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Story

In a normal world, anything is capable of happening. Prosperity, adventure, hope, decline, struggle, and survival: All virtues of a healthy world with a balance of positive and negative. On the other hand, in a world where there is a decline in such things, a healthy balanced world is a fading dream.

Verona is one such world. A world that seems to to be facing a shift. Why Verona is suffering a shift is unknown. Mysterious fragments belonging to or of an unknown source have started giving off more energy than has been noted in recent history. Not much information is available yet regarding these fragments.

On the other hand, demons were never thought to exist in modern Verona until people had reported being attacked by demons. It is unfounded, though. The victims stories were all less than mildly believable, so it is still out in the open whether or not demons exist on the planet of Verona. Could these demons actually just be very angry and/or evil people? It is not known yet, but it would be wise to be wary of these events.

In the land of Aralon, there is internal turmoil going on at the castle and a threat of demons. Aralon has started recruiting "demon hunters" to ward off this threat if it even exists to begin with.

Hailing from the castletown of Kelvana, A man named Selland decided that he'd try to join the Aralonian military's "demon hunter" unit and see if he can accomplish something with his life. Little did he know, his life is about to completely turn upside-down and change forever...

Main Characters


Selland
Class: Self-Alleged "Hunter"
Age: 27
Home: Castletown of Kelvana - The Commons
Occupation: Herb Gatherer
About: He prefers to use guns to fight since he is an inexperienced fighter. Until later in his life, Selland dreamed of becoming a genuine hunter since he has a high amount of respect for the "hunt". His daily life struggles get in the way of him pursuing such a dream. He is an average man with a tendency to think a lot. He'd rather keep to himself than interact with people mainly because he just feels best living alone. He struggles day-to-day trying to trying to manage ends-meet with his job as a herb gatherer which he isn't too adept with. His favorite things to do with the little free time he gets: reading fantasy novels and just being alone and thinking.


Grimwold
Class: Brawler
Age: 37
Home: Leah Rican Market District
Occupation: Mercenary
About: A dwarf that has been fighting most of his life and making a living off of his experienced brawling skills. A mercenary at heart and willing to take any job as long as the pay is worth the trouble. He enjoys a good challenging fight even if it threatens his very life.


Alena
Class: Cleric
Age: 23
Home: Castle of Isalia
Occupation: Student of Magic
About: An Isalian-born student of magic. She is known to be obnoxiously rude and hollow-minded. Others know her as being eccentric and having an unpredictable personality. Alena claims it is all just an act. Perhaps she is right because she is a very intelligent cleric aspiring to great heights in the world at a rapid pace.


Ari-Kara
Class: Dark Fighter
Age: Unknown
Home: Unknown
Occupation: Slayer
About: Her origins are unknown. She Can be found fighting battles in lands unknown versus powerful foes. Sometimes she can be found mingling in society but during the darkness of night. She seems very keen and likes to keep a low profile. Not much else is known about her.


Lans
Class: Magician
Age: 56
Home: Luman Icelands
Occupation: To become the world's greatest and most powerful magician
About: No greater desire than power and knowledge compels Lans. He wanders the world seeking power and knowledge to make himself the wisest magician to ever walk Verona. One day he says he will become a god. Delusion or a reality in the making?


Sylva
Class: Blue Mage
Age: Unknown
Home: Forest of Ia
Occupation: Servant
About: An elf whose true whereabouts are unknown. She likes to call the Forest of Ia her home since she finds peace of mind there. She is a very loyal follower of whoever her master is for she believes she was born to serve. Lately though, she is beginning to question her existence and wants to explore the world in search of a "destiny".


Side Characters



Soldier Instructor Bert
Soldier Instructor for Aralon's military force. He is a hardened warrior that has seen a lot of action. People would describe his fighting style as some of the most vicious and aggressive fighting they've ever seen. People that Bert likes are the few people that see a slightly mellow side of him. Lately, his new role is Commander of a joint-military effort to ward off demons.

Strider Jerilyn
She once was a young Paladin full of vigor and the desire to help others. One day, she discovered truths about the world that set her heart ablaze and she took it all the wrong way. Still strangely smiling as she once was, she now walks a darker path as a Strider commandeering her ways of dark justice.

Swordsman Kendra
She is a chaser of visions. Always gifted with the ability of foresight and seeing into the future, she has made a habit of pursuing wild visions. Known to be moody and confrontational. She makes a living as an actress.

Commander Rickand
Commander for Aralon's military. He mostly stays behind the scenes giving orders to military units. An incredible fighter but unwilling to participate or go out and participate in any field missions like he normally would which is unlike most commanders.

Enforcer Zara
An elite warrior for Aralon's military. She is a feared woman. Whenever she is said to be in the area, people try to avoid her. She is known to be cruel, volatile, and without mercy to any who fall victim to her enforcement. Her other occupations are Interrogator and Torturer.

Sorcerer Ari-Soto
A magician from Isalia that graduated with an affinity for the dark arts. He is currently stationed at the Castle of Aralon as a scientist. Lately, he has been seen associating with Commander Rickand for reasons unknown.

Huntress Ayri

Diviner Tomoko

More to come...Work in Progress


Features

  • A story-driven SNES-style fantasy RPG made with RPG Maker VX

  • Visible enemies in dungeons and story locations - Depending on structure of the dungeon and player skill, you can potentially run through a whole entire dungeon without a single encounter.

  • A world complete with plenty of locations to find and explore.

  • A dark and unsettling atmosphere at times during the story.

  • A classic sideview Final Fantasy style battle system - Simplistic in nature and easy to use.

  • An estimated 15-20 hours of gameplay and story are projected.

  • More to come... Work in Progress


Credits

Latest Blog

Progress

Notes about demo v1.2.3

-Released on Nov 17, 2012
-Approximate play length is ~2 hours
-Save files from previous versions are not compatible with v1.2 due to so many changes I've made to the game.
-Tried to make it look as close as possible to how the final game will look without plans to change much unless there is lots of criticism about it then I might think about some changes.

About the project

Shards of Xar is a game I work on once in a while. My first game, Tales of Chaotica, was my first RPG Maker Project ever. I have taken what I learned from working on that game to apply to this game. I hope I've improved!

I will continue to work on the game little by little over time with no estimation of a due date. I am aiming at making the game somewhere between 15-20 hours.

That is all for now. Thank you for reading.

-shadowshaw

Current Status of Game as of Nov 17, 2012

I have just released demo v1.2.3 which contains many changes from v1.1 (see http://rpgmaker.net/games/3875/Changes_to_Game/ for details)

Thanks again for the honest demo reviews: Happy, vitaliy7777, and Muninn!

Game Completion Status Estimate = ~ 20% complete
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