Chapter 1: The Beginning
March 23, 354
After a long and bitterly cold journey, I have arrived at the town of Ravenstern. It seems that this place is where I shall begin my quest to rebuild the ancient Kingdom of Pendor, and to seek that which is ri-
HGURK!
"I say - are you the bloke who knocked me over head just a moment - "
"Oh, well I appreciate the help, but I'm not sure how much - "
"Ah, well, that
is a sad tale and all, I surely wish that I could - "
"Yes, well that does seem unfortun - "
"Look, I just don't think that I am really - did you say silver?"
Kingdom's don't get rebuilt with dirt and stone you know. The buildings do, I'll give you that, but you need gold to really get things done, and silver is an excellent step toward gold.
"Very well", I tell the merchant. "You have yourself a deal, we'll go out and find y - "
"Oh. Very well then. See you later, I suppose."
Lets get our bearing, shall we?
I have a look around, and take stock of what I've got.
Hm. I'm not sure what good this sword is doing me, since I'm simply not strong enough to effectively wield it. If I thought it stood a chance of scaring bandits, it'd be of value. Ahh, but I could sell it! It and this crossbow.
Now, lets get to recruiting. I'll need men to lead!
Well that didn't go quite as I expected.
Let's try another village, shall we?
Alright now look here, peasants! What else have you got that's so pressing and important?? I'm offering the possibility of fortune and gold! There's a
slight chance you'll have an appendage hacked off, and forever be a burden upon your family, but what else is going here??
At least these villages are only short distance apart.
Brave lads! For Pendor and Glory!
Now with a group of men under my command, we can make some progress!
Who's that there...?
"That's not how you speak to a King, rabble. Let's see what you've got."
Battle is joined! We'll see what my raw recruits can do against - eh, can you all please come back over here?
Excellent.
And so swords are crossed - or, in this case, mostly clubs and kitchen knives.
I help myself to a club and a bow. Now if only I had some arrows to fire....
Will Velarr and his ragtag band of soldiers manage to track down these raiders? Will Velarr find some arrows? How long can ten men survive on a cheese wheel and a smoked fish? Join us next time and find out!
