Dream of the Verboten Disciple


Set Bonuses

2 Piece: Atk +18%

4 Piece: When the equipping character decreases enemy resistance through an ability, triggering the Superconduct reaction, or causing them to enter a weakened state, the same resistance is further reduced by 30% for the same duration as the original effect. This effect cannot stack with itself.


Lore

Flower of Life: Power, the Core of Being

'An artificial flower that thrums with energy. It is warm to the touch and blooms like a living being.'

A man who cannot consume enough food shall starve and perish. A machine that cannot recharge shall quieten and break.

In this way, are humans and robots really so different? Do they not too require sustenance to survive? Would they not do whatever it takes to secure their future?

The power core that sustains the Ruin Machines is a hundred times as durable as a human heart. It will provide the largest of machines with decades or centuries of power. Yet it can only do so much.

So, remember... when you strike at their eye to bring them crashing down... you strike at their heart.

Plume of Death: Energy, the Core of Ruin

'A mechanical feather, sharp as a blade yet eerily alluring. It shall never dull: no less beautiful, no less deadly.'

The gods are capable of immense acts of destruction, shattering mountains with a thought. Man was powerful in his own right, but could not match such a feat of strength.

Some call it hubris. Others, blasphemy. The man of ancient times called it evolution, for such was the way of the world. The strength of their creations grew ever greater. From a simple robot that struck with its fists, to a bulky metal beast with Elemental abilities, to an adaptable gestalt that could take many forms.

With a thought, a god could shatter a mountain. Ancient man built a great behemoth, the culmination of their skills. It stood tall over the mountains, slow and unstoppable. Channeling the power of the core of the world, it could fire a beam of unbound destruction.

With a thought, man could shatter a god.

Sands of Eon: Instinct, the Core of Survival

'A clock that ticks like the beat of a heart. It moves slowly and steadily, measuring life not in years but in centuries.'

All living beings are born with instinct, the desire to survive. It allows a species to survive the harsh world, and cannot be quantified nor measured.

A machine knows only what it is taught. It sees the world through a lens of cold logic and calculation, emotionless to the passing of time.

To embed the unquantifiable into a being that knows only of truth and false. Such is the greatest challenge of creating mechanical life. It had been deemed impossible and forbidden, but perhaps all it would take is a single person determined to succeed and unconcerned of petty laws, to make it happen. And perhaps... a little bit of luck.

Goblet of Eonothem: Plausterite, the Core of Exodus

'A cup that seems weightless. Made of strange metals and minerals, it seems to yearn for the sky.'

Most people see a dormant Ruin Machine and automatically stay away, fearful of their safety. But not all of them. All it takes is a single girl who did not think 'that looks dangerous', but instead went 'that looks amazing'.

With the power of a Vision, unyielding and uncompromising, heedless of petty rules and morality, a new life form was created.

This creature, this being, would obey no laws. It could soar freely in the sky, punch through solid rock, and shrug off all manner of damage. None could bind it, and its loyalty would be bound to itself - and only one other.

Its creator. A girl who dared to dream.

Circlet of Logos: Command, the Core of Truth

'A helmet filled with intricate machinery. It can amplify and filter sounds, allowing one to hear the whispered secrets of the world.'

Strength alone was no longer sufficient of waging war on a grand scale. It was no longer possible to rely on human operators to control the ever-increasing number of war robots.

They had to become fully autonomous, capable of forming their own strategies and armies. Yet to improve their intelligence was no easy task - it was expensive, time-consuming, and complex. To equip each guard with a fully realized mind would be impossible, and so were born the first mechanical commanders.

They were bigger, stronger, and smarter, made to lead their forces where humans could not reach. And when they were destroyed, their forces were scattered to the winds, waiting for some unlucky adventurer to stumble across them.