Dialogue[]
| “ | When Sacred Time came, the god-talkers were proved right. Great gaps opened up in our walls. The ceilings and floors of our palace collapsed. The last of the <Player Clan> departed, fearing the rigors of nomadic life. | ” |
— Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out | ||
Consequences[]
While you have lost the game at this point, there are two variants:
| “ | Shortly after leaving the fortress, an enormous force of <Chaos Foe> set upon the refugees, exterminating them entirely. The world ended <number> years later. Not only were there no <Player Clan> left to save it, but no one alive to recall who they had been and how they had struggled. | ” |
— "Bad" branch | ||
| “ | As refugees, they straggled along for <number> years, dwindling in number all the while. When the world ended, a mere handful of <Player Clan> remained alive, to reflect upon their errors, and wish they had found a way to save it. | ” |
— "Good" branch | ||
Notes[]
Even though this event can only happen if the royal line has died out, the kings all have scripted advice.
Advice[]
- "The disobedience of the people toward their king led to this dire fate." - Iverlantho
- "Had I shown greater decisiveness, this might not have happened." - Venef
- "We died, but before that, we lived." - Erenlanth
- "I fought Chaos, but Chaos won."
- "We wasted too much time scouring the world for lost regalia."
- "At least we weren’t overwhelmed by undead."
- "I take comfort in the fact that the Wheels didn’t take the hillfort."
- "I fear to confront Beren’s spirit in the life beyond, for we have undone all that he built."
- "We have no future."
- "Berenstead was the gleaming jewel at the center of the valley."
- "We were pragmatic, but not pragmatic enough."
- "The outcome I feared all along eventually came to pass."
- "Without the royal line, there was no fortress. We should never have lost sight of that."
- "Like the gods, we are now dead."
- "I thought I would find the gods a-slumber, but the World Beyond is a graveyard."
- "I would do everything exactly the same."
- "I knew this would happen."
- "I was an individual, and that’s what matters."
- "I tried to warn everyone."
- "I certainly don’t blame any of you that it came to this."
- "We should have taken bigger risks."
- "I thought it would all work out, but it didn’t."
- "Exactly as I expected."
- "We didn’t try hard enough to gather up the regalia."
- "Within the emptiness, greater nothingness still."
- "A people that cannot protect its kings does not deserve to live."
- "All the spirits are dying, too." - Shaman
- "At least we perished together."
- "We are punished for fleeing. If we’d stood our ground, Elmal would have saved us."
- "There must be some way we can stay."
- "We have no real options now."
- "It’s hard to imagine life outside Berenstead."