Khorinis

Khorinis is the island on which Gothic 1 Remake takes place. It is a province of the Kingdom of Myrtana, and it became strategically important when its mines began producing magical ore, the only material capable of forging weapons effective against the invading Orcs.

The Valley of Mines

The northern portion of Khorinis is given over to the Valley of Mines, a penal colony where convicts extract the island's magical ore. The valley was sealed by the ritual that raised the Barrier, and everything that happens in the main campaign takes place inside that sealed region.

Khorinis and the Crown

Khorinis is ruled on the Crown's behalf. King Rhobar II is at war with the Orcs at the time of the game and needs Khorinis's ore badly enough to accept any amount of convict labour to keep it flowing. That political reality is what makes the ore trade with Gomez's Old Camp viable despite the Colony's lawlessness.

Outside the Barrier

The remake's main campaign stays inside the Barrier. What happens on the rest of Khorinis is outside the game's direct scope, though it is referenced through dialogue, trade goods, and the Crown's demands that shape Old Camp policy.