Adventures in Arkadia (part 1) (259 hits)
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Submitted by Aladdin El Salhadin <gaiijinninja.at.yahoo.com> (View user info) at 2005-08-05 07:48:28 EDT
The kingdom of Arkaria was a mishmash of peasants, heroes, villains and nobles all placed together in a kingdom and working together for the betterment of themselves and Arcadia as a whole.
At the heart of the kingdom, stood the grand castle of Arcadia which was a hundred feet tall and whose golden halls shimmered as a beacon to travelers traversing the realm in the quest for wealth, reputation, power or honor.
Today was just like any other day, it was completely hectic and King Thomas was almost ripping his hair out as he struggled to get through to the obese baron with the sycophantic grin who stood at the foot of his throne.
He took a deep breathe, trying to control his temper "Baron Agren, you cannot come into my court uninvited and expect me to suddenly change policy to suit your needs"
Baron Agren was a bald, fat and very stupid man who had acquired his noble title very late in life by chance and now sought to bring his family to grandeur through various acts of stupidity and annoyance "My Lord, I understand your reluctance to change matters, but if you would just study my proposal"
Thomas had reached the end of his patience and finally raised his hand, "That is enough Baron; I will not allow you to send adventurers into the forbidden swamp so that they can trade with the swamp queen who is an enemy of this realm. You are forbidden in this action and if you do choose to take this road, you will be considered an enemy"
He turned to the scribe who scribbled furiously, "This is my decree"
Baron Algren gave a forced bow and left the castle, walking quickly away while muttering to himself so loudly that the entire hall could hear "Damn Dogmatic fool"
Thomas relaxed in his chair and allowed himself a few moment to breathe, another baron with another idiotic suggestion had scheduled an audience and he had to entertain them and their delusions.
As he sighed at the tedium of his die, the door swung open and in rushed Captain Grim, the unfortunately named chief of castle security "Majesty, forgive the intrusion, but a wizard is here and he demands an audience"
Captain Grim was cast aside by a quick thud of the Wizard's staff as the wizard spoke in the familiar booming voice that most wizards develop from a lifetime of muttering incantations and channeling spirits, "Highness, I have a grievance with you and your leadership"
Thomas leaned back in his chair and quirked his eyebrow, curiosity filling his eyes "What is Sir Wizard's grievance?"
"Under your lawless rule, a group of bandits broke into my study and stole my copy of the Gremior Arcanus. The value of that tome is beyond measure and mine has been significantly altered so as to increase it's power, if you cannot recover this tome for me then I will bring this kingdom to it's knees"
Thomas thought for a second, he did not invite people to march into his castle uninvited and this was no exception, "I would have been happy to help you had you approached me in a more civil manner and through the appropriate channels, but this behavior is not acceptable"
The Wizard also seemed to be reaching the end of what little patience he had as he boomed out a response, his body shimmering brightly and exploding into a dark silhouette that filled the room up "BRING ME THE TOME! UNTIL YOU DO THIS WHOLE KINGDOM WILL BE CURSED WITH PERPETUAL NIGHT"
The sound echoed throughout the castle walls, as the Wizard returned to his previous diminutive stature "The bandit's were last seen, heading towards the northern road"
Without another word, the Wizard turned and ambled slowly out of the throneroom.
Thomas sat on his throne, confused as to what exchange had just taken place. The scribe gave him a curt shrug and he took in a deep breathe, "I suppose we should bring in the next Baron then?"
A small guard, clearly a new recruit to the royal guard entered the hallway breathlessly "Your Majesty, a terrible affliction has just filled the sky!"
Thomas rolled his eyes, "Let me guess, the sun just vanished?"
The guard bowed lowly, "You are truly gifted, my lord. That is what just happened"
Thomas massaged his temple gently, "Go and get me Maleki and tell him that I require his assistance"
The guard gave a curt nod and turned around, running out of the throne room.
Thomas leaned back in his chair and exhaled a long breathe, "I do not need this, I really did not need this"
It was just the start of another ordinary day in Arkaria.
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Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2005-08-05 12:06:15 EDT (#)
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Just a suggestion. Reformat and repost. The format here immediately made me not want to read it. so I didn't.
here's an example:
Thomas rolled his eyes, "Let me guess, the sun just vanished?"
The guard bowed lowly, "You are truly gifted, my lord. That is what just happened"
Thomas massaged his temple gently, "Go and get me Maleki and tell him that I require his assistance"
The guard gave a curt nod and turned around, running out of the throne room.
Thomas leaned back in his chair and exhaled a long breathe, "I do not need this, I really did not need this"
th,th,th,th, did i sthutter boy? Holy big block of unreadable text batman! just a thought. B