According to a legend in 1471 by order of Henry IV King of Castille, called the Impotent, set out one expedition to Africa, beyond the land of the Moors. The secret aim of this expedition was to hunt a unicorn, since it was assumed that the horn of this mythological creature could increase the virility of the king. In 1946 the results of the exhumation of the corpse of Henry IV alongside the king's mummified remains found a gray spindle object, which was proved to be a fragment of African rhino horn. So begins and ends the novel "In Search of the Unicorn" by Juan Eslava Galan awarderd Planeta Prize in 1987, being the original idea for this game. Each player leads an expedition sent to hunt the unicorn, but in the way they could get other valuable things like gold, trading on the Silk Road and to evangelize people in the name of his master Henry IV of Castille. All this if the expeditioners survived the attacks of nomade tribes with whom they have to fight. Many dangers and soldiers will die during the way and what is worse, maybe you the leader will also fall before reaching your goal ... who will get the horn and gets the grace of the king? --- En 1471 por orden de Enrique IV de Castilla, llamado el Impotente, parte una expedici n desde Segovia con destino los pastizales de Africa, m s all de la tierra de los moros. El objetivo secreto de esta expedici n era cazar un unicornio, ya que se supon a que su cuerno pod a aumentar la virilidad del rey. Seg n reza el Acta de la Exhumaci n del cad ver de Enrique IV de 1946, junto a los restos momificados del rey se encontr un objeto fusiforme gris, que una vez identificado por el C.S.I.C. result ser un fragmento de cuerno de rinoceronte africano. As comienza y termina la novela En busca del unicornio de Juan Eslava Gal n que fue Premio Planeta en 1987, y que sirve como idea para este juego. Cada jugador dirige una expedici n para cazar el unicornio, pero por el camino podr conseguir oro, comerciar en la ruta de la seda y hasta evangelizar pueblos para ensalzar la figura de su se or Enrique IV de Castilla. Todo esto si sobrevive a los ataques de los pueblos n madas con los que tendr que luchar. A lo largo de la expedici n es posible que tus compa eros pierdan la vida y lo que es peor, a lo mejor tu tambi n caes… ser s tu quien gane el favor del rey?

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