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Storyline

The plot revolves around four universities: Leonair, Phoenix, Sacred Gate and Mystic Peak. These universities were founded by the Sacred Financial Group. These schools were protected from outside corrupting forces by force fields. One day, Leonair's force fields failed and the entire population of the school turned into the undead overnight. Students from the three remaining schools are trained in fighting techniques for them to survive outside the safety of their schools' force fields. Outside the school, the students kill corrupted beings and students of other schools, and the plot unfolds through quests.

Campus

Sacred Gate Campus

Sacred Gate Campus is the first educational institution built by the Sacred Financial Group. On the surface, all looks normal, but there are troubling undercurrents that lay beneath its design. Rumor has it that supernatural experiments are being conducted below Sacred Gate’s underground facilities. From the outside, the school’s veneer seems to reflect the Sacred Financial Group’s commitment to time-honored values, with its traditional, oriental architecture, brick-lined walkways, pagodas, florid gardens and exotic fountains.

In the middle of the school, running through its main walkway, a long and winding stone dragon weaves below and above ground, its head looming over Sacred Gate’s main reflecting pool. Awe inspiring and serene, Sacred Gate Campus is the epitome of Eastern calm.

Mystic Peak Campus

Mystic Peak is the second campus to be created by the Sacred Financial Group. For strategic reasons, the campus is located on the Northern area of RAN world. Although the curriculum of Mystic Peak is similar to that of the other schools, its dedication to the arts is what sets Mystic Peak apart. This classical approach has helped make Mystic Peak the most picturesque of the schools. Classrooms are surrounded by lush, verdant greens and trees, fields of blooming flowers and plants that add color and vibrancy to an already scenic campus. Stained glass windows frame the campus buildings with an air of solemn grandeur.

A grand staircase in the center of the campus offers a tremendous view of the flora and fauna that envelops the inside of this campus.

Phoenix Campus

Phoenix campus is the third educational institution of the Sacred Financial Group. Its campus is located in the Southern area of the RAN world. Together with the other two schools, Phoenix comprises a solid defense system against, with Phoenix catering mostly to the students of high society families. Phoenix is renowned for its advanced engineering curriculum, offering the engineers and scientists of tomorrow access to the most expensive and advanced technology, free to test out their theories and experiments.

Sprawling with large classrooms and various futuristic activity centers, Phoenix is most proud of its ever-expanding libraries and science facilities. To some, it is a rich and fertile breeding ground of knowledge and learning, but to others, it is a cold, mechanical place, where the mind is valued above everything else.

Character Classes

A player can choose to be one of four character classes in the game at character creation. Each class has both male and female versions. Both character class and gender cannot be changed later in the game.

Archers are characters which hit enemies from afar. They usually have high evasion and therefore harder to hit balancing out their relatively low health. Archers also need to constantly buy arrows to be able to attack or use skills but their weapons are less expensive than other classes.

Brawlers attack enemies at melee range with fists, feet or chi energy. They have high stamina to keep up their multitude of attacks. Brawlers are taller than other character classes, but this fact does not affect

game experience in anyway at all.

Shamans draw upon magic to hurt enemies or aid allies in battle.

Shamans can choose to be melee and use spears, Attack type and use spells to deal damage to enemies, or Support type and aid allies. Support shamans are highly valued in parties, but like the Archer they have low health and often need protection from allies since they are usually busy repeatedly casting the healing spell "Heaven's Treatment". Attack and Support shamans both require talismans to cast spells just as Archers need arrows. Shamans have higher INT gain than other character classes for more MP for more spells

Swordsmen, like their name implies, use swords to hit enemies or summon magic. Swordsmen are the most common character type in Ran-Online PH and often, swordsmen equipment are found in player-owned shops. Swords are also relatively more expensive than other classes' equipment. INT type swordsmen are the second most sought after character in parties after the Shaman because of their "Tranquility" skill which raises defence. Swordsmen have relatively higher VIT than other classes and high armor because of the low level INT skill "Divine Shield" which can be learned later in the game by even other types of swordsmen.

Character Statistics

When a character levels up he gets 100 stat points which can be distributed as the player chooses among the following stats. Once added, these points cannot be redistributed unless the player uses the "Oblivion Potion" B-E. Characters also have a natural gain of statistics as they level up. Some weapons, armor and accessories also add to statistics, but these statistics are removed once the item is unequipped.

Dex (Dexterity) - Increases evasion, and defense. Characters who focus on this stat have the fastest type of attacks with high evasion, defense and accuracy.

Pow (Power) - Increases the damage output of the character. Some prefer this stat because its skills deliver high damage, usually associated with slow but high damaging skills. Fundamental stat for all physical attackers.

Int (Intelligence/Intellect) or Spi (Spiritual) - Increases the Magical attack of the character as well as total Magic

Points. Vital for strengthening magical attacks and furthering the MP pool. Most important to Qigongs but equally important to Int based types and those needing HP.

Vit (Vitality) - Increases HP pool. Most players at the higher levels raise this stat as raising other stats at this point offers little.

Stm (Stamina) - Increases SP pool. Adding points to this statistic is very rarely done by players.

While players may opt to concentrate on either DEX, INT, or POW, a player may become a hybrid, adding points to two or all three of these. This method of distribution allows players to learn skills from all statistics upon which the points are distributed, but at later levels and this option is best taken by higher level players after using the in-game item "Oblivion Potion E" to reset all stat point

s which are plenty at higher levels so a decent amount of stat points may be distributed to desired statistics.