Princes, Princesses, Principalities, And A Jester
(A heads up to you, the reader. This chapter contains a good amount of background information, so I would suggest not skipping any paragraphs.)
"Character Sheets." I uttered the words silently.
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Attention!
Please choose from the list of registered individuals, to see their respective character Sheets (C.S)
1. Sigmund Jean Kariehem
2. Clara Cera Kariehem
3. Harrison Brian Kane
Note : To view the bearer's own C.S, bearer should just think 'My C.S'.
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"Sigmund Jean Kariehem." As I said the name, a long screen filled with information appeared wavering in front of me.
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Name: Sigmund Jean Kariehem
Level: 15
Age: 23
Roles: Prince (birth), High Noble (birth), Master (acquired), Scholar (acquired), Music Prodigy (birth)
Stats:
H.P: 599/600
M.P: 0/0
ATK: 15
VIT: 30
DEF: 15
M.DEF: 5
SPD: 29
INT: 20 (+50)
Additional Stats:
CHR : 55
LUC : 10
Skills:
Passive/Titles:
1. (Unique) Ist Prince of Kariehem : The bearer is born in nobility of House Kariehem, the rulers of the principality of Velceri. Bearer gets an additional stats of Luck (LUC) and Charisma (CHR).
2. (Very Rare) Scholar : The bearer has devoted their life in pursuit of higher knowledge. +250% INT.
3. (Common) Master : Having acquired servants through either slave contacts or employment contracts. The bearer gain absolute authority over them.
Active:
1. (Unique) Music That Inspires : The bearer through their prodigious skills and constant endeavours in the field of music has attained peak. Upon the activation, the music played increases motivation of the audience and heals any negative mental effects.
2. (Unique) Velceri's Sword : The ancient skill of the Velceri royalty. It is passed down from generation to generation. The bearer summons a gigantic sword that inflicts 500 damage points to any foe present in 50m radius. The user gets penalties with the Effects Fatigue VI and Mental Exhaustion VI after successful use.
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I smiled yet again. It was truly a reveling feeling knowing that I can look at anyone's status anytime. It's quite an useful skill possessed by the system. Although the conditions to gain access is mildly inconvenient. But still it's in no ways bad, considering that no one can actually see anyone else's status, or as the system puts it, the C.S, in this world, except some very and I mean very rare individuals who possess the [Appraisal] skill. In just Velceri, the number of such individuals is a whopping, 1!
So, overall quite a good skill.
It has been a few days since I started my stay at the Kariehem mansion. And I have utilised these days with maximum efficiency.
The Kariehem library - as Sigmund had told me - was absurdly huge. It contained books of varying degrees. From simple books on wildlife of the 'Continent' to very complex books regarding the political history between the different Principalities. The selection was quite huge and I utilised it well.
Apparently my high intelligence wasn't just for show, and was actually useful. My retaining and grasping powers are ridiculously high. It barely takes me a minute to read, understand, and memorise a whole page of information.
And by memorising, I mean it.
The first thing I read about was obviously the world. The place that I was currently in is the principality of Velceri, one of the 6 that the land mass quite ingeniously named Continent was divided in. The other five Principalities are Ersthelm, Tundarus, Vinerra, Ranius, Charius.
Charius being principality in which the capital of the continent resided in. The Roseworth family, the monarchial ruler of the whole continent also managed this principality. The head of the family is currently a surprisingly young Queen Serena Roseworth of age 20. She succeeded her father Charles Gregory Roseworth who was the successor of the woman who actually conquered the whole continent, Serena Jean Roseworth.
Before Serena Ist, the whole continent was in shambles with constant wars between different major and minor nobilities. Serena Ist's family was one of those minor nobilities. They weren't worth much before she was born.
Thinking about her still baffles me. She was actually the first bearer of the skill/title [Hero]. And the perks that come with that title are just absurd. +200% to all her stats plus! her active skill [Peace Bringer] that does almost 1000 points of damage to any foe without damaging any allies, and it doesn't have any sort of reprucursions as long as she has good intentions.
Taking into consideration, for example the active skill, [Velceri's Sword] which inflicts about half the damage [Peace Bringer] does and has negative effects after usage that can most certainly kill the user.
Yeah, as I said, absurd.
Equipped with the skill, Serena literally obliterated her enemies and brought unity to the whole continent.
The only two other individuals who bear [Hero] after Serena are, Serena IInd, the current Queen, and a guy that fascinates me quite a lot.
Artsyr M. Ferguson is his name, and he was the 'personal' hero of the principality of Ersthelm. 'Was' because the house Paral - the ruling house of Ersthelm - apparently had forced him to serve them since his childhood. It's described in the book that I read all this in, as 'quite a scandal'. But that was a decade ago and Artsyr now lived in seclusion in some remote village in Tundarus.
Seriously though, as if those Ersthelm folks weren't shady enough.
Anyways I still haven't read the magical theory (which the library has an abundance of). Should probably get around to it.
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Ah, I can't help but think that I am forgetting something.
Am I forgetting something?
Ding!
I heard the now familiar sound of a system prompt.
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Attention!
Due to inactivity and showing ignorance towards the current mission. The bearer is now under a timer to complete it.
Current Mission : Find out the criminal who is behind Sigmund's injury and eliminate them.
Timer : 24:00:00 till penalty is applied.
Note : If not completed within the timer. The bearer will receive penalty of Death once the timer runs out.
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Fuck! the mission!