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''Master of the Wind'' is a freeware superhero RPG created with RPG Maker XP by Volrath and ArtBane. It takes place in the land of Solest, in which many common fantasy races such as [[Our Elves Are Better|elves]], orcs, goblins, and fairies all reside. Atypically, all these races seem to live together more or less peacefully, ever since the fall of the xenophobic, demi-human hating regime known as Gallia. However, not everyone is happy with things this way, and there are those who are trying to revive the ways of the Gallians anew.

While at first glance, Master of the Wind may seem like typical light-hearted superhero fare, it is actually a thoughtful deconstruction of the superhero genre. The hero and titular character of the story is Cade Mistral, a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] with a [[Dark and Troubled Past]] who uses his wind magic to protect people from harm and evil, disguised as [[The Cape|the masked vigilante and paragon of Justice,]] Shroud . He is joined in his crusade by [[Meaningful Name|Stoic,]] a powerful death knight who has lived for many centuries and provides a counterpoint to Shroud's idealistic views.

While at first glance, Master of the Wind may seem like typical light-hearted superhero fare, it is actually a thoughtful deconstruction of the superhero genre. The hero and titular character of the story is Cade Mistral, a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] with a [[Dark and Troubled Past]] who uses his wind magic to protect people from harm and evil, disguised as [[The Cape (trope)|the masked vigilante and paragon of Justice,]] Shroud . He is joined in his crusade by [[Meaningful Name|Stoic,]] a powerful death knight who has lived for many centuries and provides a counterpoint to Shroud's idealistic views.

The duo manage to keep their hometown of Port Arianna safe from bandits and vampires for some time, but after investigating a kidnapping they find incriminating evidence against a local weapons company doing shady business. As they set out to try to bring down this evil conglomerate (which also threatens to put their blacksmith secret identities out of business) they discover a conspiracy which threatens to bring back the days of Gallia, headed by a mysterious organization known only as "The Hand".

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'''Yaled:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|NOOOOOOO!]] }}

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: {{spoiler|Stephen}}, who claims to be {{spoiler|continuing the ideals that Volrath held}}, but is actually just a power-hungry glory hound.

* [[The Cape]]: Deconstructed.

* [[The Cape (trope)]]: Deconstructed.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Chard, Finley's arch-rival, is an affectionate parody.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: [[Genre Savvy|"I know all."]]