Friday, October 25, 2013

The Plot



The following is a synopsis of the storyline for the game. All of the game play should follow this script. All that is left to be added is specific dialogues between characters, which will be uploaded soon.

Master of Nunn Character Dialogues
Main Plot: Jack roughs up an unsuspecting jester, takes his outfit, and ties him up. The king has just come through town and has been invited to a performance by the local jester, to which he is not looking forward. As he sits at his throne and awaits the jester, Jack appears before the king. He poses as the jester briefly and then attack the king’s servants, taking them all out instantly with his boomerang. He then declares that the king is next. He throws the boomerang towards the king, but it is deflected at the last moment. The windows shatter, and with a loud roar and bursting gust, the king is taken away on the wings of Nunn. Recovering from the impact of the wind, Jack sees the direction to which the King is headed: back to his castle. He takes off after him, heading into deep dark woods. Back at the town square where the jester was set to perform, the Knight is seen untying the original jester, and after learning of Jack’s intentions, also heads into the woods.
                As Jack reaches the end of the dark forest, he is ambushed by the Knight riding atop her llama. He scoffs at her appearance as she makes threatening accusations. Jack then explains why he is after the King: to kill Nunn for burning down his village when he was a child. The attack on the King was merely an attempt to draw out Nunn. Knight asks why Jack killed the innocent assistants of King, to which he replied that they weren’t dead, but merely knocked unconscious. In turn, the Knight scoffs, insisting that Nunn is noble and would never order such a thing. The two fight. Jack emerges victorious, and he and Knight engage in final words. Knight compliments Jack on his resolve, intelligence, and honor, and as a parting gift, gives Jack her shield, which is said to be powerful enough to withstand Nunn’s flames.
                Elsewhere, Mage is seen informing King that Knight has fallen. King insists that Jack be dealt with swiftly, and trusts that Mage will be significantly more capable since he lacks Knight’s sense of honor and decency. King only asks that Jack’s corpse be brought to him so that it may stand as a warning against all who might dare to oppose the King.
                This time Jack enters an icy terrain filled with magical enemies. After making his way to the end, he is confronted by Mage. Jack insists that Mage get out of his way, to which Mage replies that Jack is unaware of what he is doing. Jack briefly explains why he wants King dead, and Mage explains that he already knows, and that his village needed to be burned down for the sake of the kingdom. When Jack questions why had to happen, Mage insists that he will explain it to Jack’s corpse. The two engage in battle. In his final moments, Mage scoffs at Jack’s notion that he will be able to get revenge, boasting that Nunn if far tougher than he. Jack decides to take the Mage’s staff. Knowing that it will take time to master magic, Jack still believes that he will be able to use it in order to get past barriers. Jack finds that there is a magical barrier blocking his exit from the icy terrain, so he removes the spell with his staff.
                Back at his castle, the King is furious over Mage’s delay. Assuming the worst, he orders Nunn to torch the outskirts of his kingdom, to which Nunn refuses. Here we learn that Nunn can communicate telepathically. King is then seen becoming more forceful in his insistence, and when a bright purple light is emitted, Nunn is seen obeying the King’s command.
                Jack finds himself on a path towards the castle and sees peasants fleeing the city. They angrily turn and blame him for their plight. They pick up stones to stone him without describing how Jack is responsible or what has happened, but it is implied that they know that the King has set the city aflame because of a jester. Now Jack must navigate through the villagers and other obstacles on his way to the castle. Upon finally nearing the city gate Jack sees the entire city in flames, except the castle itself. Calling upon Mage’s magic staff, Jack makes a path for himself to the castle, though he is unable to put out the flames.
                Jack finally approaches the King’s royal court, and he demands an explanation as to why the King has done this. The King then begins a speech as to how the elimination of Jack and his village as a small child was done to preserve the Divine order. He explains that the King is selected by the Divine, and that he must rule absolutely. Jack’s village became too prosperous for the King to exert full control, and so King ordered Nunn to destroy it. Nunn then appears, much to Jack’s displeasure. But Nunn explains telepathically that Jack is the next rightful king, and this is why, even though King controlled Nunn’s mind with the medallion around his neck, Nunn could not destroy Jack. King then interrupts, saying that this was true, but since then he has had the powers of his medallion enhanced such that Nunn will obey him without question. King then orders Nunn to kill Jack, exclaiming that it looks as though the jester will entertain him after all. Jack with new resolve, vows to save Nunn and kill King. Jack wins the battle by destroying King’s medallion rather than killing Nunn.
                Cornered, the King begs for his life. Jack, after explaining how horrible King’s actions have been slays him with his boomerang. He then rides atop Nunn and uses Nunn’s powerful wings to put out the flames. With the city saved, the people elect Jack as their rightful king.

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