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Heroes

A hero is a lineage plus a class. Lineage sets the body you start with and a slice of extra experience. Class sets the resource you spend, the stat that drives your swings, and the skill tree.

Creation

On the lesson screens you type the four calls in order: a print, a name, a race, a class. In the text campaign you pick a race by number or id (human if you shrug), then 1 warrior, 2 archer, or 3 mage, then a name. A blank name becomes Aldric. Everyone begins at level 1 with 25 gold, two minor health potions, one bread, and six professions at Novice rank, level 1.

Race aliases are accepted: elven, dwarven, ork, beast, dragonborn, and dragon. An unknown race becomes human. An unknown class becomes warrior.

The six attributes

ATK

Damage and how well a weapon sits in your hand. Added straight into every swing.

STR

Health, stamina, carry weight, and the warrior’s hitting stat.

DEF

Incoming damage. It does not subtract a flat amount; it bends the hit.

DEX

Crit chance, crafting precision, and the archer’s hitting stat.

INT

Mana, enchanting, alchemy, and the mage’s hitting stat.

SPD

Dodge, and part of your stamina. Haste and slow change it in a fight.

What those attributes become

Derived	Formula
Health	100 + STR×10 + DEF×5
Mana	50 + INT×15
Stamina	100 + STR×8 + SPD×4
Carry weight	50 + STR×5, then the orc’s +15%
Crit	DEX × 0.25%, capped at 40% in a fight
Dodge	SPD × 0.20%, capped at 30%

A human at level 1 is 10 in everything: 250 HP, 200 mana, 220 stamina, 100 carry, 2.5% crit, 2% dodge. A basic swing is ATK plus half of your class stat, and at least 1. For that human, warrior, archer, and mage all swing for 15. The classes pull apart as soon as you level, because each class grows different attributes.

Gear adds flat attack, defense, and speed, and it can also add a percent of your base attribute. Two pieces do not compound off each other; each percent is taken from the unarmored base.

Lineages

Lineage	Start	Growth	Edge
Human	10 across	+1 to every attribute	+5% profession XP on every craft
Elf	ATK 9, DEF 8, SPD 13, INT 13, DEX 12, STR 5	+1 DEX, INT, SPD	+10% woodworking XP, +5% enchanter XP
Dwarf	ATK 11, DEF 14, SPD 6, INT 8, DEX 8, STR 13	+1 STR, DEF	+10% metalworking XP
Orc	ATK 13, DEF 11, SPD 8, INT 5, DEX 8, STR 15	+1 STR, ATK	+15% carry weight
Gnome	ATK 7, DEF 7, SPD 11, INT 15, DEX 14, STR 6	+1 INT, DEX	+10% alchemy XP and +10% enchanter XP
Beastfolk	ATK 11, DEF 8, SPD 14, INT 7, DEX 14, STR 6	+1 DEX, SPD	+10% leatherer XP
Draken	ATK 12, DEF 12, SPD 8, INT 11, DEX 7, STR 10	+1 ATK, DEF	+5% combat XP

On each level the class points land first, then the lineage points. Professions never add STR, DEX, or INT. A level-up refills HP, mana, and stamina.

Class	Each level
Warrior	+1 STR, +1 DEF, +1 ATK
Archer	+1 DEX, +1 SPD, +1 ATK
Mage	+1 INT, +1 DEX, +1 ATK

Classes

Warrior — stamina, STR

Fierce and close. Starts the tree with Power Strike. A shield is the offhand, and it only fits with a one-handed weapon. The shoulder piece is a pauldron.

Archer — stamina, DEX

Precise and ranged. Starts with Quick Shot. A quiver (the data calls the offhand a pouch) is allowed even while a bow or crossbow occupies both hands.

Mage — mana, INT

The only class that spends mana. Starts with Firebolt. An orb or tome needs a one-handed wand. A staff or battle staff occupies both hands, so the focus stays in the bag.

Mage is the resource exception: the bar under your name is mana. Warrior and archer show stamina. Both bars regenerate a little between actions, and some biomes speed that up or slow it down.

Experience

Hero experience and profession experience are separate bars, both capped at 99. Killing a foe grants 16 XP plus 12 per enemy level, plus 15 more for each level they have over you. Draken multiply that reward by 1.05. A profession gains XP from gathering, crafting (usually 5), and enchanting (8), then your lineage percent.

Level	Hero XP to next	Profession XP to next
1	41	56
5	62	129
10	102	231
20	274	449
40	1,973	922
50	5,305	—
70	38,408	—

Profession ranks, by the level you have reached: Novice 1, Apprentice 10, Adept 20, Skilled 30, Expert 40, Artisan 50, Master 60, Grandmaster 70, Mythic 80, Legendary 90.