Glossary
Monsters
Ghoul Tyrant
The highest race ever confirmed for a ghoul. Boasts a body rivaling that of a giantling and an increase to four arms, with a lion-like head that looks ready to fight the king of the beasts—and win.
Generally serves as a king of hundreds of ghouls, meaning they almost always have Enhance Brethren. It has been a thousand years since a confirmed case of a Ghoul Tyrant, however, with some scholars suggesting that Ghoul Tyrants cannot result from a ranked-up ghoul, but rather by an aberration at birth.
Jobs
Axe Lord
A Job Change allowed when an Axe Warrior has reached level 100 and has Axe Proficiency at level 6 or higher. Capable of learning a variety of skills specialized for the use of axes, including Status Boost With Axe Equipped, which provides a boost to all stats when the holder wields an axe.
Holding this Job is equivalent to a statement of axe skill. An Axe Lord can easily find work with nobility, become a teacher of axe techniques, or even create their own style and open a training hall of their own. Among adventurers, those holding this skill are generally at least grade B.
Servant Warrior
Also known as Sword Gladiator. Someone considered to be a slave and possessed of close combat skills may change to this Job when the one considered their master or owner gives them permission. It is not social systems or mental state that results in them being considered a slave, but rather the presence of something that proves their status, such as a slave’s collar, tattoo, or brand. Skill modifiers are basically the same as for Warrior, but include modifiers for Limit Break, Toughness, Strength Boost, and Enhance Self: Slave, which boosts one’s stats when in servitude to another. However, unlike Warrior, this Job gets no modifiers to Armor Proficiency, so it isn’t suited to shield bearers.
Crusher of Souls
A Job that someone can change to after they have crushed at least one soul. Offers modifiers to the acquisition of skills like Soul Crusher, Spirit Body, Remote Control, and Mental Multitasking, with a large boost in magic and intelligence at the expense of little growth in anything else.
Although the name of the Job makes it sound offense-oriented, at the point of acquiring this Job the holder already has the ability to crush souls, so it mainly exists to complement the Soul Crusher skill.
Skills
Substantiation
A skill that allows parts of the body that have no substance to be made corporeal. Mainly learned by astral-type monsters, such as ghosts and specters, that are created when spirits are polluted by magic and become monsters.
The substantiated parts will then take regular physical damage, but as they aren’t actually flesh and blood, the damage taken is less than that from silver or magic items. While this skill provides a state closer to having a corporeal body than Spirit Body, it cannot be said to be an improved version of that skill, since it takes damage and is affected by forces such as gravity, when in effect. Vandal is the only confirmed living person to have acquired Substantiation.
Aliases
Eclipse King
Acquired by becoming the king of Talosheim, but wishing to take the Alias of Eclipse King rather than Sun King, with more than ninety percent of the population of Talosheim agreeing to this change.
Primarily gives the effects of Enhance Brethren to everyone ruled by the Eclipse King, even humans, elves, or dwarves. It also allows the Dusk Vision skill to be obtained by races that don’t have it, and Night Vision by those that do. Races weak to sunlight or moonlight may further obtain resistances to them.
Unspoken Name
An Alias acquired by someone whose existence is known to those with a certain level of authority within numerous forces or factions, and yet said parties behave carefully in order to ensure they don’t apply an Alias with a slip of the tongue.
The God of Law and Life, Alda, and his associated gods; the Amidd Empire’s Emperor, Mashukzal; and three progenitor species vampires had all been taking care not to give Vandal an Alias, which is why he got this one instead. It has no real effect, merely indicating that the individual bearing it is feared and despised, at least at a national level, and at the divine level at most. If people find out someone has this Alias, it is normally taken to mean they are an extremely dangerous person.
If those who are being careful not to award an Alias start to call the individual in question by a suitable Alias, this one will disappear.