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The third part opens with the Nameless Hero and his
friends sailing to a new continent overrun with orcs, arriving in the
Myrtana, the central region of the continent. Presumably this is the
source of the orc invasion that was launched on Khorinis during the second
chapter. These lands have no physical connection to Khorinis or the ruins
of the penal colony. In these mountainous forests the orcs have enslaved
the human kingdom with only a few free humans living in the nearly
uninhabitable icy northlands of Nordmar and the southern desert of
Varrant. The hero must decide whether to join the rebellion and stay true
to the deposed human king, serve the Orcish usurpers in their quest to
topple the last remaining human stronghold, or choose a path that serves
his own ends. Throughout the story, he is accompanied by a number of NPCs,
some of whom are old friends. While this chapter brings forward friends
from the previous title (Xardas, Diego, Milten, Gorn, Lester, and Vatras)
it also introduces two new major characters; King Rhobar the Second and
Zuben. While the king has a strong past as a bold leader, he now faces a
near defeat; his fame on the decline. Zuben leads the Hashishin that
inhabit the southern region of Varrant. |
