North Edge

The North Edge is the eighth and final main area in Misery of Magic. It is part of the endgame: once it is reached from Fire Hole Surface, it is impossible to return. Littered throughout the area are small puzzles using gates and switches, similar to those found in the Radioactive Hall but much less complex.

Story
This is the site of the battle between Tairi X and the Hero of Light and where the latter was sealed away. Kris Hydrogen, when he became corrupted by the light side, went to the North Edge in an attempt to unseal him.

Alan the Stone Writer apparently died and was buried in North Edge in 6002.

Appearance
The area has a wavy diagonal lighting effect which partially disguises the colour of objects. Most of the area consists of black and dark grey objects with brightly-coloured outlines. Part of the area is an indoors area composed of red bricks, but this place has no particular name.

Layout
The area is largely linear: it begins with a 3x3 open region, near the end there is a side room containing a Regenerator, and there is a short detour containing switches partway through, but most rooms progress in a fixed order.

Enemies
The only Demons present are Demons 72 and 73, which are fairly weak compared to many of the demons in Fire Hole. However, at the end of the area is the third and final battle against Kris Hydrogen.

Max Balewood
After defeating Kris at the end, the game returns to the beginning of the North Edge except playing as Max instead of the characters previously in the party. Because he starts at Level 1, Max is severely underpowered. However, this second time through, the puzzle gates are gone.