在十億年前，造物主創(chuàng)造了這個世界，他在世界上每一個角落制造了高智商的種族，來確保自己被頂禮膜拜的地位。最初的時候，熾天使以及他們的領(lǐng)袖-大天使在造物主身邊協(xié)助他。世界一直很平靜，直到有一天，大天使決定打造他自己的世界！他們汲取控制能量的力量不再依*造物主的學(xué)識，并以此創(chuàng)造了一個屬于他們自己的擁有多種高智商種族的世界。每個種族都被賦予自由以完成他們各自的目的，大天使把這個世界稱之為安卡利亞。

沒過多久，造物主就發(fā)現(xiàn)了他們的行為，然而，他并沒有去摧毀安卡利亞，而是把熾天使流放到這里，并命令他們?nèi)ケＷo這里。只有當(dāng)熾天使能完全的統(tǒng)一這里所有的種族的時候，他才會踏上的安卡利亞土地。唉，但這一切并沒有發(fā)生。高等精靈-熾天使的一個優(yōu)秀種族，利用控制能量的優(yōu)勢慢慢成為了這個世界的精英。在隨后的許多年里，雖然這在高等精靈內(nèi)部是曾產(chǎn)生過分歧，然而，精靈森嚴(yán)的等級制度還是造就了一個所有人必須絕對的服從的至高無上的統(tǒng)治者的環(huán)境。

一場毀滅性的戰(zhàn)斗爆發(fā)了，成千上萬的人在戰(zhàn)斗中死亡，在這場血流成河的戰(zhàn)斗中，熾天使失去了許多同伴，遭受了前所未有的打擊，戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束后，高等精靈分裂成為幾個部落，一部分堅定的拒絕再使用控制能量并希望回歸以前的自然過一種新的生活方式，高等精靈對于控制能量的使用有兩種不同的意見，一種是爭取重造以前那個世界，讓自己的種族重現(xiàn)曾經(jīng)的輝煌，另外一種是一個最大的部落，希望利用控制能量將消除污穢、恢復(fù)圣潔的“神火”蔓延至整個安卡利亞大陸，并利用神火來達到其夢想成為霸主的地位。又一場內(nèi)戰(zhàn)在史無前例的黑暗中有悄然到來。

《圣域2：墮落天使》的時代回溯到《圣域》/《圣域：魔都魅影》之前的2000多年，它把玩家?guī)氲揭粋€控制能量依然很活躍的世界中。很多眾所周知的重大事件尚未發(fā)生，人類依然受高等精靈的控制和奴役，侏儒們依舊在世外桃源中安居樂業(yè)，無論是歲月，還是事件，這個世界和《圣域》/《圣域-魔都魅影》的所發(fā)生的一切都有著天壤之別。

另外，順著劇情的發(fā)展，將有兩條截然不同的路線，你將成為影響安卡利亞世界的一顆重要棋子，角色可以選擇是跟隨光明陣營還是加入黑暗陣營，每一方都很強大，所有的角色都會尊重世界于兩種截然相對的目標(biāo)和追求的任意選擇。熾天使以及她的同伴審判官，由于自己的忠實信仰，他們無法選擇自己的陣營不管他們自己是正義還是邪惡，所以，他們會繼續(xù)按照命中注定的命運去戰(zhàn)斗。

玩家可以選擇自己的陣營，如果選擇暗影戰(zhàn)士，高等精靈大師， 樹妖廟或是神廟護衛(wèi)，玩家你需要決定是否跟隨光明陣營還是加入黑暗陣營，當(dāng)有些時候兩個陣營劇情主線重疊時，任務(wù)NPC和一方的盟友可能會將另外一方視為敵人，NPC角色的反應(yīng)和行動完全取決于你所選擇的陣營路線。

角色的個性化設(shè)置，尤其在多人游戲里，將增加更多方面的角色扮演要素，玩家可以自主決定自己角色的發(fā)展方向，是否喜歡獨自升級還是組隊去分?jǐn)偨?jīng)驗，或者只是想最終和其他玩家PK挑戰(zhàn)。即使你選擇同樣的角色也會在各個方面有所不同，包括外觀，陣營和技能，這完全取決于玩家的個人愛好。圣域2在加入很多的變化后依舊保持著自己原有的風(fēng)格，提供了讓人上癮的目前很流行的游戲風(fēng)格，包括單人游戲模式和多人游戲模式。

不僅僅有多樣的角色陣營，《圣域2：墮落天使》提供了11個風(fēng)格迥異的地區(qū)可以探索，在高等精靈的城市外面的高等精靈地區(qū)獨特的風(fēng)格以及那里的怪物和熾天使的家鄉(xiāng)很像，這里的動植物以及建筑風(fēng)格很適合他們的社會狀況以及科技發(fā)展。

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For aeons, The Creator has been designing worlds. He populated each of these worlds with an intelligent race to ensure He would be worshipped. Since the beginning of time, the Seraphim and their leaders – the Archangels – have been by his side to assist him. And thus the cycle remained in harmony, until the Archangels took it upon themselves to forge their own world. They siphoned the ethereal creative energy without their Creator’s knowledge and used it to forge their own planetary creation, placing several intelligent races upon it. Each of these races were given the freedom to pursue their own goals. The Archangels named this world Ancaria.

It was not before long that The Creator became aware of their doings. However, instead of destroying Ancaria he chose to banish the Seraphim to this world and ordered them to protect it. He would only set foot on Ancaria if and when the Seraphim were able to unite all races. Alas, this was not to happen. The High Elves, the preferred race of the Seraphim, took advantage of the creative energy instilled within the very essence of the world. During the following years the Elven hierarchy crafted an environment for themselves in which they were unconditionally regarded as supreme rulers. Still, even amongst the High Elves this plan was subject to controversy.

A devastating civil war ensued, with many deaths and horrific losses. The Seraphim suffered tremendously, losing many of their kind during the bloodshed. When the war came to an end, the High Elves segregated into several tribes. Some steadfastly refused to harness the creative energy and turned to nature as a new way of life. Those High Elves advocating the use of creative energy divided into two factions: The first strived to return the world and its races back to its former glory, with the second - a largely religious group - intending to use the creative energy to spread a ‘cleansing’ fire over Ancaria, determined to emerge as leaders when the fire has fulfilled its purpose. Another civil war looms impatiently on the ever-darkening horizon…

Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel takes place 2.000 years before Sacred / Sacred Underworld and leads the player into a world where the creative energy is still active. Many familiar events have not yet taken place and thus, the Humans are still predominantly servants or slaves of the High Elves. The Dwarves still enjoy their somewhat distanced existence, and the world is full of differences to the days and events that will occur in Sacred and Sacred Underworld.

Furthermore, two completely different routes to follow the story and to actively influence the world of Ancaria have been implemented. Characters may decide whether to follow the path of Light or the path of Shadow. Both sides are equally strong and they regard the world from alternative perspectives with opposing aims and quests. However, the Seraphim and her counterpart, the Inquisitor, are both fixed in their allegiance and cannot choose their paths as their basic alignment is always good and evil respectively. Thus, they will continue to fight according to their pre-determined heritage.

Players may choose their character class and, if selecting one of the Shadow Warrior, High Elf Adept, Dryad or Temple Guardian classes, the decision of whether to follow the Light or the Shadow becomes a choice of the player. The storyline of both sides will overlap at times: Quest givers and allies of one side may be targets or opponents on the other side. The non-player characters will also react accordingly and act depending on their alignment.

The individualization of the characters – especially in the multiplayer games – will increase the aspect of roleplaying. Players decide the development of their character; whether their preference lies with playing alone or in a group in order to gain experience, or perhaps the ultimate objective is to seek the challenge of fighting against other players. Even avatars of the same character class will vary greatly
in appearance, alignment and abilities, depending on the individual preferences of the players. Sacred is not all change though – it remains true to itself and offers full single player and an enhanced multiplayer mode with the popular addictive gameplay style that remains rooted at the very core of the action.

Just like the character classes, the eleven regions that can be explored in Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel boast individual designs. The High Elf regions outside of their cities have individual characteristics just like the home regions of the Seraphim or those of the Orcs. Flora, fauna and architecture have been adapted according to race, social status and technological development.