Nation

The Great Merchant has 6 countries but it's only possible to start in one of the 4 nations (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China). Indian characters can only be accessed by using the cash item "Book of Bard" or "Book of Brawler". Mongolia is not a playable nation (yet).

Korea
Korea is a country recommended for intermediary and advanced players due to the special traits of its Heroes and player characters.

Play style recommended for Korean characters (Mid-end game play style):

Korean Male (Jo Chul Hee)
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Japan
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China
Highly recommended to new and intermediary players due to the very useful generals China has. Not having some of the chinese generals* may reveal as a huge handicap, once you enter in the intermediary stage of the game.

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Mongolia
No characters. Unplayable.