User manual GAMES PC NOCTURNE

[. . . ] TM ©1999 Gathering of Developers I, Ltd. The software and related manual for this product are copyrighted. They may not be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, placed on the Internet or World Wide Web, or transcribed in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recorded or otherwise) without prior written permission of the publisher. The software and related manual are licensed to You pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Limited Software Warranty and License Agreement contained in the software and the accompanying written manuals. [. . . ] He fell in love with jazz when he was seven. He harbored in his heart the secret dream of becoming a musician, and left for New Orleans the day he turned eleven. Living on the streets, he hung around blues bars and speak-easies, pestering the musicians and working tirelessly until he was more or less adopted by the burgeoning Jazz community. Over the years, he became one of the finest Dixieland trumpeters in the American South. Despite his efforts to turn his back on the ways of voodoo, his birthright would not be denied. On Dazzle's eighteenth birthday, Baron Samedi violently seized control of Dazzle's body during an onstage jazz performance and forced him to flee the speak-easy in which he was playing, which was firebombed by racketeers immediately afterward. Following the initial manifestation, Baron Samedi appeared to Dazzle more frequently. The services, for which Baron Samedi required Dazzle's body, were variable in nature. More than once, Scat was required to kill. Eventually, Dazzle gained enough control of his faculties to resist Baron Samedi's total control. Their two personalities began to merge somewhat, and now each has some control over the other. Dazzle can summon the Baron at will, but depending on his strength level, cannot always control him. Baron Samedi Although sometimes referred to as gods for simplicity's sake, Loa are actually the immortal, archetypal representations of the natural world and of moral principles, such as love, death, war, and the ocean. Baron Samedi is the most powerful member of the Guédé family, and the Loa who represents death. He tells lewd jokes, makes obscene gestures, smokes cigarettes, eats voraciously, and drinks rum. The Baron is practically a deity, immortal and powerful. Having existed for hundreds of years, his accent shows heavy influence from the Cajun Louisiana that has been his home since the days of early American plantations. Extremely cocky and proud, the Baron can do things no man can do, but he only responds to requests for help if doing so pleases his chaotic moods. Scat Dazzle Scat Dazzle was born deep in the Louisiana bayous. He was marked as a special child, a magic child, in the small, voodoo-worshipping community in which he was raised. He was groomed to be a powerful houngan, or voodoo priest, from very early childhood. The practiced mambas and houngans dedicated him to the service of Baron Samedi, a powerful voodoo Loa, a sort of god, when he grew in maturity and power. 38 39 Vincenzo "Icepick" Gasparro Originally an enforcer for the Ghiberti Family in Chicago, Icepick was betrayed and "sold" to Professor Loathring as an early experiment in Capone's "Frankenmob" scheme. Already a large man, Gasparro became the subject of experimental medical procedures that transformed him into a giant. Horribly scarred and stitched together, Gasparro was found and "turned" to Spookhouse service by Doc Holliday. [. . . ] Owner created this SOFTWARE and the ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS exclusively with private funds. Additionally, information contained in this SOFTWARE and the ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS is a trade secret of Owner for all purposes of the Freedom of Information Act or otherwise. Furthermore, this SOFTWARE is commercial computer software subject to limited use as set forth in any contract that may be entered into between the seller and the governmental entity. Owner owns, in all respects, the proprietary information and proprietary data found in the SOFTWARE and the ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS. [. . . ]