[quote=@Prints Avoid]
I'm liking the look of this. You mentioned career battlers aren't so common, and seeing as this is a more realistic setting I'm guessing our characters wouldn't be ten years old venturing out on their own. What kind of characters are we looking at?
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Career battlers would be about as rare as sports stars today, being a professional athlete isn't easy.
The age range for out characters should range from 16 to 25, old enough to set off on their own but young enough to face the challenges of this world with a bright naive outlook.