Story
Core Theme
- The world has two great sides of magic, a "light" side and the other side (deliberately not called "dark").
- This is not good vs. evil. Each side calls the other evil, but they simply hold different philosophies.
- The truth at the heart of the game: no side is right. Whether someone is good or bad comes down to the individual, not their side. The protagonist can only become truly enlightened by realizing this.
- Story reveal (for now): both sides caused the Breaking, the disaster that shattered the world's great mirror. Each side tells only the half that blames the other. Details: Story Bible.
- Inspiration: Jin Yong's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, where Linghu Chong follows his own conscience and masters techniques from both the "righteous" sects and the "evil" cult.