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# 01. Dungeon Saga Core Setting

### **1.1. Core Opposition**

#### **The Alliance (Light Faction)**

* **Kingdom of Thalos**: The symbol of human civilization, guarded by the Royal Army.
* **Three Pillars of Light**:
* 🛡️ **Knights of the Realm**: Shield of Honor (Leader: veteran knight Sir Kael “The Silver-Blade Shield”)
* 🔮 **The Arcanum Circle**: Keepers of Magical Balance (Leader: prophetic mage Eldrin)
* 🧭 **Adventurer’s Guild**: Free Explorers (Leader: demon hunter Darek)

#### **The Forsaken (Dark Faction)**

* 🐗 **Grum (Orcs)**: Brutal Destroyers (Leader: Bloodhammer Grox Bloodfang)
* Traits: Siege-breaking brute force, primal savagery
* ☣️ **The Plagued**: Fallen Puppets (Leader: Hollow Knight Theron the Hollow)
* Traits: Corruption and decay, the tragic aftermath of betrayal
* 🌑 **Nightspawn**: Embodiments of Fear
* Traits: Shifting forms, mental corruption, eerie movements

#### **Neutral Force**

* ⚖️ **The Mithia Legion**: Female warriors skilled in polearms and magic (Leader: Commander Saphira)
* Role: Guardians of sacred relics, strategic reinforcements

### **1.2. Core Conflict: The Dungeon Saga**

* **Battleground**: A massive underground labyrinth filled with ancient traps and forbidden dark magic
* **Objective of War**: 🪦 **Ancient Stele**
* **Significance**: Chronicle of Kronos’ rise and fall + Holds the power to rewrite the world’s laws
* **Outcome**:
* The Alliance won at a great cost, safeguarding the Stele. However, the dungeon became a cursed zone filled with evil spirits
* The Forsaken’s core forces were devastated, yet shadows still lurk in hidden corners
* The world now lives in a fragile and scarred equilibrium

### **1.3. Ancient Relics: The Ancient Stele**

* **Location and Protection**: Sealed within legendary dungeons — dangerous and nearly unreachable, requiring elite adventurers or factions
* **Core Function**: The source of magic and power — generators of the **Primordial Runes**

#### **Hidden Lore**:

* The Eternal Stele once gave birth to seven ancient relics, each tied to a unique profession. All were lost during the Dungeon War
* Every profession has a corresponding relic that enhances its inherent abilities
* These seven relics are the foundation of the continent’s existence and are vital to maintaining balance. Losing them would unravel the world and bring catastrophe

### **1.4. Source of Power: Primordial Runes**

* **Core Resource**: The entire world of Kronos runs on Primordial Runes

#### **Wide Applications**:

* **Level Advancement**: Rune energy fuels the experience required to ascend in rank
* **Skill Learning and Enhancement**: New abilities or upgraded powers require rune consumption
* **Combat Resource**: Casting spells, executing special attacks, or sustaining buffs consumes runes
* **Economic Foundation**: Rune production, allocation, and trade shape the continent’s economy. Runes are hard currency, value metrics, and energy tokens. Rune reserves = national power