12/31/2023 0 Comments Tales of a kingdom![]() Have a Nice Death: As common in adventure games.They are very happy together, but they are always described as consort or companion to each other rather than husband and wife. Happily Married: Downplayed by Maeldun and Branwyn.Good Luck Charm: To win a gambling game, you need to find a horseshoe for luck first.Genre Throwback: This is a 2007 game deliberately stylized, in terms of gameplay and graphics, to look like it had been made 15 years before that.Friend to All Living Things: The druid is kind to all animals (but not goblins, unless Maeldun convinces him otherwise).Forced Transformation: Geraint is turned into a hawk.Failure Is the Only Option: Want to catch that assassin? Sorry, you just can't.Others simply provide interesting or amusing information about the characters. Some provide alibis for various characters, which is useful for sussing out the murderer. Exact Eavesdropping: There are twenty "Cutscenes" throughout the game, and most of them involve Maeldun doing this.Evil Overlooker: The Big Bad, who will cast spells while watching from his crystal ball. ![]() A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in the prologue shows him teleporting away just as Maeldun and his army accost Vortigern. Evil Chancellor: Taranis was one to King Vortigern and implied to be responsible for Vortigern's more belligerent acts in the backstory.Moreover, Taranis' power is MUCH stronger inside the tower than anywhere else. Eldritch Location: Taranis' tower is invisible to the naked eye, and noted as being "not of this world" when Maeldun does reveal it.Disguised in Drag: In order to escape from Carbonek at the start of the game, you need to steal a dress from the tailor to disguise yourself and sneak past the guards.Deadpan Snarker: Branwyn always has something to add to the conversation between Maeldun and another character when she is present.He looks evil and he lives in the dark and creepy part of Thierna Na Oge, but he will aid you if you prove your worth to him and he isn't even remotely evil. This allows the player to narrow the field down to Calite. evidence includes a piece of cloak, the style of which dictates the murderer must live in Carbonek the fact that the killer had to be in the castle at the time of the murder and the suspect must have black hair. In a twist, however, Maeldun will use the evidence to eliminate suspects, not convict them. Clue, Evidence, and a Smoking Gun: Maeldun is absolutely able to deduce the murderer by gathering clues and discussing the situation at camp.The other guard calls him out on stating the obvious. Captain Obvious: as one of the goblin guards points out, their leader Rashakk Skullcrusher would be happy to crush your skull if you meet him.Captain Ersatz: The protagonist's sprite looks very much like Prince Alexander from King's Quest VI (see Spiritual Successor, below funnily enough, in the original concept, Maeldun is a captain ersatz of Graham, not Alexander).Born in the village of Havgan, she left to study magic under Taranis and has effectively been ostracized from Havgan ever since. Burn the Witch!: Downplayed with the sorcerer's apprentice.Brutal Honesty: Lady Branwyn and Geraint.Book Ends: The game begins and ends with Maeldun attacking Castle Theylinn.No, you can't avoid it, as you need to take the dagger to defend yourself against the assassin. Better Manhandle the Murder Weapon: The reason why you're accused of murder. ![]()
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