Dear Dragonicans, We would like to take a moment to announce the future release of a new content patch; called the Van Cliff Manor update.
Our tale begins a little over 600 years ago...
After the Dragon
Wars decimated the land and left its people broken and desolate; the
proud denizens of Dragotaka began rebuilding their homes and their
lives. Amidst the chaos of rebuilding their civilisation, many of
Dragotaka's children - most of whom were now orphans - were forgotten
by the rich and poor alike.
One of these forgotten children, going by the name of Blare,
grew up with only one dream; Blare wanted to work his way out of his
poverty stricken life and own a large manor house with enough money to
live comfortably in his twilight years. His youth passed swiftly as he
worked hard to achieve this goal and it wasn’t long before Blare became
a young man.
As he took stock of his new life as a man, Blare began to realise
that through his diligent living he had managed to acquire a large
fortune. Realising that he was finally able to fulfil his dreams, Blare
purchased a large plot of land and built his dream home. Building his
manor far from the nearest town, Blare enjoyed the quiet life
surrounded by the welcoming forest and the Fungoids who lived there. At
this time, the Fungoids still had good relations with the human people
who entered their territory and allowed Blare to come and go as he
pleased.
While Blare was content in his new life, this was not to last,
before long he started to experience a strange sickness. The symptoms
of this illness consisted of a discomfort in sunlight and a
never-ending thirst which consumed his thoughts constantly. At night
Blare could find no rest, tossing and turning restlessly until the
sun's early morning light signalled that he could finally have some
peace. Remaining indoors as much as possible, Blare became a hermit -
cutting himself off from the rest of the world - it wasn't long before
the memory of the young man named Blare faded. All those who knew him
assumed that he had left to seek an even greater fortune elsewhere.
This rumour spread and became accepted as the truth. When a wealthy man
named Van Cliff arrived and moved into the Manor - this further
confirmed that Blare had left for good.
The new resident of the
manor, who was known as Count Van Cliff, lived an extravagant life.
Attending every party of the rich patrons and nobles of the land, he
was very popular and always returned to his luxurious manor afterwards
with several beautiful ladies.
Mysteriously, no one ever wondered why they never saw these women again.
And so begins a new chapter in the Dragonica adventure as explorers arrive to the Van Cliff manor to solve its many mysteries...
The Van Cliff Manor Update contains:
Exciting new maps, featuring rich and detailed environments await those brave enough to explore them
Many new Monsters lie in wait of all trespassers who dare venture uninvited into Count Van Cliff's manor
Brand new quests, introducing new heroes and villains alike, continue to develop the already atmospheric Dragonica World
Additionally, the mission map system will be receiving a substantial update. Based on player feedback, this update makes for more challenging experiences and more dynamic rewards.
Furthermore, there are several unique character profile updates which
we are very excited about and full game-pad support. More details of
all of these shall be released in the coming weeks.
The release date for this update will be
Autumn 2009 so watch this space for further announcements on this exciting new development.
