Endings (Guardians of Destiny)

*Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny* has multiple endings depending on the actions Luther takes, or in one instance, doesn't take.

## Deaths

These endings play out as unique cuts-scenes when Luther dies to a particular enemy or situation:

### Draracle's Cave Entrance

In these endings, Luther ignores the archers firing from the main entrance of the Draracle's Cave and proceeds anyway, being cut down by archer fire in the process. This scene can play out in three different ways depending on whether Luther is in his Human, Lizard or Beast form. In the later, he manages to hold out the longest and fend off a few of Gladstone's Guards before being hit with a large ballista bolt to the back.

### Disturbing the Dragon

If Luther reaches the end of the Draracle's Halls were the dragon sleeps and instead of conversing proceeds to try and attack it, the dragon awakes and let's out a bellowing flame that kills our hero instantly.

### Kelsrick Victorious

This ending plays if Luther is defeated by Kelsrick, head of the guard for the Huline Village. This scene will only play out if Luther dies by Kelsrick's hand and his hand alone, which is difficult given the number of towers throughout the village that will fire poisoned arrows at Luther during his fight.

### Bane River Fish

If Luther falls into the Bane River, instead of drowning, like he normally would in deep water, he is instead pursued and eaten by a large fish.

### Dawn Victorious - Huline Jungle

This ending plays if Luther is defeated by Dawn outside of the Hive Caves after copying the wax runes. In order for this sequence of events to happen Luther must be on good terms prior to attacking her.

### Baccata Victorious - Huline Jungle

This ending plays if Luther is defeated by Baccata near the river Bane just before leaving for the Savage Jungle. This scene will only play if Luther dies from a direct hit, as opposed to a spell or the poison from his Serpent Staff.

### The Great Worm

If Luther falls into the great lake beneath the Dracoid Ruins, rather then drowning the Great Worm appears from under the dark waters and eats him whole.

### Gladstone Guards Victorious

If Luther is on the Dark Path, this ending plays when Luther is defeated by the Gladstone Guards after being caught in their trap set near the southern cave in the Claw Mountains.

### Baccata Victorious - Claw Mountains

This ending plays if Luther is defeated by Baccata near the entrance to the Ruloi Citadel in the Claw Mountains. This scene will only play if Luther dies from a direct hit, as opposed to a spell or the poison from his Serpent Staff.

### Chamber of Voices

If Luther has made it all of the way to the end of the Huline Temple and enters the Chamber of Voices but, for whatever reason, no longer has the Dreamstone in his possession, the Ancients voices in the chamber will grow angry and distorted, Luther's vision will blur and turn red and by the time he reaches the end, he will have already perished.

### Baccata Victorious - City of the Ancients

If Luther has a hostile relationship with Baccata up until reaching the City of the Ancients, he will appear upon entering the Mantle Chamber in order to stop him. This scene will only play if Luther dies from a direct hit, as opposed to a spell or the poison from his Serpent Staff.

### Dawn's Seduction

If Luther has a hostile relationship with Dawn up until reaching the City of the Ancients, she will appear to him in Belial's Laboratory, dressed in a revealing outfit and enticing him to give her his weapon. If he follows through, she will throw it to the ground and unsheathe her dagger as the screen fades to black.

## True Endings

### Good Luther Victorious

With Belial defeated, Luther and Mistress Dawn can be found sharing a bed together when the Draracle interrupts their tryst to give his final farewell, reliquishing his guardianship over the mortal realm before fading away. This sets up the preceding events for *Lands of Lore III* and is the canonical ending.

### Evil Luther Victorious

With both Belial and the Draracle slain, Luther is now the sole god and ruler of the Lands. Feeling spited by the Huline from earlier, he casts a powerful spell destroying their village while he laughs manically to himself.

### Belial Victorious

With humanities last hope defeated, Belial is once again free to terrorize the Lands with his legion of Hive Warriors, Guardians and Imps. He goes to meet the Drarcle who insists that they leave the mortal realm together, to which Belial snidely jests that he's "just got here", cackling sinisterly as his surroundings envelope in flame.

### Belial Complete

With Luther failing to challenge Belial in time, the full powered Ancient god begins to wreck havoc upon the world by first destroying the Huline Village and Gladstone.

### Anu Victorious

Despite prevailing over Belial with his new found godly power, Luther is outmatched by the Draracle. Having completed his duties, the Draracle departs from the Lands, leaving Luther's corpse to bob helplessly in an acidic pool.

## Cut Endings

### Kenneth Victorious

This ending presumably would have played after Luther fought and lost to Kenneth. However, this final fight was never implemented, so all that remains is an unused VQA.

### Dawn Victorious - Belial's Laboratory

A scene would have played after Dawn defeated an Evil Luther in Belial's Labratory, but cannot be triggered in-game for unknown reasons. A brief frame from this footage was used for the *Guardians of Destiny* teaser.