Weeds Meads and Steeds PDF
After an alcoholic wizard accidentally curses a forest, it’s up to a group of misfit adventurers to set things right. There’s Dranden, a saddle maker wanting to boost his business; Belfast, a ruggedly handsome man who is also dangerously clumsy; Toble, a smelly, disgusting goblin who wants to do some good with his miserable, wretched existence; Rendle, a dull-witted academic who’s entirely obsessed with amphibians; and finally Zelendra, a half-elf priestess who ran away from home in search of true love. But their relatively easy quest of chopping down an infected tree quickly turns dangerous as they uncover a deeply sinister plot that’s bigger and far more ancient than any of them could imagine. With the entire kingdom at risk these brave souls must battle an ice elemental, survive their evil twins, traverse the shadow realm, and destroy a rampaging monster; all while tripping over, getting lucky, or taking naps – whatever works! They learn how to set aside their differences and grapple with life’s big questions such as; can you trust your perception of reality, is chasing after love a noble pursuit, what are the metaphysics of luck, and do frogs taste better than chickens?
After an alcoholic wizard accidentally curses a forest, it’s up to a group of misfit adventurers to set things right. There’s Dranden, a saddle maker wanting to boost his business; Belfast, a ruggedly handsome man who is also dangerously clumsy; Toble, a smelly, disgusting goblin who wants to do some good with his miserable, wretched existence; Rendle, a dull-witted academic who’s entirely obsessed with amphibians; and finally Zelendra, a half-elf priestess who ran away from home in search of true love.
But their relatively easy quest of chopping down an infected tree quickly turns dangerous as they uncover a deeply sinister plot that’s bigger and far more ancient than any of them could imagine. With the entire kingdom at risk these brave souls must battle an ice elemental, survive their evil twins, traverse the shadow realm, and destroy a rampaging monster; all while tripping over, getting lucky, or taking naps – whatever works!
They learn how to set aside their differences and grapple with life’s big questions such as; can you trust your perception of reality, is chasing after love a noble pursuit, what are the metaphysics of luck, and do frogs taste better than chickens?
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THE CURSE<br />
perfectly useless gadget to me. If I want to know what time it is I simply do what<br />
everyone else does <strong>and</strong> look up at the sky. If it's light out, then it's time for work,<br />
if it's night out, it's time for sleep. I don't need a gadget to do that.”<br />
“Well, appointments for one thing.” Dr<strong>and</strong>en retorted. “You can keep the<br />
same schedule as someone else, <strong>and</strong> arrive at the same time together.”<br />
“If I schedule to meet someone, I specify whether it's in the morning,<br />
afternoon, or evening. There's no need for more than that.”<br />
“This lets you schedule up to the very minute, even the very second for<br />
people whose time is valuable.”<br />
“Well that seems far too complicated <strong>and</strong> strict. I like a little leniency with<br />
my arrivals <strong>and</strong> exits.”<br />
“It's becoming extremely popular <strong>and</strong> you don't want to be left behind the<br />
times do you?” Dr<strong>and</strong>en smirked. “That's one of my selling puns, behind the<br />
times.”<br />
“Yes, very clever.” Brewsworth puffed on his pipe some more.<br />
“How about I give you a signature collection series pocket watch, that has a<br />
carved jade top, copper numbers <strong>and</strong> moonlit h<strong>and</strong>s?”<br />
“Sounds nice.”<br />
“It's very beautiful. Let me fetch it.” Dr<strong>and</strong>en leapt into his house <strong>and</strong> bolted<br />
out again with the watch.<br />
Brewsworth examined it's exceptional craftsmanship, <strong>and</strong> raised his bushy<br />
eyebrows in awe. “It's almost fit for a king.”<br />
“Thank you very much.” Dr<strong>and</strong>en blushed. “A dragon is carved on the jade<br />
top to signify strength <strong>and</strong> the moonlit h<strong>and</strong>s glow in twilight, so you can always<br />
know the time in the darkest of places.”<br />
Securing the watch in his satchel, Pournel took out his w<strong>and</strong> from<br />
underneath his robe. It was a branch cut from the oldest tree in all the l<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong><br />
bathed in the boiling tar pools of the wicked Swampl<strong>and</strong> pits. The dark wood was<br />
twisted <strong>and</strong> knotted, <strong>and</strong> contained a hidden power one could easily sense even<br />
without training. The wizard waved the w<strong>and</strong> towards the weeds <strong>and</strong> spoke a few<br />
incantations that comm<strong>and</strong>ed the very elements to st<strong>and</strong> in attention.<br />
“Darook, Bellum, Hartuk.” Pournel uttered.<br />
Watching the spectacle with glee, Dr<strong>and</strong>en grinned widely just as a harsh<br />
wind poured upon the two. The first row of weeds darkened as a shadow crept<br />
over them, <strong>and</strong> slowly they withered <strong>and</strong> dried, vanishing into the ground. Others<br />
screeched with the howls of the damned, moaning in torment as the darkness<br />
continued to spread until all of them were consumed <strong>and</strong> blackened.<br />
“What is that noise? What did you do?” Dr<strong>and</strong>en's eyes widened with<br />
fearful curiosity.<br />
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