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But then, when you start killing those generals yourself, the notes keep coming, implying that Tyranith had already killed them.

Already Undone for You: In Hexen II, the player comes across many messages left behind by a previous adventurer named Tyranith, who, like the Player Character, is trying to kill Eidolon and his generals.

There is very little of it in-game, and most of it is contradictory to the manual's information. All There in the Manual: Pretty much the entire lore of the series is only found in the manuals.Portal of Praevus hasn't been rereleased digitally as of yet. Like the first Heretic, the two Hexen games are on Steam ( Hexen, Hexen II ) and GOG ( Hexen, Hexen II ) along with Deathkings of the Dark Citadel ( Steam, GOG ).

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Probably the most well known mod being Wrath Of Cronos, an extensive mod which adds in two new weapons and skill trees for each class, new monsters, and three new classes (The Necromancer and Assassin from Hexen II, as well as the Hunter). Whilst nowhere near as extensive as Doom's, Hexen has a very lively and dedicated modding community. Still featuring the four curiously depowered characters from the original game, Portal of Praevus introduces a fifth character, the Demoness, who's less interested in saving the world alongside the original four classes and more interested in reclaiming the soul of her former master Eidolon so it can rest in peace.

In addition to the aforementioned features of the first Hexen, the sequel added unique abilities, a level-up system and sundry other technical features to the engine.įollowing this was the Portal of Praevus mission pack: an unnatural winter has set in, and rumors begin circulating about a sorcerer using wild magic to reclaim the souls of the three Serpent Riders to do his bidding, effectively becoming the supreme power in the universe and requiring him to be put down with all due haste. Set in the world of Thyrion, Hexen II pits four new characters - the Paladin, the Crusader, the Necromancer and the Assassin - against Eidolon, the last of the Serpent Riders, and his four generals. Two years after that Raven released Hexen II, which uses a modified version of the Quake engine.

Shortly thereafter Deathkings of the Dark Citadel was released, an Expansion Pack that picks up where Hexen left off: the three characters have been transported to the Realm of the Dead, and must now lay siege to the eponymous Citadel of the Death Kings in order to return to the world of the living. Oh, and the triumvirate of rulers that controlled every aspect of society, who are now under Korax's influence and wield artifact weapons of unimaginable power.

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The manual provides a bit of backstory detailing who the Serpent Riders are, how Korax conquered nearly all of the world, just how the Warrior, Mage and Cleric came to be the last warrior, cleric and mage free from Korax's influence and how one of them would end up becoming separated from the other two, forcing them to do on their own what they had little hope of doing together, but all you really need to know is that you need to kill Korax, and the only thing that stands between you and the most dangerous arch-demon your world has ever seen is his army of giant fire-breathing serpents, centaurs, gargoyles and gods only know what else, all of whom inhabit a series of trap-filled caves, castles, swamps and dungeons. The game chronicles the quest of one (or more) of the characters to find and defeat the Serpent Rider Korax, partner of Heretic's D'Sparil and current ruler of your character's home dimension.

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