Ossian Studios Inc. is a developer of role-playing game content for the ''

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History

2003 Ossian Studios Inc, is founded

Located in Burnaby, Canada Ossian Studios was founded in 2003 by Alan Miranda (CEO) and his wife Elizabeth Starr (COO). The company name was inspired by the legendary Celtic warrior-bard Ossian, who told tales of epic adventures and travelled the underworld paradise of the Land of Youth called "Tir na n-Og", where warriors feasted, battled and died, but were reborn again the next day to feast and battle into eternity.

Alan Miranda (CEO)

Alan Miranda is a former

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producer, having been the producer on '' Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'' and the associate producer on ''

''. Prior to working at

he was a designer at

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developing some of the core game mechanics and missions for the RTS ''

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''. He is now the producer of all games developed at Ossian Studios. Alan holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of British Columbia, and a diploma in 2D and 3D Video Games Programming from DigiPen Applied Computer Graphics School.

Games

Darkness over Daggerford

Darkness of Daggerford is a module for ''

'', taking place in the

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. The game adds a brand new world map system complete with random encounters, a player stronghold to enable more challenging quests and featuring new player customization options, a custom spawning and leveling system and 5 new music tracks. Computer Games Magazine gave the game a glowing review.

Mysteries of Westgate

Mysteries of Westgate is the first Adventure Pack for ''

'' that was developed by Ossian, set in the most corrupt city in the

. This game boasts over 15 hours of non-linear gameplay added to ''

'' with new creatures, music, voice over and multiple paths and endings. Players can explore 4 districts of the city of Westgate: Harbor Loop, Market Triangle, Arena District, and subterranean Undergate. PC Gamer Magazine and Games for Windows Magazine both spoke highly about the add-on.

The Shadow Sun

The Shadow Sun is an RPG created by Ossian set in a universe of the same name. Unlike their previous products, The Shadow Sun has no ties to D&D or the

in any way. The game was released on December 19, 2013 for

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devices and on November 21, 2014 for Android devices.

Tyrants of the Moonsea

''Tyrants of the Moonsea'' is a premium module that was released for ''Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition'' in August 2019 and is based on an incomplete module by Luke Scull. It was made with the help of Scull and other modders and designers from the website ''Arelith''.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.ossianstudios.com Video game companies of Canada Companies based in Burnaby Video game companies established in 2003 2003 establishments in British Columbia Canadian companies established in 2003 Video game development companies