- 1. Prologue: A New Beginning
2. Legends are told of great heroes and villains, their deeds,
accomplishments and their failures but there are also many other
stories that are rarely told; stories of the every day man, the
common folk. They are the ones who lived it, saw it and were most
affected by it, though history rarely showcases their stories.
Until now. Did you ever want to know how the greatest heroes of
legends got be so? What information did they have that allowed them
to become famous? Or in this case, who was it that forged the
Elemental Swords of Elvendia ? How did they become so imbued with
magical energy? Merithyn Vulcane. He was the blacksmith of TLandia
village where some claim the swords were forged. Or how about the
Knight-Captain Joan DArche? Her courage saved many lives when she
was part of the queens guard that took out one of the most feared
acolytes of the evil sorceress Mystaria. These are just some
examples of the unsung heroes of Elvendia. And this series will
chronicle their adventures and reveal their contributions to the
history that is now so famous. ****** And now for the main purpose:
if youre a reader of my legacy The Quest for Peace, I make many
references to my world of Elvendia. But since the legacy is about
the quest given to one family to restore the God of Peace back to
Olympus, this series is about Elvendia itself. Using my newest
obsession with The Sims Medieval I will try to make stories using
the heroes present in the game and the quests they can undertake to
build the kingdom. Lets pretend that this isnt about Earths
medieval history perioddespite similar sounding names to famous
Earthlings of that era 3. Lady Ani-Mei sat upon her throne in
Elysnos trying to not look so bored with the mundane and trivial
concerns the villagers had. Over all she was a good queen, well
loved and highly respected in the other kingdoms outside of TLandia
but sometimes she found it hard to not let the people see how
exasperated she was with their concerns which could easily be
solved by themselves without her. Her namesake, the goddess Lady
Starr was known for her benevolence and gentle nature. 4. Build
Master Dorian had asked to see her upstairs in the drawing room,
she was grateful for the distraction from court proceedings.
Dorian: Milady, may I ask for a small increase in the grant money
allotted for construction? It is taking more than my original
estimate to produce. Lady Ani-Mei: Of course. Take what you need
Dorian. Dorian: Thank you my liege. 5. Lady Ani-Mei finally made it
out of the castle to walk her lands. TLandia village was a small
kingdom located in the Central Lands of Elvendia and the hub for
trade and economy of the two surrounding kingdoms of Crafthole and
Tredony. Herbology was introduced from Tredony and she found that
she quite enjoyed it. It was relaxing and allowed her to get her
mind of the pressures of being queen. She knew soon that she would
have to be meeting with the foreign dignitaries of the two other
kingdoms to prepare a treaty of ongoing peace. 6. Occasionally she
would venture into the forest surrounding TLandia village; it was a
bylaw that all travellers to the forest had to carry a weapon of
some sort and at least some form of armour. Lady Ani-Mei was well
aware of roaming bandits and thieves that plagued her kingdoms
borders, it was one of her top priorities to resolve as soon as the
barracks were finished. For the time being however, she had to make
due with what she had; mercenaries from the neighbouring kingdoms.
7. A loud cry and sounds of approaching footfalls signalled that
she was about to encounter one such bandit herself. Bandit: Ello
there pretty, how bout handing over all yer gold. Then oi wont ave
to kill ya!! Lady Ani-Mei: You chose the wrong woman to mess with
knave!! Engarde!! 8. The sounds of clashing swords rang through the
still, cool air of the forest. The bandit was clumsy and plodding;
his attacks ill-timed and poorly executed. He was an easy opponent
to beat. Lady Ani-Mei had him down on the ground in no time and
whimpering for mercy as she landed another near fatal blow to the
main artery of his right leg. Her intent was not to kill him, just
to incapacitate him. He would survive if he had the brains enough
to limp back to wherever he came from and get immediate treatment;
though she had her doubts hed survive the bears and wolves in the
forest. 9. She was on her way to the caves before the bandit
intercepted her, a request had come from the grave digger about the
people who had been dying or were already dead from the rampant
plagues that had only recently been cured. She was concerned for
their souls, and about proper burial rights for the dead. It was
well known that the dead would be sent to spend their Eternity in
the After-World which was lovingly tended to by the goddess Lady
Starr, but there was a lack of priests and holy men to ferry their
newly departed souls to the goddess; most of them had died in the
plagues themselves. 10. Lady Ani-Mei assured the grave digger that
she would send out a request for a holy man or priest as soon as
she returned to Elysnos. It was not long before she had a reply
come in; a newly ordained priest known as Brother Cassius replied.
She welcomed the priest and made arrangements to have a cathedral
built near Elysnos. He was informed of the differences in the
kingdom and he was accepting of them. Though he still worshipped
the one he called the Watcher, he did respect the multiple god
hierarchy system that TLandia was built upon. 11. Brother Cassius
did seem to be in contact with some sort of being that the people
had never seen before; whoever or whatever it was displayed a
rather unique sign. The shining shafts of light came right through
the ceiling, it was very beautiful to them. 12. One of the most
enjoyable things Lady Ani-Mei looked forward to was the visit by
the minstrel Keenan. He was a dashing, handsome young man who was
sought after by many ladies. He was rumoured to be from an area
north of TLandia but no one could ever confirm it, certainly his
features were unique among the people of the kingdom his hair
colour was that of the sun and his eyes were blue as the seas. Even
Lady Ani-Mei was captivated by him, and she suspected that me might
be as equally enamoured with her. She caught him glancing up at her
from his lute as the others danced around; his eyes only saw her.
13. Keenan: My queen, if I may? Lady Ani-Mei: You may. Keenan: It
is my dearest hope that you, in your infinite wisdom and grace,
were able to pick up on my songs meaning. For you are my muse; my
inspiration. Lady Ani-Mei: I have indeed. You are most talented.
14. Lady Ani-Mei: As such I shall make a request of you, I wish for
you to reside here permanently so that I may continue to inspire
you. You, Minstrel Keenan shall be the Royal Bard and in my keep.
Keenan: I am honoured, my queen, by your generous and gracious
request. I shall endeavour to serenade you daily and provide
entertainment for your royal highness. 15. Lady Ani-Mei knew then
that she had found someone she truly loved. His visits always made
her day. She was able to handle the stresses and pressures of being
the monarch when she could count on his presence to soothe her. His
rich, melodious voice resonated deep within her soul and filled her
with such happiness and joy. Ani-Mei knew he would make a great
king some day, he was as well loved as she was so her people would
rejoice if he were to become their king. 16. Her focus was greatly
improved and the treaty she drafted went over very well with the
neighbouring dignitaries. Their alliance was secured and now that
it was done, Ani-Mei could shift focus to her kingdoms internal
strafes. After all, a kingdom is only as good as its people are;
and happy people make for a happy kingdom. 17. In the meantime,
until her relationship with Keenan was known she still had to go
through the courtship phase with him. It was the most fun part of
the whole thing really. Ani-Mei could get away for a secret
rendezvous with him when things got tough and he would absolve her
of all cares; leaving her with only him to focus on. 18. Keenan
enjoyed their secret dates as well. He never thought that he, a
lowly minstrel, would be the object of a queens affections. He had
half expected her to go for the licentious prince of Tredony who
couldnt keep his eyes (or his other parts) from wandering and the
idea of his muse being trapped with such a poor excuse for a man
made his blood boil. But she chose to court him, an unusual move
for a queen, but nevertheless he was thrilled to be her chosen. 19.
It was beautiful, his love for her grew ever y time he saw her.
Some of his most lovely ballads and sonnets were inspired by their
secret meetings; they became his most requested songs during a
performance. For nothing makes a minstrels playing more beautiful
than having someone to inspire it daily. ****** 20. And there you
have it; my first attempt at making a series based on The Sims
Medieval. I change modes from first person to narrative only
because it helps to keep the flow going for the hero that the
chapter is about. This prologue is based on the first quest you
have to do as soon as you make a new kingdom and some of the later
shots are from others that feature the monarch, simply because I
didnt know how to work the relationship things with them until
after I took the first shots. Still cant figure out the woohoo
portion. I need a little prince or princess for the queen and her
minstrel lover. So far the monarch is the only one Ive got whos
married but that comes later on. I love this picture of the castle
it was taken right before sunset in the game. ^_^
