Core of Knowledge

His body was a strange combination of his former body, and something new. He retained much of the structure and musculature of his old form, he stood on two legs and had two arms, but his body is now covered with fine luxurious yellow-gold fur.

His face had changed beyond recognition. He now has a glorious brown mane which surrounds his face, a face that now sports a pair of shining yellow eyes, a flat black nose, and whiskers on both cheeks. His whiskers were a constant sensation on his face, giving him information on his environment, but he felt a little uncomfortable about them. The whiskers were new and would take some getting used to.

He opened his mouth. His jaw looked strong and the sharp teeth within looked like they could rip out the throat of anyone who was stupid enough to be caught in them. His ears were hidden within his mane, but he had no problem hearing. In fact, his sight and hearing were sharper than ever, and he felt stronger as well.

He raised a hand to his face and saw that it had changed along with every other part of his body. His hands were thicker with five fingers that ended in claws instead of fingernails. He carefully scratched his face with a claw and could feel the sharpness. His tail raised in response. He looked behind at the tail he now possessed. He did not tell it to rise, but the tail seemed to have a life of its own and it rises, and fall based on his mood.

It was one part of his new body he could do without.

Still, he knew that he should not complain. His new body was better than ever. He was stronger, faster, and more powerful than ever. He wasn’t even naked but had been outfitted in a simple robe and pants. The clothes are a bit loose, but they still fit. His belt was just a simple length of rope, but it held up his pants well enough and his feet were wrapped in white cloth that left his toes bared. He believes that was deliberate because his toes now had claws, and having footwear would negate his natural weapons.

He was happy.

He does not remember who he was, but the dungeon core that changed him was kind enough to leave him some memory of what he used to look like. He was something called a human and he had some vague recollection of how he used to move and fight, but that was all he could remember. His name was gone. His Class had changed, and his goal…what was his goal?

That was a good question.

He knows that he was reborn with a purpose, and that it was something important, maybe even holy, but he did not know what it was. Strangely, he felt a sense of excitement about that. He did not know the reason he felt this way, it was just a feeling, nothing specific, but he was glad that he had a purpose.

Having a purpose was good. He may not have a name or memories of who he was, but having a purpose was a good thing. It meant he had something to live for, something to strive for.

He was currently in the corner of a room, standing in front of a dresser that had a mirror on top of it. He turned from the mirror and looked around. The room had stone walls and a door, but it was bare except for a wooden bed and this dresser. He turned back to look at the top of the dresser.

There was a small roll of parchment, a deck of cards and a small vial of liquid on it. They were apparently placed there for him. He picked up the parchment, unrolled it and found out that he could read.

Congratulations, Catkin, and welcome to the exciting life of a [Carder]!

Granted by Carda, a God of Luck and the Lord of Cards, you are now the world’s first [Carder]. Yes, this is a new Class so we are sure you have a lot of questions about it This scroll will help explain the Skills of your new class and serve as a rough guide on how use it.

As a [Carder], you now have the ability to store spells and items on special cards and can activate the cards to cast the spells and use the items stored in them. This makes [Carder] a versatile class as a [Carder] can store a variety of spells from other classes and use them in combat. You will also have the ability to make more of these cards as you progress in levels. Yes, that means you could have hundreds of spells at your fingertips in time.

For simplicity’s sake, think of the cards like the spell scrolls used by the Classed but better because the cards are easier to use, faster to activate, and easier to carry. There is no need for a [Carder] to recite verses to use the cards, just poured mana into one and the cards will activate. Of course, there is a cost.

The mana needed to store and use a spell is higher than what is required for a spell scroll, so it is important for a [Carder] to carefully choose which spells to use on their cards. Also, unlike scrolls which can be used by a variety of classes, the cards can only be used by a [Carder].

So, know that this class is a double-edged sword. It can give you a spell for every situation, but with a higher cost in mana, you will be limited in the number of cards you can cast in combat. That is the life of a [Carder].