Tales of Arise

Synopsis

The inhabitants of the planet Dahna have always revered Rena, the planet in the sky, as a land of the righteous and divine. However, the stories passed down across the generations have distorted the truth for the people of Dahna. Rena subjugated Dahna for the past 300 years, pillaging the world beneath of its resources and its people of their dignity and freedom. After Rena enslaved Dahna, it divided it with "walls" and introduced the Five Lords as representatives of Rena to keep them in check. Astral energy resides in all living things, which the Renans use Dahnan slave labor to harvest for the Crown Contest. Conventional knowledge is that only Renans are able to use this power in the form of astral artes and when used the user's eyes briefly glow in blue. The Blazing Sword is a power manifestation of Shionne Imeris's astral energy, while the thorns are her curse that causes pain to whoever touches her.