Preview of The Art of Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Warhorse Studios Creative director Dan Vávra Art director Mikuláš Podprocký Historical consultant Joanna Nowak Text Dan Vávra Mikuláš Podprocký Jakub Guman Joanna Nowak Translation and copy editor John Comer Concept art team Pavel Beskyd Tomáš Duchek Matúš Garaj Šimon Gočál Štěpán Janík Roman Mindek Arash Radkia Jiří Světinský Milan Vavroň Mikuláš Podprocký DTP Vít Zemek Project manager Josef Vítek

Xzone Publisher Martin Schovanec Editor and project manager Josef Netrh DTP a design Petra Hochmannová Translation Martin Válek Copy editor Samantha Kim Special thanks to the team at Warhorse Studios Print Těšinská tiskárna a.s., Český Těšín All contents of this book are owned by Warhorse Studios s.r.o. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos included in this book are copyrighted

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Published by Xzone s.r.o. in 2019.

First print is in English.

ISBN: 978–80–270–4993–6

ontents Prologue Interview with Dan Vávra Game World Skalitz Talmberg Rattay Neuhof Uzhitz Ledetchko Merhojed Samopesh Sasau Rovna Prybislavitz Vranik Characters, Arms and Armour User Interface Visual Identity Gallery DLCs From the Ashes The Amorous Adventures of Bold Sir Hans Capon Band of Bastards A Woman’s Lot Interview with Miki Podprocký

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Skalitz kalitz is where our story begins. Due to ongoing silver mining activity since the 14th century, the town came to be known as Silver Skalitz. There was likely a settlement in the area where Skalice (Skalitz) lies today as early as the 13th century.

The development of the town was instigated by silver mining in the area as well as the existence of the nearby parish of Rovná (Rovna). The owners

of the castle included Ješek of Skalitz (from 1384) and Bohdal of Drahonice (1402–1403). Wenceslas IV took possession in 1403 and placed it under the governance of the knight Sir Racek (Radzig) Kobyla. Later that year, though, Kobyla was forced to flee the castle to protect the inhabitants of Skalitz when King Sigismund’s invading army torched the castle and the adjoining village. The estate was never restored.

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Rattay, as seen in the main map

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Farmstead near Uzhitz

2 View of Uzhitz 3 Uzhitz green

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• Sigismund of Luxembourg

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• Wenceslas IV

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