Warning! This thread contains spoilers! Read at your own risk!
Now that's out of way, I have been seeking spoilers for Rune Factory 5. I am apparently one of the few people who love spoilers. I am aware that things can change during localization, but I want to know anyway. I have seen enough to know that I will get the game regardless, and I intend to pre-order RF5 as soon as I can off X-Seed's site.I have combing through the Internet in order to learn about the story or characters, but it seems no one is willing to go into detail or, alternatively, everything is in Japanese, which I can't read. I found some things, but I want to know more. Ask me questions, if you want, but I don't know all the answers.
What I do know (Beware! There are spoilers for everything in here!):
Spoiler:
- The protagonist and Lucas have amnesia.
- The protagonist lives in an attic for most of the game, while Lucas lives a large but empty house. You can buy a house after completing the first 2 arcs.
- The presence of a 3rd arc is unclear, but I am assuming the Rigbarth Labyrinth is the 3rd arc, like Rune Prana was for RF4. Many people think the game has only 2 arcs.
- Lucas appears to regain some of his memories throughout the main storyline, but the protagonist does not from what I can tell.
- Lucas has supernatural abilities (teleportation being the main one) and thinks he might be a « Harvest Goddess ». One guy on the fan-made Japanese wiki asked whether Lucas was "« Harvest Goddess » of gods," but got no response.
- Lucas plays a big role in the story, as he can set up gates between areas.
- Without Lucas, the protagonist would not have been able to reach Gideon's flying, anti-magic, armed-to-the-teeth (meaning that any dragons or airships flying too close would be shot down) fortress. Lucas sets up a gate between the town and the surprizingly solid clouds around the fortress, which goes undetected because Lucas' powers are a "divine miracle," not magic.
- Both the clouds and fortress are dungeons. There is also a Thief King's Hideout (or what's left of it) and an ice cave. The after-main plot dungeon is the Rigbarth Labyrinth. I suspect there is also a cave, a forest, and a volcanic area.
- Livia is actually a dragon and can change between human and dragon forms.
- Livia also has an older-looking sister, Laedia, whose also a shape-shifting dragon.
- Laedia will visit the town after the 3rd arc.
- Their appearances suggest that Livia is a yellow/light dragon and her sister is a dark dragon.
- Laedia apparently died at some point and was revived from a skull by both Oswald and the protagonist, somehow.
- The big bad's grand plan involves a giant cosmic clock in the void somehow. I guess he's trying to eradicate injustice from all time? Go back in time to eradicate injustice? The dragon-ladies don't like it, whatever it is, and are trying to stop him.
- Also, Gideon is the big bad at the end. Apparently, he got possessed by a weird fish thing from the darkness. What exactly the fish did to him is a mystery to me, but I guess it made him evil in the well-intentioned way.
- (The evil fish from darkness looks really cool and I want to keep one as a pet. I don't think I can, however.)
- Gideon wants justice at all costs and will use immoral means to achieve it. At one point, he sets vicious monsters on the thieves living in the Thief's King's Hideout, which shocks the protagonists.
- Gideon dies at the end of the 2nd arc. He sacrifices himself to stop the evil fish, but it doesn't work and the fish survives.
- Afterward, Laedia gets possessed by the fish, too, starting arc 3. The fish is the final boss of the 3rd arc.
- After defeating the fish at end of the 3rd arc, it possesses the protagonist. This possession doesn't last long, as Lucas sets up a gate to have the townspeople send good vibes to the protagonist. Then Livia, in dragon form and after some encouragement from her sister (I think), attacks the protagonist, causing the evil energy from the fish to become a lotus (?????????) and disappear. Apparently, lotus are associated with rebirth, which somehow makes these events make sense.
- Main enemy of the first arc is Oswald. He leaves the plot after sending Ludmila to live in the town during the second arc and revealing that Gideon was the Big Bad all along (which I think is the end of the 1st arc). He apparently runs the thieves mentioned earlier.
- The protagonist lives in an attic for most of the game, while Lucas lives a large but empty house. You can buy a house after completing the first 2 arcs.
- The presence of a 3rd arc is unclear, but I am assuming the Rigbarth Labyrinth is the 3rd arc, like Rune Prana was for RF4. Many people think the game has only 2 arcs.
- Lucas appears to regain some of his memories throughout the main storyline, but the protagonist does not from what I can tell.
- Lucas has supernatural abilities (teleportation being the main one) and thinks he might be a « Harvest Goddess ». One guy on the fan-made Japanese wiki asked whether Lucas was "« Harvest Goddess » of gods," but got no response.
- Lucas plays a big role in the story, as he can set up gates between areas.
- Without Lucas, the protagonist would not have been able to reach Gideon's flying, anti-magic, armed-to-the-teeth (meaning that any dragons or airships flying too close would be shot down) fortress. Lucas sets up a gate between the town and the surprizingly solid clouds around the fortress, which goes undetected because Lucas' powers are a "divine miracle," not magic.
- Both the clouds and fortress are dungeons. There is also a Thief King's Hideout (or what's left of it) and an ice cave. The after-main plot dungeon is the Rigbarth Labyrinth. I suspect there is also a cave, a forest, and a volcanic area.
- Livia is actually a dragon and can change between human and dragon forms.
- Livia also has an older-looking sister, Laedia, whose also a shape-shifting dragon.
- Laedia will visit the town after the 3rd arc.
- Their appearances suggest that Livia is a yellow/light dragon and her sister is a dark dragon.
- Laedia apparently died at some point and was revived from a skull by both Oswald and the protagonist, somehow.
- The big bad's grand plan involves a giant cosmic clock in the void somehow. I guess he's trying to eradicate injustice from all time? Go back in time to eradicate injustice? The dragon-ladies don't like it, whatever it is, and are trying to stop him.
- Also, Gideon is the big bad at the end. Apparently, he got possessed by a weird fish thing from the darkness. What exactly the fish did to him is a mystery to me, but I guess it made him evil in the well-intentioned way.
- (The evil fish from darkness looks really cool and I want to keep one as a pet. I don't think I can, however.)
- Gideon wants justice at all costs and will use immoral means to achieve it. At one point, he sets vicious monsters on the thieves living in the Thief's King's Hideout, which shocks the protagonists.
- Gideon dies at the end of the 2nd arc. He sacrifices himself to stop the evil fish, but it doesn't work and the fish survives.
- Afterward, Laedia gets possessed by the fish, too, starting arc 3. The fish is the final boss of the 3rd arc.
- After defeating the fish at end of the 3rd arc, it possesses the protagonist. This possession doesn't last long, as Lucas sets up a gate to have the townspeople send good vibes to the protagonist. Then Livia, in dragon form and after some encouragement from her sister (I think), attacks the protagonist, causing the evil energy from the fish to become a lotus (?????????) and disappear. Apparently, lotus are associated with rebirth, which somehow makes these events make sense.
- Main enemy of the first arc is Oswald. He leaves the plot after sending Ludmila to live in the town during the second arc and revealing that Gideon was the Big Bad all along (which I think is the end of the 1st arc). He apparently runs the thieves mentioned earlier.
Spoiler:
I can barely find anything on them outside of their general personalities, which can be found on several sites. Most of what I can find features Beatrice, Ryker, and Lucas (as Lucas pertains to the story, not his personal events). Please note, however, some of the love interest can only be wed or dated after the main story is complete. The exact ones are unknown, but, if you can't marry someone, then progressing the storyline may help.
- One guy on reddit went on and on about Beatrice's marriage events. Apparently, she's the second princess of Norad and came to Rigbarth in order to collect stars or star fragments. If she collects 5 of them, then she unlocks the crown of Norad and becomes the rightful ruler. Until then, her Evil Uncle, who also wants to marry her (because why not), is currently ruling Norad and doing an awful job of it. Everyone hates him and is miserable, and Beatrice at one point even convinces one of the assassins the Evil Uncle paid to kill Beatrice to turn on him. If you complete her events, she gets the star/star fragments via pouring her mana into them (a very tiring task, apparently) and realizing another reason why she wants the crown, to protect her people and the protagonist.
- The Evil Uncle even tries to arrange a marriage with Beatrice, which she only considers because, as queen, she might be able to help her people better. She finds a way out of it.
- Priscilla has something happen to her that causes her to let her hair down and take off her jacket. I don't know whether this thing is story-locked or happens as part of a personal event.
- Scarlett is apparently good at puzzles. One of Scarlett's events involves a puzzle, but the one shown in-game and your character's responses don't match at all.
- Scarlett also likes to read in her free time.
- Lucy declares herself your character's rival. This is all I know about her, beyond her basic personality.
- Fuuka is cursed. She touched an artifact that causes a black fog and monster to follow her. They seek to eat her happiness and everything around her. They must be dealt with somehow in order to marry her.
- Fuuka is bad at speaking the main language of Rigbarth, but speaks her native tongue (which apparently involves a lot of body language) well.
- She is really good at detecting lies.
- Because of how familiar she is to hiding from the black fog and the monster within, she is also really good at hide-and-seek.
- Her breasts seem to disappear completely when she wears her pajamas. I don't know why they drew her like that.
- Ludmila is in love with love itself.
- She is also obsessed with the main character regardless of « Chicken Hugging ». Some people find her antics creepy or stalker-ish.
- She also enjoys pain and will cause trouble for the sake of being scolded.
- Ryker has a flair for the dramatic and pretentious and thinks he has special powers that no one else has. Naturally, he's a bit arrogant. The term "chuunibyou" keeps being thrown at him.
- Ryker strikes a different pose then usual at night and his attitude changes.
- If you date Ryker, he gets a bit tsundere and insecure as well.
- His usual carefree attitude allows him to get along with children. Again, his attitude changes at night, but I don't know the specifics.
- One of his events involves him picking a lock to check on the person inside.
- Lucas keeps a journal that he frequently updates in case he loses his memories again.
- He thinks he's a « Harvest Goddess ».
- He is good at appraising ores.
- He works at the magic shop with Heinz.
- Many people compare him to Arthur of RF4.
- Reinhard gets obsessed with Beatrice for part of the story. There's a reason for it, but I don't know why. I think angst is involved.
- He is popular with women.
- He's apparently a big eater.
- Martin is a tsundere of the reserved type. He can express his emotions, but usually chooses not to.
- He also has been described as the aloof type.
- He names his tools.
- He tries hard to be a good brother to Cecile
- Many people compare Cecile to Illuminata from RF4. They both like detective work and their deductions can cause misunderstandings or draw unneeded attention to minor things.
- Cecile wants to be an ideal man, but his short statue and lack of strength gets in the way of that.
- At one point, Palmo gets a heavy log on him. Cecile gets upset when he's asked not to lift the log when other, bulkier people are present.
- Murakumo runs the inn/bath, but he's not very good at it.
- He has a reputation of constantly leaving his post, leaving the baths inaccessible for most of the time. Adding him to your party and forcing him into his workplace will still leave the baths unuseable, unlike how the inn/bath worked in RF4.
- Some of his events focus preventing the inn/bath from going bankrupt. Murakumo loves to give out freebies to the people who use his business, which is putting him in the red.
- Over all, he's a really generous guy. People take advantage of his kindness, however.
- He is also seen as a reasonable figure of authority and is sometimes called to decide things.
- One guy on reddit went on and on about Beatrice's marriage events. Apparently, she's the second princess of Norad and came to Rigbarth in order to collect stars or star fragments. If she collects 5 of them, then she unlocks the crown of Norad and becomes the rightful ruler. Until then, her Evil Uncle, who also wants to marry her (because why not), is currently ruling Norad and doing an awful job of it. Everyone hates him and is miserable, and Beatrice at one point even convinces one of the assassins the Evil Uncle paid to kill Beatrice to turn on him. If you complete her events, she gets the star/star fragments via pouring her mana into them (a very tiring task, apparently) and realizing another reason why she wants the crown, to protect her people and the protagonist.
- The Evil Uncle even tries to arrange a marriage with Beatrice, which she only considers because, as queen, she might be able to help her people better. She finds a way out of it.
- Priscilla has something happen to her that causes her to let her hair down and take off her jacket. I don't know whether this thing is story-locked or happens as part of a personal event.
- Scarlett is apparently good at puzzles. One of Scarlett's events involves a puzzle, but the one shown in-game and your character's responses don't match at all.
- Scarlett also likes to read in her free time.
- Lucy declares herself your character's rival. This is all I know about her, beyond her basic personality.
- Fuuka is cursed. She touched an artifact that causes a black fog and monster to follow her. They seek to eat her happiness and everything around her. They must be dealt with somehow in order to marry her.
- Fuuka is bad at speaking the main language of Rigbarth, but speaks her native tongue (which apparently involves a lot of body language) well.
- She is really good at detecting lies.
- Because of how familiar she is to hiding from the black fog and the monster within, she is also really good at hide-and-seek.
- Her breasts seem to disappear completely when she wears her pajamas. I don't know why they drew her like that.
- Ludmila is in love with love itself.
- She is also obsessed with the main character regardless of « Chicken Hugging ». Some people find her antics creepy or stalker-ish.
- She also enjoys pain and will cause trouble for the sake of being scolded.
- Ryker has a flair for the dramatic and pretentious and thinks he has special powers that no one else has. Naturally, he's a bit arrogant. The term "chuunibyou" keeps being thrown at him.
- Ryker strikes a different pose then usual at night and his attitude changes.
- If you date Ryker, he gets a bit tsundere and insecure as well.
- His usual carefree attitude allows him to get along with children. Again, his attitude changes at night, but I don't know the specifics.
- One of his events involves him picking a lock to check on the person inside.
- Lucas keeps a journal that he frequently updates in case he loses his memories again.
- He thinks he's a « Harvest Goddess ».
- He is good at appraising ores.
- He works at the magic shop with Heinz.
- Many people compare him to Arthur of RF4.
- Reinhard gets obsessed with Beatrice for part of the story. There's a reason for it, but I don't know why. I think angst is involved.
- He is popular with women.
- He's apparently a big eater.
- Martin is a tsundere of the reserved type. He can express his emotions, but usually chooses not to.
- He also has been described as the aloof type.
- He names his tools.
- He tries hard to be a good brother to Cecile
- Many people compare Cecile to Illuminata from RF4. They both like detective work and their deductions can cause misunderstandings or draw unneeded attention to minor things.
- Cecile wants to be an ideal man, but his short statue and lack of strength gets in the way of that.
- At one point, Palmo gets a heavy log on him. Cecile gets upset when he's asked not to lift the log when other, bulkier people are present.
- Murakumo runs the inn/bath, but he's not very good at it.
- He has a reputation of constantly leaving his post, leaving the baths inaccessible for most of the time. Adding him to your party and forcing him into his workplace will still leave the baths unuseable, unlike how the inn/bath worked in RF4.
- Some of his events focus preventing the inn/bath from going bankrupt. Murakumo loves to give out freebies to the people who use his business, which is putting him in the red.
- Over all, he's a really generous guy. People take advantage of his kindness, however.
- He is also seen as a reasonable figure of authority and is sometimes called to decide things.