Festival of Lights · Diwali
Fran developed her potion business, combat skills, and runework while navigating threats from Richter and trouble within the Pharmacist Association. After mastering her Breathing Technique and gaining the Rune Warrior trait, she proved her strength to John and prepared for the assessment.
Fran refused to commit to the Sword Chant School, explored other schools and skills, and killed Richter after he accused her of possessing another person’s body. She completed a Spirit Realm trial, returned with a Trial Key, and ended the stretch by defeating modified humans who attacked her outside the Emerald Heart Tavern.
Fran built a Steam Engine, joined Harbos’s Forge School, and killed Belori after Belori recognized her [Plunder] trait. As Fran pursued Mage advancement and began selling Spell Rings, Ka'erfu investigated Belori’s disappearance and Richter’s murder.
Fran advanced to Formal Mage, evaded suspicion over Belori’s murder, and entered a Spirit Realm trial to save Monsa before the eighth-day calamity. In the city, she and Velint began investigating the Divine Water while Priest Tors prepared to face the outsiders alone.
Fran led the takeover of Monsa City’s temple, rallied its people, and killed Quentin before the dream collapsed. She returned to the Material Realm with a new dragon talent and later told Harbos she had become a Formal Mage.
Fran joined the Northern Lands Society, learned ancient runes, and set out for the Antir Region while strengthening Black Horse. After killing the Earth Dragon and earning the Monster Hunter Profession, she continued toward the Northern Lands as Connor pursued her.
Fran strengthened her sword arts, helped expose Caleb as Zeno Harper’s murderer, and traveled to White Flower Territory to investigate the glowing Territory Token. There she joined Finley’s bid for lordship, won the first knightly duel, and prepared to face Ryan’s allies despite their attempts to hinder her.
Fran reached the Northern Lands Society, learned its research system, and used careful experimentation to improve a refining device. After submitting a paper on Fireball mathematics and earning recognition for her discovery, she left her manuscript awaiting review.
Fran joined the Battle Mage Corps, passed its tests, and took a mission into the Northern Territory, where she defeated a mercenary squad and reached Snow Bear City. As a Church of the Goddess of Ocean Currents arrived searching for a stolen item, Fran’s public duel with one of its warriors exposed her as an Alliance Battle Mage.
Fran joined forces with Anna to defeat the undead guarding the Azure Box, then killed the young dragon inside and gained Aether Manipulation. As the Church, orcs, and mercenaries closed in on Blake’s castle, Fran defended it by trapping the Church Warriors in a fusion spell.
Fran advanced as an Elite Mage, pursued new alchemy and transmutation knowledge, and entered the Spirit Realm seeking materials and Spirit Crystals. She joined the Lord of Radiance’s plan to raid Emerald Market, recovered her Purple Shortsword and other goods, then encountered two priests of the Church of the Goddess of Ocean Currents.
Fran escaped Heather and Valerie, claimed a Spirit Realm Guide, and built a following for the Lord of Radiance in Snow Bear Territory. As the Trial of the Sun approached, she strengthened Black Horse and modified her own body and weapons for the challenges ahead.
Fran hunted Proxies in the Sun Domain, became a Sunflame Knight, and survived an attack from the Dragon Lord of the Back-Head. After reporting the Alliance’s proposal to the Lord of Radiance and completing her task in Snow Bear Territory, she sought Alliance support to reclaim her territory in Antir.
Fran secured the Alliance’s support and funds for an attack on the Law Domain while preparing to establish her Sect and industrial operations in Antir. After arriving in White Flower Territory, she seized a mine, began organizing its workers, and started building machinery to support production.
Fran expanded her mine into an industrial Base Camp while managing Lucy’s Territory Destroyer plans and preparing Finley to become a lord. She helped Una claim the Ancient Domain, where the Alliance’s prophecies foretold a discovery that could dissolve its Council, then returned to build a musket production line.
Fran secured an agreement with the Alliance, altered her identifying traits, and used her growing religious and military forces to reshape Antir’s territories. After Finley became her vassal and Fran captured Count Ian, she prepared to execute his knights while directing Anna toward another territory.
Fran conquered Antir, developed her Territory Mage powers, and built the Radiant Sect while the Alliance and Sean investigated the region. After Sean challenged her secrecy, Fran sought divine help and advanced her Transmutation Mage rank with deep-sea materials.
Fran killed Sean, secured The Alliance’s recognition of Antir and her Territory Mage research, then traveled to Number Nine Floating City. There she assumed Philly’s identity to enter the Champion Mage Challenge while advancing her research and helping improve the Mana Communication System.
Fran’s papers won two Gold Hourglass awards, bringing attention to her and Philly as Fran entered the Champion Mage Challenge and built new alliances. She advanced as an Esoteric Lore Alchemist while helping Iris investigate a secret project and arranging the Felistin Family’s support for a communication network.
Fran advanced through the Champion Mage Challenge while helping Iris inspect the Floating City’s power systems and uncovering sabotage in the Mage Tower. As the Alliance prepared a secret operation against the Cult of the Sky Dragon and political restrictions threatened mage families, Fran returned to the booming communication terminal project and sought Philly’s attention.