, and staves is unrivaled by anyone before or since. In his old age, he started a school, where Dave, Audrey, and Dave's love interest Erin attended, and they were regarded as the 3 best pupils in the school, with Dave being superior in punches and kicks, Erin being superior with nunchucks, and Audrey being the best with staves, and the three are expected to carry on Tenchi's training methods. Currently, he has yet to appear in-game, only being referenced several times in Dave's story.

His appearance is similar to that of any generic aging kung-fu master in any movie.

Tanaka
Class: Green Wizard

A mysterious and ultra-powerful status spell using mage. He studied intensively under Zaknafein, who tried to teach him the beauty of elemental spells, but Tanaka wasn't suited for that and instead learned how to use status effect spells. He quickly mastered just about every status spell known up to the level 7 ones, and with much practise also learned the spell ZAP!, a dimension-based spell which instantly teleports enemies to the 4th dimension, and is impossible to resist using anything except pure luck. However, the spell has a nasty side effect which weakens him due to the insane amount of power required for its use, meaning he saves the spell for a last-resort maneuver. Despite all that, he is still regarded as a top-tier mage, due to legends about him turning three of Bahamut's dragons into stone, plus a battle with the legendary Karateka Tenchi, which lasted three days and three nights and ended in a draw after Tenchi was paralyzed right after hitting Tanaka with a Dragon Kick, which knocked him down and sapped all of Tanaka's strength, although he was still conscious.

Tanaka has also learned how to use Blue Magic,and can use most of the basic spells easily.However,the more powerful ones are severly draining to him,so he saves them for a last resort(similar to ZAP!).It appears he has the ability to talk to monsters and is more connected to nature than to texts and scrolls,which may have contributed to him obtaining the ability to use it.

After hearing about the resurfacing of one of Tenchi's pupils, Dave Mlinko, and after hearing Astos's plans of conquering Elfland, Tanaka went to help. He bailed Dave and Stephen out of two sticky situations, then met Dave in a tavern and hired him to kill Astos, paying him with a diamond. However, after much contemplation, he decided to get at Astos himself using the ZAP! spell, although Zaknafein heavily advised against it, saying that the spell might render him unable to cast any more spells if he overused it. Tanaka, though, is determined to prove once and for all that Astos can be beaten by someone with Elvish blood, and that he is not invincible. He then volunteered himself to defend Elfland from the invasion, although he was downed in the process. However,he managed to muster up enough strength to cast WARP and get the group out to a clearing near a remote village.Upon entering,he found out that a girl with extremely potent magical powers was being sought after by Astos,so thus he took the girl under his own protection.

Him,Krauss,Dave,the WzOgre and eight other allies then went to the Marsh Cave,where two of Tanaka's skeleton friends met up with him,saying the the Cave had been taken over by Wizards.They then fought some of the Wizard's minions,who were essentially the denizens of the cave originally now being converted to the Wizards side,followed by a battle with two Wizards,which ended with Tanaka killing them both using a SQUINT attack.After elaborating on the Wizards' plight,the Light Elf magician they were traveling with called out Tanaka,thinking that the Blue Magic he just used violated a sacred oath tying him to Elfland.Tanaka,however,revealed the REAL reason he ws in Efland,which was to get back at Astos,who attempted to assassinate the King.However,Tanaka,using Blue Magic,drove Astos away and saved the kingdom,thus showing everyone that Blue Magic could be used for good,not evil.Thus,Tanaka was presumably unbranded and allowed back in Efland,although a few hard-liners still disagreed with him.

After this,Blue Magic began to be accepted,although Tanaka didnt know this,and disappeared for about twenty years to presumably escape said hard-liners before returning upon hearing rumors of Astos rising up once again.

However,after saying this,the effects of the SQUINT attack came into play,and Tanaka collapsed.The healers attended to him,and discovered lots of fur,muscular red skin,scales,and cybernetic implants,all caused by using the actions of monsters,which turned him into the monsters that actually used the original action.However,the girl he was protecting managed to partailly alleviate the pain,and Tanaka has managed to continue on to the second exploration into the caves,which continues to date.

Tanaka's personality is the general wise sage with the cryptic advice.However,he cna be very singleminded and ruthless with those he considers his enemys,likewise showing respect with his comrades beside him in battle.He prefers to stay behind the scenes,contorlling things from a distance to get people to go with his intentions,as shown when he casted BANE on an archer about to kill Stephne and ToST,as well as using a long-distance BANE casting on a pirate crew that found and prepared to execute Dave's group after their fight with Bikke.

His appearance is similar to that of one of the street musicians from the movie Kung Fu Hustle,right down to the pale blue robes and tinted glasses.

WzOgre Who Travels with Dave
Class: Wizard Ogre

Needless to say, he is a Wizard Ogre who travels with Dave. He was magically enhanced by the Vampire and was left to defend the Earth Cave from invaders. However, he broke free of his mind-conditioning and fled the Earth Cave, only to be captured by Dwarves and put into the Forsaken Labrynith.

Early on, he met Dave, and after Dave effortlessly blocked a swing of his club, he tagged along and treated Dave with respect from there on out.

He possesses magic spells, unlike most Ogres, and specializes in an ICE spell that turns most opponents into beautiful statues. He also possesses the ability to speak basic human language (the emphasis being on the word basic), can sense when mages are coming, and can instantly determine their power. Due to the way he sees the world, he referes to all humans, elves, or other small monsters as "squishies" becuase that's the sound made when he steps on them. He attaches adjectives to the beginning of the name when necessary ("strong squishie" for Dave, "mage squishie" for Tanaka, "Wolf squishie" for Wolves, etc.). He was then recruited for the defense efforts by Elfland,although the defending force was routed.However,Tanaka warped him,Dave,Krauss,and Tanaka away to a village,where they were charged with guarding a young girl while hiding from Astos.They got eight allies to help them out,including a WzImp who adores the WzOgre as a master of some sort,probably due to his massive size and magical abilities.

Doran
Class: LEKnight

An elf who went to raid Astos's place for treasure, but he was annihilated by Astos's RUB spell, and died just as Audrey walked in to make a deal with the elves.

Krauss
Class: LEArcher

Doran's younger brother, who wants revenge for his brother's death. He has good skills with a bow, and he has accumulated a reasonable success rate as a bounty hunter. He attacked Dave and Tanaka, thinking they were minions of Astos, but he soon realized that they had the same cause as he did, and joined their group for the invasion, although he was downed by Pie's forces. However, Tanaka WARPed the group away and they visited a small village,where Krauss was put in a group assigned to hide a young child away from Astos's forces.The group was paired with a small group of elves form the villiage,and Krauss has taken a liking to one of the female elf knights in the group.However,the group led by him has yet to return after splitting up from Dave's group while venturing in the Marsh Cave.

Rick
Class: Thief

The son of Stephen. He is a 14-year-old Thief who shows great promise, seeing as he is an expert at pickpocketing, lockpicking, manipulating, and, if necessary, fighting. Stephen taught him the trade when he was only 7 years old, and he quickly learned the basics, becoming a secret source of pride to his father. He wields Rapier and Dagger simultaneously in battle, which, despite the greatness of his other talents, frustrates his father to no end, as he claims it is bad technique. Nonetheless, he has connections which rival that of ToST, which enable him to get information from every corner of the map. He keeps a personal staff of messengers near him at all times, who are renowned for having a better delivery rate than FedEx.

Stephen originally thought he was dead after the attack on Cinder Island. Bikke had skewered him while trying to get Stephen to tell Bikke where Dave was, when Stephen, at the time, truly didn't know. Somehow, Rick was revived and rescued, and was brought to the Dwarven Caves. In the meantime, his personal staff of messengers had found the location of his family heirloom, the legendary sword Kusanagi, so he invited Stephen to the Dwarven Caves shortly afterwards to reveal the sword's whereabouts. However, it was moved to the Elvish Castle seeing as Audrey, the thief of the blade, was called to Elfland for an impending war, and thus needed to keep the blade close to her. Rick then moved with the group to attempt to lay siege to the Northwest Castle.After defeating a HYDRA,his Dad procured the Kusanagi,and killed a Knight with it,shocking Rick.Rick then traveled with the rest of the group meeting up with Dave,who was clearly very shocked to see him there.Him,Dave,Stephen,Tanaka,his RBone friend,and the two Priests then made an expedition into the Marsh Cave in order to retrieve the Crown,but most importantly,remove the infestation of Wizards in the Cave.

Rick's personality,unlike his brutally honest and carefree father,is more stoic,serious,and samurai-esque.Rick treats near-death occurences like they didnt even happen,and constantly decides to stay strong regardless of how scared he is inside.However,he can be a bit goofy and irrational,as seen when he let it slip that he wants to kill Keeo for a completely unknown reason.Also,while his father is chivalrous and protects people,Rick hangs back and sneak-attacks people.However,he has a tremendous respect for both his father and Dave.Dave in particular notes that Rick is mature beyond his years,and has gained a comradely freindship with Rick,which is,again,different from his father,who acts as more of a foil to Dave's belligerent personality.

Yet another difference between him and his father is his appearance.Rick has pale skin,short dark grey hair,blood red eyes,and wears a metal circlet,along with flowing black robes(similar to that of Uchiha Itachi from Naruto),whereas Stephen has long black hair,suntanned skin,green eyes,sleeveless wooden armor,and knee length leather leggings.In fact,the two are so completely different that impartial observers would never guess that Stephen and Rick are father and son.

Turncoat Dark Elves
Class: DEKnight, Archer, Wizard, and Priest

Ward
Class: Pirate

A pirate who was charged with the defense of the castle while Astos was out taking care of business outside. However, he was betrayed and routed by four turncoat Dark Elves, due to his lack of brightness and lack of skill as a warrior.

Keyser
Class: Black Mage/Specter/Illithid

Keyser, like his friend Keeo, was an adventurer from parts unknown. Sadly, he perished in the Marsh Cave, having been poisoned by the denizens of that foul place. When Keeo fled, Keyser was reanimated into a zombie and attacked, but was killed a second time. Since that time, Keyser has appeared once in a dream of Keeo's, asking why he was left behind and then attacking. Most likely, this was merely the result of guilt on Keeo's part, rather than a true manifestation of Keyser's spirit. Deep within the Marsh Cave, Keyser's final fate was far worse. As with so many other victims of the cave's denizens, his body was found by the illithid wizards, and used as a host for one of their young. The process involves the host's mind being completely consumed, and so allows no hope for resurrection. Upon finding this abomination wearing his friend's form, Keeo slew the thing and later gave Keyser a proper burial back on the surface.

DeTh
Class: Salesman/Thief

An buddy of ToST's and a former thief in his own right. In his solo adventure, he defeated Chaos and eventually went back to barely eek out a Level 37 victory over the acclaimed WarMECH. In FFD, he resides in Coneria, and has turned salesman, selling the wares he's collected over the years. Whenever he seems to encounter ToST outside of town, he has premium items for sale (such as Opal Bracelets, Dragon Swords, and ProRings), but such items always seem to fetch an exhorbitant amount (usually MUCH more than what ToST has to spend at that point in time). It has been found that this is due to supply and demand trading, and that his prices can be raised/lowered by events which affect free trade (such as Dark Elf rule).

He is the step-father of Arylon (II), and the widower of the original Arylon (I), his wife and the dancer for whom his step-daughter was named. At present time, he has brought together ToST and Arylon (II), in an attempt to discover his step-daughter's unknown origins.

Arylon
Class: Dancer

DeTh's step-daughter, named after her step-mother, the original Arylon the Dancer. She was found as a baby by DeTh and Arylon, who were on an extended vacation at the time. Arylon (I) was sterile, so the two decided to raise her as their own child. Her step-mother sadly passed away in a Madpony stampede in Coneria when Arylon (II) was very young.

She exhibits special latent magic abilities, such as raising the dead and healing others, although the total extent of her abilities is unknown. DeTh sends her out with ToST to observe battle and tactics, after seeing how taken she is with the young thief. She seems to be quite enamoured with ToST's unorthodox style of fighting, or perhaps it's that she just has doe eyes for ToST. She doesn't seem to mind that ToST has other girlfriends, mainly since he's done a good job not to hurt her feelings.

During the "Invasion" story arc, she's missing and she's also presumed to have a runed sword ToST found near Link's grave in Elfland. This sword is destined to kill the person whose name the runes spell out (which is now missing and when last seen read "Master..."). Her step-father, DeTh, had laid down plans for her retrieval, which involved her boyfriend ToST and his party of the Iguana Uber and the Dwarven Chef BORK. After the "Trojan Astos" event, ToST was left as the only party member knowing of her disappearance.

She was found in a waterway under the Northwest Castle, with a longsword in hand, and a strange collar, which was removed by ToST, causing her to collapse. It was later found that she did not recall any of the time she was away from home, only that she "had a strange dream involving her having strong magical powers and something involving the number 15"

After ToST returns her to Coneria, she awakens, and uses her ability for the first time in years to heal ToST, feeling that "It is now Okay" to use it. DeTh sees Arylon do this, and tells her what he knows of her past, and sends her off with ToST to discover her origins.

Arylon(II)'s Total magic ability is currently unknown. What is known is that she can heal injuries (ability equal to a CUR2 spell) and she's also been known to raise dead (LIFE). She must also have some sort of attack magic, as she was able to hold her own against a hydra, despite having lacking swordsmanship skills. During the Second War for Elfland, she becomes enraged when confronting a Dark Elf contingent that had killed and beheaded women and children, manifesting her power and bringing forth the use of the ICE2 spell. Her magical powers are limited to one use of each of her learned spells per day, pending full control by FSA.

Skillset:

Attack- Attacks with a longsword or any other "knightsword" of the Sword 4 variety. White Magic- currently FOG, CUR2 and LIFE Black Magic- currently TMPR, and ICE2 Fantasize- A special skill based off of ToST's "Imagine" skill. She learned this while adventuring with him. Cooking- Much like the Dwarven Chef BORK. It's only usable when there's a supply of food, although the term "food" can be interpreted extremely loosely, as she's everything from Ogre Leg to Madpony Stew. This skill is seldom used, and mostly performed while in camp.

Current Equipment: Ribbon (Permanent, unequippable, a gift from DeTh, her stepfather) Copper Bracelet (Was supposed to be Silver, but was dropped in power by FSA) Long Sword

Űber
Class: Iguana

An entrant in the Forsaken Labyrinth arena event, he started as one of 100 entrants looking for fame and glory. Along the way, he met up with X and Princess Sara, and finally Guy, in the team affectionately known as "Team Comic Relief." It was in this team that he was given the name Uber by Guy, because Guy liked X's usage of the word "über1337." He played a kind of straight man to the team, as he would at times inappropriately root for food, roll around demanding his belly be rubbed, and was ridden by Princess Sara because...well, she's a princess. Surviving that team's ultimate battle with a Giant and a Specter, he made it to the runner up battle royale, but chose along with the other surviving members of Team Comic Relief not to participate.

He becomes enamored with thief ToST's penchant for the ladies shortly after the tournamant (or is it the other way around?) and joins him in a quest to find an overland pass from Coneria to the Dwarven Caves. This endeavor is given up when Arylon, ToST's main girlfriend, goes missing and DeTh, her father and ToST's longtime friend, sets plans in motion for them to track her down. Their team ends up with the Dwarven Chef BORK, and they attempt to infiltrate Astos's castle in search of Arylon, using the "Trojan Astos". However, BORK wanted lunchtime Foodies, and easily convinced the always hungry Uber to go back to the Dwarven Caves with him.

He later returns briefly to assist in carrying Arylon to the Dwarven Caves, on her way back to Coneria.

Uber's current equipment entails a custom set of iguana barding, a tailspike mace, and a custom fitted iron claw. He also attacks by biting and charging, and has a unique iguanalike way of communicating. Uber also has the ability to travel over rugged terrain, carrying allies only when bribed well (usually meaning fed quality food).

Baron Owzer von der Hadouken III
Class: Red Mage

While on their way to the Northwest Castle to plan the liberation of Elfland, Undine fell into a coma due to the Scather, an enchanted blade that she had acquired from Bikke the pirate. While entranced, she fought shadows from the weapon's memory. One of these was a young Astos. Another was a mysterious new character named Owzer.

Years ago, Baron Owzer ruled over a large estate situated in the greater Onrac region. Despite the fact that his title was merely nominal, he still had some influence in local affairs. He often met with young Astos, although the reason for these meetings is unknown. However, after acquiring the Scather at an auction, Astos became jealous and attempted to take the blade. Owzer pursued him while wielding the weapon and was not heard from again for many years. He was presumed dead. Then he suddenly reappeared, acting as though nothing had happened, although he vanished again not long after. It was assumed by his family that he was betrayed by Astos somehow, although Astos himself has recencly claimed that Owzer became a general in his army, and that he had died not long before his invasion of Elfland.

Owzer is the father of the black mage X.

The X-Hunters
A trio who are on a mission to find the Black Mage X, last seen heading toward Elfland. Their reason for searching for him is unknown.

Serges
Class: Sage

A human who travels with Violen and Agile. He appears to be older and more experienced than the other two, and acts as the leader of the group. He wears a long robe that partially obscures his face, and seems to glide across the ground when he moves.

Violen
Class: Berserker

A dwarf who travels with Serges and Agile. He has a hot temper and can be abrasive at times. He carries a powerful-looking mace, and seems to have great strength but poor mobility.

Agile
Class: Fencer

An elf who travels with Serges and Violen. He is calm and quick-witted. He wears a sword on his back that seems to shine pink with energy while in motion, and is rumored to move with blinding speed.