The War of Genesis III

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War of Genesis III, (Korean: 창세기전 3 (Changsegijeon theuri)) is a console and computer role-playing game released by Softmax in 1999. Additionally, this title is unofficially known as War of Genesis III: Part 1 to distinguish the sequel, War of Genesis III: Part 2.

1 Gameplay
2 World
3 Characters
4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

War of Genesis 3 is a turn-based role-playing game with a minor element of real time strategy game. This minor real time element is called the Legion System (군단 시스템 in Korean). For example, a small number of individually uncontrollable characters surrounding the leader character is considered as one whole player, contributing a faster pace of duration for a huge scale combat for a turn-based Tactical RPG.

[edit] World

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The planet, Antaria is the main world for War of Genesis III (Part 1). There are realms, Kingdom of Pedragon, Geysirian Empire like the prequels. There are the Eastern realms, Empire of Tur and Empire of Han including the Southern Contienent to the game's storyline.

[edit] Characters

Shivan Scimitar

Saladin is the 21 year old leader of a mercenary group, Shivan Scimitar. A superb fighter and tactician, he is referred to as "the rising star of Tur."
Sapi Al Din is first son of the former sultan, Schleiman the 5th, he is a friend of Saladin and has charismatic and liberal mindset. Saladin views him like an older brother, and Sapi Al Din views Saladin as a younger brother. With Saladin's help, he is eventually successful in reclaiming the empire of Tur.
Sherazard is the younger sister of Sapi Al Din who take refugees to the Angra Church for safety. Referred to as "the White Saint," she is revered by the masses as someone that is willing to help those in need. She has a tendency to become too emotionally attached to certain things which eventually do her harm.
Marzana, Mukhafa, and Valor the Evil Eye form Shivan Scimitar.
Yan Zisuka is the most prominent member of the Janissaries, the only warriors in Tur allowed to wield lightsabers. An exceptionally skilled fighter, she has met Saladin in the past, and vitally influenced him (albeit unintentionally).

Crimson Crusade

The Grandduke of Beaumont is a young noble, formerly imprisoned in Tur. His true name is John Pandragon, but he forbids everybody from calling him by his first name, telling all to refer to him as Beaumont. After his imprisonment at a young age, he became ruthless and vengeful, and hates Tur with a passion. His ruthless methods and beliefs, which run contrary to his handsome and boyish features, have him at odds with many nobles, and have forced many of the people that serve him to second-guess their loyalty.
William Locksley is main advisor to Beaumont, and believes in the ideal of a strong monarchy--something Pandragon hasn't had for a while. He believes Beaumont to be the ideal ruler--cold, calculating, decisive. He is Beaumont's staunchest supporter, but even he is sometimes shocked by the malicious intents of Beaumont. He is a friend of Machiavelli.
Joel Salisbury is an old knight that has served Pandragon for his entire life, and is an expert swordsman despite his old age. Having known Beaumont before his imprisonment, he is constantly concerned about the malice of Beaumont. Often, he provides the voice of reason, but is too loyal to openly oppose Beaumont.
Reonardo Elfinstone is a young mage that initially sides with Beaumont, but leaves him after he realizes that Beaumont desires to be a tyrant. A skilled mage in all aspects, he possesses a secret that, if exposed, would mark him for death.
William Heistings is the leader of the anti-Beaumont section of the nobles, and Beaumont's chief enemy. While not a weak man, he is cornered by a dark pact that he formed with a shrouded entity, and is ultimately not ruthless enough to defeat Beaumont.
Viola Heistings is William's daughter, and Beaumont's former lover. She is torn between her loyalty to her father, and her still passionate love for Beaumont. Her actions ultimately decide the result of the civil war between Beaumont and Heistings.

Apocalypse

Christian de Medich is a young officer in the Geyser Imperial army. Flippant and somewhat reckless, he earns tremendous trust from the empire when he subverts the "Conspiracy of Inferno," where his own brother, Albatini de Medich, attempted to assassinate Empress Christina. He is forced to kill his own brother, and is placed in the ISS. In his missions for the ISS, he becomes partners with Joan Kartwright, and is swirled into a conspiracy beyond his imagination.
Joan Kartwright is a former valkyrie from the northern Bifrost regions. Assigned to ISS, she becomes Christian's partner, and assists him throughout all their adventures. More grounded in philosophy than Christian, she and Christian constantly argue over following orders and other matters of the sort.
Richelieu is the chief advisor to Empress Christina. His real name is Machiavelli, and like the real-world counterpart, he is all for a strong head of state. He oversees the actions of ISS, and is the direct CO of Christian and Joan. Like several other characters in the game, he possesses a critical secret.
Albatini de Medich is Christian's older brother. A close confidant--and possible lover--of the Empress Christina, he shocked everyone when he attempted to assassinate the Empress at Inferno. After ranting about a "revolution" and "sacrificing the petty for change," he is gunned down by Christian, his own brother. As he dies, he whispers his undying love for the Empress, leaving confusion as to his motives.
The Iron Mask is the enigmatic character that acquisitions the help of Christian and Joan. Not much is known in the beginning about the character, only that he is an expert fighter, is filthy rich, and commands a team of the most ridiculously overpowered individuals in the game. He is, easily, the most powerful character in the game.
Xian is the leader of the Cult of the Dark Prince. An extraordinarily powerful sorcerer, he is always working behind the scenes, often referring to a "greater plan."

Other characters

Sharn Hoiste is a legendary thief and assassin, cloaked with a mask. He first approaches Heistings, then several people in Beaumont's camp, seemingly playing mind-games with all of them, always asking to meet in a cemetery and appearing and disappearing in the blink of an eye. He also possesses a secret, one that is highly pertinent to the entire storyline of the game...and one that is eventually exposed.

[edit] Episode 1 : Shivan Scimitar

Saladin, whose real name is Philip Pandragon, leads a mercenary group called the Shivan Scimitar. He joins in the civil war going on in Tur with intentions to weaken the nation so that the Kingdom of Pandragon can take it over, but finds himself falling in love with Sherazard, who is a young daughter of Scieiman the 5th. He abandons his intentions, but soon the weakened nation of Tur gets invaded by the kingdom of Pandragon. Sherazard is murdered by the Beaumont and Saladin goes in a deep bout of depression and rage.

[edit] Episode 2 : Crimson Crusade

The story follows a zealous young man, the Grandduke of Beaumont, referred to as simply "Beaumont." He conquers all the resistance within the Pandragon Kingdom's territory, and becomes the king of the Kingdom of Pandragon, overthrowing the aristocracy that had been characteristic of Pandragon for ages (Beaumont views the aristocracy as reason for Pandragon's weakness in comparison to the amount of territory it controls, because the nobles wouldn't unite for a common cause). When he invades the nation of Tur--under the declaration of a "Crimson Crusade"--it is revealed that his brother, Philip Pandragon, is alive.

[edit] Episode 3 : Apocalypse

Christian de Medich is the main character in this episode. Christian and his partner Joan Kartwright work for ISS (Imperial Secret Service.) They investigates the cult following of a former ruler of the Geysirian Empire, the Dark Prince (A.K.A G.S., Karl Styner). Along the way, they meet up with a mysterious individual who refers to himself only as "The Iron Mask." With Iron Mask's help, they find a conspiracy that will doom the world that they live in. Before that happens, the Iron Mask offers an unconventional solution, which Christian reluctantly accepts.