Story

We first see Ureksa when he, Sakuro and Lubert give a speech at Wystern Central Tower to welcome the participants of the tournament that will decide who will be the next Craftlord of Iron. At this point not much is known about him.

scene Ureksa is absent for a while until Cleru or Pratty is sent to tag along with him to conduct a few investigations on a volcano overseas. Ureksa could have just given the young Craftknight a ride but instead asks if he or she has a boat. Cleru or Pratty borrows Bron's boat to follow Ureksa, it seems like an obvious excuse to get rid of the tag along, but it doesn't work. At the docks, Ureksa talks about what makes a hero and mentions a hero from a place called Seijent. He asks if Cleru or Pratty has heard of that hero. You get a choice of gender and description, according to that, you will meet one of four possible characters, but the plot is the same with all of them.

The protagonist and Ureksa sail off and arrive at an unpopulated area where Ureksa knocks out the protagonist and runs off. If that doesn't trigger the antagonist alarms I don't know what will. The player is rescued by the hero of their choice and they go off to investigate. This is where everything is revealed. Lubert, the Craftlord of Amber is playing double agent for Deigleya, Wystern's enemy. The hero of Seijent sends a summon to numb Ureksa and Lubert to an almost sleep-like state while Cleru or Pratty moves forward. Ureksa hurts himself to wake up and chases after the protagonist. They fight and Ureksa is defeated. This is not their last battle, but it is an important point, as Ureksa's betrayal is discovered.

scene There are four swords which sealed Parista, they were made by Shintetsu. Those swords are only part of what will create a stronger sword that will ultimately defeat and calm Parista. Deigleya wants those swords and Lubert wants riches. It was convenient for Ureksa to join in and help out for his own reasons. However, Ureksa does not believe that neither Deigleya nor Wystern can truly defeat Parista and he knows the dangers of the creature running lose. It is that which lies in the center of his true plan.

Ureksa intended for Parista to run free, then everyone in the world would have no choice but to unite to fight off the threat. Ultimately, Ureksa expected someone to be able to defeat Parista, finally completing his vengeance. Do we see the contradiction here? What about Rumari's safety? I'm getting to that explanation, there's a reason why Ureksa was acting so crazy, but before that is revealed we have another important scene to look into, Ureksa's next big appearance.

scene Cleru or Pratty continues learning more about the overall situation in Wystern and while running some errands in Vance, he or she meets Rumari, realizing she's Ureksa's sister. It is in Vance that Ureksa is keeping Tyram prisoner and when Cleru, Pratty and their friends are found near the light house where Tyram is being held, they are taken prisoner as well. Ultimately, another Craftknight, Varil, finds a secret passage which allows them to escape, but the conflict is far from over.

On the roof, Ureksa is cornered by Cleru or Pratty, they fight and after Ureksa is defeated, they are joined by Tyram and the newly arrived Kouren. Ureksa throws their inaction in their face and yells at Tyram for not helping Rumari despite being her lover. Tyram then reveals his research, he had been investigating using the spirit of ice, Kuhyra, who is both the opposite and a part of Parista, to cure Rumari.

scene Everything comes crumbling down when Ureksa realizes the error of his betrayal. He sold Wystern and his friends in an extreme plan even if the Craftlords' apparent lack of action was not what it appeared to be. They had been looking for a solution all along, especially Tyram. If you ask me, they should have kept Ureksa better informed. It all results in a big nervous break down for Ureksa and he jumps right off the building. It is presumed that he dies.

Ureksa's apparent death brings about a twist, Sakuro is angry and wants to speed things along concerning Parista, but I talk about him a little more in the friends page. Surprisingly, Rumari takes it relatively well on the surface. I think she, like her brother, may be the kind of person to keep things bottled up. Rumari knows she has people worried due to her illness and doesn't want to worry them more. The player or Razzy (another Craftknight you can send to give the news) has a hard time giving her the news of Ureksa's death. After some hesitation, Rumari realizes what's going on and takes it as calmly as possible with quiet sorrow.

scene Tyram decides to remain in Vance with Rumari and give back his title of Craftlord of Crystal. I think that Ureksa's supposed death has a lot to do with this. I can imagine Tyram feeling guilty and deciding that he no longer deserves the title. He also wanted to be able to dedicate all his time and attention to Rumari.

This is not the end of Ureksa, the tournament in Wystern continued, as did Lubert's secret business. For another long period of time, Ureksa remained absent, his true fate unknown. It wasn't until after Lubert's defeat and the end of the secret business with Deigleya, that Ureksa made another appearance.

Sanary was another young Craftknight in training from the Silver Guild and also Kouren's younger sister. Proud and afraid to lose, Sanary was consumed by her insecurities and controlled by Parista. After she loses the tournament Parista lures her into the depths of the underground labyrinth and keeps her hostage. Right before the final match of the tournament, Cleru or Pratty runs off to save Sanary from Parista. Making his or her way down to Parista, Ureksa appears again.

scene It is revealed that Ureksa had been manipulated by Parista and it was due to Parista's power that he survived to continue being used. Parista can't really brainwash people at random, that would make it way too easy. It's more about their negative emotions, the darkness, you could say. This reminds me of concepts used in Star Wars and Kingdom Hearts, turn to the darkness and it will consume you. In this case, Parista takes advantage of that to partially control someone, with the level of control growing overtime, slowly overtaking their consciousness.

After his attempt at suicide, he was left weak enough for Parista to really take over. The spirit saved his life to use him to fight. However, Ureksa was defeated again by the protagonist and ultimately freed of Parista's control.

scene From there on, it's up to Cleru or Pratty to forge the special sword from Shintetsu's legacy and fight Parista. That will be done by using the four swords left by Shintetsu and some help from Kuhyra. During the process of preparing everything for that purpose, Rumari and Tyram return to Wystern and are reunited with Ureksa. After Parista's rage is calmed and the summon is sent back home, the last few lose ends are tied. Rumari is freed of her curse and Deigleya goes ahead with its terribly unsuccessful invasion. Though Rumari is cured, no mention of her taking back her Craftlord title is made, thus it is assumed that Ureksa kept it.

Finally, Cleru or Pratty goes off to finish the tournament. Though the competition was a distraction, the title of Craftlord of Iron will still be awarded to the winner. As you might have guessed, the protagonist wins and you get a nice little additional ending scene with whichever of the available characters to hang out with became the best friend or date.