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Characters

Playable

Jasper Olmar - Foundling
Troubled youth, Orphan, Lives with grandfather in Bryn
He sets out on his quest to break the barrier in the mine, after his grandfather, Ardren, is seriously injured, and many miners are killed.  On his quest, he finds that he has become part of a bigger picture.

Hockfin Ehler - Thief
Orphan, Had a sister Olivia

When traveling to Halvera, Hockfin steals all of Jasper's inventory in a cave.  After he discovers Jasper's past when holding up the viking doll and mocking Jasper, he feels incredible guilt and returns the items.  He originally joins the party just to not be alone.  Over time, his goal changes when he finds that a god killed his sister while searching for Hoedr.

Brenda Marja - Paladin
Princess to a destroyed kingdom
Brenda is the last of survivor of the her elfin royal family.  A massacre by the gods left their castle in shambles.  To keep her kingdom safe, she joins the party.  She and Jasper originally clash, due to her being a "royal" pain and him being a lazy bum, but their relationship evolves into something more.

Minco - Tribal Hunter
Chief of a Sakari tribe
After his family is caught in the crossfire of warring gods, he offers to join the party in hopes that his tribe will once again be safe.  Minco is the only Sakari who has learned the tongue of man.

Buford - Goon
Snow giant with no manners
He comes from Joetunheim, leaving his home after the gods melt the mountains of snow in search for Hoedr.


Non-Playable

Ardren Olmar
Elderly Bryn mine foreman and Jasper's grandfather
He took Jasper in after thieves murdered Jasper's parents.  Ardren single-handedly revitalized Bryn's ore mine after near failure.  He is the sole survivor of the attack on Bryn's mine late one night but eventually parishes, leading to Jasper's journey.

Helmer
Old and goofy traveling Shopkeeper
He points Jasper and the party in the right direction on a few occasions and is always willing to help.  He has a deep secret that explains his extensive knowledge of things to come.

Hoedr
Condemned and blind god who sympathizes with humanity
After being tricked by Loki into killing Baldur, he hides in the mine north of Bryn.  He accidentally kills several miners, including Jasper's grandfather, in fear that they are the other gods coming for him.  He decides to join the party as atonement, hoping that surrendering himself to the other gods will stop their senseless destruction of entire villages in their search to condemn him to death.

Magus
Mysterious old man in Halvera
He is an old friend of Helmer and very adept in the magics, alchemy, and smithing weapons.  He studies mysticism and knows a great deal about the Gods and Ancients.  Helmer has Magus forge the hephaestusite sword for Jasper.


Eh?

Narja Female Archer Born from Loki
Description:Long brown wavy hair,Light blue eyes, Green cloak,Cladded
with gray armor,Tall, Quiver of arrows on back, Holding Bow in hand.

Tyrfir Male Swordsman Born from Loki
Description:Long blonde hair,Green eyes,Pointy ears,Black cloak,Scar
on right side of face, Cladded in oily black armor,Sword held on back
or to the side,Tall.

Comments

Daniel Gump - Sep 4, 2009 7:08 PM

I've added the first character. I'll work on more later.

Caleb Downs - Sep 5, 2009 7:26 AM

How bout the grandfathers name is: Theodor [or Theodr] Olmar.

Matthew Marshall - Sep 6, 2009 12:17 PM

hull- please feel free to delete any of the stuff i added. im not sure if u want this stuff here yet.

Daniel Gump - Sep 6, 2009 3:54 PM

Theodore is of Greek origin, so we should probably use another name for the grandfather. I have a good list of Scandinavian names under the Name List. We can also use any northern European names and maybe a few cameos of other regions of the world for side stories.

Matthew Marshall - Sep 7, 2009 2:22 PM

hull: check out my additions, delete if needed.

Matthew Marshall - Sep 7, 2009 3:07 PM

hull: for jaspers name, i was thinking. eilert, gunner, or havard. Eilert is a male name, and means edge of the sword (im assuming hes a swordsman) gunner means warrior, and havard means high gueardian. i took these from the very helpful name list u have provided.

Matthew Marshall - Sep 7, 2009 4:24 PM

oh, and i have some ideas for the summoner. i think i will tell you after other things get approved.

Daniel Gump - Sep 22, 2009 6:51 PM

I've updated the character list with more details from the storyline, scripts, and concepts discussed in the chatroom.

Matthew Marshall - Sep 23, 2009 3:10 AM

awesome! i was wondering how Narja and Tyrfir will play into the story. Just for reference... im a litte cloudy as to who they are. But yeah, i wasnt expecting playable Sakari. thats great!

Caleb Downs - Nov 18, 2009 6:54 AM

[Dharfak]-Playable
last survivor of the city [Vigrid]???

can that help?

Daniel Gump - Nov 18, 2009 6:40 PM

The Vigrid will come all the way at the end of the journey. It's sort of the finale.

Matthew Marshall - Dec 3, 2009 10:47 AM

alright. vigrid, hmmm. and about the original characters narja and tyrfir. do you have any info on them? i dont really know what theyre all about , very much.

Daniel Gump - Dec 3, 2009 7:47 PM

I have no idea who they are other than what I see on the page. This weekend I will start outlining some characters for upcoming chapters.

Matthew Marshall - Dec 4, 2009 10:44 AM

im assuming kefka or somebody made them. i'll ask him later. New chapter, sounds exciting. Is the end of chapter one clear yet? im a little hazy on that part of the story.

Daniel Gump - Dec 5, 2009 6:07 AM

I updated the outline for chapter 1 on http://sites.google.com/site/themysticaljourney/main_story. It fills in most of the gaps we had before, but I will probably need to make some tweaks. For chapter 2, I plan on introducing the female character who eventually becomes Jasper's love interest (although that won't blossom until much later). I'll let you know when I figure out the context of her joining the party so that you can write a backstory. Kefka's original female sprite could work for her, if we decide to go with funky hair colors.

Daniel Gump - Dec 5, 2009 6:31 AM

New character: Brenda Marja!

I've also updated the other characters somewhat to match the evolution of the storyline. Jasper is listed as the character class "foundling". That means he will be able to evolve as he grows.

Matthew Marshall - Dec 6, 2009 12:58 PM

WOOP WOOP! so Jasper gets an elfy lady friend ;D haha. That sounds pretty awesome hull, good character. very inventive.

Marceus TheGreat - Jan 4, 2010 4:48 PM

hmm... I wonder if you could keep a pet of sorts at the end of the game to replace any party members that die or leave.
It could be a shop in multiplayer, where you could buy an animal [dragon, griffin, wolf, cthulu, kirby-spinoff, etc.]

Matthew Marshall - Jan 6, 2010 6:07 AM

yeah, pets are cool :U maybe the weird 2 characters that idk much about (maybe kefka or someone made them a while back, i dont remember anymore) those characters could be introduced in elfheim, they sound like elves to me -.- also, can we talk about enemies? I mean, villains. Sephiroth, Kefka, etc. Bad guys. I know Loki is a major bad guy, should there be a TMJ original villain? I always liked the idea of a puppeteer villain, like the Grand Fisher from bleach. Maybe pit some dead parents or sisters against ppl, cause some drama, strife, idk. Makes a good twist.

Paxton Lancaster - Mar 12, 2010 10:40 AM

I think we should switch Jasper back to his old self. I think the old Hockfin looks more like a thief.

Daniel Gump - Mar 14, 2010 10:10 AM

I've been sort of thinking that, too.

Daniel Gump - Mar 14, 2010 10:10 AM

Yet, the clothes should be updated.