- This article is about the gamebook. For the character which this book is based on, see Ixiataaga.
The Deathlord of Ixia is the seventeenth book of the Lone Wolf book series, written by Joe Dever and illustrated by Brian Williams.
Plot[]
In The Legacy of Vashna, Lone Wolf acquired the Deathstaff, created by the Dark God Naar, and used it to foil a plot to revive Darklord Vashna. At the end of The Legacy of Vashna, Lone Wolf collapsed a Shadow Gate which supposedly sucked in and destroyed all traces of the plot, including the Deathstaff. This being done, Lone Wolf returned to the Kai Monastery, where he was soon visited by his friend, the Old Kingdom magician Lord Rimoah. He was then told about the Deathlord of Ixia, who was a lieutenant to Agarash the Damned during the Age of Eternal Night. In the wake of Agarash's fall, the Old Kingdom magicians sealed him in a magical prison in Ixia, and so feared was he that even the Darklords, having conquered the area surrounding Ixia, did not enter for fear of awakening and being subordinated to him. It turned out that the collapsing Shadow Gate had not destroyed the Deathstaff, but had instead emerged in Ixia. Its power was promptly used by the Deathlord's followers to break him free of his prison, and he had begun to prepare an undead invasion fleet to take over the world, with an army that would become bigger with every battle it fought.
Lone Wolf ventured from Lencia to Ixia, aboard a Lencian ship, but on the way they were attacked by the growing skeleton army of Ixia. The Lencian sailors were all killed and turned into the Deathlord's minions, but Lone Wolf escaped and made it into the frozen and desolate city of Xaagon], the region's capitol. There, he found bustling activity as the undead prepared for their invasion of all Magnamund. As Lone Wolf traversed Xaagon, he encountered the Demonlord Tagazin, who he had fought on previously, and destroyed him in combat. Following this, he was transported to the Deathlord's chambers and fought him to the death.
Following the Deathlord's defeat, Lone Wolf scrambled to escape the city, as the ravages of time that were held off for thousands of years descended upon the city. Looking back from a distance, he saw the city in ruins, and for the first time in 10,000 years, the sun broke through the clouds over the land of Ixia.
Reception[]
This game is notable for the very elaborate plot and the extremely difficult Combat Skill of the Deathlord, making him one of the most difficult opponents in the entire series.
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External links[]
- Gamebooks - Lone Wolf
- Gamebooks - The Deathlord of Ixia
- Project Aon - Online editions of Lone Wolf books