Chronicles of the Forsaken Lands #1: A Toast for Vipers

[THBP]

 

A long time ago, in forgotten lands of the Pacific Ocean, lived people long before their own time, with a monarchical political system and social classes, divided in Six Great Nations who lives for a long time in harmony. In the Capital, the city starts to plan the great meeting of the six leaders, who seeks to keep the peace between the nations through diplomatic conversations. In the Colony forests, the Young Prince seeks to form a new crew of counselors while surrounded by snakes who wants him dead. In the South, the right arm of the Queen of the Bay tries to conciliate the interests of her Queen and her own sister, leader of another nation and her main opponent. In the Tiger’s Lair, the Queen takes care of her King, weak due to an attack, while he tries to find trustworthy substitutes for the great meeting. And in the North Mountains, the King of Tall Town starts to plot an investigation against other leaders he mistrust. But will he be able to keep his cover in order to maintain peace, even if it means to participate of this whole toast for vipers?

 

PLAYABLE CHARACTERS

 

In Chronicles of the Hexagon, there’s not only one playable character. Instead, there is many of them, who take turns in each mission in a way the point of view of each contributes to the story’s flow.

 

Cinthia: servant of the Royal Family of the Colony.

Ashley: Low born of the city of the Colony

Prince Paul: Prince of the Colony, first in the sucession line for the throne, guardian of the West

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THE MAP

 

Welcome to the Forsaken Lands

 

 

 

MEDIA

 

 

Screens

 

 

 

 

SOUNDTRACK

 

 

Composed by Ramin Djawadi, same composer of the movie Iron Man, and the series of Game of Thrones and Westworld.

 

This section will be updated soon.

 

 

MISSIONS

 

Prologue

Ashley I

Paul I

 

 

APPENDIX

 

Check here more info about characters and the nations of the Forsaken Lands.

 

 

 

 

 

The Capital

 

The Capital is the heart of the Forsaken Lands. It’s the main point for the commerce of the continent, and also the point where the main rulers reunite to discuss the politics. It’s not ruled by any specific names, and the power of the city is in the hands of the high born habitants, most commonly holders of great fortunes and high role military. The Capital is not focused on any militar matter, instead the military power of the Forsaken Lands is distributed through the Six Kingdoms.

 

 

The high borns of the Capital, participants of the Great Council of the Forsaken Lands

LORD RICHARD FOLKS, richiest man of the Forsaken Lands and the Capital’s economist

- his wife, Lady Eleonora Grieff

- his sons: Patrick Folks and Jack Folks.

- his brother: {George Folks}, dead in a rebellion

- his sisters: Dana, Queen of the Gladiator’s Town, also known as the Black Widow; and Lady Jane, right arm of the Queen of the Bay, also known as the fortune refutator

 

LORD FIRENZE MICHAELS, biggest gun investor of the country and master of the arms

- his wife, {Lady Brienne}, dead of smallpox

- his sons: Ulfric Michaels, Lord of the Ant’s Castle; and Arthur Michaels, sworn soldier of the City’s Guard

- his brother: Lord Matthew Michaels, retired somewhere in the Arid Lands.

 

LORD SAMUEL LOIN, Lord Commander of the City’s Guard

- his wife: Lady Carine, second in the sucession line of the Garden of Bones

- his daughter: Lady Lily, flower of his life

 

QUEEN DANA, Queen of the Gladiator’s Town, also known as the Black Widow, the great preacher of Epsilon in the Capital

- her formand husband: Lord Aaron, missing after his son’s death

- her son: {Little Mark}, killed by a witch of the Arid Lands

- her brothers: Lord Richard Folks, richiest man in the country; Lord Patrick Folks and Lord Jack Folks, both Lords of small places

- her sister: Lady Jane, right arm of the Queen of the Bay

 

LORD KYLE PLENT, Master of Health

- his wife: Lady Ellie

- his son: Kyle II, student of the city’s college

 

The Colony:

 

The Colony is located in the middle of the woods, north of the Capital. It’s population is composed mainly by immigrants of small cities, included in the town by King Jaime III, the beloved. It has one of the biggest military forces of the country. Their banner is a lion surrounded by trees.

 

The Royal Family:

LORD GEORGE WITZEL, temporary Commander of the Colony until the Prince gets to the proper age

- his wife: {Lady Zyla}, dead in the Siege of Dreadtown

 

PRINCE PAUL I, Lord of the Woods, Protector of the West, First in the Sucession Line for the throne

- his promised wife: Lady Samantha, daughter of the Lord of the Broken Tree

- his mother: {Lady Barbara}, dead in the Siege of Dreadtown

- his father: {King Harry}, former King of the Colony, known as the King of the Justice, dead in the Siege of Dreadtown

 

The Council of the Colony:

KNIGHT SOPHIE, the Knight of personal trust of the Royal Family

 

LORD BARRY, the eunuch, right arm of the King for 20 years, known as the ghost cock

 

LORD WILLIAM, master of arms

- his wife: {Lady Howell}, dead in the Siege of Dreadtown

 

LORD GARRY, the economist, known as the undeserving

- his wife: Lady Samantha, Queen of the Wet Woods

- his daughters: Lady Fler, Lady Nancy, Lady Isla, Lady Victoria and Lady Tracy

 

 

 

Other branchs:

 ASHLEY, low born commoner, candy seller of the Low Oak, lowest hood of the town

- her mother: {Liza}, dead by criminals in a collective rape

- her father: of unknown name, missing since the mother’s pregnancy

CHLOE, a thief of unknown parentage

 

The Tiger’s Lair

 

The Lair is located closed to the mountains of Water’s Chains. For this proximity with the mountains and the colder weather, the habitants are physically different than the rest of the country, and their semblance is similar with the asiatic people. The Largyens, high born Family of the east, is in the power of the Tiger’s Lair for centuries, and their obsession for the blood line is so high that only the ones who doesn’t take any outsides as wifes or husbands will be in the sucession line for the throne. Their banner is a tiger with wings.

 

The Royal Family:

KING AERON IV, King of the Tiger’s Lair, Lord of the Air, Guardian of the East

- his wife: Queen Arya, outsider, the Mother of Tigers

- his unborn son: Aimon

- his cousin: Lord Richard, first in the sucession line of Tiger’s Lair

- his former lovers: Juliet and Emily, two prostitutes of a brothel in the town

- his personal Knight: Rick Ballister

 

The Council of the Lair:

LORD AEGON, the King’s cousin, next in the sucession line of the throne after the King’s death

- his wife: Lady Houston, heir to the Cloud’s Fortress

- his son: Aerys

- his daughter: Aenya

 

LORD MANDERLY TAKASU, master of arms

- his wife: {Lady Hotaru}, dead by a tiger in a hunt

 

 

LORD LEE: Lord Commander of the military branch

- his father: {Lang}, former Lord of Dreadtown, known as the Mad King, dead in the siege of Dreadtown

 

 

LORD RHAENYR: distant cousin of the King, economist, known as the incestuous

- his sister and wife: Lady Rhaemyla

- his son: Rhaelo, sworn soldier of the Lair

- his daughter: Cecily, Lady of the Chain’s Fortress

 

 

The Saints Bay

 

The Saints Bay is formed by four tribes recently United by King Peter II, the unifying. It’s located South, in a bay area, which allows the city to be in contact with other cities through the seas. It’s military force is composed by great sailors and not so great infantrymen. Their banner is a butterfly in a green garden.

 

Royal Family:

QUEEN BROOKE I, the Queen of the Tribes

- her father: {King Peter II}, the Unifying, dead by old age

- her promised husband: Leonard, a low born soldier of the Green Tribe

 

The Council of the Bay:

LADY JANE, right arm of the Queen, also known as the fortune refutator

- her sister: Queen Dana, the ruler of the Gladiator’s City

- her brothers: Lord Richard, Lord Patrick and Lord Jack

 

LORD ROGER, Lord Commander of the Green Tribe

- his loyal squire: Maik

- his wife: Patricia

- his son: Peter

 

LORD BRYAN, Lord Commander of the Purple Tribe

- his wife: {Lady Armynia}, dead by thieves in a travel to the Tiger’s Lair

 

LORD AARON, Lord Commander of the Yellow Tribe

- his wife: Lady Kylie

 

LORD WALLACE, Lord Commander of the Blue Tribe

 

The Tall Town

 

Located in the northern mountains, the Tall Town is the smaller of the Great Nations. For being located in a difficult area to access, is also the less developed one. Their banner is an owl surrounded by mountains.

 

The Royal Family:

KING JAMES I, King of the Tall Town, Lord of the Mountains, Protector of the North

- his wife: Lady Meera

- his daughter: Lady Fler

 

LORD RODRIC CASSEL, first in the sucession line for the throne

- his wife: Lady Arwin, former participant of the mercenary group of the Leather Jackets

- his son: Mark

- his daughter: Olivia

 

The Council:

LADY JASMINE, the main searcher

- her promised husband: Barry

 

LORD FERRYS, master of arms

- his wife: Lady Nan

 

LORD QUENTYN, economist

- his former wife: Osha, exchanged for a half a dozen of coins after betrayal

 

LORD MANNY: Lord Commander of the Guards of the Mountains

- his general: Lord Vaerys, a runaway of the Lair

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 19, 2019 by The Half-Blood Prince

[Target13]

Absolutely beautiful! That was some straight up Game of Thrones level plot right there.

[THBP]

 

In the forests of pine and oaks, north of the Capital, is located the Colony, a city of immigrants built in the middle of the woods. The Lions of the Colony, as they're called, are the most diverse population of the Forsaken Lands, and their army one of the best, having huge units of infantry, cavalry and even navy, but lacking of aviation due to the improper ground that forbids any training with air vehicles.

 

New mission online:

 

Ashley I

[Black Fox]

Can't wait to play the completed mission pack, always like you and your taste in your missions!

[Duke de Erfan]

OOOO
its need dyom 8.2?? or no?

[Duke de Erfan]

Chapter 2 is not work. please help...

[THBP]

 

4 hours ago, ERFANIREG said:

Chapter 2 is not work. please help...

 

It requires DYOM v8.1 only, the official version of Dutchy and Patrick. Do not run it on Springfield's DYOM v8.2 otherwise it will crash. 

Edited May 18, 2019 by The Half-Blood Prince

[Target13]

Latest episode featured superb set dressing. I am not exaggerating when I say DYOM has never seen something of this scale before.

Just gonna leave this here.

Spoiler

 

[Duke de Erfan]

12 hours ago, The Half-Blood Prince said:

 

 

It requires DYOM v8.1 only, the official version of Dutchy and Patrick. Do not run it on Springfield's DYOM v8.2 otherwise it will crash. 

It's not work with DYOM8.1
ohhh

[RithRake24]

45 minutes ago, ERFANIREG said:

It's not work with DYOM8.1
ohhh

I'm having crash issues with the 'Ashley I' mission as well, and so is ZekoX and Andrej. THBP is aware of this (through Discord). I think he'll fix it soon.

[SeanAlgerian]

Nice story, looking into it

[Duke de Erfan]

5 hours ago, RithRake24 said:

I'm having crash issues with the 'Ashley I' mission as well, and so is ZekoX and Andrej. THBP is aware of this (through Discord). I think he'll fix it soon.

me too

[THBP]

Yes, guys. I'm aware a considerable number of people are having trouble with the second mission and I will try to fix it as soon as possible.

[Platinum Card]

I 2nd Target's response. The setting is really amazing. The story and dialogue is unique and not a theme that I've seen in dyom. I'm curious to know what may be causing crashes for others as it played really well for myself.

[Black Fox]

I'm looking forward for the fixed "Ashley I" mission, really curious what happens next!

[RithRake24]

Hey, for those people having trouble playing the "Ashley I" mission, including @Black Fox and @ERFANIREG, I found a way to fix it and be able to play the mission.

 

Download Open Limit Adjuster and extract the contents into your 'scripts' folder in your GTA San Andreas root folder. Now, reopen GTA and try loading the mission, it should work now!

 

Credit partially goes to @Target13 actually, since I asked him which mods he uses in order to discover what made him able to play the mission without any issues. He was using a mod that includes multiple components including this limit adjuster, and through some testing I discovered that the limit adjuster is in fact what caused me to be able to run the mission.

 

In case you do not want to install the limit adjuster, keep in mind that the limit adjuster consists of only two entirely new files that require no overwriting of original game files, so you can easily uninstall it by just removing the two files whenever you want to.

 

Please note that since the mission contains a large number of huge objects, it may lag for less-powerful devices. The existence of many objects is the reason that in fact causes the mission to crash for most people who do not use the limit adjuster.

 

Don't skip this mission at any cost, it's a fantastic mission which really exhibits @The Half-Blood Prince's skill in object placement. His object placement and scene-building is so effective that at some parts you feel that you are playing an entirely new game, not some downloadable content that was created using a mod of GTA SA.

Edited May 27, 2019 by RithRake24

[Black Fox]

1 hour ago, RithRake24 said:

Please note that since the mission contains a large number of huge objects, it may lag for less-powerful devices. The existence of many objects is the reason that in fact causes the mission to crash for most people who do not use the limit adjuster. 

That explains the problem. Thanks for this suggestion, I will try it. And of course I won't skip his missions because I know how amazing they are. I am very grateful if this works,

Alright this is weird.. I downloaded the Open Limit Adjuster and it seems to crash my game. I have no mods other than first person mod installed on my GTA SA. Any solution?

[RithRake24]

14 minutes ago, Black Fox said:

That explains the problem. Thanks for this suggestion, I will try it. And of course I won't skip his missions because I know how amazing they are. I am very grateful if this works,

Alright this is weird.. I downloaded the Open Limit Adjuster and it seems to crash my game. I have no mods other than first person mod installed on my GTA SA. Any solution?

That seems quite weird... Did you put it into the scripts folder?

 

I'm not really sure why the limit adjuster is causing a crash for you, that shouldn't be the case. You could probably try tweaking some of the values in the .ini file. Maybe decreasing some of the values might work. It all depends, really. How powerful is your computer?

 

Well, but if it continues to be problematic, you might have to uninstall it (by just deleting the III.VC.SA.LimitAdjuster.asi and the III.VC.SA.LimitAdjuster.ini file).

 

But this is really strange because limit adjuster is a very commonly used modification that is highly compatible with other mods too.

[Black Fox]

Well, I did put the files in the script folder as instructed and I don't think it's my computer because I could run some ENB before with lags but not crash and considering they are graphic mod and crashes for low end computers(this is why I delete them). Maybe I could try to tweak the .INI file and sees if this works. I'm currently on phone so I'll send the computer specs later.

 

[Duke de Erfan]

I'ts work!
Very nice mission. Oh your mission's very good. good job bro

[THBP]

 

Prince Paul is a 19 years old boy who is the first in the sucession line for the throne of the Colony. Paul is known for being kind and good for his population, but is also hated by part of it, for being too much protected in the palace and for not knowing the reality of the poor in the Kingdom. Since the death of Paul's father, the former King, the Colony is ruled by a provisory King, George, until the Prince gets to the proper age (20).

 

New mission added:

Paul I

[Platinum Card]

I played the third mission of this installment "Chronicles of The Forsaken Lands #1 A Toast For Vipers" entitled "Paul I". I understand that this has been mention a lot about your scene architecture but this one is simply mind blowing. I had the urge to look around and watch the character interactions but I was disciplined to stick to playing the mission straight through.

 

Paul's philosophy differs from those of his cohorts, one of them being Sophia. I won't spoil the mission's plot by going into detail but I must say, I enjoyed it. As a writer myself, my sentence structure isn't perfect but some of the dialogue feels off (understandably its not your first language, so kudos for writing this well).

 

I'm excited to see what's next. Thank you for pushing the envelope and giving up something a little more than just entertaining to play.

[Duke de Erfan]

OH Come on, only 3 mission?!