The Paladin Chronicles
By July
Chapter 1 Trials and Tribulations
Today on his sixteenth birthday a young elf mage is graduating from his apprentice status into a full cleric. His name is July; born in the town of Nhorswood into the gracious world of Athendor he and his fellow clerics must face one last task before they are inducted into the cleric's society. July awakens with a yawn and a quick stretch before he realizes he is late, "Oh damn … I'm late!" he quickly darts through his room getting ready as fast as possible, running back inside to grab his pet ferret twig. He slides down his banister and grabs a biscuit and some ale before running out the door. "Damn even gramps and grandma are already at the ceremony, ugh I need you to start waking me up twig. " He breaks a piece of bread off and gives it to twig who munches on it happily.
"Fellow Nhors We are gathered here today for a special ceremony in which three of our finest aspiring mages are completing there final task to become inducted members of the clerics society here in our fine town of Nhorswoods where we are led by our so called king, Anesdor ... more like a tyrant if you ask me. My apologize now is not the time for politics, now is the time to bring our three apprentices to the stage. July and two others walk up to the stage to be introduced to the crowd. "It is my honor to introduce July the elf ranger, Sten the dwarf berserker, and Ni from the out lands ninja. Now, your final task is to recover the tusk of the dark boar of the forest. Tread lightly my children for this is no mere boar, this beast is tainted with the dark mark of the under lord. Now how you react to this boar and which actions you take will affect you in ways I cannot explain but I say again tread lightly, I don't know how susceptible you three will be or how much resistance you will have but watch out for one another.
As they head into the woods July is stopped by the cleric leader Axemdos " Here my child use this once the beast is down to cure it of its blight. He hands July a white shining bottle, "The mark will be on the boars forehead pour the elixir on the mark and he will be saved. "Yes sir, I will save this creature. But what if the others slay the beast before I save him? "You must, Sten is not human he cannot control his berserker stage he is your real test; you and Ni must bring out his true form and finish him. Without Ni you cannot defeat this thing, whatever he may be; fight with care and remember your training. You will need it.