The Chalice of Mostania

The Chalice of Mordania is a graphical adventure game for the Apple II.

Many years ago, the king and queen of Mostania ruled a beautiful land. They decided to give it to their sons Boswick and Rebor. However, when Rebor began to dabble in evil spells, Boswick received the entire kingdom when their parents passed. Angry about not receiving an inheritance, Rebor became and evil wizard, and cast a wicked spell upon his brother. As Boswick lie dying in his castle, there is only one hope, the Chalice of Mostania which has been stolen by the evil Rebor. The player must traverse forests and deserts to recover the chalice hidden with Rebor's castle to save the dying Boswick.

The player interacts with the world via VERB NOUN commands, and must travel through a number of different areas gathering inventory items and solving puzzles. The player has a total of 7 in-game days to complete the quest, and the player must intermittently eat food, drink water, and sleep in order to maintain the health of the character. The player starts off within the bar of a small town, where they can buy supplies, and receive quest information and equipment from the king's guards. From there, they meet Jadin the Kurumba, who will help the player throughout their quest. During the adventure, the player must best a number of vicious creatures including: spiders, ogres, goblins, snakes, quadrons, evil knights, and dragons, by using the correct weapon upon them. Jadin and the player must visit strange towns, and explore dark caves, dangerous deserts, and thick jungles, until they come to the jungle home of Liphin the Tree Dweller.

These three adventurers then must storm Rebor's castle, where a number of dangers lurk. Eventually the player encounters The evil wizard Rebor, and must shoot him with a magic arrow. With Rebor defeated, the player takes the magic chalice to Boswick, where the player receives a great boon in gratitude.