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- Ability Training Ability Training is one of Soul's RPG progression systems: 32 abilities in total, covering most of what he can do in combat.
- An Chan An Chan is a major character in the Phantom Blade series and one of The Order's most mysterious killers.
- Attack Is a Matter of Timing How offense stays simple at this speed, when enemies can hit back, and how to spot a safe damage window.
- Banyuehua Formerly the Chief Adjudicator of the imperial Bureau of Rectitude — a woman who hated evil as though it had wronged her personally, held that it must be rooted out to the last root, and gave no ground at all to favors or bribes
- Big Head Fights mainly at close range.
- Bloodbath The cruellest, most bloodthirsty and least human member of the Council of Eleven, and a martial artist of the first order
- Blue-Robed Orthodox Disciple A disciple of the Orthodox Alliance, dressed in blue.
- Ci'er Ci'er is a major character in the Phantom Blade series and one of the most popular faces in Phantom Blade II
- Classifying Enemy Attacks Q: How is the threat tier of an enemy move decided, and how are the gaps between moves divided up?
- Defense and Dodge Mechanics Q: Can Phantom Blade Zero's defense mechanics keep up with its faster combat feel?
- Double-Headed Sabre Soldier An enemy soldier who fights with a double-headed sabre.
- Earlier-Game Cast Characters who appear only in the earlier *Rainblood* and *Phantom Blade* games and have not turned up in *Phantom Blade Zero*.
- Earlier-Game Cast Characters who appear only in the earlier *Rainblood* and *Phantom Blade* games and have not turned up in *Phantom Blade Zero*.
- Emei Piercer Disciple A orthodox disciple who fights with Emei Piercers.
- Factions In the Phantom World factions crowd every corner, flaring up and dying down like fireworks.
- Female Big Head Fights mainly at close range.
- Female Ghost A boss who appears in the form of a female ghost, with the official name still to be announced.
- Fire-Breathing Lion Head The Fire-Breathing Lion Head is a mechanism weapon shaped like a lion's head that breathes fire.
- Flail Killer A killer who wields a flail as a weapon, with the official name still to be announced.
- Game Map Overview Phantom Blade Zero runs as a wide-linear sequence of unbroken maps, each with a pocket of lighter diorama-style exploration and side content filling the gaps.
- Gameplay Preview A quick Q&A plus notes on how to read the game's combat, written only from pre-release material
- Gear City Gear City is the most advanced industrial city in the Phantom World, home to the houses of artificers, foremost among them the Ying clan
- Geography The Wulin brims and rolls on, wide beyond any measure.
- Ghost Hand A mysterious physician renowned across the Phantom World for his extraordinary skill and his uncanny methods of treatment
- Gongsun Xiaofeng Wife of Long Wu, one of the nine children of the Long family's last generation — and the finest physician the Long family ever produced
- Heavenly Tome A mysterious text in the Phantom Blade series, said to record martial arts and Occult Arts long since lost
- History The Wulin is a long scroll, carrying not only the small business of bridges and streams but the songs heroes sing as they die.
- Hooded Bladebearer A hooded enemy that fights with a blade
- Humanoid Trash Humanoid enemy types: the 32-entry Mob Compendium, the 30 rows it actually shows, and the answer to each class from shield-bearers to mounted riders at range.
- Inanis Inanis is one of the seven Nether Envoys of The Order, and the only woman among them
- Jian Xuan Jian Xuan is Sword Pavilion's finest disciple and a friend of Soul.
- Kuhai The Buddha said: all beings suffer, all forms are without substance, the sea of suffering has no shore — turn back, and the far bank is there
- Lei Dang A fierce, fearless fighter who put loyalty above all else, Lei Dang once served under Soul, the Nether Lord's adopted son, and the friendship the two of them forged in those years outlasted everything that came after
- Leng Tu Leng Tu is a character in Phantom Blade Zero, of uncertain identity and formidable strength.
- Lian Xie Lian Xie is the smith NPC in Phantom Blade Zero, handling upgrades and crafting for the player's equipment.
- Long Lie The Long family's fourth son — a martial fanatic from birth
- Long Mingyu The finest master of the Long family's last generation, five times running the representative of the Orthodox Alliance, a master swordsman and a master of the sword aura
- Long Tairan The last clan head of the Long family — shrewd and resourceful, a man of consequence two generations past who crossed swords with Mó Shaocheng, head of the House of Mó, time and again
- Long Wu The favourite son of the Long family's last clan head — the man the whole Wulin expected to lift the house to greater heights, and whom the tides of history swallowed all the same.
- Long Xing The youngest of the nine children of the Long family — the one most people overlook without ever meaning to.
- Long Yijue Eldest daughter among the nine children of the Long family, second in the direct line, and by common consent the finest woman fighter in the Wulin of her day.
- Luocheng Mirage's main foothold in the Southern Wulin, deep inside the fog.
- Martial Arts martial arts are the foundation of combat for the warriors of the Phantom World, built on traditional wuxia and fused with Sha-Chi, Occult Arts, mechanical arts and other power systems
- Masked Bladebearer A masked enemy that fights with a blade
- Masked Brawler A masked enemy that fights bare-handed
- Masked Macebearer A masked enemy that fights with a spiked club
- Masked Spearman A masked enemy that fights with a long spear
- Menghua The finest illusionist in the Council of Eleven, and one of the few members who did not lose control when *Sha-Chi* was poured into them at the Tianling Massacre.
- Mo Jian Mo Jian is the elder son of the Bastion of Mó, and Soul's full brother.
- Mo Tian Mo Tian was the last lord of the Bastion of Mó, father of Mo Jian and Soul.
- Mo Zhaoyun When the Long family fell she did as her master told her: took the infant heir in her arms and fled Xinglong Manor, to leave the house one last thread of blood.
- Mu Tianmiao Mu Tianmiao is the founder of The Order, honoured with the title of the Nether Lord.
- Mu Xiaokui Mu Xiaokui is the daughter of Mu Tianmiao, head of The Order, and carries the codename Jade.
- Nancheng Nancheng is a traditional Wulin city in the watery southeast of the Phantom World, threaded with canals, and the home town of Soul and Zuo Shang.
- Old Carter Old Carter is a utility NPC in Phantom Blade Zero, handling fast travel between regions.
- Old Gui Old Gui, known as 'the Cleaver,' is a Living Envoy of The Order: steady in temperament, deep in calculation, and skilled at weighing intelligence and laying careful plans.
- Orthodox Disciple An ordinary disciple of the Orthodox Alliance.
- Overview Primary weapons are Soul's main means of fighting, and he can carry two at once at most.
- Pangzhen Township NPCs Pangzhen Township NPCs: who is confirmed to run a shop or service, who is named but undocumented, what can be tested, and what the record still will not confirm.
- Quick Hand Zhang A merchant NPC in Phantom Blade Zero: small round sunglasses, always on the road, always collecting curios.
- Red Laser An enemy that fires red laser beams, with its role still awaiting official confirmation.
- Seven Stars Sword Formation The Sword Pavilion's signature art: seven disciples holding the positions of the Big Dipper, and a formation stronger than the seven of them apart.
- Shangguan Zhan A legendary hero of the Phantom Blade series: Warship and Swordsman dual class, and the same bloodline as Soul.
- Shield-bearing Gatekeeper A heavy enemy behind a great shield, posted at a gate. No official name has been given yet.
- Shui Bingmiao A Living Envoy of The Order who held Mu Tianmiao's trust — enough that a promotion to Nether Envoy was in the works — until he defected.
- Shuizhong Changbing Daonan A boss who fights with a long-hafted blade while standing in water.
- Soul The Order's youngest Nether Envoy, codename Black Wound.
- Spearman An infantryman who fights with a long spear.
- Start Here: Your First Two Hours First two hours in Phantom Blade Zero: the Sha-Chi economy, four loadout slots, three light colours, weapon-swap escapes and the habits that cost you an hour.
- Straw-Hat Swordsman with Shield and Bow An enemy in a straw hat, carrying sword and shield with a bow slung on its back
- Suozhe The Order's most powerful Ghost Envoy was built before the ranking system existed, and almost nobody in The Order knows he is down there.
- The Bastion of Mó The Bastion of Mó, ruled by a line whose surname is Mó — the largest underworld power in the Wulin, known in short as the House of Mó.
- The Battle of Mirage Fought in The Order's thirtieth year, the campaign that carried its expansion south — and made Soul's and Zuo Shang's names.
- The Golden Swordsman The true power behind the "Lord of the Mirage", and the last disciple of Yun Zhongzi, the finest swordsman in the world.
- The Hook A hook-wielding killer of The Order who hunts Soul alongside The Hunt in the carriage chase.
- The Hunt The Hunt, titled Hunter of the Order, is a boss in Phantom Blade Zero.
- The Marionette the Marionette are mechanism puppets built by Mirage, worked by fine threads and shaped like living people
- The Mirage A hidden organization inside the fog of the southern Wulin: it appears and vanishes like a mirage, and no one knows whether it was ever truly destroyed.
- The Order The Order is the central power in the story: the whole series is the tale of The Order in one age of the Wulin.
- The Order's Internal War One of the core events of the Phantom Blade series, taking place in the fortieth year of The Order.
- The Qilin A retainer Long Wu placed in Baihe Township against a day that might never come, the Qilin spent his life there as an ordinary commoner.
- The Sawyer A boss whose identity and moveset are still to be announced.
- The Seventh Man A Nether Envoy of The Order, a close companion of the Nether Lord in his youth, and a mysterious figure buried deep in the dark.
- The Shard Girl A mysterious figure from Phantom Blade Zero who first appears as a girl asking Soul for help — and then begins to come apart.
- The Snake Charmer The Snake Charmer serves Shangguan Zhan, alongside Ye Feng, Tie Dan and the Old Turtle.
- The Strong One A boss whose identity and moveset are still awaiting official announcement.
- The Three Heroes of Kunlun The Three Heroes of Kunlun are three disciples of the Kunlun sect: Yuyinzi, Huangyinzi and Mojizi.
- The Tianling Massacre One of the most important historical events in the Phantom Blade series, the Tianling Massacre took place in the thirteenth year of The Order
- The World of Phantom Blade Zero The Phantom World: a half-invented Wulin built on traditional martial arts and steampunk machinery, ringed by sea, ice, desert and volcano.
- Tie Dan Tie Dan serves under Shangguan Zhan, one of the masters in his ranks alongside Ye Feng, the Snake Charmer and the Old Turtle
- Tong Mei Tong Mei is one of the major female characters of the Phantom Blade series and one of the heroines of Phantom Blade II
- Transcension The core concept behind the series: reshaping a body's *Sha-Chi* by artificial means to reach power beyond human limits — and paying a price for it.
- Twin Hook Soldier An enemy soldier who fights with twin hooks
- Wan Qiaoru Wife of Mu Tianmiao, the old Nether Lord of The Order, and mother of the young lord Mu Xiaokui
- Wondrous Arts Wondrous arts are abilities in the Phantom World that go past ordinary martial study, touching on life and death, souls and reshaping.
- Xianzhe Xianzhe is a transformed Ghost Envoy under Inanis, who fights with a pipa and carries something puppet-like in her
- Xiao Li The Order's youngest Nether Envoy, codename Black Wound.
- Xiao Si Xiao Si is one of The Order's Nether Envoys: lively, and with a martial style of his own
- Xuanji Son of Xuan Li, the adopted son of Grand Secretary Xuan Mo, and father of Xuanyu and Xuan Yu
- Yan Cui The newest Living Envoy of The Order, a man who always wears a strange smile that warms you and then makes you cold
- Ye Feng A disciple of Moon Bastion and Yin Yue's lover, who later became one of the Masked.
- Yecheng The great city at the middle of the Phantom World, where the sects meet, the trade runs, and Cloud Terrace tower stages the Wulin Assembly.
- Yecheng Cloud Terrace Massacre In the fortieth year of The Order the Wulin Assembly convened on Cloud Terrace in Yecheng, and most of the Wulin sect leaders were killed — the event that marks the Wulin's third great upheaval.
- Yin Yue A major figure in the Phantom Blade series: the adopted daughter of Moon Bastion's lord, and one of the faces of the orthodox Wulin.
- Yinling Cold in manner, and solitary.
- Yu The only Grade-A Ghost Envoy The Order admits to, whose fighting strength is reckoned beyond all match.
- Yu'er A little girl in Rainblood: Town of Death, living alone with her father, buying medicine for him in Pangzhen Township.
- Yue Shangjun Lord of Moon Bastion, adoptive father of Yin Yue, and master of Ye Feng and Bi Yue.
- Zuo Shang The youngest Nether Envoy of The Order, code-named Ming
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Systems
- Ability Training Thirty-two ability nodes across five rows, no branches, free resets. What each row costs, which pickup feeds it, and when a respec is worth the walk back.
- Combat System Combat in Phantom Blade Zero: five resources, three light colours, guard breaks, Ghost Step punishes, and where deaths actually come from in the first hours.
- Difficulty and Achievements What each of the four difficulty settings changes: enemy stats, AI and saving. Plus what Sixty-Six Days actually does, and why no achievement needs it.
- Phantom Edges Phantom Edges: two slots drawing on one Remnant Spark pool, what breaks shields, what opens map routes, and the ten entries still listed as placeholders.
- Potion Bottles and Accessories Two bottle slots, six accessory slots, and a three-of-a-kind cap. What each slot does well, and the loadout that survives a long boss fight on a first run.
- Upgrade Materials Five upgrade inputs, one gate at level 11, and a different metal per weapon. What each level costs before you spend at all, and why a reset refunds everything.
- Weapon Upgrade Thirty levels, four material families, one free reset. Where the cost curve bends at level 11, and how to tell when a weapon stops earning its materials.
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Characters
- An Chan superior · colleague · Mu Tianmiao
- Friendly Envoy
- Ghost Hand patient / the one he treated · possibly connected · complex relationship
- Glasses Woman Friendly NPC · Phantom Blade Zero · Pangzhen Township
- Inanis superior · colleague · Ghost Envoy under her command
- Jian Xuan friend · sect · rival
- Leng Tu complex relationship · possibly connected · Soul
- Lian Xie travelling companion · client · Quick Hand Zhang
- Mo Jian the Bastion of Mó · the fall of the Bastion of Mó · father
- Mu Tianmiao the events at Yecheng · adopted son / heir · adopted son
- Mu Xiaokui the code name Yu · Female · Year 18 of The Order
- Old Carter travelling companion · client · possibly connected
- Pangzhen Township NPC Friendly NPC · may offer teleport or travel services · Major character / possible NPC
- Quick Hand Zhang travelling companion · trading partner · Lian Xie
- The Shard Girl the one she asked for help · possibly connected · Soul
- The Three Heroes of Kunlun sect · rival / complex relationship · complex relationship
- Tie Dan master · colleague · Shangguan Zhan
- Wu Ming complex relationship · Soul · Zuo Shang
- Wu Shi Fu complex relationship · Soul · Zuo Shang
- Xianzhe master · the one she assists · faction
- Xiao Hong complex relationship · Soul · Zuo Shang
- Xiao Li Xiao Si · Male · The Order
- Xiao Si superior · colleague / friend · colleague
- Xiu Weng complex relationship · Soul · Zuo Shang
- Xuan Yu core member
- Xuanyu the hidden hand · the true master of Mirage
- Ye Feng master · lover · fellow disciple
- Yin Yue adoptive father / master · lover · fellow disciple
- Yin-Yang Being complex relationship · Soul · Zuo Shang
- Yu Er met Soul / he delivered her medicine in her place · her gravely ill father · the killer who puppeteered her corpse
- Yue Shangjun adopted daughter / disciple · disciple · Yin Yue
- Zhang Hong Boss
- Zui Xian complex relationship · Soul · Zuo Shang
- Zuo Shang the code name Ming · Male · Year 12 of The Order
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Bosses
- Da Shixiong Humanoid boss / side boss · melee · side boss
- Dian Kuang Bao Tu Can Gang Boss
- Dian Kuang Bao Tu Tie Sha Boss
- Female Ghost Boss · female ghost (official name pending)
- Fengxue Daoke Boss · a blade wielder who appears in the snowstorm
- Flail Killer Boss · a killer who wields a flail (official name pending) · melee / flail
- Fu Lao Da Peng Meng Boss
- Hengdao Duizhang Boss
- Hongyi Nujianke Boss
- Hua Qianxiao Hua Qianxiao approach for Phantom Blade Zero: a confirmed melee boss with one main-weapon drop, no published moveset, and the parry plan that still works.
- Huang Xingzi Boss
- Ju Chui Ke Wanjun Boss
- Lei Dang long saber, wielded one-armed · Pangzhen Township · Huangcheng
- Lion Dance Grandmaster Boss · the lord of the Lion Dance lineage
- Mó Yuan the Mó Yuan instance · High · Mó Yuan boss guide
- Mó Yuan BOSS Extreme · Donnie Yen · lord of the Bastion of Mó
- Red Laser Boss · ranged / special
- Shield-bearing Gatekeeper Boss · a strong foe guarding the gate with a great shield (official name pending) · melee / shield
- Shuang She Fu Ren Bai Chi Lian Boss · Madam Twin Snakes, Bai Chilian
- Shuizhong Changbing Daonan Boss · melee / in water
- The Dual-Blade Roller A two-blade boss approach built from system rules: guard-break math, parry timing against twin strings, and the loadout that survives a rolling target.
- The Hook the carriage chase · Medium
- The Hunt the carriage chase · High · Boss
- The Sawyer Boss · the Sawyer (official name pending) · melee
- The Strong One Boss · the Strong One (official name pending) · melee
- The Strong One The Strong One: a roster label for a melee boss with no published name, moveset, arena or drop. What is confirmed, what is missing, how to prepare anyway.
- Three-Headed Woman Three-Headed Woman: a boss tag and nothing else. A multi-target framework covering lock-on discipline, kill order and how to budget *Sha-Chi* for two bodies.
- Tie Gui Boss
- Yu Yao Boss
- Yumian Langjun Boss
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Weapons
- Army Breaker Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- Bandit-Slaying Blade Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- Bells Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Bi Nu Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Big Shield Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Black Wound Twin Blades Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Dual-Wield Blades
- Blood-Drinking Saber Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- Brokensteel Blade Known weapon
- Changbing Jinguai
- Command Sword Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed · Phantom Blade Zero
- Demon Cleave Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed · Phantom Blade Zero
- Double-Headed Saber Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed · Phantom Blade Zero
- Eight-Slash Blades Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed · Phantom Blade Zero
- Fei Dao Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Flail Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Flute Sword Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed · Phantom Blade Zero
- Fool's Broken Blade Known weapon · Primary Weapons · One-Handed Blades
- Ghost Envoy's Sword Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed · Phantom Blade Zero
- Green Dragon Crescent Blade Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- Hu Shen Pao Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Hunter's Chain Sickle Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Jade Demon Twin Blades Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Dual-Wield Blades
- Jade Twin Rings Known weapon
- Ju Xiong Fu Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Ju Zi Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Lie Yan Shi Tou Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Long Black Wound Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- Meridian Mandarin-Duck Axes Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Dual-Wield Blades
- Mo Xue Wu Hen Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Pi Pa Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Prayer Beads Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Rouge Ghost Slash Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- San Gu Gang Cha Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Shui Long Tou Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Spirit Snake Soft Sword Known weapon · Primary Weapons · One-Handed Blades
- Sword of the King of Yue Known weapon · Primary Weapons · One-Handed Blades
- The Black Demon Wound Known weapon · Primary Weapons · One-Handed Blades
- Tie Quan Tao Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Tie Yu Shuang Shan Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Tong Yong Huo Chong Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Twin Hooks Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Dual-Wield Blades
- White Python and Crimson Serpent Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Dual-Wield Blades
- White Shadow Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Two-Handed Blades
- Wind-Thunder Twin Blades Known weapon · Primary Weapons · Dual-Wield Blades
- Wooden Sword Known weapon · Primary Weapons · One-Handed Blades
- Xue Di Zi Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Yu Gong Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Zhang Hong's Spear Phantom Edges · Phantom Blade Zero
- Zi Ming Zuo Shang · Primary Weapons · Unconfirmed
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Maps
- Blood Forest Blood Forest: the one confirmed description, its place on the eight-region roster, the rules every region runs on, and every field still marked unpublished.
- Meigu Lake Phantom Blade Zero
- Nancheng Tianling Peak
- Pangzhen Township Pangzhen Township region map for Phantom Blade Zero: five connected areas, bell placement, what to pick up, and which side content you can lose by leaving early.
- Prison Mountain Phantom Blade Zero · a mountain prison region
- The Orthodox Camp Phantom Blade Zero · the camp of the orthodox sects
- Valley The opening valley as a lab, not a corridor: route order, the bell rule, seven collection types, and the one side quest you can lose before you notice it.
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Enemies
- Bai Bang Dun Bing melee / shield · a soldier with a white staff and shield · Humanoid mob
- Bai Qiang Dun Bing melee / shield · a soldier with a white spear and shield · Humanoid mob
- Big Head melee · Humanoid mob
- Blue-Robed Orthodox Disciple melee · Humanoid mob
- Dou Li Pi Feng a straw-hatted, cloaked enemy · Humanoid mob
- Double-Headed Sabre Soldier melee · a soldier with a double-headed blade · Humanoid mob
- Emei Piercer Disciple melee · a disciple armed with Emei needles · Humanoid mob
- Female Big Head melee · Humanoid mob
- Gong Jian Shou ranged · fires a bow · Humanoid mob
- Gou melee / beast form · a canine enemy · Beast mob
- Guai Yi Humanoid mob
- Hooded Bladebearer melee · a hooded enemy with a blade · Humanoid mob
- Huo Qiang Bing ranged · fires a hand cannon · Humanoid mob
- Masked Bladebearer melee / masked one · a masked one with a blade · Humanoid mob
- Masked Brawler melee / masked one · a masked one who fights bare-handed · Humanoid mob
- Masked Macebearer melee / masked one · a masked one with a wolf-tooth club · Humanoid mob
- Masked Spearman melee / masked one · a masked one with a spear
- Mounted Spearman melee / mounted · a mounted lancer
- Mounted Straw-Hat Swordsman with Shield and Bow melee / mounted · the mounted variant: straw hat, sword, shield and bow
- Niao melee / beast form · a bird-type enemy
- Nu Qiang Shou ranged · fires a crossbow · Humanoid mob
- Orthodox Disciple melee · an ordinary disciple of the Orthodox Alliance · Humanoid mob
- Reng Huo Guai ranged / thrown · throws fire · Humanoid mob
- Self-Destruct Mob special · an enemy that self-destructs at close range · Humanoid mob
- Shui Zhong Xiao Guai melee / in water · a small beast-type enemy found in water · Beast mob
- Spearman melee · a spearman infantryman · Humanoid mob
- Straw-Hat Swordsman with Shield and Bow melee / multi-weapon · straw hat · sword and shield
- Tong Ren melee / mechanisms · a bronze mechanism figure · Humanoid mob
- Twin-hook Soldier melee · a soldier with twin hooks · Humanoid mob
- Xiao Wu Shi Humanoid mob
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Factions
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Items
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