An island cursed and subjected to the whims of vengeful gods is a tumultuous and unforgiving residence. The titular island from Record of Lodoss War suffers from limitless conflicts, terrifying monsters and immortal manipulators. Most of Lodoss‘ residents do their greatest to outlive these unwelcoming circumstances, whereas others settle for highly effective destinies or battle towards the percentages to say their free will.
Heroes and villains embrace the unending wars, hoping their respective sides lastly clench victory, even when most of their efforts are minimal at greatest. Older generations are pulled forwards and backwards by the threads of destiny and whims of merciless gods however settle for their destinies and deaths, feeling it’s their obligation. Having grown up witnessing these generations frequently spill blood and needlessly sacrificing lives, courageous youths of Lodoss like Parn and wizened fighters like Deedlit, Slayn and Ghim stand towards the move of destiny and battle without spending a dime will.
Classic heroes of Lodoss are entrapped in cyclical existences of battle between good and evil as totally different people develop into avatars for the gods of sunshine and darkish. Former buddies turned bloody rivals, Fahn and Beld embrace their roles as vessels for one facet and the opposite. Without realizing they’re following the torrents of Lodoss, each people foster individuals to fill their spots within the limitless wars.
While Fahn’s protégé, Kashue, embraces future, feeling that it is higher to take it head-on reasonably than battle towards destiny, Beld’s second-in-charge, Ashram, begins to interrupt the mould. Ashram adjustments the purpose of their nation to dominate, not conquer. However, this includes going towards the gods and highly effective entities of Lodoss, which leads him to potential loss of life.