Dark Sceptre

Dark Sceptre is a strategy-focused action-adventure set in the Isles of the Western Sea. After the invading Northlanders seize the Dark Sceptre and become the Lords of the Shadow, the isles fall under its evil influence. Your forces must find and destroy the sceptre.

Seven colour-coded teams roam the isles. Your company is marked in white, while Umbrarg's Shadow Lords are red. Five other groups begin neutrally and may be defeated or befriended. Each company includes warriors ranging from commanders such as Thanes to ordinary Thralls, alongside Mystics, Heralds, Savages and Assassins.

Control is indirect: issue orders to scan areas, watch for hostile warriors, follow, protect, threaten or ambush them. Spells including Charm and Petrify, as well as various objects, add further options for dealing with the competing forces.