Might & Magic X: Legacy Shantiri’s Ruins Profiled

Ubisoft’s official Might & Magic X: Legacy website has been updated with a profile of Shantiri’s Ruins, one of the environments we’ll no doubt be adventuring through while trekking across the world’s Agyn Peninsula. There’s a small piece of concept art to go along with the following background information:

Centuries ago, a great civilization appeared on the shores of the Jade Ocean: the Shantiri Empire. The Shantiris were a gathering of various Elder Races, mostly Humans, Dwarves, Nagas and Elves. The Shantiris spread across the face of the world, building titanic cities and temples.

Then came the Elder Wars. Angels and Faceless, children of Light and Darkness respectively, consumed their hatred in a genocidal war. In a single night, most inhabitants of the Shantiri Empire vanished and their magnificent cities were cast down.

The Agyn Peninsula harbours many Shantiri ruins, attracting all kinds of treasure-hunters and lore-keepers who hope to unlock their secrets, while ignoring the persistent rumours claiming the ruins are haunted or worse…