For anyone else who thinks that "Tales of the Tempest" had the potential to be a
much better game than it was: here's your chance. By either creating your own
character or going along with Caius, write a story about the inhabitants of Areura and
generally try to make an awesome storyline. Or if you just want to add to Caius'
existing story, that's fine too. So, for those of you who know about the Tales game, and
those who don't, feel free to write to your hearts content. Here's the basic information
you should know.
Throughout the history of the continent of Areura, a race of beast-people called the
Lycanth dominated. The Lycanth came to build a sophisticated civilization and an
orderly society. They developed their own unique physique, with high physical strength
and a strong spirit. However, technology appeared for which the civilization was not
ready. A large number of Lycanth were slaughtered by this forbidden technology.
While mass-slaughter had not been the intent, it nevertheless caused the nation to
descend into civil war, in a conflict eventually called the "Beast War". With the Lycanth
having lost the greater bulk of their population, the leaders transferred the right to rule
the continent to the Humans, which was then a small and weak race. As disorder
continued to plague the diminishing Lycanth population, the Humans reconstructed the
nation and returned the land to prosperity.
The Humans came to think of the Lycanth as the "race which ruined the world", and
made their intent to mass-exterminate the Lycanth known. While Lycanth are normally
Human-like, the Humans came to believe that the Lycanth were dangerous in their
beast-forms due to their lack of ability to think. Under the order of the king, the church
began to exterminate the Lycanth under acts of heresy. The knights were armed in
preparation for any invasions or uprising by foreign nations and the Lycanth alike. A
Lycanth extermination movement, called the "Lycanth Hunt", was launched and
encouraged the population to turn in Lycanth for rewards.