| “ | Okran's Will shall be done | ” |
–Phoenix victorious over an enemy | ||
Holy Lord Phoenix resides in Blister Hill in his throne room.
He has Diplomatic Status and is surrounded by his entourage that consists of 14 High Paladins and his personal bodyguard, the Protector of the Flame.
He has a c.100,000 bounty with the United Cities and the Shek Kingdom.
He is the author of The Holy Crusade and Holy Edict.
His home contains several of the copies of important letters (Letter To Priest Ton, Letter To A Priest, Letter From Bad Teeth). These items are not unique, indicating that they were copied especially for Lord Phoenix.
They wear [Masterwork] armour and have weapons manufactured by Cross.
This character can colour armour and clothing due to a colour scheme attached. The colour is different from the faction's color as it is attached to this character rather than the faction.
Statistics[]
- Greenlander
| Attributes | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | 82 – 88 | |
| Toughness | 82 – 88 | |
| Dexterity | 82 – 88 | |
| Perception | -2 – 4 | |
| Weapon Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Katanas | 82 – 88 | |
| Sabres | 82 – 88 | |
| Hackers | 82 – 88 | |
| Heavy Weapons | 82 – 88 | |
| Blunt | 82 – 88 | |
| Polearms | 82 – 88 | |
| Combat Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Melee Attack | 82 – 88 | |
| Melee Defence | 82 – 88 | |
| Dodge | 5.5 – 11.5 | |
| Martial Arts | 5.5 – 11.5 | |
| Ranged Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Turrets | 82 – 88 | |
| Crossbows | -2 – 4 | |
| Precision Shooting | 82 – 88 | |
| Thievery Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Stealth | -2 – 4 | |
| Lockpicking | -2 – 4 | |
| Thievery | -2 – 4 | |
| Assassination | 42.5 | |
| Athletic Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 82 – 88 | |
| Swimming | 82 – 88 | |
| Science Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Field Medic | 82 – 88 | |
| Engineer | -2 – 4 | |
| Robotics | -2 – 4 | |
| Science | 1.2 | |
| Trade Skills | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon Smith | -2 – 4 | |
| Armour Smith | -2 – 4 | |
| Crossbow Smith | 1 | |
| Labouring | 1 | |
| Farming | 1.2 | |
| Cooking | 1.2 | |
Skills will be multiplied by the racial multiplier. Players should also be aware that non-player characters also level up while fighting.
Dialogue[]
Main Article: The Holy Nation Route
The Holy Lord Phoenix (blessed be his name) will not talk to you if you have not proven your worth in the eyes of Okran.
When playing as a human man, the player will get a 'speech bubble' icon when they mouse over the Holy Lord. However, if the player's relation with The Holy Nation is not high enough, when the player goes to talk with him, he will only respond "..." and one of his High Paladins will warn: "This, is The Lord incarnate. You will not approach without summon, my brother. Step away from the Holy Lord Phoenix Himself, blessed be his name." The player must have a relation of 75 or higher with The Holy Nation to be able to speak with him in the Throne Room. Once you reach 75 relations the Lord Phoenix will give you the Chalice Of Fire when spoken to.
If the player releases Phoenix after imprisoning him, Phoenix will mark that this is a declaration of war and would have relation set immediately to be hostile with The Holy Nation.
Conversely, if the player releases Phoenix after being imprisoned by others and doesn't equip any robotic limbs, Phoenix would mark that The Holy Nation will never forget this act of savior and will have relation be set to ally with The Holy Nation. One thing particularly noteworthy for HN is that this dialogue of saving him and having an alliance with HN can happen despite being a non-Human or a woman. If the player releases Phoenix while having robotic limbs in this scenario, there will be no relation changes.
History[]
Older version of the Phoenix
Phoenix LXII, blessed be his name, is the leader of the Holy Nation, the 62nd Phoenix in an ancient lineage of reincarnated Lawgivers. The Lawgiver is said to be the messenger of Okran, the chosen savior who once unshackled men from a savage life to a holy purpose under the law of God. On Phoenix I’s deathbed he announced that he would be reborn again into the body of the next first born male, and his descendants have directly enforced ‘Okran’s will’ ever since.
In particular, the Holy Lord Phoenix LXII, is one of the harshest in the line of the Phoenixes. Brought up and indoctrinated in isolation during the whole of his childhood, he was burdened with the responsibility of judging his own family at the young age of 16. He sentenced them to be purged in the Divine Flame and has unrelentingly cast the judgement of Okran ever since.
He has made it his life mission to completely eradicate Shek Kingdom to end the war between them once and for all[1].
World States[]
The death of the Phoenix causes several different changes, mostly related to mass panic[2], demoralization[3], and chaos inside The Holy Nation[4] (partially since he would be considered to be passing too early[5], before Shek Warriors/Kamikaze are fully dealt with[6]), most of these are also asking for the world states of Seta and Valtena for greater effect.
Blister Hill will become destroyed, or if both Seta and Valtena are also dead/imprisoned, will be handed over to the Flotsam Ninjas if Moll is alive, or to the Holy Nation Outlaws otherwise. Rebirth follows the same pattern (except for the destroyed override).
The Phoenix's death causes some of the HN patrols to diminish in frequency at Okran's Pride (83%), Okran's Gulf (50%), Okran's Valley (44%), and Bast (10%) (see their respective zones' homeless spawns for more information).
Kral's Chosen spawns will be in Okran's Gulf and Okran's Pride in greater frequency provided Seta is killed too while Flying Bull is alive, they will also invade Okran's Valley and Skimsands if Valtena is also killed.
His death will also cause Shek Kingdom's invasion spawns at Okran's Pride and Okran's Gulf become visible if Esata is alive.
Holy Military Bases will become destroyed and turn into Deadhive Overruns. Fogmen Nest Invasion will also start in Okran's Gulf.
Okran's Fist will become half-destroyed after his death, or overrun by Cannibals if Valtena is also killed.
If Seta is also killed while Esata is alive, Holy Mines will change ownership to Shek Kingdom, or to the Kral's Chosen if Esata is also killed while Flying Bull is alive, or to the Slave Traders if Flying Bull is also killed while Tengu and Longen are alive (but it will switched to destroyed shortly after).
Holy Farms will remain under HN control. They could potentially have dialogue changes from Holy Farmers indicating that they are hounded by raids[7] and for tributes if Esata is alive or change ownership to Slave Traders if Valtena is also killed while Tengu and Longen are alive. If both Phoenix and Seta are killed after achieving Slave Traders override, it will be destroyed.
If Bad Teeth is under HN control, it will become half-destroyed after his death/imprisonment. If he and Seta, Esata, Flying Bull are all killed, both Stack and Bad Teeth will fall into ruins.
Kral's Chosen spawns will be in Okran's Gulf and Okran's Pride in greater frequency provided Seta is killed too while Flying Bull is alive, they will also invade Okran's Valley and Skimsands if Valtena is also killed.
If a player has an outpost, the death or kidnapping of the Phoenix will prompt several raids to begin, primarily a Wrath of God. Berserkers will also start raiding the "holy-dog slayer". The Band of Bones Raid on the player outpost will, however, stop.
If Phoenix, Seta and Valtena are all killed, the typical holy army character spawns will cease to exist (the ones in raid events will nonetheless persist), and instead be replaced by Strayed Paladins.
(Requires Phoenix to be alive)[]
If Phoenix is alive while Seto is killed, Holy patrols will start spawning mostly in Border Zone and slightly in Stenn Desert.
If Phoenix is alive when Esata is killed, Holy Army Forces and Patrols will start spawning in Border Zone and Skinner's Roam.
Bounty[]
If Holy Lord Phoenix is turned in to the following factions it will grant the following benefits/penalties:
Shek Kingdom[]
- Lord Phoenix can be turned in by talking to Esata the Stone Golem in Admag for:
- -75 relations with The Holy Nation.
- +70 relations with Shek Kingdom.
- c.100,000 bounty reward.
- Gain recruit Seto if relations are over 35 with Shek Kingdom.
Note: Lord Phoenix cannot be turned in if the player is allied with The Holy Nation, United Cities, Traders Guild or Slave Traders.
United Cities[]
- Lord Phoenix can be turned in by talking to Police Chief in Heft for:
- -75 relations with The Holy Nation.
- +60 relations with United Cities.
- c.100,000 bounty reward.
Flotsam Ninjas[]
- Lord Phoenix can be turned in by talking to in Flotsam Village for:
- +75 relations with Flotsam Ninjas.
Trivia[]
- Holy Lord Phoenix gives great big bear hugs, and smells of vegetables.[8]
- 62nd Phoenix has very large popularity amongst the common citizenry[9], many even consider him to be better than other versions of Phoenixes[10].
- He appears to be pleased when you bring in Moll, Seto, Esata, Tengu, Eyegore and Tinfist but is confused and dismayed when you bring Longen to him[11].
- The Holy Lord Phoenix shares a color scheme (color 1 is 255 255 255 white, color 2 is 0 0 0 black) with Holy Priests.
- Phoenix has significant amount of army force acting as patrols tied under his command, roughly 60% of all HN army, compared to 30% of Valtena and 10% of Seta.
References[]
- ↑ "And then there's the barbaric warmongering devils... They've terrorized our towns enough with their needless hunger for blood, the war must end." -Holy Lord Phoenix
- ↑ "The weak Okranites are lost without their precious Phoenix. Amusing... Such panic and squabbling amongst themselves has ended up destroying their own capital before we could take it" -Esata
- ↑ "*sob* Why, Lord Phoenix... Why did you leave us... ... Blessed be his name..." - Holy Citizen
- ↑ "With our beloved lord gone, what will become of the Holy Nation?" - Holy Citizen
- ↑ "Why must you have taken the Holy Lord Phoenix so soon, Okran? Why!?" - Holy Citizen
- ↑ Phoenix status is necessary to have armies spawning to counter the Kamikaze to cushion and mitigate the blow against HN. As his world state is tied with one of the possibilities of Slave Traders enslaving their populace once HN is weakened.
- ↑ The dialogue trigger for Holy Farms would trigger even when Seta is still alive to block the Shek forces, meaning Shek Kingdom's control over the area is minimal.
- ↑ Dialogue "Phoenix talk to", EV_PLAYER_TALK_TO_ME dialogue linked to Dialogue Package "Holy Lord Phoenix LXII" which is exclusively used by the Holy Lord Phoenix (Forgotten Construction Set v2.0). Retrieved 11/13/2022
- ↑ "The Holy Lord Phoenix Himself protects us from the dark ones. Thank Okran for our saviour and protector." "We're safe in this city. The Holy Lord Phoenix Himself protects us here."
- ↑ "Oh, 62nd Phoenix... Of all the Phoenix' you were my favourite..." - Holy Citizen
- ↑ "Is that the Lord of the Traders Guild...?! What are you doing, child? Get him out of here! We want no part in your war!" -Phoenix, dragging in Longen as a human male