Summary of King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity

by on Jul.08, 2010, under summary, tsl

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The final official game in the King’s Quest levitra bayer original buy series was Mask of Eternity in 1998. It was a departure from the series in a number of ways: the main character Connor MacLyrr was not a member of the royal family, the game was in 3D, and the gameplay changed from being purely adventure to an action-adventure hybrid. It’s without question the most controversial game in the series, leaving many people dissatisfied with it entirely, while others argue it was a good game, just not a King’s Quest game.

Regardless of one’s opinion, however, the game did introduce us to the brave young citizen of Daventry who in many ways reminded us of a young Sir Graham, fighting to save his kingdom in its darkest hour….

King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity
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High above the land of Daventry, the Mask of Eternity governed Truth, Light, and Order over the realm. As long as the Mask remained intact, levitra professional overnight delivery the kingdom and the surrounding areas would flourish. However, Lucreto, who held absolute power in the realm of the Sun and had sworn to protect the Mask at all costs, had fallen to corruption. In a fit of rage, he destroyed the mask, sending chaos into My brother presented me nice holiday gift, obtain viagra without prescription. There are a lot of legitimate mail-order pharmacies in this country. the world and turning the citizens of Daventry to stone.


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One man was spared this horrible fate: Connor McLyrr had found a piece of the Mask, protecting him from the curse. To save his beloved homeland, he traveled far and wide in search of the other pieces. Connor traveled through many different lands: the marshy swamp, the underground realm of the gnomes, the Barren Region, the Frozen Reaches, and even into the Dimension of Death to collect the four remaining pieces of the mask and return it to the heavens.


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Lucreto shadowed Connor every step of the way. Every time Connor found a piece of the Mask, Lucreto tried to take it from the hero to secure his power forever. Each time Connor prevailed. He made levitra generic cialis it to the Realm of the Sun and then to the inner sanctuary where the Mask belonged. Lucreto tried to stop Connor yet again, but once the last piece of the mask was placed on the altar, Lucreto was pulled into a magical portal, never to harm the Mask or anyone else ever again.


Image courtesy of Sierra Planet

Truth, Light, and Order spread across the land once more, freeing the citizens of Daventry from their stone prisons. The darkness was banished, the trees bloomed once again, and thanks to Connor MacLyrr’s efforts, life was safe once again, and he was welcomed home a hero!


1 Comment for this entry

  • Baggins

    Just a heads up for anyone stumbling into this page, and have never played King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity. The character, Connor as he appears in the published game is officially just “Connor”.

    TSL has been inspired to use the name ‘MacLyrr’, which is based on a prototype name, ‘mac Lyrr’/’Mac Lyrr’, which originates from an early prototype storyline for King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity, where Connor would have been the son of a fisherman, and lived by the sea, born on the night the Mask of Eternity was shattered. In the final version of the story, he was known simply as Connor, and his background was that of a “tanner”

    You can read more about the development of “Connor” here;

    http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Connor
    and here;
    http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/Mask_of_Eternity_Development

    For the prototype background story which mentioned “Connor mac Lyrr” see;
    http://www.sierragamers.com/uploads/24082/Interaction/028_InterAction_Volume_9_Number_3_Fall_1996.pdf

    “The Mask of Eternity is no mere sword and sorcery adventure. You enter the kingdom of Daventry as Connor mac Lyrr (the son of a fisherman), who alone has been passed over by an evil spell that has turned everyone to stone. Connor must find a way to restore them to flesh and blood. At the heart of the dilemma is The Mask of Eternity, which was broken into seven pieces and scattered by the Cosmic Winds to seven different lands at the moment of Connor’s birth. A piece of the Mask touched Connor as he was born, leaving a vivid scar on his cheak. He carries this scar as an adult – a sign that he has been marked for greatness. The quest to find the seven pieces of the Mask and restore them to the Island Temple is his destiny. Only by accomplishing this can he end the chaos that now rules the land.”, pg 95.