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Story
Betrayed, invaded, defeated.... The Humans of the Empire suffered greatly in their fight against the Demons. They have now lost another kingdom in the war against the Demons and the inner conflicts are just about to start. Only a strong hand and leadership can lead them to victory against these odds.
Command the cruel General Gardon Bloodclaw and unite the estranged factions of the Empire by any means necessary. Withstand your enemies, both inside and outside, and face the horrifying Demons.
The question is... how far are you willing to go for absolute victory? Will you have to sacrifice your humanity in order to achieve victory? Only time will tell.
Campaign Series Info
The Legends of Arkain is a campaign series which takes place on the world Arkain.
The races of Arkain fight against the demon invaders, who try once again to enslave every being on Arkain. The Humans, the Orcs and the Undead will have to make a stand against them... or face complete annihilation or enslavement by the Demons.
This campaign series will consist of actually three different series. There will be a Human, an Orc and an Undead campaign series. They will all run in the same timeline but will present three different stories and outcomes. When they are all finished, it's completely up to you, who wins this conflict.
Those, who win the war, will write the history.
You like the campaign?
Click here to see the progress of the series!
Click here for the First Human Book!
Click here for the First Orc Book!
Click here for the First Undead Book!
Click here for the Second Orc Book!
Click here for the Second Undead Book!
Let's Play made by @Jayborino!
Features
- Three different storylines/campaign series
Take control of one of the three factions, the proud Humans of the Empire, the plundering and strong Orc Clans or the mysterious Undead Nexus and their endless army of the dead, and face the demonic invasion as well as other struggles that await you.
- New units
Command units, you already know, as well as completely new units with new upgrades and abilities.
- Decide the fate of Arkain
At some points of the campaigns, you'll have the opportunity to decide things, that affect the storyline, characters and sometimes even the chapters you play or how you have to play them. By doing or, well, not doing certain side quests, you can also affect the campaign.
- Three difficulties
You can play the campaign in either easy, normal or hard difficulty, just like in the original WC3 campaigns. It will impact on the AI difficulty and scripting as well as other minor changes.
In easy version, for example, the AI won't rebuilt lost buildings.
- Full Jass AI
In this campaign series, every single AI is written in Jass instead of being created with the AI editor. This makes the AI more intelligent.
- Universal hotkeys
All abilities, units and buildings use QWER hotkeys.
- Race Mechanics
Every available race has its own unique race mechanic to improve gameplay - and, in some cases, to add new ways influencing the story.
Characters
General Gardon Bloodclaw
General Gardon is the most ruthless and merciless general in the Empire. He is known for using every available weapon against his enemies without showing any pardon. His background is a mystery. He simply appeared out of nowhere and became general. He proved very fast, that he got that position for a good reason, destroying the enemies of the Empire with fast, merciless effectiveness. He is the commander of the Ironfist, an elite force of the Empire, which often carries out top secret missions for the Emperor himself. According to rumors, Gardon himself enjoys the favor of the Emperor - much to the frustration of many higher-ranking Imperials. Yet none would dare make a move against him, as in the past, such attempts ended in disaster.
The fact that Gardon was forced to retreat because the inner conflicts of the Imperials had weakened them too much, infuriated him a great deal and he longs for a chance to take revenge on the traitors.
Admiral Merlon Seabright
Both in the Imperial and Royal Fleets, Admiral Merlon Seabright is a living legend. It is said that he was the captain of the ship that killed the Terror of Feraldir, a gigantic, demonic sea monster that had terrorized ships for thousands of years. Merlon dislikes staying on the shore for longer than absolutely necessary, for the sea is his true home. He is said to have been a critic and even an enemy of Gardon Bloodclaw until the two of them were assigned to a special mission. After that mission, Merlon remained silent about Gardon and even proclaimed to assist Gardon whenever he was needed.
Today, he is Gardon's most loyal ally who is not part of the Ironfist.
Larine the Exile
Larine used to be the personal guard and a good friend of the elven queen. However, she began criticizing the fact that the Elves were hiding in their woods instead of fighting side-by-side with the Imperials and Dwarves. She blamed the Queen for the fact that the Elves were despised by many of the Humans who had been forced by their surperiors to defend them. She left the Elven Kingdom and was later exiled. She went to the court of King Dorten of Kerrel and started working for him, gaining his respect. Trained in both archery and nature magic, she is ready to fulfill her surperior's every command.
Lady Cora Redfist
Following her father's wishes reluctantly, Cora joined the Imperial Army instead of continuing her studies in the Imperial Academy. Having proven herself as a valuable asset of the army, she was given the offer of joining the Imperial Navy. She had always loved the sea and knowing that the Imperial Navy would enable her to progress further in her studies of water magic, Cora accepted the offer and became a member of the navy, later serving as the liaison officer between the Imperial Navy and the Golden Guard.
Over time, she developed a certain dislike for Renald van Durce, the general of the Golden Guard, considering him arrogant beyond measure.
Lord Brian the Fallen
Long ago, before the Empire had set sail over the sea, Lord Brian was a high-ranking member of the Emperor's court. People were afraid of the lord in dark armor who was said to study the forbidden dark arts of Shadow Magic. One day, he and his family disappeared without any trace of their whereabouts. Since he didn't return after many years, people started to believe he had died. However, in truth, he had discovered ancient secrets and power. Whatever happened to him, it made him immortal and gave him unknown power and knowledge. It remains a mystery what he has done over the past centuries.
High Lord Inquisitor Renald van Durce
Being one of seven younger brothers of the former emperor and therefore one of the uncles of the current Emperor, Renald could have lived a peaceful life of luxury in the Imperial palace. However, he loathed his other brethren for letting the luxury make them become lazy and corrupt. Becoming a great warrior-priest and leader, he himself led the final assault that removed all Demons from the continent of the Empire. Renald had always been arrogant, but his success made it even worse. However, his loyalty towards the Emperor is almost limitless and only the Emperor himself can command van Durce. Whenever he and his Golden Guard are sent on a mission, the Emperor sends his finest, most loyal and most arrogant soldiers.
His full title is:
High Lord of the Imperial Court, Lord Inquisitor of the Order of the Righteous, Lord Consultant of the Emperor, General of the Golden Guard.
Click here to learn more about the other characters!
GardonXRenald has already happened in the worst way possible,written by me.it's only a fanfic but still it will do.What if I told you that Gardon was the Neil Patrick Harris of Arkain?
Women on screen but off screen...
GardonXRenald confirmed??
I have an idea who is the monster,i will edit this post shortly.
I have an idea who is the monster,i will edit this post shortly.
Edit:Alright i made a breakthrough,Shar is trying to trick us it's a human,boxer,demon,even Aedale's father,but it has to be something that even our main characters Merlon and Gardon cannot defeat.Of course it has to be monster dog from the movie monster dog.Look at Gardon and Merlon they have no chance against this monster
I was so sure it was monster dog.It's sad we won't see him in arkain,but in dog demolition squad.Anyway in the next chapter when we face Van Douche himself it would be cool if we could steal the stationary cannon that his engineer Lord Marin made(if he has finished it that is)and use it against him or the demons in a future mission.If you have no idea what im talking about just watch the interlude true colours.
I like you're idea.This will be good in large maps like chapter 3 and maybe in the coming chapters.If you want to be supercool and superjuicy, you can change that building a bit. Instead of building fortifications why not use the system of travelling army? Build tents to accomodate your forces, from the tents you can call soldiers (limited tents, limited units per tent in one moment, units replenish over time). It would make more of the "army on the move" atmosphere, especially in the first few chapters of the first book. Maybe allow players to build spike barricades and instead of fortified towers some wooden watchtowers. I know its a lot of work, but it will entirely change the feel of certain missions. Just if you someday feel bored.
Btw Salana x Larine fanfic forever!
Ahhh,i can't approve of this idea in the normal campaign,maybe in kasrkin mode,but not in the normal campaign.Adding achievements if you manage to do this would be awesome though.A true test of skill.
Well they are just ideas.Not making Thanok a mini-hero kind of disappoints me,but @Siler who wants wants him as a fully-playable hero,just got his dream destroyed.Why you have to be so cruel to him?Once I am done with the tens of thousands other things I gotta do, I will consider it.
Like the concept, though.
@Championfighter25: Yep, already read that list, forgot to respond.
Some of the things are reasonable, some are already planned, some will not happen (*cough* Thanok Mini-Hero *cough*).
But feel free to post more whenever you want to.
Once I am done with the tens of thousands other things I gotta do, I will consider it.
Like the concept, though.
@Championfighter25: Yep, already read that list, forgot to respond.
Some of the things are reasonable, some are already planned, some will not happen (*cough* Thanok Mini-Hero *cough*).
But feel free to post more whenever you want to.
What do you think, people, can you figure out what the chapters will be about?
Gentlemen, I am feeling generous enough to provide yet another spoiler for the upcoming hot chapter.
By the way, did I mention it will include much fire? No? Well, too bad.
Meet Vail, another main character for the upcoming chapter!
Vail is the descendant of an ancient family that ruled the oppressive nation Zyainor until it
collapsed many centuries before the arrival of the Empire, spawning the Human Kingdoms.
Hailing from a family hated by society, Vail lived away from other Humans for a long time until
she saved Prince Toraes of Kerrel one day and became his personal guard and agent.
Read more about it in Kasrkin's short story "Fate's Hand".
Vail's starting item will be the Seal of Zyainor, an ancient heirloom of her family, that increases her Strength, Intelligence and Agility by 5.
Harmos' starting item is the Staff of the Guardian, one of the powerful staffs created for the Guardians of Elements, that gives him Brilliance Aura and increases his mana by 100.
InterestingGentlemen, I am feeling generous enough to provide yet another spoiler for the upcoming hot chapter.
By the way, did I mention it will include much fire? No? Well, too bad.
Meet Vail, another main character for the upcoming chapter!
Vail is the descendant of an ancient family that ruled the oppressive nation Zyainor until it
collapsed many centuries before the arrival of the Empire, spawning the Human Kingdoms.
Hailing from a family hated by society, Vail lived away from other Humans for a long time until
she saved Prince Toraes of Kerrel one day and became his personal guard and agent.
Read more about it in Kasrkin's short story "Fate's Hand".
Vail's starting item will be the Seal of Zyainor, an ancient heirloom of her family, that increases her Strength, Intelligence and Agility by 5.
Harmos' starting item is the Staff of the Guardian, one of the powerful staffs created for the Guardians of Elements, that gives him Brilliance Aura and increases his mana by 100.
