Orcs and goblins roaming all over the continent, ancient gods and dragons forgotten, a new era has begun. A time of war, different races battling for supremacy.

Our look in to bless begins in the northern continent and its races. The races of Hieron are dealing with all sorts of events and experiences.
In this update we’ll be looking at new concept arts for the resident species of Hieron and a little bit of their background stories.

Northern Continent, Hieron’s Story

When we remember Hieron, we see a powerful empire all about authority and order.
Not only has Hieron been thriving for hundreds of years with its large territory (half of the continent), Hieron has diligently protected the civilized world from multiple invasions from barbaric tribes.
The name “Hieron” was derived from the Elven language “Hiera” which means “Holy Alliance”, so the unification of the continent to establish world order is the ultimate purpose and goal of Hieron.
Those of you who will choose Hieron, will get to experience Hieron’s values, contemplate on what it takes to be a genuine leader and king, and will help build a great empire.

 

The Habichts: Loyalty and Courage

The Habichts is a pivotal part of Hieron, and is responsible for leading the Hieron’s development.
Their moral codes are loyalty and courage, being committed to their country is a big part of their culture.
The people of Habichts are generally tough and sturdy in physique, and gives off a rather bold and brave impression. Their eyes are usually blue, red or black, their skin have a lighter skin tone. (The “Look” of the Habichts people, was designed to feel and look like northern European countries like Germany and Netherlands)

The Habichts maintain a strong relationship with the Lupus and Sylvan Elves, but although we can admire the Lupus and the Sylvan Elves are intimidating in a big brother sort of way. While the Mascu race are rather mischievous and feel like younger siblings to the Habichts.

Sylvan Elves: Wisdom and Harmony

The Sylvan Elves are graceful and elegant elves of the forests, and the true descendants of the ancient kingdom.
The elves have a slender body type with a light skin tone and look very noble and elegant.
They also look very mystical, and look very agile and very intelligent.
They used to live an almost eternal lifespan but now they only live slightly longer than man.
Sylvan Elves are the librarians of wisdom, and their ultimate goal is world harmony.
Believing that they are the true guardians of the civilized realm, they are leading the way to harmony with their wisdom.

 

Lupus: Quick and Quiet Hunter of the Forest

The Lupus have a strong resemblance to wolves, and along with the Pantera race they are two of the oldest races of the continent.
They have rough short hair all over their body. The Lupus has an incredible sense of smell and amazing hearing. They are considered the best hunter race. The Lupus also excel in group battles and group hunts.

 

The Lupus have lived in seclusion for thousands of years in the Bran Forest.
The Lupus learned from their spiritual teachings to survive and as a result they developed an admiration and respect for nature as their unique culture prospers.
These wolf-like creatures try to respect nature as much as possible and refrain from unnecessary killing. However, their wild animal instincts kick in from time to time which makes things rather tough on their beliefs.

When we look at the lore and history of the world of Bless, we see conflicts between the different races, betraying each other and ignoring others’ pleas as their faiths and beliefs of these races differ on many occasions.
Hieron’s Habichts and the Union’s Amistad are both humans, however the differences in their beliefs causes them to point sharp objects at each other’s throats.
Both Habichts and Amistad developed in very different environments and differ vastly in culture.
For example, looking at the cosmetics of the Habichts, the armor clearly expresses Habichts’ values of duty and order, while the Amistad’s armor looks more bold and unconventional in comparison.

These kinds of difference, can be noticed between the Sylvan and Aqua Elves. Thousands of years ago the Sylvan Elves and the Aqua Elves were once united by blood as brothers and sisters, but the Elven Civil War divided the Elven race in to 2, north and south, Sylvan and Aqua.
Years after the war, we will now look at the differences between the 2 Elves.
The Sylvan Elves have stayed true to their elven heritage, acting as guardians of civilization with an elegant image. Aqua Elves have a more mysterious and cold image to them while Sylvan Elves are more warm in nature.

The Lupus have gotten used to the cold weather of the northern continent, and their respect and admiration of nature is unique to their culture. While the Pantera lives in the deserts and meadows of the southern continent, they have a wild and tough demeanor to them.

Bonus Preview! Unpublished Races!!

We also get a look at 2 of Hieron’s new species Mascu and Fedayin.
First, the Mascu are rather small in size. They are only about half the size of other races.
One day while on a trade mission they travelled overseas on their airship and they were hit with a typhoon. After coming to their senses, it seems they crash-landed on a rather strange continent.
For the days after the crash, they were considered as foreigners in the northern continent, but now they are responsible for the trade industry of Hieron.

The Fedayin come from another world in another dimension, their role was to be the gate keepers of the doors between dimensions. However, their spirits have been corrupted by the Iblis.
They are rather religious and use masks, veils and other means to hide their appearance.

Bless deals with heavy subjects, the differences in culture and faith, the wars and conflicts provide a realistic historical experience and players meet various characters, witness events and stories unfold as you play. Look forward to more lore and story updates for Hieron!

Sidenote: you will see the 3 Hieron races (Habichts, Lupus, and Sylvan Elves) in the next closed beta test, but the Mascu and Fedayin will be released at a later time.

As always we here at bless-source.com will continue to bring you guys translated updates!
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