Past, Present, or Future?

by Scarlet Hondae

967 H.E. Tortall is in chaos, without a monarch, the Dominion Jewel and the Gods playing into lives, thieves and cutthroats and evil about. While the Nobles still remain, they refuse the Throne, for it is cursed. But is it hopeless, or is there hope...?

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Title: Past, Present, or Future

Title: Past, Present, or Future?

Author: Scarlet

Rating: Mature for Language

Disclaimer – Tortall belongs to Tamora Pierce. M'kay?

Short History: Alanna the Lioness. Queen Thayet the Peerless. The Whisper Man. The Wildmage. The Protector of the Small. King Jonathan IV.

It's now 967 H.E in Tortall. Five centuries ago, the Old Empire Heroes passed on, from old age or sickness. The Conté line is still among us, but it has no power. For Tortall, after three hundred years of peace, is in chaos. No King or Queen has sat on the throne for more than a year since the fall of the royal Conté died out, in 737 H.E after Queen Lianne of Conté III was murdered in her bed, her daughter spirited off into the night, her King already dead in war. Queen Lianne III was the last known Conté in Tortall, and no other country or person now dares to enter Tortall… Something no one could foresee happened, by the will of the Gods, after Queen Lianne was murdered.

The Dominion Jewel vanished in form, but not in magic. Any foreign army or person that steps onto Tortall's land suffers a death of pain. No one knows why, only that only a true Conté could find the Jewel, much less use it. Which leaves us at our story, trying to find a Jewel, trying to become a Tortall of the past, a place of peace, not of murder, assassins and hate…But is History destined to repeat itself, or will failure finally destroy the country of Tortall?

Characters:

Danielle / Dani – 15 Years Old – Thief

Tyler / Ty – 17 Years Old – Mercenary

Jasson / Jas – 16 Years Old – Mage

Michael / Mike – 18 Years Old – Head Groom at Jewels Inn

Now, which is the Heir to the Conté line? Hmmm….Don't know. Why don't you tell me?