In maplestory mesos, players can create a character called "Aran". Aran is a legendary hero from the past, who fought the Black Mage with the four other legendary heroes, but was sealed in ice by the Black Mage in the
Maple Story Mesos. He awakens to the call of a girl, Lilin, and finds himself on an island called Rien. This is the
maplestory Mesos, but the tutorial goes quite differently. In the tutorial, you start out as a level 200 Aran so that you can be introduced to the Aran's unique feature, the Combo System. Combo counts are generated by hitting monsters with your polearm or
maple story meso. The bowman instructor, Athena Pierce, is seen on a boat with many other refugees fleeing the Black Mage. As she goes through the list of refugees, it is discovered that a child is missing. This is where Aran is sent through the burning forest, learning the combo system on the way, to find the child. Then Aran must travel back. Athena Pierce tells Aran to flee with her and the refugees, but Aran decides to stay and fight with his comrades. Then the tutorial is over and you awaken as a level 1 Aran. While Aran is depicted as a legendary hero, you can actually create more than one Aran on your account. The "one Aran" notion is simply for plot significance. Aran gets four job advancements like Adventurers.
