

Most of the deaths are attributed to being caused by a local curse. They enter the boarded up and abandoned church, and find the records of recent births and deaths. On their fourth day in the village, the pair hear the ringing of the church bell, which they race to investigate. Also, tension begin to rise between the scientifically minded and skeptical Edward and the empathetic and compassionate Alice, who insists Edward to break out of his obsession of seeking his sister and piece together the tragedy in Graavik. In the meantime, Edward finds various articles of clothing, like a hat, a pair of gloves and a brooch, which he asserts to belong to her sister and left behind as breadcrumbs for him to find her. Later on, Edward find Anna's diary entries showing concern for Ruth, who had apparently been making secret visits somewhere on the island and hoarding seemingly ancient Viking artifacts. Edward and Alice come upon a unnamed villager near the church who hung himself. Ultimately, the death of Fredrik's daughter Ruth, for which Fredrik accuses his nephew Simon, breaks any remaining family bonds completely and sparks open conflict. An unknown quarrel drew the brothers apart and their hostility to each other was reflected among the rest of the community.

They learn that Graavik used to be a mining town, ran by twin brothers Johan and Fredrik Fretland. The pair explore the village the next day, primarily for news of Elizabeth, but also to uncover the eerie events preceding the disappearance of the villagers. After a frantic pursuit through the hillside, he is found by Alice, who notes that their boat, tethered at the coast, has now disappeared, stranding them in the village. During their first night, Edward catches a glimpse of a shadow at his window and gives chase, believing the figure to his sister. Searching the house, Edward finds a tailor's dummy, wearing his sister's characteristic scarf, convincing him that Elizabeth had been or perhaps still is in the vicinity. With the owners missing, the pair settle in and wait for the arrival of the natives. Edward and Alice find the village completely deserted and seek out the Fretland farmhouse. Harden is in pursuit of his missing sister Elizabeth, whose last known location appears to be the household of the Fretland family of Graavik. Retrieved 25 July 2021.Edward Harden arrives in the remote village of Graavik with his young companion, Alice. "Self-discovery on the road: Why so many upcoming games are taking us on road trips". "Ragnar Tørnquist On… Dreamfall & Faith". Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. ^ "Pre-Production Begins On New Game In The Longest Journey Saga".On Sunday, I became the proud father of a baby girl. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. "Breaking news! Unannounced surprise project just released!". ^ a b Tørnquist, Ragnar (29 August 2007)."Interview with Ragnar Tørnquist on "Modern Adventure" ". ^ a b c Jong, Philip (4 November 2006)."I celebrated my birthday yesterday." Archived from the original on 5 February 2004. Anarchy Online – Prophet Without Honour (2001).Tørnquist is married and has one daughter. Simultaneously, Tørnquist stepped down as the Game Director of The Secret World to devote more time to the third entry in TLJ series, Dreamfall Chapters, while still working on TSW as the Creative Director. On 1 November 2012, Funcom announced that Tørnquist founded an independent game development studio Red Thread Games, which will continue developing The Longest Journey IP under license from Funcom. The point of the 'modern adventure' is to bring adventure gaming back into the mainstream, and to use technology and gameplay advances to bring the genre forward into the 'next generation'." He felt that a new term was needed for this new generation of adventure games since "the classic point-and-click 'graphical adventure' is dead. He is credited with popularizing the term "modern adventure" a genre of contemporary adventure game design that began with games such as The Longest Journey, Broken Sword, and Syberia. In 1994, he returned to Oslo, Norway and started working for Funcom as producer, designer, writer, and level-editor of the video game adaptation of Casper.

His influences included Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman. After that, from 1990 to 1993 he attended the Undergraduate Film and Television department at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. From 1989 to 1990, he studied philosophy and English at the University of Oslo. Tørnquist studied art, history and English at St Clare's, a school in Oxford from 1987 to 1989.
