Where the Tumeroks, Lugians and Humans Meet...
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The
New Beginning
In the distant past, the land of Dereth enjoyed a golden age. The Humans,
overcoming their history of dislocation and enslavement, slowly built their
strength, tamed the threats to their peace, and claimed Dereth as their
home. Guided by the wizard Asheron, the Humans mastered the ways of steel
and magic to hold in check their nemesis, the insect-like Olthoi, and to
stave off the encroachment of the Lugian and Tumerok civilizations. Though
the unpredictable tides of magic surged all around them and new foes seemed
to spring up endlessly, the Humans carved out a happy existence on Dereth.
However, this golden age was not fated to last forever. Bitterly opposed
foes of unthinkable might struggled with one another to control the primal
source of Dereth's magical power. Struggle turned to war, and war invited
a horrible cataclysm. The denizens of Dereth fled deep underground into
shelters created by the protector Asheron. The land above them twisted under
dark waves of chaos for three hundred years.
Now, after generations of hiding in fear, the three civilized races--the
Humans, the Tumeroks, and the Lugians--forge an alliance, setting aside
their past enmity to work side by side. As you play Asheron's
Call 2, you fight alongside the first brave adventurers to emerge
from the shelters. All of the races strive to reclaim their ancestral lands
from the evil that has flourished in the ruins left by the cataclysm. Together
they rebuild the world, and face an uncertain future.
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