At the end of Quest for Glory II, the Hero leaves Shapeir out into the desert at night with his new saurus. He watches the moon cross above, and wonders where the road will take him. The screen shows a close up the moon, with the text below it saying Quest for Glory III: Shadows of Darkness. The moon begins to turn red, as if blood is oozing over the face of it, this blood changes into the face of a vampiric skull.