Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:21 pm
Thorud Haypi Adventure Prologue
You're stuck in the back room of a retail shop. It's your fourth day on the job and already you're visualizing your letter of resignation. There's got to be more to life than this. You're destined for greatness, right? Maybe you weren't right....
At the end of the day, a customer asks for you, which is strange, since you were too embarrassed to tell anyone you knew that you worked there. The customer introduces himself as representing a well-known investor and adventurer. This adventurer is currently on a ... special assignment, but has received notice that there is a world-wide competition to find certain ancient relics. Relics that are believed to lead to supernatural powers of some kind. These relics are possibly scattered around the globe, and possibly submerged under water. How hard could it be to find something hidden deep under water in places unknown? Of course this is just a legend passed down over the years, and almost forgotten. But this individual wants you to choose a vessel from his boss's fleet, and set out immediately on his behalf. While gold and treasure are of interest to him, he is mostly interested in staking the winning adventurer. There is no salary for this job, but the customer explains that you can keep the ship you use, and any treasure you find, as long as you eventually win the global contest.
You ask why you were selected for this adventure but the customer, who apparently is not buying anything at the store after all, just smiles. And you realize you don't care why you were picked. You take off your apron and follow the customer out the door. Letters of resignation are for chumps, you decide.
You've never searched for anything bigger than your squeaky frog in the bathtub, and you sure don't know anything about navigating a sea vessel, but anything is better than this humdrum existence. And just like that...you're off! Welcome to the most amazing adventure you'll ever face, and good luck. Remember, you can keep whatever you find, but you MUST WIN THE COMPETITION....
At the end of the day, a customer asks for you, which is strange, since you were too embarrassed to tell anyone you knew that you worked there. The customer introduces himself as representing a well-known investor and adventurer. This adventurer is currently on a ... special assignment, but has received notice that there is a world-wide competition to find certain ancient relics. Relics that are believed to lead to supernatural powers of some kind. These relics are possibly scattered around the globe, and possibly submerged under water. How hard could it be to find something hidden deep under water in places unknown? Of course this is just a legend passed down over the years, and almost forgotten. But this individual wants you to choose a vessel from his boss's fleet, and set out immediately on his behalf. While gold and treasure are of interest to him, he is mostly interested in staking the winning adventurer. There is no salary for this job, but the customer explains that you can keep the ship you use, and any treasure you find, as long as you eventually win the global contest.
You ask why you were selected for this adventure but the customer, who apparently is not buying anything at the store after all, just smiles. And you realize you don't care why you were picked. You take off your apron and follow the customer out the door. Letters of resignation are for chumps, you decide.
You've never searched for anything bigger than your squeaky frog in the bathtub, and you sure don't know anything about navigating a sea vessel, but anything is better than this humdrum existence. And just like that...you're off! Welcome to the most amazing adventure you'll ever face, and good luck. Remember, you can keep whatever you find, but you MUST WIN THE COMPETITION....