need fast summary of Factions story line

ktadie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grotto dis1

Scars Meadows

R/N

31 Oct 2006 at 19:58 - 1

hey guys, i never bought Factions and now i have Prophecies and Nightfall. im very interrested in the Lore and story-line though, and i am missing a huge part; the storyline of factions.

so can someone plz quickly summarize what happens in Factions, after prophecies, and how factions then connects with Nightfall

(if there is any connection)

as far as i can remember, in the end of prophecies, u end up killing that evil guy at the volcanoe islands, who the white mantel are supporting and he gathers all these titans etc. right?

i hope someone can help me out here

ty vm in advanced,
¤Ktadie

Pick Me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Thornill, ON, Canada

THE CANUCK MONKS (TCM)

W/R

31 Oct 2006 at 21:05 - 2

I'll give you a very brief summary.

Some 200 years ago or so an Assassin named Shiro Tagachi impressed the Emperor of Cantha. A Fortune Teller received a vision and imediately told Shiro that the Emperor will give Shiro a reward. And the Emperor was indeed impressed with Shiro, so impressed that Shiro was made to be the personal bodyguard of the Emperor. Then the Fortune Teller had another vision, where the Emperor would kill Shiro during the Harvest Ceremony. Shiro kills the Fortune Teller for saying such lies. During the Harvest Ceremony, Shiro was haunted with the words of the Fortune Teller that he killed the Emperor before he was killed by the Emperor. Anyway, Shiro was killed for his actions by a Champion of the Luxons and the Champion of the Kurzicks (both clans were at peace during the Emperor's reign).

Now the spirit of Shiro has acquired great power (when he died he shouted out and turned the sea to Jade and petrified the forests - so gaining great power prior to this is something isn't it?), and has corrupted spirits - incasing them into monsterous constructs - and corrupting people with a plague (creatures now called the afflicted).

Your job is to find Shiro and defeat him (his current goal is to become flesh again). You defeat his first attempt, but you need to get the Kurzicks and the Luxons (who are at war with each other) to come together and help you defeat Shiro. Shiro has the power to kill people instantly (he does it to you and your party in the game) and when he becomes flesh, you finally kill him (he kills Master Togo - brother to the current Emperor).

Upon his death, his soul is banished and his body is imprisonned in Jade (I think).

That's all I can remember, hope it helps.

Xiypher

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Shiverpeak Cartel [Shiv] - Leader

31 Oct 2006 at 21:06 - 3

there isnt really a story-line connection between any of them, aside from the one quest you take to go between the campaigns

ktadie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grotto dis1

Scars Meadows

R/N

31 Oct 2006 at 22:45 - 4

ohh ok, well its still nice to know about things that ur missing out on

ty vm Pick Me

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

02 Nov 2006 at 05:23 - 5

Shiro's a bastard and must be killed.....err rekilled

maelkann

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

02 Nov 2006 at 07:56 - 6

Heh. I disagree with you, Xipher, there's definitely a big connection between the campaigns.

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

02 Nov 2006 at 11:28 - 7

You want a summary of the story? The look no further then GuildWiki.

Here is a sample of the story summary taken from their site:

Quote:

The story in the Factions Campaign follows the players in their quest to put a stop to Shiro Tagachi who has returned from beyond death to destroy the balance of the universe. In their quest, the players are guided by Master Togo, the head of the Shing Jea Monastery and half-brother to Emperor Kisu, and Brother Mhenlo, a former student of Master Togo and a famous figure in Tyria.

The Beginning:

Players begin the story as promising trainees in the Shing Jea Monastery. They receive training from the several Headmasters in the Monastery, become versed in two Professions, and earn their Insignia.
Master Togo is impressed by the player's performance, and decides to introduce them to Minister Cho personally.

When the group arrives at Minister Cho's Estate, however, they find only chaos. A disease has afflicted the residents of the Estate.

The players follow Master Togo through the Estate as they rush to save the Minister. Unfortunately, when they reach him, they discover that Minister Cho has turned into a vile diseased creature and thus they are forced to destroy him.

The disease slowly spreads through the different areas of the Island, causing a frantic search by Master Togo and his students as to the root of this affliction. Examining different clues leads Master Togo into believing that the plague originated on the eastern side of the island.

As the players make their way through the holy valley of Zen Daijun they discover that it was there that the affliction hit hardest. Battling hordes of Afflicted creatures and a vile miasma that threatens to wipe them out, the party is able to reach the sacred Daijun Library in the valley and defeat the Afflicted Kana who was leading the corrupted forces. Want to read more? Go to Guildwiki...

ktadie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grotto dis1

Scars Meadows

R/N

02 Nov 2006 at 13:35 - 8

hehe, ty vm all

ZenRgy

Zookeeper

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australian Discussion Posse HQ - Glorious leader

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N/E

02 Nov 2006 at 15:39 - 9

You.
Cantha.
Plague.
Mystery.
Theory.
Shiro.
Returns.
Luxons.
Kurzicks.
Group Hug.
Kuunavang.
Emperor dead.
Shiro returns.
You kill shiro.
You save the day.
Luxons and Kurzicks go back to killing eachother.

Pick Me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Thornill, ON, Canada

THE CANUCK MONKS (TCM)

W/R

02 Nov 2006 at 15:49 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenRgy

Skipped cut scene everytime it showed I guess.

boxterduke

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Walking the ruins of Ascalon

DVDF

Me/

02 Nov 2006 at 19:02 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenRgy

0siris

Riding the Gravy Train

Join Date: Oct 2005

Chicago Area

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

02 Nov 2006 at 20:43 - 12

Somewhat of a spoiler below...

Remember that Shiro get's banished to "A special place" reserved by the Envoys in the realm of torment when he dies at the end. Keep that in mind when playing nightfall.