Choose a male or female appearance. Both share one class, the same progression and the same combat rules. Appearance does not give either gender a stat advantage.
Aethran
Your starting form. Allocate Strength, Agility, Vitality and Energy as you level up.
Aethran Sentinel
Complete the knight's original advancement quests from level 150, using the same quest items and NPC requirements.
Aethran Ascendant
Complete the knight's Marlon prerequisites, then the level 380/400 advancement chain. Master-level progression becomes available under the server's normal rules.
Progression that persists
Level, experience, allocated stats, unspent points, resets, master resets, master progression and completed quests use the server's original character database. Your evolution and chosen appearance survive logout and server transfers. Profiles and character rankings identify all three Aethran stages.
Knight-derived foundations
Base stats, physical damage, defence, HP/MP growth, SD/AG, recovery, stat limits, event level brackets and quest requirements follow the server's Dark Knight / Blade Knight rules. Reset and master-reset costs, limits and rewards follow the existing server settings; they are not free or bypassed.
Starting stats: 28 Strength · 20 Agility · 25 Vitality · 10 Energy. PvP damage still depends on stats, defence and server rules. A male and female Aethran with the same progression have identical calculations.
One ability set, two appearances
Both appearances share nine attacks and three buffs. Use an ability’s orb in your inventory to learn it. The game consumes the orb when your level and evolution meet its requirements and the ability is new to your character.
| Ability | Level | Evolution | Effect | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facet Rend | Level 1 | Aethran | A focused strike on one target. | 0.8 s |
| Parallax Lance | Level 50 | Aethran | A piercing line through enemies toward your target. | 1.3 s |
| Helix Divide | Level 100 | Aethran | A fan of strikes in front of you. | 1.9 s |
| Eventide Fault | Level 150 | Aethran | A cross-shaped rupture around the selected target. | 3.2 s |
| Graviton Halo | Level 220 | Sentinel | A ring around the caster; enemies immediately beside you lie inside its hollow centre. | 4.2 s |
| Zenith Collapse | Level 300 | Ascendant | A concentrated area burst around the target. | 6.5 s |
| Prism Bastion | Level 80 | Aethran | Personal physical defence +18% for 3 minutes. | 6 s |
| Overtone Drive | Level 120 | Aethran | Personal physical attack damage +15% for 3 minutes. | 6 s |
| Concord Ward | Level 180 | Sentinel | Physical defence +12% for a selected party member, up to 8 tiles away. Lasts 3 minutes and is removed when the recipient leaves the party. | 8 s |
| Rift Jab | Level 80 | Aethran | Single-target strike. | 0.45 s |
| Astral Skewer | Level 180 | Sentinel | Single-target strike. | 0.9 s |
| Crown Shatter | Level 300 | Ascendant | Single-target strike. | 1.8 s |
Higher evolutions retain access to earlier abilities. Both level and evolution requirements apply. All attacks use server-validated targets, terrain, mana, AG and cooldown checks. Area attacks affect at most eight valid targets. Buff icons show their effect and remaining time; these temporary buffs are removed on reconnect.
Custom equipment
Aethran wields class-specific weapons and crafts three wing tiers. Pasi the Mage in Lorencia sells the original nine learning orbs. The three additional PvP orbs can drop while hunting. Check the orb’s level and evolution requirements before buying.
15 helmet-free armour collections
Sixty new Aethran equipment pieces are available through DMG Shop: each collection contains armour, pants, gloves and boots. There is no helmet. Male and female characters use the same items, serials, upgrades and options; the equipped appearance adapts automatically.
| Collection | Name | Minimum evolution |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustrunner Harness | Aethran |
| 2 | Tideglass Regalia | Aethran |
| 3 | Ironroot Covenant | Aethran |
| 4 | Cinderforge Array | Aethran |
| 5 | Moonveil Vestments | Aethran |
| 6 | Stormspine Conductor | Aethran |
| 7 | Crimson Masquerade | Aethran Sentinel |
| 8 | Brass Meridian | Aethran Sentinel |
| 9 | Frostbound Bulwark | Aethran Sentinel |
| 10 | Umbral Carapace | Aethran Sentinel |
| 11 | Sunward Mosaic | Aethran Sentinel |
| 12 | Mirrorfracture Mantle | Aethran Ascendant |
| 13 | Astral Scribe | Aethran Ascendant |
| 14 | Gravity Bastion | Aethran Ascendant |
| 15 | Aurora Sovereign | Aethran Ascendant |
Later evolutions can wear earlier collections. The normal Strength, Agility and other item requirements still apply, and other classes cannot equip these Aethran pieces. Open Armors, Pants, Gloves or Boots in DMG Shop to preview a piece on your character, then review its price and confirm the purchase.
Legal upgrades, Luck and Excellent options persist when equipped and after reconnect. The inventory's 3D portrait follows your actual equipment. Upgrade sheen is restrained to keep each collection's original textures readable. Enhancements follow the tier rules below; options are validated by the GameServer before purchase or crafting.
Eligible Aethran equipment also drops from bosses, boxes and event reward pools. The pool determines which pieces can drop.
Equipment tiers and enhancements
All 12 weapons and all 15 armour collections retain their individual stat and evolution requirements. A later collection is not a shortcut around Strength, Agility or level requirements. Both appearances use exactly the same item and enhancement rules.
| Enhancement | Eligible Aethran equipment | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Socket / Seed Sphere | Gravity Crown, Starfall Engine; all four Sunward Mosaic and Gravity Bastion pieces | Up to 3 sockets. Use the Seed Researcher to mount or remove a compatible Seed Sphere. Socket equipment cannot receive Harmony. |
| 380 options | Sovereign’s End; all four Aurora Sovereign pieces | Use Chaos Goblin → Item option combination. The item must be at least +4 with at least +4 additional option. Add a Jewel of Guardian and Jewel of Harmony. Current base cost: 10,000,000 Zen; base success rate: 50% at +4–+6 or 70% at +7 and above, subject to the server’s displayed event/tax modifiers. |
| Normal / Excellent / Harmony | Other compatible weapon and armour tiers | Normal upgrade requirements still apply. Aethran collections have no Ancient set definitions; an Ancient option cannot be purchased for them. |
The existing Green Box, Kundun, Selupan and Medusa pools can produce the eligible socket tiers already assigned to each pool. When an eligible socket piece is selected, its empty sockets use the existing 1 / 2 / 3 socket weights of 90 / 9 / 1. These weights describe socket count, not the chance to obtain that piece.
380 effects
Sovereign’s End: +200 PvP damage and +10 PvP attack success rate.
Aurora Sovereign Armour: SD recovery enabled and +10 PvP defence success rate.
Aurora Sovereign Pants: +200 PvP defence and +10 PvP defence success rate.
Aurora Sovereign Gloves: +200 maximum HP and +10 PvP defence success rate.
Aurora Sovereign Boots: +700 maximum SD and +10 PvP defence success rate.
380 and socket tiers are separate. Upgrade options are stored on the real item and persist after reconnect. DMG Shop restricts selections to the item’s supported tier; trying on an item does not buy it. Apply 380 options through the Chaos Machine.