Wednesday, December 8, 2004

The forgotten Gods of old(working title)

As I don't have much to write about today I'm going to post up part of the prologue from my novel. Prologue: All stories must have a beginning and an ending, just as all adventures must start with the adventurer setting out and end with the adventurer completing or failing their goal. This story, though, begins three hundred years before the adventure, but has just as big an impact on the world of Falcacia. Falcacia was and is still a continent divided by three separate kingdoms each with their own unique aspects. These kingdoms were separated by a mountain range known as the Triptah Mountains. The largest of these kingdoms was Numac; led by Lord Cedric V, who renowned for discovering the mystery of flight using a steam powered engine and a gas filled balloon. This discovery marked the beginning of the second age of Falcacia. The second of the kingdoms, Alteras; led by Lord Decan III, was renowned for its warriors and weaponry, as much was foreign in the other kingdoms. Alteras had once been a kingdom split into tribes before all had been united by Lord Illus I. Upon his call all had united under the banner of the Flame and Phoenix to fight a greater foe who had disturbed the balance, but that is another story. Lord Sarac IX led Sinitia, the smallest of the three kingdoms. Sinitia was not as predominant as Numac or Alteras but its Dragoons were widely recognised for their strength, agility and skills when it came to close combat battles. Their skills with spears were astounding and their armour was believed to be made out of the tough skin of dragons slain at the hands of these warriors. These three kingdoms of Falcacia had lived in peace for over five hundred years, setting up diplomatic relations and trade routes. But, after a time, many travelers began disappearing on the roads between the capitals. News of strange, vicious creatures that were capable of tearing a man to shreds in seconds reached Lord Decan III. The people were baffled as to the cause, knowing only that it began in the 100th year of the Second Age. Diplomats were sent to Sinitia and Numac to find the best course of action. The resulting discussions brought into practice the newly discovered air travel as a replacement for trade and travel between many of the towns and the three capitals. But with the increasing demands in transportation only the wealthy or socially high-standing were able to travel via air. The three kingdoms started to build up defences to combat these creatures in case the villages were attacked. Their fears were justified. The waves of creatures seemed constant at first but after a few years they gave up and mauled travelers who should happen to cross their path. After a while the attacks seemed to stop and very little was seen of these creatures but it was known that they were still out their in the wilderness. I'll posts up more at a later date.

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