Styx: Blades of Greed | Previously on Styx - Story Trailer

Short summary

The trailer is a first-person recap by Styx, a goblin-like master thief. It covers his origin, how he became a mercenary, and the events that put him in conflict with a fanatical Inquisition over a new, dangerous resource called Quartz.

Storyline

• Styx was not born but cloned from amber to serve a master; he rebelled and killed that master.
• He became a mercenary, taking risky jobs for pay and infiltrating fortified locations such as the tower of Akenash.
• In Korrangar he discovered Quartz, a new, more powerful material than amber that contains a living force called the Flux (which can “talk back”).
• Stealing Quartz led Styx to form a crew. Internal betrayals and attempts on each other turned the group into a dysfunctional team.
• Their thefts of Quartz across the Iserian continent attracted the attention of the Inquisition, who want the Quartz recovered.
• Styx ends up captured or otherwise compromised but implies he has a plan and invites players to continue the story by playing the game.

Styx frames himself as a “master of stealth,” and the Flux in Quartz is described as being able to “talk back.”

Gameplay highlights and implied mechanics

• Emphasis on stealth and infiltration—missions involve sneaking into well-guarded places.
• Break‑in objectives: fortified towers and other dangerous, heavily protected locations.
• Resource-focused objectives: theft of Quartz is central to the plot.
• Team dynamics and betrayal are significant narrative elements; player choices or NPC interactions may influence alliances.
• Antagonists include the Inquisition, a fanatical force likely to pursue the player.

Strategies / key tips (inferred from the trailer)

• Prioritize stealth and careful infiltration over open confrontation.
• Prepare for guarded, high-risk locations, including traps, monsters, and powerful enemies.
• Be wary of allies—crew dynamics may be unstable and betrayals possible.
• Securing Quartz will draw enemy attention; balance risk versus reward.

Gamers / sources featured

• Narrator/character: Styx (the protagonist).
• No external gamers or other sources are featured in the trailer subtitles.