In the kingdom of Lironus, seven years after Leonis Gran made himself into a hero in 1330 by defeating the evil Dragon Prince, whose ambitions posed a threat to the existence of humanity, the kingdom fell under attack again by the distant Empire, who had been conquering every nation in its path, and Lironus is just another step towards their global conquest.

Leonis (now formally known as Sir Leonis Dragonsbane Gran following his past exploits) and his followers were using the tower of the archwizard Solaryn as their base of operations as they fought back the empire's advance. The enemy soon figured this out, however, and so the Emperor sent his greatest battalion and his most trusted general to lay siege to the tower itself. This general, a warlock named Sammael, was so feared in part because his entire battalion consisted entirely of jet-black vaguely-humanoid aberrations that would grab their victims with strong tentacle-like appendages and absorb and dissolve their bodies into their own, increasing in mass and size with each victim they claimed. No one had a name for these nightmarish creatures, for there was no word to describe how horrifying these terrors were.

As the siege was proceeding smoothly for Sammael's side, Solaryn's young apprentice Rollard wanted to help out. Unfortunately, in his eagerness to lend aid, he ended up running into Sammael himself, who pursued him all the way into the tower's extensive library of spellbooks. The Apprentice tried pulling the books off the shelves and casting the spells within to defend himself, but his inexperience did little to stop Sammael's advance. In the confusion of the fight he ended up in a restricted section of the library and picked up the tome of Chronos, a spell that could manipulate time itself. When he tried to use it, he opened up a swirling vortex in the fabric of reality that sucked in everyone and everything in the library...

When he came to, Rollard found himself in an unfamiliar place with tall gray buildings of concrete and steel towering over him in every direction. People drive around in these automated metal boxes with four wheels that he would later find out are called "cars". He had travelled into 2037, 700 years into the future.

The city he is in is actually five cities with overlapping boundaries, collectively called San Lironus, after the ancient kingdom that supposedly existed in the past. There is Central City, the capital city whose shape forms a perfect circle, with the tallest building being a hundred-story citadel located precisely in the center of that circle, which contained, among other things, the mayor's residence, but was off limits to commoners. Central City is surrounded by a canal, forming a boundary between it and the four cities that each comprise one quarter of San Lironus' outer ring: Trolsco, Vicarn, Karuzhan, and Despahr. These two are separated from each other by canals that flow into the inner ring.

The government of San Lironus consists of the mayor, the Enforcers, a city militia that acts as the police, and Frater Major, a sentient AI that spreads propoganda and watches over the entire megalopolis through its network of one million security cameras, one for every 50 residents of San Lironus. The government has completely rewritten history into a light that favors their ideals, and continues to do so through manipulating the news. Magic does not exist nor has it ever existed; it is only the stuff of fairy tales. Criticizing the government is a crime punishable by being brainwashed into becoming a devout follower of them, who will be killed when they are no longer useful.

Okay, so maybe this future isn't too much like our own era after all. Regardless, Rollard took Sammael and the rest of the spellbooks into the future with him, and he lost the Chronos Tome in the process. He needs to recover the Chronos Tome before The Warlock does, and he already has a head start by arriving in San Lironus many days before The Warlock did, and used that time to be hired as Mayor Albert Drake's advisor, giving him some control over the Enforcers as well. In the 700 intervening years, the practice of magic was lost, and all the fantastic creatures and races of lore were driven to extinction through a series of mass genocides over the ages, leaving behind only humans and mundane animals. All that remains is a dark secret buried deep beneath San Lironus, undisturbed for centuries, until Sammael found out about it and decided to excavate it...

-There are 4 main stats that govern the secondary stats. They are Strength (STR), Dexterity (DEX), Constitution (CON), and Wisdom (WIS). These four stats are themselves governed by Level (LV), which is governed by Experience Points (XP)
-The amount of XP needed to reach a given level from level 1 is LV^3.5, rounded to the nearest whole number, except for levels 1 and 100, where you subtract 1 from the total instead. The level cap is 100.
-A character starts with 67 points distributed among his 4 attributes at level 1, each attribute being between 11 and 22. At every level up he gains 7 more points that are distributed among the 4 stats. The highest any stat can go through levelling up is 255.
-Maximum HP is determined by the formula CON^1.6 + (2LV)^1.5055. The final result of every formula is always rounded to the nearest whole number unless otherwise stated.
-The formula for maximum MP is 7+(WIS*LV)^0.68.
-Each of the four main attributes has a secondary attribute that is used in battles:
--Attack (ATK) is the sum of the character's STR, the power of his weapon and any other bonuses.
--Defense (DEF): See above, but substitute "CON" for "STR", and "armor" for "weapon".
--Resistance (RES): See above, but substitute "WIS" for "DEF".
-Weapons have a fixed power rating that adds to the character's ATK. Generally the power is between 1.7 and 2.5 times the level intended for the character to use it at. Armor adds to DEF and RES in the same way weapons add to ATK, but the DEF and RES bonuses are two separate ratings.
-Finally, any equipment/status bonuses/penalties that affect CON or WIS do not affect maximum HP or MP.
-Turn order is determined by each character's initiative score from highest to lowest. Initiative is equal to the character's DEX score times a random number between 0.8 and 1.2. After everyone has taken a turn, new initiative scores are rolled for everyone.
-The base amount of damage a character can do with a physical attack is determined by the formula ATK*(LV^0.5). For magical attacks the formula is (WIS*POW*(WIS+POW)) ^.53187. POW is a fixed number between 0 and 255, determined by the spell being cast.
-In the formula for hit rate, let DEX1 be the attacker's DEX and DEX2 be the target's DEX. The attacker has a [100-(DEX2/DEX1*EVA) ]% chance to hit his target. EVA, or Evasion, is an invisible value that is set to 10 by default and can only be affected by special status or equipment modifiers.
-The damage done to a target factors in the attacker's base damage (BASE) as well as his level, and the target's defense. The formula is BASE*(100+9LV-DEF*X) /(100+9LV). Use RES instead of DEF if this is a magical attack. X, like EVA, is an invisible value that defaults to 1 for player characters and 2 for monsters.
-Finally, take the value from the previous equation and multiply it by a random number between 0.8 and 1.2, and round the final result to the nearest whole number. If the result is 0 or less, the damage done will be 1 instead. If it's 10,000 or more, then the damage will instead be 9999.
-Note that magic attacks are not run through the hit% formula, so they will always hit. If the spell being cast is not a spell that does damage, then the target's RES is ignored.
-Every monster has a special XP score that determines how much XP a character will get for defeating it. Upon victory, this value is adjusted by the formula (XP * Monster's LV) / (Character's LV). This calculation is done for each individual monster XP value for every player character.

As for the battles themselves, they would take place on a grid, usually with 10x10 dimensions, though they may change in proportion to the number of characters on it, as well as the physical size of the monsters. There can be up to four PCs and 8 monsters in battle at once. When each character's turn comes up, they can move up to a set amount of spaces (horizontal and vertical count as 1, diagonals count as 1.5) before acting. Physical attacks can either be melee (must be adjacent to the desired target) or ranged (target can be up to X spaces away). There are also special attacks that may have spherical or conical areas of effect.

This is how much Experience Points are required to reach each level. The amount is cumulative from one level to the next.
1:           0
2:          11
3:          47
4:         128
5:         280
6:         529
7:         907
8:       1,448
9:       2,187
10:      3,162
11:      4,414
12:      5,986
13:      7,921
14:     10,267
15:     13,071
16:     16,384
17:     20,257
18:     24,743
19:     29,898
20:     35,777
21:     42,439
22:     49,944
23:     58,351
24:     67,723
25:     78,125
26:     89,620
27:    102,276
28:    116,159
29:    131,339
30:    147,885
31:    165,869
32:    185,364
33:    206,442
34:    229,180
35:    253,652
36:    279,936
37:    308,110
38:    338,254
39:    370,447
40:    404,772
41:    441,310
42:    480,145
43:    521,362
44:    565,047
45:    611,285
46:    660,165
47:    711,775
48:    766,204
49:    823,543
50:    883,883
51:    947,318
52:  1,013,939
53:  1,083,841
54:  1,157,119
55:  1,233,870
56:  1,314,190
57:  1,398,176
58:  1,485,929
59:  1,577,546
60:  1,673,129
61:  1,772,778
62:  1,876,597
63:  1,984,687
64:  2,097,152
65:  2,214,098
66:  2,335,629
67:  2,461,851
68:  2,592,873
69:  2,728,801
70:  2,869,744
71:  3,015,812
72:  3,167,114
73:  3,323,763
74:  3,485,869
75:  3,653,545
76:  3,826,904
77:  4,006,061
78:  4,191,130
79:  4,382,226
80:  4,579,467
81:  4,782,969
82:  4,992,850
83:  5,209,227
84:  5,432,222
85:  5,661,953
86:  5,898,541
87:  6,142,107
88:  6,392,774
89:  6,650,664
90:  6,915,901
91:  7,188,609
92:  7,468,913
93:  7,756,938
94:  8,052,811
95:  8,356,658
96:  8,668,607
97:  8,988,787
98:  9,317,325
99:  9,654,353
100: 9,999,999

Central City: The central circle of the megalopolis, with all the other districts forming a ring around it. The buildings here are taller than anywhere else in San Lironus, but the tallest of them all is the Grand Citadel, which is so tall it can be seen from anywhere in the city. This important building is home to both the mayor's headquarters and Frater Major's mainframe. Only government officials are even allowed within 100 feet of the citadel, however. The boundary between Central City and the outer cities is marked by a canal that forms a perfect ring around it. The bridges to the other cities serve as security checkpoints.

Trolsco: The northwest corner of San Lironus' outer ring. This city was built on hilly terrain, and the area is prone to earthquakes. Trolsco is famous for its futuristic hover trolleys used for mass transportation.

Vicarn: The southwest corner of the outer ring. Home to myriad forms of entertainment. While gambling is illegal in San Lironus if it isn't controlled by the government, the mafia has set up quite a few hidden casinos if one knows where to look. There is even a casino cruise ship that sails the circular canal, boarding from this city only.

Karuzahn: The northeast corner. Originally a city founded by immigrants from the far east, all foreigners are required by law to live here by law, and as such the buildings' architecture is a bizarre mixup of the various countries that this city represents. This city is the site of the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Carmelia, which presently houses their ambassadors, a rock band called the Chainbreakers. They are using their diplomatic immunity to hold concerts all over San Lironus, performing rock anthems about a world free from the oppression of Frater Major.

Despahr: The southeast corner. The slums of San Lironus where the poor and homeless often end up. There is less surveillance here compared to the other cities, so there are a lot of rebel factions plotting to overthrow the government here. Conspiracy theorists will tell you that the Empire of Granbrom, a country that San Lironus is not on good terms with to say the least, has set up a secret base right under their enemy's nose, and that it's probably around here somewhere.

The Apprentice
Name: Rollard
Appearance: http://lancelotgeass.deviantart.com/art/Rollard-Character-Design-169430767
Bio: Lived on the streets of a magical city as an orphaned boy until he was found by the adventurer Leonis and taken to Solaryn's tower. He has since grown up to be a promising apprentice to the powerful wizard. Now he finds himself in the grand city of San Lironus 700 years in the future, and has gotten himself into quite a mess. Rollard is the only character that can use magic. He learns new spells by recovering lost spell tomes scattered throughout the city. Rollard fights with staves and wands, which unfortunately aren't exactly common in an era that doesn't believe in magic.
Personality: Rollard is rather naive and gullible, as he knows nothing of the time period he ended up in, but he slowly wisens up as the story progresses. He shows little concern for anything that doesn't have to do with himself, the spell tomes, or Sammael. He is only following along with the crew because they help him reach his goals.
STR: ***
DEX: ********
CON: ****
WIS: *********

The Engineer
Name: Jack Craft
Bio: A young man studying to become an engineer at the San Lironus University of Technology. He tinkers with spare parts in his free time and has invented some useful personal gadgets, including a special pair of shoes with wheels in the soles. He is the first person that Rollard befriends in this era, and over time his apartment turns into the team's base of operations. Jack has no preference for any particular type of weapon, and will use almost anything. He can create his own items by tinkering with spare parts. Unlike the other player characters, Jack's stats can be allocated as the player sees fit each time he levels up.
Personality: Jack shows much more sympathy for others than the apprentice. He has a strong sense of justice, one that isn't twisted and perverted like the government's. He came to help Rollard because he couldn't stand seeing a helpless man be beaten. He wants to reform the government, even if it means overthrowing it by force, though given the choice he would rather not choose violence.
STR: ******
DEX: ******
CON: ******
WIS: ******

The Nurse
Name: Clara Gauzman
Bio: A nurse working at San Lironus Central Hospital, or at least she was until she was fired for prying into the origins of a viral outbreak. She joins Rollard's team when they save her from a library set ablaze by an arsonist, and brings her medical equipment with her. Clara carries a medical kit full of medicines that can boost her allies' abilities and allow them to recover from injuries and illnesses, and uses surgical equipment as weaponry: scalpels, bonesaws, lasers, poison-filled syringes, and the like.
Personality: Clara became a nurse because she wanted to help people. She is not one to hold grudges, so much so that she doesn't hesitate to forgive someone for wronging her. She is always looking after the well-being of her friends like an overcaring mother, which comes off as annoying to some of them, but she means well.
STR: ****
DEX: *******
CON: *****
WIS: ********

The Gangster
Name: Mak Sekker
Bio: The leader of a notorious gang of rebels, known for their propensity for violence. They have ambitions to overthrow the mayor and his goons and establish their own anarchy. Rollard and Mak get off on the wrong foot when his subordinates randomly attack the apprentice, but after he is defeated in a fair fight he realizes that he could use Rollard as an ally to further his gang's goals. Max is incredibly strong and prefers melee weapons such as knives, chains, bats, tire irons, and brass knuckles.
Personality: Mak is an anarchist that wants to see nothing less than the downfall of society itself. Since Jack's mission involves fighting a lot of authority figures, Mak has joined up with him because they share a common enemy. Mak does not respect Jack's leadership position, and often tries to impose his own authority on the P Cs with his tough-guy demeanor. It takes someone else to get him to know his place, at least for a while.
STR: **********
DEX: ****
CON: ********
WIS: **

The Gambler
Name: "Lucky"
Bio: His real name is Chip Diaz, but he prefers to go by the alias "Lucky" for more reasons than one. He is a professional gambler easily identified by his flashy gold-trimmed suit, gelled-back hair, sunglasses, dice necklace, and a four-leaf clover on his lapel. While gambling is illegal in San Lironus, there is a government-run lottery that's really a front for the mayor to raise more money, as no citizen ever gets the winning ticket. When Lucky managed to cheat the system and get the winning lottery ticket, the governing officials didn't hold up their end of the bargain and issued a warrant for his arrest. Lucky fled from the eye of the government and now participates in the illegal underground casinos run by the mafia. He has recently been on a bad losing streak, and owes the mafia a very large sum of money.
Personality: Chip tends to have a much more laid-back attitude than the rest. He maintains a cool head even during crises, although sometimes it's hard to tell how he's feeling with those sunglasses he's always wearing. He is a compulsive gambler, and will place bets at the drop of a hat. True to his nickname, he does have strings of good luck, but that also means that his bad luck streaks are even worse that the average person's. He is also rather paranoid at times because of the large gambling debt he owes to the mafia.
STR: *******
DEX: *****
CON: *******
WIS: *****

The Fire Chief
Name: Corona Blase
Bio: Chief of the San Lironus Fire Department. She initially appears early on to battle the fires in the library, and later decides to help Rollard's cause against the mayor. She is highly resistant to fire thanks to her line of work, and can wear the heaviest armor of any of the player characters. She brings a fireman's axe into battle, and can use high-power fire hoses as harmful weapons. She later allows Rollard and his team to ride around the city in one of her fire trucks.
Personality: Corona is a rather large but shapely woman, and the firefighting armor she wears makes her look even bigger. She feels that the fire department is underpaid, even though everyone from doctors to janitors get paid the exact same wages in San Lironus. Despite being part of the system that Jack is against, she is willing to help him with his mission since she has some access to the inside.
STR: ********
DEX: **
CON: **********
WIS: ****

The Soldier
Name: Lt. Erick Ballisto
Bio: An infantryman in San Lironus' local militia, which is currently investigating the possibility that the city may currently be occupied by a battalion belonging to rival country Granbrom. When he was out in the field, he was accused of committing a heinous war crime, and has since been dishonorably discharged. He now joins Jack's crew as he seeks the truth of what had really happened on that fateful day. Ballisto is a firearms expert, and wields all the big guns in the game, from rifles to rocket launchers.
Personality: Erick was framed for a war crime that he didn't commit, and after being stripped of his rank he began to realize the corruption that exists within the system. He has obtained information that Granbrom is planning to invade the cities, and has been trying to prevent this from happening, using Jack's crew to help him achieve this. He is rather tough on his allies, but only because he thinks of himself as like a father to the P Cs. He is the only man big enough to intimidate Mak.
STR: *********
DEX: ***
CON: *********
WIS: ***

The Psychokinetic
Name: Darcy Ravenheim
Bio: A black-haired girl found in the slums on the outskirts of San Lironus, who proves herself useful to the group when she defeats a band of violent thugs chasing them without even touching them. Darcy is mute, but she can communicate with others with her mind. She can manipulate matter with her mind as well, and even see a short ways into the future. She is the only character more powerful with her special abilities than Rollard is with his magic.
Personality: Darcy does not speak at all, but those around her will hear a woman's voice in their mind. This voice is usually monotone and sometimes cryptic, and one gets the impression that her inability to speak was caused by some traumatic event. She does not gesture her feelings with body language, appearing almost catatonic on the outside, though she is really quite lucid.
STR: **
DEX: *********
CON: ***
WIS: **********

The Agent
Name: "Agent Viper"
Bio: His real identity is considered classified information. This mysterious man drops in on Rollard's group when they find themselves in another spot of trouble and insists that he join them. His true motives remain elusive; he may or may not be a government spy. He is armed with top-secret technology that makes him extremely dangerous in combat and useful outside of combat.
Personality: Viper is mostly quiet and secretive due to being on a highly secretive mission. When he does talk he is very terse and does not waste words, and will often give out instructions without any explanation as to why one should do such a thing, much to Jack's frustration. Whenever he is confronted as to his motives, he simply states that it would be in everyone's best interest that he continue to follow them.
STR: *****
DEX: **********
CON: **
WIS: *******

Sir Leonis Dragonsbane Gran
The hero of Lironus had humble beginnings as the son of a tavern wench and one of her customers, a traveller from the rival kingdom of Granbrom. Leonis grew up in the Crossroads Tavern and was inspired by the wondrous tales of its visitors to become an adventurer himself when he turned 18. He found his place in history at age 20 when he began travelling with a mysterious man that he would discover to be Dralkor, the half-dragon son of the mighty dragon god Bahamut. Dralkor's ambition was to usurp his father's throne, which he did by murdering him, and to create a world where dragons ruled, free of all humanoid races. The new dragon king would reign over dragonkind from Cor Draconis, his flying palace. Leonis became a legend in his own time when he and his disciples flew to the palace on a dwarven airship and fought the new Bahamut in a battle so fierce it caused Cor Draconis to come crashing down into the sea. Seven years of peace later, the kingdom of Lironus is being threatened by the all-conquering empire of Thanatos, and the people have cried out for their hero yet again...

Archwizard Solaryn
Long ago, there was a land occupied by a vast mountain range rendering it uninhabitable for humans. Then a powerful wizard came along and used his extensive powers to level the entire range and change the region's climate to a temperate one. This is how the kingdom of Lironus began. The wizard passed down the secrets of his powers to his apprentice, who passed his powers down to the next apprentice, and so on through the ages. Solaryn is the last of this lineage, though his mentor had a second apprentice named Lunaros. In his journey to defeat the dragon prince, Leonis found a young but gifted boy on the streets and took him to Solaryn's tower, where the wise old wizard took him in as his apprentice. Mages all over the world can only hope to be even half as powerful as Solaryn.

Joseph Stone
A professional enforcer and investigator in San Lironus' police department. Joseph once had an encounter with the supernatural when he worked on a case that involved a serial killer with a scythe, and now he is tasked with investigating incidents involving the sightings of a man in a feathered hat, which turns out to be Rollard and his strange company. Stone takes sympathy for the righteous rebels, and decides to help them in any way he can from the inside of the force that oppresses them.

Black Wolf
A mysterious man in a hooded cloak who men fear to even say his name. Those aware of his existence are too afraid to even talk about him. No one has seen him without his hood and lived to tell about it. He seems to know Rollard and Darcy somehow...

Sammael
A warlock easily recognized by the human skulls and bones that decorate his robe and his staff. He was one of Leonis' disciples in his quest to defeat Dralkor, and joined him as a monster summoner. When the quest was over, Sammael journeyed to the Thanatos Empire, where he supposedly made a pact that allowed him to command the legions of Hell itself, and became one of the emperor's most feared generals. It is said that he is now on such good terms with the demons and devils he summons that if he were killed he can simply bring himself back from Hell. When he invades Lironus and seiges Solaryn's Tower, he tries to kill Rollard, only to be pulled into a rip in reality and taken into the future. While searching for a way to return to his own time, Sammael comes across something Emperor Thanatos left behind that managed to remain hidden for all these years...something too big for him to ignore...

Albert Drake
The mayor of San Lironus, who may or may not have the final word over the government, it is hard to tell. He does, however, call all the shots on what happens in his city, and sees Jack Craft's band of rebels as some bothersome pests that need to be squashed. As the police, the fire department, every business in San Lironus, and the local militia at his command, he spends most of his time directing them from his office at the top of the San Lironus Citadel, the tallest building in the entire megalopolis as well as the home of Mother Brain, the supercomputer that controls every computer network on the planet. (It is against the law to create a private network that isn't connected to Mother Brain.) Drake has recently hired a new advisor named Sammael to help him track down those aforementioned pests...

Dr. Kelgar
The head of the local militia (and by extension the government)'s technological research & development, who is currently supervising a project that would turn soldiers into unstoppable superhumans via a specially-engineered virus. Unfortunately, this virus somehow got loose in the San Lironus General Hospital and is turning the patients into savage mutants at an alarming rate. Kelgar calls this accident "a step in the right direction".

Sheriff Gray
Joseph Stone's superior, and the leader of the city's enforcers. Gray is a strict police commander who enforces the letter of the law and is a skillful tactician when deploying his officers. He is much stronger than he looks, and he already has an intimidating physique.

Father Sergio
The ringmaster of San Lironus' criminal underworld. He is the one pulling the strings behind the city's gang warfare and illegal casinos. With plenty of goons to do his bidding, it goes without saying that it isn't wise to upset him. Unfortunately, Chip owes him a substantial gambling debt, and lately his mooks have been looking for him to occupy their time.

Tyrnoth
A man in a stasis pod who is still fully conscious, or at least he would be if he wasn't projecting his consciousness into otherwise-lifeless clones of himself. The strange infection his real body is afflicted with has given him extraordinary powers, but the truth of the matter is, his body is being absorbed into the essence of a horrifying abomination that exists beyond space and time and whose very name would drive any mere human insane. The true form of this abomination that should not be is far too frightening for any of us to comprehend, but when it fully takes over Tyrnoth's body it will appear as a thick mass of jet-black pulsating flesh and organic tissue, with thousands of wriggling tentacles lined with thousands of eyes and thousands of mouths with jagged fangs. This terrifying being is not governed by the laws of space or time, meaning it can appear or disappear anywhere, anywhen. Why it has chosen to manifest itself at this place at this time is something we can only wonder about...

The game begins in the year thirteen thirty-seven with Sammael's forces laying siege to Solaryn's Tower of Magic. As a warlock, Sammael commands an army of demons, but they don't look like the fire-and-brimstone goatlike demons; these ones resemble misshapen, vaguely humanoid figures made out of jet-black flesh, and many of them have tentacle-like appendages. Sammael makes his way into the tower in search of Solaryn, but instead he comes across the apprentice Rollard, who tries to stop him.

BATTLE
Sammael: ????? HP

This is a warmup battle to get into the swing of the combat system. It demonstrates each of the five basic commands. First, Rollard will try to Attack Sammael and do a small amount of damage. Then, he will Defend in order to survive an attack spell Sammael casts at him. Rollard uses an Item, namely, a healing potion, to restore his lost health, and then retaliates by using his own Magic, tossing a fireball at the warlock. When Sammael prepares another attack, Rollard gets the feeling he won't survive this one, so he chooses to Run away.

Rollard flees from the brief encounter into the library of spellbooks, hoping to hide there, but Sammael quickly finds him. The young apprentice scrambles to defend himself by casting a powerful spell from one of the spellbooks, and ends up picking the forbidden Chronos Tome, which rips open a hole in the fabric of reality that sends him, Sammael, and the contents of the library spiraling into the space-time continuum...

Rollard awakens in a strange new place where buildings made of concrete and steel tower over him as far as the eye can see. Though he doesn't know it yet, he has sent himself to Lironus 700 years in the future. He has awakened in a back alley in Central City, where two street thugs have made off with his feathered fedora. If there's anything that makes Rollard angry, it's people messing with his hat.

Rollard gives chase to the two thieves, at the same time confused over this strange place he is in. He runs through traffic on several occassions and is attacked by stray animals and pickpockets. When he finally catches up to the two, they have joined up with two other brutes, all of whom seem to be part of a gang led by a notorious criminal named Max Sekker. As they surround him, a young bystander about Rollard's age stands up for him. This just makes the gang members hostile towards him as well.

BOSS
Sekker Brute x4: 150 HP each

Rollard and the young man are both attacked by these four thugs, and have to work together to defeat them. The apprentice can make short work of his enemies with his fireball spell, and he may have picked up a couple more spell tomes along the way to help him with this fight. The young man who came to help him seems to have a few tricks of his own as well.

The two overcome Sekker's brutes, and they flee in terror, having been frightened by Rollard's unnatural ability to conjure flaming spheres with his hands. The up-and-coming mage gets his hat back, and the man he was fighting with takes him away from this place before it becomes a scene. He introduces himself as Jack Craft, and leads the apprentice to his apartment. There they discuss what is going on, and Rollard comes to the realization that he is in the future, in the Central City of San Lironus.

From out one of the apartment room windows Rollard can see an incredibly tall building that stands out amongst all the other already-tall buildings in the city; it reminds him of Solaryn's Tower. Perhaps it may have stood there 700 years ago, but now that building, the San Lironus Citadel, is the home of two important figures: Albert Drake, the mayor of the collective cities of San Lironus, and the CPU of Frater Major, a sentient AI that omnisciently watches over every corner of the megalopolis.

Jack's apartment, located in Central City, becomes your base of operations from this point on. More features will become available over time. For now, Rollard seeks to recover the spell tomes he inadvertantly brought with him. The best place to start looking would be the San Lironus Library nearby...

But when they arrive, the whole building is set aflame! Firetrucks and curious bystanders surround the library, while witnesses report that there is still someone trapped inside. Rollard, however, isn't afraid of a little heat, and dashes into the burning library in fear of losing important spellbooks that may have ended up in there. Jack is forced to follow him, as well as Fire Chief Corona. Inside the burning library they encounter infernal monsters that must have come from Rollard's time, and all of them are fire elemental. Luckily, Rollard is able to find the Tome of Ice in this building, and along with Corona's firefighting techniques, they make short work of them. Eventually they find a young woman trapped behind burning debris, but before they can save her, the three come across the largest obstacle of their rescue...

BOSS
Lord of Fire: 1800 HP
As we know, the Material Plane is surrounded by the elemental planes of Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind, each with their own overlord. For some reason the ruler of the Plane of Fire has appeared here, and is not in the mood to talk. The Elemental Lord is very strong, but he is still as vulnerable to water and ice as fire itself is.

After extinguishing the Lord of Fire, the trapped woman is able to be rescued. During their escape, they witness a fifth person inside the burning building: a tall man dressed in a black cape adorned with human skulls. He disappears as soon as he had appeared, and the others make it out of the library alive.

The woman introduces herself as Clara Gauzman, a nurse working at the Central City Hospital. She follows Rollard and Jack back home while Corona returns to her duties. The headlines of this day report that a dozen people were saved from the fire by a team of brave government agents, but Jack and company know what really happened.

Another news story reports that mayor Albert Drake has just hired a promising new advisor named Sammael, the same man with the skull-encrusted staff and cloak, the same Sammael that invaded Solaryn's Tower in the past...

In the wake of the recent events, Rollard and Jack decide to question Clara about how the fire might have began. Her answers lead Jack to conclude that this was caused by Mak Sekker's gang. Rollard still has a score to settle with him, having been attacked by his goons earlier, so he insists on tracking down their hideout. And if they're going to do that, Clara insists on coming with them as well, as her healing techniques will prove invaluable to those who go around picking fights with street gangs.

This is your opportunity to explore Central City and see what it has to offer. It is quite large, but you can make use of taxis and subways to make getting around easier. The border guards won't let you into the other cities just yet, but fortunately you won't have to leave Central City to find what you are looking for. When you're heading in the right direction, appearances of Mak's gang will become more frequent.

Eventually they discover the hideout of Mak Sekker and his disciples. You can either fight your way through the hideout to their leader, leaving a trail of bodies in your wake, or you can try putting on their outfits and bluffing your way inside. Regardless, Mak is good at seeing through disguises, including yours, and he'll show you that the leader of any given gang is always the strongest.

BOSS
Mak: 3000 HP
Mak comes at you swinging with a butcher knife. He is quite strong and tough, but not very well protected against techniques, so Rollard's magic will come in handy, as will Clara's healing, as Mak is unrelenting with physical attacks and techniques, and only stops to buff himself so that he'll hit even harder.

The three of them give Sekker a taste of his own medicine by beating him senseless. Finally they bring him to justice by having him arrested by the police, though he will need to recover in the hospital before he can even stand in court. Rollard, Jack, and Clara are all called to be witnesses.

The day before trial, however, they receive an urgent message insisting that come to the hospital as quickly as possible...

Jack, Rollard, and Clara all rush to the San Lironus Central Hospital to find the reception area a total mess. They proceed into the hallways to find that all the workers and patients of the hospital have somehow been turned into shambling, flesh-eating monsters! The three fight their way to Mak's room to find him still alive, recovered from his injuries and still unaffected by whatever has infected everyone else left in the hospital. They would escape from the hospital and leave things to the authorities, but Mak insists that they investigate the cause of this, or else he calls upon his gang again. The three grudgingly let Mak join them, and they fight their way to the top floor of the hospital, where they find the monster that has been controlling all the mutants...

BOSS
Alpha Mutant: 5000 HP
This thing seems to be the one responsible for spreading this virus throughout the hospital. However, the life of the virus seems to be dependent on this creature, so if it were to be killed, the virus infecting the hospital occupants will die as well. It won't be such an easy task, however, as the slow-but-strong mutant has a tendency to inflict poison or stat debuffs on your characters most of the time.

After the four of them manage to defeat the Alpha Mutant, the virus quickly dissipates, and the infectees are cured, though they still need time to recover. Another crisis averted, Mak calls a truce between his posse and Jack's, and states that they are after the same goals: they want to tear down this city's tyrannical dictatorship and liberate its oppressed citizens. They are rebels with a cause.

The news report of today specifically denies that there was ever any sort of viral outbreak at the hospital, and that everything is going smoothly, especially with renowned scientist Dr. Willen Kelgor leading the project of the development of new biological weapons, stating that one of his recent experiments was an astounding success. Now we know who was responsible for the virus. If that madman is allowed to continue his twisted research, more lives may be at risk, so it would be wise if the heroes investigate Dr. Kelgore's current whereabouts. Mak has obtained a free pass into the Vicarn quarter of San Lironus, so they decide to start looking there...

While in the hospital, you may or may not have encountered an optional miniboss named Justin Bailey, a bounty hunter wearing powered armor. If you defeat him you will find a useful item from him. Somehow one gets the feeling that this isn't the last time you'll see him...

While in the Vicarn district the party is met by a man wearing a fancy white suit, sunglasses, a dice necklace, and a clover on his lapel. He tells them that the Mob is after him because he accidentally lost a bunch of their money on a bet, and needs the party's help. Since it is illegal in San Lironus to travel in groups larger than four, you will need to switch someone out of the party to put Lucky in.

He leads you to the biggest casino in Vicarn, with plans to gamble the debt back. Before they can begin, however, they are suddenly locked inside, as the Mob intends for Lucky to pay them back with his blood. The party is then attacked by glitzy casino-themed and mob-themed enemies as they look for a way to release the lockdown. They find that the switch is guarded by a massive goon named Tiny.

BOSS
Tiny: 7000 HP
This is the most feared of Big Al's henchmen. The big guy is able to carry quite a few weapons on his person: an ice pick, a sawed-off shotgun, a bat, molotov cocktails, and a tommy gun, as is the old tradition of his kind. Each one has a different target range, but they all hurt.

Though Tiny can hold his own against the entire party all by himself, he is eventually overcome and they are able to escape from the casino. As they leave, however, it would appear that someone has tipped off the police, as there are about 100 heavily-armed enforcers waiting for the party as soon as they step outside...

Due to the scenes caused by our heroes earlier (especially Rollard waving magic around), they have been arrested by the Enforcers and placed in a holding cell at Police Headquarters. However, since they were only able to arrest four of you, one of the PCs is still free. Whoever you didn't choose to raid the casino (either Rollard, Jack, Clara, or Mak), you will be playing as to sneak into the station and bust out your friends. You can either play it stealthily or fight your way through Police HQ until you reach the holding cells, where you free everyone else and reform your party of four once again.

However, opening the cells without warning has set off the security alarm, and now you have a bunch of officers and guards coming your way. This time you have no choice but to fight your way out. The party makes their way towards the exit, but just before they can break free they are confronted by one Officer Joseph Stone, a rather highly-ranked Enforcer in San Lironus' law enforcement branch, and rightly so.

BOSS
Joseph Stone: 9000 HP
This Enforcer is equipped with gear suitable for handling a swarm of rioters: bullet-proof armor, a machine gun, a riot shield, and tear gas grenades. His armor and shield make it hard to damage him with firearms. His machine gun can hit your entire party at once, and his grenades will dramatically lower your party's accuracy.

Joseph Stone is defeated by the party, and he asks them why they want San Lironus to burn. Jack tells him that there are certain rights all human beings should have, and the government has committed the unpardonable sin of taking them away. Mak Sekker chimes in saying that the people should have the right to be heard, and to live as they choose, not as the government chooses. All this time, Joseph had been following the orders of Mayor Drake out of blind loyalty, and for the first time he questions this. He is too stunned at this realization to do anything, so the heroes escape from HQ before more trouble shows up.

To escape the pursuing Enforcers, the party runs onto a cruise ship just as it departs for a trip around the San Lironus Ring Canal, with a little help from a returning Corona to assist their escape. Having sneaked in to hear Jack's speech about freedom, she has been inspired to join his cause.

The ship is quite vast with many forms of entertainment available. Most of the people don't even seem to care that the heroes are stowaways. In the center of the massive dining hall is a stage for tonight's entertainment: The Chainbreakers. They are a rock band from the Republic of Carmelia, and also happen to be their nation's ambassadors, and are exercising their diplomatic immunity in order to put on a show. Stop by at the right time to watch a rockin' performance from them.

As their concert concludes, the whole ship suddenly lurches unexpectedly, sending everyone and everything that isn't nailed down to slide off to one side. Jack and friends rush out of the dining hall to see what the matter is, and find horrific monsters crawling out of the water and onto the cruiseliner. Could this be the doing of Dr. Kelgor again? Worse still, Justin Bailey has returned, having upgraded the left arm of his power armor, and is looking for a rematch.

While fighting back the monster swarms, they get help from a lone dark-skinned soldier. He is Erick Ballisto, and requests that the party help him save the ship. The bottom hull has been severely damaged and has sprung several leaks. If nothing is done, the cruise ship will surely be sunk. Luckily Rollard can recover his "Barrier" tome somewhere on the ship. Once he has acquired this spellbook, they can head down below and have the apprentice cast magic barriers over the leaks to stop them before the lower hold is completely flooded. Then there's the manner of the biggest threat to the ship to take care of. An enormous black creature with tentacle-like appendages surfaces next to the cruise ship, just about the same size as it as well.

BOSS
Kraken: 7777 HP
Tentacle x2: 2000 HP each
The massive Kraken fires blasts of water at the party while it grabs individual members with its tentacles. A party member trapped in the Kraken's grasp cannot act until his allies destroy the corresponding tentacle. This means the game is over if any party members are trapped by the tentacles and the others are all KOed. By now Rollard should have the tome of Lightning, which will prove invaluable in this battle.

Amazed by the bravery and heroics of the party, now consisting of Jack, Rollard, Clara, Mak, Lucky, Corona, and Ballisto, the Chainbreakers arrange for them to have access to Karuzhan City, where the Carmelian Embassy is located. They are asked to meet the band there later.

The party enters the Karuzhan Quarter and quickly realizes that the architecture of the buildings is much different from the rest of San Lironus; they appear to borrow styles from various other parts of the world. This is reflective of this city's population. Some buildings even appear to be on fire...wait, what!?

On their way to the Carmelian Embassy, the party is beset by a battalion that seems intent on taking San Lironus by force, and our heroes are caught in the crossfire! Ballisto immediately recognizes the enemy soldiers as being from the Granbrom Empire, a rival nation that San Lironus is not on good terms with, to say the least. And they are being led by "The Infernal" Colonel Cassius, a particularly notorious commander known for his brutality. If Jack and his friends are to survive, they have to fight their way to the Embassy, which has become neutral grounds and therefore a safe haven for them. Unfortunately for them the entrance to the Embassy is guarded by a very powerful Granbrom weapon...

BOSS
Assault Tank: 13,000 HP
The pride and joy of the Granbrom Empire's military force. The Assault Tank's reinforced armor makes it difficult to damage with conventional attacks, but it is surprisingly weak against magic the likes of which Rollard is armed with. If it's not firing at the party with its machine guns or crushing them under its massive treads, it's powering up its devastating cannon.

The party manages to wreck the tank and make their way into the Carmelian Embassy. There they manage to piece together what's going on. Cassius' Battalion has been planning to invade San Lironus for quite some time. The Embassy has received a tip from a mysterious informant known only as "Viper" that the enemy has built a secret base right under their nose: on the outskirts of the Despahr quarter. Since the Embassy is currently surrounded by battle, the only safe way to the Despahr city would be through the sewers beneath. It's a long trip, but at least there aren't any monsters down there to worry about, right? Right?

Once in the sewers, It is quickly discovered that they are overrun by monsters, monsters from Rollard's time. Could they have been brought here somehow by the time gate? Regardless, it's a long walk through the sewers to get to Despahr, as if the monsters and puzzles found within were not enough.

On the way there they discover a detour that leads to a series of tunnels currently being dug. Security there is quite high, as there are many government-employed workers down here. The party investigates some and finds out that this massive excavation is being led by Mayor Drake's new advisor, Sammael. Yes, the very same Sammael that had led the siege on Solaryn's Tower 700 years ago. He been taken into this time period because of the time vortex that Rollard created with the Chronos Tome. Although now Sammael has been wearing a strange skull mask ever since he appeared in this era...what could the reason be?

As they try to escape, Sammael notices them and gives chase. Before they can exit the sewers, Sammael summons another horrific beast from the netherworld to attack the party.

BOSS
Lord of Water: 16,000 HP
Earlier on, Jack, Rollard, and Corona had battled the Lord of Fire, who had also been summoned by Sammael. Now they must do battle with the ruler of the domain of water, who attacks the party with massive waves and floods. Since most of the Water Lord's attacks hit the entire party at once, you will probably need the ability to heal all allies at once in order to withstand this boss's onslaught.

Sammael was the one responsible for infesting the sewers with monsters; he had summoned them to keep people away from the excavation. We're not sure what Sammael is hoping to find by digging beneath San Lironus, but it certainly can't be good. At the same time, however, it would be foolish to take on a warlock as powerful as Sammael, especially since his skull mask is probably giving him some demonic powers. The party chooses to make a quick escape, opening a floodgate to flood the tunnel behind them so that Sammael cannot pursue them. They continue onward to the surface, and find themselves in the slums of Despahr...

The entire city of Despahr consists of mile after mile of slums, shacks, and poorhouses. Those that have fallen on hard times are forced to live here. Although the government of San Lironus intends to pay everyone equally, they seem to have neglected Despahr. The people here live in starving poverty, and the corpses of the homeless are strewn about the streets, if they could be called streets in the first place. Crime is even more rampant here than in Central City, with people being mugged in broad daylight an everyday occurance. These violent panhandlers will show no mercy on the PCs either, making this city a dangerous one to traverse.

Jack receives a message on his cellphone from the mysterious informant Viper, telling him that a man named Simon has information about the location of the secret Granbrom base. With some searching the party finally locates a club where Simon is said to hang out, but the bouncers won't let them in without the password. Further exploring ensues and they come across a black-haired girl with a pale complexion. She does not speak to them, but they hear a voice in their minds telling them that her name is Darcy Ravenheim, and that she can help them. They take her to the club, and she gives them the word "Slick", which turns out to be the correct password, as if she had read the bouncers' minds.

Within the club Darcy is able to find out which one is Simon, and when the party confronts him he panics, sending the club into a frenzy.

BOSS
Simon: 10,000 HP
Brawler x5: 1400 HP each
Simon is a coward and will spend most of his time defending and summoning more brawlers into the fight with his cry of "Simon says HELP ME!" When he does attack, it often involves throwing chairs, tables, and whatever else is on hand at you, and he's still stronger than normal enemies.

When "Slick" Simon is defeated, he shouts out some coordinates for the GPS on Jack's phone before running away crying. Having gotten what they were looking for, the party leaves the club and heads towards the coordinates only to find that their destination is just a massive featureless vacant lot. Frustrated, Mak picks up a rock and throws into the lot, only for it to bounce off of thin air. Rollard gets an idea and casts a spell on the lot that ends up disrupting an active camoflage device, revealing an entire building that had been hidden in plain sight. At this point a man wearing a high-tech spysuit comes up to them, congratulating the PCs on a job well done, and introduces himself as the informant named Viper. He then opens up the front door to the building for them, and heads in before them to clear a path to their goal.

The party proceeds into the hidden Granbrom base discovered in the city of Despahr. Viper does his best to hinder the base's security system, and when he can't he will eventually join the party after swiping an encrypted file. His abilities will make things easier to sneak around the place and evade enemies if you do not wish to be picking fights. Although you will have to fight once you reach the control room, where the Colonel is commanding his troops from.

BOSS
Col. Cassius: 20,000 HP
Cassius attacks the party from within a bipedal tank armed with miniguns, lasers, rockets, grenades, and a flamethrower. He has quite an impressive arsenal, though he may have a hard time landing a hit on Agent Viper, given his speed. The Infernal Colonel has the honor of being the first boss in the game where all nine party members are available.

With the Colonel defeated, the party takes control of the base and calls off the attack on San Lironus. The day is saved...until Viper manages to decode the document he had swiped from the base. It seems that the Granbrom army has located an ancient artifact of great power, and from its description, Rollard realizes what it is. It's the Chronos Tome! And it has been found in the Academy of San Lironus!

If the information Viper has gathered is correct, the Chronos Tome is located somewhere within the San Lironus Academy that Jack had been attending. It is also possible that their enemies are after the forbidden tome as well. To save time, the party decides to split into two groups of four, with one of them staying behind as a lookout.

The Academy is divided into East and West wings, which would be symmetrical if it wasn't for the strange black fleshy tissue covering a good portion of the walls and floors. The place is also infested with demonic creatures, the kind that Sammael would probably summon. Each major area on one side of the building has a mirrored counterpart on the other side, but the pulsating black flesh covering the place renders some objects on one side unusable. Whatever happens on one side of the building will affect its mirrored twin on the other side, so the two parties will need to work together to progress.

The path will take one of the parties (whichever one Rollard is in) to the central courtyard, which is also infected with the black stuff. There they finally find the Chronos Tome...with Sammael holding it! With the ability to control time, Sammael could manipulate history as he sees fit. Rollard and friends ready their weapons to confront the masked warlock...

BOSS
Sammael: 23,000 HP
At last you have come to battle Rollard's nemesis Sammael, the demon summoner who betrayed the hero Leonis, laid seige to Solaryn's tower, followed Rollard into the future, started manipulating Mayor Drake under the position of his advisor, burned down a library, summoned an army of murderous monsters into San Lironus, and began excavating something better left buried.
Sammael will summon demons to keep the party occupied while he prepares powerful nuke-type spells. He can also cast one of two protective barriers around himself: a red one will make him immune to physical attacks, while a blue one will nullify all special attacks thrown at him.
When you deal a total of 23,000 points of damage to him, Sammael's skull mask will shatter, revealing his true lifebar of 60,000 HP. That mask was actually a cursed mask which had been suppressing Sammael's power, so now he can attack you with all of his strength. Nice job breaking it, hero. He immediately casts a purple barrier around himself, which nullifies both normal AND special attacks, and laughs at your futile attempts to damage him as he casts Wave of Darkness, a spell so powerful it annihilates your entire party in one fell swoop.

Rollard's party is overwhelmed and defeated by the warlock Sammael. The second party rushes in, but they suffer a similar fate. Sammael mocks our heroes, telling them that all their efforts have been in vain, and exits the scene with the Chronos Tome in hand. The Enforcers arrive soon afterward and arrest our heroes, taking them to the San Lironus Grand Prison where they will be facing their own execution by firing squad...