As players collected Character Cards, they were also slowly learning what had happened in the game world over the past ten years. The few images in the expansion trailer told them next to nothing unless they went to the Library and dug through historical records.
But apart from a handful of hardcore players, nobody wanted to spend time doing that.
So William offered that history through quests. As players learned how Dawn City had changed, they would feel an even stronger connection to it.
As more Character Cards were collected, discussions sprang up across the Forum.
"So far, we've found 103 Epic Character Cards and 21 Legendary Character Cards. Between those and the background information on them, it's basically confirmed that His Highness has entered the Saint Realm."
"God of Charm! Have you seen the title over his head? I can't even look Prince in the eye anymore. Seriously, he's so handsome I can't help wanting to do something!"
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Male players flooded the thread to agree. William was so devastatingly handsome that one more look might make them fall for him completely.
The women were beside themselves. They spent all day swooning on the Forum and calling him their husband. Who knew how many dreamed of a passionate night with Prince...
Fortunately, William was upright and honorable, a gentleman through and through. The male players merely scoffed at the women's fantasies. They weren't jealous at all.
Nope.
Nothing to be jealous of.
He was just an NPC.
So what if he was handsome...
As time passed, players also drew Character Cards for several Legion Commanders. Since none of those cards were duplicates, they estimated that Dawn City's Legions now numbered over three million.
That was no match for the player population of four or five million, but the