History VideoGame / ChainsOfSatinav

* CastFromHitPoints: Using any significant amount of magical power causes Nuri physical pain. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror So during those two months when she was bound to the Harp...]]]]

* EarthyBarefootCharacter: A FriendToAllLivingThings who DoesNotLikeShoes? Gotta be Nuri.

In the [[StandardFantasySetting Kingdom of Andergast]], there lives a [[TheWoobie much abused]] young man named Geron. 13 years ago, an evil mystic called the Seer was burnt at the stake, following an attempt on his part to take over the kingdom using the power of an artifact called the Fairy Harp. Before he died, he picked Geron out of the crowd of people who had come to his execution, and proclaimed that the boy would bring doom. Ever since then, most people in Andergast have taken to treating Geron as a walking bad-luck charm. It doesn't help matters that Geron does have a certain magical knack for breaking things, and that he's an orphan and a peasant. He makes a difficult living as an apprentice to an old bird-catching trapper named Gwinnling.

One day, King Wrathling declares that there will be a festival in celebration of the visit of the Queen of Nostria, a neighboring kingdom against which Andergast has waged 14 wars. As part of the festivities, he calls the older boys of the town to a contest - whoever can find four hidden metallic leaves first will receive an audience and honors from the King. Geron, determined to prove his worth, manages this feat, for which the King awards him with... [[DudeWheresMyRespect the job of clearing the crows]] out of his castle's guest bedchamber.

%%* SmartPeopleKnowLatin: The fairy scientist certainly does. [[FridgeLogic As to why they use Latin in the world of]] ''[[FridgeLogic The Dark Eye]]'', [[FridgeLogic however]]...
%%** Why do they use English on [[{{TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms}} Faerûn]] or [[{{Literature/TheLordOfTheRings}} in the West of Middle-earth]]? Same simple answer: TranslationConvention. Latin is intended to represent Bosparano, the language of the TDE setting's Ancient Rome Expy [[labelnote: *]] with a similar status among scholars and magicians in TDE as Latin had among scholars and the clergy in our real world [[/labelnote]], just as German (in the original version, English in the international release) represents Garethi, the "common tongue of North and Central Aventuria. As to why a ''fairy'' speaks Bosparano, now that is indeed a question...

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: There is a bit of {{UST}} between Nuri and Geron when they decide to lay down to rest in the MagicalRomani's wagon. There is only one bed and Nuri decides she is sleeping in it and Geron has to do with the rug.

* YouCantFightFate: A recurring theme. "The Chains of Satinav" refers to a bit of Dark Eye mythology about a 13-horned giant who tried to control his own fate by hijacking the Gods' Barge of Time. As punishment, the Gods shackled him to its helm, condemning him to follow the flow of the river of time forever. Such is the fate of all mortals, allegedly...
** Although said giant, the titular Satinav, was ''not'' a mortal, but either a TDE counterpart to a Titan (as in Myth/GreekMythology), one of the Primal Dragons (effectively demigods) or even the thirteenth Demon Prince, who "switched allegiance". All three theories are represented in-universe and among fans, and none of them have been explicitly confirmed. What is clear is that he's not a mere mortal, but that only serves to emphasize the point - if even such beings cannot fight fate, who can?

* BigBad: The Seer.

* BreakTheCutie: Look at Nuri at the harp. Poor thing.

* MindScrew: The fairy world.

* LightAndMirrorsPuzzle: One of these has to be solved to open the PortalDoor to the fairyland.

* LightAndMirrorsPuzzle: One of these has to be solved to open the PortalDoor to the fairy land.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: From the word go, Geron refuses to sacrifice Nuri for anything, even though he knows killing Nuri would throw a wrench in the Seer's plans.

* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The fairy scholar emphatically warns Nuri not to touch the [[SchmuckBait fairy crystal]], and she immediately touches it. Disaster ensues.

* WhereItAllBegan: Geron's jouney leads him back to his hometown after it gets [[DoomedHometown doomed]] by the crows.

* MusicalAssassin: [[spoiler: Anyone who plays the Harp, and the Harp itself to the player]].

* SchmuckBait: The fairy scholar emphatically warns Nuri not to touch the fairy crystal, and she immediately touches it. Disaster ensues.

* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}: There are no Romani people as such in this universe, but Isida is a clear fantasy counterpart of them.

!!Tropes in this work include:

* {{Determinator}}: Geron, although his troubles are more psychological than physical. He has to deal with contempt and abuse from nearly everyone, especially in the early game, but he never quits, or talks about changing course. Ever.

* FairyCompanion: Nuri is an unusually large one. Her talents include magical mending, the ability to understand the speech of all people and animals, and [[FavorsForTheSexy being adorable]].

* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}: There are no Romani people as such in this universe, but Isida is a clear fantasy counterpart of them.

* TheWonderland: Nuri's former home of Neirutneva is one of these, complete with whimsically bizarre creatures, climate, and [[{{Bizarrchitecture}} architecture]].

** Although said giant, the titular Satinav, was ''not'' a mortal, but either a TDE counterpart to a Titan (as in Myth/GreekMythology), one of the Primal Dragons (effectively demigods) or even the thirteenth Demon Prince, who "switched allegiance". All three theories are represented in-universe and among fans, and none of them have been explicitly confirmed. What is clear is that he's not a mere mortal, but that only serves to emphasize the point - if even such beings cannot fight fate, who can?

''Chains of Satinav'' is a 2012 point-and-click adventure game set in the world of ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'', produced by Daedalic Games. A sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Memoria}}'', was released in 2013.

''VideoGame/ChainsOfSatinav'' is a 2012 point-and-click adventure game set in the world of ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'', produced by Daedalic Games. A sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Memoria}}'', was released in 2013.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: It's not as bad as [[EdnaAndHarveyTheBreakout certain other games by the same publisher]], but the game features many awkward lines due to too-literal translation from German.

* AllThereInTheManual: This game has a ton of off-hand references to ''TheDarkEye'', without most of the context you'd get from reading the tabletop game's rulebooks.

''VideoGame/ChainsOfSatinav'' is a 2012 point-and-click adventure game set in the world of ''TheDarkEye'', produced by Daedalic Games. A sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Memoria}}'', was released in 2013.

** Although said giant, the titular Satinav, was ''not'' a mortal, but either a TDE counterpart to a Titan (as in Myth/GreekMythology), one of the Primal Dragons (effectively demigods) or even the thirteenth Demon Prince, who "switched allegiance". All three theories are represented in-universe and among fans, and neither has been explicitly confirmed. What is clear is that he's not a mere mortal, but that only serves to emphasize the point - if even such beings cannot fight fate, who can?

* BlackSpeech: The orcs on the game speak only Orkish. The subtitles are given, but the translation is not.

* GrandTheftMe: [[Spoiler: This is how the Seer stayed alive despite being burned, and this is how Geron is able to defeat him in the end, with the Seer's ring as his [[HoistByHisOwnPetard petard]].]]

* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: In the end, the Seer is defeated, but Andergast has suffered much from his depredations and Nuri is now stuck in the body of a Raven.]]

* [[spoiler: GrandTheftMe: This is how the Seer stayed alive despite being burned, and this is how Geron is able to defeat him in the end, with the Seer's ring as his [[HoistByHisOwnPetard petard]]. ]]

** Inanimate objects, plants, animals, and the like are sometimes referred to with gendered pronouns (as they would be in German): for instance, one character refers to a harp as "she" at one point.
** Individual words are too literally translated as well. ''Wasserspiel'', an old word for a fancy fountain, leads to confusion in the translation when a character refers to a fountain as "some water games".

* BlindIdiotTranslation: It's not as bad as [[EdnaAndHarveyTheBreakout certain other games by the same publisher]], but the game features many awkward lines due to too-literal translation from German. Inanimate objects, plants, animals, and the like are sometimes referred to with gendered pronouns (as they would be in German): for instance, one character refers to a harp as "she" at one point. The German word ''Wasserspiel'' (an old word for a fancy fountain) is too literally translated as well, leading to confusion when a character refers to a fountain as "some water games". Also, the fairy realm is called "Neirutvena" several times in the English script, instead of "Neirutneva" as in the original (it's supposed to be a SdrawkcabName).
* BlindSeer: Given the ProphetEyes and the ability to foretell the future, the Seer is apparently one of these.