Story

[Hooahguy]

Three weeks since the first snow fell, and still the ground rose by a foot everyday. When the ground reached sky-high, the airplanes became grounded. All attempts to clear the snow had now ceased, it having been deemed wiser just to wait for the snow to stop falling. That would be nice, except it never stopped! In celebration, Megas Methuselah baked a cake. Megas was a foul man, a selfish old man who loved winter and hated the summer. He lived in a small cave in the hills, cackling and prancing madly to himself at the sight of all the snow. Megas was the archmage of the Council of Ice, and his mission was rid the world of all things good and warm, till all was as cold as his icy heart. People always saw him as the senile person, the lonely decrepit plotter, he was never taken seriously. Now was his chance to change the discriminative mind and views.

The fabled Vuk, who walked with giants and was a hero of old, rose from slumber to prominence in a bold attempt to recover his past glories and reverse these tragic turn of events. The ancient pack now broken, and their glory of old faded to a memory, Vuk now had to hunt alone. And then he pray to the God, to stop the blizzard from falling, so all the rest of the men would be free from the frozen jail. Alas, it was not to be; Rhyfelwyr of Wales, a renowned thief and vagabond, had steathily advanced towards Vuk as he knelt in prayer and, with a quick hand, snatched the fabled one's staff. No one knew why a Vuk -a wolf- would carry a staff, but Rhyf knew that it must be truely important, for Vuk would never do anything trivial or stupid. Indeed, despite the fact that the snarling Vuk had recently befriended Miotas the Sheep, Rhyfelwyr of Wales still had a stubborn belief in the wisdom of the fabled Vuk. Having fell and cracked his head off a rock, Rhyfelwyr remember that he is in fact not Welsh, but due to the ancient Brythonic languages of his Scottish homeland, had given himself a very unfortunate name, which led to much confusion over his nationality. In the end, Rhyfelwyr of Wales had come to the conclusion that he was, in fact, Cornish.

The hunt had begun, for Vuk knew that if he was to save humanity from the menacing old Megas, he would need the powers of the shadow staff that the foul taffer had stolen. In response, the aged and despised Megas Methuselah, archmage of the Council of Ice, drafted together a strike force of Finnish conscripts; it was their goal to capture Rhyfelwyr of Cornwall and enact brute torture upon the thief before stealing his stolen staff and returning it to their lords and masters in the Council of Ice. It was now a race to see who could find the crafty thief first. The thief however, had fled Cornwall sometime back, and was now hiding in the far away land of Indostan. Vuk knew that if he was to catch him, he would need help. He felt it was necessary to acquire the aid of his mercenary friend, Miotas the Sheep, who was much loved amongst his species. Many were fooled by the gentle, sheepish appearance of Miotas, for what all of them failed to see was the cache of heavy weaponry under his wool. He had been trained in the art of being a mercenary by the mighty warriors of the Maori tribes in the far off lands of the kiwi, where his species is much loved. The true secret to his ability though was even a secret to his long lost brother, Vuk.

Nonetheless, keeping faith, Vuk called him over the zappynwmobilphon and arranged a meeting at the four ways inn in the neutral, (and still not frozen) town of Zendar. Upon arriving at the four ways inn they discovered, to their great surprise, that the mighty enchanter Tim had issued forth from the Cave of Caerbannog to lend his mighty fire conjuring abilities to the anti-ice coalition. While at first our two heroes were unreceptive to Tim, they couldn't help but grow warmer to his fiery attitude after he bought them both a couple of whiskies. Tim spiked miotas' drink; however his plan backfired, as miotas was flung into a drunken murderous rage. Then the octosquids came and boosted everyone! Before killing them and sucking their faces off like in Pirates of the Caribbean. Then they ate some Matzah.

Then the people danced in the streets and worshiped the Golden Calf! then g-d struck them down with lightning bolts from his eyes!

[Megas Methuselah]

Three weeks since the first snow fell, and still the ground rose by a foot everyday. When the ground reached sky-high, the airplanes became grounded. All attempts to clear the snow had now ceased, it having been deemed wiser just to wait for the snow to stop falling. That would be nice, except it never stopped! In celebration, Megas Methuselah baked a cake. Megas was a foul man, a selfish old man who loved winter and hated the summer. He lived in a small cave in the hills, cackling and prancing madly to himself at the sight of all the snow. Megas was the archmage of the Council of Ice, and his mission was rid the world of all things good and warm, till all was as cold as his icy heart. People always saw him as the senile person, the lonely decrepit plotter, he was never taken seriously. Now was his chance to change the discriminative mind and views.

The fabled Vuk, who walked with giants and was a hero of old, rose from slumber to prominence in a bold attempt to recover his past glories and reverse these tragic turn of events. The ancient pack now broken, and their glory of old faded to a memory, Vuk now had to hunt alone. And then he pray to the God, to stop the blizzard from falling, so all the rest of the men would be free from the frozen jail. Alas, it was not to be; Rhyfelwyr of Wales, a renowned thief and vagabond, had steathily advanced towards Vuk as he knelt in prayer and, with a quick hand, snatched the fabled one's staff. No one knew why a Vuk -a wolf- would carry a staff, but Rhyf knew that it must be truely important, for Vuk would never do anything trivial or stupid. Indeed, despite the fact that the snarling Vuk had recently befriended Miotas the Sheep, Rhyfelwyr of Wales still had a stubborn belief in the wisdom of the fabled Vuk. Having fell and cracked his head off a rock, Rhyfelwyr remember that he is in fact not Welsh, but due to the ancient Brythonic languages of his Scottish homeland, had given himself a very unfortunate name, which led to much confusion over his nationality. In the end, Rhyfelwyr of Wales had come to the conclusion that he was, in fact, Cornish.

The hunt had begun, for Vuk knew that if he was to save humanity from the menacing old Megas, he would need the powers of the shadow staff that the foul taffer had stolen. In response, the aged and despised Megas Methuselah, archmage of the Council of Ice, drafted together a strike force of Finnish conscripts; it was their goal to capture Rhyfelwyr of Cornwall and enact brute torture upon the thief before stealing his stolen staff and returning it to their lords and masters in the Council of Ice. It was now a race to see who could find the crafty thief first. The thief however, had fled Cornwall sometime back, and was now hiding in the far away land of Indostan. Vuk knew that if he was to catch him, he would need help. He felt it was necessary to acquire the aid of his mercenary friend, Miotas the Sheep, who was much loved amongst his species. Many were fooled by the gentle, sheepish appearance of Miotas, for what all of them failed to see was the cache of heavy weaponry under his wool. He had been trained in the art of being a mercenary by the mighty warriors of the Maori tribes in the far off lands of the kiwi, where his species is much loved. The true secret to his ability though was even a secret to his long lost brother, Vuk.

Nonetheless, keeping faith, Vuk called him over the zappynwmobilphon and arranged a meeting at the four ways inn in the neutral, (and still not frozen) town of Zendar. Upon arriving at the four ways inn they discovered, to their great surprise, that the mighty enchanter Tim had issued forth from the Cave of Caerbannog to lend his mighty fire conjuring abilities to the anti-ice coalition. While at first our two heroes were unreceptive to Tim, they couldn't help but grow warmer to his fiery attitude after he bought them both a couple of whiskies. Tim spiked miotas' drink; however his plan backfired, as miotas was flung into a drunken murderous rage. Then the octosquids came and boosted everyone! Before killing them and sucking their faces off like in Pirates of the Caribbean. Then they ate some Matzah.

Then the people danced in the streets and worshiped the Golden Calf! then g-d struck them down with lightning bolts from his eyes! This great display of power left the pathetic Zeus feeling weak and humbled, and so he decided to search for a beautiful maiden to restore his self-esteem.

[rajpoot]

I thought we were talking about a sheep, a wolf and a thief from Cornwall. Where'd Zeus and the Octosquids come from?

[Vuk]

I thought we were talking about a sheep, a wolf and a thief from Cornwall. Where'd Zeus and the Octosquids come from?

I don't know, but whereever the heck they came from, they are going right back.

END OF STORY! lol

New story and new rules start here:

This one is going to be a serious story, and we are going to try to make it a good story that someone would really sit down and read. I want to see if without any prior planning we can see each other's posts, adjust our own ideas, and come up with something as good as what one person could write.
It will be short, and when it is done, I will post it in the Meadhall for people to read, so keep it serious and please do your best to make it a good story.
Do not go outside the world parameters:
Fantasy world called Sargafold
Main character is a theif/pickpocket/street urchin
There is very limited magic
Very few magical creatures, and they are grounded in reality
Protagonist has to end up being the hero, not the villian.

Other than that, feel free to use your imagination, just do not jump from one thought to another, make sure that the previous thought was carried through.

START!:

A viel of fog and smoke concealed the street ahead and the pale green light of the street lamps reflected off the cobblestones underfoot.



EDIT: Any posts from Frogbeastegg are more than welcome.

[Megas Methuselah]

A viel of fog and smoke concealed the street ahead and the pale green light of the street lamps reflected off the cobblestones underfoot. The small, rural village slept lazily under the dark shroud of night, paying no heed to the uncouth farmers stumbling back home from a hard night of drinking at the local tavern.

[Rhyfelwyr]

A viel of fog and smoke concealed the street ahead and the pale green light of the street lamps reflected off the cobblestones underfoot. The small, rural village slept lazily under the dark shroud of night, paying no heed to the uncouth farmers stumbling back home from a hard night of drinking at the local tavern. Cackling voices could be heard faintly overhead, as witches flew around in their girocopters, stealing dwarves from unsuspecting townsfolk.

[Makanyane]

A viel of fog and smoke concealed the street ahead and the pale green light of the street lamps reflected off the cobblestones underfoot. The small, rural village slept lazily under the dark shroud of night, paying no heed to the uncouth farmers stumbling back home from a hard night of drinking at the local tavern. Cackling voices could be heard faintly overhead, as witches flew around in their girocopters, stealing dwarves from unsuspecting townsfolk. The farmers contemplated these apparitions and suspected that they may have had just a few too many real ales.