Age of Heroes IV – Heroes and monsters.
Qplaze® continues work on fourth part of cult fantasy strategy for mobile phones, less than 3 months are left till its release.
Age of Heroes IV will include serious changes in comparison with previous parts – party of heroes instead one, new races and classes, new magic system and battle tactics, communication between heroes and significantly improved graphics – this list is large and each point has much to tell. Now we’d like to tell you about some results of our artists, designers and scriptwriters hard work.
So, specially for admirers and fans of fantasy:
Heroes and monsters.
Where is the difference between hero and monster? In what? In armour, weapon, or skills? In your actions, or in your appearance letting others judge? In what you already did , or in what you are going to do?
Age of Heroes IV – is a story of blood and twilight, story of dead ones devouring souls of living ones. Is a story of monsters.
Or of the heroes?
Those who were elves, run away from their holy forest through secret catacombs of ancient ancestors. Run away to the north – far from growing kingdom of orcs, from the shadow of scary god – Khar, embodied in Rakgul, from hunger settled in their living bodies.
Run to their fate.
There were six of them – warrior and patriarch, supreme priestess and her bodyguard, healer and ranger – till the Ritual of ancients had changed them… their feelings, their souls, their bodies.
Voledar – patriarch, and little sooner – delegate of queen Aelen herself. It was he, who ordered to let orcs into the Heart of Forest carrying out an order of queen – and unable to bear his guilt he stayed there to fight and die. Formerly – one of the best battle mages and expert of ancient texts, now he is obsessed with search of freedom from eternal hunger of undead.
Thialin – the last supreme priestess of elves, sister of queen Aelen and best battle mage – her will and rage allowed last six elven warriors to hold out for so much time, her knowledge lead them to the depths of necropolis, it was her who first decided to go through the Ritual. Death almost hadn’t changed her – revenge lust still burns in her - greater than hunger, greater than love, greater than prudence.
Joselyn – half driade, formerly – priestess-prophet. Her unique gift made her indispensable in battle – she could see invisible and predict the future, surpassing enemies for priceless seconds. In death, her talent started to shine with new lights – now she can speak with spirits of dead and call out their shadows. May be she’s closer to death than her brothers, but this closeness frees her from their curse – eternal hunger.
Siashy – healer, may be the best from all, refused to go through the Gates and leave fighting brethren. She could bring the dead to life before – but now she lost this power forever, and there’s no sense in her life anymore. She suffers from hunger, but pain of losses is much greater than hunger – loss of gift, loss of life and ability to love.
Elrost – bodyguard of Thialin, who stayed with her till the end. Without any hesitations he went to the verge of death – with the supreme priestess he swore to protect, and with his lover - healer Siashy. Today, as before he is lead with duty and love – but what is love and duty for the dead?
We don’t know much about the last hero – he’s brave, firm, and on him depends – who, those who formerly were elves, will be in their new world, and which way they’ll go.
We didn’t see his face, and don’t know his name – but you do know.
May be he and his companions are doomed – doomed to eternal hunger and endless journey, doomed to kill to live one more day. May be they will never find the answers, revenge and rest… may be they will have to completely change – and make the border between heroes and monster more transparent.
And, may be, in their journey they will have to meet those who went this road much earlier, and changed much more – or vice versa, couldn’t accept his real nature.
Riak'la'lock – last from Ancients, and the greatest from undead. He’s thousands years old, and no one of living ones can predict his thoughts – thoughts of creature dead for so long time. What he wants and do he have wishes at all? Can he feel after all these thousands of years, spent in his ancient grave, and if he can – what can he feel?
What is like - to be the last?
Brightcast – Paladin of Moon Sword order, leading troops of Inquisition against the broods of Darkness and magic, threatening the Empire of humans. Confident in his right and force of holy relics, crashing enemies with the power of his sword and white fire of holy magic.
Saint, defender of righteous… and ruthless murderer.
It is you, who will guide them in their last journey from the borders of known land, far from chasing enemies – outside the borders of death itself.
And there is one question, which you’ll have to answer – what is the difference between heroes and monsters? It is you, who will decide… is it hero or monster before you.
August 2007 – release of Age of Heroes IV.
05.06.2007