Maple's Story!

Oh. How did Ergoth take the thrown? Did he appear randomly and claim it, or is he the rotten remains of the King's advisor or something?

I figured the king was the ghost in the sewers, but I don't exactly read much in PQ. xP
Heck, I've only been on half a dozen Guild Quest.

First expedition? :o
How did they get back there? Are there any hints towards the entire Island being explored in the past in some future update? I'd love to see this Foresty Peron. xP

(I've stopped reading at Part 10 for now, probably finish it up tomorrow)

Um, Let me get Ergoth's Monster Book entry. It explains it pretty clearly.

 Monster Book Passage, translated by ZYXWVUT

It's a demon that Sharen the 3rd, who ruled over the great empire Sharenian in the highlands, summoned in order to protect the legendary jewel Rubian. Ergoth, who was resurrected by Sharen the 3rd, instead destroyed Sharenian and using the Rubian's power, made the ruins of Sharenian his own empire. After a long time, the ruins of Sharenian were discovered by humans, and with intruders who went in to explore the ruins accidentally touching the Rubian, demon Ergoth, dormant for a long time, opened his eyes.

So, Sharen summoned Ergoth to guard the Rubian. He couldn't trust any humans to do it so he resorted to Death Incarnate. I guess Ergoth decided he didn't need to listen to Sharen anymore and took the Rubian for himself. After a while, Ergoth just sort of dissipated into the Rubian, or maybe he was sealed or something. Either way he was just laying dormant until you destroy the jewel, where he angrily emerges.

And yeah, at the border of Elin Forest is a map called "Entrance to Mushroom Hill" (Henesys in the Past.) and another down the alternate path that says "Entrance to Boulder Mountain" (Perion of the Past). I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to assume that these two areas will emerge eventually.