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Go to choices of orckind and select the following answers to the questions:
Did Rangul attack the Kasrkin?- No
Who did you attack on the way to the clan meeting? - The Moghtar
Did Vanessa change Sasrogarn's mind - She did
Who did you attack to get more resources? - The Undead
Did Salomar survive the onslaught of the Darkmind Clan? - Yes

Additionally, while playing the second orc book, don't destroy the bases of the Imperial Army in chapter 3.
Don't destroy the bases of Bull and Phoenix Regiment in chapter 4.
Don't destroy the base of the royal army in chapter 4.
Chose Blen over Rath in chapter 6.
 
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@Shar Dundred i think i found a mistake
"When the King of Rengar had decided to send his most loyal servant, Rahandir Drakeskull, to his death, she knew of his plans and tried to persuade him otherwise, telling him that Rahandir, a good friend and ally of her people, wouldn't try to betray him at all and that he would lose his most powerful ally - yet he didn't listen to her. And Keera didn't stop him, despite disagreeing over it. However, neither of them could know that Rahandir would bring himself back to life after the betrayal killed him - as neither could know that he would take revenge by killing them both while they were enjoying themselves. While the death of the King of Kerrel was slow and painful,"
Why it says king of Kerell wasnt it King of Rengar :)
 
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Dam...I did not even know Vanessa could desert Tribal Dominion...Guess i am such a sucker for humans i always pick the choices that benefit them...
 
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@lekxman22 A typo.
@DD Mikasa You mean you never played the Secret Chapter?

Is there a secret one?

Nope i went through the orc book twice(the first time never managed to end it) the second time i did manage to finisht it and my choices from the first orc book were pretty much how @Championfighter25 mentioned on his post...Never had time to tinker around with the choices as i wanted :(
 
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In the part where Redfist teleport with Vanessa the game will ask you on which side you want to choose, if you pick Redfist option, then you can play the Secret Chapter that leads a SECRET mission where you playing with the Redfist faction and manage to wipeout the orcs... this one can be seen as the "bad ending"...
 
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Thing is i never got that option...Must be because im every choice regarding humans i picked the one that was more human "friendly", on my case after Duke Redfists was done with Rangul and Ephrog he approached Vanessa and was schooling her when Brotka appeaed and Redfist was teleported away.

So i never got that option...After seeing how that chapter unfolds i am kinda bummed that i deprived myself of such a masterpiece of a chapter :(
 
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Thats right, always complete the side quest that involve to kill humans and choose Rath instead of Blen in the Ch.06, after all this you should get the "options menu"
 
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I've been thinking for a couple of days... are the nexuss made up only of human corpses or elves?
Aridon can take advantage of the corpses of the denters, centaurs, bearmen... Ect.
Since they are breeds that live in Arkain... so they are part of the balance, being alive... or killed, by Aridon's stance I understand that he does not revive the orcs as not part of the balance.
But wouldn't it be great if the domain fights Necro-Sas and Necro-Rath... even with the Duke RedFist not dead?.
That would make the story more complex, it would be like recycling characters, and still making a whole new story (Ahem-Blenn, Lerrig, Salomar, Rangul - Ejem).
 
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I've been thinking for a couple of days... are the nexuss made up only of human corpses or elves?
Aridon can take advantage of the corpses of the denters, centaurs, bearmen... Ect.
Since they are breeds that live in Arkain... so they are part of the balance, being alive... or killed, by Aridon's stance I understand that he does not revive the orcs as not part of the balance.
But wouldn't it be great if the domain fights Necro-Sas and Necro-Rath... even with the Duke RedFist not dead?.
That would make the story more complex, it would be like recycling characters, and still making a whole new story (Ahem-Blenn, Lerrig, Salomar, Rangul - Ejem).
Aridon uses corpses from every race. The second undead book (when released) will showcase that better than the first undead book.
And bringing characters back as undead just cheapens them and the story as a whole. It would make entire chapters and cutscenes you once thought of important pointless.
 
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I've been thinking for a couple of days... are the nexuss made up only of human corpses or elves?
Aridon can take advantage of the corpses of the denters, centaurs, bearmen... Ect.
Since they are breeds that live in Arkain... so they are part of the balance, being alive... or killed, by Aridon's stance I understand that he does not revive the orcs as not part of the balance.
But wouldn't it be great if the domain fights Necro-Sas and Necro-Rath... even with the Duke RedFist not dead?.
That would make the story more complex, it would be like recycling characters, and still making a whole new story (Ahem-Blenn, Lerrig, Salomar, Rangul - Ejem).

Why would Aridon waste his precious time and strength to bring back in life that incopeten fool,Sasrogan...I mean he does not bring much in the tablet besides his incopetence,Blen is an inspiring leader but i doubt Undeads need inspiration...Rath is a brute but Aridon has enough brutes on his ranks but maybe one more might not be bad.
 
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Wouldn't it be good if you followed Rath's example?
The thirst for revenge drastically changes people, I would not be surprised that Aridon took advantage of sun's resentment that Sas has in the face of dominance. more specifically, in front of Amari.
I think Sas was hated for his spells (WHO IS SICK TO BE CAUSING RAYO'S SCHOOL AS A HERO'S SPELL?) without offending, but combine the above with chain lightning (A large group of necroliths do better things) and spectral wolves (as if he needed even more shields that "describing I forgot the name of the old friend of Sas")
Sorry... Copy the wrong thing... I speak by translator, it won't happen again :vw_wtf:
 
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His thirst for revenge is not that "useful" Rath does not resent the entirety of humanity he hates Blen and his men...With Blen gone so does the usefulness of Rath as a brute...

If Aridon wanted to take out Blen...I am pretty sure both Krom or the executioner would be more than enough to take him out of the picture.
 
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Why would Aridon waste his precious time and strength to bring back in life that incopeten fool,Sasrogan

In all wars a sacrificeable pawn its always needed, also maybe hes a coward but he never been addresed as a ignorant or powerless...
 
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But we don't know how much Sas hated Amari... it can be useful, other than that Aridon is reconsidering whether the orcs are part of his balance... Krom would be a good choice for Aridon... too good to do... think about it, you always need a minion to do the lowest jobs, so that none of the best trained have to do it.
What I'm looking to say is that with Sas or someone else in charge of small details, it will allow Krom or Saphira to be redirected to tasks of greater importance for balance.
(Sometimes the small details make a difference... why do you need a big computer if it lacks the smallest programs but they are still useful?
 
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In all wars a sacrificeable pawn its always needed, also maybe hes a coward but he never been addresed as a ignorant or powerless...


I never called him ignorant or powerless, I called him an incopeten fool...Which he was and everyone exposed him for that Amari,Okri,Zarimak even Grofzag.
 

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In any shape, way or form.

Edit: On the topic of bringing Chars back as Undead:
I will not ignore this option, just look at Vanessa in the Undead Book or Lera in the Orc Book, but I do not use it much.
It takes the weight out of too many important events.
In addition, you must keep in mind that some bodies are lost to even the Undead, such as burned until nothing was left, like i.e. the many Orcs burned by the Redfist.
 
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Redfist its top 3 when it comes to characters...
Also he can spit some fire which makes him all the better.
The secret chapter ending should be the cannon ending...
Justice for Redfist best dad to ever grace Arkain universe!!
 

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Surely there are some funny lines Redfist spits from time to time but he's mostly boring imo
 
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"Best Dad"?, in the "secret ending" he kills both daugthers... very sad...

See there's where you are wrong Kiddo

Sinc Vannesa and Adedale had been assosieted with orcs and demons best dad of Arkain freed them from of a life of judgment and shunnes for what they did...He gave them enternal peace so they wouldn't have to live with the mistakes they did.

He took it upon himself to live with the fact of being a Kinslayer rather than his daughters be called traitors. :p
 
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and that Best dad cup rly interest me :)
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And another entry for the 2D works I am tinkering around with. (I'll decide whether or not making this its own thread soonish).
This time featuring a regular Ironfist Soldier, using either sword or crossbow in battle.
Edit: Two alternate versions added, not sure which one I'd prefer using or if I should maybe use the one without the fist and one of the other two at the same time for different roles.
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They seems ok, but they should have a intimidating look, i mean they supposed to be the best of the worts or the worts of the best right?...
 

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No idea if you people are even interested in this kind of stuff, but I have done some texturing
in a different game (Yes, me and 2D art, funny, I know) and created something I consider a
possible look for an Ironfist Elite.
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I may do more stuff like that in the future as I really like the results here.
If so, I'll post them in a different place to avoid spamming this thread if you people
are interested in this kind of stuff, if you're not, I will just keep them to myself. :p
 
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Well, they are still mortal soldiers, but please, elaborate. :)

Humm... well... they could have some spikes and some black-yellow paterns like Gardon, you know... an intimidating look that "inspire" a little of terror...
 
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I have played the first books, and the second books, but I still having a question: Vanessa is really dead or she is like Margarzar (I think is name was that)?

Because in the chapter "Possesion" of the First Undead Book, in the epilogue, we see a dialogue about a small history (Perhaps Vanessa's history from the First Orc Book) and later, we see a dialogue of Aridon raising her from the dead, and she pledge loyalty towards him.

Also, in the last mission of the First Undead Book, we see her along with Aridion as a "Death Knight"

Also, that remembers me, in the mission of the First Orc Book where Rangul's encampment got attacked by Undead (the mission after the siege of the Castle of Kome), in the caves, the chieftain of the Clan Goldaxe and the Chieftain of the Skullblade see her and kill her. So... who is Vanessa in the Second Orc Book?... intriguing...

PD: If Glen was killed by the torturers of the Golden Guard, why he still alive at the Second Orc Book?
 
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Alternate timelines? WHAT?!?!

So Vanessa is alive in the Orc Series but dead in the Undead Books? Wow... Shar, your world is even more fantastic when I learn more about it! Cheers!
 
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Also, if Vanessa is dead in the First Undead Book, why is there TWO Vanessa in the First Orc Book (The Death Knight and the intriguing original Vanessa)
 
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Off topic removed. Please remember that this is still the Legends of Arkain forum, not the off topic one.

Also, if Vanessa is dead in the First Undead Book, why is there TWO Vanessa in the First Orc Book (The Death Knight and the intriguing original Vanessa)
There is only one Vanessa in the First Orc Book. ;)
 
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I understand. Well, Shar, thanks for solving me the questions. Cheers, and good luck in the Second Undead Book! I'm waiting to play it :D
 
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Brian and Aridon brothers, didn't see that one coming but could someone explain or put a link for the full story like i am lost in the whole four ancient dudes thing real bad i remember reading something about it before but i don't remember where it is, so Brian is lord of shadows Aridon is lord of the dead and there is a demon god and a dark one, any background story about them?
 
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