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Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard is a Dungeons & Dragons licensed real-time strategy computer game, developed by Liquid Entertainment in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast. It was released for PC by Atari in September, 2005.
Dragonshard takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons official campaign setting of Eberron. The game combines elements of traditional real-time strategy gameplay with role-playing elements such as hero units and questing. Dragonshard includes two single player campaigns, single player skirmish maps and multiplayer support. The single player campaign follows the struggles of three competing factions to gain control of a magical artifact known as the Heart of Siberys.
Dragonshard takes place in the world of Eberron. In the creation myth of Eberron, the dragon Khyber warred with his sister Siberys and shattered her body to pieces. In his anger, Khyber's brother Eberron wrapped him in his coils, trapping Khyber. The bodies of the three dragons became the three parts of Eberron's world: the surface Eberron, the Ring of Siberys that encircles Eberron, and the underworld of Khyber. The three world parts produce dragonshards, crystal and rock fragments imbued with magic power.
The Heart of Siberys is the largest dragonshard in Eberron. When it fell from the Ring of Siberys to the continent of Xen'drik, it created a storm-swept mountain range known as the Ring of Storms and caused a city to sink to the earth. Its immense magical force caused the natural creatures of the Ring of Storm to evolve into the Lizardfolk. To this day, the Heart draws factions into conflict over control of its power.
Dragonshard features three playable factions: the Order of the Flame, the Lizardfolk and the Umbragen. There are two single player campaigns, which follow the Order of the Flame's attempt to gain control of the Heart of Syberis, and the Lizardfolk's attempt to defend their homeland from Order of the Flame and Umbragen incursions. Wikipedia |
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