White Feather Cloak, The

G.I. Games 1991

Language:: English
Authors:: Marc Peirson, St. Bride's School
Systems:: Quill, The/AdventureWriter
Platforms:: Spectrum
Genres:: Based on literature
Entered by:: Gunness, Simon, Strident
Added:: 10-05-2010
Edited:: 03-10-2022

Synopsis

Plot

The "WHITE FEATHER CLOAK" is the sacred treasure of the gnomes and it enables its wearer to fly. In the poem, Borin the Bold, the great gnomish warrior, and his squire Cedric set out to recover the precious cloak from the thieving so-and-so who stole it.... the evil Sorcerer Grimbal.

Protected from his evil magic by the powerful amulet given to Borin by Princess Elsbeth, they engage the Sorcerer in battle and after a great and intense struggle, defeat him. Indeed, they even go so far as to believe that they have killed him.

Sometime later - one year to be precise - Cedric, now a knight himself, has made his way to attend the wedding of Borin and Elsbeth. He finds Borin's house in ruins and Borin himself missing.

Unbeknown to Cedric, the King's guards are looking for HIM, believing him to be the one responsible for Borin's vanishing act. Cedric is unaware of this however and goes about his daily business quite unaware of what is about to happen.

Can YOU advise him on what must be done, and can you assist him to solve the mystery surrounding Borin's disappearance?

Notes

Designed and based on poetry by Marc Peirson.

Although mentioned in magazine news pieces as early as 1985 (listing the game scheduled to be published by Dorling Kindersley and later Starlight/Ariolasoft) the game doesn't seem to have been released until it was picked up by indie-publisher GI Games in 1991.

(The synopsis above is from the Zenobi re-release)

The planned (1985-era) versions for Amstrad and C64 don't seem to have been released, although there is evidence (from previews at events) that at the C64 version existed; you can read about some of the background of the game here.