Challenge II - Prologue - The Band of Robin' Rascal

[narbilu]

One of the Hemresa scouts arrived with haste at the gate of the Southern Tower asking for an audience with Nar Bilu or one of the diplomats. He was in luck, because Nar Bilu and his loyal crew were in town for a meeting with the architect of Bow’s Arch.

The scout entered the great hall under escort of two guards, of which one approached the table to ask Nar Bilu for a brief moment of his time. He stood up, walked to the man and shook his hand. He told Nar Bilu what he overheard:

I was wandering the woods one the east side of Hemresa when I was alarmed by a hooded man. I hid behind the first tree I could find. The hooded man stopped just five feet in front of me, impatiently waiting for what turned out to be another hooded man. The second man had a strange colour in his face and talked with a dark voice, a drow.

The drow traded a pouch full of gems in return for a stack of letters. They both stood there analyzing the letters. The papers turned out to be maps of Avalonia with marks on them. He said that their scouts marked every Avalonian strategic location they could find.

The drow thanked the hooded man, ending his conversation with: “You tell your lord, Robin Rascal, that he will be rewarded when we conquer these lands”.

After they separated I rushed immediately to you.

Nar Bilu was very grateful for this newly obtained intelligence, but he was also very troubled. He summoned two of this most loyal knights. Both were send to the different ends of Avalonia to inform Rogueang and Da Gothia of the betrayal of Robin Rascal’s band of mercenaries and the plans of the drow.

When Nar Bilu sat back down at the table he struck his fist on the table.

Bow’s Arch is highest priority, we have to find a secret location, suitable for our plans and finish before the drow reach our borders. Nar Bilu and Wig Glin together with Gideon’s architects and enough craftsmen are to leave by morning to find a suitable corner of Hemresa to start building the town of Bow’s Arch. Yillia d’Nathill was send out to round up specialists to inhabit this secret town.

The second priority is for a legion of soldiers, under command of Val Kyri, to track down, capture and sentence Robin Rascal.

By dawn all commanders, with an escort, leave the Southern Tower in different directions to perform their tasks.

Edited March 5, 2014 by narbilu

[HammerBro]

Nicely done, I like the idea for the Drow schemes. Interesting tree construction, it works well and I can't wait to see Bow's Arch completed!

[Rogue Angel]

Interesting tree, great lighting and excellent story! I'm very pleased with this mini-challenge entry!

[Gunman]

Inderesting tree man :) Nice job