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Chronicles of the Forgotten Eras
Folklore, the characters, and what the team is building, as it happens.
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Ivan Tsarevich, the third son who walked into the forest
Every Russian tale has a third son nobody expects much from. Ours left the palace for the woods, fell in love with a rusalka and woke up with a rune on his brow.
The Grey Wolf, who woke when Ivan did
In Slavic tales the wolf is the one who saves the prince. Ours slept for centuries as one of Veles' three threads of fate and woke the moment Ivan put on the headband.
The pact, the book and the three threads of Veles
Before Ivan woke in the forest, the gods and the people of the Three-Ninth Kingdom made a pact. Here is the story the game stands on, and the old beliefs it grew from.
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Drawing the forest, layer by layer
Before the forest of Forgotten Eras had a single tree in the engine, it was painted in grey: far trees, near trees, a path of light, and a hut on legs at the edge.
Gloomscale boulders and the cap of invisibility
A cap of invisibility fell into the forest, a storm shattered the rock it landed on, and now the pieces hide whoever walks past. Some of them were poisoned.
Ivan's four skill runes: a sword, a dart, a bow and a wolf
Four broken stones carry Ivan's skills. Each one is named after a hero, a god or a weapon from the old tales, and each one changes how he fights.
The Firecap, the mushroom that shoots back
Get too close to a Firecap and its burnt cap starts throwing fireballs. It is a trap, a test of patience, and a sign of how far the curse has spread.
The Grey Wolf idol, where travellers rest
Wherever you find a carved wolf in Forgotten Eras, you are safe for a moment. The idols are the kingdom's resting places, and they remember an old bond.
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Folklore & Lore · The Leshy idol, guardian and trickster of the forestThe forest's master never shows his face in Forgotten Eras. He leaves a carved idol instead, and what it does to the path depends on what you did before.
Folklore & Lore · The Morana idol, carved for the goddess of winterEvery spring, villages across the Slavic world drown a straw figure of Morana to send the winter away. In Forgotten Eras her winter has not left.
Folklore & Lore · The Veela flower, a gift that carries riskThe vila of the Balkan mountains could bless a traveller or run him to death. Our Veela flower does both: it makes Ivan fast, and it makes him easy to see.
Folklore & Lore · The Vodyanoy idol, where the water turns badAvena's father sleeps in the sunless depths. Above the water, a wooden idol with scaled shoulders tells Ivan the river ahead is cursed.
Characters · Avena, the rusalka on the bridgeRussian villages were afraid of the rusalki. Our Avena is a water spirit, the Vodyanoy's daughter and Ivan's forbidden love, and she is waiting for him on the bridge.
Characters · Baba Yaga and the hut on hen's legsThe old witch of the Slavic forest feeds some heroes and eats others. In Forgotten Eras she is an enemy, and her walking hut is her weapon.
Characters · The Domovoy, the guardian nobody thankedEvery Slavic house had one, living behind the stove. Ours was forgotten and twisted by strange magic, and he is the first boss Ivan has to face.
Characters · Character sheets, drawn by handEvery character is drawn on paper before anything is modelled.
Characters · Recording a character's voiceA microphone, a script and one voice at a time.
Events · The orchestra in the roomTwelve musicians and the scores for the demo, at Wooden Envelope Studio in Thessaloniki.One email when a new post goes up
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