RPG based on Might and Magic.

I don't remember the quest, but I do remember that Nikolai was worried about Krigan's arrival in Axoth. By the way, Axoth wasn't just pulled out of thin air. It was conceived back in 1995, but not by NWC, but with their consent. These books explain the "divine phenomenon" in M&M9.

Well, it's clear that it wasn't just a random decision. It's just that there was a situation at NWC: they needed to change something, and Kane was adamant that he didn't care and wouldn't change anything. When he realized that things were going to get bad, he left (or was helped to leave). Since all the ideas came from him, and he left, they were in a complete mess and didn't know what to do next (how to make money) and they remembered: "Oh, he was also working on some kind of parallel world... Ah, Axoth. Okay, Axoth it is."
So, it turned out that he was involved in the development, but also not really...

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What do you think? Why is Enroth specifically a planet?
After all, it's quite possible that when "World" is mentioned, it doesn't necessarily mean a planet.
Maybe the description of Light Magic simply refers to the World of Enroth, not a planet.
Although, to be honest, you've almost convinced me