Cardian

Cardian

Family Information Type: Arcana Subfamilies: Common Behavior: A, H, M Uncommon Behavior: {{{Uncommon Behavior}}} Weak against: Strong against: Immune to: Healed by: Common Job(s): Red Mage Paladin Black Mage White Mage Uncommon Job(s): Traits: Magic Defense Boost (+25%) Charmable: Pankration: Aspir: Drain: EXP Bonus: Notes: The specialty of the Federation of Windurst, these automaton guards were created by Zonpa-Zippa and are handled by the Manustery. Since their creation, Cardians have become a permanent fixture of Windurstian life, used to patrol, guard, and scout. Cardian guards are valued resources of the Windurstian Military, however rumors persist of Cardians going rogue and attacking their masters. The rogue Cardians, found only in the Horutoto Ruins, are broken up into four sub-groups based on their suit that will determine their job type: Coins are Red Mage type mobs, Swords are Paladins, Batons are Black Mages, and Cups are White Mage mobs.

Special Attacks

Special Abilities	Original and Zilart Areas	Wings of the Goddess Areas
Deal Out - Cone Attack damage.	Check	Check
Bludgeon - Deals a threefold attack.	Check	Check
Shuffle - Removes one Beneficial effect from enemies in a cone shaped area originating from the user.	Check	Check
Double Down - Deals physical damage to a single target. Ignores shadows.	Check	Check
Note: Notorious Monsters in this family may use all of the above and/or additional unique special abilities.

Notorious Monsters in Family

Name	Spawn Information	Level	Zone	Notable Drop(s)
No standard notorious monsters
Quest NMs: None Mission NMs: Jack of Batons, Jack of Coins, Jack of Cups, Jack of Swords, Queen of Coins, Queen of Swords, Ace of Batons, Ace of Coins, Ace of Cups, Ace of Swords, Custom Cardian Battlefield NMs: Queen of Cups (BCNM), Queen of Batons (BCNM), King of Cups (BCNM), King of Batons (BCNM), King of Swords (BCNM), King of Coins (BCNM) Other NMs: None

Monsters in Family

Name	Level	Zone
Two of Batons	1-5	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Two of Coins	1-5	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Two of Cups	1-5	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Two of Swords	1-5	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Three of Batons	5-9	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Three of Coins	5-9	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Three of Cups	5-9	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Three of Swords	5-9	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Four of Batons	10-14	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Four of Coins	10-14	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Four of Cups	10-14	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Four of Swords	10-14	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Five of Batons	15-19	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Five of Coins	15-19	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Five of Cups	15-19	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Five of Swords	15-19	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Six of Batons	20-24	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Six of Coins	20-24	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Six of Cups	20-24	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Six of Swords	20-24	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Seven of Batons	25-29	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Seven of Coins	25-29	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Seven of Cups	25-29	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Seven of Swords	25-29	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Eight of Batons	30-34	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Eight of Coins	30-34	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Eight of Cups	30-34	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Eight of Swords	30-34	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Nine of Batons	35-39	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Nine of Coins	35-39	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Nine of Cups	35-39	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Nine of Swords	35-39	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Ten of Batons	40-44	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Ten of Coins	40-44	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Ten of Cups	40-44	Outer Horutoto Ruins
Ten of Swords	40-44	Outer Horutoto Ruins

Historical Background

Cardian is a portmanteau of card and guardian. In Sailor Moon, these were the monsters that came from the tarot cards used in the first Arc of R by the aliens.

The four suits of the Cardians (Swords, Cups, Coins, Batons) correspond to the traditional four suits of Spanish card deck and the minor arcana in a Tarot card deck.