Originally posted September 28, 2017 by UO Dev Team on the UO Herald:
By EM Malachi
As they waited for the parade to start, an old man and a mouse shared a plate of cookies. Mythran carefully bit into the sweets and considered the crowd around him. The sun warmed his face, and he felt more happiness than he had in years. He began laughing.
The small mouse looked up, startled, her whiskers covered with crumbs. “Are you all right?”
Mythran smiled at her. “Just remembering a story my mother told me long ago.”
Sherry nibbled on a chocolate chip. “Would you tell it to me?”
Mythran sat back in his chair. “When I was young and just starting to be interested in magic, I asked my mother what spell was the most powerful. Was it a spell that made a great inferno, or summoned storms, or turned everything to gold? She told me this story:
Long ago high in their cloud city, the god of grief and the goddess of fear were arguing, while a third deity watched in amusement. The two bickering gods each believed their powers greater, and it was proposed they would each empower an army to prove their might. The third, the goddess Felicitar, asked if she could join the game. Seeing no threat, the other two agreed. Each set out to build their forces, and the contest would take place in a year and a day.
Doloras, the Weeping Torax, collected twisted and horrible beasts; he trained them by lash and grief for the year. Timyra, the Lady of Screams, recruited the cruelest mages and taught them to summon nightmares. Laughing Felicitar found a simple village situated between the other two forces and gave them a good harvest. She danced with the people during their festivals and sang their songs.
When the final day came, all the other deities came to watch the contest. Doloras and Timyra sent their armies to converge on the village. As the other two armies approached, Felicitar spoke to her people, and the villagers scattered and fled.
Doloras and Timyra laughed and ignored the flight of Felicitar’s folk, focusing their attention on the other’s army. It was a terrible battle, filled with blood and cacophony. When each side had nearly destroyed the other, the people of Felicitar’s village returned to the ruins of their home and drove off the broken remains of each army. They then set to rebuilding.
The other deities were confused by these events and asked the laughing goddess what she had told her people. Felicitar explained that she had told them not to lose hope as they would see their friends and families again.”
As Mythran finished, Sherry rested a paw on her friend’s hand. “I think I would have liked your mother. Thank you.”
Mythran nodded, “You are most welcome. I believe my mother would have liked you too. She was right. Hope is a most powerful thing to fight for. I have you and all of Britannia to thank for giving it back to me.”
As the parade began, Sherry asked Mythran, “What will you do now?”
Mythran considered for a moment before responding, “Many of my people were scattered and lost when our world fell. I heard rumors that some found a hiding place, safe from the Titans. If they are still out there, I will find them and bring them home. Then, I hope, we too can rebuild.”
*****
Across the Ethereal Void, in a place of great power, a being wrapped in shadow sensed the defeat of its pawns and turned its attention toward Britannia.
The Lost Vale
News from the UO Herald (Patch Notes, announcements, and FoF) Please discuss these posts in General Chat or 'The Ranter's Soapbox' as appropriate.
- UO Herald
- Profile
- Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:40 pm
- UO Shard: Origin
- Character Age: 0
Jump to
- Global UO News
- UO Roleplaying Community
- ↳ UORPC.NET
- ↳ Roleplaying 101
- ↳ General Chat
- ↳ The Ranter's Soapbox
- ↳ Staff Forums
- ↳ Post Prison
- Shard Forums
- ↳ Great Lakes
- ↳ In-Character Boards
- ↳ Great Lakes Tribune
- ↳ Bard's Corner
- ↳ Biographies
- ↳ Tavern Talk
- ↳ Great Lakes Government
- ↳ Kingdom of Britannia
- ↳ Governors' Royal Council
- ↳ OOC Governor Communications
- ↳ Misc. EM Events & Updates
- ↳ Royal Spies
- ↳ Royal Britannian Guard
- ↳ OOC EM Discussions
- ↳ High Council Open Forum
- ↳ OOC High Council Discussion
- ↳ Archived High Council Transcripts
- ↳ High Court Open Forum
- ↳ OOC High Court Discussion
- ↳ Britannian Armed Forces
- ↳ OOC B.A.F. Discussion
- ↳ Cities of the Realm
- ↳ Britain, City of Compassion
- ↳ OOC Britain Discussion
- ↳ Buccaneer's Den
- ↳ OOC Buccaneer's Den Discussion
- ↳ Cove, Bastion of Love
- ↳ OOC Cove Discussion
- ↳ Jhelom, City of Valor
- ↳ OOC Jhelom Discussion
- ↳ Minoc, City of Sacrifice
- ↳ OOC Minoc Discussion
- ↳ Moonglow, City of Honesty
- ↳ OOC Moonglow Discussion
- ↳ Nameless Rune
- ↳ OOC Nameless Rune Discussion
- ↳ Newcastle Township
- ↳ OOC Newcastle Discussion
- ↳ New Magincia, City of Humility
- ↳ OOC New Magincia Discussion
- ↳ Pax Dragotha & Dracona
- ↳ OOC Pax Dragotha Discussion
- ↳ Skara Brae, City of Spirituality
- ↳ OOC Skara Brae Discussion
- ↳ Whispering Winds
- ↳ OOC Whispering Winds Discussion
- ↳ Serpent's Hold, Bastion of Courage
- ↳ OOC Serpent's Hold Discussion
- ↳ Trinsic, City of Honor
- ↳ OOC Trinsic Discussion
- ↳ Vesper, City of Merchants
- ↳ OOC Vesper Discussion
- ↳ Yew, City of Justice
- ↳ OOC Yew Discussion
- ↳ Virtue vs Vice
- ↳ True Britannians
- ↳ Foreign Cities
- ↳ Luna
- ↳ OOC Luna Discussion
- ↳ Nujel'm
- ↳ The Royal City
- ↳ OOC Royal City Discussion
- ↳ Umbra
- ↳ OOC Umbra Discussion
- ↳ Zento
- ↳ OOC Zento Discussion
- ↳ Great Lakes Guilds
- ↳ Crusaders of Virtue
- ↳ Dragons of Honor
- ↳ House Of Tussaud
- ↳ OOC HOT Discussion
- ↳ Tussaud Crypt
- ↳ Legacy of the Fallen
- ↳ OOC LotF Discussion
- ↳ Legion of the Silver Serpent
- ↳ Library of Sosaria Complex
- ↳ Library of Sosaria
- ↳ Nameless Rune Library
- ↳ Literary Contest Judging
- ↳ Royal Knights of Redemption
- ↳ Royal Knights of Redemption Grand Hall
- ↳ Squires of Redemption
- ↳ Officer's Wardroom
- ↳ OOC RKR Discussion
- ↳ Temple of Mondain
- ↳ Temple Sanctum
- ↳ OOC ToM Discission
- ↳ Tradesman's Guild
- ↳ OOC T|G & TG|R Discussion
- ↳ Yew Militia
- ↳ YM War Room
- ↳ OOC YM Discussion
- ↳ Qu'ellar d'Viaxus
- ↳ OOC Qu'ellar d'Viaxus Discussions
- ↳ Out-Of-Character Boards
- ↳ General GL Chat
- ↳ Roleplay Springboard
- ↳ Stratics' Great Lakes Forum
- ↳ Sonoma
- ↳ In-Character Boards
- ↳ Sonoma Newspaper
- ↳ Bard's Corner
- ↳ Biographies
- ↳ Tavern Talk
- ↳ Sonoma Guilds
- ↳ Does Your Guild Need A Forum?
- ↳ Out-Of-Character Boards
- ↳ General Sonoma Chat
- ↳ Stratics' Sonoma Forum
- ↳ Does Your Shard Need Forums?
- Shard Trade Forums
- ↳ Great Lakes Trading
- ↳ Majestic Oaks Auction (Great Lakes)
- ↳ MOA Website
- ↳ Staff Forum