Revenant

Revenant is an action role-playing video game produced by Cinematix Studios and released in 1999 by publisher Eidos Interactive. Plot Most of the game takes place in the town Misthaven and around the island Ahkuilon. Locke D'Averam is a revenant who is named after the House of Averam, which raised him from the dead. Immediately after being brought back from Anserak (Hell), Locke is sent on a quest by his new master, Sardok, who is the magical advisor to Lord Tendrick, ruler of the island. The quest is to locate and rescue Tendricks' long-missing daughter, the Princess Andria, who was kidnapped by a mysterious cult calling itself the Children of the Change that has been steadily taking over the island through control magic, taking control of various humans and other beings and creatures to bolster their ranks. Locke, under the magical control of Sardok as a revenant, has no choice but to accept the quest, in exchange for his freedom. The cult that Locke finds himself facing is led by mysterious and powerful demon known as Yhagoro. It is revealed gradually that Locke was once king of an ancient empire that centered on Ahkuilon. Locke made a pact with a demon god called Kraxxus, of whom Yhagoro is a disciple attempting to resurrect him, but he could not bear the price, his wife's soul damned for eternity, and refused to sacrifice her. The demon god condemned Locke to an eternity of suffering in Anserak and his mighty empire was destroyed and pulled into the earth. The Princess Andria is revealed to be the reincarnation of Locke's lost Queen, and she has been kidnapped to complete the sacrifice to Kraxxus, though the cult must first locate the demonic power known as the Nahkranoth in order to do so. As he explores Ahkuilon in pursuit of the missing Andria, Locke must face enemies and make allies against the Children of the Change. He allies with the Ogroks, slays Jhaga and Sabu, two ranking sorcerers in the cult, and frees the Druhg slaves from their grasps. Many characters in the game hint there is a "darkness" surrounding Locke and some seem to know of his past, including the mysterious sorcerer named Olihoot, who guides Locke through his journey and helps him rediscover his past. As the story builds to a climax, it becomes apparent that not all is as it seems and that history may repeat itself, with Locke finding and being imbued with the demonic power of the Nahkranoth, and steadily becoming unhinged by it, frightening many of the folk of Misthaven.