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Manga

The Sword of the Stranger manga was published in 2007 and was drawn and written by Miki Rinno, who was also the artist behind the Ju-On (The Grudge) manga; she is primarily known otherwise for josei and shoujo manga. The Sword of the Stranger manga is a single volume. It includes a color interior cover page and an appendix with several of the movie production sketches. The characters' names in the appendix are given by their Japanese readings, rather than the Chinese readings used in the film.

The manga omits large portions of the narrative - Itadori's coup attempt, the Ming Warriors' drug, the bandit attack on Nanashi and Kotaro in the woods, the torture scenes, Jurota's death, Nanashi's race through the woods to find the sacrificial altar, the man fishing during Luo Lang's initial showdown with Nanashi, the opening scene in which Kotaro and Tobimaru steal fish, the scene where Tobimaru shares the fish with Nanashi, Shoan's suicide, the old man who betrays Nanashi and Kotaro while they are staying at his inn, and several other elements. It also adds some backstory for Nanashi, particularly his past relationship with the boy he executed. Finally, several plot points have been altered: Nanashi was forced to execute one child rather than two, Nanashi first encounters Kotaro during his escape with Shoan, his true hair color is revealed by rain rather than in the bath, Shoan's master at the Buddhist temple is carried off by Lord Akaike's men, Shoan apparently doesn't kill himself, the sacrifical altar is automated with a guillotine-like blade set to behead Kotaro at the moment the clock hits its mark, Nanashi singlehandedly kills all of the Ming Warriors except for Feng Wu, who is killed by Luo Lang, and Nanashi cuts off Bai Luan's hands (though Luo Lang still kills Bai Luan, pushing him to his death from the altar). The character designs are somewhat simplified, but otherwise identical to those used in the film.

## Links

Scanlation of the Sword of the Stranger Manga - https://mangadex.org/title/a5911683-8e9f-4351-bedb-dfed166047f0/sword-of-the-stranger
Luo Lang

**Luo Lang** is a master swordsman, one of the Ming warriors. He is of European descent, leading people to regard him with fear and wonder. He cares about fighting above all things, looking for any opportunity to duel a potential worthy opponent. This leads him to provoke Nanashi when he sees he carries a sword, and to kill Bai Luan to prevent him from shooting Nanashi so that Luo Lang can have an opportunity to duel him. He also duels Itadori twice, defeating him both times.

At the start of their final duel, Luo Lang offers Nanashi the pain-immunity drug which the Ming take, but Nanashi declines. Luo Lang then drops the pill vial and smashes it underfoot, choosing to reject the drug in favor of facing Nanashi on more equal terms. After being stabbed with the broken end of his own sword, Luo Lang observes that the feeling of the knife inside him is new and strange
Lord Akaike

**Akaike** is the ambitious daimyo of a castle in the mountains of Japan, who makes a deal with Bai Luan and the Ming to host them and build the altar required for the ritual in exchange for money. However, he does not trust the Chinese and actively plots against them, ordering his men to betray and capture Tu Si, and then holding and torturing him for information on what the Ming warriors are doing in Japan. Itadori and Jurota are his retainers, but they do not respect him, and when the Ming capture Lord Akaike and hold him hostage, Jurota shoots him between the eyes with an arrow on Itadori's orders.

He is shown to be petty, self-important, cruel, apathetic, and lazy. He allows his retainers to do his ruling for him, and his men are all loyal to Itadori, which directly leads to his death.
Catastrophe's Apostle (Boss)

*Not to be confused with the troll variant with the same name.*

## Overview

**Catastrophe's Apostle** is a boss added in the Catastrophe's Apostle Update. He has 50,000,000 health, and spawns naturally.

### Attacks

#### Lake of Fire

The ground will be set on fire, and it will do low-moderate damage to anyone who steps in it.

#### Greater Tornado

A small tornado will start moving away from the Apostle and in the direction of the nearest player when it was spawned. If caught in the tornado, it will start pushing you away and dealing low damage.

#### Meteor Shower

Meteors will start raining down, dealing moderate damage if a player is struck.

## Strategy

Not much is required, just strafe to dodge the Greater Tornado attack as it'll only extend the time it takes to beat the boss.

## Trivia

* Despite the boss dropping the fragment, you cannot get Catastrophe's Apostle anymore.
* The Apostle is one of the the six bosses that have troll counterparts. The others are Tyrant Hero, Moonlight Sonata, Sun God, Trollface, and Antichrist.
Yue Shen

**Yue Shen** is one of the Ming warriors. Along with Shui Chen, he retrieves Kotaro from the Buddhist temple after Shoan betrays him. He kills Nanashi's horse to keep him from pursuing them, but then lies and tells Luo Lang that Nanashi is dead. His weapon is a pole with a sickle at each end, which can be split into two separate sickles. He has a severe burn scar on his face. Nanashi slices him in half when he comes to Kotaro's rescue during the final showdown.
Numbing pain also numbs life

The theme that **numbing oneself to pain also numbs one to life** is primarily illustrated by the contrast between the Ming warriors, who take a drug that prevents them from feeling pain, and the warriors they face, including Nanashi and Itadori Shogen. The Ming drug allows them to accomplish superhuman feats, such as when Mu You is able to pull herself along the spear that has impaled her to continue fighting. However, the drug is also shown to be addictive to the point of causing something approaching insanity from withdrawal, as seen when Tu Si is willing to give up any information and do anything - even eat the pill off the ground - just to get the fix. The Ming have become dependent on a substance which numbs all feeling, and leaves them detached from the world. They behave in a superior fashion towards those around them, they kill without remorse, they laugh in the face of torture and death, and they don't seem to care about anything. The exceptions to this rule are Luo Lang, who cares about fighting someone equal to his skills, and Feng Wu, who cares about Luo Lang.

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Itadori

Itadori Shogen (虎杖 将藍) is a samurai who serves Lord Akaike. He previously served the same lord as Nanashi. He is ambitious and intends to usurp Akaike's position. He commands great respect from his subordinates, and Jurota especially sees him as a mentor. He is a strong, skilled warrior whose best weapon is the lance. He is killed by Luo Lang, who fatally injures him with a sword, and by Bai Luan, who shoots him before the wound can kill him.
Jin Hai

**Jin Hai** is one of the Ming warriors, a swarthy, thickset man who wields a very long chain-whip as his main weapon, as well as throwing knives which have been dipped in poison. It is his knife which wounds Tobimaru. He attempts to apprehend Kotaro, with the help of several of Akaike's men, but Nanashi fights and defeats him, breaking his trachea and neck with the hilt of his sword. He has spiky hair worn in a short, messy ponytail.
Found family

None of the characters in the Stranger film are related by blood except the princess and Lord Akaike, her father. Yet many of them share or develop strong bonds which resemble those of family. Principal among these, of course, are Nanashi's relationship with Kotaro and Kotaro's relationship with Tobimaru.

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Feng Wu

**Feng Wu** is one of the Ming warriors. He is the youngest (perhaps as young as fifteen) and fights with twin short swords. He has a pet falcon which the Ming use to send messages. He nurses a schoolboy crush on Luo Lang, for which Mu Mao and Mu You tease him about. He tells Bai Luan that he is not interested in immortality, but simply in living life to the fullest. He is killed by Nanashi, stabbed through the neck with his own sword which he then dies asking where it's gone. He has long hair worn in a high ponytail, with loose bangs.

Feng Wu's name means "wind horse"; several times in the film, riding a horse is compared to flying. The theme is continued in his pet hawk and in the image on the DVD special edition cover, where he and the hawk are shown side-by-side in a flying pose. This seems to be a reference to his remark about living a full life: he has no interest in immortality, but would rather be a meteor and burn short and bright flying across the heavens.
Redemption from past trauma

Nanashi previously served a cruel lord who forced him to kill many, including the children of a rival lord. All of this has left Nanashi both physically and psychologically scarred. He keeps his sword tied into its sheath so that he cannot use it because he does not wish to kill anymore (reminiscent of the protagonist of Rurouni Kenshin, who used a sword with the blade on the flat edge and a blunted cutting surface). Nanashi feels extreme guilt over his actions as a youth; he is plagued with nightmares and wishes to have nothing to do with the world. However, when presented with the opportunity to abandon Kotaro and Tobimaru to their fates, he repeatedly chooses to protect or go after them. Ultimately, when he finally frees his sword from its sheath, it is to stop the Ming and save Kotaro's life. The sword which took the lives of two children is used to save the lives of a boy and his dog. In this way, Nanashi is able to redeem himself from his past crimes. The point is further driven in by the manga, in which Kotaro asks Nanashi what causes his nightmares and advises him to dream about happy things. In the final frame of the manga, having rescued his charge, Nanashi says that he believes that this is a good dream. His **redemption** is, in effect, complete.
Shoan

**Shoan** is a Buddhist monk who took Kotaro in after his parents were killed. He helps Kotaro escape from the Ming warriors after they track him to the monastery and burn it to the ground, but later, after the lead priest at the Buddhist temple orders him to turn over the boy rather than have the Ming destroy the temple and take him anyways, Shoan betrays Kotaro by leading him right into his captors' hands. Nanashi tells Shoan that he is a coward, and after Shoan insists that Nanashi would have done the same, Nanashi runs off to rescue Kotaro himself. Shoan is then overcome with shame and hangs himself in the temple courtyard.

Shoan dresses simply and has a shaved head, like all Buddhist monks. This puts him in contrast to the head priest, who dresses lavishly. However, Shoan does not have the courage to stand up to his superior, and this guilt, when his wrong is pointed out by Nanashi, is what drives him to kill himself.

Shoan provides a counterpoint to Nanashi: both of them took on the protection of Kotaro, but when faced with the prospect of death, Shoan chose to remain alive at any cost - in this case, the expense of giving Kotaro to those who seek his life. He tells Nanashi that he would have done the same had he been in Shoan's position, but Nanashi denies this, both with his words and his actions. Nanashi is willing to die to protect Kotaro, Shoan is not; Shoan dies, Nanashi does not. Beyond the obvious morality lesson, the message here seems to be that you cannot live if you are not willing to die.
Kotaro

**Kotaro** is a young orphan boy who is being chased by Bai Luan and the Ming warriors so that he can be sacrified in a special ritual, as his blood is prophesied to be the key ingredient in the fabled Xian medicine. The Ming Emperor - and Bai Luan - wish to use this medicine to become immortal. Kotaro escaped mainland China after his parents were killed and was taken in by Shoan, a Buddhist monk, who then helped him escape after the Ming tracked him to the monastery. Kotaro's sole companion is Tobimaru, his loyal and beloved dog. After Tobimaru is wounded and poisoned protecting Nanashi during the fight with Jin Hai, Kotaro promises to give Nanashi a jade piece that he claims is worth ten gold pieces if Nanashi will help him get Tobimaru to a doctor. Nanashi forms a paternal bond with Kotaro, and by the time he returns the boy to Shoan at the Buddhist temple, he is sad to leave the boy. However, Shoan has betrayed him, and two of the Ming, Yue Shen and Shui Chen, are waiting there to capture Kotaro and bring him to Bai Luan. Nanashi and Tobimaru then race to rescue Kotaro before he can be killed. In the end, Kotaro's jade piece - which he reveals is actually only worth one gold piece - deflects the blow from Luo Lang that would have killed Nanashi otherwise, breaking the jade.

Kotaro is a blustery and combative child, but his affected bad temper is a cover for his fear and loneliness at the trauma that he has endured and the loss of his home and family. He cares about Tobimaru above everything, and comes to care about Nanashi as well. Nanashi teaches him to ride a horse, and at the end of the film, rather than Nanashi bringing Tobimaru to a doctor with Kotaro on horseback, Kotaro is shown bringing Nanashi to the doctor on horseback.
Sword of the Stranger/Stranger Mukou Hadan Wiki

**Welcome to the Sword of the Stranger/Stranger Mukou Hadan Wiki!**
A wiki dedicated to the anime film "Sword of the Stranger" and any spinoffs, adaptations, or other related media, including the manga, the pilot, and anything that might come out in the future.

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Sword of the Stranger - *Stranger Mukou Hadan* in romaji, ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚 in kana - is an award-winning anime film by Bones Studio, directed by Masahiro Ando. It follows the orphan boy Kotaro and his dog, Tobimaru, as they flee from both a group of fearsome Ming warriors who wish to use him as a human sacrifice and the forces of Lord Akaike, who wish to use him as leverage against the Ming. He is protected by wandering ronin Nanashi, whose former colleague Itadori Shogen seeks to usurp Akaike from within. While Kotaro is initially rude and standoffish towards Nanashi, the two grow close, aided in large part by Tobimaru. Further complicating matters is the Ming warrior Luo Lang, who sees in Nanashi a worthy opponent and wishes to duel him, as, like an Old-West gunfighter, he wants to test his skills against the best. The film culminates in an epic Shakespearean finale that leaves nearly every participant dead.

On the surface, *Stranger* is simply the tale of a wandering badass whose past traumas are healed through the act of protecting an innocent. It draws on many archetypes from jidaigeki stories: the noble loner with a tragic past; the warrior at the pinnacle of his craft who seeks an opponent capable of presenting an actual challenge; the dissipated and incompetent feudal lord; the bodyguard's charge whose unfriendly behavior is a front and who warms to their protector as the story progresses; the young man of low status who seeks the favor of a lady too far above his station to notice him; and so on. However, the film touches on several deeper themes, principle among them being the idea that life is meaningless if there's nothing worth dying for. Other themes include otherness, redemption from past trauma, loyalty (political, personal, and to ideals), found family, and the thesis that the numbing of oneself to pain also numbs one to life in general.
Bai Luan

**Bai Luan** is the agent of the Ming Emperor, who commands the Ming warriors and oversees the ritual to produce the Xian medicine, a potion made from the blood of Kotaro, collected during a complicated human-sacrifice ritual, which is prophesied to bring immortality. He is very old, with a blind left eye. Like the Ming Emperor, he seeks immortality and wishes to use some of the medicine for himself. He uses a flintlock gun to shoot Itadori and would have done the same to Nanashi had Luo Lang not stopped him. He is completely loyal to the Ming Emperor and criticizes Lord Akaike's men for turning against him. He tells Feng Wu that the older one gets, the more one clings to life. He is a calculating, unfeeling, bloodthirsty man.
Otherness

The theme of **otherness** is pervasive across the film and is even part of the title: Sword of the Stranger. Indeed, the word "Stranger" is in English even in the original title - Stranger Mukou Hadan - and written using katakana, the alphabet for foreign words, which further emphasizes the otherness of the word itself.

Otherness, foreignness, is when a person or thing - the "other" - is seen as different and strange in an alienating way by those belonging to the dominant group - those doing the "othering". In *Sword of the Stranger*, the most obvious "other" is Luo Lang, a Chinese swordsman of European descent, who is stared at and referred to in deeply othering terms by bystanders. One exchange between Japanese villagers who see him pass talks of putting him in a menagerie, like an animal, to be gawked at, and refers to him as a demon because of his blue eyes and blond hair. Luo Lang himself seems to have embraced this otherness as a point of pride. He claims that there is not a single warrior in Japan who is his equal - that is, until he encounters Nanashi. He doesn't know anything about Nanashi, but perhaps he senses a kindred spirit in this drifting warrior with no heritage or in-group to support him.

Because Nanashi, too, is a stranger - an "other". With no family, nor even a name, Nanashi begins life without a group to belong to. More, his red hair led people to judge him and call him a demon like they do Luo Lang. He sought to belong when he served his previous lord alongside Itadori, but even those he served with and under called him Red Demon, and when his lord was disgraced, Nanashi was cast adrift, once again alone - a wanderer, by definition never "belonging" anywhere. A ronin is always an "other", even when among those who look like him. Nanashi has taken to hiding his otherness with hair dye, because otherwise he suffers for it.

However, Nanashi does find a group to belong to, albeit a tiny one, when he encounters Kotaro. Kotaro is an orphan, another marginalized group - particularly in feudal Japan. At the start of the film, he is seen having to steal food (with Tobimaru's help) just to survive. He has been living in a ruined temple, hiding and staying apart from the rest of the world out of fear of his pursuers. It takes another person on the fringes of society - Nanashi - to give him a human friend. The tribe of boy, dog, and ronin is very small, but its bonds are powerful enough that Nanashi will risk everything - successfully - to preserve it, and these three are the only principle characters to survive the film.
Pilot

The Sword of the Stranger "pilot" is a three-and-a-half-minute animated short featuring a young Nanashi engaged in various battles, speaking of how all his life consists of is following orders, and mentioning "nine seeds of disaster", the meaning of which is not given. Nanashi's hair in the short is black, not red. He kills a group of warrior monks outside a ruined temple while an old man watches a row of candles snuffed out with the death of each monk. Like the movie itself, this short was animated by Bones Studio.
Archetypes

Sword of the Stranger draws on a rich history of samurai stories and includes many of the figures frequently seen in them. While the story itself is original, it draws on multiple sources from which is combines elements. Some of these include:

* The wandering ronin who reluctantly takes on the protection of someone in need. (Yojimbo)
* The famed samurai who, traumatized by his past, now refuses to use his sword to kill. (Rurouni Kenshin)
* The reticent warrior and rude orphan who gradually warm to each other. (Dororo)
* The unbeatable swordsman who longs to duel someone equal to him in skill.

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Film

The Sword of the Stranger animated film was produced by Bones Studio, written by Fumihiko Takayama, and directed by Masahiro Ando. It runs just under an hour and forty-five minutes, and has been released with official English subtitles (as well as official subs in many other languages) and an English dub. Its original theatrical release was in September 2007; in 2008 it went on to several international film festivals, and it was released in the US, South Korea, and France in 2009. It won or was nominated for several international film festival accolades, and was shortlisted for the Oscar for best animated feature.
Life is meaningless if there's nothing worth dying for

The contrast between Nanashi - a disgraced and penniless ronin who refuses to kill and seemingly "accidentally"s his way into becoming Kotaro's protector - and Luo Lang - a violent and self-interested warrior whose only goal in life is to fight someone as strong as himself - underpins the entire plot of Sword of the Stranger. However, there are other characters given screentime that further illuminate the major thesis of the film. What drives them varies, but the theme running through the comparisons is that **a person's life is meaningless if they have nothing worth dying for**. This comes out in the major plot device as well: the construction of a huge, elaborate ritual altar for the sacrifice of a certain boy at a certain time in hopes of creating an elixir (the Xian medicine) that will yield immortality to whoever drinks it.

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Mu You

**Mu You** is one of the Ming warriors and the sister of Mu Mao. She fights with an axe on a short rope so that she can throw and swing it in larger arcs. She is an especially ferocious warrior and takes out many of Itadori's men before he stabs her with his lance; even then she continues to try and fight until shot through with many arrows.
Shui Chen

**Shui Chen** is one of the Ming warriors; along with Yue Shen, he retrieves Kotaro from the Buddhist temple after Shoan betrays him. Kotaro bites his finger off before Shui Chen throws him across the room and knocks him out. He has a thin mustache and wields a naginata. He is killed by Nanashi when he comes to rescue Kotaro.
K'ab

## \*\*WIP\*\*

Until recently, not much was known about the K’ab, other than their colossal mounds,  reclusiveness and being vastly territorial. The breakthrough came when Ambassador Zara and subsequent Anzanian missionaries tried to translate its scriptures into a language the K’abans would understand, and with that came the first steps in communication.

From then, surprising details were learnt about them. For one, they have a robust caste system, with queens, soldiers, workers, caretakers, farmers and gatherers, but unlike traditional castes, their roles and physiology (except queen) can change according to its colonies’ needs. Furthermore, almost all K’abans were female, since males were intellectually and biologically inferior, being little more than husks carrying genetic material.

But perhaps most fascinating is their form of intellect. Despite having just a few individuals learning Anzanian for a few years, members across all castes and colonies seem  to share an equal amount of understanding. This suggests the existence of a shared mind and consciousness. In fact, all this information were conveyed to us directly by "The Envoys" a newly emergent caste aimed specifically at fostering diplomatic relations with other races.

Being skilled burrowers with high constitution, the K'ab were excellent miners, and were able to establish trade of ore, jewels and minerals, which are useless to them but highly coveted by other races, particularly the Muhammir and Wiraqocha.

## Trivia

As with all realms, The K'ab are inspired and designed by designating one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, the 7 deadly sins, Along with a governing color, element, skill set and stats.

* Real World Wonder: Chichen Itza
* Real world Culture Reference: Mayan
* Sin: Gluttony
* Color: Orange
* Element: Earth
* Skill Set: Bodily
* Stat: Constitution
Ministry of Justice

***Your character enters the Ministry of Justice´s station, there he/she finds a counter with a secretary and a room nearby that has the archives, upon entering said room your character finds the following sections:***

***Secretary**:* *Welcome to our station and public archive, if you come to speak with Minister Asato here´s his office´s mailing address* **[DM an RPE (Luna) through discord or manually send IG mail to the character]**

**[Click on one to make your character inspect that section of the archives]**

Konoha Police Department (KPD)

Laws

Main Archives

Rogues

Freelancers

Criminals

Notifications

Events

Royal Decrees

Bulletins

Missing Shinobi
Tu Si

**Tu Si** is one of the Ming warriors. He is captured by Lord Akaike's men while investigating Jin Hai's death. When he bends down to cut off Jin Hai's ponytail as proof of his death, Akaike's men surround and overpower him. He is then brought to Akaike's dungeons and tortured for information on what Bai Luan and the Ming are planning. However, he refuses to talk until his interrogation is given over to Itadori and he begins to go into drug withdrawal, which drives him mad; he tells Itadori about the ritual and the search for Kotaro after Itadori offers him more of the drug in exchange for the answers to his questions. His death is not seen onscreen, so although his injuries are severe, it is possible that he is the only one of the Ming to survive the film.
Discontinuation of the Wiki

Although it is a new wiki with barely any content, it is being discontinued. This is due to the game no longer receiving updates along with dropping player count because of an incident that involved the owner being framed as a pedophile. The game discord has more information on the incident, so look there for a more thorough explanation of what happened. The main reason the wiki is discontinued is because I can't have any motivation to make an information database for a game that nobody cares about, and also isn't getting any new content for me to update the wiki on. So, let this be goodbye, and farewell.
Cups

Cups. The thing you drink out of to become world obliterating powers. Could be filled with anything really, that's what makes them so great, y'know?

### Released Cups

Burning Memories, Ghost, Plant Infection,
Ink, Tall Guy, The Infinite Hivemind, Trollge
The Smiler, Trollge Insanity
 Cosmic Cup | Multiversal God, Omniversal Devourer
The Boiling Star,
The 7 Miracles of St. Zara

To truly understand the history of the 7 realms, one must look within the context of the reformation of the Ancient Anzanian religion of Mawu, and the deification of its prophet, the High Priestess Zara Tawanna. Her pilgrimage and subsequent Martyrdom created not only a new faith, but a new nation unified under its influence.

The establishment of a new religion is not taken lightly in this world, since gods govern the mastery over its elemental domain. A new deity essentially means a new element, and thus a new branch of magic. Thus far, Mawu has provided a tenuous peace between all 7 realms, but whether this stability will last is up for debate.

Still, it is undeniable that the actions of Zara had changed the political landscape of the world, and brought about centuries of scientific, religious and cultural progress in a matter of decades.

These are the 7 Miracles of Saint Zara…

1. For the Nixbor, she gave them a heart, so they can express their passion…
2. For the Muhammir, she gave them Hands, so they can keep their promises…
3. For the Shuren, she gave them Feet, so they can explore the world…
4. For the K'ab, she gave them a voice, so they can speak with others…
5. For the Q'entiq, she gave them names, so they can leave a legacy…
6. For the Jalaya, she gave them eyes, so they can see the truth…
7. For the Anzanians, she gave them her life, so that all would be one...
Starfall

Starfall, an ancient occurrence that altered the bird people's civilization, was a cataclysmic combination of natural disasters and the appearance of a meteor shower. Alongside the meteor shower came a mysterious cosmic dust that affected the bird people, causing them to lose their ability to fly.

Speculations on its origin abound, with some suggesting it was a natural cosmic phenomenon, while others propose that a technologically advanced lost ancient civilization might have been its cause. The event remains an enigmatic moment in their history, forever changing the bird people's trajectory and inspiring their journey towards enlightenment and technological progress.
Lumina

Lumina Elixir is a concentrated substance derived from a rare bioluminescent fungal mold known as Luminus noctilux. This plant, originally utilized to aid the Shuren in adapting to night and celestial navigation, has evolved into a recreational substance that provides an intense burst of energy comparable to a day's worth of sunlight in just a few minutes.

## Fungal Mold Origin and Bioluminescence

Luminus noctilux is an extraordinary fungal mold species that thrives in the shadowy depths of ancient forests. It possesses the unique ability to emit a soft, enchanting bioluminescence, casting a gentle glow that aids its survival and attracts insects for spore dispersal.

## Extraction Process

To create Lumina Elixir, the mold is carefully cultivated in before undergoing a meticulous extraction process to isolate the active compounds responsible for its bioluminescence and energetic properties. These compounds are concentrated, formulated into a solid or liquid form, depending on usage.

## Effects

When consumed by the Shuren, Lumina Elixir evokes a range of powerful effects: Increased Vitality, Resilience and a hieghtened awareness to magical energies. It also imparts a distinct glow, reminiscent of the bioluminescence of Luminus noctilux.

Prolonged consumption, however, places stress on Shurens, impacting their longevity. The extract's concentrated burst of energy is highly addictive, and disrupts their natural diurnal rhythms, leading to resistance to natural light and inability to function during the day. Additionally, the temporary bioluminescence caused by consumption can subject them to social stigma within their communities.

## Ethical Considerations

The use of Lumina Elixir, despite its usefulness in the rapidly modernizing world, raises many ethical concerns. Aside from obvious issues like the well-being of the Shuren, the social stigma of being an addict, marked by the unmistakable glow, caused a divide between the Shuren never seen before in their society.

What's more, Lumina became a desired commodity, leading to the commercial cultivation by the K'ab and increased criminal activity such as piracy and smuggling, funded mostly by the Muhammir.
Purgatory

## Overview

**Purgatory** is an area added in the Purgatory Update Part One. It is a large red box with dead trees, hills, and a church identical to the Overworld church.

### Content

**Purgatory** is where the Prince of Hell boss resides. When entering the room, the text "??? Purgatory: Stage 1" will appear, along with an audio clip. The audio clip says "A visitor? In my world? What brings you here, mortal? Are you perhaps here to challenge me? I will tell you this now, leave this place, or die. ... No? So you really want to fight me. Very well. Then *die*." This is presumably the **Prince** speaking.

### How to get to it:

Every minute a large red beam called the Purgatory Gate (identical to the Antichrist's Demonic Burst attack) will have a 2% chance to spawn. Click on the beam, and you will be teleported to **Purgatory**.

## Trivia

* **Purgatory** was the third (technically the fourth if you count the original **Overworld**) location added to the game. (needs verification)
* It was also the first to have design other than particle effects.
* The hills can be used to cheese the boss, and this has yet to be patched.
* When entering, your character will gain a red hue. This is because, as seen in the top right of the top right image, nothing is actually red, it's just that it has a red filter.
Purgatory Update

## Part One

The **Purgatory Update** Part One added one new boss, one new area, one new cup, and three new trolls.

### Prince of Hell

The Prince of Hell is a boss added in this update, boasting the highest health to date, being five-hundred-million health points. He drops many high tier items, including the Purgatory Cup. More information can be found by clicking the link.

### Purgatory

   Purgatory is an area added in the update. It is a large red room with red lighting, dead trees dotting the ground, some hills, and a church identical to the one on the main map. More information can be found by clicking the link.

### Purgatory Cup

The **Purgatory Cup** is a cup dropped from the **Prince of Hell** boss. It gives you one of three trolls, being the Rejected One, Shattered Angel, and Scarlet Devil. More information can be found by clicking the link.

### Trolls

#### Rejected One

The **Rejected One** is a troll with one-hundred-fifty-thousand health added in this update. It is obtained from the **Purgatory Cup**. More information can be found by clicking the link.

#### Shattered Angel

The **Shattered Angel** is a troll with one-hundred-thirty-thousand health added in the update. It is obtained from the **Purgatory Cup** as well. More information can be found by clicking the link.

#### Scarlet Devil

The **Scarlet Devil** is a troll with one-hundred-forty-thousand health added with the update. It is, once again, obtained from the **Purgatory Cup**. More information can be found by clicking the link.
Cosmic Update

## Overview

The **Cosmic Update** was an update that added one new boss, three new trolls, one new cup, and one new area.

### Infinite Cosmos

   Infinite Cosmos is a boss that was added in the update. It has three-hundred-fifty-million health, and drops many high-tier items. More information can be found by clicking the link.

### Galactic Cup

The Galactic Cup, not to be confused with the Cosmic Cup, was a Cup added in this update. It is obtained from the **Infinite Cosmos** boss. More information can be found by clicking the link.

### Cosmos

The Cosmos is a location added in the update. The room is a black box with a water floor that has white particles coming from it. **Cosmos** contains the **Infinite Cosmos** boss.

### Trolls

#### Cosmic Entity

Cosmic Entity was a troll added in the update. It has one-hundred-fifty-thousand health, and is obtained from the **Galactic Cup**. More information can be found by clicking on the link.

#### Man of the Universe

Man of the Universe was another **troll** added in the update. It has two-hundred-million health, and is also obtained from the **Galactic Cup**. More information can be found by clicking on the link.

#### Void Walker

Void Walker was the third **troll** added in the update. It has one-hundred-thirty-million health, and is, once again, obtained from the **Galactic Cup**. More information can be found by clicking on the link.
The Cosmos

## Overview

**The Cosmos** was a location added in the Cosmic Update. It has one boss, and not much else.

### How to get there:

Every five minutes, there is a 6.67% chance a large purple beam called the Cosmic Gate will spawn. Click on it, and you will be instantly teleported to **The Cosmos**.

### Content

**The Cosmos** holds one boss, being Infinite Cosmos.

## Trivia

* **The Cosmos** was the first location added to the game (not counting the old map) other than the Overworld.

It was also the first to have a boss.

* It is presumably one level above the **Overworld**, and two levels above **Purgatory**.
* It's teleporter is identical to the Cosmic Collision beam used by Cosmic Entity.

1. ↑ Unofficial name.
Bacterium

A large, black, skeleton-like figure that chases the player through the halls of multiple levels. It applies the Wither status effect to the player, which drains their hearts for 5 seconds (?) when hit. It is fairly fast, capable of catching the player when they're at walking speed. It only deals 1 (?) heart of damage when attacking, which means that it is still not too dangerous when compared to some other entities.

**Levels it Appears in**

* Level 0
* Level !
Oil Cup

## Overview

The **Oil Cup** is by far the most common Cup in the game. It requires no crafting, no bossfight, and no waiting around for hours just to get it to spawn. It spawns naturally after around 1-3 minutes, or commonly obtained from Chests, and gives low-tier beginner trolls.

## Trading

The **Oil Cup** is an incredibly useless item in trading, as the rarity and demand is rock bottom since even players who just started can easily get their hands on one.

### Recommended Trades

Mostly trolls from the cup itself, troll, maybe a Blood Cup or one of it's **trolls** if you're lucky.

## Trolls

* Area 51
* Aurora Woods
* Bleeding Eye
* Burning Memories
* Ghost
* Plant Infection
* Ink
* Tall Guy
* The Infinite Hivemind
* Trollge

## Trivia

* This was one of the first, if not *the* first **Cup** added to the game.
* Oddly enough the oil on Oil Troll and Gravity is a Harness is yellow, while the oil in the cup itself is black.
* It does not give you **Oil Troll**, despite the name.
Tyrant Hero

*Not to be confused with the troll with a similar name and appearance, Unjust Hero.*

## Overview

The **Tyrant Hero** was a Boss added in the Unjust Hero Update. He has 10,000,000 health, and has a one-half chance to drop the Formula V.

### Attacks

**Laser Eyes** - The Tyrant will produce red beams from its eyes, dealing 25,000 damage to anyone caught in its wake.

**Super Thrust** - The Tyrant will go into a superhero flight position and gain a massive speed boost, flying in whatever direction it was facing. This will deal medium damage, flinging anyone unlucky enough to be in the way.

**Powerful Punch** - The Tyrant will punch anyone close enough, dealing good damage.

Like all other bosses, it drops Galactic Chests and Ruler Chests.

## Strategy

Keep your distance; getting hit by his punch will do a good chunk of your health.

Strafe; having his laser eyes hit you will instantly do insane damage, obliterating any health you may have. This is also a good way to dodge the Super Thrust attack, so you don't get flung.

Use trolls with precise attacks; using something like **Unjust Hero** or Priest of Corruption is a good idea, as he stops often to execute his attacks. The Laser Eyes on **Unjust** is a great way to get damage in when the **Tyrant** is using his Laser Eyes, since he doesn't move.

## Trivia

* This is the fifth boss out of the six to give a troll identical to the boss when defeated. The others are Trollface, Antichrist, Sun God, Moonlight Sonata, and Catastrophe's Apostle.
* If the boss dies to the void you can go to the **Sun God** summoner and pick up the cup there.
* For some reason he wears a Superman outfit instead of the Homelander outfit the troll wears, possibly to distinguish them.
* His theme is actually from DEATH BATTLE, a series created by Rooster Teeth. (The studio that made RWBY)
* His health has gone through the most changes out of all bosses. First, he had 100,000,000 HP in public servers and 500,000,000 in private servers, then it was changed to 500,000,000 in both public and private servers, until it was changed to 10,000,000 in all servers.
Level 1

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 **Overveiw**

   **Level 1** is a large warehouse with concrete walls and a stone floor. This level houses and exit to Level 54 over a large wall of supply crates. Orange closets can be found around the level and can be used to hide from the Smiler. Supply crates can be found all over the level and house loot. It can be entered by going through a vent in Level 0.
Drip Troll

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*Not to be confused with the much harder to get and much stronger Drip Ruler.*

**Drip Troll** is a troll obtained from the Drip Cup, and it has 50,000 health.

#### Drip Axe

**Drip Troll** will pull out an axe with a "drip" texture, and swing it for some decent damage.

#### Scream

Red waves in a sphere shape will start emitting off of the player, knocking back and dealing lower damage to anyone caught in it.

#### Blink

You will teleport a fair distance, leaving behind a small red explosion when you do.

## Trivia

* **Drip Troll** is one of the strongest early-game trolls you can get.
* It is based off of the Goku Drip meme.
Level 0

**Overview**

   **Level 0** is one of the largest levels currently in K3Melow's Backrooms, housing many entrances and exits. It's long walls are made up of musty, sandstone colored wallpaper, and the floor is long striped carpets. It's also lit by small, fluorescent lights that hang from the ceiling. It's one of the most confusing levels in the game as well, as there is very little landmarks and points of interest. It's construction is also more maze-like than other current levels, meaning that it's easy to lose your sense of direction. Another danger inside of the level is multiple Bacterium entities that roam the halls, hunting down and applying the Wither effect to players they catch. It is a very frequented level, as it currently has the most exits in the game. It also has a unique, darker sub-region, in which unique loot is housed, and a second floor which has even more things.

**Entities**

* Bacterium

**Loot**

* Almond Water
* Beetroot Soup
* Bowl
* Potion of Swiftness
* Potion of Night Vision
* Raw Cod
* Potato
* Poisonous Potato
* Apple
* Beetroot
* Bread
* Lore Book
* Clock
* Brown Mushroom
* Red Mushroom
* Hazmat Mask
* Hazmat Chestplate
* Hazmat Leggings
* Hazmat Boots
* Armoured Helmet
* Armoured Chestplate
* Armoured Leggings
* Armoured Boots

**Points of Interest/Lore**

* Coloured Tents
	+ There's 3 of these. One red, one green, and one blue.
* Dead Bodies
* Random Furniture
* Camp Fires
	+ Often have dead bodies and Lore Books with them.
* Wall Damage
	+ Often found throughout the level randomly.
* The Dark Halls
	+ A unique sub-region to the west of Level 0. It contains Night Vision Potions, and the entrance to Level 6.
* Second Floor
	+ Has multiple camp fires and the entrance to Level FUN!

**Entrances (Can be entered from)**

* Level 3
* Level 37

**Exits (Can be exited to)**

* Exit to Level 1 by climbing through a vent in the side of a wall.
* Exit to Level 4 by going through a painting.
* Exit to Level 6 through two steel doors in The Dark Halls.
* Exit to Level ! by falling down through a grate-like room and enter the glowing red EXIT room.
* Exit to Level FUN! by going upstairs and entering a steel door, then attempting to play the arcade cabinet.
Entities

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There are multiple entities that roam about the Backrooms, with each having unique properties that allow them to hunt down their prey (you!). You mainly just don't want to run into most of these.

* Entity 0 - Bacterium
Konoha Police Department (KPD)

Welcome to the Konoha Police Department, please find below some helpful info on the KPD.

KPD Public Announcements

KPD Staff

KPD Duties

KPD HQ

KPD Jail

KPD Records - **Authorised Access Only** - All requests by non-KPD staff to view KPD records must be submitted and approved by the KPD captain, where they will be logged*.* The Hokage and MOJ can bypass this approval requirement but all records they access will be logged.
Unjust Hero Update

## Overview

The **Unjust Hero Update** added one new troll, one new cup, and one new boss.

### Tyrant Hero

   The Tyrant Hero was a boss added in this update. It has a hundred million health, and has a 1/2 chance to drop Formula V on death. More information can be found by clicking on the link.

### Formula V

The **Formula V** was a cup added in this update. When drank, it gives the Unjust Hero.

### Unjust Hero

The **Unjust Hero** was a troll added in this update. Its obtainment method is drinking the **Formula V**, and it has one million health. More information can be found by clicking on the link.
Armoured Armour Set

This armour set is one of the best in the game in terms of durability and defense, as it actually gives you armour points instead of just health.

* **Armoured Helmet** - Gives +3 Max Health and +1 Armor
* **Armoured Chestplate** - Gives +5 Max Health and +2 Armor
* **Armoured Leggings** - Gives +4 Max Health and +1 Armor
* **Armoured Boots** - Gives +2 Max Health and +1 Armor
Lore Books

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Books containing interesting tidbits or lore within them.

**Level 0**

Lore Book 1

* *"I don't know what im doing here but i sure have been here for a while I never thaught of writing but here I am something is wrong with me, i must have eaten something bad or drank something but if you are reading this the take my stuf. I sure wont need it, and mayby leave something for someone else in case someone comes by here*

*-leo"*

Lore Book 2

* *"Okay let me get straight to the piont, this place is unsafe and there will be things that will hunt for you, so far nothing has been friendly but here is some usefull tips for anyone who finds this*
	+ *-the yellow ish liquid found in barrels is safe to drink*
	+ *-apples meat or any other food is also safe to eat*
	+ *-I found some mushrooms and ate them and so far i have not gotten sick*
* *I tried mixing a flower with some of the mushrooms to get some flavour but it wasn't a good idea, i can't believe im going out like this, because of some bad food, i hope whoever finds this will find these tips usefull*

*-Ale*x"

Lore Book 3

* "*\_I--I\_\_II\_\_I--I-I\_\_I-II-\_\_I\_II\_\_I- I\_\_\_I I I---I      I------I \_\_\_\_I----I  I give up, mapping Mapping this area    Is IMPOSSIBLL\_\_\_\_\_*
* *I found a clock and I think it is broken why does 1 day feel like 20 minutes*"
Levels

The Backrooms is separated into many different parts, and each unique part has been dubbed a "Level". As of the 4.0 Version, there are 20 levels that are available to explore.

Positive Levels;

* Level 0 / The Lobby
* Level 1 / Habitable Zone
* Level 2 / Pipe Dreams
* Level 3 / Electrical Station
* Level 4 / Abandoned Office
* Level 5 / Terror Hotel
* Level 6 / Lights Out
* Level 7 / Thalassophobia
* Level 8 / Cave System
* Level 37 / Poolrooms
* Level 54 / Endless Staircase
* Level 94 / Town of Hills
* Level 108 / Spires
* Level 188 / Courtyard of Windows
* Level 338 / FUN!
* Level 3999 / Neon Arcade

Negative Levels;

* Level -1 / ???
* Level -2 / Overflow

Ambiguous Levels;

* Level ! / RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
* Level THE END
Hazmat Armour Set

The Hazmat Armour Set is the most basic armour set in the game, giving the player only Max Health buffs when worn. It also has a low durability when compared to the Armoured Armour set.

* **Hazmat Mask** - Gives +2 Max Health
* **Hazmat Chestplate** - Gives +4 Max Health
* **Hazmat Leggings** - Gives +3 Max Health
* **Hazmat Boots** - Gives +2 Max Health
World War III

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**World War III** or the **Third World War**, often abbreviated as **WWIII** or **WW3** was a global conflict between the United Nations and the NEF (Non Earth Fauna) and militant groups. The war was a disaster for the U.N.

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## Course of the war

The war began after years of struggle due to the Xen crisis. In 2008 The U.N launched a global war on all non earth fauna.
Arsenio 2044

**Arsenio 2044** is an upcoming total conversion mod for Half-Life 2. The game runs on IVEngine 3.0 and is in development by Glitch Software.

Arsenio 2044 takes place in a world decimated by 4 decades of warfare, corruption, instability, and loss. The Black Mesa incident caused portal storms across the world which teleported millions of creatures from other worlds. Militaries were overwhelmed and the 2000’s consisted of economic collapse, mass casualties due to aliens and warfare. Megacorporations took control of whatever was left of nations. In the 2010’s the world grew a little more stable, the internet and AIs grew, and corporations like Usova and Glitch-Corp grew even bigger. You play as Arsenio, a man who is escaping an unknown situation (vague). The game starts with Arsenio on a train to Midinus, one of the last megacities in the US (Now known as the RUSA). Midinus is known for it's high crime rates but also has unique sci fi architecture mixed with older looking architecture("old" in this sense means anything before the 2020s). During the games story, arsenio encounters many different enemies(some factions like SHADOW or the dark crimson) and characters.