Sega has finally updated the official website for Shining Resonance, their upcoming Playstation 3 RPG that is being developed by Wild Arms studio Media Vision.
With the new update, we’ve seen a bunch of the characters get new information, as well as some new structures within the game world.
You can find all the new information below:
Characters
Kirika Towa Alma
Class: Song Maiden
Weapon style: Dragon Wing Bow Kotonoha
Main Magic: Sacred Magic
“I apologize for what I’m about to say, but I have no interest in humans – I only want to learn more about dragons.”
Kirika is the main heroine in Shining Resonance, and she’s gifted with special magic as an elven song maiden. She inherited the “Holy Song of Seals,” an old song that can actually manipulate the forces within nature. She’s the owner of the Dragon Wing Bow Kotonoha, a legendary Dragon Instrument that takes the physical form of a harp. Although her combat effectiveness isn’t anything to write home about, she is mostly a healer. Her duty as a Song Maiden made people treat her with extra care, leading to her living through an extremely sheltered life. Coming from this, she isn’t adept at communicating with people, which tends to leave others feeling like she’s withdrawn or cold, when in all reality she’s a very nice person.
Agnam Brethart
Class: Mage
Weapon style: Dragon Flame Wand Igryut
Main Magic: Explosive Fire
“You can sit back and relax to this explosive song I’ve got in store for you, during the final moments of your life!”
Agnam is a man who has a personality as hot as the element of fire that he can control at will, and yet he’s another Dragon Player with his own Dragon Instrument, and a badass one at that. He wields the guitar shaped Dragon Flame Wand Igryut. He’s a magician who is crafty with sound magic, and when he’s fighting, the battlefield becomes a concert hall, mostly due to the fact that his performances are fiery and bombastic. He is a considerate and protecting person, although his outer appearance would lead most people to think he’s always up to no good. Despite his hot-headed nature, he is a foe that is not to be underestimated and he is extremely adept at song magic, so he packs quite the punch.
Sonia Blanche
Class: Magic Knight
Weapon style: Sword and Shield
Main Magic: Lightning
“You’re worrying too much – please just come along with me. There are others that really need your help, you know.”
Sonia is the protagonist in Shining Resonance, taking up the role of the party leader. She is attempting to restore the Kingdom of Astoria back to its former glory, and she has a number of people fighting for as she fights the empire. Sonia is described as a determined woman with a masculine type of personality, and she definitely knows her way around the sword as she earned the nickname “Lightning Princess.” Her nickname alone strikes fear into her foes, and it’s also an allusion to her ability to quickly kill her enemies. The story within the game starts off with her and her army attacking an imperial research facility and rescuing the dragon Kouryuu Irvan.
Georg Zalbard
“People don’t get to choose their gods. The gods are the ones who choose their followers, and as the living word of the gods, I’ll show you what lies beyond my blade!”
Georg is the leader of Beowulf, a special military squad under the power of the Church of Slain Dragons that are based within the Lonbardia Empire. Georg is the weapon of the church, feared by all who are in command even within the most elite of the imperial battalions. With everyone’s eyes watching him and his ragtag bunch of soldiers, he chooses to command under the orders of the imperial princess.
Lastly, we’ve finally learned a bit more about why the dragons within Shining Resonance suddenly appeared after a long time of extinction:
The Drag Machina
The Drag Machina are a legendary group of dragons that died out long ago, now they’ve been forcibly resurrected as a product of imperial research. The Drag Machina are made up of the Lightning Halbred Gungnir, the Red Lotus Spear Trishula, and the Ice Spear Gae Bulg. All of the members of the Drag Machina are named after legendary weapons and fight for the empire as Dragon Knights.
In case you missed our original report on Shining Resonance, you can read that here.
