The Quest

While the houses labor to increase their own power, the neutral mages struggle for a higher consciousness and the betterment of humanity. They envision a world free from treachery and deceit. These students of the magick arts anxiously await the return of Alaric's mystical powers, as well as the end of the land's deadly slide toward chaos. But even they are unaware of the underlying tragedy which prepares to strike the land.

Your quest will take you through many trials as you uncover the mysteries of Cythera, its origin, its people, and its political hierarchies. You must do everything in your power to save the King, restore the balance of power, and return Cythera to its roots.

"I suppose I should explain what happened. My name is Alaric, and you are now in the land of Cythera."

"You were summoned in a final, desparate attempt to save Cythera and its ruler from chaos and madness."

"I am that ruler, and I have a special bond with the land and the people of Cythera. For over two hundred years I have used my magic to keep it prosperous."

"Unfortunately, over the past couple of years, my power has waned, and with it, Cythera has started slipping into chaos."

"It is as if that bond were dissolving, the land somehow changing. I do not understand it."

"The more impotent I become, the more frustrating it is, to see it all slipping away, like waking from a dream..."

"I have trusted the fates to summon an outsider, from Mater Theia herself, for only an outsider will be able to see through this cloud that blocks my vision.

"You, of course, are that outsider. Do not think that I did this on a whim - it has cost me most of my remaining power to do so."

"I must trust you to help me. I am sorry for the danger this costs you, but you are my, and Cythera's, last chance."