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1. To rid the world of Twilight, the light spirits must be revived. What are the names of the spirits revived by collecting "tears of light"?

Answer: Faron, Eldin and Lanayru

In "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", there are in fact four spirits; Ordona, Faron, Eldin and Lanayru. However Link only needs to collect the tears of light for the latter three.
All but Ordona's names reference the three goddesses of the Triforce: Farore ,Din and Nayru. Each spirit watches over a province in Hyrule and there is evidence to suggest that Ordona's province isn't even in Hyrule at all.

2. As a child you grew up in a coastal village in Albion. On the day of your sister's birthday, bandits attacked and burned much of it. What was the name of this village?

Answer: Oakvale

In the first "Fable" game your character starts in Oakvale. After the Bandit attack, you are found by Maze, the powerful leader of the Heroes Guild, thus starting your training and your adventure.

Oakfield is featured in "Fable 2" but is further north in Albion.
Bowerstone is the capital city of Albion.
Anvil is actually the coastal port town in Cyrodiil, featured in the "Elder Scrolls" games.

3. This man trained the legendary White Wolf in fencing at the old keep "Kaer Morhen". What is his name?

Answer: Vesemir

In the "Witcher" game (and book) series, Vesemir is the sword master at the Witcher school, Kaer Morhen. He even taught the White Wolf, Geralt of Rivia.

Lambert and Eskel where also Witchers, trained at the same school.
Zoltan Chivay is Geralt's Dwarven friend.

4. When the First Flame emerged, four Lord Souls were found and used to challenge the Everlasting Dragons, bringing about the Age of Fire. Nito, the First of the Dead, The Witch of Izalith and Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, each found a Lord Soul, but who found the fourth?

Answer: The Furtive Pygmy

In "Dark Souls" the Furtive Pygmy is so easily forgotten. The Furtive Pygmy had found the last soul, the Dark Soul. It is widely believed that this soul was fragmented into humanity itself, making the Pygmy the progenitor of the human race.

Seath the Scaleless was an ancient albino dragon that lacked the scales of immortality. He betrayed his own kin, the everlasting dragons.
Ornstein was one of Gwyn's knights.
Manus is the cause of the spreading darkness known as the abyss. It is widely believed that he was once the Furtive Pygmy.

5. According to one particular game series, what is 'life's greatest illusion'?

Answer: Innocence, my brother

In "The Elder Scrolls" there is a religious/cultist assassin guild known as the Dark Brotherhood. When approaching the door to the Dawnstar sanctuary in "Skyrim" you are asked this question. Each sanctuary has a different question. If you get the answer wrong, you are deemed unworthy and the door will not open.

6. You are one of many Rangers that protect the Black Gate. One day, you and your family are sacrificed in a necromantic ritual to return the spirit of an elf to your body. Able to harness the wraiths ever growing powers you set out to take revenge with sword in hand. What is your sword's name?

Answer: Urfael

In "Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor" you play as Talion the Ranger. When the Black Gate is attacked, you, your wife and your son Dirhael, are captured and killed while the Black Hand of Sauron chants. He ends the ritual saying "come back to me, elf", thus trapping you in undeath, bound to the elven wraith.

Your sword is Urfael. Dirhael's broken sword is Acharn.
Gwynbleidd is the elvish term for "White Wolf", a name given to Geralt of Rivia from "The Witcher".

7. After a great rift is opened in the sky, and the borders between your world and the Fade are broken, you find yourself the only person able to close it. After events transpire and you are considered the "most qualified" to deal with the matter, what is your new found title?

Answer: Inquisitor

In "Dragon Age: Inquisition", you are chosen to become the leader of the new found inquisition due to your undeniable link to the rifts and the ability to close them. The purpose of the Inquisition is to root out the source of the rifts and put a stop to it.

8. The Grey Lady, in the children's stories, is an old hag who stalks the night and kills children, to wear their skin. What is her true name?

Answer: Gamall

In "Thief: Deadly Shadows", Gamall was once a keeper. She sought to destroy the "Final Glyph", the glyph that would undo all other glyph magic. As glyphs were the source of her powers, she could not run the risk of it being activated. How then would she become truly immortal?

Caduca is the keeper interpreter of ancient glyphs, for whom Gamall (under the disguise of a young girl) was acting as translator.

Quelana and Quelaag are both daughters of the Witch of Izalith of "Dark Souls".

9. After a dragon attacks your village and steals your heart, you arise from the dead to embark on a quest to reclaim it and kill the dragon. Soon after setting out, you slay a hydra and are told to present the head to the ruler of the land. What is this lord's title?

Answer: Duke

In "Dragon's Dogma" you are the Arisen. After slaying the Hydra, you are instructed to go and meet the Duke, Edmun Dragonsbane. He gives you a permit to join the "Wyrm Hunt", the campaign to find and kill the dragon Grigori.

10. In the Faelands there are two main factions, or courts, amongst the Fae. One court is the representation of life, growth and rebirth. The other is the embodiment of natural decay and death. By what name are the latter known?

Answer: Unseelie

In "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning" the two courts are the Summer Fae, or seelie, and the Winter Fae, or Unseelie. Their entire religion is based on natures eternal renewal, known as The Great Cycle. They are beings of pure magic, descended from the ethereal plane Esharra.

Source: Author jagerma5ter

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Fantasy Games/RPGs General Knowledge Quiz

This a random mix of questions based on several of my favourite games in the fantasy genre. The title of the game relevant to each question will not be mentioned for added difficulty, but if you know the game in question then you should know the answer.

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