Langrisser II MD Scenarios

= Scenario 1: The Beginning =

Weary from his solitary journey, Elwin rested for a while at a small village in Salrath. Elwin got along well with the locals, especially a young magician named Hein, who soon became a good friend.

One quiet day, Hein burst into the inn where Elwin was staying. In a fearful tone of voice he informed him that the Rayguard Empire was attacking the village and that Liana, one of Hein's childhood friends, was in danger.

Seizing his sword, Elwin went to try and rescue her.

Victory Condition:

 * Baldo defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Baldo escapes to bottom-right corner of the map.
 * Death of Elwin

NPC Reinforcements
Appears after Baldo has taken Liana

Enemy Units
= Scenario 2: Setting Off =

Elwin safely led Liana to Lord Loren's manor in Salrath.

There, it was decided that they would seek refuge for Liana at the Temple of Light in Estool

But Imperial forces were preparing to invade Loren's manor. Commander Zorum, General Vargas's right-hand man, led the mission to abduct Liana.

Victory Conditions:

 * Liana reaches top of map
 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Liana
 * Death of Elwin

Enemy Reinforcements
Appears when Friendly Unit or Liana crosses the bridge or when Zolm is defeated

= Scenario 3: Zorum Redux = Elwin and his party escaped from Zorum's siege and tried to reach the light shrine in Estool. But the leader of Zorum's army, General Vargas, had caught up to them and sent Zorum to finish the job.

Elwin and his party had to face an overwhelming number of enemies and fight with a large handicap.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Liana
 * Death of Elwin

NPC Reinforcements
Appears a turn after Vargas

Enemy Reinforcements Set 1
Appears after the defeat of initial Imperial Generals; Zolm is defeated; or reach a certain height in the map.

Enemy Reinforcements Set 2
Appears after all enemies are defeated.

= Scenario 4: The Temple of Light =

With the help of a mysterious knight, Elwin's group defeated General Vargas and made their way toward the highest temple in the land, where the High Priest could help protect Liana, for the temple in Estool was renowned for the power of its acolytes.

However, when Elwin and his party arrived, they saw that the shrine was under attack by the Black Dragon Sorcerers of the Rayguard Empire

Victory Conditions:

 * Morgan the Magician defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Priests wiped out
 * Death of Liana
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 5: Roar of the Beasts = The damage to the Temple of Light was far worse than expected - if the Imperial Forces were to attack again, the temple would not be able to protect Liana.

Furthermore, Morgan was about to was about to escape to the nearby village and was expected to kill everyone there out of spite.

Elwin and his party gave chase to Morgan, joined by Cherie and Liana, who elected to participate in battle as a healer.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out within 22 turns
 * Elwin reaches top of map within 22 turns

Failure Conditions:

 * Time limit exceeded
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 6: Aaron the Elder Hero = Elwin and his party managed to defeat the werewolves and other troops, but Morgan had already reached the village.

It seemed that there was something very important to him there. All the townspeople were in a panic, except for one brave old soldier with sharp eyes.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:
= Scenario 7: The Wakening of the Dead = With the arrival of Cherie's sword teacher Aaron, night fell around the party. In this peaceful dimly-lit environment an intense battle seemed unlikely to occur any time soon.
 * Townspeople wiped out
 * Death of Elwin

However, in the graveyard outside the village, dark figures were performing some sort of ceremony. There, the souls of the dead were summoned from their slumber for a wicked purpose.

Victory Conditions:

 * Defeat of Ginam the Necromancer

Failure Conditions:

 * Civilians wiped out
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 8: Bridge Across the Sky = After receiving word from Keith that the Blue Dragon Knights were advancing towards Kalxath, Cherie rushed back to the castle. Keith joined them to guide Cherie and the others to Kalxath.

On the way there, they came across a deep gorge. As Elwin's party attempted to cross the bridge, they ran into a regiment of the Blue Dragon Knights being led by Krämer, who was attempting to destroy the bridge. If Krämer was successful in dropping the bridge, it would add several days to their journey, and Kalxath Castle would almost certainly fall before they reached it.

Victory Conditions:

 * Krämer defeated within 23 turns

Failure Conditions:

 * Time limit exceeded
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 9: The Siege of Kalxath Castle = Thanks to a brilliant charge by Elwin and his party, they were able to defeat Krämer and cross the bridge to Kalaxth Castle.

The moment they stepped out of the forest, they saw the castle under a fierce attack by the Blue Dragon Knights. The defenders were putting up a brave struggle, but due to the superiority of the soldiers led by Leon and Laird, defeat would be inevitable if Elwin and his party did not act soon.

And so the intense battle for Kalxath Castle began.

Victory Conditions:

 * Laird defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Castle guard wiped out
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 10: Defenders of Rall River = After learning the true horrors of Alhazard from the High Priest of Estool, and being told that the Dark Rod would be required to restore Alhazard completely, Elwin chose to seek out the Dark Rod. If he obtained it first, the Empire would not be able to revive Alhazard.

Elwin and his party rushed to the Rall River to meet a Wizard who was said to know the location of the Dark Rod. But when they got there, they were stopped by Lester, the guardian of the river.

Victory Conditions:

 * Lester defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 11: In the Burning = Lester guided Elwin's party to meet the wizard who was rumored to know the location of the Dark Rod. Her name was Jessica, and she was said to have lived hundreds of years.

However, the Rayguard Empire had plans of their own, and the leader of the Black Dragon Sorcerers, Egbert, was secretly devising one of his own.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Jessica
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 12: The Holy Land Reitel = The Holy Land was surrounded by rocky mountains, as if it were carefully hidden from the eyes of man. No human being had ever set foot on this forbidden ground.

There was no trace of Egbert inside, but they had awoken the ancient undead guardians of the Dark Rod.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out
 * Dark Rod acquired

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 13: Battle with the Fire Dragon Army = Elwin and his party managed to defeat the ancient guardians, but before they could obtain the Dark Rod, Egbert suddenly appeared and used his magic to seize it and escape.

Moreover, Egbert then teleported to Kalxath Castle to kidnap Liana. The party, worried about Liana, tried to hurry back to Kalxath Castle to see what they could do, but General Vargas the Valiant was waiting to hinder their progress.

Victory Conditions:

 * General Vargas defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 14: The Holy Sword Langrisser = Hundreds of years ago, it is said that the Descendants of Light ruled the Kingdom of Baldea. The ancient Castle Baldea now rested quietly at the bottom of a lake.

With Jessica's help, Elwin and his party were able to find the castle and, within it, the holy sword Langrisser. Elwin and his party weren't the only ones seeking Langrisser, however, as the Blue Dragon Knights were also here, and for the very same purpose.

After hundreds of years lying dormant, this castle once again set the stage for the battle for Langrisser.

Victory Conditions:

 * Elwin, Jessica, or Cherie reaches Langrisser
 * Blue Dragon Knight Leon defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Leon reaches Langrisser
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 15: General Imelda's Ice Dragon Navy = Elwin's party had retrieved Langrisser and were on their way to Rayguard Castle to rescue Liana.

The quickest route to Rayguard involved trudging across the Roleck River. However, General Imelda was awaiting them on the opposite shore.

Even though it would mean fighting at a disadvantage, Elwin and his party decided that there wasn't enough time to find another route.

With fears for Liana's safety swirling in his mind, Elwin drew his sword and prepared to fight.

Victory Conditions:

 * General Imelda defeated
 * Elwin reaches bottom of map

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 16: The Rayguard Capital = It seemed to Elwin and friends that Liana was being controlled by someone. They were in shock over her complete and utter change during the last battle.

After fording the river, they arrived at the Rayguard Capitol. At last, Kaiser Bernhardt would soon reveal himself. His castle was designed to be hard to attack, and easy to defend.

Bernhardt had, within a generation, formed a nation and dominated over half of the continent. But now he was planning to use Alhazard, the legendary sword of evil, to unite the remainder as well. To prevent this, they would have to penetrate Bernhardt's castle and stop him before Alhazard's seal was broken.

But as Elwin and his party drew near to the castle's gates, they saw Elwin's old rival, Leon, waiting for them. The final battle with the Blue Dragon Knights had begun.

Victory Conditions:

 * Blue Dragon Knight Leon defeated
 * Elwin reaches the castle gates

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 17: The Emperor and the Prince of Darkness = Elwin's party defeated the Blue Dragon Knights and entered the castle to find a burly man with piercing eyes sitting on a throne. He looked more like a soldier than an Emperor, but he carried himself with an air of dignity that distinguished him from normal soldiers.

Standing aloof near him was a man with an evil smile, looking quite interested in the party that had fought their way through so many of the Empire's best troops.

Elwin's group had precious time to prepare their army, while Bernhardt calmly awaited the decisive battle.

Victory Conditions:

 * Kaiser Bernhardt defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 18: The Dark Princess = In hot pursuit of Böser's retreat to Velzeria, Elwin and party came across a village being attacked by monsters. Laughing amidst the carnage was a young girl. Elwin couldn't believe it when he saw that it was Liana causing all the destruction.

Despite being at a total loss about what had made her evil and allowed her to control monsters, Elwin and his party rushed to stop Liana.

Victory Conditions:

 * Great Dragon defeated
 * Dark Princess defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Villagers wiped out
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 19: The Battle at Mireil Harbor =

After Elwin and his party saved the village from the Dark Princess and her dragon, the grateful villagers informed them of preparations going on at the Imperial port in Mireil.

Elwin decided that they would obtain a ship from this harbor town, thereby enabling them to quickly reach Velzeria by sailing through the Direth Channel

Victory Conditions:

 * General Imelda defeated within 23 turns

Failure Conditions:

 * Time limit exceeded
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 20: The Sea Stained Red =

After defeating Imelda and successfully seizing her ship, Elwin left for Velzeria to rescue Liana.

The trip seemed to be going smoothly when a big ship from Velzeria drew near. On it were monsters under the control of Böser; they had come to stop Elwin's invasion.

The two vessels were joined together by gangplanks, and so the fight began.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 21: Marionette = The forbidden land Velzeria...

The Descendants of Light had defeated Böser here before.

It was said that the God of Chaos also lived in this cursed land.

When Elwin reached the bay and tried to make landfall, the Dark Princess, once again under the control of Böser, stood in his way.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 22: Alhazard's Rebirth =

To halt the reawakening of the demon sword Alhazard, Elwin's party finally made it to the Temple of Darkness where an astonishing sight awaited them...

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Jessica
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 23: The Key to the Seal = Alhazard's seal was finally broken. But Bernhardt, whom everyone thought dead, reappeared and took it back from Böser.

To accomplish his dream of continental unification, Bernhardt had planned to awaken the power of Alhazard, which would cover the world in darkness and give him immense power.

But thanks to Jessica's sacrifice, Bernhardt was cast away to Castle Velzeria.

Both Lána and Liana recovered from their enspellment, and Lána told Elwin that Langrisser's power was not yet fully awakened.

To release the sword's full power, Elwin's party went to Elrad to find the Holy Rod, which had the ability to completely unseal Langrisser.

Victory Conditions:

 * Holy Rod reaches bottom of map
 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Holy Rod reaches top of map
 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 24: Light and Darkness =

After a long and intense battle with Laird, Elwin's party finally obtained the Holy Rod

The Maiden of Light, Liana, and Lána performed the ceremony to unseal Langrisser, and the sword's true power was released.

However, Bernhardt had been preparing an attack on Elwin.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 25: The Continent's Strongest Knights = The source of all evil, the cursed Castle Velzeria... Within its deepest halls awaited Kaiser Bernhardt, Alhazard at his side.

But at the castle gate stood Egbert and Leon's Blue Dragon Knights. Moreover, Egbert was holding Jessica captive.

Neither side would surrender, and so began an intense battle.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 26: The Black Dragon Sorcerers' Trap =

Elwin defeated his rival Leon and invaded Velzeria Castle. While rushing towards the underground temple, they entered a large hall. There stood the leader of the Black Dragon Sorcerers, Egbert, who had been preparing to entrap the party.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Elwin's party sustained massive magical attacks from the Black Dragon Sorcerers.

Victory Conditions:

 * Egbert the Magician defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario 27: The End of a Legend =

Elwin and his party finally made it to their final battle with Bernhardt, who awaited them in the deepest halls of Velzeria Castle.

The Temple of Darkness was eerily quiet. At the altar stood Bernhardt grasping Alhazard.

Despite having been cornered, Bernhardt's eyes were filled with confidence and fighting spirit.

Victory Conditions:

 * Bernhardt defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario X1: The Temple of Muscle = After Egbert took the Dark Rod, Elwin's party discovered a secret tunnel and decided to investigate it.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario X2: The Fierce Battle of Direth Channel =

With the preparation of the larger ship incomplete, Elwin's party set off in small boats, one for each commander, in order to chase after the Imperial troops seen on the horizon.

They were intended to be General Imelda's escort, but the Rayguard troops soon found themselves in a fierce battle against Elwin's small fleet.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario X3: Lair of the Demon Dragons = Having decided to brave the danger, Elwin's party progressed from the temple into a tunnel and soon found themselves in a den of dragons.

Insie was a single person: a young, female, magic user.

Who was she? Why did she live there? Everything about this strange girl was shrouded in mystery.

Victory Conditions:

 * Witch defeated

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

= Scenario X4: Death Tower = Having accepted Egbert's challenge, they entered Death Tower, where Bernhardt was waiting with many powerful troops.

The situation was made worse by Egbert's strong magic and the power of Alhazard. Furthermore, it seemed that the enemies were more powerful than usual. Though many familiar faces were fighting they had newfound strength.

Moreover, Elwin's friends were being held captive on each floor. Even using stage select Elwin's party would be at a disadvantage.

With only Hein by his side, whether or not he could defeat these powerful enemies and capture each floor of the impressive Death Tower all fell to Elwin's strategy.

Victory Conditions:

 * All enemies wiped out

Failure Conditions:

 * Death of Elwin

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