In Icos, you play a wandering hero; accepting and completing quests offered to you by the people of that fair land. you will encounter hazards, monsters, and companions that impede or aid your journey. you can obtain a variety of resources, which enable you to take on greater dangers The first hero to gather great renoun will become the Hero of Icos. Icos is a world still in its humble beginnings. The people know the settled land and the sinister wilderness that bounds it, and little else. But, the influence of the things that lurk in those woods is seeping out into the idyllic settlement in the form of strange creatures, and dark whispers causing good men to sour into violence; Icos needs a hero. the folk of Icos are losing hope, and are reaching out. with a myriad of concerns and worries posted on message boards around the kingdom, someone must rise in aid to the good people of Icos before everyone falls under the loathsome shade cast by the menacing woods. —description from the designer