Near the Weathered Bell Tower[ | ]
The Prologue serves as the introduction and tutorial to Vindictus. A player will start the Prologue immediately after they create a new character. Tips will also be shown helping to explain the game's controls. The Prologue may be skipped at any time by pressing ESC.
The player will not take damage from enemy attacks during the Prologue, nor will the enemies attack while on the 1st floor and special kills performed during the Prologue do not count towards Titles.
There are 4 floors to the bell tower (not including the roof) and each floor contains smaller sized veteran gnolls that have a hit point handicap.
Steps[ | ]
- Watch the introduction cinematic.
- Defeat the Gnolls and move up through the weathered bell tower.
- Carry Tieve after she is knocked out by falling debris. The player can still attack enemies while carrying Tieve.
- Reach the roof of the bell tower.
- Defeat the possessed Giant Spider.
- Watch the opening credits (can be skipped by pressing ESC).
- Talk with Tieve at the Inn.
- Enter Character Creation to customize the character's appearance.
- Enter Colhen and start the story Marrec and the Crimson Blades.
Near the Weathered Bell Tower. Mercenaries are moving several ballistae into position. |
Marrec |
Get it together, rookie. |
A giant spider smashes into the bell tower wall. |
Marrec |
Hey, what the hell is going on!? |
Aodhan |
We got him cornered. |
Marrec |
Blades, advance! |
Mercenaries |
Yes sir! |
The giant spider then begins climbing the nearby bell tower, destroying it in the process. |
Mercenary |
He's climbing the bell tower! |
Aodhan |
Load ballistae! |
Marrec |
Captain, the tower will collapse if we fire right now. |
Aodhan |
Doesn't matter. |
Tieve runs in front of a ballista. |
Tieve |
Stop!! |
Aodhan |
Stop! Hold! |
Marrec |
Hold fire! |
Mercenaries |
Hold fire! |
Marrec |
Tieve, it's dangerous! Move out of the way! |
Aodhan |
Tieve, what are you doing? |
Tieve |
Aodhan. Please give me some time. |
Aodhan |
People's lives are in danger. |
Tieve |
But... *sighs* |
Aodhan |
Let us handle this. Reload ballistae! |
Mercenaries |
Reload! |
Tieve runs in front of the ballista once more. |
Marrec |
Oracle, we don't have much time! |
Tieve |
Marrec, don't you trust me? |
Aodhan sighs. |
Aodhan |
All right. But I go with you. |
Marrec |
Yes, sir. Follow the captain! |
Mercenaries |
Yes sir! |
The player, Aodhan, several mercenaries, and Tieve enter the tower. |
Aodhan |
Wait! Don't move! |
Tieve screams. |
Mercenaries |
Ambush! Prepare for battle! |
Several gnolls ambush the mercenaries, incapacitating everyone except the player and Tieve. |
Marrec |
Rookie, protect the Oracle. |
Once the mercenary reaches the top of the bell tower: |
The giant spider is waiting at the top. Tieve runs up to it and silently communicates with it. |
Tieve |
It's all right now. |
The giant spider breathes heavily, struggling to maintain control. |
Tieve |
It's all right. |
The Fomorian Emblem re-appears on the spider's head and it resumes attacking. The player begins combat with the spider. After fighting for a short amount of time, the ballista attacks commence. |
The ballistae pin the spider to the ground, and it struggles to escape. It climbs to the very top of the bell tower, which collapses. The spider falls near the player, and the giant bell falls on top of it, crushing it. As it dies, Tieve runs up to it. |
Tieve |
Nooooo! |
The scene zooms back and a mysterious white robed man was eying the events. He simply leaves at the sight of the dead spider.
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After the introductory movie: |
Tieve |
You're awake. |
Tieve |
<Lynn>... That's a good name. |
(You ask who she means, and she looks started.) |
Tieve |
Why, the spider, of course. Who else? |