Submitted by Celeste Lunari of Shadowcove:

Last Saturday evening I was summoned by her Royal Highness Queen Morgaine of Shadowcove. When I arrived I was told that The Gatekeeper had visited the fair kingdom. He said he was very pleased with the prosperity of Shadowcove. He gave his blessing to the kingdom, and it's queen saying, "Your Destiny is going to be remarkable. Rule well. I shall observe."

Winfield, the old mayor of Paxlair was present. He told of how he and The Gatekeeper had traveled together been companions for several months. They had gone to the underworld and back. He then told the legend of The Maid. The Maid would be known for her actions and would enter the realm as a child. She will seek out a noble. Winfield wondered if the noble mentioned by the legend mentioned might perhaps be Morgaine. The legend also said that the child would be taught by a priest or a monk. Winfield wondered if the Kingdom had any priests. Morgaine told him of her High Priestess Cerridwyn, and myself, the high priestess of Lucidia and Sorcell.

The Gatekeeper told us we would need to venture to Yew to find the village of Lontish. Queen Morgaine, Lord Panzram, Maximus, the Queen's guard, Taliesan, who was assisting us in understanding The Gatekeeper, and I went to Yew. In one of the libraries of Empath Abbey we found a book and a map.


The book said:
This map leads to the village of Lontish which is south of Yew. At the time of this writing, Lontish is under attack. The villagers made statements about moving the village. I fear the current village of Lontish is now or will soon be a ruin. Where the village would have moved to is unknown to me.


I began my studies as a scribe in Yew and was familiar with the area. For that reason I was given the map, and with the aid of the stars, handmaidens of my goddesses, I was able to lead the party to the runes within the forest of Yew. When we got there we met up with and adventurer named Claudio, a warrior in training who is endeavoring to become a paladin of Helm. He joined our group and we found a faded text containing the Chronicles of Lontish and a new map which lead to the new village.


The text read as follows:
...crumpled pages
...Our move is completed to the new village houses on the peninsula. Fishing and farming are good. The livestock is getting fat
...fire started by the invaders again, driving us to the fortress beyond our old village ruins. Will they not leave us in peace! talk about the coming of the Maid. When will she arrive? Who is she? Lontish needs her, the people need her. This constant fighting is wearing upon us...
...crumpled pages
...recovered from the fortress once more and repaired our damaged homes…
...crumpled pages and burnt pages…


Once again I begged assistance from the goddesses and with the aid of the stars and the map we found the village in good time. In the wood we met a carpenter named Jacque. "The legend of The Maid was more than 100 years old," he said, but he did not believe it to be true. His people were starving, and continued to be attacked, but they had seen no sign of The Maid. We bespoke Jacque to tell us all he knew of the maid and he produced a book. It was the prophecy of the coming of The Maid.


It said:
I have a prophecy. Note what I am compelled to tell you and remember it well. Change will occur like the wind. Not from a storm, but from a sealed door opening from within. A girl will step through the door and enter the Realm.
You will not know her for sometime. Then she will be known by her actions and visions. She will be known as the Maid.
She will come to lead those who would follow. She will present the people with a noble of the Realm in the end.
Bear in mind a prophecy has many paths to reach its end. And the time to travel such paths is unknown for now. Signs will happen in the days and months ahead.
Written by: The Gatekeeper


We wondered what the signs mentioned might be. Jacque knew a bit more than what was mention in the book.

"The maid will enter the realm as written in the prophecy before you. The maid will have golden hair. You will not know her name. She will be a child. She will need a monk or priest to teach her of the problems of the realm. She will lead the people of the realm to a great victory. She will bring to the realm a noble worthy of respect and honor. In the weeks ahead, you will all become a part of her future and her past, and The Gatekeeper will be your guide"

Morgaine promised Jacque that she would send patrols and other aid to his village. Jacque suggested that we might return to the runes we had located before, and perhaps we would find some other clue there. We left to the runes through a moongate and when we arrived we found that The Gatekeeper was already waiting for us there. He asked if we had found The Maid. When we answered he told us of a red dragon named Mylanth. It was protected by one known as Stromchaser. Then he told us of another dragon. This one was a male and brownish in color. We needed to find this dragon and bring it under our control, and then have it aid us in killing three red dragons. Between the dragons we would discover two more keys to the coming of The Maid. After taming the dragon we were to return to Shadowcove. Until the dragon was found he could offer us no more information.

None of our party was skilled in capturing a dragon, though the queen was able to control him so our party went to the city of Britain to find someone who could assist us. We found a man named Niko who agreed to assist our party at no charge. He took us to The Daemon Temple on The Isle of the Avatar. We waited for a long time until at last a brown dragon appeared. Niko tamed him and after giving him many thanks we returned to The Halls of Havoc in Shadowcove.

The Gatekeeper appeared and said, "Your courage is great in bringing forth the mighty male Grey Dragon. You are worthy of the quest for the Maid of Lontish. I can not speak much, but know that the Dragon's name is "Salanth." Salanth is another key to bringing forth the Maid into the realm. Coupled with Mylanth, the female Red Dragon, these dragons will be needed. Exactly how, only they will reveal at the proper moment. Keep Salanth safe. Do not let him die no matter what the cost. Yet keep him exercised or he will grow weak. In time ahead, seek out the one who protects Mylanth. Learn more and offer your knowledge. Know that you are on a quest of great magnitude and possibilities. Do not expect all things to happen quickly. You yourselves can make what is to come happen, and in what manner. Chronicle your knowledge to the realm as much as possible. For that is how I will know you are on the right path. This is all I can tell you this day."

The Gatekeeper disappeared. We knew that Stromchaser resided in Paxlair. We vowed to find her and Mylanth, but the day had been long. We bid adieu to each other and our new found reptilian companion till until the time when we would locate the other dragon.

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