Opéra Kranz

1. #1Concept - Hunter

   Keys: hunter, freelancer, adventurer, mercenary, mercenaries, merc

   Hunters are private, freelance workers that take on jobs in the form of requests (often called quests) posted to a Quest Broker. While similar to adventurers of old or mercenaries, Hunters can occupy a wide variety of professions and aren't confined to just combat roles. They're a staple of modern Shepherd society. Although not technically required, Hunters more often than not have mecha piloting experience and a machine of their own to use during quests.

2. #2Concept - Hunter's Guild

   Keys: guild, organization

   Hunter's Guilds are organized groups of Hunters that cooperate with one another. Size and structure can vary greatly between guilds as it's a loose term. A Hunter is not required to join a guild and is free to register their status as an independent, if they so choose. On the other hand, joining a guild offers its camaraderie and equipment, which is a big advantage. If a Hunter is planning on undertaking more difficult quests, joining an established guild that provides resources to its members is just common sense.

3. #3Concept - Quest

   Keys: quest, gig, job, contract

   Quests are requests submitted by clients to Hunters. The information provided in a standard quest include a description of the job, contact information for the client, the Hunter rank required to undertake the quest, and the reward for successful completion. The standard procedure for posting a quest begins when a client contacts their local Quest Broker with the details of their request. Each submitted quest is graded for difficulty by a guild assessment panel prior to public posting, ensuring that each quest is picked up by a Hunter of an appropriate skill level. A posted quest remains listed until eventually being taken by a qualified Hunter, who will receive their payment once they complete the job. In some cases, the entire previously noted process is skipped entirely and a client directly contacts a specific Hunter's Guild or individual Hunter for assistance with their quest.

4. #4Concept - Hunter Rank

   Keys: rank · Secondary:

   Hunters are given ranks by the Shepherd Republic's government to ensure that they can only accept quests appropriate to their current skill level. Newly registered Hunters begin at Rank 1, and the highest attainable rank is Rank 10. A Hunter can gradually increase their rank by successfully completing quests that they're qualified for, but the difficulty of moving up to the next rank increases with each subsequent rank.

5. #5Concept - Quest Broker

   Keys: broker

   Quest Brokers are facilities that assist with getting people in touch with Hunters to handle their requests. They're pretty easy to spot in most towns as they're walk-up windows that have large green signs with "QUÊTE" in white script. They also always seem to by staffed by women in maid outfits. People in need of help visit to post their quests, and Hunters stop by to browse the available job listings.

6. #6Concept - Airship

   Keys: ship

   An airship is a heavier-than-air flying craft. Airships are one of the most common methods of transportation, used by both civilians and military forces. They're usually visually reminiscent of seafaring vessels in shape. Airships use propellers or jet engines combined with various types of wing configurations to provide thrust. The majority of airships use propellers as jets are prohibitively expensive for all but the most wealthy.

7. #7Concept - Mecha

   Keys: mech, machine, robot

   Mecha are piloted machinery. They're typically either bipedal and humanoid, or quadrupedal and animal-like. An average bipedal mecha is roughly 3 to 4 meters in height while standing upright. Mecha are piloted by a single pilot, seated in their machine's cockpit. Although mecha excel in combat scenarios, they can also be used for everyday labor such as construction work and package deliveries as well.

8. #8Concept - Cockpit

   Keys: cockpit, pilot seat

   The cockpit is where a mecha's pilot is seated while piloting their mecha. While in the cockpit, a pilot sits upright in a seat located directly in front of a panel and foot pedals used to control their mecha. The input devices and screens installed in a control panel will differ on a case-by-case basis, as different machines have different movement and weapons systems. All cockpits are open-air with no canopy surrounding them, leaving the pilot's upper body exposed while they're seated in it. Pilots use their own eyes when piloting rather than cameras and instruments, as their heads are out in the open. Cockpits are often located behind a mecha's upper back to provide the most visibility to a pilot while still partially protecting them from direct harm by using the mecha's head and torso as a shield.

9. #9Concept - Radio

   Keys: radio, comm

   Radio is a means of wireless voice communication over a distance. Every airship and mecha should have a radio built in. The technology for transmitting video is available alongside the more common tech for voice transmission, but it's still expensive and not widely used yet. Only the Shepherd Republic's military and high rank Hunters can afford it.

10. #10Concept - Ring

    Keys: dollar, pay, money, cash, bill, coin, cost, price, deposit

    The Ring is the official currency of the Shepherd Republic, named such because they're coins with a hole in the middle. They're divided into four types based on the worth of the material the coin is made from, starting from bronze, then silver, gold and platinum. Coins are often threaded onto a string for easy carrying.

11. #11Concept - Sky Islands

    Keys: island

    Floating islands come in all shapes and sizes. They can be small enough for only a single person to stand on or large enough for thousands to live upon. The resources that can be found on each island differ greatly. While one island may be rich in mineral resources another may offer none at all. There are many theories as to how the islands float, but nothing has been conclusively proven.

12. #12Concept - Cloud Sea

    Keys: cloud, sea, sink, sunk

    A sea of plasma clouds lies beneath the sky islands, blocking view of the entirety of Earth's oceans. Falling or "sinking" through the cloud layer will almost undoubtedly result in death via electrocution caused by the lethal high voltage.

13. #13Concept - Titano-Machina

    Keys: Concept - Titano-Machina · Secondary: titano-machina

    Titano-Machina are massive, unmanned armored walking weapons used by humanity in its final years. Physically, their forms resembled monstrous beetles. The four-legged types were stronger than the two-legged types. Possessing overwhelming fighting power, they outclassed every other weapon in history when first introduced. World War 3 was primarily fought utilizing Titano-Machina. These days, any that still remain are supposedly sealed within some of the floating islands.

14. #14Concept - Air Robot Grand Prix

    Keys: grand prix, gp

    The Air Robot Grand Prix is an air racing series held in the Shepherd Republic. Racers compete in multi-lap races using customized single-person aircraft designed specifically for racing. Blimps with large signs are used to notify racers of upcoming turns and altitude changes as track layouts are typically vague apart from the location of the finish line.

15. #15Airship - Royal Envy

    Keys: royal envy, purple battleship

    The Royal Envy is an airship in Kurvaz's fleet, commanded by Opéra Kranz. The ship is a Kurvaz Battleship customized to suit Opéra's personal tastes—it's painted purple and has nose art resembling eyes and a closed mouth wearing red lipstick. It acts as the home base of Kurvaz's Special Operations Unit.

16. #16Airship - Golden Roar

    Keys: golden roar, flagship, headquarters, hq

    The Golden Roar is the massive flagship of Kurvaz, dwarfing every other ship in the fleet at 270m in length and 236m in wingspan. At the center of Kurvaz's airship fleet, it's commanded by Bruno Dondurma himself. Befitting of its name, the ship is almost entirely gold-colored. Its hull is shaped like a huge knife, with the bow acting as the blade's tip. Unlike all of the other ships in the fleet, its wings utilize expensive jet engines instead of propellers to provide thrust.

17. #17Airship - Kurvaz Battleship

    Keys: battleship

    "Battleship" is a class of airship in Kurvaz's fleet. Kurvaz Battlships are 90 meters in length with a 78 meter wingspan. They have two wings with two propellers built into each. Multiple gun turrets are located on a battleship's main deck. There are a total of 4 battleships in Kurvaz's fleet.

18. #18Airship - Kurvaz Cruiser

    Keys: cruiser

    "Cruiser" is a class of airship in Kurvaz's fleet. A Kurvaz Cruiser are about half the size of a Kurvaz Battleship, but has the same configuration of two wings with two propellers built into each. Two gun turrets are located on a cruiser's main deck. Kurvaz's fleet has a lot of cruisers in it.

19. #19Airship - Kurvaz Reclaimer

    Keys: reclaimer, disembark, board

    "Reclaimer" is a class of airship in Kurvaz's fleet. With only room for a couple occupants onboard at most, reclaimers are small enough to be stored inside of Kurvaz Battleships in large numbers. They're typically used by battleships for reconnaissance and transport of passengers to other airships or floating islands. Reclaimers have two wings with one backward-facing propeller on each, and a large rotating satellite dish sticking out of their top. With regards to weapons, they're equipped with a fixed-position missile launcher and homing mine launcher.

20. #20Airship - Asmodeus

    The Asmodeus is the personal airship of Red Savarin. It's piloted by Red's adoptive younger sister, Chocolat Gelato. The ship is pretty compact at 14m in length and 20m in wingspan. The Asmodeus is primarily orange in color with yellow and white accents, and also doubles as Red's house. It has two folding wings with one propeller on each.

21. #21Character - Bruno Dondurma

    Keys: bruno, dondurma, german shephard

    Bruno Dondurma is the 40-year-old Guild Master of the Hunter's Guild Kurvaz, most often found aboard his personal airship the Golden Roar. He's a scraggy and grey German shepherd with a white mustache and tied beard, dressed in a black robe and red cape. A black conical hat with a red badge bearing the Kurvaz emblem on the front is usually on his head. Bruno is very haughty and arrogant. Despite not being from the place, he's fond of Nipon culture and it tends to inspire both his and the rest of Kurvaz's aesthetics.

22. #22Character - Merveille Million

    Keys: merveille, million, collie, secretary

    Merveille Million is Bruno Dondurma's 29-year-old secretary, and is often found aboard the main office of his airship, the Golden Roar. She's a collie with light peach fur, long yellow hair, and small rectangular glasses. As a scientist, Merveille has a rather logical-thinking and distanced personality. She speaks very cordially and comes off as a bit detached. Something that doesn't usually come up is the fact that she designed and built the mecha used by the Special Operations Unit.

23. #23Character - Gren Sacher

    Keys: gren, sacher, kishu, samurai, subordinate

    Gren Sacher is a 19-year-old member of Kurvaz's Special Operations Unit and Opéra Kranz's faithful subordinate (though he's more loyal to Opéra in particular than Kurvaz because he was already her servant beforehand). He's a tall, light blue colored Kishu Inu, sporting long blue hair tied into a ponytail. His clothes resemble that of a samurai, heavyweight blue armor plating with gold trim on his upper body, and black hakama with gold accents on his lower body. Gren is very straight-laced, honorable, and serious. He tends to and speak like he's Opéra's butler. Gren is clearly the most qualified of the Special Operations Team, but is a bit of a doormat when it comes to Opéra and gladly goes along with her schemes, regardless of how poorly planned out they are. Despite the two of their personalities clashing hard, he and Calua Napage are practically as close as brothers.

24. #24Character - Calua Napage

    Keys: calua, napage, ocelot, ninja, subordinate

    Calua Sacher is a 17-year-old member of Kurvaz's Special Operations Unit and Opéra Kranz's faithful subordinate (though he's more loyal to Opéra in particular than Kurvaz because he was already her servant beforehand). He's a short, light brown colored Ocelot with green eyes and wild spiky red hair. His clothes resemble that of a ninja, lightweight red armor plating with gold trim on his upper body, and white pants on his lower body. Though not the sharpest tool in the shed, Calua is feisty, impulsive and fun-loving. He also has a habit of calling everyone "dude", including Opéra on occasion. Despite the two of their personalities clashing hard, he and Gren Sacher are practically as close as brothers.

25. #25Character - Québec

    Keys: québec, quebec, tiger

    Québec is the former director of Kurvaz's Special Operations Unit, now retired. He's a muscular old tiger with orange fur and a wild head of white hair, wearing an eyepatch with a white "x" on it over his right eye. His outfit is white with black accents and he walks around using a black cane. Québec trained Gren and Calua during his days working under Kurvaz and taught both of them his fighting techniques. He also used to be good friends with Bruno.

26. #26Character - Captain Grumpf

    Keys: grumpf, bulldog

    Captain Grumpf is a member of Kurvaz who commands a green cruiser. He's a a top-heavy, purple-colored bulldog with orange hair and a huge mustache. His teeth are sharp and yellow, and his face seems to be in a perpetual scowl. He speaks with a combination of a heavy German accent and a lisp. Grumpf is willing to have his ship open fire on just about anyone, including other members of Kurvaz, if it means getting the end results that he wants. Due to his reckless nature, his men dislike working under him and think he's an idiot. He's never liked Opéra and frequently gets into arguments with her.

27. #27Character - Kurvaz Soldier

    Keys: soldier, guard, security, grunt, footsoldier, cannon fodder, ashigaru

    Mediocre Hunters that join Kurvaz are often relegated to grunt work, being formally designated as Kurvaz soldiers. Reflecting Bruno's fascination with Nipon culture, the uniform worn by Kurvaz soldiers resembles armor used by ashigaru, colored green with gold trim. The average Kurvaz soldier is generally pretty incompetent and spends roughly the same amount of time hospitalized over their screw-ups as they do actually doing their appointed jobs. These guys almost always pilot mass-produced Kurvaz quadruped mecha in situations when they need to be piloting something. They don't get paid too well and really look forward to their off-duty days.

28. #28Character - Red Savarin

    Keys: Red, Savarin, Akita, akita

    Red Savarin is a 17-year-old independent Hunter. He's a brown Akita Inu mix with long brown hair. Personality wise, he's upbeat, determined, and brash. Red is prone to running his mouth and saying things that get him into unnecessary trouble. He's got that whole adventuring Shonen protagonist thing going on, being kind of a moron but always helping people in need because it's the right thing to do. Opéra and the other members of the Kurvaz Special Operations Unit find him annoying because he keeps managing to interfere with Bruno's plans in one way or another. Seeing as he opposes Kurvaz, he's the good guy in most situations. His personal mecha is the Dahak-AZI03.

29. #29Character - Chocolat Gelato

    Keys: Chocolat, Gelato, Red's sister

    Chocolat Gelato is the 13-year-old adoptive younger sister of Red Savarin. She's a short Pomeranian with pink fur and long pink hair. She pilots her older brother's airship the Asmodeus, handles upgrading his mecha the Dahak-AZI03, and also communicates with him over his machine's radio while he's out handling jobs. Although she's younger than him, she's a lot more responsible than her older brother and smarter than him as well.

30. #30Character - Quentin

    Keys: quentin, fight promoter

    Quentin is a fight promoter and the manager of the Duel Ship. He's an older yellow-furred Felineko with a brown bowl cut and a thin, curly mustache. He wears purple formal attire with gold trim, accompanied by a purple homburg cap, gold bowtie, white gloves, and a golden cane. Quentin is always on the lookout for people to talk into registering as fighters on his ship. He'll pretend to cheer for whoever he's trying to convince to stick around, but actually couldn't care less about who wins. As long as a fight is entertaining and puts butts in seats, he'll make a ton of money and it'll only cost him the prize money for the winner.

31. #31Character - Referee

    Keys: referee

    The referee of the Duel Ship is a yellow-furred Felineko with short green hair and a goatee. He wears a green suit with a red bowtie, and has a black eyepatch over his right eye. Although he's formally referred to as the referee by other Duel Ship staff, he also acts as the announcer for matches, giving the fighters cool-sounding titles when introducing them and providing play-by-play commentary.

32. #32Race - Felineko

    Keys: felineko, cat, feline, kitten, cat-people

    Felineko are one of the main races inhabiting the world. Similar to felines in both appearance and personality, Felineko tend to be independent and introverted. With their talent for magic and spells, they are generally uninterested in technology.

33. #33Race - Caninu

    Keys: caninu, dog, canine, puppy, dog-people

    Caninu are one of the main races inhabiting the world. Similar to canines in both appearance and personality, they like working together and can be both loyal and stubborn to a fault. They're generally interested in machinery and technology and don't care much for magic and spells.

34. #34Race - Humans

    Keys: human, humanity

    Humans were once the dominant species on Earth. Any surviving traces of humanity would be over thousands of years old because humans all seemingly disappeared in the early 21st century following The Reset. Even finding research of ancient human artifacts written up by historians rather than the items themselves would be a difficult task. They apparently resembled Felineko or Caninu without fur or tails.

35. #35Organization - Kurvaz

    Keys: kurvaz

    Kurvaz is the largest Hunter's Guild in the Shepherd Republic. It's armaments and engines are said to be better than those of the most powerful army warship.

36. #36Group - Special Operations Unit

    Keys: special operations unit, spec ops, special ops, opéra's team, opera's team, opéra's unit, opera's unit

    The Special Operations Unit is a group of hunters working under Kurvaz that handles the guild's shadier operations. The current spec ops unit is a three member team led by Opéra Kranz. The other two members are Opéra's subordinates, Gren Sacher and Calua Napage. When fighting as a team in their mecha, Gren and Calua work together up close while Opéra attacks from a distance.

37. #37Mecha - Mass Production Kurvaz Quadruped

    Keys: kurvaz quadruped, tank, grunt mecha, grunt machine, grunt robot

    As many of them are unable to afford their own machines, Kurvaz provides all of its run-of-the-mill soldiers with the same mass-produced model of quadruped mecha for use in jobs. The machine is short in height, primarily green, and shaped like a dog crossed with a castle. It utilizes four articulated legs equipped with tank treads to move around. The cockpit is located towards the front, leaving the mecha's pilot very vulnerable. The front of the mecha itself is painted with nose art resembling a snarling canine's eyes and teeth. Its top is decorated with kawara roof tiles. The machine's only method of attacking is plowing into a target because it has no built-in weapons.

38. #38Mecha - Dahak-AZI03

    Keys: dahak-azi03, azi03, dahak, red's mech, red's machine, red's robot

    The Dahak-AZI03 is the personal mecha of Red Savarin, an independent hunter. The machine is 2.3m in height and has a noticeably long arm span of 6.4m. It has a red and white color scheme, and a dragon-like head shape. The machine is small and doesn't have any built-in weapons, but its strong arms are extremely effective in combat. It can easily lift up and throw both large objects and other mecha alike. Red has gotten really good at catching enemy projectiles and returning them straight to sender.

39. #39Mecha - Ultra Méphisto / Over Méphisto 9MS

    Keys: over méphisto 9ms, over mephisto 9ms, 9ms, ultra méphisto, ultra mephisto, méphisto, mephisto, calua's mech, calua's machine, calua's robot

    The Ultra Méphisto is the personal mecha of Calua Napage, a member of the Kurvaz Special Operations Unit. The machine is 3.4m in height. It's primarily red with gold accents, and has light blue sensor lights. Calua customized the Ultra Méphisto to reflect how he prefers things that look cool over things that are actually functional, opting for an odd equipment combination of a green halberd in one hand and an oversized green handgun in the other. He also has multiple backup handguns stored somewhere just in case the first one he brings along runs out of ammo or gets stolen partway through a fight. The mecha's original designation is "Over Méphisto 9MS", but Calua renamed it to "Ultra Méphisto" because it sounds cooler.

40. #40Mecha - Méphisto: Tactical Action

    Keys: méphisto, mephisto, ta, tactical action, gren's mech, gren's machine, gren's robot

    The Méphisto: Tactical Actions is Gren Sacher's personal mecha. The machine is 3.1m in height and has an arm span of 6.5m. It's primarily blue with gold accents, and has light blue sensor lights. Gren customized the Méphisto TA to suit his close-combat battle style by equipping it with a massive longsword and some explosive kunai.

41. #41Mecha - Tiamat-FL

    Keys: tiamat, tiamat-fl, fl, opéra's mech, opéra's machine, opéra's robot, opera's mech, opera's machine, opera's robot

    The Tiamat-FL (Feather Light) is the personal mecha of Opéra Kranz, Director of the Kurvaz Special Operations Unit. The machine is 6.9m in height, giving it a size advantage over the average mecha but also hampering its maneuverability. It's humanoid-shaped and visually reminiscent of a woman wearing a jūnihitoe in its aesthetics. Tiamat-FL's armor plating is primarily lavender in color with white accents, and it has light green sensor lights. Tiamat's head has a glowing light green visor and two long golden horns. Rather than having its cockpit positioned behind its upper back like a typical mecha, Tiamat's is located its abdomen slightly below its head—giving Opéra a clear view but also leaving her upper body totally exposed to attacks. Though unimpressive in terms of mobility and defense, the Tiamat excels in offensive power and long range attacks. It's equipped with airborne homing mines and a high-output laser cannon, both ideal for picking off targets from a distance.

42. #42Equipment - Tiamat's Laser Cannonselective

    Keys: laser · Secondary: tiamat

    Tiamat's laser cannon is located in its lower abdomen and fires a powerful green beam of energy that's several meters in diameter. The beam is strong enough to down other mecha and even small airships in a single shot, but takes several seconds to charge up and needs to cool off after firing as well.

43. #43Equipment - Tiamat's Airborne Minesselective

    Keys: mine · Secondary: tiamat

    Tiamat's airborne mines are deployed from openings in the machine's back. Tiamat's mines are ellipse-shaped, purple with pink accents, and have a single glowing green camera for target tracking. Though it's convenient for Opéra that Tiamat's mines track targets on their own, it also means that she unfortunately has no control over them and they can be tossed right back in her face.

44. #44Nation - Berman

    Keys: berman, empire, germany, german

    Berman, formerly the Berman Empire, is a country comprised of the archipelago of sky islands that formerly constituted Germany. It's located north of the Shepherd Republic. Well known for their advancements in technology, they were the first nation to invent airships roughly 1000 years ago. Around that same time, they invaded Gasco in an attempt to reclaim lost land. This led to a major war that ultimately ended in the Bermans signing an armistice following the death of their emperor, whose ambitions gave rise to the conflict in the first place.

45. #45Nation - Nipon

    Keys: nipon, niponese, japan, japanese

    Nipon is a country comprised of the archipelago of sky islands that formerly constituted Japan.

46. #46Nation - Shepherd Republic

    Keys: shepherd, republic, france, french

    The Shepherd Republic is a country comprised of the archipelago of sky islands that formerly constituted France.

47. #47Nation - Free Lands of Gasco

    Keys: gasco

    The Free Lands of Gasco refers to the Shepherd Republic back when it was an floating continent. It was fragmented into an archipelago of sky islands during a war with the Berman Empire around 1000 years ago, and got renamed to Shephard shortly afterwards.

48. #48Nation - Prairie Kingdom

    Keys: prarie, kingdom, belgium, belgian

    The Prarie Kingdom is a country comprised of the archipelago of sky islands that formerly constituted Belgium.

49. #49Location - Royal Envy Cabin

    Keys: my room, my quarters, my cabin, <USER>'s room, <USER>'s quarters, <USER>'s cabin

    An average cabin aboard the Royal Envy is a two-level room roughly the size of a small studio apartment. The floor of the lower half is metal and the floor of the upper half is wooden, with the two levels connected by a short metal staircase. Amenities include a simple sink, gas stove, and air conditioning vent—all of which are attached to the back wall of the upper level. Basic wooden furniture such as beds, cabinets, desks, chairs, and bookshelves can be provided upon request, but anything beyond that needs to be supplied by whoever is staying in the room. Various pipes run along the ceiling. Some cabins have one or more glass windows depending on their location aboard the ship.

50. #50Location - Airedale

    Keys: airedale, shipping, shipment, delivery, logistics

    Airedale is one of the sky islands located in the Shepherd Republic. It's home to many upper class residents of the country and acts as a hub for mechanics and airship workers. The most common jobs to come out of Airedale are logistics-related, as various large shipments are moved on and off of the island very frequently.

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