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However, in the Archives and Wine Cellar, you have the possibility of seeing your first Servant Grunt without actually having to risk being ripped apart, as it is walking away from you and is not scripted to attack regardless of your actions. A hub is a large, safe area with doors leading to several other rooms you will have to traverse to to reach your goal.įor the first part of the game, you will not run into any monsters, as the Old Archives and the Main Hall serve as a tutorial of sorts to familiarize the player with the controls. Encounters with different kinds of monsters will occur in these areas. Non-hallucinatory encounters with monsters may occur in these areas.
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No encounters with any kind of monsters will occur in these areas. At the time of The Dark Descent, many areas of the castle have fallen into ruin.
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One of the Castle's many rooms (Archives)īrennenburg Castle is a large, labyrinthine, and dilapidated compound. The castle is perched atop a forested mountain with Altstadt below. There is also a concept art depicting the castle as having numerous, large towers and walls. The only instance when the outside is glimpsed is in the Study, when the player jumps from window to window. On the other hand, the exterior appearance of the castle is unknown. While this means that many of the wooden structures are crumbling, much of the stone that makes up the walls and ceilings seems to remain intact, specifically in the back rooms as Daniel draws closer to Alexander. When the immense Shadow arrives, it causes parts of the castle to collapse entirely forcing the baron's servants to reinforce weaker structures. As expected of the time period, it is lit by candles and decorated with paintings and tapestries though, as mentioned before, the castle's wards have fallen into a state of decay and ruin. The castle is built of large flag stones and has many stone columns. It is also implied that Oswald had the body of a Gatherer sent to him, which was most likely found in the remains of Brennenburg. However the experiments of Oswald Mandus, which are based on those from Brennenburg might imply that the castle was not entirely forgotten and that the ruins were excavated and explored. It is unknown what became of the castle in the next few decades. Finally after the confrontation in the Inner Sanctum the castle appears to have partially or mostly collapsed. Large portions of the castle which hasn't been tended for centuries begin to collapse as the Shadow consumes more and more infrastructure in pursuit of Daniel. As the events progress the castle is continuously assaulted by the Shadow. With Daniel 's arrival and Alexander's acquisition of an intact orb his centuries long plan to return home is put in motion. The castle's history is again shrouded in mist up until the early 19th century, when the events of Amnesia: The Dark Descent took place. For the locals, Brennenburg Castle was a place to fear, as villagers sometimes disappeared, presumably kidnapped and taken to the castle for unknown purposes. near historical Königsberg), near the town of Altstadt. The castle is located deep in the woods of eastern Prussia (most likely in today's northeastern Poland or the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, i.e. After Alexander rebuilt it, he made it his home. Brennenburg Castle was rebuilt centuries before the game takes place by Alexander of Brennenburg in the late 16th century CE, after it was consumed by a fire. The castle is presumed to have been built in the middle ages. 1.1.2 After the events of The Dark Descent.1.1.1 Events of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.