Shatter Heart ť Ar Tonelico ť World View

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ť Aurica's Song Magic
ť Characters
ť Character Profile Cards
ť Misha's Costumes
ť Elemia Church
ť Event Items
ť Shurelia's Song Magic
ť Terminology

ť Timeline
ť Usable Items
ť World View [Basics]

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The "World View" is basic information that is given in the manual about the game. If you don't want to read up on lengthy descriptions and just want a basic overview of the story, this is the page to look at.

Reyvateil

There is a rare species of people in the world known as Reyvateil. The heroines in this game, Auricia and Misha, are different kinds of Reyvateils. Auricia is a Third Generation, which is a mixed breed between humans and Reyvateils. Not all mixed children become Reyvateils, and only the ones who are born with those abilities canever develop powers.
Also, Reyvateils are always born female. Their characteristics include a very short life span, and a tatoo called an installer port that appears somewhere on their body. On the other hand, Misha is a Pureblooded B-type, a genuine Reyvateil. They are similar to third generation, except that they have a very long lifespan, and remain youthful until they are destroyed. They also have a tremendous amount of power, uncomparable to those of third generation.

Tenba and Elemia Church

In the isolated world of Sol Ciel, people live on a floating island called the Wings of Horus. There are two major organizations on this island: The Tenba Conglomerate, who try to use the lost technology found on the Tower to improve the people's lifestyle, and the Elemia Church whose goal is to revive the Trio of Elemia to lead the people to happiness. They take care of Reyvateils and use their power to help people, and improving their lifestyles that way.

The two disasters

In the past, Sol Ciel hasexpirenced two major disasters that almost led to the end of the world. The land and the sky were lost in the first disaster; the super civilization was lost in the second. It is now the Third Era, the dawn of a new age. A time where people must cling to the Tower of Ar tonelico f

Wings of Horus

A continent that floats on the outer walls of the Tower, most inhabitants of Sol Ciel live here. The Tower has granted them technology called Grathneld. People worked on this skill, and though their civilization wasnot highly advanced,they were able to enjoy modest prosperity. During the second diseaster, one wing of the Tower had been destroyed. Along with many people, it disappeared into the rubble of the Sea of Death. Currently, only one Wings of Horus still exists.

Virus

They are born from the Altar of Apostles, but should not actually exist in physical forms. Most have the intent to cause harm to people.
In the upper levels of the Tower, the administrator, Shurelia, and her Knights of Elemia work to exterminate them, but they also appear in the lower levels and the Wings of Horus as well, troubling the residents. The Knights of Elemia Church and the mercenaries of Tenba have forces to fight against these outbreaks.

Apostles of Elemia

People who live in the upper levels of the Tower, in the city of Plantina, are called Apostles of Elemia. The adminastrator, Shurelia, leads these people, the descendants of those who created the Tower of Ar tonelico in the past. Their role is to maintain and preserve the operations of the Tower, and exterminate virus outbreaks from the Altar of Apostles. Lyner, the main character, became a knight to guard Shurelia.

Cosmosphere

In this world "sound" exists as a natural wave that can be found anywhere. And through this, al reyvanteils are unconsciouslly connected to the Tower. Each Reyvateil has a standard spiritual frequency, and those who have similar values can synchronize better [ such as get along better, or think in the same way]. Based on a spectrum that uses this frequency wave, each Reyvateils logic creates their conciousness and way of thought, which then shapes the individual. It is therefore, very important to keep maintenance of this logic. During the era when Reyvateils were created, it was said to be possible to completely change their personality and consciousness with maintanence, but controlling the personality and memories would only occur in an extremely special case [since there was a time when people fought for Reyvateil's rights] So in reality, the process was mainly to craft songs. The Reyvateils' logic is referred to as a Cosmosphere, and is called the soulspace in the Third Era. So the Cosmosphere, whether near or far, is always connected to the Tower, and is also connected to other Reyvateils.

Hymn Crystals [Hymns]

Hymn are songs that can control the Tower. Normally these Hymns are sealed within a crystal. When they are installed, a control key called the Hymn code canbe retrieved and used to activate its powers. In this story, Auricia and Misha use these hymns to overcome many obstacles during their adventure.