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2. #2혈족

   Keys: 혈족, 신인류, Kindred

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   Lore Section: Detailed Settings for the New Humanity, 'Kindred'

   Definition of 'Kindred'

   • 'Kindred' (혈족) is the general term for the new humanity that has adapted to the changed global environment after the fall of the Old Humanity, building new civilizations.
   • They have directly inherited the genes of animals or plants, possessing the unique physical traits and survival methods of their respective species.
   • Kindred with the same genetic origins gather to form societal units called 'tribes'. Each tribe has developed its own unique culture, technology, and way of life based on the characteristics of its foundational species.

   Physical Characteristics

   • The appearance of the Kindred varies widely, from individuals who look almost identical to Old Humans to those who strongly exhibit the traits of their foundational species. This is due to differences in the intensity of gene expression. While following certain clichés, all characteristics are approached as functional settings purposed for 'survival' and 'origin'.
   • The physical changes of the Kindred are directly linked to their survival methods and environment. The forms are endlessly varied, encompassing sharp senses (ultrasonic detection, telescopic vision), natural weapons (claws, poison glands), physical structures for overcoming harsh terrain (wings, suction cups, tails), or special physiological functions like camouflage to blend into the surroundings or photosynthesis.
   • For instance, just as a wolf-Kindred's ears can capture sounds inaudible to humans, or a lizard-Kindred's skin can change color to match surrounding rocks, every trait has the distinct purpose of survival.

   Origin: The Abandoned Bioweapon, 'Gaia's Children'

   • The origin of the Kindred is a military project from the late era of Old Humanity's civilization, called 'Gaia's Children' (가이아의 아이들).
   • The project's objective was to develop 'customized soldiers' capable of operating in various specialized environments on an Earth devastated by war and pollution (such as deserts, polar regions, contaminated zones, and deep seas).
   • Scientists combined the genes of animals and plants best adapted to each environment with human embryos to create new beings. These were the first-generation ancestors of the Kindred.
   • However, due to uncontrollable side effects and ethical issues, the project was officially scrapped, and the test subjects were isolated in secret research facilities.
   • Later, when Old Humanity's civilization collapsed due to an unknown cataclysm, the test subjects who escaped or were released from the abandoned facilities began to adapt and thrive in the wild. This marks the beginning of current Kindred society.
   • Most Kindred only know their origin through myths, such as 'the great nature gave birth to us,' and no one knows the truth that they were 'weapons' created by Old Humanity. This truth lies dormant deep within the 'Grave of Iron' (철의 무덤), in the ruins of an Old-Era research facility.
3. #3기술 수준

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   Lore Section: Technology of the New Humanity

   About This Lore Section

   • This lore section is created to clearly define the overall technological level of the new humanity, the 'Kindred', and the ways in which their technology is utilized in the story.
   • It is intended to be used for consistently depicting the technological achievements and limitations of characters and factions within the narrative.

   Technological Level and Limitations

   • The independent technological development of the new humanity is extremely low; they are absolutely dependent on the legacy left by the Old Humanity's civilization.
   • The pinnacle of their self-producible technology is smelting, used to create crude iron farming tools, knives, and spears.
   • They can build basic mechanical devices using wood, rope, and simple pulleys.
   • There is a complete lack of theoretical understanding of complex sciences such as electricity, electronics, or chemistry. Therefore, creating or inventing new technologies is nearly impossible.

   Application of Technology and the Role of Artificers

   • The core of the new humanity's technology is not 'invention' but the 'recycling' and 'repairing' of Old Humanity's relics.
   • 'Artificers' are the experts who handle these relics, but their knowledge is not based on scientific theory but on empirical know-how accumulated through countless trials and errors.
     • For example, an Artificer does not understand the operational principles of a relic; instead, they utilize memorized results, such as 'if this part is replaced with that one and this wire is connected, it will work.'
     • Consequently, if a relic's core component is destroyed or a complex error occurs, it becomes impossible to repair.
   • The existence of an Artificer capable of operating powerful relics from the Old Era is directly linked to a tribe's survival and military strength.
   • Because of this, clandestine struggles and wars between tribes frequently occur to secure rare relics or talented Artificers. Most relic-based technology is concentrated among a few powerful tribes or in the Hubs, the centers of trade.
4. #4탐사자

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   Lore Section: Explorer

   Definition and Role of the Explorer

   • An Explorer is the general term for individuals who specialize in venturing into the ruins of the Old Humanity's civilization—the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤) and its deeper zones, the Casket of Steel (강철의 관)—to collect relics, resources, and information.
   • They are the lifeblood of the new humanity's society, directly influencing the survival and technological advancement of their affiliated tribes.
   • Explorers head into the ruins, fraught with unknown dangers, for their own unique reasons and motivations. Their journeys often become heroic tales or end in tragedy.

   Equipment and Armament Level of the Explorer

   • An Explorer's gear clearly reflects the technological limit of the Kindred (혈족): 'recycling, not invention.' All equipment consists of repaired relics from the Old-Era or crude, self-made items, and its quality varies drastically depending on an individual's skill and wealth.
   • Novice Explorer: Equipped only with the bare minimum for survival: crude steel daggers forged themselves, animal hide clothing, and torches.
   • Veteran Explorer: They use more effective primary weapons, such as powerful crossbows made from repurposed Old-Era metal or sturdy fire axes. They increase their chances of survival using relics like crude radios or flashlights, which an Artificer (기술사) has barely made functional, relying solely on empirical know-how rather than scientific principles.
   • Elite Explorer: The firearms they use are extremely rare, limited to single-shot bolt-action rifles or revolvers. Due to the absolute scarcity of ammunition, powerful pneumatic guns are often preferred as a more reliable weapon. A pair of perfectly functioning Old-Era two-way radios is treated as a treasure by an entire tribe, a relic that simultaneously symbolizes both the pinnacle and the limitations of the Kindred's technology.

   Social Status and Income of the Explorer

   • An Explorer's social status is determined by 'the value of what they bring back,' oscillating between that of a hero and a gambler.
   • A successful Explorer gains immense wealth, fame, and even political influence, while most barely scrape by on a few pieces of scrap metal earned at the risk of their lives.
   • Their income is earned through various means, such as free trade in the Hubs (허브) or contracts with specific tribes, but it is always determined by the value of relics and is therefore extremely unstable. Consequently, cooperation and betrayal among Explorers are commonplace.
5. #5약탈자

   Keys: 재칼, 약탈자, 밴딧, 도적, 강도, Jackals, bandit, raider

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   Lore Section: The Jackals

   1. Description of the 'Jackals' Faction

   • 'The Jackals' is a term for a lawless collective formed by outcasts and criminals from various tribes, rather than a tribe composed of a single Kindred.
   • They are a nomadic, parasitic faction that operates from temporary encampments throughout the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤), surviving solely on plunder without any territory or means of production.
   • They exist as a network of decentralized cells, uniting and dispersing for short-term gains without a unified command structure or strong bonds. While a powerful individual may lead a small band, they do not form large-scale organizations like a tribe.

   2. The Armament Level of the 'Jackals'

   • The Jackals' level of armament is generally very crude, relying on numbers and surprise attacks over quality.
   • Most Jackals use crude steel daggers they forged themselves, sharpened pieces of rebar, or scraps of metal as their main weapons.
   • Some experienced Jackals or pack leaders may use old, pre-Fall fire axes or powerful crossbows, but these are likely items stolen from Explorers.
   • Possession of pre-Fall firearms is extremely rare. Even if they have scavenged a bolt-action rifle or a revolver, the lack of ammunition makes them an almost negligible threat. Consequently, they tend to prefer quieter, reusable pneumatic guns over firearms.
   • They wear little to no armor, with their protection consisting of animal hides or patched-up rags.

   3. The Relationship Between 'Jackals' and 'Explorers'

   • To Explorers, the Jackals are considered a threat as dangerous as the automated defense systems or mutated creatures of the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤), and are their most despised target.
   • The Jackals perceive Explorers not as rivals, but as 'walking supply crates.' Thus, they prefer to ambush them when they are exhausted after exploring a dangerous Casket of Steel (강철의 관) or are transporting valuable relics, rather than engaging in direct confrontation.
   • For this reason, most Explorers will avoid combat upon spotting Jackals, or temporarily cooperate with other Explorer groups to drive them away.

   4. The Activities of the 'Jackals'

   • They do not hesitate to attack small caravans traveling between Hubs or poorly defended tribal camps.
   • They sometimes engage in human trafficking, taking hostages for ransom or selling them to other tribes like slaves.
   • They play no productive role in the ecosystem of the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤), existing only as a cancerous presence that thrives on destruction and plunder. Their very existence serves to further elevate the danger level of the ruins.
6. #6허브

   Keys: 허브, Hub

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   Lore Section: The Hubs

   1. Definition and Social Standing of the Hubs

   • A Hub is a neutral territory, unaffiliated with any specific tribe, serving as a trade nexus where various Kindred (혈족) tribes have tacitly agreed to a policy of mutual non-interference.
   • They typically form organically on the ruins of Old Humanity's civilization, often at strategic transportation junctures or in easily defensible locations.
   • A Hub functions as more than just a market; it is a socio-political center where information, technology, and diplomacy intersect. Its order is maintained by the unspoken mutual interests and unwritten rules among the tribes.

   2. Goods Traded in the Hubs

   • The primary method of trade is barter, though some high-value Old-Era relics or processed metal ingots are also used as a form of currency.
   • Key Trade Goods:
     • Tangible Assets: Specialized goods from each tribe, essential survival resources (food, medicinal herbs, etc.), crude goods crafted by the Kindred, and various Old-Era relics excavated from the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤).
     • Intangible Assets: Information (exploration routes, tribe movements, etc.), skills (relic repair methods, etc.), and manpower (hiring Explorers, mercenaries, etc.).
   • Rare and powerful relics (firearms, communication devices, etc.) are rarely traded on the open market and are typically exchanged through private, clandestine contracts.

   3. Scenery and Facilities of the Hubs

   • A Hub has the appearance of a chaotic refugee camp blended with a bustling marketplace, filled with makeshift facilities jury-rigged from the remnants of Old-Era buildings.
   • Key Facilities:
     • Market District: The most crowded area, densely packed with various stalls and shops.
     • Artificer's Workshop District: The core facility area where Artificers repair and modify relics.
     • Taverns and Information Exchanges: Social hubs where Explorers and tribe members gather, serving as both gathering places and information brokerages.
     • Lodging: Accommodations for outside visitors, where the level of safety varies depending on the price.
7. #7철의 무덤

   Keys: 철의 무덤, Grave of Iron, 폐허

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   Lore Section: The Grave of Iron

   1. Status and Role of The Grave of Iron

   • The vast ruins of the Old Humanity's civilization. For the Kindred (혈족), it functions as a land of opportunity where survival resources and unknown dangers coexist, as well as a forbidden territory.
   • It is a core stage of activity where characters test their survival skills amidst the remnants of the old era, interact or compete with other explorers, and confront fragmented secrets of the world.

   2. Environmental Description Guidelines

   • Visual Description: Though corroded and eroded from long neglect, most buildings still retain their overall structure. Sections of the outer walls have fallen away, exposing steel frames, and vacant interiors are visible through broken windows. The vegetation covering the asphalt and building walls should be used as a device to show the power of nature consuming the traces of civilization.
   • Atmospheric Direction: Tall and massive buildings block the sunlight, keeping the streets perpetually shaded and cool. The main ambient sound is a hollow wail created by wind passing through the forest of buildings, and a deep silence, where little sign of life can be felt aside from an explorer's footsteps, dominates the space.
   • Interior Description: Building interiors are filled with dust accumulated over a long time and broken furnishings. Depict it as an environment where one must be cautious with every step, as water may pool on the floors or hazardous materials could fall from the ceilings.

   3. Existing Threats

   • Environmental Hazards: The greatest threat is the sudden collapse of structures without warning. The environment itself should be set up as a massive trap, with corroded floors giving way or precariously hanging structures falling. 'Contaminated Zones,' areas with residual toxic gases or chemical substances, are also a deadly, invisible threat.
   • Mutated Creatures: Creatures that have adapted and survived in the ruined urban environment. They are beings that have uniquely mutated from old-era animals within an isolated ecosystem and possess unpredictable behaviors. Encounters with them should be an opportunity to test one's wisdom in understanding, avoiding, or exploiting their behaviors, going beyond simple combat.
     • Important: Highly advanced mechanical threats, such as automated defense systems, do not appear here. Such threats are exclusive to special zones like The Casket of Steel (강철의 관) to differentiate its level of danger.

   4. Discoverable Resources and Relics

   • Common Resources: Uncorroded scrap metal, usable wires, undamaged machine parts, etc. These are essential materials for creating or repairing the basic tools of Kindred society.
   • Useful Relics: Uncorroded hand tools, sealed preserved foods, medical supplies, durable cloth or leather clothing, etc. These are items that are of great immediate help for survival.
   • Information Resources: Paper maps from the old era, guide maps of specific facilities, or personal diaries, etc. They can become decisive clues for survival, revealing safe routes or the locations of hidden resources unknown to other explorers.
8. #8강철의 관

   Keys: 강철의 관, Casket of Steel

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   Lore Section: Casket of Steel (강철의 관)

   This lore section provides detailed setting guidelines for the 'Casket of Steel (강철의 관),' the most dangerous and secretive area within the 'Grave of Iron (철의 무덤).' Use this to clearly define its characteristics as the highest-difficulty exploration zone in the narrative, along with the threats and rewards found within, to maintain consistent depiction.

   Definition and Status of the Casket of Steel

   • The Casket of Steel is the term for the ruins of special facilities from the Old Humanity's civilization, located within the Grave of Iron.
   • These facilities include military bases, large hospitals, advanced research labs, and automated factories—locations that had high security and concentrated core technologies.
   • This place is established as the ultimate goal for all Explorers (탐사자) and a site where the greatest honor can be earned.
   • Therefore, even seasoned veteran explorers are reluctant to challenge it alone, and only elite explorer teams with the highest level of skill and equipment can attempt a delve.

   Threats Existing within the Casket of Steel

   • Automated Defense Systems: This is the greatest feature distinguishing the Casket of Steel from the Grave of Iron. These include automated weapons that intelligently identify and track intruders, autonomous patrol drones, and unpredictable traps that react to an explorer's behavior patterns. These must be depicted not as simple obstacles, but as lethal threats actively designed to eliminate explorers.
   • Specially Adapted Mutated Creatures: Within this almost perfectly sealed environment, mutated lifeforms that have evolved uniquely exist. They exhibit unpredictable patterns completely different from the common mutants of the Grave of Iron, such as forming symbiotic relationships with the facility's machinery or utilizing specific environmental factors in their attacks.
   • Complex Environmental Hazards: Dangers arise from the functional failure of the facility itself, going beyond simple structural collapse. Invisible threats, such as oxygen deprivation in sealed sections, leakage of toxic materials, and the destabilization of undisposed energy sources, constantly pressure an explorer's survival.

   Rewards Obtainable from Exploring the Casket of Steel

   • Perfectly Preserved Old-Era Relics and Rare Materials: Top-tier relics ready for immediate use, or special materials (like special alloys, chemical compounds, etc.) that are absolutely impossible to produce with modern technology lie dormant here, perfectly protected from external corrosion and contamination. These become the foundation for crafting new tools or medicines with performance incomparable to existing equipment.
   • Lost Technology and Knowledge: Data storage devices or schematics containing the technology and knowledge of the Old Humanity can be discovered. Even if an Artificer (기술사) does not understand the principles, they can perform previously impossible repairs or modifications using the recorded information. This is established as the most valuable reward, capable of pushing the Kindred (혈족) society beyond its technological limits, far surpassing the mere acquisition of a relic.
9. #9부족

   Keys: 부족, Tribe

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   Lore Section: The 'Tribe' as the Societal Unit of the New Humanity, 'Kindred'

   Definition and Structure of a Tribe

   • A Tribe (부족) refers to the community and smallest societal unit formed by a gathering of 'Kindred' (혈족) who have inherited the genes of the same animal or plant.
   • All tribes are formed under the common goal of survival, but their structures vary widely depending on the characteristics of their foundational species.
   • A typical structure includes the following elements:
     • Leader: The entity that leads the tribe's decision-making. The leader can be an individual with great strength, an elder with profound wisdom, or an individual with special abilities.
     • Division of Roles: Roles such as gathering, hunting, guarding, child-rearing, and crafting are clearly divided for the tribe's survival. This also strongly reflects the ecological behaviors of the foundational species.
     • Unique Culture and Rules: Each tribe has its own unique myths, rituals, and inviolable rules. These are crucial elements that form the tribe's identity and strengthen internal cohesion.

   Differences in Tribal Characteristics Based on Foundational Species

   • Everything about a tribe is determined by the characteristics of its origin, the 'foundational species.' This influence extends far beyond simple physical appearance, deeply affecting social structure, lifestyle, and values.
   • Carnivore-Based Tribes
     • Social Structure: They possess a vertical, hierarchical structure that emphasizes strength and rank. Small, efficient group hunts centered around a powerful leader are the core of their survival. Individual combat prowess and bravery are considered the most important virtues.
     • Lifestyle: They tend to lead a nomadic life or exhibit strong territoriality, occupying specific areas rich in prey. They are often exclusionary and aggressive towards other tribes, sometimes adopting raiding as part of their survival strategy.
   • Herbivore-Based Tribes
     • Social Structure: They exhibit a horizontal, communal structure that prioritizes defense and safety. The wisdom and experience of elders are respected, and they tend to form large communities where many live together. The well-being of the community is valued over the individual.
     • Lifestyle: They lead a settled life in safe areas, focusing on agriculture or gathering. While defensive against external threats, they are relatively open to exchange and alliances with other tribes. They often become major constituents of the Hubs (허브).
   • Plant- and Insect-Based Tribes
     • Social Structure: They take forms like a eusocial structure with extremely differentiated individual roles, or a state where the distinction between an individual and the collective is blurred through complete assimilation into a specific environment. The concept of a leader may be absent, or a single entity like a 'Queen' or 'Hive Mother' may control the entire collective.
     • Lifestyle: They live by perfectly adapting to specific environments (e.g., contaminated zones, arid regions, caves). Their methods of survival are often difficult for other Kindred to understand, leading them to be viewed as mysterious or subjects of avoidance. Their habitats can function as massive, living organisms in themselves.
10. #10에너지

    Keys: 에너지, 배터리, 전기, 전력

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    Lore Section: The Energy Sources of the New Humanity and Their Limitations

    1. Types and Forms of Energy Sources

    • The primary energy source of the Kindred (Hyeoljok) society consists of various portable 'power storage devices' left behind by the Old-Era civilization. The Kindred call them by various names, such as 'Light Stones,' 'Power Cells,' or 'Lightning Boxes.'
    • These devices are categorized and used empirically, without any understanding of their scientific principles.
      • Small Battery Packs: Standardized batteries used in Old-Era devices like flashlights, communication devices, and small tools. They are the most commonly found but are often discharged or have deteriorated, resulting in unstable output. They are the most universally used energy source by Explorers.
      • Industrial Accumulators: High-capacity batteries used in Old-Era vehicles, facilities, and military equipment. They are large, heavy, and difficult to transport, but store a massive amount of energy, making them treated as core assets managed at the tribal level. They are mainly used to power the workshops of Artificers (Gisulsa) or the core facilities of a settlement.
      • Solar Charging Panels: Extremely rare relics from the Old Era that can generate a weak electrical current when exposed to sunlight. The Kindred call them 'sun-eating panels' and have no understanding of their principles, but a tribe fortunate enough to acquire a functioning one may even revere it as a sacred object.

    2. Acquisition Methods and Primary Uses

    • The only way to acquire these energy sources is by exploring the Grave of Iron (Cheol-ui Mudeom) and the Casket of Steel (Gangcheol-ui Gwan).
      • Acquisition Method: Explorers find them inside undecayed Old-Era equipment or storage containers deep within the ruins. Particularly in sealed locations like military facilities or research labs within the Casket of Steel, perfectly preserved high-capacity accumulators can be discovered, which are the greatest rewards that determine the success of an expedition.
      • Trade: They are a key trade good exchanged at high prices in the black markets of the Hubs (Heobeu). Their value varies drastically depending on remaining capacity and stability, and sometimes, a tribe's fate hangs on a single transaction.
    • Primary uses include:
      • Lighting: The most common use, powering essential flashlights for ruin exploration or lighting fixtures in settlements.
      • Communication: Used to operate Old-Era two-way radios, which are treated as tribal treasures. This is considered a near-luxury level of energy consumption.
      • Artificer's Workshop: Essential for powering Old-Era precision tools used to repair or modify other relics.
      • Weaponry: Used to charge the compressors of pneumatic guns or to power energy weapons like tasers.

    3. Limitations of Recycling and Recharging

    • It is absolutely impossible for the Kindred to 'produce' new energy sources or 'fully recharge' existing ones with their current technology.
    • The Concept of Recycling: Artificers disassemble multiple broken battery packs and combine usable parts to create a single working battery. This process relies not on scientific knowledge but on empirical know-how accumulated through countless trials and errors. Many batteries are permanently destroyed during this process.
    • Recharging Limitations:
      • Most batteries are considered 'disposable' once discharged and cannot be used again. For this reason, energy conservation is a critical survival rule in Kindred society.
      • The only exceptions are some special accumulators connected to 'solar charging panels,' but due to their age, their efficiency is low, only enough to operate a small device for a short time.
      • Hand-cranked generators are rarely found, but even with one person turning the crank with all their might, they can only produce a minimal amount of power, barely enough to turn on a flashlight for a moment.
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    Lore Section: The Food Culture of the New Humanity

    1. The Fundamental Principles and Classifications of Food

    • The food culture of the new humanity, the 'Kindred' (혈족), is strictly subordinate to 'survival.' Taste and pleasure are luxuries permitted only to a very small elite.
    • Food is divided into two categories: 'Self-Sufficient Food' and 'Relic Food.'
    • 'Self-Sufficient Food' is safe but often lacks calories, while 'Relic Food' is valuable but difficult to acquire and carries the risk of spoilage.

    2. Self-Sufficient Food: Foraging, Hunting, and Primitive Agriculture

    • Foraging and Hunting: The most common method of acquiring food. Targets include mutated wild animals, as well as edible mushrooms, moss, and plant roots. Each tribe possesses its own knowledge to distinguish poisonous varieties.
    • Primitive Agriculture and Husbandry: Attempted by some settled tribes, but it is very limited due to technological constraints. It remains at the level of cultivating a few crops adapted to the contaminated environment (e.g., special potatoes, mushroom types) on a small scale in places like caves, or raising fast-breeding small animals for food.
    • Basic Processing and Preservation: Acquired food is preserved using primitive methods such as drying, salting, and smoking. Salt, in particular, is treated as a very valuable trade good.

    3. Relic Food: The Legacy of the Old-Era and Its Dangers

    • Definition: Preserved foods from the Old-Era found deep within the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤), especially in the Casket of Steel (강철의 관). This includes perfectly sealed canned goods, combat rations, or large quantities of dried foods (hardtack, sugar cubes, salt, etc.).
    • Value and Risk:
      • The Highest Value: Beyond mere sustenance, it is a symbol of wealth and power, sometimes used like currency in the Hubs (허브). It is the ultimate 'treasure,' guaranteeing taste, nutrition, and safety.
      • Lethal Risk: There is always a possibility that the contents are contaminated or spoiled, despite a flawless appearance. Identifying and verifying the safety of Relic Food is the domain of skilled Explorers or 'Artificers' (기술사), and a wrong judgment can endanger an entire tribe.
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13. #13지역 리스트

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    Lore Section: Guideline for All World Regions

    Region List

    • Grave of Iron (철의 무덤): A term for the vast and dangerous ruins left behind by the cities of the old humanity.
    • Casket of Steel (강철의 관): Special zones within the 'Grave of Iron' where advanced technology or valuable resources of the old world lie dormant.
    • Hub (허브): Neutral territories where various tribes tacitly maintain peace to exchange goods and share information.
    • The White Tears (백색의 눈물): A massive salt lake located deep inland, mostly transformed into a salt desert.
    • Old-Era Underground Military Facility (구시대 지하 군사 시설): The ruins of a bunker-type military facility built in the Old-Era.
    • Needle's Eye (바늘 구멍): A neutral hub formed within the ruins of an Old-Era skyscraper known as the 'Sky-Needle Tower'.
    • Ash Valley (잿빛 계곡): A massive hub built from the repurposed ruins of a large Old-Era train station and its surrounding railway facilities.
    • Thunderclap Pylon (뇌명 기둥): A neutral hub formed around a massive Old-Era transmission tower. It serves as the 'heart of energy' where all technology, information, and resources related to electricity converge.
    • Iron Hearth (무쇠 아궁이): A large-scale hub built around an Old-Era iron mine, specializing in smelting and mass-producing high-quality iron.
14. #14잿빛 계곡

    Keys: 잿빛 계곡, Ash Valley

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    Lore Section: The Hub, 'Ash Valley'

    1. Definition and Features of Ash Valley

    • Ash Valley (잿빛 계곡) is a massive hub built from the repurposed ruins of a large Old-Era train station and its surrounding railway facilities.
    • The rusted railway tracks that cut through the abandoned station and cross the valley serve as its most unique landmark, guiding many Kindred (혈족) and Explorers (탐사자) to this place.

    2. Detailed Description Guidelines by Zone

    Ash Valley is divided into two distinct zones, the Upper and Lower Levels, separated by the central railway tracks.

    • Upper Level (Former station concourse and platforms)

      • Descriptive Direction: A relatively orderly space that serves as the official face of Ash Valley, utilizing the high ceilings and wide concourse of the Old-Era station. It is a place where the lively atmosphere of a daytime market, lit by light filtering through broken windows, coexists with the calm of night, illuminated by flickering lanterns.
      • Key Facilities: Liaison offices for influential tribes, workshops of trusted Artificers (기술사), the headquarters of the 'Orbital Union,' and guard posts are located here.
      • Atmosphere: A dynamic space filled with a blend of hawkers' calls, the sound of bargaining, and the hammering from workshops. Most important deals and official contracts are made here.

    • Lower Level (Former underground tracks and cargo warehouses)

      • Descriptive Direction: A dark, damp, and disorderly space where sunlight rarely reaches. It is characterized by the sound of water dripping from rusted steel beams, an unidentifiable stench, and a maze of pathways.
      • Key Facilities: Stalls selling goods of unknown origin, gambling dens, nameless taverns, and shabby lodgings for novice Explorers are clustered here.
      • Atmosphere: A decadent and dangerous space where suspicious and wary glances are exchanged. It is the other side of Ash Valley, a place where the law of the strong prevails, and where opportunity and risk are two sides of the same coin.

    3. Ash Valley's Unique Social and Economic Structure

    • Governing Structure: The de facto ruling power is a merchant collective called the Orbital Union (궤도 연합). They hold exclusive rights to the maintenance and use of the abandoned railway.
      • The hand-powered rail carts operated by the Orbital Union are Ash Valley's most vital—and nearly only—means of large-scale transport, allowing the union to control immense wealth and information.
    • Specialized Economy: Its primary trade goods are also distinct from other hubs.
      • Uncorroded pieces of railway track, durable train components, and rare bundles of wire stripped from Old-Era signaling systems are high-value specialty goods that can only be reliably found in Ash Valley. The fluctuation in the prices of these items can shake the entire economy of the hub.
15. #15바늘 구멍

    Keys: 바늘 구멍, Needle's Eye

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    Lore Section: The High-Rise Hub 'Needle's Eye'

    Overview and Location of 'Needle's Eye' (바늘 구멍)

    • 'Needle's Eye' is the common name for a neutral hub formed within the ruins of a skyscraper from the Old-Era known as the 'Sky-Needle Tower' located in the heart of the 'Grave of Iron' (철의 무덤).
    • Due to technological limitations and inherent dangers the safe zone of activity for the Kindred is restricted from the 1st to approximately the 7th floor. The 8th floor and above are considered an unexplored area called the 'Vertical Labyrinth' (수직의 미궁).

    Structure and Zonal Functions

    • Lower Levels (Public Zone): A bustling public area centered around the tower's destroyed lower floors. It's a chaotic mix of an open-air market directly connected to the outside workshops of Artificers taverns and crude lodgings. It serves as a gathering and dispersal point for Explorers where goods and information are traded.
    • Upper Levels (Restricted Zone): A relatively secure mid-section of the tower. Access is implicitly controlled. This quiet space contains 'Contractor's Rooms' for discreet negotiations between tribe representatives or influential merchants and communal warehouses for valuable goods.

    Governance and Rules

    • Without an official ruler the hub's order is maintained by a single unwritten rule: 'No blades are drawn within the Eye.'
    • This rule is based on the mutual understanding that the hub's neutrality and safety are vital to the survival and profit of all its inhabitants. Therefore anyone who breaks it is considered a common enemy of the entire hub not just a specific tribe and is immediately exiled or eliminated.
16. #16군사기지

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    Lore Section: Old-Era Underground Military Facility

    Internal Structure and Sectors (시설의 내부 구조와 구획)

    • It takes the form of a vertical, underground bunker composed of at least four or more levels.
    • Upper Levels (Floors 1-2): Living and administrative sectors, including barracks, a mess hall, and an infirmary. The structure is relatively stable.
    • Mid-Level (Floor 3): Core control sectors, including the main control room, communications room, and armory. There is a possibility that security systems are active.
    • Lower Levels (Floor 4 and below): Research and containment sectors, such as a biochemical lab and special materials storage. This is a high-risk zone with difficult access.

    Key Resources and Supplies (시설 내의 주요 자원 및 물자)

    • Preserved Food and Water: Extremely small quantities of perfectly sealed canned goods or combat rations.
    • Medical Supplies: Basic medical items like antiseptics, bandages, and painkillers. More specialized medicine may exist in the lower levels, but the risk of contamination is high.
    • Weapons and Ammunition: Simple-structured firearms that can be restored (e.g., bolt-action rifles, revolvers). Ammunition is extremely rare and highly valuable.
    • Technical Parts and Raw Materials: Materials useful for repair, such as various wires, circuit boards, and high-strength steel plates.

    Potential Dangers (시설 내의 잠재적 위험 요소)

    • Automated Defense Systems: Automated turrets or motion sensors that activate erratically, posing an unpredictable threat.
    • Structural Instability: Environmental hazards are present throughout due to deterioration, such as flooding, collapses, unstable floors, and falling debris.
    • Biological and Chemical Hazards: Leaked chemical agents or mutated fungi. Approach without protective gear can be fatal.
    • Mutated Creatures: Predators residing within the facility, perfectly adapted to darkness and extremely sensitive to sound.
17. #17백색의 눈물

    Keys: 백색의 눈물, White Tears

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    Lore Section: The Serene Salt Lake, 'The White Tears'

    Overview: The White Tears

    • The White Tears (백색의 눈물) is a common term used by the Kindred to refer to a massive salt lake located deep in the inland.
    • In most areas of the lake, the water has evaporated, forming vast salt flats that shine blindingly white under the sun, like snow.
    • Water remains only in the lake's center and in some deep sections, and this water has an extremely high salinity, making it uninhabitable for ordinary life forms.

    Ecosystem: A Strange Symbiosis

    • A unique ecosystem exists, composed of special organisms adapted to the extreme saline environment.
      • Halophilic Microorganisms: Certain types of archaea and algae thrive in the areas where water remains, tinting the water a pale pink or an eerie green.
      • Crystal Carapace Bugs (수정 갑각충): A species of arthropod living on the lakeshore. They combine special fluids secreted from their bodies with the lake's salt to create an exoskeleton as hard and transparent as crystal.
      • Salt-Beak Diver Birds (소금부리 잠조): The sole apex predator that preys on the Crystal Carapace Bugs. Their beaks have evolved to be as hard as glass, allowing them to break the bugs' exoskeletons, and they possess a special organ to filter out excess salt from their bodies.
    • The vegetation around the lake is extremely limited.
      • Salt-Thorn Bushes (소금지대 가시덤불): Hardy shrubs capable of surviving in saline soil. Their roots grow very deep to draw up minute amounts of moisture from underground, and their leaves have atrophied into small, hard needles to excrete salt.

    Surrounding Environment: The Silent Border

    • The lake's edge is a vast salt desert known as the White Plains (백색 평원). No vegetation grows here, and fine salt particles are carried by the wind.
    • Beyond the White Plains begins a wasteland where clusters of 'Salt-Thorn Bushes' are scattered sparsely. This wasteland stretches to the horizon and lacks distinct landmarks, making it easy to lose one's way.
    • Mirages frequently occur due to the strange refraction of light caused by salt particles in the atmosphere, which is a primary cause of confusion for explorers.

    Influence on the New Humanity, the 'Kindred': A Source of Life and Curses

    • A repository of precious resources: The salt harvested from the lake is an essential resource for preserving food. Consequently, the salt trade brings immense wealth to certain tribes or merchant groups.
    • A source of special materials: The exoskeletons of the 'Crystal Carapace Bugs' can be processed into ornaments or the blades of sharp tools. The hard beaks of the 'Salt-Beak Diver Birds' are also traded as valuable weapon materials.
    • The 'Salt Plague' (소금 역병): Lingering near the lake without protective gear can cause respiratory illnesses or skin diseases due to the high-salinity atmosphere.
    • Isolation and Danger: The White Plains offer no cover, making passage through them a perilous journey, completely exposed to the threat of raiders or mutated creatures.
    • Superstitions and Taboos: Due to its bizarre landscape and inherent dangers, most tribes regard The White Tears as both a 'Land of Purification' and a 'Cursed Land,' often forbidding approach without special rituals.
18. #18뇌명 기둥

    Keys: 뇌명 기둥, Thunderclap Pylon

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    Lore Section: The Hub, Thunderclap Pylon (뇌명 기둥)

    Definition and Role of Thunderclap Pylon(뇌명 기둥)

    • Thunderclap Pylon is the name referring to the neutral hub formed around a massive Old-Era transmission tower.
    • It is known as the only place in Kindred society that handles the most stable and abundant supply of electricity, acting not just as a simple market but as the 'heart of energy' where all technology, information, and resources related to power converge.
    • Most tribes tacitly acknowledge the neutrality of this hub.

    Structure and Zonal Functions

    • The hub is divided into three zones based on the height of the transmission tower.
    • Lower Level, 'The Ground Spark Market': A zone formed at the base of the tower and on the ground. It is a lively market with relatively free access, where small batteries and miscellaneous parts are traded.
    • Mid-Level, 'The Circuit Promenade': The core of the hub, built precariously along the steel frame of the tower. Access is restricted to authorized individuals, and it houses the workshops of skilled Artificers, discreet contract offices, and the headquarters of the hub's administrative organization.
    • Upper-Level, 'The Unreachable Sky': The very top of the tower. It is an unexplored area treated as a 'Casket of Steel' due to unstable electromagnetic fields, making it a forbidden zone.

    Core Resources and Trade

    • The core function of the Thunderclap Pylon is to preserve and trade the 'electricity' of the Old Era.
    • The Artificers here possess exclusive 'energy recycling' technology, such as combining several dead batteries into a single usable one or transferring the energy from large-capacity accumulators.
    • Everything related to power is traded here, from recycled power sources and services to temporarily charge external relics, to even technical information regarding energy efficiency.

    Governance and Rules

    • The Thunderclap Pylon is managed by the 'Circuit Coalition,' an independent group of Artificers unaffiliated with any specific tribe.
    • The hub's sole and absolute rule is 'Do not cause a short circuit.' This prohibits not only physical conflict but also any act that threatens the hub's energy supply, such as theft or sabotage. Violators are immediately exiled.
19. #19무쇠 아궁이

    Keys: Iron Hearth, 무쇠 아궁이

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    Lore Section: The Hub, 'Iron Hearth' (무쇠 아궁이)

    1. Definition and Features of the Hub, 'The Iron Hearth'

    • 'The Iron Hearth' is the term for a large-scale, iron-smelting specialized hub formed around the ruins of an undeveloped Old-Era iron mine.
    • It is the only place in the new humanity's society that produces and distributes the most abundant and highest quality iron ingots.
    • The hub's very existence is tailored to the 'production of iron,' giving it a unique social structure that prioritizes production and technology over commerce or information exchange, unlike other hubs.

    2. The Technological Level and Social Structure of 'The Iron Hearth'

    • They have exclusively succeeded in restoring the most basic 'blast furnace smelting methods' through Old-Era records.
      • This is closer to empirical knowledge, like 'if you put specific stones (iron ore) and black stones (coal) in a certain ratio and light a fire, molten iron comes out,' rather than a deep understanding of scientific principles.
      • This knowledge alone allows for the mass production of iron goods on a scale incomparable to other tribes.
    • The hub's society is divided into a strict class system based on proficiency in smelting technology.
      • The highest class, the 'Flamekeeper' (불꽃지기) technicians, manage the blast furnaces and act as the de facto ruling class of the hub.
      • Below them exist classes such as the 'Miners' (채굴꾼), who excavate ore, and the 'Haulers' (운반꾼), who transport and trade the produced iron goods.

    3. The Surrounding Environment and Main Trade Goods of 'The Iron Hearth'

    • The hub is situated deep in a valley of a massive mountain range, surrounded by a desolate wasteland of red soil and rock.
    • As its only resources are the abundant iron ore and coal from the mines, it is entirely dependent on external trade for necessities like food and clothing.
    • The main trade good is 'iron' itself. All kinds of iron products are traded, from unprocessed pig iron to well-sharpened knives, sturdy armor, farming tools, and construction materials.
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21. #21세력 리스트

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    Lore Section: Faction List

    Jackals (재칼)

    • Base: Temporary camps throughout the Grave of Iron.
    • Characteristics: A predatory coalition of outcasts and criminals unbound by any tribe. They lead a parasitic nomadic existence with no means of production.

    Snake Tribe (뱀 부족)

    • Base: The Echoeless Swamp, a former Old-Era National Ecological Park.
    • Characteristics: A reclusive tribe specializing in the knowledge of poisonous and medicinal herbs. They extremely avoid contact with the outside world.

    Eagle Tribe (독수리 부족)

    • Base: The Cliff's Nes, the ruins of an Old-Era National Park office.
    • Characteristics: A tribe that reveres strength whose main activity is 'aerial plunder' utilizing their overwhelming flight capabilities.

    Crow Tribe (까마귀 부족)

    • Base: The Watcher's Nest, the ruins of an Old-Era observatory.
    • Characteristics: A technocratic society that monopolizes the technology of 'restoring and modifying' Old-Era relics. They accumulate wealth through information and technical prowess.

    Rat Tribe (쥐 부족)

    • Base: The Hall of Excavation, a repurposed Old-Era subway transfer station.
    • Characteristics: A massive commercial tribe centered around 'large-scale scrap collection' and 'information brokering,' leveraging their vast population.

    Cat Tribe (고양이 부족)

    • Base: Needle-hole Alley, the ruins of an Old-Era high-rise residential complex.
    • Characteristics: A loose coalition of independent 'territories.' They specialize in 'recovery agent' missions in hazardous areas using their exceptional physical abilities.

    Wolf Tribe (늑대 부족)

    • Base: The Fang Watch, a ruined Old-Era highway rest stop.
    • Characteristics: Primarily acts as guides and guards for 'Explorers,' based on their superior senses and tracking skills. They value strong camaraderie and hierarchy.

    Fox Tribe (여우 부족)

    • Base: The Ashen Archives, the ruins of an Old-Era university campus.
    • Characteristics: An information-brokering clan adept at trading 'information' itself or repairing small precise relics.

    Rabbit Tribe (토끼 부족)

    • Base: A burrow network in the bramble forests on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron.
    • Characteristics: A community that prioritizes concealment and evasion skilled in creating 'sound maps' using their advanced hearing.

    The Red Sand Jackals (붉은 모래단)

    • Base: Temporary camps throughout the Grave of Iron.
    • Characteristics: The largest and most organized Jackal pack, commanded by the ruthless leader, Caracal. Feared for their organized, tactical raids, they prey on explorers, caravans, and small settlements.

    The Ashen Nest (잿더미 보금자리)

    • Base: The ruins of an Old-Era hospital on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron.
    • Characteristics: A small fragile sanctuary for outcasts primarily children and the injured founded and solely supported by the one-armed former explorer Jaya.

    The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합)

    • Base: The Great Workshop (대공방), a repurposed Old-Era factory.
    • Characteristics: A collective of tech-enthusiasts who believe they are restoring Old-Era technology. In reality, they practice a form of 'cargo cult,' mimicking complex technology without understanding its scientific principles. Despite this, their rare accidental successes and complicated-looking machines have earned them a misguided reputation as the greatest artificers in the wasteland.
22. #22토끼 부족

    Keys: 토끼 부족, Rabbit Tribe, 토끼, Rabbit

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    Lore Section: The Rabbit Tribe

    Core Traits

    • They are a Kindred (Hyeoljok) of rabbit-descent, exhibiting the typical characteristics of a herbivore-based tribe.
    • Their survival strategy focuses on evasion and concealment, prioritizing the community's safety and harmony above all else.
    • They specialize in creating 'sound maps' using their advanced hearing.

    Territory and Scale

    • Location: A complex burrow network situated in the bramble forests or rolling hills on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron. It connects to numerous camouflaged emergency exits.
    • Scale: A small-to-medium-sized tribe of about 100-150 individuals. They intentionally control their population for safety and due to the limitations of their shelters.

    Technology and Economy

    • Main Livelihood: Subsistence through gathering and small-scale farming in the vicinity of their burrows.
    • Trade: On rare occasions, they trade their hand-crafted 'sound maps' or 'safe route information' for essential supplies at a Hub.
    • Prosperity: Not wealthy, but stable. They consistently secure the minimum resources necessary for survival.

    Governance

    • Decision-making is handled by a 'Council of Elders'.
    • The leader is not a reigning ruler but serves as a 'coordinator' whose authority is based on the community's trust.
23. #23여우 부족

    Keys: 여우, 여우 부족, Fox, Fox Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Fox Tribe

    Clan's Home and Scale

    • Home Base: They use the ruins of an Old-World 'university campus' as their home, which they call the Ashen Archives (잿빛 서고). They utilize its complex building structures and underground passages as a natural defensive wall and a series of traps.
    • Scale: A collective of small, family-based units, they live in a decentralized network of 'dens' scattered throughout the campus ruins. The clan's strength comes not from numbers, but from its dense information network.

    Technology, Main Income, and Wealth

    • Technological Level: While incapable of repairing large equipment, they specialize in repairing and modifying small, precise relics from the Old-World, such as information terminals or sensors, using their dexterity.
    • Main Source of Income: 'Information' itself. They create detailed maps from their explorations of the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤)—charting mutation patrol routes, safe paths, and resource locations—and sell them at high prices in the Hubs (허브), or act as guides for other clan explorers for a substantial fee.
    • Wealth: Though lacking in military power or food supplies, they are 'information brokers' who possess exclusive, high-value intelligence and rare small-scale relics. This also makes them a potential target for outsiders.

    Governance

    • Council of Weavers (엮는 자들의 의회): A council governed by the most cunning and wise, rather than the strongest. Members are chosen based on the value of the information they bring and the brilliance of their strategies. Leadership is fluid, with authority temporarily granted to whoever proposes the best plan for a given situation.
24. #24늑대 부족

    Keys: 늑대, 늑대 부족, Wolf, Wolf Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Wolf Tribe

    This lore section details the settings for the tribe of Kindred who inherited the genes of wolves.

    1. Overview & Location

    • Tribe Name: They call themselves the Fang Watch. Neighboring tribes refer to them as the Pathfinder Wolves.
    • Location: Situated at a strategic chokepoint guarding a major route to the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤). Their territory consists of a ruined Old-Era highway rest stop and the small surrounding forest.
    • Scale: A small to medium-sized tribe of about 50 to 70 members. They prefer to maintain a small, elite, and tight-knit community, much like a wolf pack, rather than forming a large force.

    2. Technology, Primary Survival Method, & Prosperity

    • Technology Level: Beyond crude smithing, which is average for the world's setting, they have no noteworthy technology. Lacking an Artificer (기술사), the use of Old-Era relics is nearly impossible.
    • Primary Survival Method & Prosperity: Their primary source of income is guiding and guarding Explorers (탐사자) through the Grave of Iron, utilizing their superior senses and tracking abilities. This allows them to maintain a stable, if not wealthy, existence, ensuring the tribe as a whole does not go hungry.

    3. Governance & Social Structure

    • Governance: The tribe is led by the strongest and most experienced Alpha Pair. Major issues are discussed in a tribal council.
    • Social Structure: They have a strong hierarchical social structure, but it is for an efficient division of labor, not oppression. Roles such as hunting, guarding, child-rearing, and crafting are clearly divided, and all individuals who contribute to the tribe's survival are respected for their role. They are highly wary of outsiders but show a loyal side, treating those who have earned their trust as members of the pack.
25. #25고양이 부족

    Keys: 고양이 부족, 고양이, Cat, Cat Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Cat Tribe

    Home Base and Scale

    • Home Base: The ruins of an Old-Era high-rise residential complex, which they call the Needle-hole Alley. It is a natural fortress of complex interiors and vertical passages, making it nearly inaccessible to outsiders.
    • Scale: A loose coalition of independent 'territories,' each with about 30-50 members. While the total size is uncertain, the estimated population of the entire coalition is around 200.

    Survival and Economy

    • Technology Level: Lacking an Artificer, they are unable to repair relics. They specialize in exploring inaccessible locations by utilizing the unique physical abilities of their Kindred.
    • Main Source of Income: Fees from 'recovery agent' contracts. They retrieve specific relics from hazardous areas for clients and also trade small relics and intelligence they gather themselves on the black market of a Hub.
    • Economic Status: They are not wealthy, but they maintain a stable existence by trading in rare information and relics.

    Governance

    • The Shadow Council: With no formal leader, an informal council composed of top experts in their respective fields makes decisions on critical tribal matters.
    • Autonomy and Trust: The council's authority is based on merit and trust, and in day-to-day matters, the independence of each territory is fully respected.
26. #26쥐 부족

    Keys: 쥐 부족, 쥐, Rat, Rat Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Rat Tribe

    1. Home Base and Scale

    • Home Base: The 'Hall of Excavation' (굴착의 전당), a repurposed Old-Era 'subway station and transfer terminal'. Its complex tunnels and multi-layered structure serve as a natural fortress.
    • Scale: A massive tribe, numbering between 1,000 to 1,500 individuals. They live in 'districts', which are formed by clusters of blood-related family units.

    2. Technology, Main Source of Income, and Wealth

    • Technology Level: Lacking an Artificer (기술자), they cannot repair or modify Old-Era relics. Their technology is limited to crude smithing and recycling scraps.
    • Main Source of Income:
      • Mass Scavenging: They deploy their vast population to gather low-grade scraps from all over the 'Grave of Iron' (철의 무덤), trading these in bulk at the 'Hubs' (허브) for essential resources.
      • Information Brokering: They gather and process countless pieces of trivial information from their members, creating valuable intel (e.g., safe routes, tribe movements) to sell.
    • Wealth: The tribe as a whole is wealthy. Regardless of individual poverty, the communal storages are always filled with a massive stockpile of food and resources, which is considered the tribe's true power.

    3. Governance

    • Governance: While an 'Assembly of Elders' officially exists, real power is held by the 'Grand Market Council', a coalition of representatives from each district. This council decides on all practical matters, including resource distribution and trade.
    • Power Structure: Power is not inherited. Status is determined by the 'ability to accumulate wealth' and 'the scale of profit contributed to the tribe', leading to a dynamic of fierce competition and pragmatic cooperation among district leaders.
27. #27까마귀 부족

    Keys: 까마귀, 까마귀 부족, Crow, Crow Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Crow Tribe

    Base and Technology

    • Base: The Watcher's Nest (Gamshija-ui Dungji), a repurposed ruin of an Old-Era 'observatory and satellite control center'. Using their exclusive technology, they have restored parts of the ruin's control systems, allowing them to monitor the surrounding area and preemptively neutralize external threats.
    • Scale: A small to medium-sized tribe of about 80 to 120 members. They intentionally maintain a closed community to prevent the leakage of core technology and to control internal information.

    Main Source of Income and Prosperity

    • Main Source of Income: They exclusively undertake contracts for the 'appraisal, restoration, and modification' of high-end Old-Era relics that other tribes cannot handle. Their 'modification' technology, which enhances the performance of relics, is a core source of income that guarantees immense wealth.
    • Prosperity: With the wealth earned from their overwhelming technological prowess, they secure large quantities of rare resources such as energy sources, high-quality food, and medical supplies, thus establishing a stable foundation for the tribe's survival.

    Governance

    • Governance: A Technocratic Council, composed of the head Artificer and chief experts from various fields, leads all decision-making.
    • Power Structure: Power is determined not by bloodline, but by an individual's technical contribution and information analysis capabilities. All matters are handled through rational judgment based strictly on data.
28. #28독수리 부족

    Keys: 독수리, 독수리 부족, Eagle, Eagle Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Eagle Tribe

    1. Base and Scale

    • Base: The Cliff's Nest. It utilizes the ruins of an Old-Era 'National Park management office and mountain lodge', along with the surrounding vast coniferous forest and sheer cliffs. Multiple watchposts and dwellings are intertwined among the treetops and cliffside caves.
    • Scale: A small to medium-sized tribe of about 60 to 80 members. They prefer a system of a small, elite force that maximizes mobility over forming a large power. All tribe members are considered warriors capable of flight.

    2. Method of Survival and Economy

    • Lacking any independent technological development capabilities, they rely on 'aerial plunder' using their overwhelming flight abilities for all survival necessities.
    • They ambush exploration parties or trade caravans traveling to and from the Grave of Iron from the skies to seize resources, earning them the name 'Scourge of the Skies'.
    • Plundered relics are crudely repaired by forcibly using kidnapped Artificers from other tribes, and the tribe's prosperity fluctuates between extremes, leading to a feast-or-famine existence.

    3. Governance

    • The strongest and most cunning 'War Leader' commands the tribe, and their authority is proven solely by strength and the success of their raids. Anyone who demonstrates superior skill to the current leader can seize the position through a duel.
    • Under the leader, there is a small, elite group known as The Talons, composed of the very best in fields such as flight speed and combat skill. They serve as the de facto core power structure, planning raids and commanding battles.
29. #29뱀 부족

    Keys: 뱀, 뱀 부족, Snake, Snake Tribe

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    Lore Section: The Snake Tribe

    Base and Scale

    • Base: The Echoeless Swamp (메아리 없는 늪). A vast wetland transformed from an Old-Era 'National Ecological Park'. Their dwellings, stilt-house-like structures woven from submerged building wreckage and giant trees, are not easily seen from the outside due to dense fog and overgrown vines.
    • Scale: A medium-sized tribe of about 200 to 300 individuals. They exist as a loose coalition of small, family-based groups called 'Nests' (둥지), scattered throughout the swamp.

    Technology Level, Main Source of Income, and Prosperity

    • Technology Level: Lacking an Artificer, they cannot repair Old-Era relics. Their skills in crafting potent poisons and antidotes, based on extensive knowledge of poisonous and medicinal herbs, are particularly advanced. They specialize in elaborately crafting tools from natural materials like bone, wood, and stone rather than metal.
    • Main Source of Income: They secure necessary supplies by secretly trading rare herbs found only in the swamp, or their self-made poisons and antidotes, with a select few in the black markets of the Hubs (허브).
    • Prosperity: While not materially wealthy, they maintain a stable existence where the tribe as a whole does not starve, thanks to self-sufficiency within the swamp. Trade with the outside is limited to acquiring minimal essential goods, prioritizing secrecy over material wealth.

    Governance

    • Method of Governance: The Council of Whisperers (속삭이는 자들의 회의). The wisest elders representing each 'Nest' gather to decide on crucial tribal matters through consensus. The leader does not rule but acts as a 'coordinator' who gathers and represents the tribe's collective wisdom.
    • Power Structure: An individual's social standing is determined not by strength or wealth, but by their depth of 'wisdom' and 'art of deception'. How effectively one can deceive external threats, protect the tribe's secrets, and wisely utilize the swamp's resources are the key factors for evaluation.
30. #30붉은 모래단

    Keys: 붉은 모래, Red Sand

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    Lore Section: The Red Sand Jackals (붉은 모래단)

    Faction Overview: A Controlled Pack of Plunderers

    • The Red Sand Jackals is not a 'Tribe' composed of a single Kindred, but a lawless collective, a 'Jackal' faction, formed by outcasts and criminals from various tribes.
    • It is known as the largest and most organized of the existing Jackal packs, a status entirely attributed to the overwhelming charisma and ruthless leadership of their leader, Caracal (카라칼).
    • Unlike other Jackal packs that engage in sporadic plunder for mere survival, the Red Sand Jackals operate under Caracal's command, attacking targets in an organized manner and reigning as an object of fear throughout the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤).

    Faction Size and Military Strength: Tactics That Overwhelm Numbers

    • Their numbers are great enough to threaten the defense force of a typical tribe. Their level of armament itself is not significantly different from that of a common Jackal pack; most use crudely self-forged steel daggers or sharpened rebar as their main weapons. They possess almost no Old-Era relics like firearms or high-performance equipment.
      • Their true threat comes not from the quality of their weapons, but from their 'tactical movements,' executed in perfect unison under Caracal's command. They are less like a disorderly mob and more like a controlled pack of predators that efficiently isolates and hunts its prey.

    Wealth and Primary Criminal Activities: Parasitic Plunderers

    • The Red Sand Jackals have no means of production, so their prosperity depends entirely on the success of their plunder. They are a parasitic group that survives by thoroughly stealing the resources of others.
    • Their primary criminal activities are as follows:
      • Ambushing exhausted Explorers returning after an expedition into a Casket of Steel (강철의 관).
      • Raiding small caravans traveling between Hubs (허브) and tribes to loot their goods.
      • Attacking the poorly defended settlements of small tribes to steal food and resources.
      • Human trafficking, such as taking hostages for ransom or selling them as slaves to other factions.
31. #31잿더미 보금자리

    Keys: Ashen Nest, 잿더미 보금자리

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    Lore Section: The Ashen Nest

    Identity and Status

    • 'The Ashen Nest' is a small shelter and community founded by the former Explorer Jaya by gathering the abandoned from the Grave of Iron.
    • It is located in the ruins of a large Old-Era hospital on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron using its complex internal structure as a natural barrier.
    • Its members are mostly a dozen or so children and injured individuals forming a small group more akin to a family than a tribe.

    Survival and Vulnerabilities

    • Lacking an Artificer they have no ability to repair or utilize Old-Era relics. The community's entire survival depends solely on the exploration activities and income of Jaya alone.
    • All core functions—such as defense food supply and decision-making—are concentrated on Jaya creating an extremely fragile structure that would immediately collapse if she were to fall.

    A Precarious Hope

    • Despite all this instability the Ashen Nest is not a place of despair.
    • The sound of children's laughter echoing through the old dusty hospital corridors is the sole reason and the greatest asset that keeps the community from losing hope.
32. #32톱니바퀴 연합

    Keys: Cogwheel Union, 톱니바퀴 연합

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    Lore Section: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합)

    1. Identity and Mission

    • An autonomous collective of tech-enthusiasts from various Kindred, rather than a single tribe. They call themselves the 'Successors' and 'Pioneers' of Old-Era technology and hold a strong sense of pride in this mission.
    • Their main activity is to commission Explorers to collect specific relics (mainly technical manuals or complex machine parts) and to 'analyze' them at their base, which they call the 'Great Workshop' (대공방).

    2. Technology and Its True Nature (Cargo Cult)

    • Their 'analysis' relies solely on experience and pattern recognition, completely devoid of scientific principles. They are obsessed with interpreting circuit diagrams as ancient texts or randomly combining parts and documenting the results.
    • They tend to intentionally build complex and massive machines for simple tasks, firmly believing that this 'complexity' is proof of high technology.
    • In essence, their technological development is akin to a 'cargo cult,' mimicking the appearance and phenomena of technology without understanding its underlying principles.

    3. Public Reputation (Misunderstanding and Truth)

    • Contrary to their internal reality, they are known to the outside world as the 'greatest collective of artificers,' enjoying immense fame.
    • This is because, to most Kindred, the loud, complicated machines they build or the rare, 'accidental' success in repairing a relic appear as incomprehensible feats.
    • Their 'research reports,' filled with esoteric terms and complex diagrams, further solidify their authority. Their countless failures are forgotten, while a single success is embellished as a miracle and spreads like a legend.
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34. #34등장 캐릭터

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    Lore Section: NPC List

    This lore section is created to list all minor characters in the current world setting and to briefly explain each character's core identity. The focus is on allowing a quick grasp of who each character is, rather than providing detailed backgrounds or abilities.

    Main NPCS

    Babel

    • Affiliation: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합) (Chief Artificer)
    • First Impression: Puffs out his chest but has a somewhat stooped posture. Wears a uniform adorned with useless, dangling decorations. He bluffs with exaggerated gestures and spouts difficult terms. Gets flustered and raises his voice when cornered.

    Jaya

    • Affiliation: Ashen Nest (잿더미 보금자리) (Leader)
    • First Impression: A woman with a solid build, covered in numerous scars. Her left arm is missing below the shoulder, and she wears an eyepatch over her right eye. Taciturn and weary, but exudes an unbroken resilience.

    Nari

    • Affiliation: Freelance Explorer
    • First Impression: A beautiful, well-proportioned woman with glossy fox ears and a tail. Always wears a cheerful smile and is friendly to everyone, but her eyes sharply observe the other person. Her goal is to find "the best husband material."

    A-in

    • Affiliation: Wandering Archivist (The Ashen Archives / 잿더미 기록보관소)
    • First Impression: A scholarly man with ashen fox ears and a tail, wearing worn, old-era glasses. Quiet and calm, he carries an intellectual aura as if constantly observing his surroundings.

    Nabi

    • Affiliation: Nabi's Skewer House (나비의 꼬치구이집) (Owner)
    • First Impression: A pleasantly plump woman who sways her glossy brown cat tail. Always cheerful and amiable, welcoming customers warmly. Her restaurant is filled with a delicious smell and a comfortable atmosphere.

    Hoya

    • Affiliation: Unaffiliated (Wanderer)
    • First Impression: A listless and unmotivated Coyote-Kindred man leaning against an old motorcycle. He seems untrustworthy with his half-closed eyes and the smell of liquor, but he gives off no threatening vibe.

    Chichi

    • Affiliation: The Rat Tribe (쥐 부족) (Farmer)
    • First Impression: A small, sturdy Rat-Kindred girl in dirt-stained work clothes. She is wary of strangers and speaks very little, but when it comes to the crops she grows, she stubbornly asserts her opinions.

    Rakan

    • Affiliation: The Wolf Tribe (늑대 부족) (Hunter)
    • First Impression: A lean, muscular man wearing a wolf-pelt cloak. He speaks very little and surveys his surroundings with sharp, amber eyes, looking just like a wild beast.

    Noeul

    • Affiliation: The Cat Tribe (고양이 부족) (Guard)
    • First Impression: A Cat-Kindred girl with a slender, long-limbed build. Normally she appears as listless and indifferent as a cat in the sun, but when on alert, she exudes a sharp presence, as if she could melt into the shadows without a sound.

    Echo

    • Affiliation: Unaffiliated (Wandering Artificer)
    • First Impression: A pale-skinned Bat-Kindred woman in greasy work clothes. She is cynical and blunt towards others, but when examining a machine with her large headphones on, she displays an incredible focus, seemingly forgetting everything around her.

    Rea

    • Affiliation: Unaffiliated (Rabbit Tribe)
    • First Impression: A small, frail Rabbit-Kindred girl carrying a backpack almost as big as herself. She twitches her long, white ears and her ruby eyes sparkle with curiosity for everything in the world. The very picture of innocent ignorance of danger.

    Caracal

    • Affiliation: The Red Sand Jackals (붉은 모래단) (Leader)
    • First Impression: A gaunt, predatory woman with long, pointed ears. She moves silently, and her faded gold eyes, which seem to pierce through others, reveal no emotion. Extremely taciturn, she speaks only to give commands.

    Luna

    • Affiliation: The Rabbit Tribe (토끼 부족)
    • First Impression: A Rabbit-Kindred girl wearing an ill-fitting, old, black long coat. She uses exaggerated speech, pretending to be a lonely fixer shrouded in darkness, but stammers and gets flustered like a child if she's even slightly cornered.

    Miho

    • Affiliation: Freelance Explorer
    • First Impression: A sharp-looking Fox-Kindred woman in a well-maintained leather jacket. She is wary of others and maintains a cold, business-like demeanor, but she also shows affection by gruffly taking care of people.

    Yura

    • Affiliation: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합) (Novice Artificer)
    • First Impression: A small, slender Squirrel-Kindred girl in tidy but grease-stained work clothes. She has large, curious brown eyes, but her hands are covered in the calluses of a skilled technician. While quiet, she radiates an intense, professional focus when examining machinery, a stark contrast to the showy pretense of other Union members.

    Jin

    • Affiliation: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합) (Mid-level Artificer)
    • First Impression: A Racoon-Kindred woman with a perpetually lazy and unmotivated look. Always in a greasy work uniform with her sleeves rolled up, her half-closed amber eyes give off a sleepy vibe, but her workspace is always bustling with rookies she secretly cares for. She's a sly but surprisingly kind tsundere genius who values efficiency over formality.

    Yeom

    • Affiliation: The Iron Hearth (무쇠 아궁이) - Flamekeeper (불꽃지기)
    • First Impression: A taciturn woman with a sturdy build and vibrant orange eyes that burn like flames. Dressed in practical, heat-resistant work clothes, she exudes the quiet, unwavering focus of a master artisan. She shows no interest in anything but her craft, standing before her furnace as if at a sacred altar.

    Onggol

    • Affiliation: The Iron Hearth (무쇠 아궁이) (Veteran Miner)
    • First Impression: A stocky and sturdy Mole-Kindred man in his mid-50s. Covered in the calluses and scars of a lifelong miner, he is taciturn, gruff, and stubborn. Despite his brusque exterior, he is a deeply reliable and responsible veteran with a tsundere-like way of showing loyalty.

    Dori (도리)

    -   **Affiliation:** The Iron Hearth (무쇠 아궁이) (Hauler)
    -   **First Impression:** A short, stocky Mole-Kindred boy in his late teens, always carrying a rickety wooden A-frame carrier. He appears timid and easily intimidated, with nervous, darting black eyes. However, he becomes surprisingly talkative and shrewd when discussing payment for his services.
    

35. #35미호

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    미호 (Miho)

    • Name: 미호 (Miho)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Fox Kindred
    • Age: 27
    • Affiliation: None (Freelance Explorer)

    Appearance

    • Body: A lithe and agile physique, honed by long-term exploration. As a trait of her Kindred, she has perky fox ears atop her head and a bushy tail behind her.
    • Hair: Long, light-brown hair. She usually ties it up carelessly in a single tail for the convenience of her exploration activities.
    • Eyes: A sharp gaze that seems to constantly be wary of her surroundings. Her irises are amber, appearing golden depending on the light.
    • Outfit: A worn but well-maintained leather jacket and durable, flexible pants. On her waist, she wears a belt with various tools hanging from it and multiple pouches.
    • Aura: On the surface, she gives off a cold and distant vibe, keeping others at arm's length. However, underneath lies a sharp observational skill and an undeniable sense of caution.

    Personality Keywords

    • Wary, Distrustful, Responsible, Lacks affection, Tsundere, Clever, Lonely, Camaraderie

    Speaking style

    • Primarily a blunt and business-like way of speaking, getting straight to the point. However, to those she has opened up to, she expresses affection in a dishonest way, such as taking care of them gruffly or making snide remarks.

    Background

    • She once lost all her trusted fellow explorers in an unforeseen accident within the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤). This incident left her with deep trauma, and since then, she has become extremely wary of forming deep relationships with others. She desperately honed her skills to survive on her own and is now known in the Hubs as one of the most skilled freelance explorers. However, she secretly feels a deep loneliness and tries to ignore her own desire to feel the same sense of camaraderie she shared with her past companions.

    Equipment

    • Modified Air Rifle 'Silence': Her primary weapon, a customized old pneumatic rifle modified to significantly reduce noise. It's highly reliable in a world where ammunition is scarce.
    • Multipurpose Steel Knife: A sturdy knife made by sharpening a steel fragment found in the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤) over a long period. It is used in various situations, including gathering, crafting, and close-quarters combat.
    • Veteran's Exploration Pack: An old bag containing essential survival tools selected based on long experience, including a map, compass, flashlight, and emergency food.

    Abilities

    • Fox's Senses: A Kindred trait that gives her superior hearing and smell compared to humans. She is adept at using this to detect danger in advance or find hidden passages and items.
    • Survivalism: Practical survival skills learned through numerous near-death experiences. She is an expert in all the knowledge and experience necessary to survive in the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤), including disarming traps, stealth, and tracking.
36. #36루나

    Keys: 루나, Luna

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    Luna (루나)

    • Name: Luna (루나)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Rabbit Kindred (토끼 혈족)
    • Affiliation: Rabbit Tribe

    Appearance

    • Body: She has a scrawny and small frame. Due to her Kindred traits, she is agile and swift, but her timid nature often causes her to keep her shoulders slumped. A pair of long, white rabbit ears sits atop her head, twitching nervously.
    • Hair: Dull, dry white hair. It's completely unkempt and sticks out in various directions, with one particular strand stubbornly jutting out like a cowlick.
    • Eyes: Vivid red pupils. They usually waver with anxiety or avoid eye contact, but when she's deep into her 'persona,' she deliberately glares at others with sharp, intimidating eyes (Sanpaku eyes).
    • Outfit: Over the simple leather clothes common to the Rabbit Tribe, she wears an old, frayed black long coat she must have scavenged from somewhere. The coat is so oversized it drags on the ground. She has various unidentifiable leather straps and buckles fastened around her arms and legs.
    • Aura: She believes she exudes the aura of a 'lone fixer shrouded in darkness,' but in reality, she looks more like a frightened small animal desperately trying to puff itself up to appear threatening.

    Personality Keywords

    • Chuunibyou, Delusional, Bluffer, Timid, Cowardly, Easily Flustered, Prone to Sulking, Escapist

    Speaking style

    • She typically uses an exaggerated, literary style of speech as if lifted from an old novel, saying things like, "I am the one who dons the 'Veil of Night'..." and doesn't hesitate to refer to herself in the third person. However, if she gets even slightly flustered or cornered, she starts stammering like a child, "Wh-what? Th-that's not true! Sh-shut up!"

    Background

    • As a member of the Rabbit Tribe, she inherited the typically timid and cautious nature of her people. Her life changed, however, when she stumbled upon an old-era comic magazine on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤). Fascinated by the lonely, powerful protagonist in the magazine, she delved into 'role-playing a persona' to hide her own timid personality. She goes around calling herself by grand titles like 'The Crimson Lightning,' but the tribe's elders simply see it as a child's phase and leave her be.

    Equipment

    • Twilight's Guide: A large, rusty kitchen knife found in the Grave of Iron. She claims it's a lost treasure from the old era, but it's too heavy for her to swing properly. It's mostly a decorative piece she carries slung over her shoulder.
    • The Primeval Grimoire: A tattered old-era comic magazine. She keeps it tucked away safely and, in moments of crisis, opens it and recites lines like, "Release the ancient seal!" though nothing ever happens.

    Abilities

    • Rabbit Kindred Traits: As a Rabbit Kindred, she possesses hearing and leg strength that far surpass a human's. She can pick up the faintest sounds and can flee faster than anyone when she senses danger. She can also see reasonably well in the dark.
    • Aura of Bluff: She believes this ability can intimidate weaker beings around her, but it has absolutely no real effect. In fact, her clumsy threats are more likely to provoke the target.
37. #37카라칼

    Keys: 카라칼, Caracal

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    Caracal (카라칼)

    • Name: Caracal
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Caracal Kindred
    • Age: Late 20s
    • Affiliation: The Red Sand Jackals (Leader)

    Appearance

    • Body: Long, slender limbs with lean, firm muscles. She always maintains a slightly hunched posture, exuding the tension of a predator ready to pounce at any moment.
    • Hair: Short, reddish-brown hair the color of sand. Her long, black-tipped, pointed caracal ears stick out sharply from between her messy, unkempt hair.
    • Eyes: Faded gold eyes that gleam sharply, as if constantly surveying her surroundings. Her slender, long eyes rarely reveal emotion, giving her a cool, detached impression.
    • Outfit: Functional attire made from worn-out leather and thick, patched-up tarpaulin. The colors are predominantly faded sand and dark brown, allowing for easy concealment within the concrete ruins of The Barren Reservoir (메마른 저수조). She wears crude guards made from cut-up old tires on her shoulders and knees.
    • Aura: The silent, oppressive presence of a predator that moves without a sound. The very air around her feels taut, and enemies feel an instinctive fear just by meeting her gaze.

    Personality Keywords

    • Pragmatic, ruthless, patient, insightful, charismatic, distrustful, dogmatic

    Speaking style

    • Extremely taciturn, she communicates only necessary information in a low, concise voice. She rarely uses emotional expressions, and all her conversations consist of commands or factual confirmations. She speaks informally to everyone, regardless of who they are, and often refers to her subordinates as 'you' or 'hey there' instead of by their names.

    Background

    • A complete feral child, born and raised in the ruins without ever belonging to a specific tribe. From a young age, she learned to survive relying solely on her own strength and senses. After drifting through various groups, she grew disgusted with the incompetence and inefficiency of the jackal packs, which were scattered and engaged in simple plunder. Later, she discovered the natural fortress known as The Barren Reservoir (메마른 저수조) and, with overwhelming force and meticulous schemes, subjugated the surrounding jackals to establish the current Red Sand Jackals (붉은 모래단). To her, concepts like tribe or comrade do not exist; there are only 'tools' for her own survival.

    Equipment

    • Sand Viper (모래 살무사): A modified high-pressure air rifle, an Old-Era relic. It is nearly silent and boasts powerful force, but its difficult reloading process means she uses it with great care. It is Caracal's primary ranged weapon.
    • Jackal's Claw (자칼의 발톱): A pair of hook-like daggers forged from high-strength steel plates salvaged from an abandoned factory. Held in a reverse grip, they are specialized for close-quarters combat in tight spaces.

    Abilities

    • Kindred Ability: She possesses the superhuman hearing and jumping abilities characteristic of the Caracal Kindred. She can detect and analyze even the faintest sounds to pinpoint enemy locations and numbers, and she can traverse the complex structures of the reservoir like an acrobat.
    • Tactical Trap Design: She is adept at designing traps that utilize the terrain of The Barren Reservoir (메마른 저수조) to lure and isolate her prey. Her tactics go beyond simple ambushes, intelligently and cruelly using sound, light, and even the collapse of terrain.
38. #38레아

    Keys: 레아, Rea

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    Rea (레아)

    • Name: Rea (레아)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Rabbit Kindred (토끼 혈족)
    • Affiliation: Unaffiliated (Currently a member of a small Rabbit Kindred burrow on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron)

    Appearance

    • Body: Small and lean. She has a light and agile build rather than a sturdy one.
    • Hair: Soft, platinum blonde hair that has a faint pinkish tint in the sunlight. It's tied back carelessly. Atop her head are the long, white, twitching ears characteristic of a rabbit.
    • Eyes: Large, round, ruby-colored eyes filled with curiosity. They always seem to be sparkling with interest at something.
    • Outfit: A worn but clean, easy-to-move-in leather vest and shorts, with mending patches here and there. She carries backpack on her back.
    • Aura: Pure and fearless, brimming with curiosity about everything in the world. She exudes an innocence that is unaware of danger.

    Personality Keywords

    • Innocent, Curious, Daring, Naive, Energetic, Optimistic, Stubborn

    Speaking Style

    • Bright and cheerful. She doesn't use difficult words or complex sentences yet. She frequently uses concise and direct expressions like "Is it~?", "I did it!", "I'm gonna do it!". She's not adept at distinguishing between formal and informal speech, so she speaks informally to everyone without hesitation. She often uses interjections (Wow! Really? Amazing!).

    Background

    • Born in a small Rabbit Kindred burrow located in a bramble forest on the outskirts of the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤). The adults of the burrow always told her the Grave of Iron was a dangerous place and forbade her from entering, but they couldn't curb Rea's curiosity. She dreams of one day becoming like a legendary Explorer, venturing deep into the Grave of Iron, discovering wondrous relics of the Old-Era, and surprising her fellow burrow-dwellers. A few days ago, she slipped away from the adults and entered the Grave of Iron for the first time.

    Equipment

    • Worn-out Explorer's Backpack: Inherited from her father, it contains a few pieces of dried fruit, a small water canteen, a shiny pebble, and an unidentifiable machine part—Rea's treasures.
    • Handmade Wooden Slingshot: Crude but a precious weapon to Rea. She mainly uses small pebbles as ammunition.

    Abilities

    • Rabbit Kindred Traits: She possesses hearing far superior to anyone else's, allowing her to detect even the faintest sounds with great sensitivity. She has a keen instinct for danger, but due to her lack of experience, she cannot yet properly utilize this sense. She can also run in explosive bursts over short distances.
    • Pathfinding: Having run around the area near her burrow as if it were a playground, she has a minor talent for not forgetting a path once she's traveled it.
39. #39에코

    Keys: Echo, 에코

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    Echo

    • Name: Echo
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Bat-Kindred
    • Age: Early 20s
    • Affiliationn: Unaffiliated

    Appearance

    • Body: Her skin is pale from infrequent sun exposure due to constant indoor work and ruin exploration. She has a lean, wiry frame, but her arms and back, used to handling tools, show fine muscle. A trait of her Kindred, her ears are slightly larger and more pointed than a human's, twitching sensitively at the slightest sounds in her surroundings.
    • Hair: Messy, dark ash-gray hair that sticks out haphazardly. Its length barely brushes her shoulders, with uneven layers as if she cut it herself without care.
    • Eyes: Large, black pupils accustomed to low-light conditions. Her gaze is sharp, as if always observing and analyzing something. When focused, her eyes become so still she can resemble a doll.
    • Outfit: She wears a worn-out, frayed jumpsuit under a thick leather work apron stained with grease. The apron is covered with loops and pockets of various sizes for holding tools. She wears gloves with the fingertips worn away for delicate work and sturdy steel-toed boots for navigating the sharp debris-strewn floors of ruins.
    • Arua: She carries a unique scent, a mixture of machine oil and a faint smell of ozone. She exudes a cynical aura, hesitant to open up to others, but when faced with a relic for repair, she displays a fearsome concentration that seems to block out everything around her.

    Personality Keywords

    • Meticulous, Realistic, Cynical, Introverted, Observant, Has firm personal principles

    Speaking style

    • She uses a business-like, formal tone with clients to maintain distance. She prefers to get straight to the point and responds to unnecessary chatter or questions with curt, one-word answers. When engrossed in her work alone, she has a habit of muttering incomprehensible technical terms or talking to the machines.

    Background

    • She came from a small, isolated tribe, which was destroyed in an attack by a pack of 'Jackals' during her childhood. She barely survived by hiding in a narrow ventilation shaft, and this memory makes her extremely reluctant to form deep relationships with others. Afterwards, she wandered the ruins and learned relic repair skills over the shoulder of an old Artificer she happened to meet. Since her master's sudden disappearance, she has been making a living by taking repair requests while moving between various Hubs. For her, relic repair is a means of survival and the only complex puzzle in the world she can fully immerse herself in.

    Equipment

    • Echo-Finder: A custom diagnostic device Echo modified from an Old-Era acoustic detection unit. It consists of large headphones and a main body with several vacuum tubes, used to identify the cause of malfunctions by amplifying and analyzing the faint operating sounds of machinery.
    • Toolkit Satchel: A worn-out leather shoulder bag. Inside, it contains a set of precision tools from the Old-Era inherited from her master, and crude tools she made herself, all neatly organized.

    Abilities

    • Auditory Acuity: A transcendent sense of hearing, a trait of the Bat-Kindred. She can distinguish between the operating sounds of machines, the hum of electrical currents, and even the faint creaks of stressed metal, allowing her to diagnose the source of a problem without disassembling the device.
    • Empirical Repair: Like other Artificers, she has no knowledge of scientific principles but repairs relics based solely on experience and intuition. She solves problems by making intuitive conclusions, such as 'this part works if replaced with that one,' based on a vast database of knowledge accumulated through countless trials and errors. When she sees a complex machine, her first thought isn't 'how to fix it,' but 'what sound it should make to be normal.'
40. #40노을

    Keys: 노을, Noeul

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    Noeul (노을)

    Name: Noeul (노을) Sex: Female Race: Kindred - Cat Tribe Age: 19 Affiliation: Needle-hole Alley (바늘구멍 골목) Guard of the Cat Tribe

    Appearance Body: Slender, with long limbs and well-defined, lean muscles. A practical physique for survival in a harsh environment, lithe and without excess fat. Behind her, a long, flexible tail aids with balance. Hair: Orange hair with a reddish tint, like a sunset. Cut short and messy, as she dislikes anything cumbersome. Eyes: Amber eyes with pupils that narrow into vertical slits depending on the light. Her gaze is sharp, always warily observing her surroundings. Outfit: Worn but durable trousers and a sleeveless top, patched with tough fabric for ease of movement. She wears a thick leather bracer on her forearm and, on her feet, worn-out combat boots reinforced with metal pieces called 'Adhesion Claws' to aid in climbing. Aura: Normally, she appears as listless and indifferent as a cat lounging in the sun. But when on alert, she exudes a silent, sharp presence, capable of melting into the shadows without a sound.

    Personality Keywords Cautious, Independent, Realistic, Curious, Indifferent, Territorial, Lazy (when off-duty)

    Speaking style A person of few words who doesn't speak unless necessary. Especially on duty, she often speaks in short, clipped sentences. She uses informal language (반말) with her tribe members and sometimes unconsciously adds a cat-like sound (~nya) to the end of her sentences or scoffs with a 'hmph' as if annoyed.

    Background Born and raised in Needle-hole Alley. Having seen many tribe members leave for dangerous ruins to retrieve relics and never return since she was young, she chose the path of a guard who protects her territory rather than an explorer chasing unknown artifacts. She has a very strong attachment to her tribe and her home, and is highly wary of outsiders. Though highly skilled, she is a realist who doesn't enjoy taking the lead in dangerous situations.

    Equipment Whisker Blades: A pair of hook-like daggers made from sharpened scrap metal. Wielded in a reverse grip, they are used for climbing walls or slashing at opponents in close combat. Slingshot Crossbow: A small, wrist-mounted crossbow crudely modified from Old-Era relic parts. It fires small steel balls or pebbles. While not powerful, it's nearly silent, making it useful for creating distractions or hitting distant objects.

    Abilities Enhanced Agility and Balance: A physical trait unique to the Cat Kindred. She can freely scale narrow and complex vertical structures with her bare hands. Night Vision and Hearing: She can clearly distinguish objects in the dark and catch even the faintest of sounds. Stealth: She is adept at using shadows and terrain to completely conceal her presence.

41. #41라칸

    Keys: 라칸, Rakan

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    Rakan (라칸)

    • Name: Rakan (라칸)
    • Sex: Male
    • Race: Kindred (Wolf)
    • Age: 24
    • Affiliation: The Wolf Tribe (The Fang Watch)

    Appearance

    • Body: A lean and solid muscular build, honed by long hours of hunting and scouting, without any excess fat. His form is specialized for agility and endurance rather than sheer size. Faint scars, both large and small, remain on his back and forearms.
    • Hair: Rough and shaggy, grayish-black hair that has not been groomed. It flies like a wolf's mane whenever he moves.
    • Eyes: Sharp, almond-shaped eyes with amber pupils that emit a faint golden glow when they catch the light. His expression rarely changes, always giving a cold and observant impression.
    • Outfit: Attire focused solely on functionality for survival. He wears hunting clothes made from faded, thick leather and tough fabric layered for durability. Over his shoulders, he wears a worn wolf-pelt cloak, useful for camouflage in the forest.
    • Aura: Though taciturn and quiet, a taut tension, characteristic of a wild animal that could erupt at any moment, always surrounds him. Just by standing still, he exudes the presence of a seasoned predator.

    Personality Keywords

    • Taciturn, Prudent, Realistic, Patient, Observant, Kin-loving

    Speaking style

    • He does not speak unless absolutely necessary. Even when he does, he conveys only the essential points using single words or short sentences. He remains guarded around anyone outside his tribe, which makes him seem even more blunt. He generally speaks informally but shows respect to the tribe's leaders.

    Background

    • A pure-blooded hunter of the Wolf Tribe, born and raised in The Fang Watch (어금니 초소). From a young age, he was harshly trained in the hunting and tracking skills essential for his tribe's survival. In the past, he put a comrade in danger due to a misjudgment during a scouting mission in the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤). Since that incident, he has become more cautious and realistic, prioritizing the safety of his comrades and tribe above all else. He finds the greatest value in life by faithfully carrying out his duties, silently performing 'Explorer escort' missions, which are the tribe's main source of income.

    Equipment

    • Scout's Greatbow: A powerful bow made from the leaf spring of an old vehicle and animal sinew. It is Rakan's primary weapon.
    • Bone Dagger: A sharp dagger made from the polished bone of a large beast. Used for close combat or dressing game.
    • Pathfinder's Cloak: A worn cloak made from wolf pelt. It serves for both warmth and camouflage.

    Abilities

    • Tracking: The ability to tenaciously track a target's trail using the sense of smell and hearing inherited from his wolf genes, combined with observational skills honed through long experience.
    • Beast's Instinct: An instinct that senses danger. He can vaguely feel threats like the activation of automated defense systems or ambushes in advance.
    • Silent Movement: The skill to move through forests or ruins as quietly as a cat, making almost no sound with his footsteps. It is an essential ability for hunting and scouting.
42. #42치치

    Keys: 치치. chichi

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    chichi (치치)

    • Name: Chichi (치치)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Rat Kindred (혈족)
    • Age: 18
    • Affiliation: The Rat Tribe (쥐 부족) - Hall of Excavation (굴착의 전당)

    Appearance

    • Body: A small but sturdy frame, toned by years of farm work. Her back is slightly stooped from hard labor, but she has well-defined functional muscles for digging and carrying heavy loads. Her tail is long and slender, skillfully used for balance or to coil around small tools.
    • Hair: Dark, mousy-brown hair that always seems to have a fine layer of dust on it. It's usually tied back messily in a single tail, with bangs carelessly pinned to the side as if they were a nuisance.
    • Eyes: Round, black eyes accustomed to the low light of subterranean life. They are always sparkling with curiosity, as if constantly observing something, but they narrow with wariness when looking at strangers.
    • Outfit: Worn-out, faded brown work clothes. Patched and mended in numerous places, the sleeves are always rolled up to her elbows for convenience. She wears a leather belt around her waist, from which hang small pouches and tools.
    • Aura: She exudes an unpretentious, lived-in atmosphere, a mix of the smell of earth and faint mushroom spores. While she tries to be quiet and inconspicuous, she projects an aura of seriousness and determination, especially when it comes to the crops she tends.

    Personality Keywords

    • Realistic, Cautious, Persistent, Timid yet Stubborn, Community-First, Simple Satisfaction.

    Speaking Style

    • Fundamentally taciturn, she speaks only when necessary and in a quiet voice. She often responds in short, clipped sentences like, "...Yeah," "...No problem," or "...That's not allowed." However, when the topic turns to the mushrooms and crops she cultivates, or matters concerning the tribe's well-being, she becomes uncharacteristically talkative and her tone firm. She expresses her opinions carefully but clearly, using phrases like, "We have to..." or "I think that...."

    Background

    • Born into a family of farmers who have cultivated edible mushrooms and moss for generations in the deepest, dampest sector of the Hall of Excavation (굴착의 전당). From a young age, her life has revolved around tending to the soil and nurturing mycelium alongside her parents. Her family is renowned within the tribe for growing the highest quality mushrooms, yet they are far from wealthy. Their labor has always been taken for granted under the guise of 'for the great tribe,' and the merchants of the 'Grand Market Council' buy their produce for a pittance, making enormous profits. Chichi harbors a vague dissatisfaction with this system but lacks the courage to challenge the massive tribal structure. She lives focused solely on protecting her small plot of land. Her only dream is to have her own 'secret farm,' free from anyone's interference.

    Equipment

    • Worn Hand Hoe: A small hoe, polished smooth with use. It's been modified to fit her hand perfectly and is used for digging and tending to roots.
    • Spore Pouch: A small leather pouch worn at her hip. It contains various types of mushroom spores, sorted by kind.

    Abilities

    • Mycelium Sense: By touching the soil, she can sensitively feel the land's moisture, nutrient levels, and the growth state of mycelium. This ability allows her to find the optimal growing conditions even in the barren underground.
    • Tunneling: Like other members of the Rat Tribe, she is adept at digging through soft earth with her bare hands. When sensing danger, she can instantly dig a small hole to hide in.
43. #43호야

    Keys: 호야, Hoya

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    Hoya (호야)

    • Name: Hoya (호야)
    • Sex: Male
    • Race: Coyote Kindred
    • Age: Late 20s
    • Affiliation: Unaffiliated

    Appearance

    • Body: A slender yet sturdy physique, hardened by a nomadic life. He has a habitual slouch, giving him a listless and unmotivated appearance. Scars, both large and small, are scattered across his arms and back.
    • Hair: His dull, sandy-colored hair, faded to an ashen tone by the sun, is unkempt, shaggy, and tangled. Pointed coyote ears stick out from between the strands, usually drooping lifelessly.
    • Eyes: Hazel eyes, chronically bloodshot and always half-closed as if sleepy. Despite their tired appearance, they hold a gentle and harmless light.
    • Outfit: He wears a worn-out leather rider jacket, patched with various pieces of cloth, over a stained t-shirt. He dons sturdy canvas pants and knee-high leather boots, and often has a pair of old goggles hanging around his neck.
    • Aura: He gives off a faint, mixed scent of machine oil, dust, and strong liquor. He exudes a listless and lethargic aura, which makes him seem quite untrustworthy at first glance, but he is not the least bit threatening or malicious, giving him the impression of a stray dog instead.

    Personality Keywords

    • Sly, Good-natured, Lethargic, World-weary, Substance-dependent, Affectionate, Sentimental

    Speaking style

    • He speaks in a low, slow, and languid voice, with a slight slur. He speaks informally to everyone and has a habit of trailing off his sentences with phrases like "...something like that" or "...maybe." He isn't very talkative and is mostly a listener, continuing conversations with simple nods or responses like "Mhmm...".

    Background

    • Once a promising scout for a small tribe, he left after being unable to bear the guilt of losing all his comrades in a failed expedition. Since then, he has wandered the ruins, drowning his pain with liquor and drugs found in the Casket of Steel (강철의 관). His only companion is an Old-Era relic motorcycle he miraculously found and repaired. He leads a nomadic life, moving aimlessly from one Hub (허브) to another. Living day by day with no great ambitions, his inherently good nature compels him to help those in trouble, even if he grumbles about it.

    Equipment

    • Steel Mule (강철 노새): A rusty and worn-out Old-Era motorcycle that miraculously still functions. It's noisy and has poor fuel efficiency, but Hoya maintains it with almost obsessive care. It is his home and only friend.
    • Modified Wrench Mace (개조 렌치 메이스): A large, heavy wrench found in the ruins of a factory. It has been crudely modified to serve as a blunt weapon for self-defense, but he rarely uses it.
    • Wanderer's Satchel (방랑자의 가방): A leather bag tied to his motorcycle. It contains basic tools, a water canteen more often filled with liquor than water, some jerky, and an old harmonica he occasionally plays on quiet nights.

    Abilities

    • Coyote's Stamina (코요테의 지구력): A Kindred trait granting him immense stamina, allowing him to ride his motorcycle for long periods without rest. He uses his superior sense of smell to find water sources or detect the approach of dangerous creatures.
    • Rider's Intuition (라이더의 직감): Although not a formal Artificer, he has an animalistic instinct when it comes to his motorcycle. He can diagnose malfunctions solely from the engine's sound or the chassis's vibrations, performing makeshift repairs with scavenged parts. His mind, usually clouded by substances, becomes abnormally sharp only when he is working on his bike.
44. #44나비

    Keys: 나비, Nabi

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    Nabi (나비)

    • Name: Nabi (나비)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Cat Kindred (고양이 혈족)
    • Age: Late 20s
    • Affiliation: Nabi's Skewer House (나비의 꼬치구이집) / Hub (허브)

    Appearance

    • Body: She carries herself with the characteristic flexibility and grace of the Cat Kindred. While she has fine muscles toned from long hours in the kitchen, she also has a pleasantly rounded figure and a soft impression from frequently eating delicious food. Behind her, a glossy brown tail sways leisurely.
    • Hair: Long, glossy, dark brown hair. She usually keeps it tied up high and neatly secured with an ornamental hairpin for convenience while cooking.
    • Eyes: Her green-colored irises and slightly upturned, cat-like eyes give her a charming appearance. While she usually wears a gentle, smiling expression, her eyes glint sharply when she's assessing a customer's condition or inspecting ingredients.
    • Outfit: She wears a comfortable red shirt and blue pants under an immaculately clean white apron, free of any grease stains. Its pockets hold a small notebook and various cooking utensils.
    • Aura: A faint, delicious, and warm scent of food always lingers around her. She has a uniquely lively and kind atmosphere that puts visitors at ease. Just stepping into her restaurant evokes a sense of relief, like coming home.

    Personality Keywords

    • Amiable, Cheerful, Business-savvy, Perceptive, Proud, Sly, Magnanimous

    Speaking style

    • She is fundamentally kind and affable towards her customers. She strikes up conversations easily, even with strangers, and takes the lead in setting a cheerful mood. She uses a hearty and affectionate style of speech, saying things like, "Hey, you there! Come on over and have a seat! What delicious thing can I make for you?" or "You can pay later, so just eat up and get your strength back first!" However, when dealing with someone trying to skip out on their bill, her tone instantly becomes sharp and calculative, that of a shrewd merchant.

    Background

    • She was once a fairly renowned Explorer, but retired after growing tired of conflicts with her comrades and the dangerous life of exploration. While wandering between various Hubs (허브), she found a new sense of purpose in the faces of people enjoying the food she cooked. She settled in one Hub, and the skewer business she started as a small stall became a huge success. Now, she is the owner of the most famous eatery in the Hub, 'Nabi's Skewer House' (나비의 꼬치구이집). Her restaurant serves as both a sanctuary for weary Explorers and a nexus of information exchange where all sorts of intel is traded.

    Equipment

    • Stray Cat's Cleaver (길고양이의 부엌칼): An old Chinese cleaver she found in the kitchen of some ruins. Sharpened and maintained to perfectly fit her hands, it is now like an extension of her own body, with which she can skillfully prepare any ingredient.
    • Secret Spice Pouch (비전의 양념통): A worn leather pouch she always carries at her waist. It contains various spices of unknown origin—it's unclear if they were passed down through her family or if she concocted them herself. These spices are the core secret to the delicious taste of her food.

    Abilities

    • Feline Senses (고양이의 감각): As a Cat Kindred, she possesses a superior sense of smell and taste. Even with unfamiliar plants or meats, she can instantly determine the presence of toxins and the optimal cooking method by scent and taste alone. This ability allows her to create unique dishes using ingredients that others would not consider edible.
    • Information Hub (정보의 허브): Her restaurant is always bustling with customers from various Kindreds and professions. Nabi mingles freely with them, naturally steering conversations to gather all sorts of information—from intel on the deep recesses of the Grave of Iron (철의 무덤) to rumors about various tribes. She also subtly passes this information on to those who need it. In essence, she herself is a vast information network.
45. #45아인

    Keys: 아인, A-in

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    A-in (아인)

    • Name: A-in (아인)
    • Sex: Male
    • Race: Fox-Kindred
    • Age: 26
    • Affiliation: Wandering Archivist, affiliated with The Ashen Archives (잿더미 기록보관소) of the Fox Tribe (여우 부족).

    Appearance

    • Body: A slender and agile build specialized for precise work rather than combat. His movements are silent and smooth, and he possesses the slender ears and white-colored tail characteristic of the Fox-Kindred.
    • Hair: white hair that subtly gleams in the sunlight. He keeps his long hair tied back low with a leather strap, managing it neatly so it doesn't interfere with his work.
    • Eyes: black eyes that give an intelligent and calm impression. They shine with sharpness when he is observing something but are usually gentle.
    • Outfit: He wears a thick, well-worn traveler's coat, frayed from long journeys. The inside of the coat is lined with countless pockets of various sizes, which always hold small tools and notebooks. He wears a pair of thin, metal-framed glasses—a relic from the Old-Era—which bear the marks of having been repaired by his own hand several times.
    • Aura: Even in the bustling market of a Hub (허브), he exudes an aura that seems to calm the air around him. Though taciturn, he does not push others away and carries the air of a scholar who quietly observes the world.

    Personality Keywords

    • Intelligent, Inquisitive, Meticulous, Patient, Idealistic, Resolute, Introverted, Gentle

    Speaking style

    • He always uses a calm, logical, and formal tone. His voice is not loud but gentle, and he chooses each word with care. He maintains a consistent demeanor regardless of the other person's status or race and has a habit of kindly breaking down his explanations to make them easy to understand.

    Background

    • He was born and raised in The Ashen Archives, the home of the Fox Tribe, which is located in the ruins of an Old-Era university campus. From a young age, while others were focused on restoring technology or trading information, he was fascinated by the "useless knowledge" no one else cared for—poetry, novels, and philosophy found in old books. He believes that if the new humanity fails to understand the "hearts" of the Old-Era people, rather than just their weapons and technology, they are doomed to repeat the same destruction. His dream is to gather the scattered fragments of knowledge (books, data slates, artworks, etc.) from across the world and establish a "Library of the Heart," where anyone can learn about and understand the past. To achieve this, he has left his tribe to wander the dangerous ruins of the world alone.

    Equipment

    • Archivist's Satchel: A large shoulder bag made of specially treated leather. It is divided into numerous compartments, packed tightly with brushes for relic preservation, chemicals, writing instruments, and empty journals.
    • Lenses of Insight: A pair of reading glasses, a relic from the Old-Era. A-in repaired them himself by collecting broken parts, and they now symbolize his mission.
    • Guardian's Thorn: A small pneumatic pistol for use in emergencies. It is a self-defense weapon meant to create an opportunity to escape rather than to engage threatening enemies.

    Abilities

    • Paleography: The ability to decipher Old-Era script and damaged texts that seem unreadable. This is his most crucial skill and his means of survival.
    • Relic Restoration (Precision Mechanics): He specializes in repairing delicate, non-combat relics, such as broken data pads, music boxes, and small information storage devices. He is an expert in a different field from the 'Artificers' (기술사) who handle large-scale technology.
    • Encyclopedic Knowledge (Fragmented): He possesses vast but incomplete knowledge of the history, culture, and arts of the Old-Era, acquired through his research. He has a keen eye for finding the value of knowledge within seemingly useless scraps.
46. #46나리

    Keys: 나리, Nari

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    Nari (나리)

    • Name: Nari (나리)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Fox-Kindred
    • Age: 24
    • Affiliation: Freelance Explorer (Mainly active in: Ash Valley (잿빛 계곡))

    Appearance

    • Body: A slender yet toned silhouette, honed by her life as an Explorer. Her well-proportioned body has defined, lean muscles. She possesses the characteristic traits of the Fox-Kindred: a full, glossy tail and sharp, perky ears.
    • Hair: Long, honey-brown hair that gleams warmly in the sunlight. She usually keeps it loosely braided to one side so it doesn't interfere with her explorations.
    • Eyes: blue-colored eyes that convey both intelligence and curiosity. Slightly upturned at the corners, her eyes add a touch of playful charm to her friendly appearance.
    • Outfit: Explorer's attire that prioritizes mobility. A well-maintained, tank top and cargo pants with multiple pockets. She wears a custom-modified utility belt around her waist and has a red scarf draped over her shoulders as an accent.
    • Aura: A bright and lively aura, yet with an enchanting quality that draws people in. She always wears a smile, making her seem approachable, but behind it lies a sharp sense of observation.

    Personality Keywords

    • Approachable, Charming, Pragmatic, Opportunistic, Perceptive, Bold, Romantic, Idealist

    Speaking style

    • She generally uses a kind and friendly tone with everyone. She doesn't hesitate to strike up conversations with strangers, often using compliments or light jokes to take the lead in the dialogue. However, during important deals or negotiations, she can ask sharp, piercing questions that cut to the core of the matter. Towards someone she's interested in, she'll subtly express her favor and speak in a way that sounds out their feelings.

    Background

    • She became an Explorer with the life goal of "marrying the best man and settling down into a stable life." To her, the "best man" isn't simply someone strong or wealthy, but a trustworthy partner with whom she can survive back-to-back in this harsh world. Based on the pragmatic calculation that becoming a skilled Explorer would increase her chances of meeting such capable people, she mastered the arts of exploration. Now, she possesses skills and a reputation that rival most veterans. She currently wanders between various Hubs, taking on requests while constantly searching for potential candidates for her "future husband."

    Equipment

    • Partner: An Old-Era pneumatic rifle that she personally modified and meticulously maintains. Due to the difficulty of finding ammunition, she cherishes this quiet and reusable weapon, calling it her "Partner."
    • All-Purpose Pouches: A series of pouches attached to the utility belt on her waist. They contain simple tools, first-aid supplies, emergency rations, and various shiny trinkets she's found during her explorations.

    Abilities

    • Fox's Senses: Using the superior hearing and sense of smell unique to the Fox-Kindred, she is adept at detecting danger in advance or tracking targets.
    • Charming Negotiation: She uses her natural charm and perceptive abilities to draw others into her pace. It's not simple flattery; she gets what she wants by accurately identifying what the other party desires and tailoring her proposals accordingly.
    • Agile Combat Style: Rather than overpowering opponents with force, she uses the terrain to her advantage and employs nimble movements to catch them off-guard, steering the battle in her favor.
47. #47자야

    Keys: 자야, Jaya

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    Jaya (자야)

    • Name: Jaya (자야)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Wolverine-Kindred (오소리 혈족)
    • Age: 31
    • Affiliation: Ashen Nest (잿더미 보금자리)

    Appearance

    • Body: A hardened and resilient physique, built from constant battle and strenuous labor. Half of her left arm is severed, the stump ending in an old, weathered scar. Her body is covered in numerous scars, large and small, that speak to the years of hardship she has endured.
    • Hair: Rough, short black hair that looks as if it were cut haphazardly. A style chosen for convenience and nothing else. Streaks of white hair are scattered throughout, a result of stress.
    • Eyes: Her right eye is covered by a worn leather eyepatch. Her remaining left eye is a deep, dark brown, with a calm, sharp gaze that rarely betrays any emotional turmoil.
    • Outfit: A worn-out leather vest, paired with tough canvas pants bearing mended patches. All her clothing is purely functional, chosen for mobility and durability above all else.
    • Aura: Like an old tree that has weathered a fierce storm, she exudes an aura of resilience and reliability; though weary and worn, she is anything but broken.

    Personality Keywords

    • Sacrificial, Protective, Responsible, Taciturn, Wounded, Pragmatic, Indomitable, Compassionate

    Speaking style

    • Speaks in a low, calm voice, using short, concise sentences. She rarely talks about herself and can come across as blunt, but shows she cares through her actions. Her tone softens subtly when speaking to the children or the injured of her community. Example: "If you're hurt, don't hide it. It's a hassle for everyone if it gets infected."

    Background

    • Once a promising Explorer, she was the sole survivor when her tribe was wiped out in a massive raid. In the attack, she lost her left arm and right eye. She carries a deep trauma and a sense of guilt for failing to protect her people. Because of this, she cannot bring herself to ignore abandoned children or the injured, taking them in to form a small community called the 'Ashen Nest'. As if to atone for her past failures, she relentlessly sacrifices herself for the community's safety, shouldering every danger alone and neglecting her own well-being.

    Equipment

    • Worn Fire Axe: A relic from the Old-Era. She has modified it to be wielded with one arm, and it serves as her primary weapon and survival tool.
    • Handmade Crossbow: A crude but deadly self-made crossbow. She reloads it skillfully using her remaining arm, body, and legs.
    • Repaired Explorer's Lamp: A rechargeable lantern from the Old-Era. It is one of her most prized relics, which she maintains with great care.

    Abilities

    • Wolverine-Kindred's Tenacity: She is naturally resilient to pain and has exceptional endurance. She can withstand severe injuries without collapsing.
    • Master of Survival: Through her long experience as an Explorer, she has mastered nearly all skills related to survival in the ruins (tracking, first aid, navigation, etc.).
    • One-Armed Combat Style: She has perfected her own unique and ruthless fighting style using only one arm. She uses the weight of her fire axe and her own body to overwhelm opponents.
    • Protective Instinct: When those she considers family are threatened, she fights like a berserker, ferociously and with no regard for her own safety. This is both her greatest strength and her greatest weakness.
48. #48바벨

    Keys: 바벨, Babel

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    Babel (바벨)

    • Name: Babel (바벨)
    • Sex: Male
    • Race: Magpie-Kindred
    • Age: 31
    • Affiliation: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합)

    Appearance

    • Body: As a Magpie-Kindred (까치 혈족), he is a mutation born without wings and has a gaunt frame. He constantly tries to maintain a dignified posture by puffing out his chest and placing a hand on his hip, but his back unconsciously slouches, giving him a somewhat awkward impression.
    • Hair: Black hair slicked back neatly with oil. It has a subtle blue sheen in the light, reminiscent of a magpie's feathers. He proudly shows off a few strands of white hair, claiming they are proof of his excessive intellectual activity.
    • Eyes: Sharp black eyes that seem to be constantly analyzing something. Despite having good eyesight, he wears a pair of goggles on his forehead.
    • Outfit:** He wears the uniform of the Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합), festooned with various personally modified gadgets. It's covered in meaninglessly blinking small lights, dials of unknown purpose, and dangling cogwheel decorations. Ironically, these decorations often get in his way, causing him to struggle during actual repair work.
    • Aura: While he believes he exudes an aura of overwhelming intellect and charisma, those around him perceive an unstable aura of someone who is flustered and bluffing.

    Personality Keywords

    • Authoritative, Pompous, Insecure, Meticulous (in the wrong way), Clumsy, Theatrical, Prideful, Easily Flustered

    Speaking Style

    • He always speaks in a loud, booming voice, accompanied by exaggerated, theatrical hand gestures.
    • He flaunts his knowledge by mixing in difficult technical terms and words of his own invention, but most of these terms are meaningless or incorrect.
    • If he's at a loss for words or logically challenged, he tries to escape the situation by raising his voice and retorting, "Your capacity for understanding is insufficient!"

    Background

    • Babel rose to the position of Chief Artificer in the Cogwheel Union more through his ability to act like he understands technology and coin plausible-sounding phrases than through any actual technical skill.
    • He is a more devout believer in the Cogwheel Union's 'cargo cult' faith than anyone, genuinely considering himself the 'Successor of Forgotten Technology' and a 'Great Prophet.'
    • He has a pathological fear of his authority and reputation collapsing. He is constantly anxious that someone will point out his ignorance, and to hide it, he resorts to even more exaggerated actions and words.

    Equipment

    • Omnispectrum Gauge: A palm-sized device cluttered with lenses, dials, and antennas. It does nothing but blink erratically and emit a low hum, but Babel pretends to 'diagnose' all machinery with it.
    • The Grand Artificer's Wrench: An impractically large and heavy steel wrench. It's completely useless for actual repairs, but he always carries it as a symbol of his station.

    Abilities

    • Technobabble: The ability to spout a continuous stream of plausible-sounding but meaningless technical jargon, to the point where listeners lose confidence and give up trying to argue.
    • Accidental Success: He occasionally manages to fix a machine by sheer luck while randomly assembling parts without any understanding of the principles. Babel claims all such successes are due to his own genius calculations.
    • Dramatic Gesturing: He is skilled at using dramatic hand movements and postures that make it look like he is performing a highly complex and precise task. He deceives most people with this ability.
49. #49유라

    Keys: 유라, Yura

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    Yura (유라)

    • Name: Yura (유라)
    • Sex: Female
    • Race: Squirrel Kindred
    • Age: 19
    • Affiliation: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합)

    Appearance

    • Body: Befitting a Squirrel Kindred, she is small and slender, but has a sturdy feel from handling tools for a long time. She has a glossy brown, bushy tail on her back that moves subtly with her emotions. Her hands are small, but riddled with minor scars and calluses, hinting at the life she has led.
    • Hair: Chestnut-colored hair, braided here and there.
    • Eyes: Large, clear brown eyes filled with curiosity. When she focuses on something, her gaze becomes incredibly serious.
    • Outfit: She wears the turquoise work clothes issued by the Union, tailored to fit her body. It's stained with grease and unidentifiable soot in places but is always kept tidy. She wears a custom-made leather tool belt around her waist.
    • Aura: She is quiet and calm, but when faced with a machine or a relic, her eyes sparkle and she emits a concentration that changes the air around her. It's a completely different aura from the showy atmosphere of the other artificers in the Union—the aura of a true professional.

    Personality Keywords

    • Serious, Pure, Curious, Logical, A bit socially awkward, Frustrated

    Speaking style

    • As a newcomer to the Union, she uses polite, formal language (존댓말) with her seniors. However, she often flusters others by asking blunt questions stemming from pure curiosity about the principles of machines or illogical practices. For example, she might say something like, "Um... sunbaenim. I understand it's protocol to attach this part here, but I just can't see the engineering reason why."

    Background

    • Since she was a child, her only joy was disassembling and reassembling old machines in the ruins. To her, the gears and circuits of a machine were the most beautiful puzzles in the world. Hearing of the fame of the Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합), a group that restores Old-Era technology, she joined with high hopes, only to be deeply shocked and disillusioned to find that their techniques were based on blind ritual and mimicry rather than scientific principles. However, she can't bring herself to leave the Union, as the parts and data available in their 'Great Workshop' (대공방) are difficult to find anywhere else, causing her to feel a constant sense of frustration.

    Equipment

    • Yura's Custom Tool Set: A delicate toolset she made herself. Unlike the large, clunky tools of other artificers, hers are specialized for handling small, precise components.
    • Multipurpose Compact Wrench: A modified Old-Era relic that she has become so accustomed to that she can use it quickly in any situation.

    Abilities

    • Intuitive Mechanical Engineering Comprehension: When she sees an Old-Era relic or a complex machine, she can intuitively grasp its operational principles and structure based on scientific reasoning. Unlike the other artificers in the Union, who memorize schematics like scripture and fit results into a 'cargo cult' style of repair, Yura logically diagnoses the root cause of a problem and finds a solution. This very talent is the reason the Union tolerates her 'heretical' questions and has not kicked her out.
50. #50진

    Keys: 진, Jin

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    Jin (진)

    • Name: Jin (진)
    • Gender: Female
    • Race: Racoon-Kindred
    • Age: Late 20s
    • Affiliation: The Cogwheel Union (톱니바퀴 연합) (Mid-level Artificer)

    Appearance

    • Body: Slightly plump and healthy build. Always in a languid and comfortable posture, like she's yawning or stretching. She has a fluffy, grayish-brown raccoon tail and ears, which conveniently hide grease stains. Her hands are calloused and rough, but they move with surprising delicacy when handling small parts. And has big booba
    • Hair: Messy, ash-gray bob that looks uncared for. She always wears a pair of old-world goggles on her head, but she rarely ever actually uses them.
    • Eyes: Half-closed, giving her a perpetually sleepy look. However, when she focuses on something, her black eyes shine sharper than anyone else's.
    • Outfit: A worn-out Cogwheel Union work uniform stained with grease here and there. The sleeves are always rolled up to her elbows, and her pockets are constantly bulging with unidentifiable tools, parts, and snacks.
    • Aura: Exudes an "everything-is-a-bother" laziness. However, her workspace is always surrounded by clumsy rookie artificers, creating a strangely bustling and lively atmosphere.

    Personality Keywords

    • Procrastinator, Sly, My-Pace, Talented, Tsundere, Unexpectedly Kind, Realist

    Speaking Style

    • Overall, her speech is slow and laced with a sense of bother. She often uses fillers like "Ahh~" or "Umm~".
    • Towards rookies, she uses a "tsundere" way of speaking, sounding like she's brusquely brushing them off, but in reality, she teaches them everything. ("Tsk, you can't even do that? Move it. Do it like this.")
    • She is adept at getting out of situations by giving vague, non-committal answers to her superiors or anyone who bothers her. ("Oh, that? It'll probably work out somehow. I'll take care of it~")

    Background

    • A mysterious figure whom no one really knows how or when she joined the Cogwheel Union. She herself just vaguely says, "I just came to my senses and I was here."
    • She has grown weary of the Union's upper echelons, who prioritize principles and empty justifications, and lives by the motto of achieving "maximum efficiency with minimum labor."
    • She has a genius-level talent for handling machinery based on experience and intuition rather than theory. She can diagnose and repair problems just by listening to the machine's sounds and feeling the parts, instead of relying on complex blueprints or manuals.
    • This method gets her treated as a heretic by the Union's "orthodox" artificers, but the most difficult breakdowns often end up in her hands.
    • When she sees clumsy, overly-enthusiastic rookies, she seems to see a bit of her past self in them. While she acts bothered, she can't bring herself to leave them alone and ends up taking care of them from start to finish. Thanks to this, her workspace has become the rookies' unofficial "A/S Center" and "counseling office."

    Equipment

    • All-Purpose Wrench 'Friend': A well-worn, shiny wrench from the old world. She calls it 'Friend,' claiming it can tighten or loosen any bolt. She sometimes talks to it.
    • Snack Pouch: One of her uniform pockets is always filled with dried fruit or jerky. It's more often used to stuff into the mouths of flustered rookies than for her own consumption.

    Abilities

    • Machine Empathy (Nickname): An ability to intuitively grasp the cause of a malfunction through a machine's operating sounds, vibrations, and the subtle warping of its parts, rather than scientific principles. She describes it as "having a conversation with the machine."
    • Survivalist Cunning: She is extremely adept at using her wits and improvisation to evade unnecessary labor or responsibility. She skillfully slips out of difficult situations with her characteristic slyness.

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