Beyond being able to possess eight different Classes at once, Cacophony Concord has one final system in place to enable players to feel truly unique. That is the Nucleus System, a special item molded by the player’s personality and actions and granted to them after they’ve spent an unspecified amount of time in the game. This Nucleus, which can be neither be lost nor replaced, continues to evolve as one plays, seemingly without any correlation with one’s Level. As it goes from one stage to another, it obtains more abilities, molded to fit a combination of the player’s playstyle and experiences, and confers higher stat gains to its owner, which gives a massive advantage for more highly evolved Nuclei. Some have called it like “having a Stand”, and for the casual player, unconcerned of the vast scope of the game, simply having a superpower tailored specifically for them is enough of a draw to continue playing.

Nuclei can generally be separated into five categories:

The world of Cacophony Concord is set upon two continents bridged by an archipelago, upon which five noteworthy nations exist, each of them apparent facsimiles of real-world countries. Magic has bridged the gap between the medieval and the modern, though the extent of how much magitech has progressed depends on which nation one is in, varying from steampunk to high fantasy in both aesthetics and the commonality of magic in daily life. Of note, however, is that modern conveniences, such as plumbing and heating, exist in all nations, apparently for the comfort of players who’d rather not walk through streets smelling of human refuse.

Upon character creation, players are able to select one of five nations to become a citizen of, allowing them to partake in wars, join and establish guilds, receive merits and titles from the rulers of the nation, and gain access to nation-specific Classes. Though one can change their citizenship later on, they relinquish any titles or merits accrued, as well as membership of whatever guild they’re in. These nations are:


Lore and mythos tells of ancient civilizations, sundered by an alien force, and even now, ruins have been discovered around the world, holding treasures from another time. Vestiges of that civilization-destroying force persist as well, Anomalies that are predator and prey of the Players.

South of Alderamin, the lands of Horogi gradate from grand mountain ranges replete with ore to wild plains and terraced rice paddies. Steep, sheer cliffs overlooking the ocean has made it difficult for sea-bound voyagers to reach this disorderly nation, and the monsters that roam the land and air are often spiritual in nature, specters and apparitions manifested from millennia-long grudges sparked by war. Though most buildings are traditional in nature, with talisman magic substituting for proper magitech in villages and towns, there has been a gradual trickling down of technology from their northern neighbour; a network of railways connects the fortified city-states to their vassal-villages, and some of the richest ore merchants have begun to populate the skies with their airships, to the chagrin of the serpentine dragons inhabiting rainclouds and thunderheads.

Inhabitants of Horogi have their faith built upon a mixture of animistic, ancestral, and solar faiths. All things in the universe have a soul, and thus, all things are meant to die. To fear an inevitable death is dishonorable, though the act of saving a life that could be saved is not. The most valorous of warriors become one with the Sun, their brilliance fueling that life-giving light, while cowards seep into the soil, becoming food for the basest of creations. Passing one’s weapons onto a student is perhaps the highest form of respect you can offer unto the new generation, but for one to return their weapon to their creator indicates an intense disapproval of the craftsmanship of the artisan.

The most important belief, however, is that of the Divine Mandate, of the heavenly power that shall be granted upon the one to unify all the people of Horogi, giving them the wisdom and power to bring forth an era of prosperity unlike any other. It is for that purpose that Horogi is still at war, for all people seek to either immortalize themselves as the ruling clan of this nation, or to take advantage of this continued state of affairs and profit off the endless conflict.

Five City-States rise above the rest in terms of power and influence, to whom players can vow allegiance to. Though roughly equal in power, their military power extends only so far; the majority of villages that populate Horogi defend and maintain their own systems of law, while bandits run rampant down ancient highways, their pillaging and robberies left largely unchecked.


In the center of Horogi, upon the Goldspun Hills, lies Nyu-Taro, a City-State that holds representatives from all five clans. New players spawn here, and may use the surrounding lands to adventure freely, leveling themselves up and learning more of the nation they’ve established themselves in. From there, they may either pledge allegiance to one of the clans, or strike off on their own, as a vagrant who, depending on their reputation, may continue to be pursued by the five clans.

All living beings within Cacophony Concord have their attributes measured in eight different manners, split into two categories. The first category of attributes are the Resources, one’s Health Points, Mind Points, and Stamina Points. Though the usage of these three resources empower one’s capabilities, they can be generally understood in purely mechanical terms. The increase or decrease of one has no effect on an individual’s ability to function in the world of Cacophony Concord.

On the other hand, the second category of attributes, one’s Status, do play into one’s ability to act as they wish. Strength, Agility, Endurance, and Dexterity all influence an individual’s day-to-day actions and routines, while the Luck stat remains a curious anomaly, influencing one’s life in terms of actions that are beyond their own control.

When one levels up, they gain 8 attribute points to be distributed as they wish, but one can only level up one class at a time. Low Rank Classes have a level cap of 50, while High Rank classes have a level cap of 200. Superior Classes, unique classes with difficult conditions to clear, have no level cap at all, enabling one to increase their attributes infinitely…in theory, at least. If one hits the level cap for the Class they are levelling up, but do not select a new class to begin pumping EXP into, half of the excess EXP earned afterwards is banked, while the other half is lost.

Beyond the allocation of attribute points, all Classes increase certain attributes by a percentage, and these percentage increases stack up as one gains more Classes. Low Rank Classes confer a total of 30% to one’s attributes. High Rank Classes confer a total of 60% to one’s attributes. Superior Classes confer a total of 100% to one’s attributes. These, of course, all stack up, meaning that, with the maximum of 6 Low Rank Classes and 2 High Rank Classes, one could increase their total attribute count by 300%.

Unique to players, Nuclei also confer percentage increases to their attributes, generally with greater increases as the Nuclei progress from one Form to the next, up to the Seventh Form. Due to this, players will invariably have an attribute advantage over non-players of the same level, though how much of an increase they get varies from Nuclei to Nuclei. In extreme(ly hilarious) cases, there have been Seventh Form Nuclei that have increased singular stats by 300 times the original amount, while in other cases, there have been attribute decreases due to the sheer strength of the Nuclei’s abilities.