It's more complex though, the prisoners aren't united, they are self governing. No wonder all prisoners mine for free, trade it with their captivators and in turn get food and important supplies. The ore is not only the currency (no gold here) and used in the outside world to forge better weaponry. Moreover, the open world area is actually a gigantic mine, in which magical ore is being dug out of the mountains. The prison is no ordinary prison, but a huge area surrounded by a magical shield, which destroys any living thing trying to escape. It all starts when he's dumped into a prison and is left on his own, with him only possessing a letter he has to deliver. He doesn't have a name in that, because he suffers from severe amnesia. The hero of Gothic was introduced in the first series. Be aware that half of what I'm saying isn't true. I'm didn't do any research and have to summarize from my memory. So far, the story was „good“, or at least far better than the ordinary, artifically sounding constructs of competing titles. The title already gives a hint, there were two other parts before the story in Gothic III picked up.
Gothic is a fantasy game using tons of stereotypical creatures, factions and the usual mechanics of magic.
