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The story begins...
Luth:
The Queen is sitting in her throne, looking at the peasant who has demanded to talk with her. The news he has just given her are not good... Fire is ever an unpredictable element, but it's not usual that it burns all the fields of a family... which are separate! Of course, the Queen thinks, it could have been provoked but... would it burn a field and stop before arriving to next one? It's just as if some dark wizard have done it...
Thinking is good, but the Queen is not alone in her power. She asks for her loyal Priest, a good adviser who has never disappointed her, who will never betray her, and someone so wise and fond in magical matters that he'll be a good aid now. Sure he'll help her to solve this riddle...
The One:
Meanwhile, a young wizard wanders around outer walls of the Queen's palace.
He has no intentions of disturbing anyone, but as he gets close enough to an open window, he hears the Queen's conversation with the peasant.
He starts thinking about helping her in sloving this riddle... He remembers all of the fire wizards, both masters and apprentices he knew... None could have comitted such a crime; he himslef was also a wizard with power over elemental magic, but he just remembered sleeping out in the forest and hunting all day long. So he just waits out there near the open window to see what happens next...
Markus:
The priest is told about the most remarkable fire incident by the queen. The peasant has brought some of his burnt crops to the queen to support his pledge, and right now the priest is brooding above these with a gloomy face. He can tell that whoever has done this has left no trace of his magic besides the strangely burnt fields themselves. Whoever has done that was quite a mighty master of magic. But who can tell to what purpose those fields were burnt...?
The One:
As the young wizard still watches through the window, two guards come up to him and drag him out of the palace. But then, they have a better idea, just to humilliate the young one, they bring him up before the Queen, who seems not to be pleased when the guards tell her about the doings of the young one.
IronCretin:
The Queen looks upon the disheveled Wizard in distaste.
"Young wizard, have you no sense? Surely you must know that your behaviour may be deemed as treason, punishable by death?"
The wizard bows deeply, and his cheeks redden.
"My queen, I never meant to violate the sanctity of your private matters, however, I know, as well as you, that no wizard of this land could be responsible for burning those crops. I fear that there must be some darker force at work here."
"You are clearly quite impetuous young man, despite this, you are correct in your summation. . . I have ruled for many a years, too many, some might say, and I consider myself an impeccable judge of character. I see in you great things, if you are able to control your rash actions. Therefore, I shall grant you pardon and, as penance, give you the task of investigating these fields. To accompany you I shall send Odenetl, the great shaman. Hopefully his understanding of the natural world will help solve this mystery with the utmost expedience. You may go young one."
The young wizard protests, "But your majesty. . ."
"Silence! My decision will NOT be overturned, count your blessings wizard, I shall NOT be so lenient in the future."
The wizard is escorted from the castle and given a mount, so that he may meet Odenetl and journey with him to the scorched fields.
And so our tale begins in earnest. . . Who has scorched the fields? How will the shaman react to his assigned tasks? Will the young wizard be able to ride a horse? Will he have to use the bathroom at all during this story? And most importantly. . . where is the Anglerfish?
Only time will tell. . .
Oh, and if no one minds, I wouldn't mind creating a character of my own at some point. . .
~The (Un-Characterised) Cretin~
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