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Hither thee go...eth. Crimson Ehmpfier The game begins on Efferina, a triangular continent surrounded by islands, and split into thirds by a conveniently shaped mountain range, at the center of said range lies the Mage's Tower, the centre of all knowledge. In the south lies the Krymzom Empire, the east holds the Malnomi Kingdom and the west is just a haphazard selection of city-states. The Lord of Darkness, emperor of Krymzom, has mounted a large-scale invasion of Malnomi, seeking to dominate it's people beneath his iron fist. The people of Malnomi live in fear of this new threat, as it's rumoured that the evil Lord seized power by callously killing his aging father, the Emperor, and that he is a terrible man who personally slays his staff on a regular basis. The Krymzom army easily decimates the smaller and weaker Malnomi forces. *Agony* The only hope for Malnomi lies in the west, in a middle-sized town called Laxuz (pronnounced Lak-zooz). A teenage girl calling herself Sam is searching for a mercenary named Agony, who is the one man who can get her through the Krymzom-controlled Dran Ranges in one piece, although it's said that Agony has accepted few jobs. Sam carries on despite this, for she carries what is said to be the one weapon that can break through the Lord of Darkness' evil aura - a large blade called Leonspradei (you don't know this for a while, though). She needs to return to Malnomi, to save her people from enslavement. When she finds Agony (who has semi-long silver hair and an eyepatch), he instantly accepts. Sam complains about not paying him, but he says it's fine, the Krymsom soldiers are loaded - he'll just mercilessly l3wt anyone who gets in his (and, to a lesser degree, her) way (but he says it in a bad-ass kind of way.). Sam shrugs it off and they leave. What she and doesn't know is that the gun-wielding man she has just hired, Frederick Agony, isn't just your ordinary mercenary... *Alphonse* Meanwhile, in Malnomi, a young (think 14-15) apprentice locksmith, Alphonse, comes home to find his villiage destroyed and his family killed. Alphonse swears eternal vengance against the doers of this evil atrocity, the Krymzom army, and sets off to join the Malnomi army with Denzel, a hunter who finds Alphonse unconsious and near-death in the forest shortly after his oath. But Alphonse is piss-weak (worst character in the game, in fact. By far.) and to exact vengance he needs power. He'll do whatever it takes to obtain that power...even sell his soul... *Claire* Claire, one of Krymzom's top generals is on a mission. She is looking for the 'Captain,' the man she loves and one of the strongest warriors in the known world. He dissapeared from the Imperial Palace a few years ago and she, along with a select group of elite soldiers who were once under the command of the 'Captain,' go off in search of him. But she will find out more than she wishes, and her beliefs in Krymzom's right to rule will be forever shaken... The story is split into 22 chapters (23 if you play your cards right), and in each you control a different character (Agony, Alphonse or Claire) as they combat the evil 'Lord of Darkness'. The story is non-linear and can change depending on your actions. Eg if you go left you meet Agony's party, but if you go right you don't. The next time you play as Agony, his scenario will change to reflect this. This means that the story can become EXTREMELY varied from game-to-game, although there is only one 'true' path throuth the game. The plot has some pretty wild twists as well (SHPOILER!!! AVERT YOUR GAZES CHILDREN!!! Frederick is really the Emperor of Krymzom/the so-called Lord of Darkness, AND the "Captain!" Alphonse becomes evil by absorbing the power of the 'sinstone,' an artifact that holds the soul of a mage who nearly destroyed the world while fighting the mage sealed within the 'saintstone.' Claire is captured by Agony, leading to some...interesting scenes. And Sam is really the princess of Malnomi. NO MORE SPOILER!!!), and nothing is as it seems... The game features over twenty two playable characters, ranging from an old soldier who fights alongside his two kids to a gay alcoholic undead priest. Really, there IS a gay alcoholic undead priest in the game. But he's not THAT gay, mind you, he just likes men. Like men like women. And he has room for only one man in his life, but he died alongside the priest 400 years ago... Questions, people! I need questions! They make me think! P.s I'm not really too sure what the point of the above was, as, looking back, it sounds very much like an ad...o_0