The Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo was available yesterday on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. Weighing in at hefty 1.9 gigs. The the cap-strapped gamers amongst us that did not download the demo will be sad to hear that the demo features some cross-game exclusive unlockable content that will feature in Mass Effect 3. The latter’s demo also contains exclusive unlockable content for Reckoning. That’s the bad news.
The goods news is if you are still planning on purchasing the retail game, then EA has released an extensive glossary of terms from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to ease you into the fantasy world a little easier.
Places
- Adessa (uh-DESS-uh) City in the southeastern corner of Detyre. The center of gnomish civilization in the Faelands.Allestar Glade Starting area of the game where the player “comes back from the dead.
- “Amalur (ah-muh-LOOR) The world; setting for Reckoning. During the Age of Arcana, magic in Amalur has become more potent and chaotic.
- Canneroc (can-UH-rok) A village in central Dalentarth that has been overrun with spiders from Webwood.
- Dalentarth (dale-UN-tarth) A lush green forest area within Amalur.
- Dellach (DELL-ock) An Erathi ruin dungeon in Dalentarth.
- Detyre (deh-TEER) Vast, arid region to the southeast of Dalentarth. Home to a number of mining operations.
- Didenhil (di-DEN-hill) A large village in Dalentarth that has been stricken with plague.
- Ettinmere (EH-tin-meer) A swampy area in the southwestern section of Dalentarth, home to the two-headed Ettin.
- Gardens of Ysa (GAR-dens of EE-sa) The fabled city of the Summer Court, said to be located somewhere inside the Sidhe. The Fae permit few mortals inside.
- Livrarium (liv-RAYR-ee-um) The great library of the gnomes at Adessa. As the intellectual heart of the city, the Livrarium represents the sum of all gnomish knowledge—both shared and otherwise.
- Mel Senshir (mel sen-SHEER) Ancient fortress of the elves. Under siege by the Tuatha. Plains of Erathell Nestled in the heart of the Faelands, the Plains of Erathell is a varied land rich with history and magic. Bordering Dalentarth and Detyre, Erathell overlooks the Phorian Strait, the waterway known to the Fae as Driana’s Vein. Rathir (rah-THEER) City of the Dokkalfar located in Erathell. Overlooks the sea. The Sidhe (the shee) A dense forest inhabited by Fae. Located in eastern Dalentarth
Races
- Almain (AHL-main) Kingdom of noble humans who personify knightly tradition.
- Dokkalfar (DAHK-al-far) Alluring, magical dark elves. Inhabit the port city of Rathir
- Gnomes – Scholars, inventors, soldiers, and schemers. The gnomes have built the Well of Souls as a means of offering immortality, but so far it has only worked once – on the player character
- Ljosalfar (LO-sal-far) Light elves from the frozen north. Dedicated to the principle of justice
- Varani (vuh-RAH-nee) Hardy humans known as traders and mercenaries. Though civilized, they are far less formal than the Almain.
People
- Agarth (AY-garth) A god-talker for the Varani and a fateweaver of the human traditions, Agarth was once a great warrior who has since fallen into obscurity and depression
- Alyn Shir (AY-linn SHEER)A Dokkalfar diplomat. Little is known about the past of Alyn Shir, as she has offered a number of varied accounts of it.
- Fomorous Hugues (FOH-mor-us HYOOS)A gnome scientist researching immortality. General Tilera When the Tuatha marched on the Plains of Erathell without warning 12 years ago, the Alfar hastily organized an army under the command of General Tilera Gwydion to strike back against the assault.
- Grim Onwig (grim ON-whig) A member of the Travelers who is recruiting new members to serve his own agenda.
- King Wencen (king WHEN-sin)The Fae ruler of the House of Ballads. Mitharu (mith-AH-roo) God of Order, often invoked in response to bad or troubling news.
- Nyralim (NEER-ah-lim) An ancient forest spirit that has taken it upon himself to guard the Fae and protect the entrance to the Gardens of Ysa.
- Ost Ordura (ohst OR-dur-ah) A recruiter for the Warsworn working in Dalentarth to find and train new members of the order.
- Templar Octienne (TEMP-lar OCK-tee-en) A cold and devious gnomish Templar charged with overseeing scholars of the Basilica Gnostra. At one point in the game, Octienne leads the player on a mad chase across the rooftops of Adessa.
- Ventrinio (ven-TRIN-ee-oh) Gnomish scholar. As a former apprentice of Fomorous Hugues, Ventrinio is highly knowledgeable about the art and science of revivification
Factions
- Fateweavers Those who can read the threads of fate. They are viewed with skepticism by most people.
- House of Ballads One of the great houses of the Summer Court, located in northern Dalentarth. As the Fae have no written language, the House of Ballads holds, protects, and reenacts the great legends of the Fae. However, recent inaccuracies in the legends have begun to appear.
- Red Legion The Red Legion is a group of bandits that have plagued central Amalur for the past twentyfive years, primarily in regions of which they were originally seafaring criminals, pirates and slavers. However, the outbreak of war between the Alfar and Tuatha Deohn forced the criminals inland, where they prey on unsuspecting travelers, merchant shipments, and war transports.
- Summer Court Is a term alternatively used to describe the Summer Fae as a whole, their ruling body, or the actual room where that body operates. The Court of Summer comprises three Fae houses: Ballads, Seasons, and Valor.
- Winter Court The Court of Winter, also called the Unseelie Court, is a term alternatively used to describe the Winter Fae as a whole, their ruling body, or the actual room where that body operates. The latter is based in Amethyn, deep within the heart of Alabastra. It is currently controlled by Gadflow, who seized power after murdering High King Mathon.
- Travelers Society of entertainers, crafters, adventurers, and outlaws who roam the by-ways of Amalur. Led by the Heirophant, whose gift of prophecy has recently begun to falter
- Warsworn A group of mercenaries famous throughout Amalur, some within the group are fighting to reclaim its honorable past
Creatures
- Boggart (BOG-art) Boggarts are small, malevolent wood-sprites, more mischievous than truly evil.
- Crabs Decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, known to be tasty when served with Old Bay and butter
- Ettin Two-headed, larger-than-man-sized creatures (8-10’ tall). They are primitive and warlike, living in small hunter-gatherer communities made up of a few small clans. Very strong, Ettins use primitive clubs or thrown rocks to bludgeon their victims to death
- Fae (fay) Magical beings dedicated to preserving the natural order. Divided into two main branches: Seelie (Summer Fae) and Unseelie (Winter Fae)
- Faer Gorta A golem created from brass and bone. A walking skeleton that has its joints replaced by machinery.
- Jottun The Jottun are large, fat, grotesque, and bred for battle. They use whatever they find on the battlefield as armor- breastplates that they bang out, shields and other pieces of random armor are all strapped on their stomachs, legs and feet.
- Kobold Kobolds are small (4’) humanoid bandit-like raiders, living mostly underground in caves, dens, or ruins. They are communal creatures, living in groups of at least 3-4, though more often can be found in larger familial groups.
- Niskaru (nis-KAR-oo) Niskaru are demons–beings of pure magic, manifested with destructive or malevolent intentions. They take a variety of forms, from aggressive beasts to minor whelps to massive demons of pure terror.
