Piecing Together Forspoken’s Story – Game Informer

Although there are several trailers of Forspoken’s action role-playing game, Forspoken has not been released. Frey Holland, an abandoned child trying to navigate New York City’s streets, is suddenly taken to Athia. Athia is a magical realm plagued by deadly blight. Frey is unaffected by the corruption in the country and sets out to return home. She also learns magical combat skills along the journey. It is still unknown how Frey gets to Athia. She finds her way to Athia by being attached to a talking bracelet and learns to use magic.

We met with Luminous Productions (Forspoken’s developer), to find out more about Frey’s journey through Athia. We were able to see footage from behind the scenes that answered many of our questions. You will see a completely new area and an unnerving glimpse at Tanta Prav the magician. There are also clues to the past and heroine of the game.

Frey has a conversation with Cuff, her sentient armband. This conversation is not always amicable. Allison Rymer (one of the game’s authors) was silent about what brought them together, but she shared insight on their relationship in the beginning.

Rymer says that Cuff and Frey have issues with attachment. Rymer says, “And it’s not what you think. Frey is unable to get Cuff off her wrist. No matter how hard she tries and, believe me, she tries — especially because Cuff can be a bit of a harsh critic and very demanding. Frey does not like being told what she should do. Cuff is not the best match for Frey.

Cuff and Frey’s arguments are equally instructive. Frey seeks a way to get out of Athia. She is using all of her energy towards this goal. Cuff on the other hand, is eager to rescue the innocent hero from the world of Broken.ThFrey believes that Frey with her magical abilities and ability to resist The Break, is responsible for aiding Athia’s people. Frey doesn’t agree. Not to mention that helping the people in this instance means trying to kill a mad sorceress.

Cuff realizes he isn’t getting his way and resorts to an underhanded – and narratively revealing – tactic. Frey gets a snide comparison from her mother. This is a shocking line, considering Frey was an orphan. Cuff somehow knows some information about Frey’s family and origins, but it doesn’t appear to be very good news. Frey is shocked by the insult and decides to go to Tanta Prav to try to end the Break.

Frey gets her wish and speaks to the ruler, but the plan goes awry. Tanta Prav shares another fascinating fact about the game’s history. Frey appears to have had an earlier encounter with Athia’s ruling magic-users. It didn’t work out well. It’s hard to tell exactly what happened – Tanta Prav speaks mostly in rhymes – but it’s clear Frey came to blows with Prav’s fellow ruler and may have committed unintended regicide. Based on this conversation it appears likely that players will come across the full force Tanta in the early stages of the game. 

Forspoken, however, will release October. This means that players may have to wait for the title to finish its story, and discover how Frey escapes Pravs “trial of water”.