Narrative: Dear John,

I need someone I can trust. The Empire is in grave danger, torn by its inner conflicts. The uneasy truce with the Elves may be broken as you read this letter. The Greenskins have rebelled once again. In addition, I haven't heard from our outposts in the west for months. However, the greatest threat does not come from within. The Underworld has risen from the ashes. The troglodytes were seen crawling out from their caves and tunnels and looting our caravans in the east. Unless we attack first, even the White Court may be in danger!

What must you do? Flag all the largest dwellings so that you can bring me their emissaries. I need the loyalty and support of each alignment! Finally, in order to prove your worthiness, you must come in the adamantine armor, wearing the adamantine shield and the horned bow, too. Only the greatest heroes are allowed to enter the White Court. Recruit any help that you can get - creatures, scouts and henchmen - but trust no one except your sweetheart, Lady Jane.

Good luck,

His Majesty, the Emperor

Additional Info: Like it is written in this prologue, the player needs to find three
artifacts, recruit level 4 creatures of each alignment and bring them all to the main town. Then you can choose two endings - finish the scenario as a noble hero, or lead the army of the Empire against the forces of Underworld.

The special loss ("lose heroes named John and Jane") is not enabled; it serves as a reminder that you'll need those two to complete the main quest.

You may be disappointed with the lack of a starting town, but don't worry: you will be able to learn magic, recruit creatures and resurrect dead heroes along the way.

I wanted to create an XL singleplayer scenario, a fun hack'n'slash with some quests, like Diablo 2. This means no long AI turns - you get to play all the time. In addition, you will have great movement and fight several battles a day, so save often.

If the very beginning is too easy for you, restart at higher difficulty.

Update: v1.1 fixes two major issues - "change owner" and Summon Ship.

You can read Psychobabble's review here.
Truth and Justice won the Celestial Heavens' mapmaking contest in 2005.