As I near the endgame with most of my classes between level 10-14 (jesus christ Valkrie), I think I can talk mostly about everybody now. And most things. I'll try to avoid spoiling as much as I can, in order to slowly rope in more people into playing this game and working towards WORLD DOMINATION.
Okay, maybe I won't dominate the world. I lack the forces that Eternia has.
For the story, its your usual, typical crystal story: Crystals have turned dark, monsters residing within. Vestals, their protectors, scattered. A chasm opened up right in the middle of a town, swallowing up all but one. Winds have died. The oceans rot. Fires rampage out of control. Earth... I haven't seen much of Earth's influence. The crystals dimmed simultanously, the same day the chasm opened, and a certain Vestal is determined to close the chasm it caused.
As the crystals dim, the world is in danger of another threat. Eternia, the great empire to the Northwest, surrounded by mountains and home of the Earth Crystal, has invaded every corner of the world. Their influence spreads wide, and not exactly for the best. They hunt the Wind Vestal, as the Crystal Orthodoxy (a religion dedicated to being in touch with the crystals) was banned and every last worshipper was to be exterminated. Unfortunately for them, she's a quick one.
Soon enough, four would rise to solve both issues:
Tiz Arrior, whose entire life was swallowed up and lost to the darkness of the chasm.
Agnes Oblige, who lived her entire life in the solitude of the Wind Temple until the darkness swallowed the crystal up and was forced to live her life on the run.
Edea Lee, an Eternian Princess who sees the world in black and white, once ignorant of the world around her.
And... Ringabel, who lives an orphaned existance, memories lost to the depths of his subconcious. Ignorant of himself.
These four would laugh and cry together, toil and struggle together. Live. Laugh. Love. All for the sake of the crystals.
Its a simple story given complexity, as every situation with the crystals is different, and the towns involved having different crisises. Its refreshing, compared to other RPGs. Even those of long days past. Not that you really expect complexity from stuff like the original Final Fantasy. It explores the whole problem of the black and white duality, and man's ego. Each city has their own issues, from greed to narcissism to pride...
The characters, too, are kind of simple. Sorta.
Tiz Arrior (Dubbed: Sir Tizstroyer) : He's probably the sane one of the group, keeping an even temper and making sure Agnes didn't blatantly give herself up to the enemy. He's the moral support, the determined, the bold. His village of Norende kinda got swallowed up, and his brother went down with it, but buries it under a brave face. He also ends up overseeing Norende's reconstruction.
In my game, he's a melee kind of guy. No enemy stands against him; they all fall to his katana, much like Apollo's arguments are cut down by Simon Blackquill's sharp wit. I wouldn't put Blackquill up against Tiz, though; he might lose his pretty little head.
Agnes Oblige (Dubbed: Tap-Dancing Fire Slinger) (AKA: GET OUT Lady):
The prettiest damn character in the game. I wanna give her a hug.
Oh wait I have to say more, right? Okay, fine. Oblige is a shared last name between all the Vestals, even though they aren't related. She is an important of the Crystal Orthodoxy, offering her prayers to the crystals so they may shine bright. However, those plans went to hell soon as the darkness swallowed up the Wind Crystal, and she was forced to get the hell out. She's pretty naive, as she lived her entire life within temple walls. She values life over all and dislikes meat, prefering to vegetables and fruit. She also has a terrible sense of direction, so I wouldn't trust her to drive a car. She's sweet and nice, but her confidence starts off at an all time low. That and her naivette almost result in an instant disaster. She wants to carry every burden on her shoulders, in the hopes that all suffering can end...
Her trademark line is, "Unacceptable." Its so cute, yet firm. She will not become sex bait for you guys. Nope.
Edea Lee (Dubbed: MRDERERRR) (AKA "Death doesn't mean anything!") :
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She was an Eternian Princess who was introduced as an enemy, up until her teammate tried to set people on fire indiscriminately. Then she teamed up with the Vestal to beat his ass and then determined that "hey fuck this bullshit time to be on the best side". She has a forceful personality
and tends to sort things out in Black and White, even having lists for both. She loves extravagant things, being fashionable, cutting enemies into itty bitty bits, and sweet things. Really sweet things. She'd probably give Sarah a run for her money. She's stubborn and sticks to her guns, even when that means going against her own homeland...
Ringabel (Dubbed: Sky High Valkrie. Boss Slayer. Judgement maker. Mr. Suave. ) :
His name's not really Ringabel. Or at least he doesn't remember. He's an amnesiac, so I can't say
much about his past. He just shows up in town and swoons the ladies and tries to find out about himself, with only a prophetic journal with him. He's suave, a bit of a doofus, and the resident
womanizer. Its blatantly shown that he likes Edea, but whenever he goes on to say something terribly pervy, Edea is the first one to tell him to shut up. At first I didn't like him, then he grew on me. He made puns! PUUUNS.
I also like him because his Valkrie attacks pretty much fucking crits everything. He sees the damage cap more often than even Tiz. Its a tradition with me: Spear wielders will fucking demolish EVERYTHING.
Hmm, am I forgetting someone? I don't think so-
"Hey!"
Oh, oops, I forgot someone. But you can find out more about her in game! She's pretty much a stubborn, hot headed fairy. She got sass, ya'll.
I really like the dynamic the four have together, and with other minor characters. I wish Ringabel's personality was expanded on more aside from "Suave Womanizer", but... If you check the journal...
Well, was he supposed to exist? Is everything in this story as black and white as it seems?
Well... Pick up a copy and see for yourself!
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