After a couple days, the necromancer left Parthyn without incident.ĭela Keshar: You really think it was a good idea to send out a raidin' party right after the orcs just attacked us? Father isn't even here with us anymore. Malin, troubled by his father's death and the strength of the orcish assault, argued to no avail that Darken Volk be allowed to stay. Should ye return, we'll attack ya on sight.' But since you've saved our town, I'll let ya rest here fer up ta three days. For now, I ask only to refresh myself in your town.'ĭrogan, the captain of the guard, replied: 'Nay, ye surely know that tha law says tha penalty fer necromancy be death. You can't hope to defend against them without my. The orcish menace grows in the north, and they'll soon return in even greater force. While I know you don't love my kind, I think it's vital that we put aside our differences. He stood before them, a hunched figure with a rasping voice reminiscent of crackling bones. The silence was broken by the irregular shuffle of a man emerging from the trees. All was dreadfully still as the blood and carnage settled in the rank darkness. The soldiers watched in half amazement, half fear as the orcs dropped and the skeletons turned toward them, empty eyes bleeding with fetid magic. The undead cut down orc after orc, swords and axes hacking through flesh and bone with ruthless efficiency. The orcs roared in anticipation of victory, but before they could overrun the city, skeleton warriors poured out of the woods to their rear. Shaken by the loss of their commander, the human defense began to falter. One night, a particularly powerful band of orcs overran the city walls and Malin could only watch as his father was cut down by one of the savage orcish warriors. Although he tried his best to fight them off, the raids were far more relentless and the town guard was far weaker than he had remembered. When Malin returned to Parthyn, orcs had already begun to attack the city. Believing Malin to be too reckless, the mages expelled him from Alduin. Malin began to research these magics on his own, but his lack of patience and general indiscretion eventually led to several confrontations with his teachers and other students. His thought turned back to Parthyn, where more practical magics were necessary to drive off the orcs. Malin studied there for eight years, learning all manner of magic from basic control over the elements, to the mystic arts and scrying, to alchemy and simple medicine.Īlthough his life on Alduin was luxurious and peaceful, Malin found the teachings of the scholarly mages to be too philosophical for his tastes. When Malin was ten, a passing mage sensed strong magical abilities in the boy and suggested he be sent to the Isle of Alduin for training in the magical arts.

Every year, Malin's father led the townsfolk to repel the raids and force the orcs to retreat back to the north. Every summer, by the time the mountainous paths and high passes shed their wintry gowns of snow, orcs descended from the northern hills to ravage the settlements at the frontier. He grew up in the northern border town of Parthyn, the second child and eldest son of the city's baron. Malin Keshar was born ten years after the death of Haldric IV. You will never grow strong enough to be of use to me. No! I will not fall this close to achieving the goal of so many years!ĭarken Volk: Your incompetence at this simple task is appalling. If you don't want spoilers, leave this page now.įool boy! You have allowed my death, and now none in this world will aid you. It is meant as a resource for Wesnoth writers. This is a transcription of all dialogue from Descent into Darkness.

10.11 Darken Volk escapes before Malin Keshar.

8.8 Both necromancers move to the manor.

7.11 Killing the orc leader, Drogan alive.4.23 Malin reaches the illuminated spot.4.21 Malin reaches the scorpion's village.4.16 A necrophage/ghast reaches 10000 max hitpoints.4.15 A necrophage/ghast reaches 1000 max hitpoints.4.14 A necrophage/ghast reaches 420 max hitpoints.4.13 A necrophage/ghast reaches 112 max hitpoints.4.6 A unit reaches the village in the swamp.2.8.3 No Necromancy (as if that's possible).

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