Now that the Kickstarter has ended, Brian Fargo has taken to the web to conduct some interview sessions with the gaming press. One such interview has the InXile CEO talking about the thought processes that went into the game’s development, as well as a few tidbits of lore that squeaked out of his answers.

First is some info on the towns we’ll be seeing:

Will the game mostly take place in Skara Brae or are you going to have areas outside of the city to explore in?

A lot of the game will take place in Skara Brae and in the ancient dungeons and ruins underneath it, but you can also roam into the wilderness, castles and ruins surrounding Skara Brae, as well as towns such as Torr Fion and Fettercain. Finally, we will also let you explore the legendary realms of Elves, Dwarves and Trow,

Is this the same Skara Brae we’ve seen in previous games or has the town changed over the years?

Well, the original Skara Brae was destroyed, but in the hundred and fifty years since people have built a new Skara Brae atop the old. But if you miss the old Skara Brae, you can always go underneath the new city and explore these ancient ruins!

Next, Fargo goes into detail about class changing and the new Trow race:

Could you talk about how the classes will evolve as you play?

Evolving classes was a unique concept from the original trilogy, where you could advance your magic users from their basic types into types such as the Geomancer or even the Archmage. Our plan is to not just keep this system but expand it to other classes, so that as you level up your basic Warrior or Hunter will get a new path open to him to evolve into.

What can you tell us about your new race, the Trow?

The Trow were a faery that was tied to the folklore of the Orkney islands, the home of Skara Brae. They are closest to a Kobold in traditional D&D terms but there are many variants of their race. They were typically a nocturnal race who lived in side of earthen mounds. You can find so many inspirations that Tolkien had from Scottish and Nordic mythology.

Though The Bard’s Tale IV didn’t get to the final stretch goal during its funding, it still looks to be a worthy successor to the first trilogy’s legacy.