I thought it would be useful to gather together all the random translations of the author's blog and such. They contain good information, but the information is scattered around, mostly from Mangafox. Feel free to reply to this thread and add in things that I missed or come up. I'll add it to this thread.
First, Grumpy, our own ToG translator, has translations in a pinned thread above. Here is, I think, the most important part of that.
Names and known locations of the 13 Month Weapon Series (Updated!):
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Silver January
White February
Black March (Needle): Yuri Jahad (High Ranker) --> Baam --> Anak Jahad
Green April (Hook): Anak Jahad
Yellow May: Koon Maschenny Jahad (Princess of the Koon Family)
Luminous June: Alphid Jahad --> Currently known to be "missing".
Indigo July
Blue August
Dark September
Red October: Arié Hagipherione Jahad
Gold November: Adori Jahad (Top 10 High Ranker)
Colorless December: Anne Jahad (Top 10 High ranker) --> currently sealed
Rainbow Undecimber: Inventory (Assuming without possession)
White February
Black March (Needle): Yuri Jahad (High Ranker) --> Baam --> Anak Jahad
Green April (Hook): Anak Jahad
Yellow May: Koon Maschenny Jahad (Princess of the Koon Family)
Luminous June: Alphid Jahad --> Currently known to be "missing".
Indigo July
Blue August
Dark September
Red October: Arié Hagipherione Jahad
Gold November: Adori Jahad (Top 10 High Ranker)
Colorless December: Anne Jahad (Top 10 High ranker) --> currently sealed
Rainbow Undecimber: Inventory (Assuming without possession)
Next, the top 7 high rankers, from cat92 of mangafox:
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Phantaminum
Sobriquet: Riddle
Age: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Rank: 1
Currently in the 1st rank of the Tower.
Phantaminum appeared suddenly in the Tower and broke into the Zahard's inner palace, killing a lot of royals and courtiers. He succeeded in breaking all of the lines of defense and face Zahard but disappeared even without a fight.
That's how he had gotten the sobriquet. There's another reason for this sobriquet, and this is because of his style of combat. It is said that he had a freewheeling and desultory combat style, and had used a weapon that was never seen anywhere inside the Tower. Most of the eye witnesses died or lost their minds with fear so the stories were not accurately reported.
The negative views toward the irregulars have grown because of him and it had a big impact on Urek when he climbed the Tower. When Phantaminum broke into the palace, it is said he met Yuri Zahard in the inner palace, and there is a great diversity of opinion as to why he didn't kill her. Yuri Zahard didn't say anything about the matter except that 'He was a messy one.'
There were a lot of objections in the Rank Admistering Office as to giving Phantaminum the 1st rank, who have disappeared after the attack of the palace of Zahard and became inactive. But everyone agreed his impressive strength alone was overwhleming. As a result, Phantaminum became the No. 1 Ranker by only one combat, dragging the 'Red Tower' Enryu down to 2nd rank.
He was seen very little in the Tower after the attack of the palace, and most of the stories are rumors, therefore it's hard to confirm any of the stories. There's a rumor that he is in a cat-and-dog terms with another irregular, Urek Mazino, but it is not confirmed, either. All in all, Phantaminum is a monster whose information starts with a riddle and ends with a riddle. Every Rankers are on the watch for the moves of this monster.
Enryu
Sobriquet: Red Tower
Age: Unknown
Height: 184cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Spearmaster Throwing type
Rank: 2
Enryu's identity is as mysterious as Phantaminum. His strangest record is that 'he had murdered the Guardian'. By killing the Gardian of the Tower, who was thought to be immortal, he let the people know that the Gardians were not absolute beings. That's how Enryu became the No. 1 Ranker with the nickname of 'Guardian Muderer'. He maintained his rank for a long time but lost it from Phantaminum.
The funny thing is that Enryu and Phantaminum never had a combat. They have never even met, and there are a lot of opinions on who would win if they actually fought each other.
His Sobriquet, Red Tower was added because Shinsoo of the Tower turned red whenever he appeared, but the reason for this is not known.
Enryu is known to fight with the way of creating thousands of spears made with Shinsoo and striking them downwards. Some people use a poetic expression, describing it 'Red Rain', but it wouldn't look beautiful from the victim's point of view. Enryu's overwhelming control against the Shinsoo is rated a cut above the Guardians, and it is the 'heretical' ability, breaking the laws of the Tower.
It is not known where Enryu is or what he's doing currently, and it is rumored that Headon is seeking him with avidity.
Zahard
Sobriquet: King of Tower
Age: Unknown
Height: 240cm
Birthplac: Unknown
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 3
'King of Tower' Zahard is the most famous and great being in the whole Tower. In the ancient times, when there was no civilization in the Tower, he came into the Tower and built his own empire. Zahard is the great king and the true warrior. Everyone living in the Tower is the son or daughter of Zahard. He is like the god to the habitants of the Tower.
Zahard conquerred the Tower with the 10 families, and gotten the control of the 134 floors from the floor Guardians. (Some floors were conquered by Zahard's daughters.)
He rules over people as the ruler of the tower but is not on the move outside. But the 3rd rank seems poor when reflecting his influence and the splendor of the past. (He was firmly the No. 1 Ranker before Phantaminum and Enryu appeared.)
People who have seen Zahard in combat are very rare, but he is known to have outstanding power, because 'White Sword' Arie Hon, who was even with Urek Mazino had recollected 'I have fought Zahard ten times and always defeated, thereby I became his servant.' Zahard's daughters, who are invested his powers all categorized as the 'Ultimate species'.
Zahard is currently resting, leaving the outside activities to his daughters, but a lot of people are expecting the day Zahard is on the move would be the day when the limit to the Tower becomes another floor up.
Of course, more and more people are anticipating for the Zahard's 'only son' who is to be born someday.
Urek Mazino
Sobriquet: Ray-Barakuda
Age: Unknown
Height: 195cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 4
Currently the strongest Ranker on the move. He is an Irregular, and the most recent to be in the tower of the top 5.
His sobriquet, Barakuda is the name of the most aggressive and ferocious white steel eel in the Tower. (Ray is the sobriquet from his combat style, which is forwarding the Shinsoo as fast as light. Although his formal sobriquet is Ray Barakuda, just Barakuda can be referred to Urek Mazino in the Tower.)
It took 50 years for him to pass every test and climb the top of the tower, and he is recorded as the fastest person to climb the inner tower in a normal way.
Although his main position is Fisherman, he is proficient in most every position and very aggressive in all of them. He is proficient in flying Shinsoo fast, and the power is impossible to block even with the superior armor inventory. People who have seen Urek Mazino in combat had evaluated his combat style was 'Agrressive, feroucious and fast. But tremendously beautiful.'
Urek Marizo, while standing on his fianl position, had once knocked down a Light Bearer who was also on his final position. Figuratively speeking, it's similar to a goalkeeper scoring a goal.
His relationship is somewhat dull, and it's because of his masculine manner. He has magnanimous personality, but is very unpopular among women because of this. It is rumored that he has a crush on one of Zahard's princess, Garam Zahard, but Garam Zahard herself hates Urek Mazino. Of course, this is not actually confirmed.
He is also acquainted with another princess, Yuri, and it is because he was one of the person to plant 'Walhaiksong'. Yuri evaluated as "He's the best to fight together, but the worst to live with."
On the other hand, he has great support from men. 'White Sword' Arie Hon praised him as the true worrior after he fought him, and his best friend, Backryun said he was the number one comrade and man. 'Blue Advancer' Koon Eduan picked Urek as 'One of the person I wish to battle.' Of the three, Backryun, who is one of the first memeber to plant 'Walhaiksong' has a special relationship with Urek, and the two's influence inside the Tower is already even with one of the 10 Families.
The relationship bewtween Phantaminum and Urek is a very talkative issue, but it seems to be a fact that Urek tracked Phantaminum and followed him inside the Tower, although nothing was reported clearly.
As the strongest of the current active Rankers, and as one of the founder of the Wing Tree, or Walhaiksong, Urek Mazino is one of the most influential person inside the tower. And it is not too much to say his every single move is related to the future of the Tower.
Arie Hon
Sobriquet: White Sword, White Oar
Age: Unknown
Height: 187cm
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 5
One of the ten warriors who have pioneered the Tower. Current head of the Arie Family. Owner of the White Oar, the only sword made by Mecseth. The name of the sword is from Oarfish, a legendary white steel eel.
Outstanding swordsman, who has no problem with his mysterious swordsmanship even in high dense of Shinsoo. He fought Urek Mazino evenly, but after the combat, he is known to have said 'Urek Mazino is much better.'
He is known to be very temperate and elegant normally. He is well mannered even in a fight, but has never fought anyone after fighting Urek.
He is the owner of the White Oar, the only sword made by Mecseth. White Oar is known as the only S+ grade weapon inside the Tower. Warriors in the Tower say the well-edged weapon is 'like an oarfish' because of this. Mecseth had never produced a weapon after making White Oar.
Arie Hon stays at the 100th floor of the Tower as the head of Arie family, and his territory is the largest of the 10 families. He is famous for giving special tests to the regulars with an extraordinary reward, but the level of difficulty is so high that most of the regulars don't even dare take them.
The last person to past the special test is his daughter, Arie Hagipherione Zahard, and the reward is still unknown. The rumor says it was a 'very personal and childish reward'.
Urek Mazino also passed this test, and that is when he fought Arie Hon. Arie Hon's task was to endure his attacks for 10 minutes, but Urek Mazino fought evenly. Urek Mazino becomes the most famous Ranker on the Tower thanks to this oppotunity. The reward from Arie Hon was the transfer of the control over one of the floor in Arie Mazino's posession. After Urek became the Ranker, the 77th floor became his, and he transfered the control again to Backryun, who set up the stronghold of the Walhabacksong there.
Koon Eduan
Sobriqect: Marlin, Blue Advance
Age: Unknown
Height: 227cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Spearmaster, Fisherman
Rank: 6
One of the head of the 10 families. Father of Koon Agero Agnis.
Known for manganimous personality and taking delight in fighting. His sobreqect is Marlin, Blue Advance. The name Marlin was given by likening his enormous spear, and there's a rumor that if he decompresses his spear it would pierce half of the Tower. (The name of his spear is Mago. When Mago is ignited it's compression grade goes high up to abnormal figure.)
Another of his sobriquet, Blue Advance, is from the property of the Shinsoo he controls. The Shinsoo he controls is very fast and has tremendous electical power. There were a lot of opinions that his sobriqet should be the Electric Eel because of this property, but Koon Eduan directly showed refusal, threatening he would 'kill everyone who called him an eel'. In the end, his sobriquet bacame Marlin.
Koon Eduan is famous for his lewdness, and he is the man with the most wives of the 10 family heads. He has a lot of children, so there are a lot of veiled competion among his children in the family. Too much competition has created the 'official' fights. It is held once a year, with the following rule: 'When the children of Koon become the age of 10, they are to fight each other. The winners are recogized as the true children of Koon.' The winners are recognized as the true children and gets the crest of the family, but the losers become the 'abandoned' and do not get the crest. Although the fights are inhuman and bloody, Koon himself says he's 'not very interested'.
One of his daughter, Koon Maschenny Zahard, is the owner of the Yellow May, and is the only princess of Zahard in his family who is given one of the 13 month weapons.
Koon Eduan had prepared a special test with a shocking condition, which is 'Whoever fight him and win is given everything of the family', but none of the regulars have survived the test so far.
Eurasia Enne Zahard
Sobriquet: Great White Shark
Age: 482 (sealed after)
Height: 174cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 7
Only princess who had owned the Colorless December. Displayed extremely talented abilities, and was graded differently with other princesses. She was highly suported with her gorgeous looks and pacific personality. She went up to the top of the Tower fast and became one of the Rankers.
But after she became a Ranker and was given the Colorless December she started to change oddly. Sometimes she killed with no reasons. She would wear pacific expression, and suddenly attack people in anger.
About the same time Garam Zahard killed Uram Zahard and seized the Indigo July, and the rumor that Enne Zahard was connected to the two princesses started to spread. Some days later, Garam Zahard and Enne Zahard disappeared. (They became the High-rankers after this incident. Garam Zahard was given the sobriqect of Mako Shark, and Enne Zahard was given the sobriqect of Great White Shark.)
The battle between the princesses did not cause problem(even when they killed each other). But the disappearence of the insane princesses in the possesion of the 13 month weapons was a serious matter, so Zahard ordered to catch the two princesses quickly.
Garam Zahard was sane (contrary to the rumors) and was able to hide herself, but Enne Zahard was different. She knocked down Zahard's men and killed a lot of Rankers who chased her. But even she couldn't oppose all of the Rankers, and Enne Zahard was caught and was brought in front of Zahard himself. (Unie Zahard, and Rebecca Pon Zahard was killed, and Koon Maschenny Zahard and Pondo Zahard helped catching her. There's a rumor that Zahard himself interfered. There's another rumor that Heice Zahard who refused the 13 month weapon after becoming a Ranker participated in the battle.)
After this Enne Zahard was sealed in an unknown place, and Colorless December was also sealed, because it was in reckless state like Enne Zahard.
Sobriquet: Riddle
Age: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Rank: 1
Currently in the 1st rank of the Tower.
Phantaminum appeared suddenly in the Tower and broke into the Zahard's inner palace, killing a lot of royals and courtiers. He succeeded in breaking all of the lines of defense and face Zahard but disappeared even without a fight.
That's how he had gotten the sobriquet. There's another reason for this sobriquet, and this is because of his style of combat. It is said that he had a freewheeling and desultory combat style, and had used a weapon that was never seen anywhere inside the Tower. Most of the eye witnesses died or lost their minds with fear so the stories were not accurately reported.
The negative views toward the irregulars have grown because of him and it had a big impact on Urek when he climbed the Tower. When Phantaminum broke into the palace, it is said he met Yuri Zahard in the inner palace, and there is a great diversity of opinion as to why he didn't kill her. Yuri Zahard didn't say anything about the matter except that 'He was a messy one.'
There were a lot of objections in the Rank Admistering Office as to giving Phantaminum the 1st rank, who have disappeared after the attack of the palace of Zahard and became inactive. But everyone agreed his impressive strength alone was overwhleming. As a result, Phantaminum became the No. 1 Ranker by only one combat, dragging the 'Red Tower' Enryu down to 2nd rank.
He was seen very little in the Tower after the attack of the palace, and most of the stories are rumors, therefore it's hard to confirm any of the stories. There's a rumor that he is in a cat-and-dog terms with another irregular, Urek Mazino, but it is not confirmed, either. All in all, Phantaminum is a monster whose information starts with a riddle and ends with a riddle. Every Rankers are on the watch for the moves of this monster.
Enryu
Sobriquet: Red Tower
Age: Unknown
Height: 184cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Spearmaster Throwing type
Rank: 2
Enryu's identity is as mysterious as Phantaminum. His strangest record is that 'he had murdered the Guardian'. By killing the Gardian of the Tower, who was thought to be immortal, he let the people know that the Gardians were not absolute beings. That's how Enryu became the No. 1 Ranker with the nickname of 'Guardian Muderer'. He maintained his rank for a long time but lost it from Phantaminum.
The funny thing is that Enryu and Phantaminum never had a combat. They have never even met, and there are a lot of opinions on who would win if they actually fought each other.
His Sobriquet, Red Tower was added because Shinsoo of the Tower turned red whenever he appeared, but the reason for this is not known.
Enryu is known to fight with the way of creating thousands of spears made with Shinsoo and striking them downwards. Some people use a poetic expression, describing it 'Red Rain', but it wouldn't look beautiful from the victim's point of view. Enryu's overwhelming control against the Shinsoo is rated a cut above the Guardians, and it is the 'heretical' ability, breaking the laws of the Tower.
It is not known where Enryu is or what he's doing currently, and it is rumored that Headon is seeking him with avidity.
Zahard
Sobriquet: King of Tower
Age: Unknown
Height: 240cm
Birthplac: Unknown
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 3
'King of Tower' Zahard is the most famous and great being in the whole Tower. In the ancient times, when there was no civilization in the Tower, he came into the Tower and built his own empire. Zahard is the great king and the true warrior. Everyone living in the Tower is the son or daughter of Zahard. He is like the god to the habitants of the Tower.
Zahard conquerred the Tower with the 10 families, and gotten the control of the 134 floors from the floor Guardians. (Some floors were conquered by Zahard's daughters.)
He rules over people as the ruler of the tower but is not on the move outside. But the 3rd rank seems poor when reflecting his influence and the splendor of the past. (He was firmly the No. 1 Ranker before Phantaminum and Enryu appeared.)
People who have seen Zahard in combat are very rare, but he is known to have outstanding power, because 'White Sword' Arie Hon, who was even with Urek Mazino had recollected 'I have fought Zahard ten times and always defeated, thereby I became his servant.' Zahard's daughters, who are invested his powers all categorized as the 'Ultimate species'.
Zahard is currently resting, leaving the outside activities to his daughters, but a lot of people are expecting the day Zahard is on the move would be the day when the limit to the Tower becomes another floor up.
Of course, more and more people are anticipating for the Zahard's 'only son' who is to be born someday.
Urek Mazino
Sobriquet: Ray-Barakuda
Age: Unknown
Height: 195cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 4
Currently the strongest Ranker on the move. He is an Irregular, and the most recent to be in the tower of the top 5.
His sobriquet, Barakuda is the name of the most aggressive and ferocious white steel eel in the Tower. (Ray is the sobriquet from his combat style, which is forwarding the Shinsoo as fast as light. Although his formal sobriquet is Ray Barakuda, just Barakuda can be referred to Urek Mazino in the Tower.)
It took 50 years for him to pass every test and climb the top of the tower, and he is recorded as the fastest person to climb the inner tower in a normal way.
Although his main position is Fisherman, he is proficient in most every position and very aggressive in all of them. He is proficient in flying Shinsoo fast, and the power is impossible to block even with the superior armor inventory. People who have seen Urek Mazino in combat had evaluated his combat style was 'Agrressive, feroucious and fast. But tremendously beautiful.'
Urek Marizo, while standing on his fianl position, had once knocked down a Light Bearer who was also on his final position. Figuratively speeking, it's similar to a goalkeeper scoring a goal.
His relationship is somewhat dull, and it's because of his masculine manner. He has magnanimous personality, but is very unpopular among women because of this. It is rumored that he has a crush on one of Zahard's princess, Garam Zahard, but Garam Zahard herself hates Urek Mazino. Of course, this is not actually confirmed.
He is also acquainted with another princess, Yuri, and it is because he was one of the person to plant 'Walhaiksong'. Yuri evaluated as "He's the best to fight together, but the worst to live with."
On the other hand, he has great support from men. 'White Sword' Arie Hon praised him as the true worrior after he fought him, and his best friend, Backryun said he was the number one comrade and man. 'Blue Advancer' Koon Eduan picked Urek as 'One of the person I wish to battle.' Of the three, Backryun, who is one of the first memeber to plant 'Walhaiksong' has a special relationship with Urek, and the two's influence inside the Tower is already even with one of the 10 Families.
The relationship bewtween Phantaminum and Urek is a very talkative issue, but it seems to be a fact that Urek tracked Phantaminum and followed him inside the Tower, although nothing was reported clearly.
As the strongest of the current active Rankers, and as one of the founder of the Wing Tree, or Walhaiksong, Urek Mazino is one of the most influential person inside the tower. And it is not too much to say his every single move is related to the future of the Tower.
Arie Hon
Sobriquet: White Sword, White Oar
Age: Unknown
Height: 187cm
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 5
One of the ten warriors who have pioneered the Tower. Current head of the Arie Family. Owner of the White Oar, the only sword made by Mecseth. The name of the sword is from Oarfish, a legendary white steel eel.
Outstanding swordsman, who has no problem with his mysterious swordsmanship even in high dense of Shinsoo. He fought Urek Mazino evenly, but after the combat, he is known to have said 'Urek Mazino is much better.'
He is known to be very temperate and elegant normally. He is well mannered even in a fight, but has never fought anyone after fighting Urek.
He is the owner of the White Oar, the only sword made by Mecseth. White Oar is known as the only S+ grade weapon inside the Tower. Warriors in the Tower say the well-edged weapon is 'like an oarfish' because of this. Mecseth had never produced a weapon after making White Oar.
Arie Hon stays at the 100th floor of the Tower as the head of Arie family, and his territory is the largest of the 10 families. He is famous for giving special tests to the regulars with an extraordinary reward, but the level of difficulty is so high that most of the regulars don't even dare take them.
The last person to past the special test is his daughter, Arie Hagipherione Zahard, and the reward is still unknown. The rumor says it was a 'very personal and childish reward'.
Urek Mazino also passed this test, and that is when he fought Arie Hon. Arie Hon's task was to endure his attacks for 10 minutes, but Urek Mazino fought evenly. Urek Mazino becomes the most famous Ranker on the Tower thanks to this oppotunity. The reward from Arie Hon was the transfer of the control over one of the floor in Arie Mazino's posession. After Urek became the Ranker, the 77th floor became his, and he transfered the control again to Backryun, who set up the stronghold of the Walhabacksong there.
Koon Eduan
Sobriqect: Marlin, Blue Advance
Age: Unknown
Height: 227cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Spearmaster, Fisherman
Rank: 6
One of the head of the 10 families. Father of Koon Agero Agnis.
Known for manganimous personality and taking delight in fighting. His sobreqect is Marlin, Blue Advance. The name Marlin was given by likening his enormous spear, and there's a rumor that if he decompresses his spear it would pierce half of the Tower. (The name of his spear is Mago. When Mago is ignited it's compression grade goes high up to abnormal figure.)
Another of his sobriquet, Blue Advance, is from the property of the Shinsoo he controls. The Shinsoo he controls is very fast and has tremendous electical power. There were a lot of opinions that his sobriqet should be the Electric Eel because of this property, but Koon Eduan directly showed refusal, threatening he would 'kill everyone who called him an eel'. In the end, his sobriquet bacame Marlin.
Koon Eduan is famous for his lewdness, and he is the man with the most wives of the 10 family heads. He has a lot of children, so there are a lot of veiled competion among his children in the family. Too much competition has created the 'official' fights. It is held once a year, with the following rule: 'When the children of Koon become the age of 10, they are to fight each other. The winners are recogized as the true children of Koon.' The winners are recognized as the true children and gets the crest of the family, but the losers become the 'abandoned' and do not get the crest. Although the fights are inhuman and bloody, Koon himself says he's 'not very interested'.
One of his daughter, Koon Maschenny Zahard, is the owner of the Yellow May, and is the only princess of Zahard in his family who is given one of the 13 month weapons.
Koon Eduan had prepared a special test with a shocking condition, which is 'Whoever fight him and win is given everything of the family', but none of the regulars have survived the test so far.
Eurasia Enne Zahard
Sobriquet: Great White Shark
Age: 482 (sealed after)
Height: 174cm
Birthplace: Unknown
Position: Fisherman
Rank: 7
Only princess who had owned the Colorless December. Displayed extremely talented abilities, and was graded differently with other princesses. She was highly suported with her gorgeous looks and pacific personality. She went up to the top of the Tower fast and became one of the Rankers.
But after she became a Ranker and was given the Colorless December she started to change oddly. Sometimes she killed with no reasons. She would wear pacific expression, and suddenly attack people in anger.
About the same time Garam Zahard killed Uram Zahard and seized the Indigo July, and the rumor that Enne Zahard was connected to the two princesses started to spread. Some days later, Garam Zahard and Enne Zahard disappeared. (They became the High-rankers after this incident. Garam Zahard was given the sobriqect of Mako Shark, and Enne Zahard was given the sobriqect of Great White Shark.)
The battle between the princesses did not cause problem(even when they killed each other). But the disappearence of the insane princesses in the possesion of the 13 month weapons was a serious matter, so Zahard ordered to catch the two princesses quickly.
Garam Zahard was sane (contrary to the rumors) and was able to hide herself, but Enne Zahard was different. She knocked down Zahard's men and killed a lot of Rankers who chased her. But even she couldn't oppose all of the Rankers, and Enne Zahard was caught and was brought in front of Zahard himself. (Unie Zahard, and Rebecca Pon Zahard was killed, and Koon Maschenny Zahard and Pondo Zahard helped catching her. There's a rumor that Zahard himself interfered. There's another rumor that Heice Zahard who refused the 13 month weapon after becoming a Ranker participated in the battle.)
After this Enne Zahard was sealed in an unknown place, and Colorless December was also sealed, because it was in reckless state like Enne Zahard.
Again, from cat92 in a thread on mangafox, about positions and and shinsoo contracts (edited by me for format and clarity. Please refer to the original thread for the original translation):
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Battle Positions
1. The definition of Battle Positions
Battles in the Tower are mostly fought in teams and the Position is the role an individual plays in the team. Of course it's possible to battle without deciding the Positions, but it's more efficient to divide Positions. The name or the role is mostly from the battles of the first 10 Families. Thus the Positions are mainly based on anti-Sinhae-being battles, rather than anti-personnel battles. That doesn't mean current Positions are worthless in anti-personnel battles. Now that the importance of anti-personnel battles are getting bigger than before in the Tower, the current Positions are evolving accordingly.
2. The basic categorization of the Battle Positions
I. Fisherman
This Position gains ground and attacks the enemy directly, using a Reel. It's the Position with the most destructive power in anti-personnel fights. Fishermen basically carry needles, hooks or blades, but they do not carry heavy spears. Fishermen are basically divided into two categories: reel-using Fishermen, who use Reel Inventories usually, or anti-personnel Fishermen, who like to engage others in one-on-one battles.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
1-2 Arms Inventory(-ies) (medium)
1 Armor Inventory (small)
1 Reel Inventory (20 mun)
II. Spear Bearer
This Position blows away the opponent using spears. Spear Bearers are not very powerful in a melee, but are very valuable at long range pinpoint attacking. Some carry needles when in the front, bearing the possibility of a melee in mind, but most don't. They carry special inventories for spears only, called Pipes, that are quite heavy. They are basically divided into two types: the short-distance type and the long-distance type.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
1 Pipe
1-2 Armor Inventory(-ies) (medium)
III. Scout
This Position is for literal exploring. Scouts are usually lightly armed and swift. Their combat abilities not very good (Individual variation exists, of course). They usually play the role of helping the Fisherman regain ground or keep watch of the enemy's movements. They read the change of Shinsoo and collect visual data using modified Balls called Observers, and transfer the data to Light Bearers. They are basically divided into two types: the Basic Scouts and the Battle Observation Scouts.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
2 Observers
1 Inventory (small)
IV. Light Bearer
This Position uses exploring devices called Lighthouses. Lighthouses are very bright glowing devices and there are all shapes and sizes of them. Sometimes they function as Observers, but their mobility decreases and it's hard to handle them in this case. The battles in the Tower are fought mostly in dark places, so it very hard to battle without Light Bearers. They mostly pair with Guides and they participate in battles by passing on information to the Guides who lead the way. There are basically two types: front line type and the rear type.
Basic Armament (Ranker) :
1 Lighthouse body
3-4 Small Lighthouses
1-2 Armor Inventory(-ies) (medium)
V. Wave Controller
This Position helps the allies' battles and attacks the enemy using Shinsoo. It's hard to explain, because it's the Position with the greatest extreme of individual variation. There are Wave Controllers who recklessly attack the enemy (and are easily targeted by the opponents), while there are Wave Catchers who change the tide of the battle by subtlely changing the flow of the Shinsoo. Since the ability is quite rare, there are only a handful of Wave Catchers in the traditional sense, even among the Rankers. Most Wave Controllers rely on the powers of items, but there are those who manipulate Shinsoo without any item. There are basically two types: offensive- and support-type, but this kind of categorization isn't used much.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
(Free)
Shinsoo Manipulation
1. Manipulation of Shinsoo
There are two ways to manipulate Shinsoo: using an item or manipulating it firsthand. In the Tower, when people say they manipulate Shinsoo, it generally means the latter.
Controlling Shinsoo firsthand is a very rare ability, and it is essential for being a Ranker. Basically all 'Regulars' have some abilities for manipulation, but not all of them can do it proficiently.
Shinsoo manipulation ability varies by individual, but the children of the 10 Families are likely to be born with outstanding properties. The same goes for many of the families that are derived from the 10 Families. Some unknown families protect their bloodline in secret, keeping the ability for generations.
2. Wave Controller
Wave Controller doesn't necessarily mean a person who manipulates Shinsoo, but it basically means the same thing in the Outer Tower.
Wave Controller as a Position is the Position that participates in the battle by manipulating Shinsoo (see above), but the Wave Conroller in this traditional meaning are only a handful. Most of them have direct battle abilities and serve other Positions as well.
3. The Contract
In the Inner and Outer Tower, if people wish to control Sinsoo without items they must have a contract with the Manager of the floor. Items are only usable when it's under contract with the Manager (For example, an item that is under contract with 2-30th floor Managers cannot be used on the 31st floor.).
Even when you make a contract with the Manager, you cannot manipulate Shinsoo in all areas of the floor. (The classes are set. Explained later)
After making a contract with the Manager, people must abide by some limitations. If somebody doesn't abide by the limitations, the Manager considers the contract to be violated and breaks the contract. The level of limitations varies by the contract class. For Rankers and High Rankers there are almost no limitations.
It doesn't mean you cannot manipulate Shinsoo at all without a contract. Even when the contract is not made, some simple manipulation is possible. And the inborn resistance to Shinsoo or body augmentation/strengthening using Shinsoo is a power that exists naturally without a contract.
In the current floors, there is only one place that you can control Shinsoo without a contract.
The 10 Families and some derived families can manipulate Shinsoo without special contracts. That doesn't mean they do not make contracts with the Managers. They are 'under contract' the moment they are born.
1. The definition of Battle Positions
Battles in the Tower are mostly fought in teams and the Position is the role an individual plays in the team. Of course it's possible to battle without deciding the Positions, but it's more efficient to divide Positions. The name or the role is mostly from the battles of the first 10 Families. Thus the Positions are mainly based on anti-Sinhae-being battles, rather than anti-personnel battles. That doesn't mean current Positions are worthless in anti-personnel battles. Now that the importance of anti-personnel battles are getting bigger than before in the Tower, the current Positions are evolving accordingly.
2. The basic categorization of the Battle Positions
I. Fisherman
This Position gains ground and attacks the enemy directly, using a Reel. It's the Position with the most destructive power in anti-personnel fights. Fishermen basically carry needles, hooks or blades, but they do not carry heavy spears. Fishermen are basically divided into two categories: reel-using Fishermen, who use Reel Inventories usually, or anti-personnel Fishermen, who like to engage others in one-on-one battles.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
1-2 Arms Inventory(-ies) (medium)
1 Armor Inventory (small)
1 Reel Inventory (20 mun)
II. Spear Bearer
This Position blows away the opponent using spears. Spear Bearers are not very powerful in a melee, but are very valuable at long range pinpoint attacking. Some carry needles when in the front, bearing the possibility of a melee in mind, but most don't. They carry special inventories for spears only, called Pipes, that are quite heavy. They are basically divided into two types: the short-distance type and the long-distance type.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
1 Pipe
1-2 Armor Inventory(-ies) (medium)
III. Scout
This Position is for literal exploring. Scouts are usually lightly armed and swift. Their combat abilities not very good (Individual variation exists, of course). They usually play the role of helping the Fisherman regain ground or keep watch of the enemy's movements. They read the change of Shinsoo and collect visual data using modified Balls called Observers, and transfer the data to Light Bearers. They are basically divided into two types: the Basic Scouts and the Battle Observation Scouts.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
2 Observers
1 Inventory (small)
IV. Light Bearer
This Position uses exploring devices called Lighthouses. Lighthouses are very bright glowing devices and there are all shapes and sizes of them. Sometimes they function as Observers, but their mobility decreases and it's hard to handle them in this case. The battles in the Tower are fought mostly in dark places, so it very hard to battle without Light Bearers. They mostly pair with Guides and they participate in battles by passing on information to the Guides who lead the way. There are basically two types: front line type and the rear type.
Basic Armament (Ranker) :
1 Lighthouse body
3-4 Small Lighthouses
1-2 Armor Inventory(-ies) (medium)
V. Wave Controller
This Position helps the allies' battles and attacks the enemy using Shinsoo. It's hard to explain, because it's the Position with the greatest extreme of individual variation. There are Wave Controllers who recklessly attack the enemy (and are easily targeted by the opponents), while there are Wave Catchers who change the tide of the battle by subtlely changing the flow of the Shinsoo. Since the ability is quite rare, there are only a handful of Wave Catchers in the traditional sense, even among the Rankers. Most Wave Controllers rely on the powers of items, but there are those who manipulate Shinsoo without any item. There are basically two types: offensive- and support-type, but this kind of categorization isn't used much.
Basic Armament (Ranker):
(Free)
Shinsoo Manipulation
1. Manipulation of Shinsoo
There are two ways to manipulate Shinsoo: using an item or manipulating it firsthand. In the Tower, when people say they manipulate Shinsoo, it generally means the latter.
Controlling Shinsoo firsthand is a very rare ability, and it is essential for being a Ranker. Basically all 'Regulars' have some abilities for manipulation, but not all of them can do it proficiently.
Shinsoo manipulation ability varies by individual, but the children of the 10 Families are likely to be born with outstanding properties. The same goes for many of the families that are derived from the 10 Families. Some unknown families protect their bloodline in secret, keeping the ability for generations.
2. Wave Controller
Wave Controller doesn't necessarily mean a person who manipulates Shinsoo, but it basically means the same thing in the Outer Tower.
Wave Controller as a Position is the Position that participates in the battle by manipulating Shinsoo (see above), but the Wave Conroller in this traditional meaning are only a handful. Most of them have direct battle abilities and serve other Positions as well.
3. The Contract
In the Inner and Outer Tower, if people wish to control Sinsoo without items they must have a contract with the Manager of the floor. Items are only usable when it's under contract with the Manager (For example, an item that is under contract with 2-30th floor Managers cannot be used on the 31st floor.).
Even when you make a contract with the Manager, you cannot manipulate Shinsoo in all areas of the floor. (The classes are set. Explained later)
After making a contract with the Manager, people must abide by some limitations. If somebody doesn't abide by the limitations, the Manager considers the contract to be violated and breaks the contract. The level of limitations varies by the contract class. For Rankers and High Rankers there are almost no limitations.
It doesn't mean you cannot manipulate Shinsoo at all without a contract. Even when the contract is not made, some simple manipulation is possible. And the inborn resistance to Shinsoo or body augmentation/strengthening using Shinsoo is a power that exists naturally without a contract.
In the current floors, there is only one place that you can control Shinsoo without a contract.
The 10 Families and some derived families can manipulate Shinsoo without special contracts. That doesn't mean they do not make contracts with the Managers. They are 'under contract' the moment they are born.
And another one, again from cat92 in a thread on manfafox. This time, it's about the more fundamental nature of shinsoo. It's framed as an extract from a book. This one is also heavily edited by me:
Spoiler
Of the Tower's Weapons by Ashul Edwaru [The maker of the 13 Weapon Series]
Dear readers,
A long time ago, King Jahad came into the uncivilized Tower and taught the inhabitants civilization and ruled over them. He had said, "This place is too boggy."
For us, who were born and raised inside the Tower, it is statement that makes no sense. But for the people outside the Tower, the "irregulars", it is something they know very well. Surprisingly, there's no Shinsoo in their world, and something called "air" fills their world instead. They said that the Tower filled with Shinsoo is too boggy and uncomfortable for them.
I have never seen air, but I have found out some commonalities and differences between air and Shinsoo by interviewing the irregulars.
First, the common point is that they both let beings breathe. And they both flow constantly. It is also identical that they are powerful enough to threaten others when they flow harshly.
Then the difference? The biggest difference is indeed the characteristics by the concentration. In Shinsoo's case it's more like a gas when it's in low concentration and more like liquid when it's in high concentration. But it seems air is not liquefied even in high concentrations.
The second difference is the circulation. The circulation of Shinsoo is very fluent but there is no common law. (And the movements are all different by the floors of the Tower.) But it is said that there are set laws in the circulation of air. (I want to study some more about the laws, but the research is slow because none of the irregulars that I have met is knowledgeable enough about the laws of air)
The third difference is consumption. Shinsoo exists everywhere inside the tower. So Shinsoo exists even in a room that is completely sealed. Shinsoo does not flow in from somewhere else, but is rather created from the Tower. So, we can live in the sealed places. Air is not created from sealed places, and if a being is locked inside a sealed room, the being will consume all of the air and die. (It seems very uncomfortable.)
You readers may not understand why I, who is not even a Wave Controller, am writing about Shinsoo on the front pages of a book about weapons. But it is because you are ignorant of the weapons of the Tower. Shinsoo and the weapons of the Towers are interrelated. You cannot fully understand the weapons unless you understand Shinsoo.
All of the weapons we use are modeled after the weapons from the outside of the Tower, which Jahad and the 10 Family Heads brought in with them when they came inside the tower. Their weapons were, of course, all made to suit air, not Shinsoo. (Even though some were used in vacuum.) They had to develop and modify their weapons to suit the properties of Shinsoo. That's how the weapons we use were born. So it's essential to know about Shinsoo to understand the weapons of the Tower.
For this reason, there's going to be a lot of stories about Shinsoo in the following chapters and I request that readers place special emphasis on the relationship between the weapons and Shinsoo while reading.
Dear readers,
A long time ago, King Jahad came into the uncivilized Tower and taught the inhabitants civilization and ruled over them. He had said, "This place is too boggy."
For us, who were born and raised inside the Tower, it is statement that makes no sense. But for the people outside the Tower, the "irregulars", it is something they know very well. Surprisingly, there's no Shinsoo in their world, and something called "air" fills their world instead. They said that the Tower filled with Shinsoo is too boggy and uncomfortable for them.
I have never seen air, but I have found out some commonalities and differences between air and Shinsoo by interviewing the irregulars.
First, the common point is that they both let beings breathe. And they both flow constantly. It is also identical that they are powerful enough to threaten others when they flow harshly.
Then the difference? The biggest difference is indeed the characteristics by the concentration. In Shinsoo's case it's more like a gas when it's in low concentration and more like liquid when it's in high concentration. But it seems air is not liquefied even in high concentrations.
The second difference is the circulation. The circulation of Shinsoo is very fluent but there is no common law. (And the movements are all different by the floors of the Tower.) But it is said that there are set laws in the circulation of air. (I want to study some more about the laws, but the research is slow because none of the irregulars that I have met is knowledgeable enough about the laws of air)
The third difference is consumption. Shinsoo exists everywhere inside the tower. So Shinsoo exists even in a room that is completely sealed. Shinsoo does not flow in from somewhere else, but is rather created from the Tower. So, we can live in the sealed places. Air is not created from sealed places, and if a being is locked inside a sealed room, the being will consume all of the air and die. (It seems very uncomfortable.)
You readers may not understand why I, who is not even a Wave Controller, am writing about Shinsoo on the front pages of a book about weapons. But it is because you are ignorant of the weapons of the Tower. Shinsoo and the weapons of the Towers are interrelated. You cannot fully understand the weapons unless you understand Shinsoo.
All of the weapons we use are modeled after the weapons from the outside of the Tower, which Jahad and the 10 Family Heads brought in with them when they came inside the tower. Their weapons were, of course, all made to suit air, not Shinsoo. (Even though some were used in vacuum.) They had to develop and modify their weapons to suit the properties of Shinsoo. That's how the weapons we use were born. So it's essential to know about Shinsoo to understand the weapons of the Tower.
For this reason, there's going to be a lot of stories about Shinsoo in the following chapters and I request that readers place special emphasis on the relationship between the weapons and Shinsoo while reading.
cat92 has translated another blog post from the author, about the Tower (with edits by me):
Spoiler
About the Tower
1. The Tower is largely catagorized into three parts: The Outer Tower, the Inner Tower, and the Middle Area.
2. The Outer Tower is the residental district of the habitants, and each floor of the Outer Tower is as large as the continent of America on Earth.
3. The Inner Tower is the place where the Regulars take exams, and the Regulars are selected by the Guardian of the first floor, Headon.
4. Regulars must take the exams to reach the next floor until the 20th, and they can go in and out of the Middle after the 20th floor. If they wish, they can settle at the Middle Area.
5. Middle Area is the place where the Regulars and Rankers live together, although people who are not Regulars live here, too. (Mostly the family of the Regulars)
The area is smaller than the Other Tower, and it varies by the floor. There is some interchange with the Outer Tower. The standard of living is much better.
6. The 77th floor is the only floor ruled by someone who's not one of the 10 Families. And it's the only place where the interchange between the Outer Tower and the Middle Area is equal.
7. The 43th floor is without a Guardian, because Enryu killed the Guardian of that floor. Because of this, the Regulars do not take an exam here, and go to the next floor using the road in the Middle Area. It's rumored that Garam Jahad is hiding here.
8. Rankers can go to the Outer and Inner Towers as they wish, and they are guaranteed premium treatment in their lives. Regulars can get premium treatment according to the floor they reached.
9. The relationship between the Regulars and the non-Regulars is similar to that of the ruling class and the subjected class.
10. The open top floor is the 134th.
11. There are Guardians each floor, and they have control over the Shinsoo on their floor.
12. There are Rulers each floor, and they rule over their floors under the permission of the Guardians.
13. Each area of the Outer Tower and Middle Area is managed by the Ruler (The title is different each floor. President, Chief, etc.) of the area. The Rulers are all followers of the family owning the floor, and they are all Rankers.
14. The Rulers are all High Rankers or above.
15. The Ruler has the right to decide the exam of his floor. But if the Guardian raises objections, he must follow the Guardian's wish.
16. The cultures of each floor of the Outer Tower are all different, and the climates and temperatures are all varied. They are all decided by the preferences of the Guardian and Ruler of the floor.
17. The culture of the Middle Area are all similar (although very multicultural) because the Rankers and the Regulars come and go a lot. However, there are noticeable characteristics in each one.
1. The Tower is largely catagorized into three parts: The Outer Tower, the Inner Tower, and the Middle Area.
2. The Outer Tower is the residental district of the habitants, and each floor of the Outer Tower is as large as the continent of America on Earth.
3. The Inner Tower is the place where the Regulars take exams, and the Regulars are selected by the Guardian of the first floor, Headon.
4. Regulars must take the exams to reach the next floor until the 20th, and they can go in and out of the Middle after the 20th floor. If they wish, they can settle at the Middle Area.
5. Middle Area is the place where the Regulars and Rankers live together, although people who are not Regulars live here, too. (Mostly the family of the Regulars)
The area is smaller than the Other Tower, and it varies by the floor. There is some interchange with the Outer Tower. The standard of living is much better.
6. The 77th floor is the only floor ruled by someone who's not one of the 10 Families. And it's the only place where the interchange between the Outer Tower and the Middle Area is equal.
7. The 43th floor is without a Guardian, because Enryu killed the Guardian of that floor. Because of this, the Regulars do not take an exam here, and go to the next floor using the road in the Middle Area. It's rumored that Garam Jahad is hiding here.
8. Rankers can go to the Outer and Inner Towers as they wish, and they are guaranteed premium treatment in their lives. Regulars can get premium treatment according to the floor they reached.
9. The relationship between the Regulars and the non-Regulars is similar to that of the ruling class and the subjected class.
10. The open top floor is the 134th.
11. There are Guardians each floor, and they have control over the Shinsoo on their floor.
12. There are Rulers each floor, and they rule over their floors under the permission of the Guardians.
13. Each area of the Outer Tower and Middle Area is managed by the Ruler (The title is different each floor. President, Chief, etc.) of the area. The Rulers are all followers of the family owning the floor, and they are all Rankers.
14. The Rulers are all High Rankers or above.
15. The Ruler has the right to decide the exam of his floor. But if the Guardian raises objections, he must follow the Guardian's wish.
16. The cultures of each floor of the Outer Tower are all different, and the climates and temperatures are all varied. They are all decided by the preferences of the Guardian and Ruler of the floor.
17. The culture of the Middle Area are all similar (although very multicultural) because the Rankers and the Regulars come and go a lot. However, there are noticeable characteristics in each one.
Edited by Trebor, 12 March 2012 - 05:50 PM.