Story

Author: Flosha
Written: 14.04.2024

Everything about the story both of the original and the reborn “PHOENIX”.

We begin with the “setting”, because the setting defines the basic conditions or background of the story. It is the situation that the player is confronted with at the start of the game and how it came about, it is about matters of time, of location and of historical, cultural and religious circumstances.

The next section of the story is the game’s “world”. World design is inseparably connected with story design and therefore we do not separate it from the story and deal with them as one.

The next story section is the actual main plot which we deal with when the reader has acquired a good understanding of the setting and the world within which the plot - or the different plot(s), depending on the chosen faction - will unfold.

Content

  1. Setting
    1. Mythology
    2. Geography
    3. Culture
    4. MetaPhysics
    5. History
  2. World
    1. Level Design
      1. Act I - The Colony
        1. Level Structure
        2. Evolution of the Map
        3. Overworld Design
        4. Underworld Design
      2. Act II - Colony & Outside World
        1. The Colony Revisited
        2. Passes and Borders
        3. City Surroundings
        4. Design of the City
    2. Faction Design
      1. Alpha NPC Structure
    3. Character Design
      1. Character Descriptions
      2. Costume Design
    4. Monster Design
  3. Plot
    1. Alpha Plot(s)
    2. Sequel Plot
    3. Phoenix Plot
      1. Act I: Orpheus
        1. Background Story
        2. Plot Abstract
        3. Plot Description
          • Chapter 1: World of Convicts
          • Chapter 2: Waves of Madness
          • Chapter 3: Underground City
          • Chapter 4: War of Mines
          • Chapter 5: Ancient Temple
          • Chapter 6: Bloodnight
        4. Plot Logic
      2. Act II: Nemesis
        1. Background (Act I-II)
        2. Plot Abstract
        3. Plot Description
          • Chapter 7: Return to Prison
          • Chapter 8: Ruins of the City
          • Chapter 9: Of Ore and Blood
          • Chapter 10: A fallen Empire
          • Chapter 11: Rain in Revolt
          • Chapter 12: Sacrifice of Freedom
        4. Plot Logic
    4. Guild Plots
      1. Act I
        • The Way of Power
        • Fate of the Gladiator
        • Life for the Temple
        • A Shadow in the Crowd
        • Red Blood on blue Scarves
        • Path to Awakening
        • Way of the Arcane
        • Friends of Freedom
      2. Act II
        • Revolutionary Zeal
        • Of Ancient Mysteries
        • The Acceptance of Fear
        • Against the Vessels of Pain
        • Heresy and Treason
    5. Relation System
      1. Act I
        • OldCamp
        • NewCamp
        • FreeCamp
        • PsiCamp
        • OrcCity
      2. Act II
        • RefugeeCamp
        • CampOfTheCondemned
        • InquisitionCastle
        • KhorinisCity
        • CampOfTents
        • DemonCamp