The year is 1371
King Azoun IV of Cormyr and his eldest daughter, Tanalasta, led lives of epic heroism. They defended Cormyr alongside their loyal troops until they fell to a foe whose hatred for their nation was born from untold centuries of suffering.
Mad with grief and loss, an elf wizard named Lorelei Alvara, whose love had been slain by the first king of Cormyr, swore vengeance on the Obarskyr name and all humans within Cormyr. Human wizards managed to imprison her over 1,000 years ago.
Since then, Nalavara or the Demon Dragon (as the elf-dragon came to be known) sought a way to break free from her extradimensional prison. She brought Grodd, a city of goblins located in the same extradimensional space as her prison, to a level of civilisation unheard of among goblinkind. She also created the magical horrid winged creatures known as Ghazneths from long-dead members of Azoun's family who had betrayed Cormyr in some way and unleashed them on the kingdom. Able to absorb even the most powerful of spells, faster than the eye with the ability to sense magic hundreds of miles away, strength enough to crush a man to a pulp and with the only means of killing them by removing their curse, these creatures ravaged the kingdom, decimated the War Wizards and rendered all magic useless and suicidal.
Unlike Nalavara, the goblins of Grodd were able to move freely between Toril and the extradimensional prison and she dispatched them to attack the lands of Cormyr in preparation for her own return.
Azoun IV, Tanalasta, and the forces of Cormyr suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of the otherworldly goblins and the Ghazneths, who had also been joined by orcs from the Stonelands to the North of the kingdom. Nalavara finally broke free of her prison, and the 600 foot dragon joined her forces, having been inadvertently freed by the magic of Vangerdahast, Cormyr's Royal Wizard, who was temporarily trapped with her.
Arabel and the surrounding lands quickly fell to their might, and the army retreated towards Suzail with the hope of fending off the onslaught long enough to provide enough time for the citizens of Cormyr to evacuate the kingdom.
However, through the efforts of King Azoun, his daughters (Tanalasta and Alusair), Vangerdahast, and a host of brave warriors, Cormyr was saved and the ancient evil of Nalavara the Demon Dragon was ended.
The victory was not without cost. The struggle cost both Azoun IV and Tanalasta their lives, along with most of Cormyr's army (the Purple Dragons), and many loyal nobles and War Wizards. Only through extreme measures was Tanalasta's child saved as life fled from her body. The babe, a boy named Azoun V, is the next king of Cormyr.
Now, wild-hearted Alusair, renowned for her prowess at arms and indomitable will, sits upon the throne as a reluctant Regent, ruling on behalf of her infant nephew until the boy comes of age. Many nobles and merchants do not believe Alusair can be trusted with the reins of power, even if Vangerdahast advises her as well as he advised her father.
The events of recent months have pushed this once peaceful, well-ordered kingdom to the verge of anarchy.
Cormyr is now a hotbed of intrigue, as regent loyalists, power-hungry conspirators, misguided patriots, monstrous foes, and sinister forces from beyond Cormyr's bodrs rush to secure their positions and undermine their enemies.
The people of Cormyr need protection from elements of their own nobility who test Alusair's power, the avaricious nation of Sembia to the east, foes that have sought to take advantage of the weakened state of the Kingdom, and the remnants of Nalavara's forces that helped bring low the Kingdom.
Alusair has sent messengers to surrounding lands, promising riches and land for helping drive back the remnant forces from Arabel and the Kings Forest. Rumours of a now unguarded dragon lair and its inevitable hoard of treasure, somewhere in or near Cormyr, draw an ever-growing number of treasure seekers to the forest country as well.
As a result, Cormyr is a magnet for adventurers and mercenaries of all stripes, possibly for years to come.
Forgotten Realms Cormyr Development
The aim of this project is to bring a PW to the NWN2 community set within Cormyr, providing a large roleplaying experience whilst allowing players to explore and adventure within a popular Forgotten Realms setting for anyone to enjoy!
There will be a strong emphasis on allowing players the freedom of roleplaying whatever they wish, and dealing with the in character consequences as their character's story plays out and weaves itself into a plot of corruption, politics and adventure. Players will be able to explore Cormyr in its entirety, from Suzail to the Marsh of Tun and all to the Thunderstone Mountains.
Development is currently underway, with most of the core scripting and area designing having been completed. We're currently looking for input and suggestions into what would make FRC an exciting experience.
There are a ton of custom features such as new spells like Baleful Polymorph, Dimension Door, Teleport etc.
Scripting for the monsters is unique, such as a Nishruu draining the magical properties from items, Purple Worms exploding from the ground to attack, Oozes that destroy your weapons or armour or split when hit by a piercing or slashing weapon etc.
There is also a Wondrous Item and Epic Spells forging system, with the intent of expanding to forging for Magical Weapons and Armour soon.
Come and join our forums, even if it is just to provide some input:
www.frcormyr.proboards.com
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Modifié par Sin7, 18 novembre 2012 - 01:49 .
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I was one of the original developers working with Josh (Jlf2n) when we were creating Baldurs Gate The Sword Coast Chronicles. I went on hiatus for a while but started getting back into NWN2 again.
