Revision 9

Overview

The Committee for a Joyful Iia (sometimes misread as "Lia") is the municipal governing body of the town of Iia. The organization works to keep daily life in the town bright and harmonious, functioning as the local government that manages civic order and community affairs.

Reputation System

Players build relationships with the people of Iia, and their reputation with the Committee increases as they form more bonds. Higher reputation levels unlock rewards, including 5-star Anima at sufficient thresholds. This makes the Committee one of the non-gacha sources for high-rarity creatures.

Missions and Contracts

The Committee contracts individuals to handle threats to the town. Kiana, a Planestrider with silver braids and a star accessory, is dealing with Anima corrupted by Aspect contamination on behalf of the Committee, according to her current official profile; earlier descriptions of the character called the job an Aspect Fracture. This suggests the organization hires capable fighters and Planestriders to address supernatural problems that regular civic authorities cannot handle.

Location

The Committee operates out of Iia, a cozy town on the continent of Lusciell within the Plane of Reality. Iia is a modern, urban-style seaside town that is the game's primary hub area and starting location.

Civic Government Role

The Committee functions as the civilian government of Iia, working alongside the town's Arena leadership but distinct from it. The Committee manages the town's affairs and addresses local threats, including supernatural phenomena that ordinary civic authorities cannot handle. This dual structure (civilian Committee plus Arena competitive leadership) gives Iia a layered local governance that the player encounters early in the story.

Aspect Fracture Contracts

One of the Committee's contracts concerns Aspect contamination around Iia. Kiana, a Planestrider with silver braids and a star accessory, is handling that work on the Committee's behalf, dealing with Anima corrupted by Aspect contamination according to her current official profile. The first beta also included a quest to repair an Aspect Fracture. Aspect Fractures are unstable phenomena where the fundamental principles of a Plane begin to collapse, threatening the local environment and population. The Committee's willingness to contract specialists like Planestriders for such work establishes the organization's pragmatic approach to threats that outpace its own resources.

Distinction from the Power Factions

The Committee is the town's municipal government and is separate from the three power groups that pursue their own agendas around Anima: the Fleming Collective, the Nexus Association, and the True Nexus Syndicate. Where those groups compete over how Anima should be treated, the Committee manages everyday civic order and contracts specialists to handle local threats. See Factions for the three power groups.