Detailed characters, classes, prologues, map in Trials of Mana

Square Enix has released new information and visuals for the JRPG Trials of Mana game, a remake of Seiken Densetsu 3 released in 1995, including an introduction to the characters, classes and more in the game.

Details are as follows:

Story
When the world was shrouded in darkness, the Goddess of Mana used the Sword of Mana to destroy the eight Benevodon, monsters of destruction.
She sealed those monsters in eight Mana stones, bringing the kingdom back from the edge.
Weakening from rebuilding the world, the Goddess transformed herself into a tree and fell into deep sleep for many years.
However, the evil forces soon found ways to free Benevodons to gain control of the world.
They began a terrible war to continue the conspiracy to destabilize the kingdoms.
Peace has ended. Mana begins to disappear from the world and Mana Tree begins to wither ...

Legendary Creatures
In the vast world of Trials of Mana, heroes must travel across the sea and cross high mountains to reach the next destination. Accompanying them are the friends who helped overcome the difficulties in the journey.

Flammie
Known as the Winged Defender, Flammie is the messenger of the Goddess of Mana, tasked with protecting the mountains and the sky. Small dragons can be summoned by Flammie Drum to help the party fly around the map.

Vuscav
The mysterious ruler of the sea is first encountered on Beuca Island.

Spirits
Spirits are creatures the group will meet on their journey and lend their power. Each spirit has different characteristics, strengths and ways of talking.
Faerie
A spiritual seed of the Mana Tree.
As the power of the Mana Tree weakened, Faerie came out of her sanctuary to warn Wendel’s Priest of Light. However, she collapses on the road, the group finds her and they team up to complete the mission.

Spirits
Earth: Gnome - A spirit that possesses the power of an earth element and can manipulate large rocks.
Water: Undine - A spirit that possesses the power of the water element and can create hail by gathering cold air.
Fire: Salamander - A spirit that possesses the power of fire elements and attacks with scorching fire and lava.
Wind: Jinn - A spirit that possesses the power of wind element and can control wind, clouds and thunder. Big ears can hear the messages carried by the wind.
Moon: Luna - A spirit with the power to create a mysterious light and make human hearts lose control. This spirit is surrounded by four feathery wings and covered in light.
Wood: Dryad - A spirit that rules over trees and brings strong mana power.
Light: Wisp - A spirit that has the power to ward off evil with its dazzling light.
Shadow: Shade - A spirit that possesses the power of darkness, can control darkness and devour everything. This spirit has large, black wings and a giant eyeball.

Classes
Another way to develop your character besides leveling up is to transfer classes. New classes allow characters to learn new attacks and spells. When changing the Class, you can choose the class type "Light" or "Dark" depending on how you want to develop the skills of the character.
The "Light" and "Dark" Classes will have different skills and attacks. With the Light class, Duran can learn healing magic and equip shields, making him a balanced warrior. With the Dark class, Duran receives a lot of offensive power and unstoppable strength to a certain extent.

Character and Class
Duran
Young swordsman from Kingdom of Valsena.
Duran is a proud young soldier from Valsena, Kingdom of the Plains. Duran is always ready to fight, the whole kingdom recognizes his sword skills. Duran always loved the kingdom and respected Hero King, a good friend of the deceased father, Loki the Golden Knight.
— Class 01 – Warrior
— Class 02 – Light: Knight
A Protector Class. Knights are adept at both offense and defense. They can use shields, weapons, and healing magic to protect their allies.
— Class 02 – Dark: Gladiator
A Class with high attack power. Gladiators cannot use shields, but they have great power. They can use fire, water, earth and wind magic to inflict damage to enemies.
— Class 03 – Light: Liege
A fighting class that balances attack and defense. Lieges can also use healing magic to protect their allies and increase the party's survival rate.
— Class 03 – Light: Paladin
A defensive Class, based on the Stamina stat. Paladins can learn swordsmanship from attacks of allies with the Light element. Paladin is very good in terms of support.
— Class 03 – Dark: Duelist
One of the strongest combat classes, Duelist learns the dark sword technique, and also has a high attack stat.
— Class 03 – Dark: Edelfrei
Edelfrei is good at attacking and can learn earth magic, water, fire and wind. They excel in combat techniques, which can attack the weaknesses of enemies.
Angela
Rebellious Princess of Altena, Kingdom of Magicians.
Angela is the only daughter of the True Queen of Altena, the magical kingdom covered with snow. Since Angela's mother hardly spends time with her as a child, the princess tends to act to attract attention, wear flashy clothes and make fun of the people in the castle. Even so, her love for her mother remains deep. Angela never gets magic.
— Class 01 – Magician
— Class 02 – Light: Sorceress
A Class with many types of magic. Sorceresses can use various elemental spells to attack enemies.
— Class 02 – Dark: Mysticist
Mysticists cause a great deal of damage to their opponent's stats. They are proficient in dark spells and use little MP.

— Class 03 – Light: Archmage
Archmage can use elemental power at will for a variety of powerful attacks. They also know a non-elemental magic called "Glitter Dust".
— Class 03 – Light: Grand Diviner
Grand Diviners can use the "Doppelganger" technique, to separate themselves and attack. They can cause lots of damage to enemies.
— Class 03 – Dark: Magus
Magus can deal massive damage with a variety of magic attacks. One of the most powerful attacks is the "Ancient Curse".
— Class 03 – Dark: Rune Seer
Rune Seers can cause petrifying, freezing or altering their enemies in battle. They also know powerful spells that can instantly destroy enemies.
Kevin
Son of the beast king Ferilian.
Kevin is the heir to the throne of Ferolia. His father was the king of beastmen, but his missing mother was a woman. Kevin's father raised him to become a fighting machine, which affected Kevin's social skills. He is not used to talking to people, things only change when Kevin befriends wolf wolf Karl.
— Class 01 – Grappler
— Class 02 – Light: Monk
A balanced Class Warrior. Can use both healing and fighting magic, Monk can support both himself and his allies in battle.
— Class 02 – Dark: Brawler
A class based on power. They deal a lot of damage and are good with many weapons in battle.
— Class 03 – Light: Divine Fist
Divine Fist can use multiple consecutive attacks to deal damage. They can also learn magic to recover and more.
— Class 03 – Light: Warrior Monk
Warrior Monks can absorb MP from enemies when they attack. They can also learn wood saber magic. They have high attack power, defense and resilience for the Warrior class.
— Class 03 – Dark: Fatal Fist
A strong warrior class, Fatal Fists is an offensive class that is hard to beat. They can use the "Seiryu Strike" attack and cause more damage in an area of effect.
— Class 03 – Dark: Enlightened
Enlighteneds can increase their HP by stealing from enemies. They were perfect as frontline warriors with high attack power and moon saber magic.
Charlotte
The half-goblin girl of Holy City Wendel.
Charlotte is the granddaughter of Wendel’s Priest of Light. She looked at her child thanks to the blood of Eelfin in her veins. Perhaps because of this, she was always protected.
— Class 01 – Cleric
— Class 02 – Light: Priestess
A healing class. Priestesses have a high spirit index to support the recovery of allies. They can also use fire, water, earth and wind magic to help their teammates.
— Class 02 – Dark: Enchantress
A class including recovery and fighting. In addition to restoration missions, Enchantresses can learn offensive magic. They can weaken the enemy before defeating them.
— Class 03: – Light: High Cleric
A class specializing in support. High Clerics can learn many types of healing spells to rescue allies.
— Class 03: – Light: Sage
Sage is a powerful support class that can treat status effects and cast spells on the entire group.
— Class 03: – Dark: Necromancer
The Necromancer can use magic to summon immortal monsters. They can learn "Dark Curse", a skill that lowers enemies' stats.
— Class 03: – Dark: Warlock
A class specialized in weakening spells, Warlocks can also attack enemies with the powerful magic "Fetid Breath".
Hawkeye
A thief from the Nevarland.
Hawkeye comes from the Nevarl desert fortress, a place full of thieves. He was raised as an orphan of the Flamekhan leadership, along with the children of Flamekhan, Eagle and Jessica. Hawkeye is a charming young man, making it difficult for people to know when he's serious. But in terms of distillation, Hawkeye was an intense loyal friend. Nothing goes beyond his quick wit.
— Class 01 – Thief

— Class 02 – Light: Ranger
A versatile class. Rangers can use spells to cause status effects, as well as attack enemies with traps. They deceive the enemy with cunning tactics.

— Class 02 – Dark: Ninja
Ninjas use their ninja skills and other special attacks to weaken their enemies.

— Class 03 – Light: Nomad
Nomads can learn a lot of support magic to keep the team at the forefront of battle.

— Class 03 – Light: Rogue
Rogues can learn powerful trap attacks. They can attack enemies at any range.

— Class 03 – Dark: Ninja Master
Ninja Master has advanced ninja skills. They can deal damage in an area to turn around.

— Class 03 – Dark: Nightblade
Nightblades can learn "Weapon Smack" as well as "Weapon Smack" to neutralize enemy attacks. Their attacks can blow away enemies.

Riesz
The commander of Laurent’s Amazon Guard.
Riesz is the young princess of the Laurent mountain kingdom and the commander of the Amazon guard team. She has an iron will and reality. Although some may call her stubborn, Riesz is there to help people. She lost her mother as a child and has since tried to help raise her younger brother Elliot. Her top priorities are father, brother and kingdom.
— Class 01 – Amazon
— Class 02 – Light: Valkyrie
A Class supporting Occ. Valkyries can increase all stats to help allies. They help overcome the weaknesses of the group by strengthening the strength.
— Class 02 – Dark: Rune Maiden
Rune Maidens can weaken enemies and make it easier for the party to win.
— Class 03 – Light: Vanadis
A support class for Stamina, Vanadis can learn the summoning spell "Freya".
— Class 03 – Light: Starlancer
Starlancer is a class that can support the party by increasing dramatically in battle. They can learn magic to increase their stats.
— Class 03 – Dark: Dragon Master
Dragon Master can learn the skills to reduce enemies' stats and summon "Jormungandr" to deal damage and sometimes poison the opponent.
— Class 03 – Dark: Fenrir Knight
Fenrir Knights can thwart enemies by reducing their stats. They can lead their group to victory.

Villains
Crimson Wizard
A talented mage with dark power.
As the right hand of the True Queen, the Crimson Wizard orders the forces of Altena, Kingdom of Magicians, to attack Valsena. He seeks to release the Mana Stones' energy for evil.

Goremand
A demon devoured a human soul.
Goremand wore a jester long dress and wore a twisted blade. He seems playful, but he is not stupid. After suddenly appearing at Kevin's home, the kingdom of Ferolia, Goremand won favor with the king and pushed the monsters to invade Wendel.

Belladonna
The loyal servant of the Dark Majesty.
The monstrous beauty of Belladonna charmed Flamekhan, the leader of the Nevarlan band. With Nevarl's forces under her command, Belladonna began turning Riesz's hometown Laurent into her dark kingdom.

New Feature: Prologue Play
When one of the heroes meets a new friend, the player can play the opening for the character you just met and rediscover their past. This is a system designed to more deeply convey the story of each character in the journey. Prologue Play is an option, which means they can be ignored if the player doesn't like it.
- By choosing to experience the opening sequence of a character, you can play the story of the character's past.
- If you choose not to experience the opening sequence of the character, you can watch a short movie introducing the character you have met.

Map Mechanics
There are various challenges to overcome in dungeons and on fields. If you are unable to successfully solve these things, you will not be able to move forward ...
- By operating the pillars, the direction of the wind blowing towards you will change. Cleverly change the direction of the Wind to reach your destination.
- Move through the places where the volcanic eruption and lava flows will hurt the group. Improved graphics of the remake will clearly display these effects to help the player more noticeable.

A few screenshot illustrations