I'm thinking about different avenues I can take for my epic. One of the ideas is that there are two major cities of power in the western world. One is a city built upon the idea of invention, guilds, a council, delightful cobblestone roads, and a certain degree of autonomy. The other would be kingdom more traditional; of king and hereditary rulers, a standing army, of a certain degree of rigidity within the kingdom in exchange for safety. The two have a truce and understanding but they don't necessarily trust the other.
Well, I want to make a sort of coming-of-age tale (the usual thing you see in movies, etc) where teenagers about to become adults are thrust into the real world. They have been sheltered in the former city's walls all of their lives and are still immature and naive. All that changes when unexpected news arrives that rustles up the city.
The next PoV is that of the latter kingdom and of the Knights Order* (haven't thought of names for many things yet). Well, the Order has been reporting increasing sitings of, you guessed it, orcs. After so long, the King sends some of his men as well as some Knights on a recon expedition to a neighboring continent. There they discover the threat of the orcs is far bigger than imagined, as well as other inimical kingdoms that has failed to come into their oversight.
Things quickly start to escalate from there that'll tie everyone in together towards the end.
Well, this is all just currently baseline stuff. I want to hash it out more and refine it - add some character, etc. etc.
There may also be a third PoV where, you guessed it, elves come into play from the east as unsettling occurrences begin near them. Not to mention the wizards, dragon's (the good one's) will have their own point of view and say on what to make of the current going-ons in the world.
Sooooooo, not sure if I should trim it down some or just go crazy.
Well, I want to make a sort of coming-of-age tale (the usual thing you see in movies, etc) where teenagers about to become adults are thrust into the real world. They have been sheltered in the former city's walls all of their lives and are still immature and naive. All that changes when unexpected news arrives that rustles up the city.
The next PoV is that of the latter kingdom and of the Knights Order* (haven't thought of names for many things yet). Well, the Order has been reporting increasing sitings of, you guessed it, orcs. After so long, the King sends some of his men as well as some Knights on a recon expedition to a neighboring continent. There they discover the threat of the orcs is far bigger than imagined, as well as other inimical kingdoms that has failed to come into their oversight.
Things quickly start to escalate from there that'll tie everyone in together towards the end.
Well, this is all just currently baseline stuff. I want to hash it out more and refine it - add some character, etc. etc.
There may also be a third PoV where, you guessed it, elves come into play from the east as unsettling occurrences begin near them. Not to mention the wizards, dragon's (the good one's) will have their own point of view and say on what to make of the current going-ons in the world.
Sooooooo, not sure if I should trim it down some or just go crazy.
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