Final Fantasy Dynamics

FFDynamics is a small community-based RPG based on Final Fantasy on the GameFAQs message boards, created by fsablazingsoul. Thus far, it has spanned 12 topics and has 21 active players spread out amongst the six starting classes in the original Final Fantasy. It has gotten a following amongst the denizens of that message board, leading to several people creating accounts simply to play in the game.

Story
The story, exactly like the game, began in Coneria, and has moved down to Pravoka and Elfland. However, several events have been added into FFDynamics that were not in Final Fantasy (such as a legion of Imps harassing Coneria, civil strife in Pravoka between Mohawk Man's guild of thieves and Bikke's pirates, Astos trying to take over the kindgom of Elfland, an arena for gladitorial combat in the Dwarven Caves, etc.). Most characters also have their own personal backstories which, at any given time, may put them in battles with other rivals or get them on their own sidequests, which are in most cases not related to the plot of FFDynmaics. Of course, there are omissions as well as additions. One deviance from the story is that no Light Warriors have been chosen, and no ORBs are present yet.

Troubles in Coneria
The game began in Coneria on February 14, 2007 with three original signees, who used the names Atma, HIM, and Muteki. Atma and Muteki were rather unknown at the start, but it was revealed early on that HIM had a special backstory.

HIM, as it turned out, was a military commander from a northern kingdom. He was commanding an airship called the Final Approach, but the airship pilot directed the machine right into the path of two Red Dragons having a battle. The ship could not stand up to the BLAZE attacks and it exploded. HIM somehow survived and, using a piece of the wreckage as a parachute, made it to Coneria, where he was revived and funded with 100 G, given to his healers by a man with leather armor.

The game started with a Rude Guard directing them to spend a night outside the city walls, since they were new to town. The three went out and slaughtered the first few groups of Imps. Meanwhile, a fourth man named Dave Mlinko was also found and ordered out to spend the night outside. After killing two Imps personally, he joined the group of three beseiged by the forest creatures, and helped them all fight. It all led eventually to a climactic battle in which the newcomer Dave killed the Grey Imp captain of the scavengers, ending the fight.

The group then returned to town and tackled the other odd jobs around town that needed doing. The four discovered Pirates raiding a local mountain for ore, leading to them subseqently getting Rapiers and Chainmail from a weapons dealer made form the ore they obtained, followed by herb picking in a local swamp to obtain heal potions, where it was discovered that Muteki had a fear of spiders. However, the group eradicated the spiders and went back into town, now capable of buying Heal Potions.

Around this time, Dave, who had lost his memory while traveling to Coneria, discovered the dead body of his love interest, Erin, and subsequently recovered part of it. His rage at her death motivated the majority of his actions in the game form there on out.

The Imp Invasion and the Tournament
After handing the potionmaker the herbs, the group was called upon by the kingdom to lead an assault on the Imps, who had to die once and for all. However, when the group was trying to kill them, they were ambushed by a group numbering in the hundreds, where they were tied up and presented to the Ogre kings. After a long, fierce, and drawn-out battle, the four killed the two drunk Ogres, and the Imps scattered.

At this time, two Fighters by the name of Max and Bob joined the fray, killing Imps which were fleeing from the scene. Guy the White Mage also joined, undergoing a test at the local White Mage school consisting of a riddle and a fight with three undead, which he passed with flying colors.

After the Imp Invasion, a tournament was held amongst the current seven as well as an eighth man, a Thief named Slade. Atma downed him in the first round. Bob defeated HIM in round one, Max downed Muteki despite several SLEP spell attempts, and Dave beat the RUSE-powered defense of Guy.

Around this time, John the White Mage joined, and woke up in a mysterious Temple of unknown origin, having seen things beyond his comprehension. He fought his way out of the temple and got to Coneria, where he recruited several of the losers in the tournament to investigate the temple with him.

In the second round, Atma, relying on the FOG spell to buff his defenses, beat Max. Bob beat Dave with a controversial kidney punch/rapier stab combo. Bob attempted to avenge his friend Max, but failed to do so as Atma's FOG spell got him the win. The princess personally presented the award to him of several hundred Gold Pieces.

The Kidnapping of the Princess and the Rise of a Martial Artist
A daring plan by Garland enabled him to kidnap the princess right after she presented the award to Atma. A group of forest Imps then dragged the princess away, slew her guards, and took her to the Temple of Fiends, where Garland set up an ambush for the forces he knew would eventually attempt to get her back.

The current eight signees then went down the the Temple upon orders from the King. They were joined by Alphie, a friend of the princess (who mysteriously disappeared en route and was never heard from again). Garland then directed a classic pincer movement strategy against them, using undead Skeletons and Zombies to come at their flanks, but Atma countered his maneuvers in a fashion similar to that of a young Zhuge Liang. Dave and HIM then proceeded to work on Garland's Werewolf guards, but then Garland pulled a chain that sent a Creep into the unprotected group of white mages in the middle, although it was quickly roasted by a FIRE spell from Atma.

At this point, it became readily apparent form HIM's speech that he bore a long-standing grudge of some sort against the knight, but no one knew what the grudge was all about.

Dave and HIM kept fighting, but got the shock of their lives when the Princess revived and began attacking the group with fire attacks. However, the Werewolves were finally dead, and they moved on to fight Garland. After Muteki bravely sacrificed himself by taking a swordstrike from Garland, buying the group enough time to heal the battered and burnt Dave and HIM, the two, aided by Atma, peeled the armor off of Garland. Dave then finally ended the battle by shattering Garland's skull with an overhand nunchuck swing, making him fall dead to the ground. The undead legions that were being held back by Bob and Max were dispelled, and the princess revived.

Journey to Pravoka
After a tough battle, the victorious group returned to Coneria, and were immediately hailed as heroes. A bridge was made in Dave's name so that the group could continue to explore, although as a subtle reference to fsablazingsoul's solo Thief run, the group found out it was a rope bridge. After taking care of a few errands, the first group crossed the bridge, consisting of Bob, Max, Atma, and Muteki, and they made steady progress through the new lands.

At this time, Dave remembered fully the events of his past. As it turned out, he was working on a trade port called Cinder Island, when all of the sudden the island got word that a pirate crew led by Bikke was going to attack. Dave fought well with other volunteers to defend it, but he was outnumbered. In the fracas, he saw Erin fighting, and then he saw her get stabbed by a pirate, making Dave snap. After knocking out a large number of pirates, he made a raft and sailed away, passing out mid-trip from smoke inhalation, and he lost his memory of those incidents. However, after seeing Erin dead and being eaten by Wolves, part of his memory returned, and then all of it came back as several bounty hunters discussed the price on Bikke's head. However, Dave was dumbfounded to find out that Audrey, a fellow Black Belt Dave knew since they were kids, was conspiring with Bikke. Shocked and willing to set Audrey's mind straight for the better good, Dave made an oath to gain revenge on the people who ordered the attack on Cinder Island. After unnecessarily killing the bounty hunters, he recruited two White Mages for his purposes and got them Iron Hammers for their efforts. However,they quickly regretted helping Dave after he maimed a highly respected city guard (brother of the Rude Guard who had disrespected the adventurers earlier) with an overly powerful jump kick, forcing Guy and John to flee, dragging a completely plastered Dave with them.

Meanwhile, HIM wanted to obtain and wear Garland's armor, but it was too heavy for him, and the weaponsmith's attempts at making it lighter failed. HIM left in a huff, bumping into the Rude Guard on the way. The guard challenged him to a duel, but nothing came of it, and HIM went to the bridge, waiting on Dave, Guy, and John, who became the second group to cross the bridge.

The groups made steady progress through the land, heading towards Pravoka, not knowing that the only thing awaiting them was civil strife.

Strife Between the Thieves Guild and the Pirates
While the groups were traveling towards Pravoka, a war was going on in the harbor town there, where Bikke's pirates, having used this place as a base, were warring with a local thieves guild, led by a mysterious man with a mohawk. Two new Thieves, named ToST and Stephen, were given a chance to be in the guild if they stole some keys from the pirate headquarters, a task which was completed rather effortlessly. However, they caught the attention of a few pirates and bailed out towards the harbor.

Meanwhile, a rich local merchant sent two people, Eric, a black belt with a fear of black mages, and Obsidian, a lightning-casting black mage (who, incidentally, Eric did not fear), on a little trading expedition. After killing a few Wolves and Sahags, the two returned to Pravoka. Meanwhile, ToST and Stephen were fleeing away from the scene of their crime, being pursued by pirates who tracked them on the way out from the building. Just as Obsidian and Eric stepped onto the harbor, they walked smack dab into the path of Stephen and ToST, knocking all four of them out. They were captured and jailed by the pirates, but they escaped out of town, and ran into the group of HIM, John, Guy, and Dave. Eventually, they all returned to Pravoka, where ToST and Stephen returned the keys to their boss. Stephen then visited his family and went into a tavern, where he met Dave, who he had not recognized fighting previously.

Dave and Stephen, as it turned out, were old friends, from way back during the days were Dave was a mercenary-for-hire on Cinder Island. After swapping stories about their respective escapes from the island, Dave got intoxicated and laid the beatdown on several of Bikke's pirates. This alerted Bikke to Dave's presence, which he shared with his boss, Audrey. Audrey suddenly realized that she had the perfect chance to kill Dave, if she moved covertly and took her chances.

Stephen and ToST went on another mission for Mohawk Man, which consisted of stealing something of value from the merchant who employed Obsidian and Eric. After dealing with a couple Odd Eyes in a water tank, the group stole the object and completed the mission. Meanwhile, a Crazy Alchemist made a potion which he claimed gave invincibility to the drinker, although as it turned out the potion only made them easier to hit, and more likely to suffer criticals. The potion maker nearly got the hell beat out of him for his efforts, but he bailed himself out at the last moment by offering heal potions, which actually worked.

The two groups then reunited and met a man named Meriweather. A new person named Undine joined the game as the first female in FFDynamics, and divided everyone into three groups. One group encountered Matoya, meeting her just after John acted as a temporary medium for a casting of FADE. Matoya explained that her Crystal was stolen, and Dave vowed to retrieve it after finding out Audrey was behind its swiping.

Meanwhile, Audrey had become disillusioned with Bikke, and brought a revenge-seeking Battle Mage with impenetrable armor named Dominic into the fray. Based on the fact that Matoya got her Crystal stolen by Elves, it is also assumed Audrey had the backing of the elves, presumably Astos's ones.

The second group discovered a wizard's hideout, and some special Wizard Imps with the ability to cast FIRE and LIT spells. A WzImp cast a FIRE spell that melted the house, nearly burying Max had he not been saved by Eric, Stephen, and Obsidian.

The final group discovered the Peninsula of Power and got into one of the most epic battles in the history of FFDynamics, finally killing two Giants with the aid of great tactics form Undine and Atma backed by two metric tonnes of luck.

HIM left the game right after this quest was completed. His kingdom had been looking for him for a while now, and fianlly managed to located him. A woman (presumably Celes from FF6) led the airship to Pravoka, collected HIM, and returned him to his kingdom.

The other 12 relaxed and breathed easily, although the peace did not last for long.

The Battle Royale for a Ship and the Plot to Steal the Main Party's Gold
Four Giants, angered at the death of their comrades, went to Pravoka and attacked the city. The inn and item shop were in clear danger, but the party split themselves up and went at them. They somehow downed the four and saved the town.

As it turned out, the attack was planned by Audrey. The six Giants were imported form a mysterious monster dealer and sent to kill Dave and his friends. To get their attention, she sent them at Pravoka, knowing for sure that they vere valiant enough to try to protect the town and get slaughtered. However, she underestimated their power, and began more intensive plotting with the Elves.

Meanwhile, the head merchant that employed Obsidian heard about the Golden 12 and invited them to the local arena for a battle royale to get his galleon. The 12 were split into six groups of two based on class and were left to their own devices. However, a MUTE casting completely screwed all the mages in the fight, leading everyone to create the Pravoka Accord, which banned the casting of certain spells in arena combat situations. Bob, Max, and Guy were the last three standing, and Max and Guy ceded the ship to Bob in the end, mainly to prevent a 600-round battle between a "Blink Tank" Guy and the Fighter team.

Gradually, as the groups filed out, they noticed all their gold was missing. The newest three signees, XScorpion the Thief, who had lost his tongue to Kary in a solo adventure, X the Black Mage, who appeared to be a complete klutz, and Keeo the Fighter, a hard-luck warrior who was discovered in Pravoka after selling his Rapier for a sleeping bag, had something to do with it. The Mohawk Man duped the three of them into stealing the party's gold, giving them the impression that they were running security for his merchant operation. As people were eliminated from the tournament, most went to get their gold back, while Stephen and ToST went to find an ex-pirate willing to tell all about Bikke's next plan. The pirate revealed that Bikke had a shipment leaving for Elfland that was critical to Audrey. Stephen and ToST collected Eric and found Dave, who was starting to get more and more ruthless knowing they could have a crack at Bikke and Audrey.

Muteki took a different route, however, attempting to make money on a fishing boat with two Kyzoku companions, who were eaten by sharks while Muteki survived due to his skill with magic.

Meanwhile, the Mohawk Man found a Red Mage named Dano and converted him to his cause, giving him four Wizard Imps. The new three signees along with Dano ended up having a skirmish outside the city walls with Bikke's pirates. Mohawk Man himself then came out with dual Scimitars and dueled Bikke to a standstill while the pirates were mauled by Mohawk Man's subordinates. Eventually, seven of the FFD veterans met up with the four, learned it was all a misunderstanding, and then got their gold back and returned to town.

Atma
Class: Red Mage

Age: 28

Father: Darlannon (Red Mage)

Mother: Trinella (Red Mage)

Uncle: Larinol (Red Mage)

Aunt: Farinna (White Mage)

About 28 years ago, Atma was born to a pair of light elves in Crescent Lake. Thanks to the city's widespread racism, his parents had their ears carefully trimmed (and the scars magically healed) so they could easily pass as humans, and performed the same act on Atma the day he was born. Atma trained to be a red mage like his parents, and even fell in love with Kary, a fellow red mage. The day he was planning to propose, the elders kicked her out of the red mages's guild claiming she used the "forbidden magic" of monster skills, time travel, and shapeshifting. Knowing full well that red mages consider no magic forbidden she fled the city, leaving a mysterious orb and a note for Atma. He spent two weeks searching for her, but eventually left for Elfland and then Coneria, refusing to forgive the guild's elders.

Atma is generally laidback, but has no qualms about taking charge in dangerous situations. He has an aunt and uncle in Elfland, two of the few people who know that Atma's not human. He does not understand why Astos's RUB-inflicted Bracelets smell of Liddy Von Colson (one of the guild's elders)'s magic, as virtually all magic is scent-free. Finally, he doesn't know that Kary has a new shape, and definitely doesn't know that she's the Fiend of Fire.

Muteki
Class: Black Mage

Dave Mlinko
Class: Black Belt

Bob
Class: Fighter

Max
Class: Fighter

Guy
Class: White Mage

A White Mage born in a small community near Melmond. He was born on a farm and was expected to own it once he grew old enough, but he wasn't suited to hard labor,and was more of an intellectual. Noticing this, his father sent him away to become a White Mage. He took a lazy approach to his studies at first, but that changed when his mom died after a cooking fire got too powerful and burned down the house--with his mom still trapped inside. The emotional shock of his moms death proved to be too much for the father, and shortly afterwards he died. Before he died, he told Guy to seek out Sarda, as he would be able to help him progress further in his studies. Guy was able to focus more on his studies after this and he subsequently improved so much that his teachers recommended that he go to Coneria, which is where he met our adventurers. Lately, his RPs have taken a turn towards hilarious,and Guy broke out of his shell somewhat, becoming along with X, the FFDynamics version of comic relief.

Arena Accomplishments
 * Corneria: Defeated in the first round by Dave Mlinko.
 * Pravoka: 3rd place, willingly surrendered to the Bob and Max team to prevent a 1000 round battle that might break FSA's simulator.
 * Forsaken Labyrinth: Teamed up with X, Princess Sara, and Uber in the epic forming of "Team Comic Relief." Also showed off dance skills and lack of direction.

Other Accomplishments
 * Is the main focus of the "Blink Tank" strategy, a term popularized by Undine in the Giant Battle of Pravoka. This involves a WM (or RM) casting RUSE on themselves to make them unhittable, and standing at the front of the party to cause misses.
 * Once jumped off Bob's "Leviathan" boat to ensure he would not miss the Forsaken Labyrinth.
 * Has an odd need to name every minor character he comes into contact with.

John
Class: White Mage

Stephen
Class: Thief

ToST
Class: Thief

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—DeTh's daughter, and frontrunner in the girlfriend race. 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.

Currently, ToST is a party with Uber the Iguana, and BORK the Dwarven Chef. They are at the Northwest Castle as part of the "Invasion" storyline, where they have been seen by both sides as working for the other side. In reality, ToST could care less about who actually wins the war, as he's only trying to access Astos' stronghold in order to see if the missing Arylon, and perhaps the "Master.." sword, are there.

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.

Obsidian
Class: Black Mage

Eric
Class: Black Belt

Undine
Class: Red Mage

X
Class: Black Mage

A short and stubby Black Mage who is just learning his profession. He appears to be a bit of a klutz, doing such things as tripping over books and snapping a string on Atma's Lute while attempting to play a song. He was chosen by Mohawk Man, along with XScorpion and Keeo, to unknowingly steal the main party's gold. He is quite shy and stutters profusely, but this disappears when he is crunching numbers or formulating strategy. He has a good grasp of battle theory, but often performs his calculations with incorrect numbers or otherwise corrupted formulas. Due to his stubbornness, this has led to several comedic scenes. He also has a strong sense of justice, and will do whatever it takes to defend others even if it puts him in harm's way. He also employs a very strange slang, and seems to be connected to Erdrick somehow...whoever the hackers he might be....

His past is largely unknown at present. Where is he from? How did he arrive in Pravoka? Why is he studying black magic? Why does he call himself X (coz we all know ain't no self-respecting momma gonna name her baby X!)? These questions have all remained unanswered, since for now X prefers to remain mysterious...terribly mysterious.

XScorpion
Class: Thief

The most famous thief ever. Rumors persist that this is due to ballot-stuffing, however.

Keeo
Class: Fighter

An adventurer from parts unknown, Keeo and his mage friend Keyser spent some time among the dwarves, helping Nerrick dig a passage connecting the Aldi Sea to the rest of the world. A large stone blockage barred the way, and so they were dispatched to find some way to clear it. Along the way, they met a lone old man who asked them politely to find a Crown in the Marsh Cave, as it held great power. Keyser had heard of the Marsh Cave and tried to talk Keeo out of it, but couldn't convince him otherwise. So, the two went to the Cave...and Keyser met his demise, struck down by poisonous creatures. Badly injured himself, Keeo fled to the surface, but his friend reanimated into an undead beast and came at him. Keeo managed to strike him down, but the experience had badly effected him, so he sold most of his belongings to flee the elven lands to make it to Pravoka. The ship was hijacked by pirates, and Keeo ended up getting chucked overboard. Eventually, he washed up at Pravoka, sold his sword for a pallet behind the inn, and resigned himself to his existence. Fate intervened and he met a man with a mohawk, who made him an offer he couldn't refuse. With axe in hand and his senses calmed after his battle with Keyser, for a time he has appeared to be somewhat under control. Even so, he has told none of his new comrades about his past and fears that they would shun him if they knew what he had done. With the main action having returned to Elfland, the Marsh Cave looms large in his mind, and there is no telling how he may react to returning there.

Dano
Class: Red Mage

Arithon
Class: Black Mage

Rocco
Class: Fighter

Lacuna
Class: White Mage

Pie
Class: Black Belt

Renquist
Class: Red Mage

Renquist is Max's younger brother. He grew up in Crescent Lake. He was a rebellious youth, joining a band called Shining Bolts of Love after his parents' tragic deaths. The young lads dabbled in minor magic, the name of their band attributed to the magical cantrips they used as a light show during performances. When one of the audience members was accidentally killed by a random Bolt of Love, the band split up, and Renquist was forced to flee his home for fear of being prosecuted (even though it was Lance Rodriguez's fault). He moved to Coneria, his brother not knowing what happened to him since Max had left on his own adventures years before. Only recently did the teen angst leave Renquist as he saw his brother working as a town guard in Coneria, and fighting evil in general. Wishing to follow in his brother's footsteps as a warrior, but also having a taste for the arcane, he became a Red Mage.

While on a fishing trip, a strange storm seemed to stir up out of nowhere, and Renquist ended up washing ashore near Astos' castle. Astos took him in and trained him in a simulator, where he became the first member of FFD to wield the Masamune. The simulator malfunctioned, and Renquist had to fight a "real" GIANT. He came out of the fight barely alive, and Astos gave him a CURE scroll after he crawled out of the broken machine, the Masamune and other powerful equipment disappearing. After a solo fight with a SHARK (as Astos was looking for a LIT scroll to give his young pupil) on the way to Elfland Castle, Astos gave Renquist a LIT2 scroll. It was at this time that Renquist realized he should really ask to learn spells when nothing is going on, as Astos has really bad timing in giving him spells right after they would have proven most useful.

Astos snuck the young wannabe hero into Elfland Castle, and ordered him to kill the Elf King while he was still in a coma (induced by Astos' minions, though Renquist did not know that at the time). He was shoved into the King's chambers before he could answer, where Zaknafein waited, concealed from Astos' knowledge magically. He convinced the young Red Mage to not kill the King in exchange for removing the cursed bracelet he wore. The things he was told by Zaknafein opened his eyes, he realized his entire meeting with Astos had been arranged, and he had been duped from the beginning.

Renquist let Zaknafein put the King into a deeper coma for the time-being to hide his life force from detection, and Renquist cut himself with a knife so that he could present Astos with a bloodied murder weapon to further convince him the King was dead, casting CURE on himself afterwards to conceal his deceit. The trick seeming to have worked, Renquist was sent to the cellars to release one of Astos' other forced minions from capture. When he met up with Lacuna, they almost immediately started plotting the demise of their "master" with Atma, who happened to be locked up with Lacuna.

fsablazingsoul
Class: DM

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.

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 the 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 miraculouly 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 form FF6),and he left the game.He made a brief comeback appearance in the Labrynith,teaming up with ToST,but he died late in the contest,and went back to his kingdom.

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 arrives at the caves, 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!"

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.

Uber
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.

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).

Garland
Class: Fighter

Princess Sara
Class: Black Mage

Rude Guard
Class: Fighter

Matoya
Class: Black Mage

Bikke
Class: Pirate

Mohawk Man
Class: Thief

Astos
Class: Black Mage

Erdrick
Class: Red Mage

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."

Zaknafein
Class: Black Mage

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 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, which he and the rest of the castle siege group are currently in the process of doing.

Audrey
Class: Black Belt

Dominic
Class: Mageknight

Tanaka
Class: Great Mage

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 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, although exactly what spells and what level of competence he can use it with is still unclear.

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. Currently, he is defending Elfland form the invasion, although he was downed in the process. His status is still uncertain.

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. His status is still unknown.

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 is currently defending Elfland, but is fighting a losing battle, and he knows he will probably die soon.

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.

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

Keyser
Class: Black Mage

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. Whether this was merely Keeo's guilt or an actual manifestation of Keyser's spirit is unknown, and certainly not something Keeo wants to think about.

Jim
Class: ???

Colin
Class: ???

Kary
Class: Formerly Red Mage

Arylon
Class: Dancer

DeTh's daughter, named after her mother, the original Arylon the Dancer. Her mother sadly passed away in a Madpony stampede in Coneria when Arylon was very young. She exhibits special latent magic abilities, such as raising the dead and healing other, although her total extent is unknown. Her father 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.

Currently, she's missing and presumed to be somewhere near the Dark Elf forces invading Elfland. At current time, 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 (it currently reads "Master..."). Her father, DeTh, laid down plans for her retrieval, which involve her boyfriend ToST and his party.

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).

He is the father of Arylon, and the widower of the original Arylon, his wife and the dancer for whom his daughter was named. At present time, he has outfitted an expedition for ToST's party to find his missing daughter, because he is currently too busy preparing defenses against Dark Elf Invasion forces in Coneria.