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DEFENCE OF YURSGRAD

Go to the Field Guide Entry documenting this level's easter eggs and points of interest with pictures.

Mission Objective: Protect as many defenseless villagers as possible against the onslaught of Myrkridia.

Notable Quote: "The devils! They are coming!"

"Anyone who can hold a sword, gather to the Shrine!"

"The time for running is over. We must make our stand here."

Notes: This is the entrance to the only secret Level. Kill everything with no casualties on Legendary and your there, supposedly.

August 8th, 1426 A.E., The village of Yursgrad, territory of Gower

This was known as 'The Dark Time' - when living nightmares haunted the lands. With the falling of the sun, unearthly cries undulated from hidden caves as devils stalked out of their shadowy nests to feast upon beast and man alike. They were the Myrkridia. And they were slowly hunting humanity into extinction.

Two human settlements were all that remained in the known world. The splendid city of Llancarfan, and the humble territories of Gower. Llancarfan was the seat of the Cath Bruig Empire, and its towering walls, built in the Age of Reason, were too fortified for even the Myrkridia to scale. The lands of Gower, though, were a different matter.

The clansmen of Gower were hearty people, who worked a hostile and unforgiving land at the edge of the world. For hundreds of years, the Myrkridian devils made prey of the peoples of Gower; stalking from the Dire Marsh to raid their homes and villages. Although many stands were made against the Myrkridia, not a single town was saved. The devils were unstoppable.

On this day, the Myrkridian horde had slaughtered their way to the outskirts of the town of Yursgrad the oldest and mightiest town in the territories. During the fore night, unholy wails drifted from the hills outlying the city. Yursgrad was surrounded. It's doom appeared imminent.

Clansmen who could fight gathered the people to the center of the town, making preparations for their last stand - all the while watching the descending sun and waiting for the darkness to bring their doom.

The following are the pregame pics for this level.

"This was known as 'The Dark Time' - when living nightmares haunted the lands. With the falling of the sun, unearthly cries undulated from hidden caves as devils stalked out of their shadowy nests to feast upon beast and man alike. They were the Myrkridia. And they were slowly hunting humanity into extinction."

"For hundreds of years, the Myrkridian devils made prey of the peoples of Gower; stalking from the Dire Marsh to raid their homes and villages."

"Clansmen who could fight gathered the people to the center of the town, making preparations for their last stand..."

If you win this level you see

Against all hope, the Myrkridian horde was routed. For the first time in hundreds of years, humanity had stood toe to toe against the devils, and defeated them.

When you lose you see

With the fall of Yursgrad, the lands of Gower were left with no protection from the Myrkridian horde. Within a year Gower was overrun with devils, leaving no human alive.

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Written and compiled by Gholsbane and transcribed by zeph.

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