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The series is set in the universe of the German [[Tabletop RPG]] called [[The Dark Eye]], or "Das Schwarze Auge" in the original German.

 

The first game takes place aroud the city of Ferdok, where you travel after your old [[The Obi-Wan|friend/mentor]] Ardo of Boarstock sends you a letter asking for your help. However, after your arrival you are informed that Ardo was seemingly the latest victim of a serial killer.

 

In 2010 a sequel ''Drakensang 2 - The River of Time'' (or short: [[Dra Sa]] 2 - [[T Ro T]]) was released which takes place 23 years before the start of the the first game.

An addon ''Drakensang 2 - Phileasson's Secret'' is released and a future ''Drakensang 3'' was semi-confirmed by one of the developers.

 

 

A Character page has been made, but it needs work ''badly''.

* [[Amazon Brigade]]: In the first game you have to kill some of them in a sidequest for Rhulana. In the prequel you must fight against an hostile one in the Bosparanian Ruins.

* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: {{spoiler|The Dragonmen.}}

** The notes you find in the Bosparanian Ruins in the sequel are similar.

* [[The Artful Dodger]]: Gladys.

* [[Big Good]]: {{spoiler|Umbracor.}}

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Maybe if you know German?

* [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]]: {{spoiler|Ulwine Neisbeck declares that she is even more powerful than the gods. Guess what happens next?}}

* [[Bonus Boss]]: The Linnorm in Tallon.

* [[Boss Rush]]: Near the end of [[T Ro T]]: {{spoiler|You must face a wave of guards lead by Jasmine's apprentice (who make clones of herself), then a long, tiring battle againts Jasmine and her clones, then a battle against the clones of your party and finally Coldstone himself... coupled with a giant animated statue.}}

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|King Arombolosch, thanks to a dragon gem which [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|you]] helped to get}}.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: {{spoiler|Salina and also Rakorium.}}

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Archmage Rakorium.

* [[The Dragon]]: Noldrokon in 1 to {{spoiler|Malgorra}} and Jasmine in 2 to Coldstone.

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: {{spoiler|the Zant demoness in the Bosparanian Ruins}}

* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]: Knight Prancelot of Scufflewick. He claims to have once defeated an angry <s>viking</s> Thorwalyan wielding two axes, in [[Dual-Wielding|EACH HAND]].

** Not mentioning [[T Ro T]], where he claims to have ''surrounded a gang of ogres all by himself'' in order to save a Unicorn.

** {{spoiler|One becomes a [[Bonus Boss]] in [[T Ro T]].}}

* [[Giant Spider]]: Starting with dog-sized ones and ending with beasts larger than bears.

* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]: However, it's a good guy who does it to an evil guy}}

* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: For some reason the dialogue between Thalya and {{spoiler|Ghost Farfara}} is partly in spanish, at least in the Italian Dub. It does, however make her [[Spicy Latina|hotter]].

* [[Guide Dang It]]: {{spoiler|In [[T Ro T]] you have to warn two fellow agents from a trap, the first one who you'll warn becomes a party member, [[Player Punch|the second one is killed in a cutscene.]]}}

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Dranor... the Handsome.

* [[Hero of Another Story]]: Phileasson. Archeon Megalion, while [[Mad Scientist|not on the "good" side of the alignment]], is also a character of public domain in the tabletop game.

* [[Hellish Horse]]: The leader of the demonic horde in ''Phileasson's Secret'' is a giant horse demon wielding a scythe.

* [[Hidden Elf Village]]: Or rather, Hidden Elf Capital, namely Tial'Shana in ''Phileasson's Secret''.

* [[Hot Amazon]]: Many Amazons fall in this category.

* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: Thalya has a bad case of this. She gets better, though.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: You can use scruffy fishes to escape from a cell in the sequel. Other weapons include a fishhook, a broomstick, a pick and the jaw of a stag beetle.

* [[Just Desserts]]: {{spoiler|Commander Stitus Bloomfold get eaten by his own pet Kraken}}

* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|Jasmine}}

* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Sir Traldar.

* [[Kraken and Leviathan]]: Kraken are mentioned as creatures inhabiting the Great River, as well as the fierce Water Dragons. {{spoiler|You fight both a Newt Kraken and a Water Dragon (the latter as a [[Bonus Boss]]) in ''The River Of Time''.}}

* [[Nice Guy]]: Captain Hooksong/Hakensang in the sequel. Despite being a pirate captain and first met while attacking the elves, he's a really nice person, open to the dialogue and is even grateful to the player if he makes a deal with the elves for him. When met later, he's willing to help the party in their mission.

** Also Commander Nimralph.

** A minor one happens in a sidequest in the sequel. Your party get rid of the carcass of a Linnworm (whose stench was troubling the elves) using amoeba spores. When you get back for your reward you're informed that the problem is far from solved... cue to giant amoebas slithering around the site of the Linnworm's corpse.

* [[No Export for You]]: There are two [http://www.dsa-games.de/ browser games], one [[Novelization|prequel-novel]], two [[Tabletop RPG|pen-and-paper adventures]] and one [[Tabletop RPG|source book]] for the entire series. All in GERMAN.

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Seen with Noldrokon (who reverts to his true form), {{spoiler|Yandrick}} and {{spoiler|Malgorra, who turns into a giant hydra.}}

* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Some of them are pretty much deities, and they have a "soul gem" or carbuncle embedded in their skulls.

** Greatly averted by Brother Emmeran in [[T Ro T]], who's a kind gentle druid, and lives close to a river. He has even shells in his beard!

* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: Yes, they are.

** In both games you meet Laurelin, an elf who lives near Nadoret and is the master for the "Ranger" Type classes in [[T Ro T]], and he's quite likeable. Two of his possible pupils are even Dwarves! [[Hilarity Ensues]]...

** {{spoiler|Subverted in the expansion where the [[Big Bad]] is an elf.}}

* [[Our Ogres Are Hungrier]]: The [[Tabletop RPG]] follows the trope, but the video game averts it by using ogres a generic big enemies.

* [[Our Orcs Are Different]]: They're not.

* [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: See [[Shrug of God]] below.

* [[Private Military Contractors]]: Other people join you for duty, to express gratitude, or just because they have nothing better to do. But Nasreddin just wants a big pile of cash.

* [[Really Gets Around]]: Leti, the Inn maid in the sequel is apparently the "Village Bicicle" of the whole Hammerberg village. Her lovers include [[Jerkass|Captain Soorman]], [[Nice Guy|Captain Hooksong]], [[Gonk|Captain Rumpo]] and has even a tiny [[Ship Tease]] moment with [[Butch Lesbian|Eilif Thunderfist]].

* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Dragons and Linnorms. Also, Noldrokon's scaly face counts as a [[Red Right Hand]]. Archmage Rakorium hates reptiles of any kind and size. {{spoiler|Considering that the main villains are dragon-people, his paranoia is justified.}}

** There is also prince Arom who {{spoiler|you help to kill a dragon}}.

* [[The Sadistic Choice]]: Traladar's son is captured by the Big Bad. You are given the choice of handing over the [[Plot Coupon]] you're after or the boy dies. Fortunately, Traladar seems to have taken some [[Crazy Prepared|lessons]] from [[Batman Gambit|Batman]].

* [[Shrug of God]]: When asked why Forgrimm has such a low level in Drakensang while he is a companion in the prequel and known as an experienced mercenary the devs simply said that he got motherless drunk.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Definitely idealism. But for some reason, stealing without commiting violence isn't considered bad.

** Well, the setting as a whole was pretty much always heavy on the idealism side and has only become in recent years a little bit grayer.

** Seeing as the God of thievery and trickery is a good guy (tip: every true god besides The Nameless One is good, but not the demons that are sometimes worshipped)...

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To the [[Realms of Arkania]] series.

** First in Bloody Mountains Castle: you have to sneak past the cultists and reach the dungeons. If you activate a trap you fail the mission and must fight your way out.

** Second in Grimtooth castle where you must avoid the orcish patrols in the corridors.

* [[Stripperific]]: a noblewoman in [[T Ro T]] {{spoiler|(alias Malgorra)}} wears a purple dress that combines [[Impossibly Low Neckline]], [[Absolute Cleavage]] and [[Sexy Backless Outfit]]. One of the NPC points out how tastless such a dress is.

* [[Swamps Are Evil]]: Moorbridge is a sad, gloomy place with brown waters, hostile natives and truckloads of undeads, not counting the harpies and the gigantic crabs.

* [[The Wiki Rule]]: One for [http://drakensang.wikia.com/wiki/Drakensang_Wiki the first game] and one for [http://drakensang2.wikia.com/wiki/Am_Fluss_der_Zeit_Wiki the second]. The series has also articles on the wiki for the Tabletop source material. Oh, they are all in [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|German]]

* [[Tragic Monster]]: {{spoiler|Torlosh the demon/dwarf and the Crab Beast, who's possessed by the restless soul of Brother Emmeran's deceased brother.}}

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The game mechanics strongly favor those who specialize, so every one of your characters is likely to have a weapon. {{spoiler|When you meet the Cyclop swordsmith he will forge you an [[Infinity+1 Sword]] depending on what kind of weapon you're using (e.g.: if you're specialized with the saber, you'll get a super-powerful saber and so on).}} Weapon types include:

** [[The Archer]]: Bows, Crossbows and throwing weapons.

** [[Carry a Big Stick]]/[[Drop the Hammer]]/[[An Axe to Grind]]: One handed / two-handed maces and axes, including hammers too.

** [[Cool Sword]] /[[Big Fancy Sword]]/[[Royal Rapier]]/[[Sinister Scimitar]]: One-Handed Swords, Two-Handed Swords, Fencing Weapons and Sabres.

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