OVERVIEW.HLP

The "World" is comprised of the following:

1. The Wilderness

   When you leave Angston, you enter "The Wilderness".  It is composed
   of a map area 80 x 160 spaces.  Each "space" can be one of many different
   terrain types, including mountains, grassland, marsh, forest, water, etc.

   Within the Wilderness are 4 towns (Angston, Forestview, Mountainview, and
   Oceanview.  A fifth, Thieve's Hollow, is hidden and clues to its
   whereabouts as well as how to enter it once you find it are acquired
   from townspeople and a hermit.  The four towns start on the north
   central coast (Angston), and end on the south central coast (Oceanview).
   They  are roughly the same distance apart, and stay more less centered
   between the east and west coasts.

   Also to be found are two dungeons (Grey and White) and two castles
   (Demon and Decrepit).  The Grey Dungeon is in the northeast section,
   and the White Dungeon is somewhere on the southern coast.  Demon Castle
   is on the southern coast just west of Oceanview.  Decrepit Castle is
   in the Ruins which are found in the southeast corner of the Wilderness.
   The castle itself is in the southeast portion of the Ruins.

2. The Wasteland

   There is another wilderness area known as the Wasteland.  It is a cold
   and barren place, virtually bereft of human life, full of treacherous
   crevasses and ice flows.  Within it, however, are several key
   areas:

    1. The Ice Castle, in the northwest, is the last structure your party
    should visit.  The culmination of the game lies within its walls.

    2.  There are three caves in the Wasteland.  One contains an item
    valuable to one of your mages, one contains magical words needed
    to open a gate in the Ice Castle, and the third leads the way to
    the Hidden Valley, which is more fully described below.

 3. Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley is accessed through a cave in the Wasteland.  The Elfen
    Words of Power "Caxiis Majoris" are needed to pass through the
    magical door.  Once through, you'll be in another cave.  At the opposite
    end of this cave is an exit leading to the Hidden Valley.  Withing the
    Valley are two towns and, yes, another cavern.  This one is not easy to
    find, and help will be needed in the mountain town of Lush.  Lush is
    guarded by Granite Ogres, level 10 monsters, so beware!!  This cavern
    holds a VERY important item, one that will see your party through the
    corridors of poison in the Ice Castle.
