Background[]
A famous barbarian hero known as the wanderer saved Princess Priscilla of Serenia.
Derek describes himself as "...not a hero, I am a wanderer..." in the Guidebook to the Land of the Green Isles. In KQ6 Amiga, Hassan mentions how he remembers a 'wanderer' (Derek) coming to the islands when he was just a boy, perhaps the only direct reference to Derek Karlavaegen made in the games.[1]
Graham is described as a wanderer in one line of KQ1AGI, and called a wanderer in the KQ1 novel in the KQ Companion.
In KQ5CD both Graham and Cedric are described as wanderers in a modified line.
Connor is also called a 'wanderer' by individuals in the Barren Region.
A line in the Shakespeare book speaks of a 'merry wanderer'.
Colin Farwalker was a wanderer of the outer desert.
Rasputris appeared as a dirty, unkempt wanderer with bright, hypnotic eyes. However he was more than he seemed…
Behind the scenes[]
In early drafts of Guidebook to the Land of the Green Isles the author of the guidebook was to be named, "John the Wanderer", instead of Derek Karlavaegen. If there originally was an intended connection to the hero that saved Priscilla, it is unknown. If so, it might mean that the first Wanderer's name was John.
References[]
- ↑ Ferryman (KQ6 Amiga):"The island's currents keep us pretty isolated. I can only recall three visitors in my lifetime. When I was a boy a wanderer came, Alhazred himself arrived many years ago, and now you. We have almost no contact with the outside world, but we're content with our little kingdom. At least, we always were in the past."