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    <p style="font-size: 1.2em; color: #333; margin-top: 10px;">The comprehensive database for the world of Rodinia, the Kingdom of Ardenia, and the Castalia Mercenary Company.</p>
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'''Smoke of Revolution''' is a series that follows the story of '''[[Asep Muhammad Ridwan]]''', a former street thug from Earth who finds himself transmigrated to the war-torn world of Rodinia. Devoid of the world's natural magical energy (Lumite), Asep must rely on his street smarts, brutal martial arts, and modern engineering knowledge to survive.
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The story follows '''[[Asep]]''', a cynical, chain-smoking former street thug from Bandung, Indonesia, who unexpectedly transmigrates into the fantasy world of Rodinia. Lacking the innate magical "Lumite" found in the blood of all native inhabitants, Asep is forced to rely on his wits, brutal martial arts (''Tenaga Dalam''), and modern-world knowledge to survive.  
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* '''Volume 1: Truth, Cry, and Lie''' - Asep arrives in Ardenia, meets the Castalia mercenaries, and uncovers a political conspiracy orchestrated by the Albion Empire during Princess Adreana's speech, thus entangled him in the process.
* '''Volume 2: Fragile Peace''' - The Castalia Mercenary Company leads a "Coalition of the Unwilling" to liberate the mining city of Roake from the fanatical Eclipse Cult and their mutant Thralls.
* '''Volume 3: Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today''' - The Albion Empire launches a full-scale invasion using their superior technology and armies. Asep and Treste race against time to invent asymmetrical warfare to turn the tide.
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He soon joins the '''[[Castalia Mercenary Company]]''', a pragmatic military force led by '''[[Zachary Valente]]''' fighting to stabilize the fractured '''Kingdom of Ardenia'''. As a full-scale continental war erupts involving the fanatical '''[[Eclipse Cult]]''' and the invading '''[[Albion Empire]]''', Asep teams up with the exiled alchemical genius '''[[Treste Comte Mordeau]]''' to drag the medieval world kicking and screaming into an industrial revolution—building everything from combat buggies to guided anti-air missiles to keep his new comrades alive.
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* '''Volume 1: The Merlesia Incident'''<br>Asep arrives in Ardenia and joins the Castalia Mercenaries after a misunderstanding. The kingdom is thrown into chaos when a violent riot in Merlesia provides the Albion Empire with a pretext to invade, revealing dark conspiracies within the royal court.
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* '''[[Castalia Mercenary Company]]''': The elite PMC defending Loriana.
* '''[[Albion Empire]]''': The invading superpower, utilizing Iron Thorned Knights, Avalon Paladins, and Wyvern aerial bombardment.
* '''[[Holy Empire of Rodinia]]''': The old world superpower governed much of the land of Euvros.
* '''[[Papal State of Gallia]]''': The oldest Religious Institution and the central administrative complex that coordinates and handles the day-to-day governance of the Radiant Church worldwide. Despite located within the Holy Empire,
* '''[[Eclipse Cult]]''': A fanatical group researching Lumite mutation, formerly led by Hierarch Solus.
* '''[[Silver Wolf|Silver Wolf Mercenaries]]''': A fierce Northern Varyag mercenary band led by Hilda.
* '''[[Renjiran Tribes]]''': An isolated alliance of beastkin defending their mountain homeland from Varyag slavers.
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* '''Volume 2: Fragile Peace'''<br>Castalia leads a "Coalition of the Unwilling"—a ragtag alliance of bandits, beastkin, and mercenaries—to liberate the mining city of Roake from the horrific experiments of the Eclipse Cult. The volume climaxes with the defeat of Hierarch Solus and the exposure of Albion's treachery at the peace talks.
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* '''Volume 3: Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today'''<br>The Albion Empire launches a devastating, full-scale invasion under the command of Knight King Gawain. Faced with overwhelming numbers and aerial bombardment from Wyvern Knights, Castalia must rely on precarious foreign supply lines, beastkin alliances, and Asep's terrifying new magi-tech inventions to hold the line at the Western Crossroads.
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* '''[[Lumite]]''': The magical crystal energy source of Rodinia.
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* '''[[Lumite Assimilation Sickness]]''': A fatal disease caused by overexposure to raw Lumite, turning victims into crystal abominations.
'''🌍 Major Factions'''
* '''[[Project Highway (Angkot)]]''': A steam/Lumite-powered combustion vehicle invented by Asep and Treste.
* [[Kingdom of Ardenia]]
* '''[[SAM-1]]''': A telekinetically-guided surface-to-air explosive projectile.
* [[Castalia Mercenary Company]]
* '''[[Otherworlders]]''': Myths of "Brave Saviors" summoned during the First Radiant War, of which Asep and Matthew are modern anomalies.
* [[Albion Empire]] (''[[Avalon Knights]] / [[Iron Thorned Knights]]'')
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* [[The Eclipse Cult]]
 
'''👤 Key Characters'''
* '''Castalia:''' [[Asep]], [[Zachary Valente]], [[Stark]], [[Karl]], [[Sylvanne Wilde]], [[Treste Comte Mordeau]], [[Eve]]
* '''Ardenia Royalty:''' [[Princess Adreana]], [[Crown Prince Finlay]]
* '''Antagonists:''' [[Estella Aria]], [[Hierarch Solus]], [[Lord William]], [[King Gawain]], [[Victoria]]
* '''Allies/Others:''' [[Adeline]], [[Naraya]], [[Matthew|Ludwig von Wittelsberg]], [[Lady Rubia]]
 
'''📍 Locations'''
* [[Loriana]] (Castalia HQ)
* [[Roake]] & [[Anthill]]
* [[Merlesia]]
* [[Ardan Bridge]] & [[Riverside Fort]]
* [[Renjiran Mountain]]
 
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'''Magical Technology & R&D'''
Thanks to Asep's modern concepts and Treste's runic genius, the Castalia R&D division has created weapons centuries ahead of their time:
* '''[[Project Highway (The Angkot)]]:''' A four-wheeled, steam/Lumite-powered combustion vehicle used for rapid logistics and combat.
* '''[[SAM-1]]:''' A telekinetically guided, solid-core explosive projectile designed specifically to shoot down Albion Wyvern Knights.
* '''[[Type-1 Stinger Arbalest]]:''' An armor-piercing, spring-assisted heavy crossbow.
 
'''Magic & Biology'''
* '''[[Lumite]]:''' The foundational magical mineral of Rodinia.
* '''[[Lumite Assimilation Sickness]]:''' A horrific condition where raw Lumite corrupts the host, eventually turning them into crystalline monsters known as ''Thralls''.
* '''[[Otherworlders]]:''' A myth originating from the First Radiant War, describing heroes summoned from beyond the veil. Asep's lack of a Lumite signature marks him as a true anomaly.
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           Welcome to the official wiki for the series! 

The story follows Asep, a cynical, chain-smoking former street thug from Bandung, Indonesia, who unexpectedly transmigrates into the fantasy world of Rodinia. Lacking the innate magical "Lumite" found in the blood of all native inhabitants, Asep is forced to rely on his wits, brutal martial arts (Tenaga Dalam), and modern-world knowledge to survive.

He soon joins the Castalia Mercenary Company, a pragmatic military force led by Zachary Valente fighting to stabilize the fractured Kingdom of Ardenia. As a full-scale continental war erupts involving the fanatical Eclipse Cult and the invading Albion Empire, Asep teams up with the exiled alchemical genius Treste Comte Mordeau to drag the medieval world kicking and screaming into an industrial revolution—building everything from combat buggies to guided anti-air missiles to keep his new comrades alive.

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