Children naturally look for love and protection. When neither is available, a child will either wither or grow strong and strike out on their own. The orphans of Condyle Cove are being hunted by a monster and many have gone missing. The last remaining children now take to the streets in one last desperate attempt to survive. Talk about a "hard-knock life", eh?
To be clear, you don't think yourself a "bad person". On the contrary, you consider yourself a talented artist. You have an uncanny knack to retrieve that which others jealously guard...and then sell it...for a huge profit. Some call you a thief, but you prefer the term "entrepreneur". Of course, you have competition, but when it comes to a big score, even enemies become best of friends. For now...
The adventuring life is exciting, short, and often filled with long periods of monotonous quests. The kind where you have to collect a certain number of chickens or deliver packages to someone in the next village. It isn't glamorous work, but it pays the bills. It's also some of the safest "questing", with a very low mortality rate. Well, most of the time, at any rate...
The Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) brought about great social stability and governmental order. In short, peace and growth, but at a price. There are always forces at work that impede progress and reform. As a political leader, your ambition to rule will conflict with others. Something worth ruling is worth fighting for.
The life of a Viking has been glamorized and made the stuff of legend. Truth and myth have intertwined to create stories and tales of brave warriors who risked it all to find adventure, fortune, and fame. In this game, you must do the same or your name might be forgotten.
It has been said that the greatest evil masterminds in history were also really good at Spelling Bees. If such is the case, the government should be carefully watching who wins these contests. In this game, you will spell your way to world domination, leaving your competition in the D - U - S - T.