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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A LONG TIME LAT ER<br />
streets, businesses shuttered their doors during the day, important meetings had to<br />
be cancelled because no one showed up, <strong>and</strong> farmers uprooted their harvest too<br />
soon or too late. They were terrible times indeed, but the King acted quickly <strong>and</strong><br />
declared that all such devices were henceforth banned; unless with proper<br />
licenses for scientific, magical, or governmental reasons.”<br />
“That sounds terrible.”<br />
“Pipperwhip the first was ruined!” Dr<strong>and</strong>en shouted, but then lowered his<br />
voice. “They blamed him for the countless suffering, <strong>and</strong> even accused him of an<br />
alliance with the necromancer. Our family name was so tainted that they changed<br />
it from Pipperwhip to Haddital <strong>and</strong> went into seclusion. But time passed, <strong>and</strong><br />
memories faded. My father took up the family name again, <strong>and</strong> I recently bought<br />
the old house to restore it.”<br />
“Well, I do like happy endings. I'm glad it worked out in the end.”<br />
“Not exactly, you see this leads us back to the little arrangement you had<br />
with Pipperwhip the first's yard, which is now my yard. Whatever you did, that<br />
itself became a story of legend.”<br />
“How so? Me curing a yard of a curse seems like a small matter, easily<br />
forgotten.”<br />
Sophia burst through the double doors from the back, holding their order of<br />
beer on a wooden platter. She sauntered over to the table <strong>and</strong> set their drinks<br />
down, along with a basket of bread <strong>and</strong> dip. “Here you are my loves.”<br />
“You're such a sweetheart Sophia.” Dr<strong>and</strong>en h<strong>and</strong>ed over some money with<br />
a generous tip.<br />
“No, you are.” She brushed her h<strong>and</strong> across Dr<strong>and</strong>en's shoulder <strong>and</strong> smiled.<br />
Taking the money, she walked into the backroom again <strong>and</strong> shook her hips<br />
as she went. Dr<strong>and</strong>en turned back to Pournel to continue.<br />
“Before my ancestor was hired by the King, he went around town telling<br />
everyone what you had done; that you had cursed his yard to be perfect. At the<br />
time he used the word curse in a rather playful sense, but as time went on, <strong>and</strong> as<br />
the forest became darker, it was the only word anyone remembered him saying.<br />
The story is so ridiculous now I think there's a dragon in it somewhere.”<br />
“A dragon, no, no, I'm sure that didn't happen. I would remember a dragon.”<br />
“I wouldn't go around town telling people your name, because there's a<br />
bounty on your head.”<br />
“Oh dear.”<br />
“No, nothing serious, they just want to make you accountable for what you<br />
did to the forest. Which usually means setting things right, but that was so long<br />
ago no one is alive that remembers the forest in it's former glory, except you that<br />
is. Where were you for all this time anyway?”<br />
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