The mystery....

[BasiliskWrangler]

I have had about a dozen emails in the past 24 hours asking what the blood on the plaque signifies...



Sure, most people can see that it highlights "b-e-w-a-r-e". Is that all, however?

At least a couple of you have noticed the words it highlights:

blight threatens powerful alliances, secret(s) fate

What does this all mean?

[Dragonlady]

What does this all mean?

Well, are you going to tell us?
Of course not.
We have to wait for the game.
Tricksey game designer, tricksey.

[Yeliu]

Woah, that's brilliant.

Genius game designer, genius. I haven't felt this excited about software since Leopard was announced. XD

[realmzmaster]

Watson! Come here!
Yes, Holmes!
There is mystery afoot old friend and we must fret it out!
Who are the likely suspects, Holmes?
We will start with the fellow called the BasiliskWrangler.
But I fear he will be a tough nut to crack!
We will find the clues and piece it together!
The mystery must be solved!

[Rune_74]

See I would use the Data version of sherlock homes...he's much quicker.....


Very smart thing to do thom:)

[Unclever title]

blight threatens powerful alliances, secret(s) fate

What does this all mean?

Is this blight just limited to war?
Perhaps there is more to be wary of than just the Sub Legions and this General...

What of these powerful alliances? Between whom are they made? Does the player have his hand in this?

And a secret fate... The future is uncertain and the actions of one person will affect the world once more...

Multiple endings then. More than three?

I can hardly wait.

[Zgembo]

beware of Orakur ?!?

[Yeliu]

I think that the race of creatures that Basilisk has mentioned several times, also with hiring a new graphics designer to help work on designing the race, is the Orakur. And they'll be quite tied into the plot line of the story.

And we have to beware the general or the leader of this race. Hmm... When is peek two coming out?

[IJBall]

beware of Orakur?!?

I'm willing to bet that the Orakur turn out to be "good guys" when they finally show up.

P.S. To respond to Yeliu, I'm nearly positive that the race that's being redesigned are the Goblins, based on what one can piece together from what BW has said. If IIRC, the exact wording was "redesign", not just "design"...

[Amazadh Kristeopolous]

Hi,
I'm new here!
Would you like make a friend with me?

Avast...! ...a different kind of monster threatens our beautiful realm!

The dreaded spambotambulist has broken through our defenses and threatens our very way of life! Death to the invader!

...and NO, I don't 'like make a friend with you'!! ...on yer bike...!

OK. So... ...looks like Book 2 is spinning its web nicely! Redesigned goblins, that could be interesting, I wonder which way BW is going to take them? Stronger? Dimmer? More chaotic? Intriguing...

[BasiliskWrangler]

Redesigned goblins, that could be interesting, I wonder which way BW is going to take them?

The goblins have not been redesigned...in fact they are an insignificant factor in Book II.

[IJBall]

The goblins have not been redesigned...in fact they are an insignificant factor in Book II.

Huh. It's not the Goblins?!

And it's a "race" that we've seen previously in Book I?...

Oh well - I'm stumped!

[Painted Lady]

If it's not the goblins, then that leaves three obvious creatures we have seen before. My first thought was the Barrea mercenaries and my second was the giants. Although, the Taurax are also a possibility - but do they really need to be redesigned to be made more difficult? Also, we could go on down the chain and include Noximanders, Salamanders, etc.

If I were a betting person, the mercenaries would be where I would place a small wager....

[Dragonlady]

I've got brain fog due to new med I'm taking so can't think of the name, but what about the creatures that were being blamed for the missing Crux? We've read about them. Never seen them but they were mentioned.

I was thinking more giants also.

[CrazyBernie]

No, no, you're all wrong... he's redesigning the Ninja's!!!

Remember, in Book I you don't get to see them anywhere... in Book II there's a chance you can actually do so! It will likely require an astronomical level in Spot, however.




But even though Ninjas are getting the redesign, it would be cool to see the lizards get a face-lift. Some different "costumes" for the bandits would be nice too. Being chased down by a bunch of overweight looking biker dudes with machetes is quite disconcerting.