In order to help his local friends, Harald challenges Central Allocations hoping to remain unknown to them, but his character is identified and he is exiled once more. Having escaped from exile, Harald had hidden in a small out-of-the-way community with his wife, where they had Erik. Ragnok was trying to assault Harald's wife. Unknown to Erik, his father, Harald, was exiled because he hit another person (Ragnok, a future member of Central Allocations). The story opens with Erik determined to obtain revenge for the unjust treatment of his parents. Since death in the game results in death of the character, challenges are a risky method of gaining prosperity, as the characters involved are usually trained for months to years of real life time. However, if one loses then everything one's character owns (including items and money) is forfeited and that person must create a new in-game character. If one wins against the Central Allocations team, then one gets what one wants, be it a new law, a medical procedure, or a material object. These are the individuals who set challenges which are held in special arenas where various players may attack each other - the last player alive is proclaimed the winner. are wealthy and possess nearly unbeatable characters in the game. A., which is a powerful, select group of nine individuals that controls all of the world's resources and funds the most powerful characters in the game world.
If a community wishes to redress a perceived injustice, they may challenge Central Allocations or C. With these prizes the citizens may live more comfortably in real life. In order to build up acclaim in the game, and thus in real life, poor players must work in-game for their entire lives in hopes of becoming powerful enough to take part in challenges set forth by the elite for prizes. Because of this relationship a growing separation of power occurs that mimics the real world, where those with money and power tend to keep it, and those without tend to stay impoverished (both in-game and in real life). Epic is a virtual game which echoes World of Warcraft and EverQuest, although interaction with this game directly affects income, social standing, and the careers of the people who play. It is the first book in the Avatar Chronicles trilogy and was published in 2004 by The O'Brien Press Ltd.Įpic takes place on a world named New Earth and follows the life of a boy named Erik Haraldson and his involvement in a game called Epic.
Epic is a novel written by Conor Kostick.
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