ARM Backup/Ar tonelico 1 terminology

This is a transcript of the World Terminology found in the menus of Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia.
The typos and general formatting are meant to be about the same as those found in the games.
=Legendary Maiden=
Reyvateils who appeared at the
end of the second era, and
saved mankind when they had
come close to extinction from
the overflow of virus from the
tower.
It is said that the Legendary
Maidens used an item called the
Hymn Crystal, and by gaining
the hidden "power of Song,"
they sealed the virus.
=Virus=
The standard name is the
"Symphonic Information Virus."
They are created in the tower,
and can travel through
symphonic lines, a network that
runs throughout the tower.
The more advanced viruses can
use Flip-Flop Conversion
technology and can manifest the
real world, and physically harm
humans. Lyner and the Knights
of Elemia are called out when
these viruses become reality.
Most of the time, viruses come
out of a place called the "Altar
of Apostles." Since viruses are
programmed to harm humans,
whether they manifest the real
world or not, they are usually
hazardous to people.
In the case that they do not
become tangible, they invade
the guardian of the tower and
take control of them to attack
people.
=Reyvateil=
A kind of people who can use
the "power of songs" to shake
the lands, throw fire, and heal
people just by singing. Throwing
fire balls and healing people,
depending on the song, only
happens when the Reyvateil sing the
Song.
Although these Reyvateil have
such supernatural powers, their
only weakness is that they have
a short lifespan. Normally, if
they do not do anything, they
can only live for up to about 20
years.
In order to live as long as
humans, they must be
administered doses of "Life-
Extension Agents." Currently,
the "Tenba" and "El Elemia
Church" are the only ones with
the technology to make this
medicine.
As long as they belong to either
of these two organizations, they
can receive the Life-Extension
Agent for free, so most Reyvateil
belong to one or the other. But
because of this, they have a
weakness, and are often taken
advantage of.
As long as they belong to Also,
Reyvateil have an Install Point,
from which they can install a
glassnode crystal. By doing this,
the effect of Song Magics are
greatly increased.
But because this is a painful
process, it is commonly known
that they only allow those who
are truly trusted to do the
installation. Currently, because
the power between Reyvateil
and humans are so inbalanced,
the Reyvateils are always used by
humans.
=Ambience Field=
In Song Magic battles with
Reyvateil, this thoery is
important to strengthen the song.
A simple way of explaining this
would be: the Reyvateil gain
more motivation and morale
from watching their partner fight.
Ambience describes the
surrounding environment. In
other words, everyone's spirit
rises in the area, and both the
front line and the Reyvateil get
a boost in power.
=Hymn Crystal=
Crystals that have lyrics called "
hymns" that are sung by
Reyvateil to control the Tower.
It's like a memory card. The
thoughts of the song are
encrypted in these crystals
which only Reyvateil can
understand.
Hymn Crystals can craft a
differing song depending on the
Reyvateil, but this is because
each Reyvateil has a different
sensibility. The effect when used
are not different.
=Hymns=
Songs that are recorded on
Hymn Crystals, used to control
the Tower. During the first era,
when the hymns were actually
invented, it is said that there
were a couple hundred different
hymns.
The difference between hymns
and Song Magic that is used in
battle, is whether it is used to
control the Tower itself, or is a
song that takes power from the
Tower.
Hymns are the Tower
administrater's authoritative rights.
Metaphorically speaking, Song
Magic is like electricity in rice
cookers and microwaves at
home, while Hymns are the
control switch for the output to
a power plant.
=Apostle of Elemia=
Those who fought the viruses
with the legendary Holy Maiden
to prevent the end of humanity
at the end of the second era are
called Apostles of Elemia.
To watch over the Altar of
Apostles, where viruses most
frequently occur, these people
created the city of Platina. The
current residents of Platina are
their descendants who still carry
on their tasks to protect the land
from viruses.
=Knight of Elemia=
The actual front line fighting
division of the Apostles of
Elemia. Although they are few
in number, each fighter recieves
special training in order to fight
the virus. They are trained to be
able to defeat a virus even on
his own.
They are often found working
with Shurelia.
=Altar of Apostles=
A location on the same altitude
as Platina, where Virus
frequently appear. The standard
name for the Altar of Apostles is
the Symphonic Reactor. When
the Tower was still active, this
was the end connector for the
main information artery.
Therefore, its capacity to relay
information is very large. The
Altar of Apostles (Symphonic
Reactor) is also the point of
union between the real world
and the Binary Field which
meets the conditions for viruses
to become a tangible form.
=ELMA-DS=
The name of the virus that
appears at the beginning of this
story. The most important
characteristic about the ELMA-
DS is that it can freely use flip-
flop conversion.
Flip-flop conversion is a
technology which can change
bodily features within the Binary
Field and the real world. In
other words, it can change
objects into data, and data into
objects.
Therefore, ELMA-DS will
escape into the Binary Field to
avoid physical attacks, and
come back in a tangible form
when it decides to attack. The
Hymn Crystal Purger can stop it
from taking this kind of action.
Lyner descends onto the Wing of
Horus in order to go find this
crystal.
=Hymnos=
Hymnos is the language that
allows communication with the
Tower. The sentence begins by
stating the [Emotion Sound],
which describes your current
feelings, and is followed by the
verb, subject, and adjective.
This describes the importance
that the Song has on emotions.
Hymmnos has a unique sound.
Lines that look like **hymmnos symbols** are
Hymmnos. All Song Magic,
including Hymns, use this
language to make contact with
the Tower to power them.
=Binary Field=
The informational field
maintained by a central
processing facility called the
SPU, and its vast network
around the Tower called the
Symphonic Power Lines.
In other words, a non-physical
cyberspace of data (a world of
0's and 1's), and more simply
put, a world of programs. As an
example, the characters of this
game, and player characters of
internet games are all residents
of the Binary Field.
=HC "Purger"=
A break command to disconnect
the link between the Tower and
a program. When this is used,
the program being used will be
interrupted.
If a virus is taking a physical
form, it will no longer be able
to communicate with the Tower,
and therefore will be unable to
return to a body of data.
=Elemia Church=
A church that enshrines the Trio
of Elemia. An organization that
uses the Elemia Legends as its
doctrine. They preach that
singing can heal people
and make the world peaceful.
They also provide public welfare,
such as protecting the safety of
those who are on the misssion to
revive the Trio of Elemia.
=Holy Maiden (Candidate)=
The Church uses this term for
Reyvateil. In a strict sense, only
Reyvateil who have obtained
the Hymn Crystal Linker, which
allows a god to descend into
them, are called Holy Maidens.
The Reyvateils who are currently
registered to the church are only
Holy Maiden candidates.
=Song Magic=
A form of magic that only
Reyvateil can use, also known
as "Imaginary Magic." When
a Reyvateil wishes strong
enough, the object of her
imaginations will become a
physical object in reality.
Reyvateil are the ones who craft
the magic, but the energy
needed for the physical
manifestation is received by the
Tower. This means that
Reyvateil are connected to the
Tower when they sing a Song
Magic.
=Tenba=
A large corporation that has
developed many things, and
has technologically advanced
this world. They have many
branches of companies from
basic necessities to armed forces.
Tenba use the power of
Reyvateil in many of these areas.
Especially in the armed forces,
there are many Reyvateil
registered as fighters. Tenba
enter the central system of the
Tower where people are
normally not allowed to go,
and retrieve technology from
the ancient civilization to make
it their own.
Because of this, many peoples'
lives have become better. But
they do have a bad reputation
for taking a lot of money in
exchange for protecting peoples'
lifestyles from outside enemies.
Recently, they have been
criticized for treating their
Reyvateil extremely harsh.
=Grathmeld=
A standard form of technology
in this world. A skill in which
you can create items with
special powers by using a
[Grathnode Crystal] to
synthesize multiple items.
=Grathnode Crystal=
A crystal with special hidden
powers that can be found all
around the world since ancient
times. By combining it with
items, you can create an item
with a special effect, and by
installing in Reyvateils, you can
make their Song Magic stronger.
It wouldn't be wrong to say that
current civilization was able to
come this far thanks to these
Grathnode Crystals. Each
Grathnode Crystal has a
different abiliity.
=Recipe Cards=
A card that tells you the crafting
method for Grathmelding. No
one knows who made them, but
they are scattered trhoughout
the world.
By obtaining these cards, you
can combine different items to
create a new item.
=Ar Tonelicard=
A general term for all the cards,
including Recipe Cards, that
can be found all over this world.
There are four types of Ar
Tonelicards: Recipe Cards,
Person Cards, Enemy Cards,
and Secret Cards.
Each are numbered in a series
making people want to complete
finding all the sets.
=Teru Tribe=
A group of people who live on
the side of the Tower, near
Silvahorn. They are like a half-
dragon half-human kind of
people with a tail and a horn
on their head.
They also protected the lands
from viruses with the Apostles of
Elemia at the end of the second
age.
They believed that people lead
this world to destruction over
and over again because of their
overabundance of power in their
civilization. Therefore, they try
to prevent people from searching
the Tower.
=A.B.R.=
A special forces guardian
created to protect the Tower
during the first era. There are
three kinds, which can all
move around on their own.
They can also dock together,
making them even more
powerful.
It's real name is the Auto Blocker
& Rotator. A transforming type,
automatic guarding mechanism.
=Harmonics=
A unique skill that only the
Apostles of Elemia can use. By
synchronizing a Reyvateil's song
and their own weapon, they
create an amplification much
like a resonance effect.
When Harmonics is activated,
the weapon will greatly power
up from the effects of the song,
and the Song Magic will also
power up with the power of
resonance.
=Class A~D=
A classification that the people
of Horus use to recognize the
powers that a Reyvateil has.
Ranks exist from A through D,
Class A being the strongest of
the Reyvateil.
This classification is decided
shortly after birth by a Hexagon
Test (A hexagonal Grathnode
Crystal is pressed on the skin.
The result is positive if it is
absorbed. The class depends on
how much of the crystal was
absorbed.
The idea of class was only to
serve as an indicator of a
Reyvateil's power, but it also
affects their life. This
classification can greatly
change the lifestyle guarantee of
a Class A from a Class D.
=Trio of Elemia=
The Elemia Church worships
these goddesses who are said to
have actually existed in the past.
Their names are [Tyria][Eoria]
and [Frelia].
According to the Elemia
Legends, they were able to heal
the whole world just by singing.
But there is no proof of truth to
any of it.
=Dive=
A term used to enter a
Cosmosphere inside a
Reyvateil's mind. The main
purpose is for the Reyvateil to
craft new Songs. By diving and
causing events to happen, a
new Song can be crafted from
those vivid emotions.
Reyvateil can craft songs alone
in the real world too, but
diving allows her to acquire
them much quicker.
=Cosmosphere=
The standard name for a
Reyvateil's soulspace.
=Tranquility=
A weak life extension agent
which is an item that will
recover temporarily lost energy
from singing a song. There is
also the Diquility (a strong life
extension agent), usually refered
to as the life extending agent.
Third generation Reyvateil need
to be administered this agent
every three months in order to
live.
=Kitty Candy=
A Firefly Alley favorite. The Kitty
Candy seller, Spica, is the only
one who sells these. If you eat
this candy, you will be able to
talk with cats...but this is just
a rumor, and there is no proof
that anyone has actually been
able to talk with cats.
The name came from Firefly
Alley's local feature: cats.
Many stray cats have gathered
in Firefly Alley's nuclear power
sector, making them a local
favorite.
=Firefly Alley=
A completely man-made
floating island created by Tenba
Corporation's project, [Academy
City Concept for Research on the
Sea of Clouds].
At first, only the scientists lives
on this island, but later on,
many people began to move
onto this island, and now it is
almost as lively as the Airport
City of Nemo.
Currently, there is a division
between the old inner city and
the prosperous, present day
outer city.
Also, because the city is
expanded by set divisions, it is
not easy to get from one block
to another. Most of the time,
you will need to travel by tram
(more like a trolley). It is
structured so that each station
is in the center of each block.
Since it was originally designed
to be an Academy Research City,
there are many laboratories and
research facilities in the area. It
has a different atmosphere than
Nemo, but is still lively in a
different way.
=FFT Spectrum Authentication=
Humans and Reyvateil emit a
life energy which can be
fractioned into a spectrum of
frequency waves. This
compound spectrum is
completely unique to every
individual.
A map of this component is
used as a authentication key for
the FFT Spectrum Authenticator.
Since the process only requires
you to simply stand in front of it,
this authenticating process was
used standardly in past
civilizations.
This method was used as house
keys and passes to important
sectors of the Tower.
=Division Gate=
The Tower is divided into three
areas from the center out. The
gate that separates the central
and middle areas is called the
[A Dividing Gate], and the gate
that separates the middle area
from the outer walls is called
the [B Dividing Gate].
The A Dividing Gate has 9
gates, from A1 to A9. The
same is true for the B Dividing
Gate, except that it has multiple
gates with the same number.
Since the Tower is lost
technology, the outer walls
have eroded, and many of the B
Gates are gone.
=Dokkoi Set=
A famous combo meal you can
get from eateries in Firefly Alley.
It has quite generous proportions,
and is very hard for normal
people to finish the whole meal.
But it does have a good variety
of selections, making it worth
the price.
The rumor behind the "Dokkoi" 
in Dokkoi Set is...well, no one
knows.
=Goddess Tyria=
One of the three goddesses in
the Trio of Elemia. Ask for
details at the Elemia Church.
=Blastline=
A sea of plasma around 200
stons above Platina. A long
time ago, during the tragedy of
the [Grathnode Inferia], huge
amounts of symphonic power
was released. It was so much
energy that it had turned into
plasma.
If a person without the proper
protection goes in, they will
die for sure.
=Ston (Unit)=
A unit of distance measurement.
1ston is about 3 meters. This
unit is the size of one of the
giant stones that makes up the
Tower.
=Grathnode Inferior=
The name for the first
apocalypse at the end of the first
era when the Tower was still
alive. A huge amount of
symphonic power had poured
out of the Tower all at once,
causing a sea of plasma to be
created in the atmosphere.
The earth broke apart and the
eruptions created a deadly sea
of clouds.
=Yuteria=
A material created in the second
era, shortly after the Tower had
been destroyed in the apocalypse.
It is a light metal mainly used
as construction material. It
contains grathnode crystals as
its main element.
Similar material is also made
in the third era, but they cannot
be created as purely as this.
=Symphonic Power=
Also known as symphonic
energy. The source of life of the
Tower, which also has
informational network
capabilities. Symphonic power
exists at a very low density in
the atmosphere, which is then
absorbed by rocks called Song
Stone.
This can then be concentrated
and turned into a physical form.
This fundamental principle was
raised to an infinite level with
the creation of the Tower Ar
Tonelico.
=Song Stone=
This stone can absorb
[Symphonic Power], the source
of this world's magic. It can
store the energy, making it like
a Symphonic Battery. By refining
this stone, you can create
Grathnode Crystals and
Parameno Crystals.
=Pheyna Gate=
A huge gate created by the Teru
Tribe based on the [Elemia Oath].
Its purpose is to prevent the
people of the Wings of Horus (lower
worlders) from going above the
Ion Plate where important
facilities such as the Crescent
Chronicle and Musical Corridor
exist.
=Star Singer=
The Reyvateil who is given the
task to keep Mir, the mother of
all viruses, sealed. The Star
Singer must continue to sing in
the altar of Crecent Chronicle
her entire life in order to keep
Mir asleep. Misha is the 31st.
Because the Star Singer is
responsible for everyone's lives,
Humans are unable to do this
task, and therefore, only
β pure blood Reyvateils are
chosen.
=Chronicle Key=
The song crafted to seal the
mother of all viruses, Mir. It is
much like a lullaby that keeps
Mir's soul asleep. This is
currently the newest Hymn
Crystal, and the only one
crafted in the third era. Only
Misha can sing this.
=Circular Baptism=
In the words of the Teru, it is
"the ritual in which you must
accept death and allow your
soul to connect to the Tower."
The logic behind it is the same
as ELMA-DS's flip-flop
conversion from the physical form to
information form. Even more
simply put, it is teleportation.
=Stonetree=
Growing rocks that form the
town of the Teru Tribe, Em
Pheyna. The stone itself has a
mind of its own and will react
to strong wills when creating its
shape.
But it grows very slow,
requiring a pretty long time of
the same strong will to create
the desired shape. Therefore, it
is very difficult for Humans to
grow Stonetree the way the
want.
All buildings of Em Pheyna are
built by Stonetree, and each
house is shaped by the owner's
will.
=Elemia Oath=
Laws and tasks were assigned
and written in this book to
prevent misuse of the
tremendous powers of the Tower,
which triggered the end of the
first and second era.
It is an oath between the Teru
Tribe and the Apostles of Elemia
who prevented the extinction of
Humans at the end of the
second era. They live in Em
Pheyna and Platina, respectively,
as a part of their task.
The Teru also built a gate so
that Humans wouldn't come
close to the Tower according to
this book.
=Hymn Code=
An identifier on a Reyvateil,
which also serves as a
password. It is usually required
to do anything related to the
Tower and Song Magic, for
example, controlling the Tower,
or downloading a Hymn Crystal.
Most of the time, the Reyvateil
herself does not know her own
Hymn Code. To find it out,
someone has to dive into her
Cosmosphere. This means that
in order to learn a Reyvateil's
Hymn Code, you must earn her
trust first.
=Download=
The process in which the
emotions of a Song in a Hymn
Crystal is dropped into the mind
of a Reyvateil. In order to do
this, you need to chant the spell
in Hymmnos, and then the Hymn
Code of the Reyvateil you want
to download into.
What the Reyvateil acquires in
this process is the raw emotions
of the song, which is not the
specific melody or lyrics.
When these vivid emotions are
downloaded into a Reyvateil,
she will craft her own song.
Therefore, different Reyvateils
will sing a different song even if
they download the same Hymn
Crystal.
=Wings of Horus=
In this third era, it is the only
floating earthen landform left.
This floating continent is about
1/5 the size of California and
is shaped like a bird with its
wings spread out, therefore,
named Wings of Horus.
Currently, there are many
thousands of people living on
the Wings of Horus. The airport
city of Nemo is considered the
capital, and Karulu Village is
the farthest out. The rest is still
under development.
=Life Extending Agent=
There are two types of life
extending agents: Tranquility
(temporary extension) and
Diquility (longer extension).
It is usually the Diquility when
referring to a life extending
agent. The Tranquility will
recover life energy that is
momentarily lost while singing
in battle. Diquility refills on the
life energy that is continuously
drained.
Therefore, a Reyvateil that is
not administered Diquility will
not recover from only giving her
Tranquility.
=Mondakatatu=
A mysterious food ingredient
that only Aurica knew about. It
is known to be a unique plant in
the Skuirt Area, but there are
not many people from the Skuirt
Village who are still alive, so
the plant itself is covered in
mysteries.
=Babango=
It is said to be the most
dangerous food ingredient in the
world and carries a strong
poison. But as long as all of the
poison is removed, it is quite a
delicacy and is called the
tiramisu of the field.
It is shaped like an onion bulb,
but its taste is nothing like it.
=Installer Port=
An emblem-like tattoo that all
Reyvateils have on their body.
Its location is different on each
Reyvateil, but they all have this
installer port where they can
receive Grathnode Crystals and
life extending agents.
The shape of these tattoos are
similar within relatives, and
gives a clue to who the
descendants and children are.
=Statue of "Singer and Protector"=
A statue that is spoken and
passed down along with the
Elemia Legends. A poem goes
with the statue: "Since time
began, where ever there was a
singer, there was a protector.
The winds from the west would
take them east; the rains from
the east would take them east.
Even if his body shall rot, he
would protect her. A bond of
trust between them will lead a
breeze of healing to this world."
This describes the need for a 
Reyvateil to have a knight as a
partner in order to bring out her
true powers. Not just the Elemia
Church, but this whole world
sees this as a global symbol.
=Nabite Cap=
One of the lost technologies of
the Teru Tribe. It can store a
large amount of Symphonic
Energy. The Power Sourcer and
Boltapolta that is made by
Grathmelding is similar to this,
but it can store more than
1000 times the amount.
Under the law of the Teru Tribe,
Flute had kept it sealed, but
feeling that the whole world
would come together made him
decide to release the seal and
create this item.
=FFT Divider=
When two different minds come
into one body (when one is
possessed), this item can
separate these consciousnesses.
FFT refers to the "FFT Spectrum"
which is a unique wave that is
different in each individual
Human and Reyvateil. It
analyzes this spectrum and rids
of the consciousness that does
not match the DNA of the body.
=Origin=
Called the Reyvateil Origins,
they are the most powerful of all
Reyvateil. Only three exist in
this whole world, of which one
is Shurelia. Origins have an
unlimited life energy, the source
being the Tower, Ar tonelico.
Originally, Reyvateils were
made to synchronize with the
Tower and become the Tower
itself. They are the Tower with
an interface of humans.
Therefore, Origins will never
die until their souls, the Tower,
ceases to function.
Their standard abilities are
much stronger than other
Reyvateils. Since they keep in
contact with the Tower, they
are always able to use its power.
Therefore, it's easy for them to
call guardians and give
programs a physical form.
Origins are also the clone
master of all Reyvateils. Aurica
and Misha both carry the blood
of Shurelia.
=Mir Project=
A project that Bourd had secretly
been working on in Tenba. He
was planning to take away free
will from Reyvatelis, getting rid
of all desires, to make them
obedient soldiers. This project
was first performed during the
end of the Second Era.
Bourd had coincidently found
data on this project while
searching throught the Tower.
=Airship "Gungnir"=
Apostles of Elemia, people of
Horus, the Teru Tribe, and
Reyvateil. All the people and all
their skills and power came
together to complete this airship.
Its abilities are far superior to
any other airship and crossing
the Blastline, which was
thought to be impossible, could
easily be done. Ayano, the
president of Tenba, called this
ship a treasure to the world.
=Plasma Bell=
Gravitational Field Unstablizing
System. Wings of Horus can
stay float because of this. It
covers a radius of about 30,
000 stons from the Bell, in
which it can control the
gravitational field in this area.
There were two of these in the
past, but during the second era,
one of them had been broken, and
Horus had split in half. The
Plasma Bell is an important
facility that supports the lives of
many people in this world.
Therefore, special guardians
exist here.
Much like a subspecies of
Meimei, they are Kanade and
Mai. They are dressed in Battle
Maiden (Miko) outfits, and exist
as one of the strongest battle
weapons in this world.
=Roar of the Gods=
Another name for Symphonic
Energy. The Teru Tribe calls it
the Roar of the Gods instead.
=ELMA=
Shurelia's mech-animal who
serves as her guardian. It can
use flip-flop conversion, so it
will appear anywhere if Shurelia
calls. Actually very attention
needy.