My name is Maethar, and I am a traveler. I have been transported to a magical realm called Evermore. Here are the tales from my journey.
My journey in Evermore started after I stumbled into the Darkenhaven after wandering for a few minutes as I tried to shake off the magic of the unexpected teleportation spell that I triggered while going through my late father’s things. Maybe it was unwise to touch the shining green vial in his old coin purse.
I was greeted by three members of the Dargon Kin. After asking where I was and trying to determine when I was; I was given the opportunity to join their faction. Seeing as I had no friends or contacts in the realm of Evermore, I eagerly took them up on their offer with a quest to prove my worth to the Dragon Kin.
This quest would have me seek out three magical words found in secret locations about the realm of Evermore. I was only given a piece of paper with a clue to each of the locations.
I will not reveal those words nor will I tell you their location. You must do as I did if you are to be found worthy of joining us in the Dragon Kin. Yes, I said us. Needless to say I completed the 3 tasks and I took my first steps into becoming one with dragons.
Now that I was a part of the family, I needed to be sorted into either a tamer or a whisperer of dragons. The fates chose a tamer for my training. This set me forth on a final quest.
10I was tasked with determining who was teaching the baby Dragons naughty words. My tamer leader had narrowed it down to two factions, was it the fairies or was it the pirates. I needed to return with proof.
I decided the easiest way to find the truth was to join both factions. As a member I hoped they would be more likely to tell me the truth.
I had encountered a group of fairies at the Celtic Ruins very near the Darkenhaven, the home of my Dragon Kin. They had been telling “Fairy Tales” with a twist on the ones I had been told as a child. I decided I would start with the fairy faction. Before asking about how to join the fairies, I approached one of the fairies whom I assumed was the youngest, but with fairies it can be hard to tell.
She was more interested in introducing me to her pet fish; however, she did let it slip that she had been teaching naughty words to her fish. This was a good clue, but I need hard proof. I inquired about joining the fairies.
I was sent to the enchanted garden on the other side of Evermore where trees shimmered in vivid colors and statues talked of times gone by. It was there that I met two fairies. When I asked them how one went about joining the fairy faction, they told me I would need to prove my “fairyness” by completing three tasks.
I needed to spread joy, beauty and laughter to the realm of Evermore. I will say no more of the tasks. While I was using subterfuge to join the fairies, I do not feel that I should betray them. Needless to say, each of these tasks did not prove to be difficult although my choice in who to bring laughter may have been unwise seeing as I chose to make a lich laugh. I will say no more, other than I am lucky to still be alive.
With all three tasks complete, I returned to the fairies in the enchanted garden and was welcomed in with joyous chanting.
It was shortly after; I asked the fairies just some general questions of how they treat other animals. Things like what words they might use in the presence of animals, and I was told that naughty words were sometimes taught to baby dragons. I can tell you, after learning this I felt let down. I had assumed it would have been the pirates with their reputation of doing evil things. In the fairy’s defense, the one with the cute nose, told me she sometimes taught the baby dragons bad words in, fairy, assuming that they would never be able to understand her language.
She sadly underestimated the intelligence of baby dragons.
I now had my proof. I returned to the Dragon Kin and let my superior know the truth. She would now have to report this to the mayor of Evermore and he would have a stern word with the fairies.
What of the pirates, you say? Well, during this time I had started the quest to join the pirates. Two of the three tasks, I took on without hesitation; however, the third one proved to be something I did not feel was right. The pirates wanted me to do “field research” on what the other factions in Evermore counted as valuable. I was not to steal anything, but I needed to report to the pirate leader the location of these valuables. The pirate council would then decide at a later date when to lay hold of these treasures. I do not condone stealing; thus I was not able to complete the tasks necessary to be a pirate.
As the night drew to a close, I could feel the magic of Evermore fading and drawing me back to my own world. There was still knowledge I wished to learn; however, I did not have the magical skill to remain in Evermore. The issue with the vampires would have to remain a mystery. I can only hope I brought back enough information that I could puzzle out the clues and deal with them if I ever had a chance to return to Evermore.
THE END
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