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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!
Just make sure to not lose the map please.Both.
Now I am going to do something I haven't done in AGES.
Progress Report
Progress on Chapter Eight is going very well. I would say that roughly 60% of the map is done.
Good to know!I am making backups now on a daily basis.
Good to know!
I know this may be a really stupid question,but i just want to know.How big is the map exactly,because you mentioned it was very big?Is it a 200x200 map or im exaggerating it?
Both.
Now I am going to do something I haven't done in AGES.
Progress Report
Progress on Chapter Eight is going very well. I would say that roughly 60% of the map is done.
Just wait for next April Fools.Gardon:How?
van Durce:i can be useful!
Gardon:I accept your services,release him!
Best april fools cutscene ever!
Damn did Aedale's father teach you how to roast,burn and make people feel like nothing?
I want to know.
Nice!
).It may suck,but at least it will have a higher rating than the emoji movie.Yeah let's try!
Nice!
Maybe we should make the script for an Arkain movie(very bad idea
I remember there was a way to become part of Arkain industries,but it involved giving your life,family,properties and becoming a mindless slave that had a 000000000000,21% of returning let's say without something bad happening to you.If you want to be Rahandir do it though.I think the requirements for me at least are a bit too much.
If only you knew the truth.
From 60% to testing stage so soon?
From 60% to testing stage so soon?
I want to congratulate you on the fast progress!Also the screenshot you posted of chapter 8 in your media looks smokingly good.
Already ? was this the fastest map released by you?
I think you made the right choice.In my opinion Grennan sounded very honest and seeing Taran with demons makes me think he is the traitor.
I played the too much fire puns said about it chapter.
-Burning corruption away?I don't know why,but this name sound really weird,it's like we are trying to bring down some kind of government.
-LOL what a timing to feature the kingdom of Rengar,now when will you feature Salria and make it full circle.
-Haha when he was with Blen,Harmos was just the sidekick.Now he got character development and is a main character in this chapter,not in the book,but still good enough.
-Vail is a cool character,i like her way of talking and what she does to fix her ancestors mistakes.She gets an approval from me
-When i found Salomar's hammer i wonder,why didn't sir Edoarus just take it with him?He doesn't like paladins,but he could give it to someone else.Guess he didn't have the power of COMMON SENSE!
-You may want to find a new module for the demon count,because he uses the exact same as the demon lord.
-So much for having to pay,you can just completely skip Progaderas if you wanted to.His flames kind of make it hard to see the items he drops.
-When Taran talks to Harmos he says creatues.Fix it to creatures.
-Why does everyone hate on Gardon,even Harmos.What has he done?
-i thought this chapter was kind of short,but that may just be me.
-Looking forward to the next chapter!Keep up the good work!
(btw fire golem of Harmos´ can be healed by holy light)
Shhhhhhh,we don't talk about or mention that though.Don't give him ideas for nerfs!
Oh that is intended.
3) Arkain has right/wrong choices?!
And to fill there are those choices that are neither a 100% right or a 100%wrong like in chapter 4 of the orc campaign when you pass through moghtar orcs in a mountain pass or an ironfist base,you either piss off Gardon or the red orcs.You just pick what to do a revenge attack on you in the second book.
And to fill there are those choices that are neither a 100% right or a 100%wrong like in the orc campaign when you pass through moghtar orcs or an ironfist base,you either piss off Gardon or the red orcs.You just pick what to do a revenge attack on you in the second book
That reminds me,so strange that we haven't seen them yet except in chapter 1.So much for the "orcs are everywhere since the kingdoms failed to defend they're borders".Let them make an epic return so we can ruin it immediately.
This chapter is chapter 9(wow the more you know).The hardest chapter in this book was chapter 4.Spoiler for Chapter Nine.
I mentioned that this chapter will bring hate.
It means that you will hate the chapter. You will see why soon enough.
That reminds me,so strange that we haven't seen them yet except in chapter 1.So much for the "orcs are everywhere since the kingdoms failed to defend they're borders".Let them make an epic return so we can ruin it immediately.
Thinking a little bit more about your choice considering what Gardon has as allies you pissed off the knights of kome,the ironfist,part of the golden guard,the elves,maybe the royal armies and the dwarves considering Salana and Zarin are good friends.You and me will have a lot to deal with in the second orc book.
You are right,but you have to take into account that Aridon manipulated him and Cleavehand had anger issues as was revealed in the undead book.That was his downfall as he was thinking he was screwed every time and the second reason is that the orcs outnumbered him massively,but that is a different story.Stupid orcs with they're honour code and suicidal tactics.If i was at they're place i would have used whosyourdaddy.BAM,no casualties taken.
I will just leave this here.
