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Shining Soul 2 - NPC bios translation

Prologue and playable characters here

There is sadly nothing on the NPCs in the guide book so these are from the old website mostly.

King Marcel

The king of Klantol Kingdom.

He was born to the distinguished lineage of Saint Christoph who founded the country in this island, 200 years after that disaster.

Being a miraculous child who possessed Soul Power from the light since his birth, Marcel was loved by the population as proof of the country's peace.

I don't remember any saints being mentioned in this or the previous game, so that might a random guy introduced here. Also I'm having trouble to understand if it's the country founding that was 200 after the first Soul game, or Marcel's birth. I feel 200 years is little time for everyone to say the war is so so distant past, but at the same time places from the previous game like Beast Mountain are still pretty much unchanged. Though the maps of both games don't exactly have the best continuity so perhaps that shouldn't count.

Queen Yvonne

She supports the worrywart king from behind the scenes, and also cares for the protagonists' well being like a kind mother figure.

She's always serene, and there are not many things that can break her composure.

Princess Kokotto [Camille in the english version]

A cheeky girl always acting on her own.

Royal Magician - Samuel

A close aide to the king who works in the castle.

He's kind and very knowledgeable. A very good advisor to the king.

He's indispensable to Klantol Kingdom.

Deathheart [Deatharte in the english version, which to be fair is basically the same thing]

The gallant and skillful captain of the knights under King Marcel's command.

Extremely loyal and honest.

Has a sturdy physique thanks to his training to protect the castle, and acts as an opponent to the the fighting tournament's participants.

This translation note is better right off at the start: Bo-ken (冒険) means adventure in japanese. The character's name is however always written in katakana (ボーケン), like pretty much every name in the Shining Series.

Traveler - Boken the Adventurer

Boken who loves adventure.

If you ask him "why is your name Boken?" he'll answer with great vigor, "Because I love adventure!"

The answer kinda misses the point, but given how lively he sounds, no one really cares about that.

Weapon Seller - Morgan

It is said that he used to be a strong warrior. It was back then that he got the injury in his eye.

Now he runs the weapon shop at Klantol's castle town. He's a tough man who does look the old warrior part.

Armor Seller - Volv

Having an unusual hobby among woman of collecting defensive equipment, she seeks legendary artifacts of this kind, and has traveled through a bunch of different lands.

Because of that, her body is well trained and tanned. More than beautiful, it feels more suitable to say she's rad.

Right now she has opened an armor shop at Klantol's castle town.

Item Seller - Irma

She's gentle and kind of a goofy character.

Seems that her husband just disappeared without a trace one day.

She often leaves her two daughters taking care of the shop, and goes to drink at the bar. Apparently she has a crush on the bartender.

Item Shop Daughters - Rin and Ran

Irma's twin daughters. Rin was born first, and Ran second. Rin acts mature for her age, while Ran is more lively.

Storage Manager - Pendolino

Daughter of the family who has run the storage for generations.

Her very earnest and meticulous personality is written plainly in her face.

In this world, storages are a very demanding business. Because of that she has no time to pursue romance.

Pendolino is apparently a train. Do these writers just go looking for the most random european names possible for these characters? Likely. It's either that or the next one:

Blacksmith - Kraft

The dwarf Kraft is a blacksmith with much pride in his craft.

With his unique talents, he can craft anything using only a hammer.

He always says, "as long as I have the materials there is nothing I can't craft."

Valuer Stella

A mysterious girl with a mysterious ability to appraise items.

Looking at items with a magnifying glass, she can instantly tell their origin, abilities, bonus stats and more.

She makes a living out of that ability but, perhaps because she's quiet and shy, she doesn't speak much with other people unless it's necessary.

Curiously, Stella is the only NPC besides Boken who looks identical to her counterpart in the first game, although as far as I know the NPCs there aren’t named.

Makes it kinda weird that the first game’s guide book calls her a woman (女性), while here she’s referred to as girl (少女). Given Boken’s existence in both games as well, I don’t think we’re supposed to think too hard if they’re the same character or not. Boken’s just a constant of the universe.

Old man of the bar - Jensen

The bartender who seems to know more than he lets on. There's a rumor that he used to be a warrior, but he doesn't look the part now.

While at times he says it's troublesome to have Irma always coming to drink at the counter, in reality he's not that displeased.

The bachelor Jensen with a past shrouded in darkness, and the lonely post-separation Irma. How will this turn out.

Girl of the bar - Angela

It seems that she was abandoned by her mother when she was still too young to understand anything.

Jensen adopted her during his travels and let her work in the lodging, and yet she seldom talks about herself, so not even he knows the truth about her.

Despite that, they have still bonded as father and child.

Minstrel - Fender

He loves music, and travels to heal the world with his songs.

Right now he's staying at the bar at Klantol's castle town, healing the hearts of warriors and travelers.

His music and poetry bring peace and calm to the people, and he can make friends with anyone.

Curiously, the Colosseum guy doesn't have a bio in the website, but is pretty much the only NPC to have one in the guide book. Hope you're ready for more fantastic names.

Arms

The receptionist of the arena. Excels in skills to control beasts and monsters. He's very earnest and hot blooded.