I looked at some Rune Factory screenshots and I'm not sure if it's my kind of game, LOL. I'm going to try it out if I can find a ROM, though. Do you think I should start with Rune Factory 1, 2 or 3?

Nonetheless, I think I'm interested! What's the slice-of-life to plot ratio? I assume all characters can be from different places, but do we find ourselves in the same town somehow? That would be the desert city of Ekrem, right? Is it in the middle of an extreme desert or is it just kind of arid? I see you have 'town roles' listed as character positions.

Can you tell me a bit about the Sech Empire? What is their goal? Right now I'm considering a character from the Sech Empire (a pseudo-exile, if you will) or just a human witch character.