Cool moonlight, green fog and a graveyard that should be quiet. King Fangs cast his moon spell here, and the mayor has been “appointed” royal greeter.
Every new hero starts in Dark Valley: free the village, face the King’s two officers, then the King himself.
The way through
The village
The graveyard
The whole valley, once the bridge opens
The valley opens up a stretch at a time.
NarratorDark Valley. Someone has made a royal mess.
General ClankYou haven’t noticed me.
Ada BrassWe noticed you before you arrived.
Dark Valley on the world map: the violet woods, bottom left.
Dark Valley in action
Dark Valley, against King Fangs.Dark Valley, against General Clank.
Dark Valley bestiary
Creatures of the land
The horde here is cartoon zombies. Dark Valley adds two elites, which land in the middle of a run, and three bosses, in the order you meet them. The zombies you beat go home cured; the King’s two officers simply retreat, and the King escapes as a bat.
ELITE
Skeleton
One of Dark Valley’s two elites. Elite fights land in the middle of a run.
ELITE
Knight
One of Dark Valley’s two elites. Elite fights land in the middle of a run.
BOSS
Captain Rattles
The King’s officer
An anxious, polite skeleton messenger with harmless loose parts. Not spellbound: he simply retreats.
BOSS
General Clank
The King’s officer
A formal, noisy knight general convinced he is subtle. His arrival announces itself before he does.
BOSS
King Fangs
The King himself
The vampire king who stole the sun sparks and cast the moon spell. He keeps Dark Valley’s spark himself, and escapes as a bat.
Planned roster for version 1.0, still being tuned. On HARD the creatures wear gold trim; on NIGHTMARE they glow magenta.
