Hello everyone,

We've created this survey to gather your feedback on the characters featured in Heroes of Shaola and Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave.

It doesn't have to be your favorite heroes/protagonists. It could be your most memorable villains/antagonists, characters you find interesting and would like to know more about, or someone you hope to see more of in upcoming releases.

This can help us to make better design choices regarding the characters and stories of the upcoming games.

Vote for your characters here:

Poll: Who are your favorite characters in Heroes of Shaola and Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave?

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Numerous languages are used in Shaola, across the mainland and Everland in the Far East, beyond the Eastern Sea.

The Old Tongue, sometimes called the Lost Tongue, was the now-extinct language that existed in Shaola for millions of years. It consisted of the High Tongue and the Low Tongue. The former was used by scholars and the elite but it was not really a substantial or popular language. The latter, however, evolved from and was comprised of several ordinary languages derived from the High Tongue. The Low Tongues were spoken in the ancient towns and villages of Shaola. These communities ultimately grew away from each other, becoming mutually unintelligible.

Today, the Old Tongue is still remembered by the old giants and dragonriders but in the civilized communities, it exists only in rare ancient tomes. Most people on the mainland know no language other than the Common Tongue.

Although the Common Tongue has minor variations and regional accents, Southerners can communicate with Northmen without much difficulty.

Foreign tongues are taught in castles and by maesters or are brought and traded with immigrants, merchants, sellswords, and the like.

The foreign tongues are the seldom-used mother tongues that exist on the mainland as well as in Everland in the Far East, the mystical island across the Eastern Sea.

Zorinese is the mother tongue spoken in the Zokang Kingdom and most of Everland, while Old Zorinese is the tongue of seven of the nine ancient Green Tribes as well as other clans and indigenous inhabitants of the tropical forests of Everland.

Non-human tongues are the foreign tongues spoken by Elves and Dwarves. Both Wood Elves and High Elves speak Ryllavian, though Wood Elves are loyal to the original written form, while High Elves use a simplified version.

Dwarves speak and write Kudorul; approximately 3% of the population uses Old Kudorul, an ancient language from millions of years ago.


Old Zorinese


Zorinese


Old Ryllavian


Simplified Ryllavian


Old Kudorul


Kudorul (Common Tongue: "Catch me if you can.")

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In Shaola, most non-humans have been wiped out by Men's kingdoms and the Human Supremacy Alliance. The only surviving major races are Orcs, Elves, and Dwarves.

Orcs are one of the largest races of humanoid creatures. Each clan is composed of a large group of mindless brutal creatures who strive to burn and destroy for fun.

They are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive, and generally malevolent species and are usually pressed into the service of evil powers. Given that they are tall, big, and strong, Orcs are used as soldiers, slaves, and henchmen by greater villains.

They are miserable beings, hating everyone, including themselves and their masters, whom they serve out of fear. Orcs make no positive things; rather, they create devices to hurt and destroy.

Orcs, as well as ogres, trolls, and other goblins, have no languages of their own. They can’t write and must mimic Men’s Common Tongue for communication.

Most of the Orcish clans are led by Murlock the Slaughterer, a brutal and cunning leader who is also the strongest Orc fighter of all time.

Murlock claimed to unite all Orcs and fight for their freedom. He called for fellow Orcs to rebel and kill their masters. However, he has even bigger ambitions, vowing to unite all minorities (Orcs, Elves, Dwarves, and other beasts and monsters) and to declare war against the kingdoms of Men.

Murlock and the majority of Orcs reside in the North.

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In Shaola, most non-humans have been wiped out by Men’s kingdoms and the Human Supremacy Alliance (HSA). The only surviving humanoid races are Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs.

Elves are well known for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow. They are famously long-lived, with much longer lifespans than the average human.

Slightly smaller and shorter than most humans, Elves tend to be slender and graceful. This is reflected in a bonus to Agility and a penalty to Physical Defense.

Elves are divided into two distinct groups: Wood Elves and High Elves.

Wood Elves are a reclusive race, partial to the old ways of life in the green world. They are conservatives who prefer old habitats in the woods, where they hide from Men and the HSA. Trees and flowers are their friends and wild beasts are their main source of food.

Wood Elves have produced some of the finest hunters and archers.

High Elves were once Wood Elves. However, as liberals, they eventually decided to live in cities with Men. They interact much more with other races and are the most open and friendly of their kind. They believe in peaceful coexistence.

High Elves travel everywhere, while most Wood Elves stay in the woods.

The decision of the High Elves’ ancestors to leave the green world for the shiny world of Men has always been controversial.

Some of them found success and happiness in serving humans, including in the Imperial Courts, and having great careers as bounty hunters or mercenaries. However, others have been miserable, suffering from depression and enduring unemployment and hunger. Some have sold themselves to slave owners in the Martia Kingdom. Others have been forced into slavery there.

High Elves have produced some of the most skilled swordsmen in the land.

Elves generally speak and write Ryllavian. However, Wood Elves use the original written form, while High Elves use a simplified version.

As a whole, Elves are the largest minority race in Shaola.


Old Ryllavian


Simplified Ryllavian

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Mysteries of Shaola: The Princess Must Die is now on Steam so you can Wishlist!

Good day to you, fellow adventurers! We are excited to announce that Mysteries of Shaola: The Princess Must Die is coming soon!

It is a nostalgic, story-driven role-playing game set in a world known collectively as Shaola, where kingdoms and factions fight for influence and power...

Learn more:

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Greetings fellow RPG lovers.

If you love Heroes of Shaola, you may enjoy the next game in this series: Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave.

The game has been released and is available now!

Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave is a role-playing game that brings mystery elements to the fantasy genre. Fight through the Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave. Recruit a party of brave allies, fight orcs and other mythological creatures, explore Shaola in your search for adventure, treasures, and the truth. Discover secrets, build your legend and ultimately confront the corrupt force in this new chronicle of Shaola.

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Greetings fellow RPG lovers.

Today we released an unofficial trailer for Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave, the newest game in the Shaola series.

If you love Heroes of Shaola, you may enjoy this next game in the same series, a RPG that brings mystery elements to the fantasy genre!

Fight through the Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave. Discover secrets, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil force in this newest chronicle of Shaola.



Wishlist now to be notified when the game is out!

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It's been a long 2020! I thought now would be a good time for a development update since it's a brand new year and it's been awhile.

We all know 2020 was a tough year. We were hit with setbacks and development was stalled, but it's a brand new year and we're coming back in full force!

We're currently working on Mysteries of Shaola: The Cave. It is a new chronicle of Shaola where you become Ice of Zuda Kingdom, the legendary investigator, one of the Magnificent Five. You fight through Kazen Kingdom and uncover the truth of the mysterious cave, discover dirty secrets, add to your legend, and ultimately confront the "evil" force. This role-playing game blends the genres of fantasy and mystery.

I have really enjoyed testing the game so far, and if you enjoyed Heroes of Shaola for the characters and story, you'll definitely enjoy this one as well.

Also, as I'm making trailers for the new game, I made two for Heroes of Shaola as well. I hope you enjoy watching them.

Eric

Version 2.1 is live! This minor update enhances some graphics and sound effects, with a few additional bug-fixes.

• Graphics and sound effects enhancement
  
• Background music on ending scenes have been modified
  
• All known glitches/exploits on events and cutscenes have been fixed

If there are any bugs left, please let us know, we'll try to fix them ASAP. Thanks for your support and I hope you'll enjoy Heroes of Shaola and our upcoming titles as well. :)

Changes in version 2.0:

• All passability errors in forests and jungle have been fixed.
  
• Some Anger skills animation have been improved.
  
• Some graphics, character sets have been upgraded to F8 with smoother movement.
  
• Several modification on quests instruction, presentation and dialogues.
  
• More realistic time frame while substituting during battle.
  
• More experience and rewards for battles in Zalumi.
  
• All known bugs have been fixed.

After this update, we will shift our focus to complete the upcoming title in the Shaola series.

Steam community is the most important to us, we are still going to follow up closely for your feedback on Heroes of Shaola. :)