Games PC THE LEGEND OF KYRANDIA 2-HAND OF FATE User Manual

Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Alchemy in Kyrandia 1
How To Play 4

Installation 4
Getting Started 5
Using a Mouse 6
Leaving the Scene 8
Handling Objects 9
The Game Screen 11
The Options Menu 13

Loading a Game 13

Saving Games 14
Game Controls 15

Alchemy in Kyrandia

lchemy has long played a critical role in the

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impulsive of the Kyrandian mystics) is not the first time
that the Alchemal arts have been used to save Kyrandia
from one of the many possible horrible fates that might
have befallen it.

The early Alchemists were actually sympathetic
agents of the Kyrandian treasury. They used their powers
to turn the plentiful lead nuggets found on the plains of
Mertor into gold, thereby reducing the need to tax the
Kyrandian residents.

This type of transmutative activity soon became quite
popular and spread to all the kingdoms in the region. A
wonderful era of peace and prosperity enveloped the land.

affairs of Kyrandia, and our current story
about Zanthia (the youngest and most

It was during this period that Alchemy became known
as a science concerned primarily with changing lead into gold.
Burkatives, Wander Spells, and even Cauldron Logic became

lost Alchemal arts in the giddy rush to stockpile

Aurean treasure.

Only when certain

unscrupulous Alchemists in the

employ of the greedy Duke of

Chartraine began to infiltrate

neighbouring treasuries and

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secretly reverse the process did the Alchemal euphoria end.
Many an unsuspecting monarch opened their chests of gold
only to discover piles of useless lead, and the resulting
unhappiness finally brought Kyrandia and the rest of the
world to their senses.

One short and chaotic generation later, Queen

Thelia the Strict engineered an agreement between all

the nations restricting the use of Alchemal powers.

During her lengthy reign, she also created the

Royal Order of Kyrandian Mystics. One of the

three original disciplines organised was Alchemy.

Centuries later Alchemy and the other

Mystic arts had practically disappeared, and

without the frequent use that characterised

earlier times, much of the arcane knowledge
that had been so common was forgotten. The title of Royal
Kyrandian Alchemist became a ceremonial designation, and
the occupants of the office were more often than not relatives
or friends of the crown.

The resurgence of Alchemal studies started just after the
Mustard Age, when Lynda of Werbane assumed the Alchemy
seat on the Royal Mystics following the mysterious death of
her brother Veknor. Unsatisfied with the confusing
pronouncements regarding Veknor’s demise, Lynda re-opened
the research laboratory that had been forgotten for so many
years, and vowed to discover the cause of Veknor’s strange
illness. Although her research was highly unorganised, and
did not in fact uncover any new facts regarding Veknor’s
troubles, the re-establishment of an Alchemal research facility
would indeed bear fruit in coming generations.

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In modern times it is well known that all the
great Alchemists have been women. Lynda was
the first in a long line of famous Alchemal
practitioners including Doris of Werthbane,
Cecelia the Wild, the extremely popular
Winifred, and most recently, Zanthia.

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How to Play

Installation

It is always advisable to make back-up copies of your master
program diskettes to increase the life of the
against accidents. Follow your computer’s
copies of all game diskettes.

MS-DOS: Insert Disk 1 into Drive A or B. Next, type the letter of
the floppy drive: A or B. Type INSTALL, press [enter], then follow
the prompts that appear. This will copy all of the necessary files to
the hard drive. Be sure to select the correct sound card during this
procedure.

Windows

Choose ‘
‘A:\INSTALL’ in the ‘Run’ dialog box, and then click ‘OK’ or press
the ‘Enter’ key. Follow the prompts to install The Hand of Fate onto
your hard drive, and then select your sound and music options.
Once installation and setup is complete, The Hand of Fate icon will
be available on the Windows desktop. Restart Windows
then double click on the HOF icon to run the game.

TM

: Start WindowsTM, and then insert Disk 1 into Drive A.

Run’ from the ‘File’ menu in the Program Manager. Type

masters and guard

instructions to make

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