Barbarian Quest

Back in the days when the Kingdoms were young, in the land of Lynn, good King Brighton ruled with a kind hand. All was well. King Brighton had a fair and generous Queen, a beautiful daughter, Leonore, and a true friend, the good wizard Lothor. This bliss was not to last.

Shannon, King of the neighboring land of Arth, had proposed the union of the two families through the marriage of Leonore to his son Griswold. King Brighton politely declined, for he knew well of Prince Griswold's vile reputation but spoke not of it.

Furious and humiliated, King Shannon called upon the spirits of demons for revenge. In exchange for his son Griswold's soul, the demons descended upon Lynn killing King Brighton, and possessing the wizard Lothor.

Lothor, once a kind man who did nothing with his magic but good, turned into a cruel and heartless villain. He sought the crown for himself and the heart of Princess Leonore. She refused him. In his rage, he stole her spirit, shattered it and hid the pieces in both ordinary and magical containers. He vowed never to restore her until the crown and her hand were his.

Leonore became zombie like, spending all her days and nights just sitting in her chamber, speaking to no one.

The Queen in turn promised her daughter's hand and the kingdom to whoever could retrieve Leonore's spirit. The land's strongest and best soldiers have all gone, one by one, to their death in the quest. Who is left?

Are you, Hector, an uneducated street brawler, the son of a pig farmer to be king? Ha! The thought of it makes even you laugh. But, who is left? All the other men hang their heads in shame or turn away when the challenge is mentioned. Yes. Why not? Hector the Great, vanquisher of evil, restorer of peace, King of Lynn, husband of the most beautiful maiden in

the land!

You present yourself to the Queen. A tear comes to her eye as she walks you to the castle gate. She says nothing, fearing she is just sending another young man to his doom.