Core of Knowledge

In honour of this great occasion, the great Carda has decided to grant you another boon. Carda is also known as the Cat of Chance and He has graciously decided to grant you a new body.

Congratulations, you are now the world’s first Catkin.

A species unknown to this world, Catkin combined the best attributes of the human and feline body. You now have a stronger, faster, and more agile body with stronger senses. It is the Lord of Cards’ hope that you will usher in a new era of change with your new body and Class. To further assist you in this endeavour, the Lord of Cards has also gifted you a Vial of Change.

It will be lonely being the only one of your kind. The Lord of Card know this. If you meet another person that wish to change into a Catkin, merely force the person to drink the vial, and the person will be changed to become another Catkin.

The forceful changes granted by the vial will cause great suffering to the body of the person, so take care that the person who was changed has plenty of rest afterwards. This may not be a painless process, but it is a great gift, so take care that the person you grant the vial to is worthy of the grace of a God.

The reason for these gifts is simple.

The Lord of Cards has no believers in this world, and your duty is to spread the name of The Lord to the people of the world. Spread his Name far and wide, so that all will know his Name. You can choose how to do this.

Write a Holy Book and establish a church; establish a cult of Carda and spread knowledge of the god by doing good or evil deeds; choose a more concealed method to proselytize by spreading rumors and legends; Carda is a god that allows Freedom.

Luck, Chance, and Freedom; those are the domains of Carda.

His divine beasts are Cats.

His divine instruments are Cards.

That is Carda, a God of Luck, the Lord of Cards, the Cat of Chance.

Spread the joys of his Name to the people of this world and together, you and your new people will enjoy the grace of a god. Carda is more than willing to grant you gifts for your service and will create new [Carders] and Catkins in reward for success. He is Generous. However, try your best not to clash with the orthodox Churches and religions of this world as conflict is not what Carda is about.

If you need to contact the Lord of Cards, you may pray to Him.

The ritual of prayer to the Lord of Cards is simple. Placed four cards in a rectangle, in the shape of a card, light a candle in the middle of the rectangle, and says his Honorific Name.

“The God of Luck who gambles with eternity.

The Freedom of Misfortune and Despair.

The Cat that always lands on its feet.

Lord of Card and Chance.”

If you do not have the items, you may request it from the dungeon core. The dungeon core has an agreement with Carda and will assist you on your quest to spread the name of the Lord of Cards. It will also recreate you should you fall in battle.

In return, you are to assist the core in defending the dungeon. The dungeon shall be your practice ground as you grow comfortable with your new class.

However, please note that the dungeon core is not a follower of Carda.

This is not a divine dungeon, and the dungeon core has no obligation to accept any request you make. It may reject the requests if the core believes it is not in its interest to assist you, but do not worry. The dungeon core has received benefits from the Lord of Cards and understand that it cannot destroy you without suffering consequences. You are neither a servant or slave of the dungeon. The dungeon is also not a slave or servant of the Lord of Cards.

That is not the way of Carda.

So go forth and spread his word. The Lord of Cards expect great things from you and He hope you will enjoy your new life.

He chuckled. So, he was now a Catkin, and a [Carder]. He picked up the deck of cards. The cards were blank, but he felt a connection to them. The cards were connected to his class and he instinctively knew what to do with them. He placed the deck back on the dresser and pick a single card from the top of the deck. He then picked up the vial and placed it near the card. He poured some of his mana in the card.

[Absorb].

He activated his skill, and the card in his hand lit up. A glow then surrounded the vial, before it disappeared. A wave of weakness hit him, and he had to put a hand on the dresser to steady himself. Instinctively, he knew the dizziness was due to him using too much of his mana. It was called Mana Withdrawal and happened when a Classed used up all the man in his body.

Just using [Absorb] once had depleted almost all of his mana. It was not a Skill he could use often.

After taking a few deep breaths, he got his wind back. He looked at the card, and there was now a picture on it. The words ‘Vial of Change- Catkin’ was written above the picture. He smiled. The mana cost of the skill was enormous, especially at his level, but it worked. He had stored the vial in the card and could call it out anytime he wished.

[Absorb] was an interesting skill. It was like a storage skill that could be used for any things. He sensed another Skill within him; [Create].

He wondered what this skill could do. He knew he needed to wait for his body’s mana to refill, but he intends to test the skill the moment he was ready. As he picked up another card from the deck, a thought crossed his mind.

He wondered what he should call himself.