#RPGaDay2024 Day 21 – Disaster

Day 21 of #RPGaDay2024. I continue posting about the alternative prompt challenge list by Skala Wyzwania. For more information on RPG a Day, see David Chapman’s Autocratik blog post for 2024.

The RPG challenge theme for today is Disaster. Rolling a 1d10 for the quest. The result is 4: Invent and item.

The Broken Crown of the Water King

After the Battle of Rixes River, the Alliance of the River Kings seemed poised to strike against the hordes of creatures tainted by Darkness that had for so long haunted their lands. Under the leadership of Prince Urthen, son of Tharen, King of Greenvale, and the advice of the young wizard Gavinia the Wise, the Alliance of the River Kings sent an expeditionary force across the Great Sea of Grass to meet with the gathered clans of the Great Ruhn and forge an alliance.

But petty King Tarrester seethed and schemed in his mountain stronghold. With the waters of the great Rixes Lake flowing past the great dam and down the great waterfall of Skypeak Fortress, King Tarrester summoned all the allied kings and demanded they swear loyalty to him, or he would once again close the great dam and rein in the released mighty Rixes River.

The other kings initially resisted the demand, but Prince Urthen advised the rulers to appease the King of Skypeak and forget their differences with a greater goal before them. The other kings agreed, but Tarrester, the petty ruler, was jealous of Urthen’s wisdom and popularity and the blossoming love between Gavinia the Wise and the young Prince. He demanded the hand of the wizard in marriage.

Prince Urthen was heartbroken, unsure what to do not to imperil their fragile alliance. Gavinia the Wise had no such reluctance. She faced King Tarrester and declared she would not bow to any man who would control her. When the King ordered his men to capture her, she unleashed her magical might on King Tarrester and his fortress.

The fortress towers crumbled, the King’s throne sundered, and his reign ended. All that remained was the broken crown of the water king. From that day forward, Gavinia was known as Gavinia the Mighty or The Witch King Slayer by her enemies.

The Broken Crown of the Water King is a broken crown that grants its wearer the knowledge and means to use and upkeep the great dam in the ruins of Skypeak Fortress. Whoever wears the crown is tasked by the Kings of the Rixes River to control the water flow from the great lake down to the valley, protect it from flooding during the rainy season, and preserve water during drought. The crown wearer can control the great stone golems that control the dam but is magically bound to remain in Skypeak for as long as they wear the crown. The crown must be willingly accepted but can only be taken off if all the kings of the Rixes River give them leave.

I am continuing the story from yesterday. I enjoy writing this. I hope you like it. See you tomorrow.

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