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Flora

The Flora (KR:Hangul: 레프 romaja: Repeu lit. Lef) are one of the three major races of Grandis, alongside the Nova and the Anima. The Flora are culturally divided into the High Flora (KR:Hangul: 하이레프 romaja: Hai repeu lit. High Lef) and the Verdant Flora (KR:Hangul: 우든레프 romaja: Woodeun repeu lit. Wooden Lef).

History[]

The Flora Schism[]

After the fall of the Ancient Gods, the Flora became the most populous and technologically advanced race on Grandis. The Flora channeled the flow of mana from their brilliant red wings into the mytocrystals embedded on the back of their hands, allowing them to cast powerful spells. With the power of the crystals, the Flora created a grand civilization and asserted their superiority over the other races of Grandis. Flora society revolved around a caste system based on magical talent, with the God-King on top, followed by the Gods, the Priests, and the powerless commoners on the bottom.

Many centuries ago, the God-King ruled the Flora benevolently, protected by the Knights of the Einherjar. Several years into his reign, however, the God-King underwent a dramatic change of personality. In his belligerence, he declared that as the superior race on Grandis, it was the responsibility of the Flora to fix the other races through conquest and extermination. A faction of Flora, led by their God, opposed the God-King's mandate and asked that he strive for peace with the other races.

Soon after, however, it was revealed that this faction had planned to destabilize the caste system by sharing power with the commoners. They and their God were accused of treason, for which they had their wings ripped out of their bodies before being exiled. This faction became known as the Verdant Flora, while the ruling faction became the High Flora.

In exile, the powerless Verdant Flora struggled to create their own society without their magical wings. Eventually, the God of the Verdant Flora discovered a way to combine technology with their residual magic, allowing them to regain their old power through mechanical blue wings. With their magic restored, the Verdant Flora created their own society, making the city of Aboris as their capital.

Flora Civil War[]

Meanwhile, the High Flora prepared to wage war on the other races of Grandis. Though the God-King had exiled the Verdant Flora, there remained growing dissent within the ranks of the Knights of the Einherjar, with many torn between their loyalty to the God-King and their own morality in waging an unjust war.

During this time, the God-King's son, Prince Gerand Darmoor, plotted to overthrow his father by gaining the loyalty of the knights who opposed the God-King's will. Many pledged their loyalty to Darmoor, hoping that together, they could stop the God-King before he began his senseless genocide. Within the palace, a schism had occurred between the Knights, with half defending the God-King and half attempting to overthrow him.

Meanwhile, the Verdant Flora learned about Darmoor's plot and rushed to the High Flora capital, only to find that the God-King had already been killed. Suddenly, Darmoor appeared and raised the alarm, claiming that the Verdant Flora had killed his father. Darmoor then declared war on the Verdant Flora, thus sparking the Flora Civil War.

The bloody conflict lasted for centuries, with heavy casualties on both sides. In addition to fighting the Verdant Flora, Darmoor inexplicably continued his father's plan to destroy the other races of Grandis. Over the course of centuries, the High Flora began suffering great losses. With their numbers rapidly dropping, Darmoor began making grand speeches about Flora nationalism in order to motivate young High Flora to enlist in battle, calling their fight the 'War for Peace'.

During this time, the High Flora revived previously forbidden studies from the era of the Ancient Gods on Specters. Using a special ritual, the Flora performed ethnic cleaning on the other races of Grandis by forcibly transforming them into Specters and using them as soldiers in their army. Additionally, the Flora experimented with creating partial Specters that could retain their individuality while still holding a Specter soul.

Eventually, the conflict reached its peak in the final battle at the Verdant Flora capital of Aboris, which caused massive death on such a scale that it broke the balance of life on Grandis, resulting in Darmoor's awakening as the Transcendent of Life. With his new powers, Darmoor obliterated nearly every living thing on the battlefield before sealing the God of the Verdant Flora inside the mytocrystal on the back of his hand.

Fall of Grandis[]

With the war ending in his victory, Darmoor crowned himself the new God-King of the High Flora. Darmoor then claimed Aboris as the new capital of the High Flora and built the God-King Temple in the new Aboris Royal Palace. Alongside his twelve Apostles, Darmoor vowed to remake all life on Grandis in his image. Meanwhile, the surviving Verdant Flora used their powers to create a pocket dimension called Sanctuary. Led by Agate, the disciple of the God of the Verdant Flora, the survivors created a new society, hidden from the High Flora.

Over the next several decades, the High Flora ruled the entirety of Grandis with impunity, with only the Nova attempting to resist domination. With a majority of the High Flora decimated in the Flora Civil War, Darmoor hired tens of thousands of mercenaries to serve as common foot soldiers, with the High Flora serving as their officers. During this time, Darmoor was severely weakened after stealing the powers of Chronica, the Transcendent of Time. Because of this, Darmoor remained largely in the shadows as he recovered from the backlash of taking another Transcendent's power.

End of the Verdant Flora[]

During this time, the Verdant Flora were able to replicate much of their old grandeur in Sanctuary, where they celebrated a combination of magic and technology under the leadership of Agate. However, the Verdant Flora were eventually betrayed by their Guardian, Darius, who believed that their reliance on engineering was an affront to the glory of the ancient Flora. Darius led the Specter army into Sanctuary and wiped out nearly all the Verdant Flora.

During the attack, Agate entrusted the Elder Crystal, a powerful creation of the God of the Verdant Flora upon which he had imprinted his consciousness and powers, to a young Verdant Flora boy named Illium. Illium then led the survivors to safety and began a quest to awaken the power of the Elder Crystal and stop the High Flora.

Facing the Alliance[]

Meanwhile, the High Flora began undertaking missions to harvest bioenergy from the moons of Grandis. One such operation resulted in the drainage of all life energy on Verdel under the command of Brigadier General Limbo, an Apostle of Darmoor. The High Flora also began buying superweapons, such as Vision Bombs, from black market merchants like the Shadowdealers. Another such weapon was the Heliogene Device, a bomb powered by bioenergy, which would have destroyed Savage Terminal without the intervention of Cadena.

The High Flora also began launching missions to collect keys to awaken the Ancient Gods. One such mission was conducted by a High Flora soldier named Veronica on Ristonia, although the efforts of Adele and Jerome prevented the key from falling into her hands.

Shortly after, the Nova successfully allied with the Maple Alliance in an effort to gain allies in the fight against the High Flora in exchange for aiding Maple World in their battle against the Black Mage. The Alliance and the Nova then launched a joint operation to take back Heliseum.

Around this time, Darmoor began recovering from his weakness and started taking a more active role in his plan to remake all life. He sought out the Angler Company, which had gone underground after the explosion of its headquarters, and allied with them in order to gain access to their superior technology. He began mobilizing his Apostles on missions, such as the destruction of Fox Point Village on Vulpes, and sent one of his servants, Melange, to infiltrate the Arcane River expedition in order to spy on the Alliance and the Black Mage's plans.

Cernium[]

After the death of the Black Mage, Darmoor ordered Havoc, his Apostle of Lightning, to invade Cernium before disappearing from the capital. Unbeknownst to the High Flora, Darmoor planted himself as a librarian named Aaron in the holy city in order to gain access to its ancient writings, as well as to get close to the Adversary.

Under Havoc's command, the High Flora allied themselves with a group of heretics called Ebonstar in order to cause chaos within the city. He also allied with a Celestial called Gilmore, who volunteered to undergo a experiment that would turn him into a special Specter, such that he could trick the Holy Sword Azor into believing that he was the Chosen One of the Sun God Mitra.

After a fierce battle, the Alliance successfully forced the High Flora to retreat. Soon after, however, Darmoor revealed his true identity and destroyed the Seal Stone within the Adversary, thus eliminating the Alliance's only weapon against the Transcendents. Shortly after, the High Flora began mobilizing the Specter army and sent them across the forgotten sea that bridged Maple World and Grandis, where they began skirmishing with the Alliance members at the border of Maple World.

Odium[]

Shortly after the Adversary and the Alliance completed Karote the Unending Tower, Darmoor dispatched Kaling, one of his Apostles, to Odium in order to reinforce the Angler Company, which was launching an invasion fleet to seize control of the laboratory.

Society and Culture[]

High Flora[]

The High Flora nation is composed of the capital city of Aboris, along with six territories ruled by lords, as well as all the outlying colonies. Currently, the only known territory is Erimos - a fertile land surrounded by desert, which is ruled by Ypsilon, a God and an Apostle of Darmoor. Another territory is located in the snowy mountains, where the cold makes it difficult for the citizens to survive and make a living. The lord of that region is focused on the immediate problem of saving his people from dying, rather than sending troops to fight for the Central Army and conquer the surrounding area, which would allow them to escape their freezing environment.

High Flora society is heavily rooted in cultural and magical superiority. Societal status is exclusively based on magical talent, with commoners being heavily discriminated against. This caste system is the linchpin of High Flora society and any disruption to it, such as the God of the Verdant Flora attempting to share power with the commoners, is considered high treason.

The God-King is the central figure of the High Flora and has immense influence, not only politically, but also culturally. All High Flora citizens are taught to believe that the God-King's will is divine mandate. The God-King's authority is unchallenged, as he is unquestionably the strongest being in their power-based society. The God-King has supreme authority in all political, military, and cultural matters. His immense presence and authority are such that the High Flora believe that they only prosper through his blessings and grace.

Directly below him are the Gods of the High Flora. Next to the God-King himself, the Gods are the most powerful figures in High Flora society. The Gods are the regional lords of their respective territories and are given the responsibility to protect their citizens. Gods must constantly demonstrate their superior power and are require to accept a Syaman - an honor duel - from any person of a lower caste. Though the Flora caste system is normally rigid, becoming a God is possible for a Priest by defeating a God in a Syaman.

Priests make up a majority of Flora society. Though Priests stand above commoners in the caste system, any Flora who demonstrate even a hint of magical power is part of the Priest caste. There also exists a subdivision within the Priests called High Priests, though it remains unknown whether this is a position or a distinction of strength between those who hold greater magical power from the other Priests of their caste. However, the position of High Priest is hereditary, as Khali was recognized as a High Priest by Simer, who recognized her as the daughter of Anan.

Most Priests in High Flora society are ordinary citizens who hold routine jobs, protected by the lords of their territories. Priests are indoctrinated into believing that their role is to serve the God-King and their lords through any means that they can. For those who wish to serve their nation through combat, there are two options available to them.

The first is the Zealous - elite soldiers who protect their lords and the people of their territories. Selection examinations for the Zealous are both strict and exclusive. Candidates are required to fight in Syaman duels against other candidates, with only a select few winners being sworn in.

The other path is joining the Central Army of the High Flora - a united military under the command of the God-King and the central government. Priests from each territory may enlist in military academies and serve as officers in the High Flora army. Following the Flora Civil War, both the High Flora and Verdant Flora faced near-extinction in the carnage. As a result, the vast majority of the High Flora army is composed of hired mercenaries from other races.

Because the High Flora have an ample supply of footsoldiers, High Flora Priests are trained to begin as officers from the start of their career. As mercenaries cannot become officers, the military is seen as the perfect place for Priests to rise through the ranks after demonstrating their magical and tactical prowess.

The lowest caste of the High Flora are the commoners. Commoners are those who hold no magical power, and as such, exist at the bottom of the power-based Flora caste system. Commoners are viewed as second class citizens and have little to no privilege in High Flora society. The flow of information is restricted to them, including matters of military, even something as basic as knowing where a family member is stationed.

It is expected that commoners work menial jobs in order to contribute to High Flora society in what little way they can. Though commoners are not segregated from Priests, it is uncommon for Priests and commoners to socialize. Commoners are taught to view the upper castes as superior and are expected to be deferential and obsequious to them at all times. Many commoners will even kneel to the ground in order to bless Priests.

Though commoners hold no magical power, they are permitted to join military academies. However, commoners are unable to hold officer positions like the Priests, and are instead tasked with assisting officers, although they do hold some political power through being tasked with managing the High Flora colonies established through conquest.

As commoners are unable to use magic, they are unable to prove themselves through battle. Instead, their only chance to gain status is through completing their menial missions perfectly. As a result, many have not been in contact with their families for years, as they are unable to take time off from their missions.

The High Flora caste system is - with rare exceptions - a fixed system. There is little potential for those born into a particular station to better their lives, and it is expected that they remain content with existing as they are. Lineage is highly prioritized and it is taught to all High Flora citizens that power is a result of one's birth, which no amount of hard work can overcome. Because of this, attempting to question the integrity of the caste system is seen as treason. When the God of the Verdant Flora and his people were revealed to have been attempting to share power with the commoners, they were punished and exiled as a result.

There are two notable exceptions to order of the High Flora caste system. The first are mutants - those with magical powers who are born to commoners. It is said that the magic of mutants is 'impure', and as a result, being a mutant is punishable by death. Furthermore, hiding or protecting a mutant will result in severe consequences as well, regardless of one's caste.

The second exception is those who have had their wings removed. Wings are the greatest symbol of pride to the High Flora, as wings are their source of magical power. Though unconfirmed, it is speculated that wings darker in color correspond to higher magical ability. High Flora are able to open and close their wings at will for flight and battle. Though the Flora can use magic without opening their wings, their power will be reduced compared to opening them. Having no wings is seen as the greatest disgrace to the Flora and is a punishment reserved for traitors. Regardless of one's caste, the removal of wings strips away all power and privilege, leaving them on the same level as commoners.

The High Flora government is fascist in nature, with the belief that the Flora are the superior race being central to their policies. There is a heavy emphasis on nationalism and racial pride, which is the basis of High Flora propaganda in military recruitment. Despite their belief in Flora superiority, the High Flora are not above recruiting non-Flora members to their military, with the vast majority of their soldiers being hired mercenaries. Additionally, there several non-Flora members of Darmoor's Apostles who hold high military rank and status, even greater than that of most High Flora. In spite being the God-King of the High Flora, Gerand Darmoor personally detests his own race, though this fact remains hidden to his people.

Crystals are another important symbol in High Flora culture, as the Flora channel their mana through crystals in order to use specialized spells. Crystals have been incorporated into much of High Flora society, such their buildings and art. All Flora have mytocrystals embedded in the back of their hands, allowing them to refine their magic.

Verdant Flora[]

Verdant Flora society, in contrast to their High Flora counterparts, is much more socially liberal, as the Verdant Flora directly opposed the caste system and the notion of Flora superiority. As a splinter faction of the High Flora, much of Verdant Flora society is largely the same, including their emphasis on crystals and wings. Because of the loss of their original wings and the construction of their artificial ones, technology and engineering are both valued and respected in Verdant Flora culture.

Though not much is known about Verdant Flora government before the Flora Civil War, they established their capital as Aboris before its fall. After the war, the Verdant Flora retreated to Sanctuary, where they created a new society. In Verdant Flora society, the original caste system of the High Flora was replaced with a new system of Seekers, Guardians, and Engineers. Before the fall of Sanctuary, the leaders of the Seekers, Guardians, and Engineers were Agate, Darius, and Curly, respectively.

It is likely that the rough equivalents between the Verdant Flora and High Flora systems were Engineers being the equivalent for commoners, Guardians being Priests, and Seekers being Gods. The renaming and replacement of the caste system with positions was likely meant to decouple the classism from the lofty naming convention of the High Flora, instead placing emphasis on one's function (i.e. referring to commoners as Engineers empowers them as valued members of society, rather than placing the focus on their lack of magical talent.)

The leaders of the Verdant Flora typically determine the policies of the Verdant Flora, such as their ironclad rule to keep Sanctuary hidden, as well as their beliefs and culture. The Verdant Flora have a heavy emphasis on respecting the past, as they honor the past Gods of the Flora in the Festival of the Gods. Traditionally, young Verdant Flora create sculptures to honor their past leaders and the festival typically has a great deal of magic and lights. Education is highly coveted and privileged, as few are able to attend the famed Crystal Academy. As Headmistress, Agate ensured that the Verdant Flora received a comprehensive education, as she believed that the salvation of the Verdant Flora lay in future generations.

With the destruction of Sanctuary, Illium and a handful of Verdant Flora students are the only known survivors of their culture. With the High Flora having left Sanctuary after its destruction, the Verdant Flora children have made the Crystal Academy their base of operations. They have also immersed themselves into the culture of Maple World, having made many bonds with its people.

Despite the Verdant Flora having been framed for the death of the God-King, there exists a great deal of confusion and mystery about the events of the war, as many records are said to contradict each other. The Nova, for instance, believed that the Verdant Flora killed the God-King as revenge for their exile, and that Darmoor had been an opponent of the war. Though Illium was able to clear their name, many things still remain unknown about the war, such as the reason for the God-King's sudden change of personality, Darmoor's role in his father's death, and the reason why the Knights of the Einherjar who followed him continue to do so, despite him waging the war of genocide that he had promised to avert.

Notable Members[]

High Flora[]

  • God-King:
  • Apostles:
  • Central Army:
    • Avril - an aide to Havoc, the First Apostle of Lightning
    • Albaire - a colonel under Limbo and Ark's former best friend
    • Veronica - a former Knight of the Einherjar who turned on the God-King and joined Darmoor
  • Priests:
    • Anan - High Priest of Erimos, Khali and Rasha's father
    • Laiyan - Captain of the Ypsilon Zealots
    • Rasha - former Zealot, Khali's twin sister
  • Commoners:
    • Tasha - a powerful commoner who fought against the caste system, Khali's biological mother
    • Jad - a commoner who owned a weapon shop, Khali's biological father
    • Kinan - Tasha's close friend and a commoner who fought against the caste system
    • Ritan - Jad's mother
  • Classes:
    • Ark - a turncoat High Flora soldier and a partial Specter
    • Adele - a former Knight of the Einherjar who served the former God-King
    • Khali - a High Priest of the High Flora who once served Ypsilon as a Zealot.
  • Others:
    • Nile - servant of Anan's household
    • Lord of the snowy mountain - A God who serves as the lord of a snowy mountain High Flora territory

Verdant Flora[]

  • Leaders:
    • God of the Verdant Flora - the creator of the Verdant Flora's mechanical wings and the Elder Crystal, through which he fused with Illium
    • Agate - leader of the Seekers of the Verdant Flora and Headmistress of the Crystal Academy, killed by Darius
    • Darius - former leader of the Guardians of the Verdant Flora who betrayed his people to Darmoor
    • Curly - leader of the Engineers of the Verdant Flora, presumably killed during the fall of Sanctuary
  • Professors:
    • Professor Kalsat - Mytocrystal professor, presumably killed during the fall of Sanctuary
    • Professor Andrada - Magical Combat Training professor, presumably killed during the fall of Sanctuary
    • Professor Citrine - Gate Creation professor, presumably killed during the fall of Sanctuary
    • Professor Lutil - History professor, presumably killed during the fall of Sanctuary
  • Classes:
    • Illium - inheritor of the Elder Crystal and the leader of the surviving Verdant Flora
  • Students:
    • Dean - Student of the Crystal Academy, one of the last Verdant Flora survivors
    • Morian - Student of the Crystal Academy, one of the last Verdant Flora survivors
    • Carnelian - Student of the Crystal Academy, one of the last Verdant Flora survivors
    • Sinaria - Student of the Crystal Academy, one of the last Verdant Flora survivors, sided with Darius and betrayed Illium
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Bowman

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Special

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Thief

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Pirate

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Cygnus Knights

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Special

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Heroes

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Demon

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Nova

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Flora

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Sengoku

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Anima

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Monster

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Child of God

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