tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60085523986234280382024-02-19T04:53:59.577-06:00ShaolaDeveloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-87865276038585220762022-11-20T17:19:00.006-06:002022-11-20T17:19:41.361-06:00New website<p>We have new our <a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com">Shaola official website</a> from RPGFaction to ShaolaRPG - <a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com">official website of the Shaola saga</a>.</p><p>Useful links: </p><p><a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com">Shaola</a> official website</p><p><a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com/heroes-of-shaola.html">Heroes of Shaola</a></p><p><a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com/shaola-the-cave.html">Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave</a></p><p><a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com/shaola-the-princess-must-die.html">Mysteries of Shaola: The Princess Must Die</a></p><p><a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com/contact.html">Shaola customer support</a></p><p><a href="https://www.shaolarpg.com/about.html">About Shaola</a> <br /></p>Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-43937464963578958622021-02-09T10:30:00.000-06:002021-02-09T10:30:06.907-06:00New RPG: Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave - Wishlist Now!<p> <i>Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave</i> is officially on Steam now for you to Wishlist!<br /><br />
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We are super excited to announce that <i>Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave</i> is coming soon around April or even earlier!<br /><br />It is a role-playing game that brings mystery elements to the fantasy genre. Fight through the Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave. Discover secrets, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil force in this new chronicle of Shaola.<br /><br /><br /><p></p>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="190" src="https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1526190/" width="555"></iframe>Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-45375530924959910512021-01-12T15:30:00.019-06:002021-01-14T07:11:38.461-06:00Development update on the Shaola series. Also, two new trailers!<p>Hey everyone, it's been a long 2020! I thought now would be a good time for a development update since it's a brand new year and it's been awhile.</p><p>We all know 2020 was a tough year. We were hit with setbacks and development was stalled, but it's a brand new year and we're coming back in full force!</p><p>We're currently working on Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave. It is a new chronicle of Shaola where you become Ice of Zuda Kingdom, the legendary investigator, one of the Magnificent Five. You fight through Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave, discover dirty secrets, add to your legend, and ultimately confront the "evil" force. This role-playing game blends the genres of fantasy and mystery.</p><p>I have really enjoyed testing the game so far, and if you enjoyed Heroes of Shaola for the characters and story, you'll definitely enjoy this one as well.</p><p>Also, as I'm making trailers for the new game, I made two for Heroes of Shaola as well. I hope you enjoy watching them.</p><p>Eric </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="296" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-sFPxAPMo2Y" width="510" youtube-src-id="-sFPxAPMo2Y"></iframe></div>
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This post contain spoilers, read at your own risk. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nope, it's not the cave.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunflower Garden</b></td></tr>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"> Areas contain special rewards</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="817" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WHEBiVM0pO9uMhflDCixiNnHC3EBjQq5FN79UJSI-AXtynG7FzzfI4piKCbydZOQwINitlUV4Ref4jvD_XjBa-xN5MsH1WVmAXRRLNWLkl4bN-wdJ8zepSeZQMGAjDHWR5eJZs7YOV4N/s400/Game_15SWFlW98m.png" width="400" /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How to access the second chest?</td></tr>
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We're looking for more assistance for the Shaola project and great individuals to join our team and assist in various fields and positions.<br />
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We're looking for individuals who have experience in:<br />
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If you're interested in working with us, please email to <a href="mailto:eric@rpgfaction.com" rel="nofollow">eric@rpgfaction.com</a> with your resume, portfolio, Skype ID, and a link to your LinkedIn profile. A link to your Twitter or Facebook profile is optional and recommended.<br />
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<b>Sales</b><br />
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Team17 Digital Ltd. is having a <a href="http://www.opiumpulses.com/store?publisher=Team17%20Digital%20Ltd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">big sale</a> on Opium Pulses. More games, more fun.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-56582743064221898262019-09-25T11:50:00.000-05:002019-09-25T12:29:19.418-05:00New partnershipToday we are pleased to announce our new partnership with <a href="http://www.opiumpulses.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opium Pulses Entertainment Ltd.</a>, an awesome organization in Oxford, UK, a veteran in the industry since 2012, to share the publishing and marketing burden with our publishing team.<br />
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Together, we strive to develop and publish more fun games that you love, and to discover more awesome games in a crowded market.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-289833814093986082019-09-17T11:09:00.000-05:002019-09-17T11:09:37.119-05:00An in-depth look at the Shaola seriesFive years ago, we got together and started our research on parallel universes in fiction such as Middle-Earth, Neverland, Elfland, Discworld, and the rich worlds of A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones), The Witcher... as well as the great storytelling of Japanese fiction, notably manga and role-playing games. Afterward, we decided to write about the great stories in the world of Shaola.<br />
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With that approach, we focused on creating hybrid games that combine our favorite aspects of old school RPGs and JRPGs, while at the same time, removing those things some players didn't like, like random encounters and time-consuming grinding.<br />
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The Shaola project is the product of that research and ideas. Our games are not a copycat clone, which borrows ideas from old games, or games with a cheap nostalgia effect. This project is about utilizing some of the best ideas, features and characteristics from the oldies, remix and refine them, then combine and create a new and different type of enjoyment in a modern gaming era.<br />
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Shaola is a long-term project. It is a process of telling great stories about many appealing characters in different kingdoms and regions in Shaola. The gameplay in Shaola games will be based on the distinct story, characters, settings and environment of each title.<br />
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Hidden behind the beautiful high fantasy theme is the cruel world of medieval politics, as each character and faction has different motives and conflicts. Who can you trust?<br />
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Leonardo’s adventure is not a carbon copy of the Tolkien-esque RPGs in the 90s where you go on a heroic mission. You meet orcs, wizards, trolls, goblins, hobbits, and then you defeat some Dark Lords and win the game.<br />
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In this adventure, you are kidnapped into a foreign kingdom. You meet an unsecured prince, who is scheming to dispose of his own brother. The dark side of medieval politics comes out in full force.<br />
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We focus on blending historical fiction and medieval realism with epic fantasy.<br />
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A common theme in folk tales and mythology is the battle between good and evil, which does not always mirror the medieval world.<br />
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Old-time writers tend to oversimplify the struggle between good and evil into stereotypical clichés.<br />
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The Shaola series brings a measure of harsh realism to high fantasy. They introduce gray tones into a black-and-white universe.<br />
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Two permanent characteristics in every game in the Shaola series are: I. Fun gameplay that is easy to play. II. Advanced storytelling and building your enjoyment to the fullest. The story in each game will be enjoyable and on par with any adventure game or Visual Novel.<br />
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While this game is an RPG, one could say that it is an uncategorized game. It could belong to every subgenre out there, while you wouldn’t be wrong if you said it belonged to no subgenre at all.<br />
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It is a combination of many fun things that we’ve loved since childhood from our very first video game experience. The Shaola series is simply a tool to share the fun, excitement, enjoyment and delightful experience with you.<br />
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Eric Truong,<br />
Smiling Dragon RPG StudiosDeveloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-11298551250000402392019-09-11T11:36:00.000-05:002019-09-11T11:36:04.257-05:00Update 1.2.5 released, new direction pointers to find your destinationChanges in version 1.2.5:<br />
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<li>More user-friendly to casual players and non-RPG gamers.</li>
<li>Arrow pointers have been added to a selection of outdoor maps, so that it is clearer on where to go to advance the story (*).</li>
<li>Minor balancing to gameplay and battles.</li>
<li>Further enhancement to scenes and dialogues.</li>
<li>Minor revising to the relationship and interaction between characters.</li>
<li>Tutorial and instruction have been modified with more specific details.</li>
<li>Sound effect have been improved, minor modification to music effect during important scenes or character’s reaction.</li>
<li>A few story scenes and plots have been enhanced to bring each character to life.</li>
<li>2 minor tile issues have been fixed.</li>
<li>Minor changes to a few items, weapons and armors.</li>
<li>NPC dialogues have been enhanced.</li>
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* <i>In a certain parts of the game, arrow pointers won’t appear if they affect the fun of exploration. It is recommended that you don’t depend too much on the pointers. Don’t miss out on hidden areas and loot.</i>Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-75395346005223231692019-08-21T21:37:00.000-05:002019-09-11T12:04:07.811-05:00Heated battles in the crazy world of ShaolaSome battle actions in Heroes of Shaola have been compiled and uploaded to Youtube.<br />
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Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-34768101806793075432019-08-11T02:11:00.000-05:002019-08-11T02:15:29.376-05:00Heroes of Shaola v1.1.5<b>Changes in version 1.1.5</b><br />
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- Major modification to the enemies, spoils, rewards, game difficulty and game balance. The game "Normal" mode should be much easier to finish now.<br />
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- Minor changes to characters, weapons, armors, items, potions stats.<br />
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- A few scenes have been modified.<br />
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- More bug fixing.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-7976905524933247152019-07-19T10:53:00.001-05:002019-08-12T11:32:03.638-05:00Full game released!Beta testing has ended and the game has been released!<br />
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The stable build of the full game is now live, ready and available!<br />
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You can now play the full Heroes of Shaola, a unique crossover between Zelda-like, Diablo-like action RPG and Final Fantasy-like turn based battle mechanics.<br />
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It brings back childhood memories of those good old games in the past. It resembles the familiar look and feel of Middle-Earth and other fantasy worlds in Game of Thrones, Elder Scrolls, Baldur’s Gate, The Witcher etc.<br />
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A big Thank You to our patient supporters and everyone who stays patient, follows and supports this project from the beginning and helped make this game possible.<br />
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As always, any commentary, suggestions, bug reports, anything you want to say in public network or <a href="mailto:support@rpgfaction.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">support@rpgfaction.com</a> is really appreciated and will be noted and answered accordingly.<br />
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Again, huge thank you for your encouragement, feedback, and support. And if this is the first time you hear about the Shaola series, here is a warm hello to you and I hope that this first game ignites your interest.<br />
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We’ve made the game for you, not just for “nerds” and fantasy fanatics, but for everyone. Anyone can enjoy a good story.<br />
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Thank you again, everyone. Your support means a lot to us. Thank you for your support and enjoy the world of <b>Shaola</b>!<br />
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Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-13928292692343047372017-06-11T19:00:00.002-05:002019-07-19T11:00:49.039-05:00Heroes of Shaola has been approved on Steam Greenlight<br />
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Heroes of Shaola has been Greenlit! This means that the game will be available for sale through the Steam store once it is up for sale. Steam is the most popular gaming portal in the world.<br />
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I don't have much to say here except a big <b>Thank You</b> to everyone who helped make this possible. You guys have contributed a lot of votes.<br />
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With this out of the way, we can concentrate more on finishing the game. Hopefully we can get into the Beta phrase in a couple of months. We’re trying to stay with the process and not rushing it.<br />
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Thanks again, everyone. Your support really does mean a lot to us.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-18707801870964167042016-10-05T15:02:00.000-05:002016-10-05T15:02:25.004-05:00Greenlight Trailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-42475351665605608332016-07-28T15:54:00.001-05:002016-09-13T12:01:30.799-05:00"The Magnificent Five" of Shaola“The Magnificent Five” is an unofficial title given by the common folks to the top 5 world-class undefeated fighters. People have been calling them "The Magnificent Five" out of respects.<br />
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<b>The Hero of the East</b>: Hiro Terakado is one of the top five fighters in the world. He is a jack-of-all-trades and the best all-around fighter in the land. He can fight in different styles and can use many different types of magic, as well as using many types of weapons. He has a wide range of skill sets and abilities.<br />
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From an appearance standpoint, Hiro is nothing like a top-5 fighter in the world. The community’s perceptions are that he is just a young man, an up and coming talent who has some potential but isn't there yet. Until years ago, he defeated the former "Hero of the East", Sir Beowald in a fair duel. After that historic event that shocked the world, people’s perception change and he finally got the respects he deserved. Eventually, he has surpassed Sir Beowald as the new "Hero of the East".<br />
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Contrary to popular belief among the mainlanders, he actually quite charming and looks very young. He is a cool guy, humble, smart and fun to be with. He resides in Lufeng Island with his teacher, nicknamed <i>The Green Wizard</i> who is a Greenese and came from Everland.<br />
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Hiro, the Green Wizard and his daughter, their magical pet Kingkong, along with four sisters called <i>Lufeng Quadruple Flowers</i> are the strongest figures in Lufeng. They are the only reason that pirates never think about coming here, even the gruesome Mad Sharks.<br />
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<b>The Knight of the West</b>: Cepheus Shouveleki, no one knows the real location of his home. There are rumors that his home is somewhere in the Western Sea, probably on a small deserted island. He made his marks many years ago when he wandered on the mainland, defeated and killed many powerful lords and criminal leaders. He won a World Championship in the Elympic and then slaughtered all opponents in the battle royale "Game of the Survivor". After all these events, he quietly went on a ship and sailed to the Western Sea. Many groups of fans had sailed to the Western Sea to find his home, but they have found nothing so far. Some folks claimed to see him on the mainland.<br />
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<b>The Investigator of the South</b>: Nickolas Spyridis is widely considered the current best detective in Shaola. Maybe the best investigator ever. He works for the Iron Eagle, the greatest secret service agency ever.<br />
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He is a respected leader and a proven fighter, resilience and brave. He can be a bit cold and lukewarm. He has great intelligence and outstanding ability to pay attention to the smallest details and detect lies and errors. People said that he was born to be a detective.<br />
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When people think of the top 5 fighters, the Magnificent Five, they think of dominant fighters. However, Nickolas does not strike people as a dominant fighter that overwhelmed opponents, or a big bully that slaughtered everyone and destroyed everything in sight.<br />
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He does not have super strength or fancy skills. What he has are intelligence and experience. He is an unbelievable cunning and clever fighter. He calculates everything during battle. Before he joined the Iron Eagle, he was a vagabond and adventurer who wandering everywhere and fights everyone. After he joined the agency, they equipped him some of the most expensive weapons, armors, tools and items.<br />
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Nickolas does not have many convincing knockouts, but he finds ways to win. He does not win every battle, but he is still undefeated because he had never got defeated in a 1-on-1 battle. Many great fights ended up in a tie and foes become friends after hacking at each other for hours. When he was facing multiple strong opponents at the same time, even if he could not win, he always managed to escape successfully.<br />
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There are rumors that he is the only fighter who has ever fought against the other four of the "Magnificent Five". However, he never won. Either it's ended up in a tie, or he escaped. Therefore, he is considered the 5th best fighter in the land, not too shabby. However, none of them have ever confirmed those rumors.<br />
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Nickolas always travels alone before he joined the agency. After joining the agency, he still operates alone most of the time. The agency offers him many talented sidekicks and assistants, but for some reasons he refuses. He prefers to operate alone, done things his way, by himself. He hates sidekicks and prefers to live a lonely life.<br />
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People spread different rumors about his roots, where he comes from, etc. Some suspect that he was an exiled prince from a different kingdom. Some suspect that he is the (Zuda) king's bastard son. Others suspect that he was a former assassin. There is something secretive, mysterious about Nickolas that people just want to gossip about. However, Nickolas himself never confirmed any information and never said anything to anyone about his past. So, all those rumors are just… rumors.<br />
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<b>The Swordsman of the North</b>: Demoniel Murdock, the best fighter in the world and by far the best warrior in Martia’s army. Martian army is the most well-trained army in the land. Demoniel is an associated general, not a commander, due to his lack of knowledge on strategies, tactics and military matters. He also isn’t a great political leader. But he sure knows how to use a sword!<br />
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His legendary status, fame and reputation in Martia provoke a lot of jealousy. Corrupted officials, generals and commanders have been abused his fighting talents, they’ve always sent him to the front line.<br />
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They want to use the opponents to kill him. They send him to dangerous missions. They have been setting him up to fail. They even try to frame him. But it doesn't matter what they do, he always prevails and has the last laugh. After all, this is a nation that worship strong men, and he is the strongest of all. Plus, he has the king by his side.<br />
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1-on-1 combat or 1-on-100 combat, it doesn't matter. He can fight off hundreds of soldiers by himself. There are numerous legends about him in Martia: He crossed ten gates and beheaded ten commanders during a suppression of a rebellion.<br />
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During a war when the alliances between warlords, the rebels, the mercenaries, the army of peasants and the army of slaves united together, attacked and surrounded the capital, Demoniel was able to protect the king and broke through five layers of soldiers and another three ambushes.<br />
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He was saving the king and brought him out of the battlefield, fighting with one sword and one horse. His right arm held the king, his left arm swings the sword, all this with the slave-soldiers and the peasant-soldiers using hooks and tools to grab his horse's legs. They eventually escape and soon called for the other local military forces to come rescue the capital.<br />
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His uncanny fighting abilities can be comparable with Murlock, the Slaughterer, a great leader and the Orc's greatest fighter of all time. Some experts have considered Murlock is currently the 6th best fighter.<br />
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<b>The Wizard of the Central</b>: While Demoniel is the best "fighter", Claudius Scipio is the best "wizard" in the world, certainly the most knowledgeable. He knows all types of magic and spells.<br />
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Many moons ago, the two of them fought on top of the Great Himalaya Mountain, the tallest and largest mountain on the land, to settle the issue of who is the better fighter once and for all, with the witness of many audiences. They fought and rested, rested and fought for weeks before finally decided it was a draw.<br />
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There are many debates about who is actually better. What if they fought longer, for months, for years, then who would have won? For now, there is still no conclusion on who is better. What everyone can agree on is that Claudius is the best<i> wizard</i> and Demoniel is the best <i>swordsman</i>.<br />
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Claudius lives in Zenman, but he does not serve the empire, despite many invitations of the emperors. He stays away from politics and wants to have the time to do research and experiments on magic and witchcrafts.<br />
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The Iron Eagle in Zuda Kingdom and the Shaola Academy in Zokang Kingdom each rank Claudius and Demoniel as their #1 and #2 fighters in their latest <i>Power Rankings</i>.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-32110874023771073472016-07-26T11:21:00.000-05:002016-07-26T13:49:24.698-05:00New files available for downloadAs much as we would wish to go on updating new versions and uploading new files, we would like to concentrate on finishing the games. So, Heroes of Shaola v0.2 and Shaola v0.4 are the last updates until the full games are completed.<br />
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<b>Changes in Shaola 0.4:</b><br />
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- We now have a more advanced jumping system for Eli. As long as he wears the Spring Boot, he can jump anytime and anywhere. Press A to jump. Running and jumping at the same time will enable him to jump farther.<br />
- As a result of the newly implement advanced jumping system, many more secrets and treasures have been added.<br />
- New items and potions have been added.<br />
- Dialogues have been improved.<br />
- Minor enhancement for graphics, icons, music and sound effects.<br />
- We have re-installed the diagonal movement mechanics that we took out in the last version, due to the incompatibility with the mouse controls system.<br />
- Many bug fixes and small improvements have been made.<br />
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<b>Changes in Heroes of Shaola 0.2:</b><br />
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- A lot of characters and battlers’ graphics, icons have been enhanced.<br />
- Major tweaks to the monsters, the spoils, and game balance.<br />
- Energizer's value and effectiveness have been raised.<br />
- Guns are much more powerful, like they should be. This explains why the factions on the other side of the Great Desert are so afraid of the Aquilon Republic.<br />
- Minor changes and improvement to the text and dialogues.<br />
- Some sound effects have been added and/or improved.<br />
- All known gameplay bugs in the Demo have been fixed.<br />
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You can download the new files under "Heroes of Shaola latest files" and "Shaola latest files". Enjoy the games!Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-29505570512391469292016-07-22T00:33:00.001-05:002016-07-26T16:37:11.196-05:00An in-depth look at the smaller factions in ShaolaPreviously, we have described 7 elite mainland’s kingdoms and 2 kingdoms in the Far East (Everland).<br />
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In this article, we’ll take an in-depth look at the 25 smaller factions in the world of Shaola, including 10 political factions and 15 nonpolitical ones.<br />
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<b>POLITICAL FACTIONS</b><br />
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<b>Sahara Tribe: </b><br />
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Sahara Tribe is a nomadic clan that can be considered a group of bandits. They are wandering around the Great Desert on their camels and lurking, robbing, kidnapping and killing merchants and traders. They also raid the villages near the Long Wall south of the Desert.<br />
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They have tried to raid the outpost and the cities north of the Desert, but being chased away by Aquilonian soldiers with guns.<br />
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They are led by a Khan. The Khan may not be the best manager or the best leader, but must be the best fighter. The Khan isn’t necessary the wisest man, but definitely is the strongest, fastest and quickest men.<br />
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The Saharan does not choose their Khan by hereditary or voting, but rather by a series of 1-on-1 battle, sometimes 1-on-2 or even 1-on-5 battle. The tribe is led by Sebasten Khan. The Saharan is considered "savages" among the mainlanders because they still don't have any family name (last name). They can’t even read or write.<br />
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<b>Mad Sharks: </b><br />
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Mad Sharks is a group of pirates who terrorized the east coast for years. They raid fishing villages and robbed merchant ships. Their victims are usually traders between the mainland and the islands.<br />
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The Mad Sharks used to be just one of the groups out of many other groups of pirates. A couple of hundred years ago, they became the strongest of all and went on a campaign to unite all groups. They conquered and took over many groups. They slaughtered the rest of the groups that disobey.<br />
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They are currently led by Captain Cassel, one of the top fighters in the land, and by far the best fighter on the sea.<br />
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They have been buying guns from the Republic of Aquilon and have developed some of the finest gunners. The Aquilonian wants to use the pirates to create disorder and chaos on the other side of the desert. The Mad Sharks was making a great profit on trades with Zokang Kingdom. They sell used guns to the Zokang for twice the gold they spend to bring new guns from the Aquilonian. With guns, the Mad Sharks now are more dangerous than ever.<br />
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<b>House of MacArthur: </b><br />
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This clan is led by the MacArthurs, one of the most powerful families in Shaola. They owned 4 cities and have their own army. Only family members can command the soldiers.<br />
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<b>House of Lagidis: </b><br />
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This clan is led by the Lagidises, one of the richest families in the land. They owned 2 cities and 6 castles. They don't have a formal army. However, they bought slave-soldiers and hired mercenaries to defend their territory. Their army is a collective bunch of slaves and mercenary groups.<br />
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<b>Altadon Independent City: </b><br />
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This is one of the largest, most crowded and most popular city in the world. This is the greatest place for slave owners, slave traders, and millionaires. Rich people come here looking for top quality slaves and mercenaries. The city is using an army of slaves and mercenaries for defense.<br />
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Here are some of the notable group of armed slaves and mercenaries in the city: The Army of Darkness, The Hounds, The Ultimate Soldiers, The Cavemen, The Men of Westside, The Hunters of the West, Instinctive Killers, The Wars’ Brothers, and the most expensive of all: The Sinners.<br />
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The Sinners is one of the best teams of mercenaries in the land. They claimed that they would commit any sin and any crime to complete the assigned missions from their employers. Billionaires have been hiring them, but no one has enough gold to buy the team. Their service is the most expensive in the land.<br />
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The Sinners led by Charley Zunich and Chesley Zunich, they are brothers and led the team together. Chesley has great arm strength. He used a broadsword in his convenient hand and a falchion in his off hand.<br />
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Charley is bigger, taller, stronger but slower than his younger brother. He fights with two heavy axes. Sometimes, he used the ax in one hand and a heavy shield on the other hand, depends on whom the opponent is and what type of weapons they are using.<br />
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The Sinners has some of the most elite bowmen, spearmen and pikemen in western provinces.<br />
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Altadon City is led by House Incognito. The family is led by Jewell Incognito, who is one of the richest and most powerful landlords. He is a worthless fighter, but is a great businessman. This family has ties and close relationships with many nobles and royal families.<br />
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<b>Fabiano Independent City: </b><br />
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This city is led by a warlord called himself "Lord Celaenus". This independent city once ruled collectively by six wealthy families. Lord Celaenus and his bloodthirsty group of bandits launch an attack, slaughtered all 6 families and took control of the city. Lord Celaenus is one of the strongest fighters in the land.<br />
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<b>Shula Independent Castle: </b> The residence of Lord Shula, former general and politician.<br />
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<b>Bursino Independent Castle: </b> The home of Bursino family.<br />
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<b>Gladle Independent Castle: </b> The residence of billionaire Donald Gladle, one of the richest, most successful and most powerful businessman in the land.<br />
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<b>Lenvale Independent Castle</b> (Steel Castle): The home of Luther Barsi, former criminal leaders.<br />
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<b>The Wolves Gang:</b> Consists of peasants who are being oppressed by the local governments, slaves who killed their owners, free themselves and ran away, and some criminals. This is the largest gang and one of the largest secret societies in the mainland.<br />
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<b>The Luxia:</b> An international underground business organization that has numerous branches and locations worldwide. They have ties to other criminal organizations. Everyone knows they are doing many illegal operations as well as criminal activities, including prostitutions, money laundering, dominate and manipulate the black market. They never get caught. No local authorities seem to have any witness or evidence to do anything about it.<br />
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Many of the authorities have been under the Luxia's payroll. They are sending people to work as their inside man to many local governments and even Imperial Courts.<br />
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The Luxia is led by "The Boss". Everyone called him "The Boss", including his own children. No one seems to remember his real name. Even he himself probably doesn't remember his real name.<br />
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He was an orphan. When he was a teenager, he formed a gang in the street and conduct robberies as well as fighting against both the local soldiers and other gangs. They robbed the riches and gave some spoils to the poor.<br />
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From that point on, he uses numerous aliases. People said that he had forgotten his real name, but no one can be sure.<br />
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The Luxia, and their leader, The Boss, can be complicated to interpret. Like his gang from the old days, The Boss's organization can be both good and evil. Sometimes they are wonderful heroes, some days they are evil and bloodthirsty villains. If someone treats them with respects, they will treat him with brotherly love. If someone disrespects them, then they can be very brutal.<br />
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No one wants to mess with the Luxia. Their retaliation can be very painful. They have slaughtered many families, houses, castles, palaces, destroyed all living things and hunted down the family bloodlines. That is why The Boss has one other nickname: "Smiling Monster".<br />
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There are so many rumors, chronicles, stories, tales and legends about The Boss. Composers even wrote songs, novels and poems about him.<br />
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The Boss probably has done more charities than any other people. The Luxia regularly send representatives to charity events and help contribute to the victims of natural disasters and starvation. Sometimes The Boss went to the events himself.<br />
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Years ago, during one of the charity meetings, a powerful official from the Zenman Empire had been rude to The Boss, calling him "a bastard". The Boss laughed it off with the same old friendly smile in his face, a face that seems to have never shown any negative emotion.<br />
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The next day, the Zenman's official, his bodyguards and all companions found dead near the Keas Mountain. The local authorities concluded that on the way home, the victims was ambushed by bandits and perished. A lot of bandits, robbers and thieves were caught and accused of committing the crime. All of them were beheaded. The case is closed. However, everyone knows who is behinds all that.<br />
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That is why The Boss is one of the most respected and feared dwarves in Shaola. He, in essence, is a powerful emperor without a formal title, and his Luxia, in essence, is an underground empire without national borders.<br />
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<b>The Jokers: </b> While "The Boss" is the most feared <i>person</i> in the land, The Jokers actually is the most feared <i>organization</i> in the world.<br />
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The underground powers within the Great Desert are divided like this: The north is under heavy influences from The Boss and his Luxia, while other criminal powerhouses fighting for influences in the south, they are battling and overthrows each other.<br />
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The Jokers? They influence both the north and south. People suspect that they have the ambition to take over all underground societies.<br />
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They are the most dangerous of all because they have never shown their faces. No one knows who are they, who are the founders, who are their leaders. Everything is a mystery. They secretly slaughtered some of the most powerful leaders. They are killing fast and retreat quickly.<br />
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They are the Luxia's greatest rival.<br />
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The Boss had been sending many of his assassins and some of the finest private detectives to find out about The Jokers. None of them has returned. It's like all of them have vanished into thin air.<br />
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This mysterious organization used to be nameless and faceless. The only information that The Boss managed to find out through contacts with the Iron Eagle is the name "The Jokers", and The Jokers has 52 branches in 52 different locations, so, they are naming each branch based on a playing card. For examples: A branch in location A would be The Queen of Heart. A branch in location Z would be The King of Diamond, etc.<br />
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No one knows who the members are. Their members can be anybody, even the ones who are serving the real kings and queens.<br />
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What about the fearsome Iron Eagle, by far the best agency in the land, did they know something that others don't? No one can be sure.<br />
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<b>Red Dragon Palace</b> is located on Red Dragon Island, a very small island that is close to the Everland. It is one of the most terrified locations in the world. People knew where it is, but no one ever knows anything inside it. There have been some thieves, bandits, scouts and agents trying to break in, but no one has come out. It's like everyone just vanished into thin air.<br />
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<b>Lufeng Island</b> is even smaller than Red Dragon Island. It consists of a few fishing villages. The islanders on Lufeng and Red Dragon Island basically are Zokangese who are fleeing to other islands to get away from the war.<br />
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Lufeng Island is the home of "The Hero of the East", Hiro Terakado, one of the top five fighters in Shaola. Lately, Lufeng Island has resided much more people. Hiro and his sidekicks have invited many heroes and heroines to come live on the island. Who knows what are they up to.<br />
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<b>Snow Palace</b> located on the Snow Mountain, a mysterious place that have never been discovered. The Dwarves have tried to find it for hundreds of years. According to legends in the Dwarves community, Snow Palace led by Snow White, the legendary princess from folktales, and people from the palace always wearing white uniforms.<br />
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<b>The Panthers</b> claimed that they are the Snow Palace's worst enemy. The reason is unknown. They have been trying to find the Snow Mountain by lurking and following the Dwarves around. They also steal many of the Dwarves' new weapons. Therefore, there are many conflicts between them. It is an understatement to say that they dislike each other. The Panthers' members always wear black uniforms. They absorb the panthers fighting styles to their own fighting system.<br />
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<b>Sons of the Tiger</b> is a religious cult that operates in cold and rainy areas. Some of its members also are a cannibal who enjoys eating men and other humanoid creatures. However, their main source of food is lion's meat. They believe that tiger is the "true king of the jungle" and lions are just wannabe impostor. Therefore, they worship tigers and hunting down lions. They are using lions’ skins for clothing. They absorb the tigers fighting techniques to their own fighting styles. Their martial skills are somewhat similar to The Panthers.<br />
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<b>Zormanist</b> is a religious cult that worships fires. They are using fires as a weapon both in melee combat and battle from a distance. They are excelling in using flame arrows and burned down opponent's food and horses. They always wear red, orange or yellow clothes. They are also operated mainly in rainy and cold areas. That is why the Zormanist and Sons of the Tiger have been fighting over the years to scramble for territories.<br />
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<b>Sceletusist</b> is a semi-religious cult and a team of bandits that worship skeletons and using skeletons as weapons and armors. They operate in areas that have a lot of battles between factions, lurking for dead bodies and skeletons. They ambush and robbed rich people for a living. Sometimes they ambush the damaged winner. They even kidnap nobles and royals and demand ransom.<br />
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<b>Sexy Foxes</b> is a team of female-only mercenaries that consists of many female soldiers and swordswomen. Their strategic intent is to utilize their beauty and sex appeal to seduced and tempted opponents (especially males) out of their comfort zone and concentration. There are gossips that they also offer "other special services" to the kings, royals, and nobles, as well as other powerful lords. They wear revealing clothes and mastered the art of seduction.<br />
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The Sexy Foxes resides in Kazen Kingdom, but also has branches in other kingdoms. Since they are almost always fighting for the interests of Kazen Kingdom, people suspect that they actually are the unofficial army under the leadership of the Queen. Others suspect that they are human disciples of the succubus.<br />
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The <b>Bat Guards</b> is guarding the Bat Island (commonly called Batland) on the Western Sea for years. While being reclusive and rarely went to the mainland, they have been living off the pirates' spoils. They make a living by robbing pirates. Even the fearsome Mad Sharks doesn't want to be on their bad side. The Bat Guards are secretive and no one really knows much about them.<br />
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The <b>Sunmoonist</b> is a semi-religious group and gang that worship both the sun and the moon. They know for using weapons with moon-shape and having a lot of tattoos.<br />
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The <b>Avisist</b> is a religious group in Greendom. They worship and idolize birds. They attached themselves to birds. Their traditional goal for hundreds of years is to learn the art of flying. They spend hundreds of years to find a magic that can make human fly. The Zokangese and the mainlanders have been laughing at them for years.<br />
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The Avisist is a natural alliance of the Greenese and the Wood Elves in their effort to fight off the Zokangese expansion in Everland.<br />
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The only ones who are named after a bird can become a full member of the Avisist.<br />
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<b>Human Supremacy Alliance (HSA):</b> A worldwide network of extremists who believe that human should be the only superior race. They believe that the Orcs and the Dwarves are much stronger than Human, and the Elves are much faster and quicker than Human. Therefore, in order to "protect" the Human from those "humanoid monsters" and "save the world", they must annihilate the Orcs, Dwarves, and Elves.<br />
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The HSA determines to exterminate all humanoids, demons, monsters and "the devils" until they are extinct. That is why the HSA always have been a common enemy to all kinds of humanoid creatures, especially the Orcs.<br />
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The HSA have always been getting plenty of support from the monarchs (unofficially), the nationalists, the racists and other extremists in the land. However, many common people think (privately) that the HSA is just a bunch of moronic gangsters, criminals or psychopaths.<br />
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Shaola is a series of heavily plots and story driven games. Guilds and factions are one of the core elements of each game, it being closely linked with the characters, plots and storylines. Although sometime the characters are not required to join a faction, it adds value to the story.<br />
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That's all for now. Thank you for reading. I hope you’re having a good time with the two projects in the Shaola series thus far.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-4104843491052263272016-07-20T18:40:00.002-05:002019-09-25T12:53:59.025-05:00Is it possible to overcome the "super team" at the forest? (outdated)After the release of version 0.1.7, there were complaints that it's nearly impossible to defeat the super team of 3 types of mushroom, poisonous vipers, and the timber wolves in the last battle in the forest.<br />
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The answer is: Yes, you can beat 'em! And here's how:<br />
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<div><div><input onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Hide'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Show'; }" style="font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 75px;" type="button" value="Show" /></div><div><div style="display: none;">Both Leonardo and Melissa have to drink <b>Energizer</b> in the first turn of the battle.<br />
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That's the only way to conquer that battle in this version (0.1.7). If you're on a difficulty level Normal and above, you might need to farming around a bit.<br />
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When there's a boss that seems like impossible to defeat, make sure to drink your Energizer! It's so expensive for a reason.<br />
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Energizer is so effective because it buffs your attack and strength for 5 turns, your defense for 3 turns, you agility for 4 turns, it increases your chance of counterattack/magic reflect by a whopping 60%, your chance of dodge/evade by 40%, you and your buddies will "cover" for each other, depends on who has the higher HP, you'll also cast the state "Ironwall" to greatly minimize the damage. Also, it will grant you 20% chance of HP regeneration and 10% chance of MP regeneration.</div></div></div><br />
That's all for now. Enjoy the game!Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-52579637081253382432016-07-19T14:53:00.001-05:002016-07-19T15:04:09.951-05:00Heroes of Shaola v0.1.7 Public Release<div class="col-sm-10 col-md-8 col-lg-7">
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<li> New potions and monsters have been added. Now you’ll have to face even more haunted mushrooms, with each kind specialized in one type of offense.</li>
<li> Now you can sell things to the Inns after you completed their quests.<br />
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<li> Small enhancement to the Bestiary.<br />
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<li> Many grammar errors have been fixed. The dialogues have been enhanced.<br />
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<li>Most bugs and glitches have been fixed.</li>
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You can download the new version under "<b>Heroes of Shaola latest files</b>". Have fun playing!</div>
Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-76971920437917054332016-07-13T00:57:00.002-05:002016-07-17T00:33:51.746-05:00Heroes of Shaola v0.1.2 - Public releaseHello again all! A new version have been released. There were some bugs that slipped through the last play tests, I've played through myself and fixed it up. There will probably still be a few glitches here and there.<br />
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This release has nothing fancy, just good old-fashioned bug fixes and minor enhancement in graphics, dialogs, stats and gameplay.<br />
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Changes in version 0.1.2:<br />
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- We removed the Game Over graphics, thus, completely eliminated the Game Over factor from the game. Game Over is completely removed from the game!<br />
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- New monsters have been added.<br />
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- A lot of stats have been tweaked to balance out the game.<br />
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- Most bugs and errors have been fixed.<br />
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You can download it here:<br />
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What are the differences between the Tech Demo and the Story Demo, you might ask? <br />
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The Tech Demo contains a short side-story for demonstration purpose and to introduce the theme and the basic mechanics of the game. Its contents won't be in the actual game.<br />
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The Story Demo contains the beginning part of the alpha version of the actual game. Everything begins with the disappearance of Leonardo, the sole heir of the Sutherlands, one of the top four noble families in the Zenman Empire.<br />
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Other changes included a different and uncommon Game Over mechanics. You won't lose your progress on Game Over, even when all main characters are injured.<br />
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The graphics are brighter and clearer. It possesses much better battler graphics and animations, especially the opponents and monsters. In addition, many bugs and issues have been fixed.<br />
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You can download it here: <a href="https://onedrive.live.com/download?cid=2818AB9E500B037F&resid=2818AB9E500B037F%21112&authkey=AKk3gogfVwXmx38" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HOS_StoryDemo.zip</a> Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-68050435911108152132016-04-24T02:54:00.000-05:002019-09-25T12:46:51.097-05:00Heroes of Shaola (1st Demo is available now!)Zenman Empire is the greatest nation in the world. It's located in the central region and surrounded by the bloodthirsty Martia Kingdom (formerly the Martia Tribes) in the north, the deceptively powerful Amazail Kingdom in the south, and the unpredictable House Lagidis in the west.<br />
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Each year, the vassal factions must pay a tribute with gifts, weapons, women and gold to the Zenman.<br />
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Its capital city, Zalumi, has been protected by the four most powerful noble families. Those four families are the Sutherlands, the Pantelakos, the Totens and the Rileys.<br />
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One morning, Leonardo, the only child of the Sutherlands, was nowhere to be found. The news shocked the whole nation.<br />
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People freaked out by the mysterious disappearance of Leonardo, a young nobleman with unlimited potential.<br />
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Meanwhile, in the north, Martia Kingdom has been staring at Zalumi for years. The Amazailian are also lurking around from the south.<br />
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Both of them are growing tired of being a vassal nation. They are getting tired of paying tributes to the Zenman Empire.<br />
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They have been watching Zalumi like a hawk, waiting for a chance to take action.<br />
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Sources from the Iron Eagle from Zuda Kingdom revealed that Martia and Amazail have been trying to form an alliance.<br />
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If the two indeed become allies and something happens in Zalumi, they will launch an invasion to Zenman. With their powerful forces, they should reach the capital in no time.<br />
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The once great Zenman Empire is suddenly facing two big threats from both the north and south.<br />
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The conservatives in Amazail - led by Gaer Capulet, the General Eunuch - always want to maintain the status quo.<br />
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They always want a peaceful environment for economic development. They are against wars and want to maintain good relationships with neighboring countries, especially Zenman Empire.<br />
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The Amazailian conservatives obviously want to prevent the alliance between Amazail and Martia so they can prevent the war from happening. It seems that they are the only hope to stop this madness.<br />
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<b>Inspiration</b><br />
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The stories and settings that influenced us are:<br />
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- Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire)<br />
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- Middle-Earth (from Lord of the Rings)<br />
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- Romance of the Three Kingdoms<br />
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- Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and Northern Europe's tales and mythology<br />
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- Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and European medieval history<br />
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<b>General Characteristics</b><br />
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✓ Jumping, lock picking, finding secret treasures (chests), solve mysteries, explore hidden caves.<br />
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✓ Scripted side-view battle system with visible opponents (no forced random encounters or invisible monsters).<br />
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More aggressive beasts are going to chase you down. The bandits obviously will approach you. Less aggressive opponents will leave you alone, unless you attack first.<br />
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✓ A more realistic spoils system that make more sense. You won't see the "heroes" broke into people's houses, open chests and take the gold away right in front of the owners. Beasts and some monsters don't drop gold. In this game, they drop body parts instead. You can sell body parts for some quick money or save it to build weapons/armors in the shops.<br />
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You won’t see any chest in a public place and people around doesn’t even bother to get it. You won’t see any chest in jungles, deserts. Other types of reward are available. We’re trying to make everything a bit more realistic and get rid of some common annoyances in a J-RPG.<br />
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✓ The game features a loosely and flexible classes system. The game focuses on characters, every character is unique and different from each other, depends on their figure, appearance, schools, profession, orientation and career path, as well as fighting style and cultural background.<br />
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✓ Grinding is unnecessary. All you need to do to win this game is to be careful with each decision, look out for quests and secrets, managing your money wisely and using your skills, potions and items precisely.<br />
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✓ Different mechanics on Gameover. You won't lose your progress.<br />
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We're trying to make this game and other games in the series unique and different from other RPGs in the market. We have made many little tweaks to make it different from other RPGs and hopefully better experience for you.<br />
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<b>Specific Gameplay Features</b><br />
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✓ There are tools and gadgets for exploring secrets and finding treasures.<br />
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✓ A more diverse and non-linear boulder system for puzzles. You need some strength to push the boulder. You'll need more strength to pull it.<br />
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✓ Two simple Quest systems. One for Story Quests and one for Side Quests.<br />
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✓ A more realistic Party management system.<br />
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✓ Special treasure chests that required special tokens.<br />
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✓ Fun minigames to collect your treasures.<br />
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✓ Grinding is not necessary for level advancement. However, there are grind areas if you want to grind.<br />
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✓ Simple mining system and gathers natural resources.<br />
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✓ Advance scripted jumping systems.<br />
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✓ Good replay value. Multiple endings. Multiple dialogues depend on various game progress and party member availability.<br />
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The endings will be decide by many variables, including <i>multiple choices</i> (like Visual Novels) and <i>subtle triggers</i>. For examples: When you go out of your house in the morning, who will you go to see first? Which house did you go to first? After you got the quest to gather the party, which party member will you come to see first?<br />
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✓ We focus on the growth of the characters, on not only levels and skills but also intelligent, maturity, confidence, mental toughness, and personality. The plots and dialogues will be managed very carefully to execute that plan.<br />
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<b>Inspiration</b><br />
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- The battle system is influenced by Final Fantasy.<br />
- The on field real-time gameplay is inspired by Zelda.<br />
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<b>Leonardo</b> is the only child of the Sutherlands, one of the four most powerful families in Zenman Empire.<br />
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Unlike other spoiled brats that we used to see in royal and noble families, he is a nice gentleman with kindness and compassion. He never lacks of enthusiasm. He's been groomed to be the next great nobleman.<br />
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Unfortunately, during one morning, a servant brought food to Leo's room in the Sutherlands' mansion and the young master is nowhere to be found. The Sutherlands and the Imperial Court have searched everywhere for him but have not find anything.<br />
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<b>Rhyna </b>is the daughter of an Amazailian noble and an Elf from Everland.<br />
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She always has a pure love for Leonardo. She isn't sure what kind of love is that, but it didn't prevent her from cling onto him and made him promised to have a big wedding with her when she grows up.<br />
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Elves sometime can be very lovely and straightforward. They don't hide their emotion like human does.<br />
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A long time ago, Rhyna's father, <b>Frank</b> Slade, tired of the political struggles in the Imperial Court and ran away from home. He also ran away from a pre-arranged marriage that his family forced upon him.<br />
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He traveled to Everland and met Rhyna's mother, Fydia. They eventually fell in love.<br />
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However, when Frank took Fydia home to introduce her to his family. His family freaked out because she is an Elf. Obviously, they were against this marriage.<br />
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Frank angrily left the house and swore to never return.<br />
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Frank eventually married Fydia anyway. They wandered around the world fighting corrupted officials as well as bandits and monsters. Later, Rhyna was born.<br />
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Years later, Fydia passed away because of an injury in a battle.<br />
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Frank is still taking Rhyna wandering around the world to this day. However, the death of his wife woke him up. He is unsure of their current lifestyle. He is not confident in his ability to protect his daughter.<br />
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He's been thinking about going back home to Amazail, but still reluctant due to his pride and ego. If he's really care about Rhyna's safety then he'll have to make some hard decisions.<br />
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<b>Gaer</b> Capulet is the General Eunuch of the Amazailian Imperial Court. He was Frank's teacher when he was younger. He taught Frank magic and the art of fighting.<br />
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Gaer single handedly defends the peace in Amazail Kingdom. He is the number one public enemy of the liberals, including the military leaders.<br />
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They want wars. Gaer wants peace.<br />
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The liberals and military leaders want wars so they can sell weapons, and so they can get huge military funds.<br />
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Gaer basically block them from making money on people's corpses. Therefore, he must die!<br />
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The liberals have been trying to assassinate Gaer for years. Nevertheless, he keeps on survive.<br />
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Some of the liberals and military leaders were also mysteriously vanished or perished.<br />
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Gaer is not a person who just stands there and doing nothing. He will retaliate.<br />
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He is a peacekeeper, but he's also one of the most dangerous person in Amazail Kingdom.<br />
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Wherever he is, wherever he goes, someone tries to murder him!<br />
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Yet, he's still here.<br />
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<i>* An Eunuch is an official who is very close to the kings and the royal families. He helps them with day-to-day operations. Every Eunuch is either homosexual or had been castrated before they can serve the Imperial Court.<br />
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This practice is an effort to forbid the inappropriate relationships between the Eunuchs and female members of the royal families, as well as to prevent adultery and scandals in the Imperial Court.<br />
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As the General Eunuch, Gaer is the leader of all the Eunuchs in the Amazailian Imperial Court.</i><br />
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No one knows what her name is.<br />
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No one knows what she looks like.<br />
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Everyone refers to her simply as "<b>The Orc Princess</b>".<br />
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However, everyone knows her father, Murlock, the Slaughterer. He is the most feared humanoid monster in the world. He is a legendary leader and widely considered the Orc's greatest fighter of all time.<br />
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While her father locked himself inside the mountain to practice magic, she is the one who leads the Orcs and manages everything from top to bottom.<br />
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She has done everything behind the scene, therefore, no outsiders ever saw her.<br />
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There are rumors that she is hiding behind the mountains and never shows up in the public is because of her bad appearance.<br />
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People speculated that she's so ugly that she's afraid to show her real face.<br />
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The setting of this game is in <b>Shaola</b>, a different world in another galaxy.<br />
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<b>Shaola</b> is a world of love and war. It's a world of romance and power struggles between 1 empire, 8 kingdoms, 1 republic, 25 smaller factions and 4 main races.<br />
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<b>Main human factions:</b><br />
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I. <b>Zenman Empire</b>, the largest and one of the oldest nations in the land.<br />
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II. <b>Martia Kingdom</b>, a nation of war and violence.<br />
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III. <b>Ankania Kingdom</b>, an old and weak kingdom that formerly a rival to the Zenman Empire in the past (thousands of year ago). At the present, it's widely considered the most cowardly kingdom in the world.<br />
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IV. <b>Amazail Kingdom</b>, deceptively the strongest and most powerful nation.<br />
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V. <b>Zuda Kingdom</b> & <b>Kazen</b> <b>Kingdom</b>, together, these two small kingdoms formed the Southern Double Alliance. They feeds of each other and watching each other's back. The northerners called them "The Twin Dragons of the South".<br />
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VI. <b>Zokang</b> <b>Kingdom</b> and <b>Green Kingdom</b> (common usage: <b>Greendom</b>) is located on Everland, an island on the Eastern Sea, southeast of the mainland. They have unique cultures and customs. The islanders dress differently from the mainland people. Therefore, the mainlanders called them "The Weirdoes of the Far East".<br />
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VII. <b>Republic of Aquilon</b>, the most civilize and technological advance nation in the world. It's an isolated country that located on the other side of the Great Desert.<br />
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In the past, there were some smaller neighboring countries but Aquilon conquered all of them, as swords and arrows have no chance against guns and bullets.<br />
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Except for Iron Eagle agents, no one from the other side of the Desert has set foot on Aquilon.<br />
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<b>Other races:</b><br />
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I. <b>Elves</b> are well known for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow. They are famously long-lived, capable of living much longer than the average human.<br />
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Slightly smaller and shorter than the average human, elves tend to be quicker, faster, slender and graceful, this is reflected in a bonus to Agility and a penalty to Physical Defense.<br />
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The Elves were divided into two basic groups: the Wood Elf and the High Elf.<br />
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<b>Wood Elves</b> are a reclusive race, preferring to the old ways of life in forests and jungles. They are conservatives who preferring old habitats in tropical woods. They are hiding and staying far away from human. Trees are their friends and wild beasts are their main source of food.<br />
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The Wood Elves have been produced some of the finest hunters, archers and bowmen. Majority of them have been living in Greendom.<br />
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The <b>High Elves</b> were once members of the Wood Elves, the original group of elves. They are liberals who decided to go live in the cities with human. Other races commonly encounter them. They're the most open and friendly of their kind. They believe in peaceful coexistences. They travel to everywhere, while Wood Elves stay in the woods.<br />
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The decision of the High Elves to leave the woods always has been controversial. Some of them have found success and happiness in serving human, even in the local government or Imperial Court. Some of them having great career as bounty hunters or mercenaries. However, others have been miserable, suffering from depression and having to endure unemployment and hunger. Some have sold themselves to the slave owners. Others have been forced into slavery.<br />
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The High Elves have been produced some of the best swordsmen in the land.<br />
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Overall, the Elves are the largest minority community in the world.<br />
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<i>A High Elf serving a Human kingdom.</i><br />
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II. <b>Dwarves</b> are very short, but are wise and have great strength. They dwell in mountain and in the earth, and are good at smithing and mining. They are the second largest minority community.<br />
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Dwarves tend to be miners. They have a natural fascination with minerals (especially iron and gold) and feel more comfortable underground. They are much shorter and stockier than Men, Elves and Orcs. They able to withstand both heat and cold and have a longer average lifespan than the average human.<br />
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They are great metalworkers, smiths and stoneworkers. Fierce in battle, their primary weapons are hammers and have produced a lot of great axemen, but they also use many type of weapons including large crossbows, broadswords, falchions, pikes, slingshots and shields. Dwarves live in anywhere that has mountains, mines and minerals.<br />
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Dwarves don’t need to sleep as much as human do. They are diligent, hardworking and work in the mines through days and nights. All they need is few hours of resting. Consequently, dwarves are unaffected by sleep-inducing magic and effects.<br />
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While Men, Elves and Orcs generally hate each other, the Dwarves have stayed neutral. Their ultimate goal is to find their traditional ally, the Snow Palace on the Snow Mountain, a hidden and mysterious place that no one has discovered. According to ancient books, the Snow Palace are the Dwarves most trustworthy, reliable and closest ally from thousands of year ago.<br />
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<i>"The Boss", leader of The Luxia, the world's largest international underground criminal organization. Yes, he is a Dwarf. He is also a leader of the Dwarves community. Everyone called him "The Boss" out of fears and respects. No one seems to remember his real name.</i><br />
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III. <b>Orcs</b> basically are a large group of bully. They are the third largest race of humanoid creatures, behind the Elves and the Dwarves.<br />
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They are brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species and generally pressed into the service of some evil powers. They are tall, big and strong who are used as soldiers, slaves and henchmen by the greater villains.<br />
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They are miserable beings, hating everyone including themselves and their masters, whom they serve out of fear. They make no positive things, but rather invent cunning devices made to hurt and destroy.<br />
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Majority of the Orcs have been led by "<i>Murlock, the Slaughterer</i>", a legendary leader and the Orc's greatest fighter of all time. He has claimed to united all the Orcs and fight for their freedom. He called for fellow Orcs to revolt and kill all their masters. He has even bigger ambitions to unite all minorities (Orcs, Elves, Dwarves, other monsters and demons) and declared war against the human.<br />
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Murlock and majority of the Orcs reside in Amazail.<br />
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<i>In case you're wondering, this is a different character, not the Orc Princess. The Orc Princess' real identity is one of the biggest secrets and plot twists in the game. So, we don't want to spoil it.</i><br />
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<u><b>FAQ</b></u><br />
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<b>Q.</b> What are the basic info and Minimum System Requirements?<br />
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<b>A.</b> Rating: Teen 13+<br />
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Type: Commercial<br />
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Price: TBD<br />
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Platform: PC<br />
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Operating systems: Windows 98 to Windows 10<br />
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Processor: 1 GHz or faster<br />
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RAM: 128 MB or more<br />
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Free space: TBD<br />
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<b>Q. </b>How do I get this game?<br />
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<b>A.</b> Once the game is ready for release, we'll go through the options and post the necessary links in our blog ( <a data-cke-saved-href="http://rpgfaction.com/" data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.rpgfaction.com/">https://rpgfaction.com</a> ).<br />
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My guess for now is the game will definitely available via itch.io. We'll also put the game on Steam Greenlight and see how it goes. Hopefully it will get greenlit.<br />
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<b>Q.</b> Is this game episodic?<br />
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<b>A.</b> No, it's not episodic. No prior experience with other games is necessary.<br />
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They are located in the far north, on the other side of the Great Desert (commonly called "The Desert"), the largest desert in the world. The north generally has hot weather, due to many natural factors, but with their great technology, the Aquilonian has air-conditioner systems that no other civilizations have had.<br />
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The other side of the Desert used to be a big secret, until the Iron Eagle's agents successfully crossed the desert and found out many things on that side. They went on to scout the Aquilon and eventually found out a horrible truth: The Aquilonian has tools that can kills quickly and easily from far away. They called it "gun" and "bullet"! They also have other inventions for warfare like bombs, stun guns, fire guns, electrical knives, electrical whips, artificial animals, artificial monsters, etc.<br />
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After realizing that the Aquilon Republic is so far more advance than the rest of the nations on the other side of the Desert, the Iron Eagle's scouts tried to return home but only one of them survives. Most of them are killed by the Aquilonian guns, some of them are killed by the Sahara Tribe on the desert.<br />
<a name='more'></a>The one who survives informed the news to his boss in the Iron Eagle. The Iron Eagle informed the King. The Zuda's Imperial Court decided not to keeps this news as a secret. They gave this information to their ally, the Kazen's Imperial Court. The two kingdoms eventually decided to inform the whole world about this threat.<br />
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From that point on, the Republic of Aquilon became a common threat and common enemy of every empires and kingdoms south of the Desert. Every emperors and kings feared one day the Aquilonian eventually will be crossing the desert, shooting, firing and destroying everything in sight.<br />
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It takes decades to develop a few wizards, sorcerers and witches, or fighters who know how to use magic. However, it only takes couple of months to equipped guns for millions of people.<br />
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It's extremely difficult to find a talent who has the potential, mental attributes, work ethics and all the requirements to be developed into a wizard. Most have failed.<br />
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Whereas in Aquilon, they already familiar with the technology, making guns is easy. A weakling with a gun can kill an experience warrior or even a wizard who learned magic since childhood.<br />
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So, why doesn't the Aquilonian just crosses the desert and conquers the world?<br />
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I. The Aquilonian has spies, too. They know the countries on the other side of the desert are lacking unity. If they advances to the south and conquers, the countries would join hands and unify to fight against the common enemy. They are waiting for the countries to go to war, killing off each other. After that, they will come and take care of the rest.<br />
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II. They still need more guns and bullets. The resources have its limit. They currently don't have enough guns to fight all those nations.<br />
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III. Contrary to popular belief among the people on the south side of the Desert, the Aquilonian do have some major weaknesses. They do struggling with their own problems. For instance, the internal fighting between the Senate (15 members), President Electra and the Prime Minister Davis. All sides tend to reject each other ideas and proposals. Therefore, they rarely commit to anything, rarely got anything done.<br />
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As the economy grows, corruptions and inequality also grow. The tension between the upper class and the lower class continue to rise. Many workers and students have protest, some protests turn into chaos and violence. Many countrymen and peasants have joined rebels. Many teenagers joined gangs, criminal organizations and many underground organizations. Some even joined the terrorists.<br />
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There are also some resistances and independent movements from the natives and the colonists.<br />
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IV. The Great Desert and the Sahara Tribe are obstacles that make the journey to the south extremely risky. They can chase away the Saharan in Aquilon. However, on the desert, the Saharan has great home field advantages. The Aquilonian surely don't want to be trapped in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by sands and the heat. They also don't want to get ambush.<br />
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Even if they managed to get to the other side, they still would have to deal with Martia Kingdom, the most violent and aggressive nation on the other side of the Desert. The Martian is the most war-ready kingdom in the region.<br />
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Also, previous regimes in the north had built the Long Wall, castles, forts, traps and other defensive constructions in order to prevent the Aquilonian from advance to the south. Every nation on the other side considered the Aquilon Republic as their greatest threat. The fear of the Aquilon is the only thing that keep the nations from warfare. They have been able to maintain peace for decades now.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008552398623428038.post-54556747103140789892016-02-05T22:01:00.000-06:002016-02-06T12:36:01.360-06:00Zokang Kingdom and Green Kingdom<b>Zokang Kingdom</b> and <b>Green Kingdom</b> (common usage: <i>Greendom</i>) located on Everland, an island on the Eastern Sea, on the southeast of the continent.<br />
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They have unique culture and custom. The islanders dress differently from the mainland people. Therefore, the mainlanders called them The Weirdoes of the Far East.<br />
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Zokangese are nice and polite but are very patriotic. People are full of nationalism and national pride. They have a national fighting art called Zokangdo. Everyone learns Zokangdo since his or her childhood.<br />
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Zokangdo used to be called "Kingdo"; it's a type of martial-art that reserved only for the royals. After the Zenman Empire kicked the Zokangese out of the mainland, the king decided to socialize Kingdo and share this fighting style to all citizens. The name soon changed from "Kingdo" to "Zokangdo". The new name implies that this martial-art style is no longer reserved only for the kings, but for all of Zokang and its people.<br />
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During the endless war with the <i>Everland</i> natives, due to the needs to drafted soldiers, the Imperial Court ordered parents to teach their child Zokangdo begins at age 6. They imposed an Act that forced citizen to learn Zokangdo. The Imperial Court builds many Dojos, military academies and martial-art academies. Zokangdo is a mandatory course in school.<br />
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Zokang Kingdom has three of the best and unique locations to learned magic and martial-art in Shaola:<i> Shaola Academy, Shaqfu Dojo and Kunglao Pagoda</i>.<br />
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<b>Shaola Academy</b> is the oldest and largest school among the academies in the world. They teach magic and martial skills. There are countless of talents in the academy. They produced countless number of fighters, wizards and sorcerers for the kingdom. All princes and most of the male member from the royals and noble families (including a few international students from the mainland) are being sent here to study, but only a few have graduated.<br />
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<b>Kunglao Pagoda</b> and <b>Shaqfu Dojo</b> are among the best places to learn the art of fighting. However, they are different. The pagoda focuses on self-defense and assistance, while the dojo focuses on offensive techniques. Shaqfu only teach Zokangdo, while Kunglao teach Zokangdo at a much higher level and also some other styles from the mainland.<br />
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It's easy to join Shaqfu Dojo. Visitors can come anytime to watch. Kunglao Pagoda is much more discipline and stricter. No one can enter the pagoda except on the holidays. Even on holidays, visitors still need permission to enter the pagoda.<br />
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Basically, Shaqfu Dojo is serving the common people, while Kunglao Pagoda is for the established people with great work ethic, experience and dedication.<br />
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Numerous monks, disciples and practitioners had left the temple because they can't withstand the gruesome works and practices. Many victims had fallen down the mountain during a gruesome drill called "Crossing the Bridge of Death".<br />
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The students don’t need to be a monk in order to study at Kunglao. However, in order to live in the temple and studies high level skills, students need to cut off their hair by their own hand and become a monk.<br />
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Like the Martian, almost everyone in Zokang knows how to fight. These practices enabled the Imperial Court to get the military service anywhere and anytime. Any newbie who join the troops should already is a capable swordsman. After gaining battle experience, they should become elite swordsman, ninja or samurai.<br />
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Zokang used to be the oldest kingdom in the mainland. Thousands of years ago, the great Zokang Empire's territory was right next to the Zenman Kingdom. The Zenmanese slaughtered their homeland and chased them out of the mainland. The Zokangese fled, migrated to the southeast to find an island to refuge. They eventually found the Everland and settling over there as their new home.<br />
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There is only one problem: Everland is not a deserted island. The Greenese is the natives of this island. Therefore, the Everland War broke out and it's never end. The war is still going on.<br />
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The Zokangese ultimate goal is to come back to the mainland and take revenge on the Zenman Empire. They plan to accomplish that goal on the first day they set their foot on the island. However, they soon found out that is just a dream. They immediately entered a very painful and bloody war with the Greendom with no ending in sight.<br />
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This is a war between the newcomers and the natives. They killed off each other loved ones. Hatred continues to build up overtime. Now, the relationship between these two groups of islanders is beyond repair.<br />
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While the war in the present is not as fierce like it used to be, the islanders still enjoyed peace here and there, there is still no formal agreement to officially end the Everland War, there are still random battles and killings.<br />
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Everland is as green as it gets. That is why the natives called themselves "Green" and their kingdom "Greendom". The island is filled with grass, trees, forests and jungles.<br />
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Not everyone called this island "Everland". The pirates used to call it simply "Green Island". The Greenese always called it "Greenland". The word "Green" is associated with this island for obvious reasons.<br />
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However, when the Zokangese came here and having warfare with the Greenese, they don't want to associate the word "Green" with the island. Therefore, they gave this island an "official" name: "Everland".<br />
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In that time, the mainlanders haven't discovered the island. They soon know about it after the Zokangese traders went to the mainland. Afterward, the terms "Everland" became commonly uses.<br />
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Everland natives are a combination of human and wood elves. While the two human factions fight and kill each other for living spaces, the elves stay in the woods and try not to participate in the war. However, the elves do living in the Greendom's territory and some time they do help the Greenese, some time they don't.<br />
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The elves have never helped Zokang Kingdom. They like the Greenese and have a friendly relationship with them for ages. They don't like the Zokangese, who are foreigners and have no relationship with them.<br />
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The Greenese and Zokangese find food in many ways. The Greenese focuses on fishing and farming. While the Zokangese focus on hunting and trading with some of the southern kingdoms, especially the Kazen Kingdom. This give the elves even more reason to dislike them. Whenever they go hunting, they basically take away the elves' food.<br />
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Aside from the Greenese and the elves, the Zokang Kingdom also deals with the instability from their "3-headed-monster" political system. There are power struggles and infighting among Sir Caocao Lee, the Grand Preceptor; Sir Shiro Sen, the Chancellor and Sir Tsunami Zawa, the General Meister, the leader of all meisters, counselors and advisors in the Imperial Court.<br />
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King Terada is powerless and helpless. He is a major disappointment and struggling to live up to his father's name, the great King Shoko.<br />
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That is why their goal of the returns to the mainland is basically just a dream.<br />
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The Greenese army led by Chief Batanka Tahunkakepiwah, General Jaguar Potaleshyrro and Commander Cobra Xohoyewafa.<br />
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The Greenese is great in 1-on-1 battle. Their ability to fights individually is equivalent to the Martian and the Sahara Tribe. They also are quite good at bows and arrows, as well as boomerang usage. However, they don't do well in large scale warfare and they have no clues about politics, economy and military, as well as strategies and tactics.<br />
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Their political system is very simple: Everything goes through King Lonewolf Green and his mother, Queen Panda Green. He has the "wiseman", Mohawk and two shamans, Leopard and Whitetiger to help him with everyday operations.<br />
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The Greenese does not have a fully civilized society. In this society, some people has family name (surname), some don't. The royals' family name is always "Green".<br />
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In the past, Zokang Kingdom bought guns from the Mad Sharks, the strongest group of pirates. The Mad Sharks served as a cunning middleman who is also getting guns from the Aquilon Republic and profit from the Zokang Kingdom. However, the Zokangese have been developing their own guns. Although it's nothing compare to the Aquilonian guns, it's still better than bow and sword.<br />
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The Zokangese outclassed the Greenese in politics and military art. However, the Greendom is able to held their own because they knows the island better than anybody else and they get helps from the Wood Elves, the Avisists and perhaps one of the greatest adventurer Shaola had ever see, Sir Beowald. He is the current world champion in 1-on-1 fighting. He also was the lone survivor in Game of the Survivor. He excels in battle royale and had killed thousands of gladiators. Fighting is in his blood.<br />
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Sir Beowald is the former <i>Hero of the East</i>. He used to be one of the <i>Five Magnificents</i>, until ages catching up to him and he got surpassed by the younger Hiro Terakado, the new Hero of the East and member of the great Five Magnificents.<br />
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Zenman Empire also has aided the Green Kingdom with golds, weapons and food.Developerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629237068092700541noreply@blogger.com0