Post by §Creya§ on Mar 24, 2011 10:40:47 GMT -5
Founding of the Guilds
-Found in all Weirbooks-
-Found in all Weirbooks-
The Guilds were founded by five cousins who wandered into an enchanted valley in the North of England. There dwelt an immense dragon. The dragon slept atop a mountain made of jewels. The wanderers, upon discovering the treasure, and being unaware of the dragon, began chipping pieces from it to carry away with them. The dragon awakened with a roar, demanding to know who dared steal his treasure. To save themselves, the cousins swallowed the stone they’d stolen. They were magical stones that conferred on them amazing powers, but also made them slaves to the dragon and tied them to the high valley known as Raven’s Ghyll.
The cousins served the dragon for seven long years. At night, they conspired together, even though the dragon slept with one eye open. The Wizard wrote a covenant of mutual protection that they all signed in blood. The soothsayer warned them that they must not kill the dragon, but put it to sleep, or they would lose the powers they had acquired from the magical stones. The enchanter sang to the dragon, distracting it while the sorcerer brewed a powerful sleeping potion. To the Warrior fell the task of pouring it in the dragon’s ear.
The plan worked perfectly. It wasn’t until the cousins were celebrating their victory over their erstwhile master that the Wizard revealed that the covenant they had signed made Wizards masters over the other guilds. If the covenant was broken, the dragon would wake and exact terrible revenge on all of them.
Thus were founded the Five Guilds.
The cousins served the dragon for seven long years. At night, they conspired together, even though the dragon slept with one eye open. The Wizard wrote a covenant of mutual protection that they all signed in blood. The soothsayer warned them that they must not kill the dragon, but put it to sleep, or they would lose the powers they had acquired from the magical stones. The enchanter sang to the dragon, distracting it while the sorcerer brewed a powerful sleeping potion. To the Warrior fell the task of pouring it in the dragon’s ear.
The plan worked perfectly. It wasn’t until the cousins were celebrating their victory over their erstwhile master that the Wizard revealed that the covenant they had signed made Wizards masters over the other guilds. If the covenant was broken, the dragon would wake and exact terrible revenge on all of them.
Thus were founded the Five Guilds.