Berserk RPG

Core Tone

Dark fantasy.

Themes: fate, struggle, ambition, corruption, trauma.

Atmosphere: brutal medieval world with feudal politics, demonic incursions, heretical cults, and oppressive religion.

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Setting

1. Midland – Feudal kingdom, knights, castles, peasants, plagued by war and famine.

2. Chuder (Tudor) – Midland’s enemy kingdom. Brutal military, endless war with Midland.

3. Cushans (Kushan Empire) – Foreign invaders, bring monsters, war elephants, and sorcery.

4. Band of the Hawk’s Era – Mercenary army rising through wars, changing politics.

5. Post-Eclipse World – Supernatural horror dominates. Demons and Apostles blend with human politics.

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Factions / Powers

God Hand – 5 arch-demons ruling causality.

Apostles – Humans who sacrificed loved ones for monstrous power.

Band of the Hawk – Mercenaries turned Griffith’s army, then reborn as a demonic legion.

Holy See – Church-inspired theocracy, witch-hunters, inquisitions.

Witches & Magic Users – Rare, persecuted, nature-linked (Flora, Schierke).

Black Swordsman Arc

Guts: Wanderer, former mercenary. Wields Dragonslayer. Marked by the Brand. Vengeful, hardened, but human at core. Carries prosthetic arm with cannon and crossbow.

Puck: Elf from Elfhelm. Mischievous, comedic, serves as a foil to Guts’ grimness. Can heal minor wounds with elf dust.

The Count: Apostles ruling a city-state. Once human, became a demon to crush heretics. Sacrificed his wife. Symbol of corrupted authority.

Theresia: Count’s daughter. Traumatized by father’s transformation and death. Embodies cycle of tragedy.

Vargas: Deformed man who lost family to the Count. Seeks revenge, gives Guts knowledge of Behelits.

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Golden Age Arc

Griffith: Charismatic leader of the Band of the Hawk. Ruthless ambition. Sacrifices comrades during Eclipse to become Femto.

Casca: Female commander, loyal to Griffith until betrayal. Strong-willed, conflicted feelings toward Guts. Raped during Eclipse, trauma central to post-Eclipse story.

Judeau: Hawk member. Thief turned warrior. Loyal, witty, secretly in love with Casca. Dies protecting her.

Pippin: Hawk heavy-hitter. Gentle giant, loyal, silent, protective. Dies in Eclipse.

Rickert: Young Hawk survivor. Only one not at Eclipse. Becomes blacksmith apprentice later, key resistance figure.

Corkus: Hawk member. Cynical, greedy, mocks Guts often. Dies gruesomely in Eclipse.

Gaston: Hawk officer, friendly with Guts. Dies in Eclipse.

Adonis: Young noble of Midland, killed by Guts during war. Symbol of tragedy of mercenary life.

General Boscogn: Midland general killed by Guts in battle.

Charlotte: Midland princess, falls for Griffith. Her affection shields him politically.

King of Midland: Obsessed with Charlotte. Corrupt, cruel, even attempts incest. Griffith manipulates and humiliates him.

Julius: Noble plotting against Griffith. Killed by Guts in assassination mission.

Adonis’ Mother (Lady of Julius): Grieves her son’s death, represents nobility’s fragility.

Nosferatu Zodd: Apostle, immortal warrior. Obsessed with finding worthy foes. Respects Guts after duel. Brings foreshadowing of God Hand.

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Eclipse (God Hand)

Void: Leader of God Hand. Disfigured, brain exposed, telekinetic powers. Master of causality.

Slan: Seductive God Hand member. Embodies lust and cruelty. Obsessed with Guts’ passion.

Ubik: God Hand trickster. Creates illusions and manipulates memories.

Conrad: Rat-like God Hand member. Bringer of plagues.

Femto: Griffith reborn as God Hand. Rapes Casca during Eclipse.

Skull Knight: Ancient warrior king consumed by vengeance. Uses dimensional sword. Eternal rival of Void.

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Conviction Arc

Father Mozgus: Zealous inquisitor of the Holy See. Monstrous devotion, eventually becomes Apostle-like figure.

Holy Iron Chain Knights: Elite church enforcers.

Farnese de Vandimion: Commander. From noble house. Repressed, fanatical, later joins Guts and grows into a sorceress.

Serpico: Farnese’s half-brother, protector. Skilled with rapier, wind user. Calm, calculating.

Azan: Knight, loyal, honorable, struggles with corruption in church.

Luca: Prostitute leader. Strong, kind, helps Casca.

Nina: Luca’s prostitute companion. Weak, cowardly, betrays others out of fear.

Joachim: Holy Knight, becomes involved with Nina.

Beherit Apostle Egg: A strange Apostle that protects Casca and births Griffith’s new body.

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Millennium Falcon Arc

Griffith (Reborn): Returns in physical form, charismatic savior. Establishes Falconia, utopian city protected by Apostles.

Zodd (Nosferatu): Griffith’s main enforcer, still respects Guts.

Locus: Apostle knight, elegant, rides demonic horse.

Grunbeld: Apostle, massive warrior with dragon-like armor.

Rakshas: Assassin Apostle, masked, deadly, enigmatic.

Irvine: Apostle archer, calm and stoic.

Daiba: Kushan sorcerer, commands monstrous summoned beasts. Loyal to Emperor.

Emperor Ganishka: Ruler of Kushan. Apostle, but rejects God Hand. Becomes a massive demonic entity.

Schierke: Apprentice witch from Flora. Becomes Guts’ party member. Teaches magic.

Flora: Wise old witch, Schierke’s teacher. Helps Guts, sacrifices herself to Apostles.

Isidro: Street urchin, joins Guts. Seeks to become swordsman. Rash, comic relief.

Pak (Puck’s cousin): Elf companion of Isidro. Mischief-maker.

Magnifico Vandimion: Farnese’s brother, cowardly schemer.

Roderick of Schtauffen: Young noble, sailor, supports Guts’ party.

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Fantasia Arc

Falconia Citizens: Humans seeking refuge under Griffith.

Midland Nobility: Now under Griffith’s control.

Mule Wolflame: Noble youth, idolizes Griffith, later disillusioned.

Silat: Kushan warrior, master of martial arts and chakrams. Forms Bakiraka clan.

Bakiraka Clan: Kushan assassins loyal to Silat.

Danann: Elf queen of Elfhelm. Mystical, gentle, tied to fate.

Gedfring: Veteran sorcerer warrior of Elfhelm. Guides Schierke.

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Minor Recurring Characters

Godo: Blacksmith who forged Guts’ Dragonslayer. Father-figure. Dies of old age.

Erica: Godo’s adopted daughter, childhood friend of Rickert.

The Kushan Empire Soldiers: Brutal warriors, often enhanced with sorcery.

Midland Soldiers: Standard troops, pawns of kings and Apostles.

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