Dim/ToTChapter00

A chronicle of the Five Shining Lords, as spoken by Unbreakable Lotus, and scribed by a very useful little writing thingie Forge had in his backpack.

Harken back to that dark and sorrowful age when beasts roamed the earth in shape of man, and many men were not that much nicer. To the South and West our mind's eye travels, until at last we settle upon the Hundred Kingdoms; tiny realms ruled by fools who would make themselves kings. Born into these lands were three of my compatiots; Seeking Snake (a martial artist who will not reveal his true name), Te Sha Feng (a noble turned sneakthief), and Rei Xan Chao (the daughter of the finest horse breeder outside of Gan). My last companion is a slight man, Forge he is called. His smithing skills are unrivaled in all of the Hundred Kingdoms, and his knowledge of the forgotten just as impressive. Then there's me. I'm Unbreakable Lotus. Many call me large, but I don't quite see what they're talking about. My eternal friend and companion is Koresh, a Dubaq riding lizard from the deep southern deserts, from where I too hail.

I had met with Forge after a small altercation at one of the many borders to the east. It would seem that, thanks to the large number of barbarian raids from the desert, anyone of tribal descent was not favored. With essence-sweetened words and essence-guided hammer I made my way through the lower provinces. Koresh had developed a nasty tear in some of his barding, and I sought the one man who knew how to fix it. All I asked, when they did not flee in terror, mentioned this Forge fellow. Thus, I sought him, found him, and payed him. We noticed one another's vestiments and concluded we were brothers in Exaltation. He a Twilight, and I a Zenith. He knew of a few others in the region who shared the favor of the Sun, and thus we agreed to meet in a small tavern in Tinalion. We introduced one another as the night wore on, and at last we made preperations to sleep.

It was then that I recieved a message from the Sun himself. "Melibone," resounded a deep and powerful voice in my head.

Melibone, it turns out, is a large province to the south where none but the maurading Melibone barbarians dwell and raid. We decide to travel south in order to see what is happening there.

That is all for this night, reader. I find myself dumb with sleep.

Comments

Time for an update, eh?  :) - Quendalon

WOO! Enjoy! -Dim