[@Polaris North]
Naw, it's just what they get if they don't have ze magical option.

[@addamas]
That question surfaces because it doesn't seem like you caught the whole idea of Astopol being a theocratic nation that is actively being blessed by a Goddess? That's why I'm asking about the whole religion thing, because most knights are paladin-esque individuals.

Talentium does indeed enhance the strength of one's magic, because they channel through it. Think of it as the difference between the engine of a racing car and of a beat-up old car. You get much more out of your fuel in one car than the other, but only if you put said fuel in the engine to begin with. That's why Sword Arts were developed, in order to harmonize one's physical attacks with their magical attacks.

Yeah, I specifically want five or less points because I ONLY want the very bones of a biography.

[@Marshall]
If you're magically powering your armor, you could also just be manifesting magical barriers, which is more flexible while having equal or greater defensive capabilities. No one even cared for gunpowder in a world where explosion magic is a thing.

[@Renny]
Woo, best sword boyyyyyyy

Considering the nature of Talentium, tournaments, especially upscale ones, would be monitored rather heavily, both to protect participants and audience. You're talking about superhumans duking it out when they don't even necessarily have the durability to stay alive, after all. I think it'd make more sense if something went wrong in a crusade in Talze Utera rather than a fighting tournament.

To confirm, does Brave Lodall and Ecva's Love increase his physical attributes on top of the boost he gets from Talentium? Or not? Cause it's sort of a case where if not, he's REALLY weak, and if yes, he's REALLY strong.

Also, to further elaborate...

Sword Skills are techniques, not just straight up buffs or stuff like that. They're special moves that have obtained the ability to warp reality for the sake of a singular desire. If you go full animu reference, if someone really wanted to cut down a swallow, they'd obtain the ability to strike three times simultaneously. If someone really wanted to be able to launch anyone in the air with an uppercut, they'd have an uppercut that can unconditionally launch any enemy, no matter how unreasonably massive.

On the other hand, the physical boost they get from Talentium is in line more with their image of what 'strength' is. People who imagine that 'strength' is the ability to endure would get their physical boost skewed towards durability, while someone who imagines 'strength' as the ability to beat down those in their path would get their physical boost skewed towards striking power.

So yeah.

Lodall's Band sounds pretty evil. What's up with that? XD

[url=http://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/knight-run/ep-58-pray-part-56/viewer?title_no=67&episode_no=59]Guess this could serve as a visual sample of just how crazy fights can get?[/url] 

[url=http://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/knight-run/ep-59-pray-part-57/viewer?title_no=67&episode_no=60]Probably not that much property destruction tho.[/url]