Character: Emeritus

by Pappy May 12th, 2005, Posted in: Writing


Relatively young hermit mage, with long, wild unkept brown hair and beard. Resides in a small cottage in the hollow hidden in the mountains above Gooseneck Marsh, the entrance to which is nearly always shrouded in the mist rising from the marshes below.

Emeritus is not counted among the magicians of the Royal Court, without commission and not among those with access to the enbolding rods and blood amulets that is the primary purpose for those commissions. He veiws the Court magicians with a jaundiced eye, always warning that corruption among them threatens the future of the kingdom and the Council of Ages.

Few people know how to locate the mage, who prefers to keep it that way. His infrequent visits to various towns are always the source of new rumors, as well as jokes, among the townsfolk.

Although a hermit, Emeritus is not without friends. Farak the huntsman often visits and brings food and supplies to his cottage in exchange for advice. Emeritus has foretold that Farak will one day save the kingdom in the heat of battle, although it has been a generation since any enemy has risen against Kausidor.

Character: Farak, the Huntsman

by Pappy May 12th, 2005, Posted in: Writing


Friend of Emeritus the hermit mage. He makes frequent trips to provide food and supplies to his friend, seek advise, and play a strategy board game. On one such trip, Emeritus tells Farak that the huntsman will one day save the kingdom on the battlefield against an unknown enemy, at which the latter scoffs and denies any desire for heroics or greatness.

Farak shaves his head and has a long, red handlebar mustache, which he braids with beaten copper strips. He favors hunting in and around Gooseneck Marsh, although he has been known to travel the length of the kingdom following game with the seasons.

TODO:
• Create yet to be named strategy board game, similar to chess or checkers with a twist