Answer: There are 108 characters that you can recruited in Suikoden I. Each character belongs to the 108 Stars of Destiny.
2) Is Leon Silverberg related to Mathiu Silverberg?
Answer: Yes, he is Mathiu and Odessa Silverberg's uncle.
3) Why did Odessa Silverberg mention that Leon Silverberg is her father?
Answer: Regardless of what the game said, Odessa is Leon's niece and not his daughter. This is just another mistranslation on the part of the developers.
4) Who is Geil Rugner as mentioned in some part of the story?
Answer: He is the former emperor of the Scarlet Moon Empire whom Barbarossa dethroned in the War of Succession.
5) What is the War of Succession?
Answer: A war that ignited 10 years before the Toran Liberation War. It is a feud between members of royalty, Barbarossa Rugner and his uncle Geil Rugner. While Barbarossa is busy fighting the Jowston Alliance to the north, his uncle grabbed the throne and claimed himself emperor of Scarlet Moon Empire. Barbarossa fought back and defeated his uncle despite the overwhelming odds he faced.
6) What happened to Geil Rugner during War of Succession?
Answer: He was killed during the war.
7) In Suikoden I manual, there are 6 Great Imperial Generals featured. Why is it that there are only 5 mentioned in the game?
Answer: The sixth general is actually Georg Prime who appeared in Suikoden II and Suikoden V. He wanders off somewhere away from the Scarlet Moon Empire shortly after the War of Succession ended. That explains why he is absent during the Toran Liberation War.
8) Is there a way to save Teo McDohl from being killed?
Answer: Nope. Teo McDohl died in the process. His death is actually essential for the Souleater Rune to become more powerful than it was before.
9) What is this Rune of Life and Death I had been reading in some Suikoden forums?
Answer: It is the fan translation given to the Souleater Rune. Some fans are not quite satisfied with the English translations of the developers.
10) Is it true that Leknaat and Windy are really sisters?
Answer: They are actually clan sisters and not directly related by blood. They both came from the Gate Rune Clan.
11) Where is the Gate Rune Clan? Why is it not featured in the game?
Answer: The Gate Rune Clan had been long gone for about 400 years before the Toran Liberation War started. The whole clan was obliterated by the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia about 80 years before Windy attacked the Village of the Hidden Rune. Only Windy and Leknaat managed to survived the plight.
12) Is the Gate Rune one of the 27 True Runes?
Answer: Yes.
13) Why is it that there are two Gate Runes?
Answer: There is only one Gate Rune but it is composed of two separate Runes. These are the Front Gate Rune and the Back Gate Rune, which are attached on Windy and Leknaat respectively.
14) I heard Stallion possessed a True Holy Rune but it looks like its not present in the game. Where can I find it?
Answer: The Godspeed Rune attached on Stallion is actually the True Holy Rune. Rumors has it that it was named that way in Suikoden II due to possible poor translation on the part of the developers. Nevertheless, the name True Holy Rune is retained in Suikoden IV.
15) What is a jujube mentioned by Viktor when they are about to pass through Kwaba Fortress?
Answer: Jujube is a berry-like fruit native in the warmer regions of Eurasia. It is formerly used as an herbal medicine for cough.
16) According to Luc, he is Lady Leknaat's number one apprentice. Does she had more apprentice aside from him?
Answer: Sarah from Suikoden III is probably one of Leknaat's apprentice. Nevertheless, she must be still young to become her student during the Toran Liberation War.
17) Why did Kuromimi call himself as "Black Ears?" Is this his epithet?
Answer: It is still not confirmed if Black Ears is Kuromimi's epithet. But one thing is sure though, his name literally means "black ears" in Japanese.
