Now, we're all new here, so allow me show you around and tell you a story and about our project.
I thought it would be easy to show you around, but I'd prefer to not use twenty carets, greater than and less than symbols, and 'V's.
You will be able to find the latest news and posts right here (where you are reading now), or here at the homepage. If you're looking for all the videos and art that's been featured on this blog, you can find it here. If you want to see who worked on or is working on this project, look no further than here.
The Story
Scroll of the Fallen is an epic fantasy tale that spans centuries in a middle-eastern themed land. Long ago, in the times after the great purge of magic, the first king took the throne of the Asrodin Kingdom. The first king had four sons and to them, he gave the last remaining divine weapon, the Signum Malis.
The great and powerful sword was split into its four elemental pieces when the sons of the first king were given the artifact. The first son received the Blade of Aura, the fastest short sword in existence, said to piece the heart of darkness, and is the blade of the Signum Malis. The second eldest son received the Talisman of Solum, an amulet of that makes even the lightest of feathers as heavy as gold and the most massive of structures as light as dust, it is said to be able to hold evil at bay, and is the pommel of the Signum Malis. The second born son received the Vial of Imber, an unbreakable that spews forth an unyielding flow of pure water, said to purify even the murkiest of souls, and is the hilt of the Signum Malis. The youngest son received the Scroll of Ustrina, an ancient scroll that's warm to the touch but cannot be burnt, it is said to hold the most demonic darkness within its ink, and is the handle of the Signum Malis.
When the first king was assassinated in his sleep, the three eldest sons, as if compelled by a festering darkness within, warred over the crown of the Kingdom. They became known as the four kings of Asrodin, splitting the kingdom with their war for the throne. As time grew on and the three eldest slid further into darkness, the youngest son, King of Fire, worked towards reclaiming the Signum Malis to end the war and seal away the darkness within their hearts.
The King of Fire slayed his brothers and reformed the kingdom, from then on calling it the Asrodin Empire. According to legend, when the King of Fire became the first emperor, he destroyed the Signum Malis to ensure no one would ever hold that much power again. Unable to burn the Scroll of Ustrina, he sealed it away and passed it through the generations, acting as guardians. It became known as the Scroll of the Fallen.
The Project
Now, this project I've been banging on about. We hope to bring you into the world we've created through whatever means you're comfortable with, in short our project is an exploration of transmedia storytelling. There are three key projects we are producing, they are aimed to show you different aspects of the same world.
First is a series of webisodes, thirty seconds to a minute each that show you the characters of Asrodin. The first webisode focuses on the legend you've just read, "The Legend of the Four Kings", which is about the four brothers fighting over the crown and the King of Fire's eventual triumph. Other webisodes focus are two perspectives of a tale you'll learn about soon, the names of these perspectives are, "The Sin of an Empress" and "Sins of an Emperor". The webisodes are closely connected and feature characters and elements that are in the second project.
The second project is a 2.5D Action-Platformer that tells the story of Cyrus, an Old Blacksmith to an Old Emperor. The game is set hundreds of years after the "Legend of the Four Kings", at the end of the first emperor's dynasty. Empress Elexis, after committing fratricide and patricide, took the throne of Asrodin and cast over the land an age of darkness as she searched endlessly for the Scroll of the Fallen. Cyrus, a servant and friend to the last Emperor, was told to protect the scroll until his last breath, but when he was found and his son was taken he couldn't resist; he gave the scroll to Elexis in exchange for his son's life. The Empress broke the deal, using his son as a sacrifice to unlock the dark power of the scroll, and imprisoned Cyrus. The game is a story of revenge and epic destiny.
The third and final main project is an App that's in the style of an ancient history book, designed to allow anyone to delve deeper into the world. Through the Appbook, the user can find information about the little tidbits of the world that the game and webisodes don't cover. The appbook also goes into full detail on every character and setting from the game and webisode's stories. As the user either watches the webisodes or plays the game, they'll find small runes that unlock more pages and artifacts in the appbook.
Now that we are all acquainted, we look forward to giving you plenty of updates on our progress.
- Callum
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