Horizon's End is offering The Great Gaias for the lowest price ever in hopes to promote social distancing! What better way to spend your time alone than with a (100+) hour old school JRPG? Not only have we lowered our price, but we have also crafted some new features including difficulty levels and a reworking of Chapter I. We have spent the last few weeks on The Great Gaias to address a few issues that have been on our plate for a while, many of which were based on the feedback we've received from the community. We have taken the constructive criticism from our fan base into account and we hope that the new difficulty system and our AI balancing will help bring in new players to enjoy this epic tale! We haven't said much about Gjallarhorn, but rest assured, all the art and music has already been completed and we are in full production mode. It's moving along nicely, and we can't wait to show you what we have been working on! With the current situation, Horizon's End, would like to wish everyone good health and safety while we combat this global crisis. We hope that life will return to normal soon, as we were hoping to have our demo ready for PAX West, but in the meantime, please be safe, play The Great Gaias, enjoy the story... and remember, where the horizon ends, the journey begins!…More »
Horizon's End would like to announce the Kickstarter campaign for our upcoming game, Codex Eternal: Gjallarhorn. Merging the Dungeons & Dragons experience into the modern JRPG genre, we hope to create a truly westernized fusion with Gjallarhorn. Crafted by the writers that brought you The Great Gaias, the continuing narrative will dive back into the lands of The Codex Eternal, expanding the lore and cultures of this decade long original campaign setting. A day and night cycle will fuel a new and improved crafting system in this choice and consequence adventure. Gjallarhorn will incorporate new features such as a taming mechanic, (16) job classes, monster abilities, rune crafting and much, much more. Become a funder today and help us craft the next great story!…More »
Horizon's End is proud to announce the next installment in the ever expanding world that birthed The Great Gaias, Codex Eternal. The next chapter of this epic is called Gjallarhorn, and it aims to create a completely subjective experience for the player, allowing for the choice of joining one of multiple factions, or fighting for yourself in this slave-to-champion turn based role-playing game. Originally created as a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Setting, this epic tale will continue the dark, yet engrossing stories within The Great Gaias. Gjallarhorn will expand on job class mechanics and a sandbox style crafting system that will provide a near infinite amount of customization between gear, class, abilities and allies. Trapped in the frigid lands of the Gorgath Mountains, you will create your own ill-fated character, destined to become a slave to the Osirian Empire. As you take on job classes and earn fervor with the slave master, an opportunity for freedom arises when the Gladiator Arena is reopened during an ancient rite of choosing a new High Chieftain. Five factions forming the Osirian Empire seek to see their Champion as the High Chieftain. Their unique views on the direction of the Empire leaves the fragile relationship of a newly unified nation in the hands of the player as the choices and allies you make will rock the very foundations of the leaderless country. Create your own custom character as you fight for your freedom, unlocking (16) job classes to learn and master as you build your hero to fit your personal playstyle. Craft customizable gear for (16) equipment slots with endless options and augments including gems, runestones, and monster abilities. A day and night cycle sets the tone for the expansive hunting and gathering systems in place within Gjallarhorn. It will be up to the player to fill their bestiary with valuable knowledge pertaining to fishing, poaching and monster habits in hopes to find all the best, and rarest, crafting components. The combinations are limitless when it comes to party composition as you find animal companions to tame and interesting mercenaries each with their own stories and goals for you to help (or hinder). With so many complex decisions and event changing choices, it is impossible to see everything the first (or third) time around as you choose which faction you wish to side with (or none at all). We will be announcing a crowd-based funding for additional features via Kickstarter, (Likely in November), to help bring more art, music and mechanics to the table. However, fear not, regardless of getting Kickstarter funding, this game will aim to be released in quarter one of 2020. We are eager to bring the next great story to you, and remember, where the horizon ends, the journey begins!…More »
Our end of summer sale is on! For one week only, purchase The Great Gaias at a 34% discount! Available on Steam today! If you have yet to experience the immersive and addictive world of The Great Gaias, now is the perfect opportunity to see what all the hype is about. With a perfect recommended score on steam by those who have played the game, you will not be disappointed. But don't take our word for it, check out the reviews on steam and see what people are saying about The Great Gaias. If you haven't played by now, you are missing out.
The world of The Great Gaias is vast, spanning over a ten-thousand year timeline with hundreds of important characters and interesting places to explore. With so much to keep track of, it is in the best interest of the community to have a hub of information that can be available to everyone, but we need your help! We are pleased to announce that our friends at Gamepedia (Curse.com) have helped us by starting the official wiki for the Great Gaias! The wiki can be found here. The wiki will be open, and available to the public to add content and edit. Please feel free to populate it with data to share with the world! This is a call to arms, Warriors of Old. It is time to write your own epic tales of adventure in The Great Gaias. The Grand Historian would be proud.…More »
After many months, our crafting system is finally finished and fully implemented into the game! Dispatching enemies will yield skins and various useful materials. Veins of ore lay buried deep within subterranean caverns found throughout the vast mountainous regions of Tenat. When these items are used in conjunction it is possible to craft superior armor and weapons. Recently, because the main story is nearing completion, we've taken a step back and dug into fixing many issues that have been around for a while; specifically formally persistent bugs, graphic modifications, and tweaks to the battle system to help balance it further. Now, with those out of the way, we are beginning a closed distribution of select alpha versions of the game with the intent to help us find and fix any remaining bugs. This is a tremendous step forward, as we continue the development process of The Great Gaias. …More »
Atrius Althorand
Atrius is the last blood of the respected and affluent House Althorand. The course of his life changed dramatically during his childhood when his parents were killed by a destitute vagrant at the end of his rope. Since then Atrius has taken care of his younger sister Elaenia. Atrius trained himself and eventually became a master of the art of thievery and assassination. Ultimately he founded the Orgard Thieves Guild where he became Pots' employer and closest confidant.
Agramed
Agramed Oslo was one of the greatest General's that the Osirian Empire had ever seen. He was condemned as a traitor after being framed for the attempted murder of Chieftain Moreth, he became the Osirian Gladiator Champion for four years.
Furi Stormcrow
Furi Stormcrow is the Keeper of Magic's daughter. It is said that she is a natural when dealing with magic. She is the same age as Pots, who's father is also on the council, so they were familar while growing up. Furi has a reputation for being ostentatious and cocksure. She is proud and feels her time shouldn't be wasted on those without magical talent.
Griswold Stormprey
Griswold Stormprey has been a practitioner of the arts of healing magic for over fifty years, and has achieved such titles as Master of the Adept and Keeper of Storms. He is one of the highest ranks within the Circle of Twelve, the High Order of Magi. Upon receiving a premonition, Griswold came to Orgard to save the Children of Light. Griswold believes he is the reborn soul of Arman Gill, Cleric of Tantalasia.
Virgil Dal'Laman Mythos
Virgil Dal'Laman Mythos was born in a small village south of the Solisteri Forest. Never being considered strong or very handsome, he began his quiet study of magic. Over the years Virgil became quite adept at sorcery, to the horror of his village. After a great tragedy, Virgil began his quest to learn great magic.
Elric Yore
Elric Yore hails from Sovereign, the city of knights. His father was the Keeper of the Sword before he succumbed to fever. Elric has since left from his long held place as a Knight of Sovereign to follow his own path. He is most skillful in the tracking and hunting of beasts in the wild, and having giving up his title and land after his Father's death, he has taken on the role of Ranger.
Eldromus Blackheart
Born Eldromus Cortlabar of the land of Validus. Eldromus grew up with Arthur Greyhem, and they both became Generals in the Validian Empire. The two became renowned for their displays of loyalty and honor toward the Empire, and each other. However, when Arman Gill finally convinced Arthur Greyhem to rebel against Validus, Eldromus turned against Arthur and the Silver Army, earning himself the heinous sobriquet The Betrayer. The Elven Lorac Cael Vaeili cursed Eldromus causing him to walk the land forever until 'justice is done'.
Bruger Ironhelm
Bruger Ironhelm is a young Dwarf from the Plains of Zaardun, home to the barbarian hoards. Though it's known that all Dwarves hail from the Grand Halls of Frosthammer, the untimely death of his father left Bruger alone. The mighty barbarian tribe Kuruk discovered Bruger one day and took the dwarf in as one of their own.
Kaelas Tangralas
Kaelas Tangralas is Elf-kin from the woodland realms of the Drakkenwood. His study of nature magic has provided him extroadinary abilities which allow him to transform into certain animals at will, and call upon nature's elements to vanquish his foes. In Drakkenwood he is considered a Druid of the highest regard.
Pots Talos
Pots Talos is the son of the Keeper of Truth, second highest esteem next to the Keeper of Magic. Pots possesses no magical talent. A shame to his Father, he instead turned to the ways of the Rogue, and makes his living working for the Orgard Thieves guild.
Elaenia Althorand
Elaenia of the House Althorand, or Laeni as she likes to be called, was orphaned when she was a young girl; her parents both being the victims of a poverty related crime. Raised by her brother Atrius, Laeni became a gifted healer and a charming pub girl in Orgard. She has feelings for Pots, but she is reluctant to act on them as he is her brother's best friend.
Lord Wein Beranedyn
Lord Wein Beranedyn was the Knight's Captain of Sovereign United and Champion of the Lance. Based on a premonition that came to him in the form of a dream Wein Beranedyn resigned his commission and travelled south to meet the Children of Light. It is said that Wein is the reborn soul of Arthur Greyhem, the King of Kings.
