Quest for the Power Stone
The Sacked A group of Valonians fighting against the Empire of Kritus "The Old Lord", who ruled with hatred and cruelship, to restore their kingdom. The second time did better then last time ten years ago as they used the hand of a god to defeat. Before this could become true, they must faced a simple problem - Where did he put a hand at? That's the quest for The Expeditors to grab it.
Prologue
The story starts with Casto Hiden.,a former legionary recruit who survived the Sack of Valone but now working as the established sculptor and a Stonecutter. Tons of stone bricks for building materials he craved into desired shaped, he always engraved his signature that on naked eyes it looks like a mess, but it's actually a unique language blindly passed onto his family. It's called the Hiden's Glyph.
The Sacked
One day at the Quarryman's Pub, Casto notices his glyph on the notice board, though he doesn't understand of its content at all. He asks for the installer which turned out to be Domar, the member of the rebellion later known as The Sacked. Domar tease him about its source, giving the time before the next meeting. Hesitating at first, he eventually joins in.
It turns out the text is excerpted from the mysterious scroll they found during one of their palace infiltrations, but nobody could read it. Once he translates it out to the rebel leader Valus, everyone immediately realize it's about a power stone, the legendary weapon of Luum. The only problem was that the scroll itelf is half-torn.
They investigate and find out that it may come from Knirk, the capital city of Kritus. Valus decide to form a expedition group, and Casto volunteers.
The Expeditionary Caravan
Valus gather more three bravaries: Odos, Legna, and surprisingly Domar. Casto get to know each other while packing; Odos is the merchant, Legna is the journalist, and Domar is the navigator.
As they walk out of the city gate disguised as the caravan, they become unawared of the journey they will never forget.
The Scroll of Two Metropolis
From here, they travel to various places across the South Estisia to find out the clue to the power stone.
One of them is the Haunting Road of the Naked Crosses - the road between Valone and Knirk where crosses of the previous rebels being cruxified were placed along the road, giving shivers to whoever passing. There, we discover from Domar the Valus' motivation as well as himself.
It took five days straight before arriving at Knirk. It is bigger than Valone but older, crowdier, and messier. The people here seem to act hostile toward Valonians causing by the emperor's corrupted agenda. Without the mouthful man like Odos, the inns would overcharge or refuse them to get rested.
They eventually found the other half inside the Great Library of Kriton. It has been showcased high in the middle of the main hall. The group managed to grab it out and study the whole text, but before they can go any further, the Krin officers come to arrest. Everyone escape the city except Domar, who doesn't make it.
The full transcript told the origin of Luum and the place where he unleashed power for the last time - that place is called Lumus.
A Path to the Holy City
To visit Lumus, passing through the Jungle of the Myst are inevitable. Harshy and mysterious as it sounds, the group have to find a new navigator. We don't know if they faced any obsecles along the way, and a feeling of being chased built up, but the group finally arrive at Duris, fully unscratched.
During these time, Casto become suspected about Legna's excitement and her jotting obsession. They start to know more of each other; Legna lost her father during the war, and then her mother in the latest uprising, making her the most suffered of four. The longer they stayed, the more both formed a crush.
Eventually Odos manages to hire the navigator, the same time the Krin arrived leading by Arvarus The Hunter. While the group are quickly packing themselves up, we learn about the Krin elites discussion revealing how weak the empire are, to the point they pursuit everything to restore their glory even through the corny myth. It also turned out that Domar was tortured and cruxified. The group escape in time before Krins start moving toward the jungle.
Arvarus' IntroductionJungle of the Mysts
Treking in the jungle is as cruel as fighting over lonely meadows; The hot and wet climate, the densiness of strange trees, the variety of fruits that only Durni knows if it's safe to eat. Sometime Casto and Odos have been aguring each other in the camp, whatever if the stone is acutally real and how much it can be sold. It even let to them beating up or nonsense competition that most of the time, lead to life-threatening jungle situations.
Nevertheless, they discover wonderous landmarks such as:
- Compass Lake
- Perished Hill
- Redband River
The God's Plan
The group is greeted by the Lumus' ruler, Lumin L. Casto give him the scroll, which he become shocked. Lumin hold a emergency meeting and took Casto in, whereas Legna and Odos sneak in.
Walking deep down into the keep under the temple, Casto listens to Lumin's reading old documents, learning the true story of the myth of the stone and the scroll's origin, answering his nonsense language tradition. Casto also ask for love advice - he give him a deity motivation.
Finally, Lumin give him the box of what a Power Stone would be inside. The two sneakers don't see it. Despite all of this, he refuses to give Casto the stone.
Without a doubt, Odos decide to steal it in the next night, and to their surprise, got caught. Not only that the stone, the same Casto saw, turn out to be the decoy, Lumin also learn about the upcoming Krin army, disrespecting him even more. Lumin banished them in a quiet manner, or captured them to the Krin.
Casto volunteer to fight them for the deal of the stone instead.
The Old Lord Arrived
The Krin arrived at the scene. The ultimatum has been given, and Lumus refuse to obey. It turn into a bloodlust killing. Citizens run and hide. The Lumus guards, Casto and Odos, fight with their guts. The little exprience they have been trained can not compare to the practical, professional army, and with that, Arwarus mortally wounds Odos.
Despite all tactics he remembered has no avail, his will to fight for their own people gain Lumin respect. Lumin tell him to lead them to the certain area as he's prepared for the final showdown.
Casto tricks Arwarus to the certain area but being stabbed. He barely escaped the place. Then, for the first time ever, the expeditors witness the True Power of the Power Stone. Right in front of their eyes, the purple blast spunk out of the floor. Arwarus vanish in an instant. The city has been saved.
A Way Back
As a promise, Lumin gives them the same box as before, but instead it contains a real Power Stone, a size of a thumb, which turn out to be the same material on his staff, with only a few knows.
Legna, Casto, and the Odos' urn leave the town, going on the raft on the river and flow out to the sea. While on a raft, they try to figure out what the stone is capable of based on their knowing. They arrive at Port Dirwen where almost being caught by the guards. Thankfully, Odos packed so many exotic stuffs.
It turns out Legna keep record every single days. Since they step out of the gate to the arrival of the port, five or six weeks has already passed.
Resolution
The last scene in the story is Legna meeting Valus in a personal meeting on public place, telling her crazy journey. Before she give it to him, she demands the right to distribute her newspapers once he reclaimed the throne. With her vision in her eyes, she believed in him. Valus accepted the offer.
Afterward, the fate of the remaining characters are vary.
- Casto returns to artisan with satisfied yet hurted by wounds. Because of the long absense he has to reestablish himself. Still, he has a plan to propose Legna.
- Legna, getting new ideas for the book based on her journal, began writing a serial fictions which soon become her biggest hit.
- Valus however, his revenge hasn't been served. He needed to find the way to use it, and he has a plan to do with. What he's going to do with this tiny rock? let's find out in... Wrath of the Power Stone!
Plot points/Scenes
The story work as a foundation to explore the world of Terraloga. There are many scenes setting in various places across the South Estisia as the group discovered them. From the semi-tribal town to giant of the thousands year old metropolis. From the haunting meadow to the dense jungle.
It turn out to be a very long story, which if I have to turn it into the real media, I should divide into several sub-plot articles. This is an overall story after all.
Components
Goals
The Expeditor's main mission is to find the Power Stone the artifact that hold a power of domination, and back to The Sacked, before the Kritus take it away.
Backdrops
Locations
The setting is limited to around the west coast and the middle region of the South Estisia. There are several scenes setting on these following locations in respective:
- Valone
- Haunting Road of Naked Crosses
- Knirk
- Duris
- Jungle of the Myst
- Compass Lake
- Lumus
- West Coast of South Estisia
Past Events
Back in the day, the group of Krin were banished to the west and found Valone. One of them brought the sarced Luumism scroll, though a bit too rushed resulting in tearing. As 400 years has passed and the city grew, the scroll became forgotten somewhere inside the palace, but themselves had formed a family and passed on their language.
The scroll dedicate to one part of The God's Prints, telling the story of the Power Stone and its property.
~20 BVE
Protangonists
Casto Hiden
The TranslatorThe man who read. Casto has the ability to read the scroll thanks to his knownledge of Hiden's Glyph. He also has combat training but long abandoned for the sake of artisans.
He goes on journey to know why he needed to learn the language only his kind of people know.
Legna Gilmis
The JournalistThe woman who write. She left inside the city since the Kritus came to power. She lost her parents due to them. She is a member of the Sacked.
As she heard about the volunteer, she joined immediately, hoping to get out of this place and found the adventure.
Odos Holutius
The MerchantThe man who talk. He was a few Valonians who approved by the Krin. He face many obsecle relating to bartering and negotiating.
Unlike Legna, he choose to go to seek exotic items for sell.
Domar Nero
The NavigatorThe man who lead. He is one of the closest man to Valus and who invited Casto in the first place. He lead the group to keep track of everyone and to ensure the mission will be a succeed, not letting anything slip out of the way.
Allies
Valus Rarmon
The Fallen HeirThe man who rebel. The last bloodline of the Rarmon Dynasty, the empire killed his family. He wants to put vangence on the Krin and reclaim the throne. His desperate obsession with the myth led to this quest.
He only appears in the beginning and the ending of the story, with mentioning from Domar.
Neutrals
Lumin L
The ProphetThe man who protect. The current ruler of the holy city Lumus, and the prophet of Luumism. As the man with the power of Luum, he cannot give anyone the power that easily.
He always carries the Staff of Luum, symbolizing his status.
Adversaries
The Empire of Kritus has been watching them since their expedition, and become more obvious after the incident at the library. They thought if the myth is real, they can use the power stone to reclaim their declining empire. Emperor Kolonus sent the group to chase the heros and take the stone, which is leading by...
Arvarus
The HunterThe man who seek. Royal to the emperor Kolonus, he leads the Krin legion to escort the Expeditors and the stone. In fact, he was leading the victory upon the kingdom alongside Dominus. He's arrogant, ruthless, but clever, with great combat and chrisma. If he cannot get anything for the emperor, who will?
Really detailed plot. I love that you've obviously put a lot of thought into this.
Thank you! It took longer than I expected but I appreciated it :D
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