Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time
Encyclopedia
is a TRPG
for the PlayStation 2
. It was developed and published in Japan
by Atlus
in 2003 in standard and Delux editions. It is the fourth installment in the Growlanser series.
Like all Growlanser games, the character art was done by Satoshi Urushihara
. The game's music was done by Tomoyuki Hamada, with the opening and ending theme being performed by Yuki Makishima
.
When he was young, he had been taken in and raised by Decsen, the leader of the mercenary group Arten Schwart. Growing up surrounded by a strong troupe, he possesses merit as a mercenary even though young.
Rems
A boy collapsed in the forest and rescued by Crevaniel and Regina. Since then he has come to live with them as a member of Arten Schwart. He is gentle and always positive. It became Crevaniel's duty to look after him.
Frane
A girl called "Ruin Child", a survivor of a civilization 2000 years ago. She somehow has a connection with Crevaniel's past, but because she lost her memories other than knowing her own name, it is concealed in mystery.
Regina
Daughter of Decsen, the leader of Arten Schwart mercenary group. Because of being surrounded by rough guys, she has a bit of a nasty tongue. Has a brother-sister relationship with Crevaniel.
Vallery
Man met at Reinfaltz base. He puts on a cool air but is hiding a passion. With an honest and steady personality not matching his outward appearance, he is full of ambition and reliable as a comrade.
Eliza Mayfield
A daughter of the Mayfield noble family. She was raised sheltered as a lady, so she has ignorance of the ways of the world, and her pride is high. Once she decides something, she dislikes turning from it.
D-TP
A human-figured familiar to serve the hero. Constantly bright and cheerful, and perhaps the party's moodmaker. TP type's feature is to strengthen your physical ability.
D-LN
A human-figured familiar to serve the hero. Prudent with diligence, her behavior is full of intelligence. LN type's feature is to strengthen magic.
D-LM
A human-figured familiar to serve the hero. Somewhat childlike, a warm and snug peculiar atmosphere is LM type's characteristic. She gives a calm impression but as for abilities, she compares favorably to the other types.
Leona
A mysterious girl from a parallel universe. She has ears and tail like a cat but seems to dislike being regarded in the same light as one.
Decsen
The leader of the powerful and famed mercenary group Arten Schwart. From the first his merit is such that he is called for by Valcaneer's officer, and has utmost trust from the mercenary group members.
Bower
As Decsen's right-hand man he supports the Arten Schwart group. He is a largehearted and warm personality full of human kindness.
Rudvich
Dulkheim army officer, generally in charge of Reinfaltz base. From his military achievements in the Eizenvant battle, he is adored by the citizens as a hero.
Roomise Rihtman
Leading person of the magic research in Dulkheim. It is said that if it were without him, the utilization of magic stones would have been ten years later. When he immerses himself in research, he forgets food and rest.
Belhart Munzer
Valcaneer Royal Guard member. Because he is quiet, he appears to give an unsociable impression but in fact he is calm and subtle. Because he always pays attention to the people in the surroundings, he keeps his subordinates' morale high.
Dianna Silvernale
Valcaneer Royal Guard member, a rank respected as mighty warriors. Her merit and military achievement are strong even though she is a woman. It is said that she inherited her fencing skill from her mother.
Alphonce Ordineil
Valcaneer Royal Guard member and lord of Ordineil. Holds a strong sense of justice, he constantly considers the citizens' well-being. He is firm and stubborn when he puts his mind to something.
Crestfer Ordineil
Alphonce's older twin brother. He enjoys flirting with women and constantly wanders around even past the country's borders in leisure. On the other hand he often worries about Alphonce.
Hien
A master fencer with reputation in the continent. Invited by military authorities of nations, he instructs fencing. He is a man who is strict toward himself and others.
Baker
Marculey's general, deeply trusted by Alicia. Charged with defending Marculey, however this nation is by nature weak in military.
Alicia Marculey
Princess of Marculey who wants peace and to unify the four nations in the continent.
Maggy
Clever scientist sort, she supports Crevaniel with technology developments.
Sydney
Manager in charge of Crevaniel's base. Very sincere and serious and never lets anything slip.
Mell
Runs the accessory shop at Crevaniel's base. She came from another continent and wandered about as a merchant prior to that. All of her merchandise is handcrafted.
Deringer
President of Dulkheim, has a greed for authority. He will try to use various schemes to capture the public's heart.
Kergil
A strange man living in dark side of Dulkheim, performing dirty work for Deringer. In the Dulkheim military, there is an unofficial secret information department where such things as prisoner interrogations and assassinations are carried out.
King of Valcaneer
He is devoted to the prosperity and interest of his country and will put out aggression toward other countries. He has the Royal Guard which has command of a mighty military force.
Norman
A commissioned officer under Munzer, he is young but able. He supports Munzer with his cool-headed judgment on the battlefield.
Simons
Valcaneer's commissioned officer devoted to attaining strong status. He will even use foul tactics to achieve his goal.
Leader of the Death Wings
The fearsome Death Wings mercenary group's leader. Always wearing a skull mask, he is in a single word atrocious. His group is feared throughout the continent.
Achiel
An angel, an enemy of humankind, but in fact they are familiars from the future.
Youriel
An angel who believed in humans to the last. She came from the future with Achiel.
Tactical role-playing game
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for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
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. It was developed and published in Japan
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by Atlus
Atlus
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in 2003 in standard and Delux editions. It is the fourth installment in the Growlanser series.
Like all Growlanser games, the character art was done by Satoshi Urushihara
Satoshi Urushihara
is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for his distinctive style of featuresque and beautiful characters. His work is the basis for anime such as Plastic Little and Legend of Lemnear, and appears in the Langrisser and Growlanser series of tactical CRPGs.-Early life:Satoshi Urushihara was...
. The game's music was done by Tomoyuki Hamada, with the opening and ending theme being performed by Yuki Makishima
Yuki Makishima
was born on September 9, 1976 in Kobe. She is a voice actress and pop singer.-Anime roles:*Tokimeki Memorial Only Love as Sayuri Amamiya*Argento Soma as Violetta *Black Jack as Mother...
.
Story
Four countries are getting involved in a war, and people have forgotten that they were on the verge of destruction by the hands of malevolent angels two thousand years before. They are now again descending upon the world to punish humanity. In the middle of this, a young man named Crevaniel, who was rasied as a mercenary, witnesses a dark-hearted seraphim flying through the sky. Knowing that it is a sign that the angels are returning to oppress humanity, he sets out to battle the angels for the sake of the world.Characters
CrevanielWhen he was young, he had been taken in and raised by Decsen, the leader of the mercenary group Arten Schwart. Growing up surrounded by a strong troupe, he possesses merit as a mercenary even though young.
Rems
A boy collapsed in the forest and rescued by Crevaniel and Regina. Since then he has come to live with them as a member of Arten Schwart. He is gentle and always positive. It became Crevaniel's duty to look after him.
Frane
A girl called "Ruin Child", a survivor of a civilization 2000 years ago. She somehow has a connection with Crevaniel's past, but because she lost her memories other than knowing her own name, it is concealed in mystery.
Regina
Daughter of Decsen, the leader of Arten Schwart mercenary group. Because of being surrounded by rough guys, she has a bit of a nasty tongue. Has a brother-sister relationship with Crevaniel.
Vallery
Man met at Reinfaltz base. He puts on a cool air but is hiding a passion. With an honest and steady personality not matching his outward appearance, he is full of ambition and reliable as a comrade.
Eliza Mayfield
A daughter of the Mayfield noble family. She was raised sheltered as a lady, so she has ignorance of the ways of the world, and her pride is high. Once she decides something, she dislikes turning from it.
D-TP
A human-figured familiar to serve the hero. Constantly bright and cheerful, and perhaps the party's moodmaker. TP type's feature is to strengthen your physical ability.
D-LN
A human-figured familiar to serve the hero. Prudent with diligence, her behavior is full of intelligence. LN type's feature is to strengthen magic.
D-LM
A human-figured familiar to serve the hero. Somewhat childlike, a warm and snug peculiar atmosphere is LM type's characteristic. She gives a calm impression but as for abilities, she compares favorably to the other types.
Leona
A mysterious girl from a parallel universe. She has ears and tail like a cat but seems to dislike being regarded in the same light as one.
Decsen
The leader of the powerful and famed mercenary group Arten Schwart. From the first his merit is such that he is called for by Valcaneer's officer, and has utmost trust from the mercenary group members.
Bower
As Decsen's right-hand man he supports the Arten Schwart group. He is a largehearted and warm personality full of human kindness.
Rudvich
Dulkheim army officer, generally in charge of Reinfaltz base. From his military achievements in the Eizenvant battle, he is adored by the citizens as a hero.
Roomise Rihtman
Leading person of the magic research in Dulkheim. It is said that if it were without him, the utilization of magic stones would have been ten years later. When he immerses himself in research, he forgets food and rest.
Belhart Munzer
Valcaneer Royal Guard member. Because he is quiet, he appears to give an unsociable impression but in fact he is calm and subtle. Because he always pays attention to the people in the surroundings, he keeps his subordinates' morale high.
Dianna Silvernale
Valcaneer Royal Guard member, a rank respected as mighty warriors. Her merit and military achievement are strong even though she is a woman. It is said that she inherited her fencing skill from her mother.
Alphonce Ordineil
Valcaneer Royal Guard member and lord of Ordineil. Holds a strong sense of justice, he constantly considers the citizens' well-being. He is firm and stubborn when he puts his mind to something.
Crestfer Ordineil
Alphonce's older twin brother. He enjoys flirting with women and constantly wanders around even past the country's borders in leisure. On the other hand he often worries about Alphonce.
Hien
A master fencer with reputation in the continent. Invited by military authorities of nations, he instructs fencing. He is a man who is strict toward himself and others.
Baker
Marculey's general, deeply trusted by Alicia. Charged with defending Marculey, however this nation is by nature weak in military.
Alicia Marculey
Princess of Marculey who wants peace and to unify the four nations in the continent.
Maggy
Clever scientist sort, she supports Crevaniel with technology developments.
Sydney
Manager in charge of Crevaniel's base. Very sincere and serious and never lets anything slip.
Mell
Runs the accessory shop at Crevaniel's base. She came from another continent and wandered about as a merchant prior to that. All of her merchandise is handcrafted.
Deringer
President of Dulkheim, has a greed for authority. He will try to use various schemes to capture the public's heart.
Kergil
A strange man living in dark side of Dulkheim, performing dirty work for Deringer. In the Dulkheim military, there is an unofficial secret information department where such things as prisoner interrogations and assassinations are carried out.
King of Valcaneer
He is devoted to the prosperity and interest of his country and will put out aggression toward other countries. He has the Royal Guard which has command of a mighty military force.
Norman
A commissioned officer under Munzer, he is young but able. He supports Munzer with his cool-headed judgment on the battlefield.
Simons
Valcaneer's commissioned officer devoted to attaining strong status. He will even use foul tactics to achieve his goal.
Leader of the Death Wings
The fearsome Death Wings mercenary group's leader. Always wearing a skull mask, he is in a single word atrocious. His group is feared throughout the continent.
Achiel
An angel, an enemy of humankind, but in fact they are familiars from the future.
Youriel
An angel who believed in humans to the last. She came from the future with Achiel.