Monday, March 3, 2008

Why does Albero give you Fire magic?

It occurs to me that because alpha #1 doesn't include any of the backstory, I should explain just why it is that the evil tyrannical wizard Albero is nice enough to leave the Fire magic lying around for you to pick up. Briefly, he was originally a good wizard and a good ruler, but his heart was captured by evil and desire for power. But long before that, he was wise enough to recognize that one day he or a successor might succumb to evil. So that the people would be able to fight against such evil, he left many magical items and powers scattered around the land. (His greatest magical item is the eponymous Wings, which allow a hero to fly to the floating tower that is the center of his power.)

(I may rework the story to make the villain be Albero's successor instead of Albero himself. Haven't decided for sure.)

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