HW02_Shen

Social Setting 

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Culture: Hindu

Time period: medieval era

Location: India 

Social Hierarchy

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Operating under caste system 

1) Brahmins: priest, teachers 

2) Kshatriyas: kings, warriors, rulers

3) Vasihya: farmers, traders, merchants

4) Shundras: manual labourers

5) Dalits: oucasts, street sweepers, latrine cleaners

Characters

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Jahi (Jack) meaning dignified, Indian prince that escapes Aku's take over of the throne.

He returns to free his people from Aku's reign. 

Akshay (Aku) meaning immortal, is a rakshasa, a powerful devil who escaped the nine hells and 

rentered the real world. Has an appetite for living human flesh. Rose the social ranks from a 

merchant into nobility. Schemed and corrupted people to take over the throne. 

"The rakshasa employs delicacy and misdirection in its pursuit of dominion over others. 

Few creatures ever see the fiend in its true form, for it can take on any guise it wants, 

although it prefers to masquerade as someone powerful or influential: a noble, cardinal, or rich merchant

A rakshasa’s true form combines the features of a human and a tiger" -WotC Dnd 

Plot

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Similar to Samurai Jack, as Jahi is about to strike the killing blow, a portal to the future opens. 

Jahi must now survive in a world corrupted by years of Akshay rule. Creatures from hell

have started appearing to assist Akshay in his rule. He has created a council of rakshasa.

Gameplay

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Audience: 13+ 

Genre: roguelike hack and slash (hades) 

Protagonist run through dungeons to get closer to Aku, becoming more powerful as they continue in their run

Dying doesn't mean the end, players reincarnate and keep some of the experience theyve accumulated from last run 

Progressively unlocking new powers, deities to pray at, and weapons 

Powers 

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Magicians and sorcerers live and occupy important roles of society

Spiritual powers manifested through the chants of mantras 

Learned from brahmins and from the vedas (religious texts) 

Type of Powers

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A) Elements: ice/lightning/fire/earth power ups collected through the run 

B) Shrines: pray at one of the main deities altar to gain a bonus for next run 

C) Weapons: divine weapons gained throughout game progression 

Magic

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Use of magic through the chant of mantras 

Themes (?)

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Social inequality between castes: Jahi finds himself fighting not only a demonic entity, 

but also the social inequalities of the caste system that he embodies. Although Askhay methods are 

evil (and feeds on human flesh lol), his criticism of the social hierarchy can be valid. He 

seeks to bring anarchy to destroy the system. (? maybe not sure)