Explorer's Handbook

'Contains everything that is needed to know about the life of an Explorer and the benefits you can get whilst being one. This includes the ranks, contribution and more!'

[Page 1 - Introduction to Explorers]

'Being an explorer is a tough job but it also one of the most rewarding occupations a creature in the World of Niva can take! You can gain recognition that demands respects from even the King's and Emperor's of countries, you can gain wealth through exploring various dungeons and unexplored locations. However, Explorer's do not just start with Herculean strength or mana that rivals the oceans, they start at the bottom of the chain, collecting herbs and doing everyday tasks'

The Introduction continued to explain a little bit more before reaching the end of the page. Flipping over to the next page I continued reading.

[Page 2 - Explorer ID]

'Maybe sometimes you encountered situations where you were halted at a towns gates for an identity check but then you do not have one! You then experience a mind-numbing amount of time whilst the towns authorities will check and confirm your identity by searching through their various databases. The unlucky ones would be escorted to the local Explorer's Guild and be forced to create a new ID and then it would be checked again with the system, and after all the time of waiting it turns out you had committed a crime that had been reported. The result of this excursion is waiting for a few hours and then ending up in a cell, how embarrassing!'

I kept reading further and nodded at that, I heard about the rigorous identification that is made at towns or cities gates.

'But! With the Explorer ID it acts as a Universal ID that allows you to be identified immediately wherever you go. It is made from an accumulation of mana technology! The card is made with arrays that only glows upon specific mana signals, which is checked in order to confirm if the ID belongs to them. You can see your Explorer Ranks on this card and upon completion of a quest it will notify you via the card and if you rank up it will update accordingly'

What a really convenient ID system I thought, I then flipped the page to continue reading.

[Page 3 - Explorer Ranks / Strength]

'If you were stronger than most people then why wouldn't you want to show it off with a fancy title that brings only social benefit? People can be categorised in to different ranks based on their strength, here is a list:

Pawn, F = Levels (1 - 9)

Rook, E = Levels (10 - 49)

Knight, D = Levels (50 - 99)

Bishop, C = Levels (100 - 199)

Queen, B = Levels (200 - 399)

King, A = Levels (400 - 799)

Emperor, S = Levels (800 - 1199)

Demigod, SS = Levels (1200 - 1999)

God, SSS = Levels (2000+)

This is measured through the use of the level found on your Status page. Not just all brawn can become a God, people who only know how to run away could very well become one too!'

I widened my eyes at these ranks, just how long would it take to even reach the Queen rank? That would take ages! I was dazed for a few seconds before I turned the page again.

[Page 4 - Explorer Ranks / Contribution]

'So you don't want just social benefits but something monetary? Then the Explorer guild has introduced the Contribution Ranks which would certainly benefit you! To increase in ranks you have to complete the corresponding number of quests. At each new rank, your quest total is reset and you have to complete even more quests! You will gain various benefits that you will recieve when you first return to a branch of the Explorer's Guild once reaching a new rank! Below the ranks are listed:

Mythril Contributor = Complete 1000 C, 100 B and 10 A

Diamond Contributor = Complete 1000 E, 100 C and 10 B

Gold Contributor = Complete 1000 F, 100 E and 10 C

Silver Contributor = Complete 100 F and 10 E

Bronze Contributor = Complete 10 F

After Mythril would be when one reaches the top scorers. Here you will receive relative benefits the higher in ranking you are.'

Thinking of the benefits I couldn't stop myself from drooling which landed on the prized handbook! I quickly rubbed it off and cast a flame spell and controlled it perfectly which dried the paper. Turning to the next page I realised it was the last one.

[Last Page - Quests]

'Like how Explorer's are ranked, there will be corresponding quests that can be accessed by ranks of the same level. The difficulty of the quest is related to what the quest will be, here is a list of the quest ranks and the types of quests that may come with it:

F, (Herb Gathering/Kill F Monsters)

E, (Herb Gathering/Kill E Monsters)

D, (Herb Gathering/Kill D Monsters)

C, (Kill C Monsters/Escort Missions)

B, (Kill B Monsters/Escort Missions/Protection Class B)

A, (Kill A Monsters/Escort Missions/Protection Class A)

S, (Kill S Monsters/Protection Class S)

SS, (Kill SS Monsters)

SSS, (Kill SSS Monsters)

There could be different types of Quests that appear as this is only a guideline. Perhaps a God is required to retrieve a certain herb, who knows'

Closing the book I sigh in contentment.