Riverian Nights
[Chapter 0.0 Introduction]
Disclaimer I don't own Riviera, the company, Sting, that makes Riviera or anything even close to it. The only thing I have, that is close to having Riviera, is a copy of the game itself and the game guide! The same is true with the Summon Night Swordcraft Series, Banpresto and Flight Plan. This disclaimer will only be written once and will hold true for all chapters in the series. If there are any changes, then they will be edited here and will apply to all chapters. By viewing any chapters,
you've read and/or know of this disclaimer.
A/N: This is going to be weird, awesome and otherwise out of order, chaotic, story. I have no clue if it will have an ending but it seems like a good idea to begin with. The five symbols I've used in my story, April Fool's Day in Riviera, will also be used in this story as well.
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For those that don't know, these "symbols" are extensions of the "classic" endings for sentences. There is the period [.], which implies that the sentence is a statement; a question mark [?], which makes the last line a question and an exclamation point [!] which denotes yelling, screaming, surprising or any similar emotion. These, at the time of writing, seven symbols are tacked onto, at this time, the end of the sentences to "add" additional emotion and can and does combine with the "classic" ending punctuation markers.
The numbers are for people who cannot view the symbols, basically they see a ? instead of the symbol.
This is a music note [1 ], expressing happiness; this is a heart [2 ], expressing love; this is an angry vein symbol [3╬], expressing anger; this is a sweat drop symbol [4ô], expressing the general why are you doing this, or this is really sad that you can't do this; and this[5ö], expressing a certain felines approval, is a paw symbol. I've added two additional symbols. The sixth symbol is the [...] symbol showing the ok so what "feeling" and the 7th is [///] which is the generic blush, light love
emotion. The latter two will not have numbers since they are symbols on the keyboard, which should be displayable on all computers. The next symbol I might add is the [+] symbol also expressing anger but is a "lighter" tone of anger in comparison to 3.
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You do not need to understand or even know Riviera the Promised Land or any of the Summon Night Swordcraft Story games to understand this writing. Playing and knowing does help though. This chapter is mainly an introduction chapter so nothing important will really happen.
(Note: Because this story combines both elements of Riviera and Swordcraft Story, the characters from Riviera may act a little out of characters or a be a little different. This is the Swordcraft side I'm trying to combine into Riviera. There will be notes[DATA] and reference material at the end of each chapter, if new information is added or needs to be explained. )
Final Note:I'm typing on a HPC so there might be some formatting issues, like long spaces and squares that don't register with Open Office. I'll be fixing them but if you see something strange, know I didn't see the issues when I was typing the story. The issue exists because I'm copy/pasting from a Rich Text Document
NOTE2: I'm splitting up my chapters into parts since people are complaining about how long my chapters are. There are some funky formatting issues thank to FFN, which I'm trying to fix. (10-31-09)
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Ein, a grim craftknight wingless angel, usually in shorts and a short sleeve shirt was creating weapons. Today he was armed with his dark-black, semi-transparent, diviner. He was heading to his furnace underneath, Fia's and Lina's house. He had a "blacksmith's apron" that he used to protect himself from the stray embers when he was making weapons. His brown hair, flowed freely because he rarely wore the face guard. He picked up a sword shapestone which he stored in the room and a large fang, he picked up in Nelde to create his new weapon.
It was a week after Ein's last trip Nelde Forest. A calm breeze "swayed" around Elendia, as Ein continued his work, although he really couldn't believe what happened at the forest. To Ein that trip seemed like a dream, especially when he was trying shrooms, mushrooms and other edible products from the forest. In that ruins he also met up with Rose, his cat familiar, who he lost months ago. The angel believed that he was lucky to find his familiar, especially when they were separated by hundreds of miles. . Today, Ein was preparing for another trip. This time he was going to the sunken city.
Ein wasn't the only smith in town. He sometimes met with the town smith, a short person called Chappi. Rather than working together, they shared ideas. The reason is because craftknights tend to work to work alone or with their guardian beast, so Ein never worked with Chappi.
The angel was underneath Lina's and Fia's house making a new sword, with Chappi's outline. Ein always used his hammer diviner to beat a slab of heated metal on an anvil. Bang. Bang.
Ein and Fia, a sprite with long green hair that usually wears dresses, were striking the blob into a sword shape. Bang. Bang. Each person was on one side of the anvil swinging their hammer on the molten metal. The burning metal, called a shapestone, slowly formed into a long sword weapon. With Fia's help, the metal cooled and retained its form. The magical steel, created to Cierra, formed into an alchemist blade.
Ein picked up his blade and looked at his finished product. He swung the sword in the air, getting a feel for the weight. He thrusted the sword and continued to test his product with elaborate technique and slashes. The blade continued to "cut" the air in many pieces, as Fia watched the angel from a distance. Fia was one of Ein's guardian beasts who work with their master to create weapons and protect their master.
"Not bad." Ein said, as he placed the sword back onto the anvil. The glowing red blade slowly cooled off into a dull silver color.
Fia knew what Ein was going to do next, and picked up her green hammer.
Ein pushed the blade back into the furnace to warm the weapon once again. Unlike Ein, who was accustomed to the heat, Fia started to sweat from the heat. Her beautiful white dress, was being filled with her sweat. Her hair was loosing its lush shine as Ein pulled out the glowing weapon. It was soft, yet rigid as Ein pulled out a red gem, from his bag. He placed the jewel on the crest and started hammering it in. Fia repeated what the smith angel was doing by picking up her green hammer. She knew that Ein would often add additional jewelry onto the blade once they were made. Since the meal was still soft and malleable, it would be easier adding it now rather than later. Bang. Bang. The gem somehow fitted into the blade, and shined once it was inserted correctly.
The craftknight was just getting warmed up as he looked at Fia. Her white dress had darker water marked spots, making it look like a polka dot dress.
"I think that's enough for today." Ein said, to Fia, as she ran out the place, gasping for some air. Its true that the fiery furnace isn't for everyone, and that's the case. Ein was used to the heat, so it wasn't an issue for him. He could easily work for a few hours without a bead of sweat appearing on his forehead. It was an extremely different story, especially with Ein's helpers.
Fia was a delicate flower and at best could handle ten to fifteen minutes of heat. Sometimes she wanted to help the angel, when she was exhausted, and has passed out a few times in the smith room, intending to finding the weapon they were working. So Ein often had to tell her to take a break and while she sometimes didn't want to leave an unfinished product, she knew it was for her own good. She often helped Ein create rapiers, light swords, bows and healing items.
Lina, was Fia's "roommate." She was shorter than Fia and had orange hair in the form of two pony tails. She loved to use bows, claws and whips and often helped Ein make them. The "childish" sprite, lasted around ten to twenty five minutes and knew when she had to leave. In fact she would often run out of the place leaving the semifinished product for Ein to complete.
Serene was an arc, a creature similar to humans but has wings, that Ein met at Lacrima Castle. She was sometimes shy but was willing to use force when necessary. She acts like a tomboy and loves to use scythes and other weapons that involve swinging, such as claws and whips. She can last up to thirty minutes and often asks when the weapon would be done. She dislikes magic
weapons and has issues creating staffs and the sort. Unlike Fia or Lina, she would often leave before she reached her limit, ensuring that she would at least finish the project she was working on.
Cierra was Ein's newest companion. From the Nelde Ruins, she was a scarlet witch that likes fire. She can stay and help Ein for an hour but like the others, she does succumb to the heat. She loves magic, books, amulets and knowledge and can easily help Ein craft staffs, gems and magical weapons. Because she was a witch, she can apply magic onto weapons which can enhance their abilities. She was however a natural klutz and does up causing problems for Ein and group.
These four are his "guardian beasts" that follow and help Ein, on his quest to save the world from Ragnarök. Ein looked at his finished weapon, and stored it in his bag. He removed his other weapons from his bag and started repairing them. In ten minutes time he fixed: four swords, two giant two-hander swords, a standard long sword with a green gem and a dagger; two rapiers, both of which belonged to Fia; one large bow, Lina's favorite bow; two smaller bows that Lina found; one spear, that
Ein sometimes uses; two scythes, one was Serene's favorite and one Ein found; one whip, that Serene sometimes uses; one claw, that Lina and Serene sometimes use; two staffs, that Cierra and Fia use and one magical pendant, that Ein always wears and uses. He also created one hundred arrows for Lina as well, during that time period.
His hammer wasn't damaged when he was creating weapons, tools and items because it isn't a normal hammer. His diviner was a weapon from the gods. They used Ein's wings to create his indestructible weapon, which is why he is sometimes called the wingless angel. Even after creating thousands of weapons, the item didn't brake or even get marred. In fact, it glowed a light shade of blue and continues to glow when Ein is creating his tools of destruction.
Ein closed the furnace and stored his apron on the wall. He stored his hammer in its own little pouch, that he always wore, and pushed his anvil with wheels into one corner of his room. He walked out of his smith room to get some fresh air.
"Tomorrow is the big day, right Rose?" Ein said, looking at his black feline familiar. She was as tall as a regular full-grown house cat but because she's a familiar, she lacks fur. Today, she has a white bow on her tail. While she isn't truly a guardian beast, she can pick up items with her tail, fr example a hammer and help Ein. She can generally help him create many different types of weapons, some of the which the girl's can't help Ein with
Meow (Yes, it definitely is! [1 ]) Rose said in Ein's mind. Since Rose is a feline familiar and Ein is her master, she can talk to Ein directly through his mind, but does meow from time to time just like a normal cat.
He returned to the furnace and collected his weapons. It took him three trips, due to the narrow staircase to the first floor, but he carried all of the weapons to the living room and left them on the large dining table. He then stored his own weapons and left the rest for the girls to store.
Meow. (What now?) Rose said, looking up at her master.
"Let's go out for a bit, its a bit past four right?" Ein asked, searching through his pockets for something.
Meow. (Yep 4:16PM.) Rose said, jumping up and down.
"Fine. Ein said, picking up Rose and putting her on his head. "But if you fall...."
Meow. (I won't. [5ö] )
The angel and the familiar open the front door and left their humble abode to enjoy the simpler life. They walked as if nothing has ever happened, as if nothing will ever happen. The two walked freely and lightly through the forests of Elendia.
Meeeeeow. Meow. (You really are the devil. [5ö]) the cat said, letting her tail loll in the wind.
"Wait. What!" Ein said, looking down to rose with a light red color.
Meeeow. Mmeeoowwwwww. (Oh nothing. [1 ] You just like wearing the girl's down don't you?) Rose said, jumping down from Ein's head and looking at her master's face.
"Nooooo. I like making weapons." Ein said turning away from his familiar's face.
Meoooooooooow. (Suuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrre.) Rose said sarcastically.
So Ein decided to go to the Grove of Repose to enjoy the simple yet relaxing environment. Rose silently followed behind her master.
The angel arrived at the grove, which was just a bunch of largely cut trees. Ein stepped up on a cutted tree and walked on tree rings. Ein's eyes quickly focused on a small pile of neatly cut applecots, an orangish fruit that's a combination of apple and apricots. He inspected the pile and stored it in his bag, loosely hanging off of his back.
He looked around and saw the usual duo talking and sometimes gossiping. Ein saw Serene, an arc, and Rebecca, a harpuia, talking. He slowly made his way to them, hiding and crawling behind the bushes. Ein sometimes liked to hide in bushes and listen to other peoples' conversations.
"So how was the trip?" a curious Rebecca asked Serene.
"Well.... it was interesting to say the least. We met someone else who was willing to follow us in this bizarre group. [1 ]" Serene said.
"How's your relationship with Ein now? [1 ]" a curious harpuia asked.
(So that's what you were waiting for!) Ein's familiar said, obediently following her master.
"Why are you asking something like that now?" Serene said, looking around to see if there was anyone who could hear what they were talking about.
"Oh come on, you know everyone is interested in the angel, one way or another. After all, you got the chance to be with him. You must have done something together right?" Rebecca said, eagerly awaiting for Serene's response.
"Well..." Serene started to say. The memories of the trip slowly filled her mind. She remembered herself arguing with Lina a lot and then.... she remembered Ein. She remembered that he once had wings and how he cared for everyone. With each new memory flashing in front of her mind, her face became a bit more redder.
Rebecca watched and giggled, knowing that she was "getting" the good stuff. The gigglings freed Serene as she realized that she was actually going to tell someone and not just reminiscing.
"Tell me!" Rebecca said, taking a step towards Serene.
"Oh no umm.... its complicated. " Serene said, saying something without thinking.
"TELL ME! [3╬]" Rebecca said, taking another step towards Serene. The word "complicated" made Rebecca more eager to listen and now she does want to know the answer.
(I would never imagine that Rebecca would get mad over something so simple. [4ô])Ein and familiar crawled away, making sure that no one hear them.
The two left the gossiping duo and made it to the entrance of the magical cavern. He crawled out of the bush, stood up and cleaned his shorts by brushing them with his hand. Rose just watched wondering why Ein would clean his shorts, when someone else does it for him.
Ein walked into the cavern, casually looked around, as if he was a tourist. He said hello to Ritz, the local miner who lives in the caves and continued past the shiny minerals on the walls, towards the magical guild. He passed Claude, the dryad leader of the guild, and headed towards the back.
There he met Cierra and Soala, an apprentice wind mage, who were working on their own individual projects. They were on opposite sides of the room; Cierra, close to Ein and Soala in the back of the cavern next to the walls. The two were silent and ignoring each other. Often the two issued many commands and requests, to the working fairies, for material which is why they were often called the "slave-drivers. Today however, they were silent, which surprised the fairy "helpers."
"So how are you doing?" Ein said, breaking the eerie silence.
Cierra, who was unaccustomed to people talking to her while she was working, dropped her vile of red liquid. Soala, calmly put her wand down, and noticed Ein. Before anything else happened, the ground beneath Ein was set ablaze. The liquid burned and moved, "in a line," towards the "enemy" which was Ein.
"What is this?" Ein said, stepping up and down, hoping to stamp out the fire. Soala sighed as she picked up one of her fans and created a tornado, as tall as an average person. The wind cyclone, moved itself towards Ein as if, it was a living creature.
"Gahh [3╬]!" Ein said, as the eye of the tornado passed through Ein. He opened his eyes, once the storm passed, and saw that the fire disappeared. The wind, acting like a sponge, picked up the napalm and absorbed it. The fiery cyclone moved away from Ein and continued going somewhere.
"Cierra, now do you see why you should learn how to steady yourself before you start creating those types of bombs? [3╬]" Soala said, leaving her desk and walking towards Ein.
"I never knew people would come here!" Cierra shouted back at Soala.
"Cierra, you should learn to expect the unexpected." Soala said, who was only a few feet away from Ein.
"And how often does that happen?" Cierra yelled back, looking for another bottle on her rock desk.
"You never learn do you?" Soala said who was in front of Ein. "Stand still for a second." Soala said, casting a spell.
A greenish tornado appeared around Ein. The tornado picked up the small ember flames on Ein's boots, as well as the black burnt parts. As quickly as it came, the storm of fire and black disappeared.
"Thank you. [1 ]" Ein said with a smile.
"Y-Y-Yo-Yo-ur welcome. [///]" Soala said, with a red face. The shy wind witch and the oblivious angel stood there for a minute. Cierra hated what she was seeing, but couldn't do anything, anything that wouldn't harm Ein in the process.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH [3╬]" someone yelled out.
A few heavy footsteps later, a "fiery" Claude revealed himself. The leaves on the top of his head were on fire. His magician's robe was ripped and set ablaze. His long brown robe burnt on one "hand" and the front was hot. His undershirt had a small ember flame on it. The document he was reading, had a large hole right in the middle. In short, he was not one happy camper.
"SOAAAAAAAALA! [3╬] CIERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRA! [3╬]" Claude said, holding his "hot" staff on his right hand.
"I'd love to talk to you Ein [2 ], but I hear someone calling me." Cierra said running past the two, but tripping five feet later.
"I think Serene needs help flying again." Soala said, running past them and gracefully jumping over Cierra. The wind witch left the cavern shortly thereafter with the fire witch following suit.
"GAHH! [3╬] " an angry druid said, running past Ein towards the exit.
Ritz ran up to Ein, who was wondering if this was all just a dream.
"Let's go save them." Ein said, starting to take a step.
"I think you can't... at this point." Ritz said attempting to "save" Ein by stopping him.
"What do you mean?" Ein said, pulling out his hammer.
"Ahhhhhhhh." the two screamed out loud.
Ein pushed Ritz aside and ran to the entrance.
Claude laughed a bit when he went back inside the cave.
"Oh, hello Ein." the druid said, walking back to the guild.
"Hello Claude." Ein said rushing outside.
Ein looked around for any signs of life. There was no life or any motion. Ein went to one side of the guild and saw the two witches. The ground was grassless and the girl's were motionless. Cierra's dress was a bit tatted and Soala's clothing was mostly intact, so they were visually ok.. Ein, picked up a twig and poked Cierra and then poked Soala.
Soala responded by swinging her fan but besides the light breeze of wind, nothing happened. The scarlet witch, opened her eyes and realized that she was unable to cast any magic spell. Soala swung her fan and acted like a desperate person who believed she could cast some magic spells, but nothing came.
(Well Claude is a formidable opponent.) Rose said to Ein, who was watching the poor girl flail her arms endlessly. Before Ein was spotted, he left those two to return home. Thankfully there was no calamity or chaos but order. After opening the front door, Ein looked around for a Lina or a Fia but weren't at home.
"Hmm." Ein said to himself, leaving the front door ajar.
(Looking for some healing magic?) Rose asked who waited patiently outside for Ein.
"Something of that sort." Ein said, leaving Lina's and Fia's house. He had visited the town of Elendia a few times but he didn't know every place just yet. So Ein picked a pathway and followed it.
He continued to walk, lost in his though. The angel passed through pathways and through bushes until he made it to a certain place. The sound of rushing water filled Ein hear, as he came to "that place." The clouds of mist filled the air as Ein came to the Undine Springs of Elendia. This is where everyone, at some point, bathed. The heat from the mist didn't even phase Ein. To him, it was a "mildly warm" fog. He got down and crawled through the nearby bushes. The thin, rod-like, leafy branches swayed but didn't make a sound. As Ein made it the edge of the pool, he looked and saw a shadow.
That person was facing the other way, with that person's back towards Ein. The black shape stood still with the shoulders sometimes moving up and down. Ein stayed still, motionless much like a sniper waiting for his prey. Like clockwork the mist veil faded and moved, as if it read Ein's mind. He saw part of the curvy "prize" and realized instantly that "it" was a she.
He saw the long, slender body and the long, free-flowing hair that was colored green. Fia was cleaning the "prize" and was making sure it wasn't dirty. As she finished, she turned around and didn't see the angel, for he knew how to watch without being spotted himself. She moved her hair to the front of her body and started brushing and sanitizing her hair. Ein saw something even better.
Her back was white and looked like something Ein wanted to touch. The glow and the tones seemed to draw Ein in, as he looked in awe. Suddenly, Rose stepped on a twig.
Ein looked at his cat with a disapproval look, as Rose looked away from her master.
"EIN!?" Fia yelled out, looking at the source of the sound.
Ein and Rose remained motionless as they watched the surprised Fia. Luckily for Ein, a small chick appeared out of one of the nearby bushes. Its chirping sound, soothed Fia and lolled her into a sense of security. The small brown bird that Ein had saved a month ago, chirped in glee, as it saw Fia. It jumped up and down and suddenly.... fell into the hot spring.
Fia looked and saw what happened. She quickly jumped into the water and dove underneath the bird. She broke the surface of the water and carefully caught the little creature before it drowned.
"There you go. [1 ]" Fia softly said, releasing the bird on the dirt bordering the spring. Fia watched as Ein's avian jumped back into the woods in-between the bushes. It was too young to fly but old enough to explore. She waved good bye as it disappeared, probably returning home.
The sprite stopped as she saw something strange in the nearby plant life. Ein stood still hoping that Fia would just ignore the "hole" but that wasn't the case. Fia took a few steps and investigated that opening. She used her hand and pushed away the cover, revealing Ein, who looked around and wondered where Fia was. The two met the gaze of another and froze. Ein, while enjoying the "view", was surprised that he was found and Fia...
"Are you ok? ...I have something to tell you....[///]" Ein, said, still holding his gaze.
Fia's face became redder as she continued to hold that the bush up.
Ein couldn't "handle" the situation anyone and just pushed himself up and ran away, with Rose following, leaving Fia in a strange place.
Fia wondered if she should be mad or angry. Mad because Ein saw her naked or happy, because Ein came to check in on her. She was thinking about Ein and what he was going to ask her for. She resumed her bath as if nothing happened, yet the though, of what was he going to ask, lingered in her head.
(Couldn't say it to her can you? [5ö] ) Rose said, who was easily following and matching Ein's pace while staring up at the wingless hero.
"Sadly no." Ein said, turning his face away from Rose, while running.
(Well you'll have more chances. Just like everyone else your learning and you will grow with experience.) Rose said comforting Ein.
The two, continued in the never ending forest of Elendia. The chirping songs of the birds fill the air as the day was turning into night. The blue sky was changing into an orange sunset as the two returned home. He returned and saw that the pile of repaired weapons has shrunken down to Serene's weapons. It seems that the other's have all acquired their weapons and stored them promptly.
The sound of a sizzling frying pan drew Ein's attention. His eyes came upon the red mage who was holding a skillet and creating the fire underneath the pan. Ein quickly though he should help the poor mage with her magic issues but realized that cooking was one of the only things Cierra could do without creating an problems. After all, she lived in Nelde for a few years so she does know how to do some things correctly.
Serene watched, attempting to learn from Cierra, since she never learned how to cook. Lina was sitting at a prepared table impatiently waiting for dinner, with a fork in one hand and a knife in the other. She turned her head and watched as the witch easily cooked the food without starting a fire. In the corner of her eye, she saw Ein and dropped her utensils and ran towards the angel.
"EIN!" the little long-haired orange sprite said, hugging Ein.
"Hello Lina!" the angel said, looking down at the shorter Lina.
"How was your day?" Cierra asked, diligently focusing on the pot.
He let out a heavy sigh as he explained that he was mostly busy making weapons. The girls had some inkling that Ein was a very busy person, making and repairing their weapons. Chappi himself was always busy attempting to fill the customers orders as soon as possible. After all, a craftknight must practice his or her skill to refine it and to keep it from rusting.
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A/N: End of Chapter ZERO Part 1. At the end of each chapter, I'll probably add R/SNSC Notes[DATA], to clarify why a character might act out of place, give meaning to a specific word, or add additional information. These [DATA] provide some insight but does not replace a complete run through of Riviera/Summon Night. And yes, players really don't know what happened in Elendia, but they can guess can't they?
Riviera[DATA]
Riviera Story: A thousand years ago, the demons waged war on the god and started attacking , in Riviera, The gods were losing so they sacrificed their lives to create Grim Angles. These angels generally have black wings and created for the grim purpose of killing. The grim angels fought back and saved the world at a price. The land was covered in blood. The thousand years later, two grim angels, Ledah and Ein, set off to start a Ragnarök, the Norse end of world. They set off from heaven but before they made it to Riviera, Ein got captured and was presumed dead. Ein was captured and shown the "true" Riviera and realized that Ragnarök wasn't necessary. So Ein's purpose is to stop Ragnarök by killing the Accursed, demons controlling a certain area, and negate the need of world destruction.
[Definition]
Diviner- A diviner is an indestructible weapon created for Grim angels. The angels have to first give up a part of themselves, which is the material used to create diviners. That part is then forged into a weapon that can only be used by that person only and forms into whatever shape is most comfortable for that being. Other people may attempt to use that weapon but in all cases, they will fail to be able to use the weapon correctly. Story-wise, Ein is a crafting grim angel which would make his
diviner a hammer instead of the sword he always uses in Riviera.
Elendia- This is Ein's "home base" village. Everyone lives in trees at ground level or in caves and each "house" is connected via paths created by cutting shrubbery. Everyone coexists peacefully with nature and with each other. There are many "races" of creatures, such as sprites, harpuias, witches and fairies. There are around 10-25 inhabitants that have established a permanent residence.
[Location]
Nelde Ruins- This is the setting in the 3rd chapter of the game. It basically once was the home of a civilization but is now the home of forest-type creatures. The vines have overgrown and the vegetation hasn't been trimmed in ages. It could, present day game, be described as an extremely large tree house with spiders and large vermin living inside. This is where Cierra lived, before she met Ein and his group.
Bathing/Undine Spring- One of the erm.... "interesting" site in Elendia is the spring. In the game there are two different times that one could watch the place and see a "different" side of the citizens of Elendia. Both of these have funny conversations and, if you ignore the CG, is rather "safe."
[People]
Ledah- Ein's companion during Chapter 1. He "is" the only other living survivor left on the quest to start Ragnarök.
Rebecca, a harpuia who wants/likes to talk. In the game she's seen in the same game "screen" as Serene, so its assumed that they both talk to each other, after Serene joins Ein's journey.
Chappi- A midget sized sprite that who originally in the game creates many weapons for Ein and group. His house, originally in game, is the only house to have a furnace.
Soala- One of the other people who spends time at the magical guild, she is a witch that specializes in wind magic. In the game, she often lacks ingredients to make magical tools but can make them, if Ein find them in his journey. When Ein first meets her, she admits that she is a novice witch but slowly gains experience over time. (Note: Sadly enough she doesn't join Ein in his journey.)
Ritz- The "miner" of the town, he mines crystals everyday, possibly for the magical guild or for money. He is often seen in the front part of the magical cavern where all the shiny minerals are.
Fairies- In Elendia, fairies are mostly everywhere. They apparently serve many purposes such as assistants, maids/servants, bill board signs and the like. When I say bill board signs, I mean they fly in place and when asked, will say what place they are standing in front of. Their names, in the game, are always a repeated Japanese hiragana symbol/letter. [Japanese letters will appear as a constant + vowel combination or a vowel alone with exception of the "letter" n.]
Claude- He's a generally nice druid that helps Ein out by providing books. While the player does not know of Claude's powers, one would assume he uses earth magic. Since he leads the magical guild, he should have experience and one would assume that he also deals with discipline, since magic is not a toy or should be treated as one. The player does not know of his past history, but he must have some powerful spells if he has some experience.
[Definition]
Accursed- boss-type enemies who's sole purpose is to kill Sprites and collect their souls. They are basically a sponge harvesting souls rather than liquid. There are the main foes, Ein and his group faces at the end of each chapter.
Summon Night Swordcraft Story[DATA]
*Naming Convention: For the purposes of this story, when I use Summon Night or Summon Night Swordcraft Story, they will refer to the series called Summon Night Swordcraft Story Series which consists of 3 games on on the GBA. There is a series of Summon Night games, originally on the PSX which use a different gaming engine and play out more like the classical fixed RPG where people have turns and each unit can move a fixed amount of squares.
In contrast, Summon Night Swordcraft Story is a trio of RPG games where players control the main character and fight in real-time using their own weapons they've created. Players control only one unit and possibly the guardian beast, as suppose to many units.
[Definition]
Craftknight- People who have learned and know how to create weapons. There is usually a master/apprentice relationship in Swordcraft Story games. Craftknights also know how to fight and will ONLY USE their own weapons. While not every craftknight may have a Guardian Beast to start, they generally WILL have them, once craftknights start making their weapons on their own, instead of
relying on their masters. And yes craftknight is one word but could also be written as two words.
Craftlord- These are promoted craftknight who know that are doing. Craftlord can only be promoted IF a position is vacant and if someone wants to take the position. In Summon Night Swordcraft Story 1 the main character joined a contest which would let the winner become a craftknight. Much like a king, there are some perks to the job. One has a fancy name, secret passages into the castle, access to mostly all of the "office" building and authority just to name a few. As their title suggests, they are more
skilled than knights and have a guardian beast companion as well.
Furnace- In Riviera, there is no furnace in Fia's and Lina's home. However, since Ein is a craftknight and can create weapons, it would be inconvenient for him to walk to Chappi's house every time he wants/needs to make a weapon. Furthermore, players will probably end up created dozens of weapons and it would be very strange to appear at someone's house in the morning, asking to use his smithing tools, so I decided to "add" a furnace beneath Lina's and Fia's house.
Hammer- The hammer is the most important tool for a craftknight since it will allow him/her to create any other weapon. It is said that all craftknights carry their hammer everywhere, including the bathroom , or so the game states. Unlike other weapons, hammers cannot break, or even get scratched. The only downside to using hammers is that, unlike every other weapon, they are a lot slower.
Shapestone- Starting in Swordcraft Story 2, the hero/heroine acquires these shapestones. The character combines shapestones with material to create weapons. If he/she doesn't like the weapon anymore, he/she can break the material and keep the shapestone. Just like a character, the shapestone does retain some stats and used shapestones will be stronger than "new" shapestones. Shapestones come in six varieties: swords, hand/glove, drills, spears, axes and bows**. A sword shapestone cannot change into any other weapon and vice-versa. Shapestones do have experience, "age" as I call it, and breaking "older" used weapons will result in higher retained stats. Shapestones can be found in chests or bought. Weapons created from shapestone are generally NOT SOLD and are made to be used by whoever made the weapon.
Guardian Beast-These creatures, any entity that is helping a craftknight such as humanoids, vampires, machines, children-like beings and ogres, follow their "master" anywhere and everywhere. They help their master: create weapons as well as cast spells and fight on their master's behalf**. They also provide, depending on the guardian beast, comedic relief and hints if the player is lost. In Swordcraft Story one, each guardian beast can "customize" only specific weapons, determined by their affinity/race/element, and so, in this story, each "sprite" can only create specific types of weapons, that they have used before and like to use. Guardian beasts can be acquired in different ways including summon pacts, finding stray beasts, and befriending beasts similar to how Ein acquires his beasts. Remember that Guardians Beasts, ignoring their witty comments from time to time, are GUARDIAN beasts before they are beasts/humans/creatures/etc.
Repairing Weapons- Unlike other games, weapons have an "hp" bar, called durability. Starting in Swordcraft Story two, the bar doesn't instantly recover after every battle so players are forced to repair the weapon at the furnace or carry items that can "heal" the weapon. It literally takes one second to fix all weapons, hence why it takes Ein only ten minutes to fix all those weapons. Fixing weapons does not require the aid of a Guardian Beast. Unlike Riviera, weapons do have a "quasi-level" and
fighting enemies below that level, doesn't reduce durability that much. Fighting enemies above that "level" will cause the weapon to "age" faster. In Swordcraft Story two, weapons can be repaired and reused if they are broken. The same can't be said with Summon Night Swordcraft Story 3 where broken weapons are discarded.
**Only applies with Summon Night Swordcraft Story 3.
