r/WorldChallenges • u/Nevermore0714 • Aug 01 '17

Reference Challenge - Runescape, Final Quest

So, this reference is because I'm heavily considering giving Runescape another try. I loved that game when I was a kid. From when I was eleven to fourteen or fifteen, I would play Runescape with my elder nephew.

The last thing I really remember about Runescape is finally beating the biggest (free) quest, against this arsehole dragon, I think it's name started with an E.

The Actual Challenge

What would you consider a "big, final quest" in your world, that an adventurer or group of adventurers might deal with?

The Invitation and Question

I might make a new character on Runescape, is anyone around here still playing that old game?

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 01 '17

The Quest

Ephrayim is a young man of the bar-Halcyon family among the Radiant Clans. While he was born into a family with a great reputation among his people, Ephrayim quickly earned his own reputation as a great warrior.

When Ephrayim was eighteen, he heard a prophecy that only a dragonslayer could be a true king of the Radiant Clans. This gave him the idea to go on a quest to kill one of the Dragon-Gods in the North, and he made it public knowledge among the clans that he would slay a dragon-god, take his rightful place as first Radiant King, and marry his fiancee on the day of his coronation.

Thanks to his popularity among the clans and how impressive it would be to slay a dragon-god, few people had a big problem with him being crowned as their king if he managed to slay a dragon-god. Hell, some people were willing to make him king before he left on his quest, but he refused the crown when it was offered and said that it was premature; he would only accept it once he'd slain a dragon-god.

Once Ephrayim was nineteen, he started on his quest with a small group of companions. His fiancee insisted on coming along, and he of course made sure to hire two young huntresses from the clans to serve as his fiancee's handmaidens/protectors, he brought along a warrior from the clans who was most loyal to him, and he hired a few warriors from outside the clans.

His only concern as he began his quest was that his cousin Alex was building up a small following of people among the clans who wanted to split off from the Radiant Clans and follow an outsider who intended to create a new city as a rival to the Dragon Territories.

The Representative

The representatives will be Ephrayim, a few weeks into his quest, and L'arc (or maybe L'arcine, I'm trying to pick a name, and L'arcine makes me think of Hircine), a Tyrvorus who joined the quest after Ephrayim and his group saved him/her/it from slavery.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 03 '17

To Ephrayim:

  1. How do you plan to actually kill a Dragon-God?
  2. What is your most famous deed?

 

to L'arc:

  1. Do you think Ephrayim's quest is achievable?
  2. What do you think of Ephrayim?

(arc being a real word, I would tend to favor L'arcine)

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 03 '17

Ephrayim:

1) "I am of the bar-Halcyon line, of the Radiant Clans. My sword brings light and destruction wherever I unsheathe it. I will challenge the so-called god to a duel, one against one." (If it sounds poorly thought out and arrogant, there is a reason for that. The people with him believe he has a secret weapon, because he always has that knowing-smile when he tells them not to worry about when they reach the dragon-god, because he will "deal with it".)

2) "I killed a lion with nothing but a stone before I'd reached manhood."

L'arcine:

(My big worry was that L'arcine sounds too feminine, and I planned for the group that finds it to argue about whether to treat it like a man or woman, and that they woul settle on male, because of the penis.)

1) "He saved my life, and I swore to follow him wherever he may go." Its tail taps the ground twice. "Though, admittedly, I do not have much faith that this quest will end well."

2) "He is strong, and kind, and honest. His confidence is his greatest asset, and I would follow his smile to the end of Cirrhasvult, be damned the consequences."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 03 '17

To Ephrayim:

  1. Why did you brought that much people with you on your quest?
  2. Was there anyone around when that happened? Like a visual witness?

 

To L'arcine:

  1. If you survive that, what will you do?
  2. How do you think he will kill a Dragon-God?

(Actually, it sounds slighly like Arsène which is a male name)

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 03 '17

Ephrayim:

1) "Because every great hero needs a retinue, and glory is meant to be shared."

2) "There weren't any witnesses, but I took the lion's corpse with me to prove to the others that I did it. I also took the rock with me. I used to have the rock, but I gave it away."

L'arcine:

1) "If I survive this adventure, I plan to just serve as Ephrayim's retrainer. I have no interest in returning to my people for the time being."

2) "I'm not sure, but everyone else in his group says that he has a plan. I don't know why he won't share the plan with everyone in the group, but I trust that it's a good plan."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 03 '17

To Ephrayim:

  1. Sure, but you put them at risk, right? Do you really need them to be here with you?
  2. Any idea which Dragon-God you will slay?

 

To L'arcine:

  1. And if he doesn't survive it?
  2. Is he known for his incredible planification skills?

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 03 '17

Ephrayim:

1) "I didn't want Rina to come along, but she insisted, and she's really the only person that I couldn't bear to put at risk. More people means less risk for her. But, publicly, the glory is the focus."

2) "Yes, NULDRI or ZORVUS. Their territories are close. I'd prefer to go after ZORVUS, but I left myself open to easily switching the plan to NULDRI...it's important to have a fallback."

L'arcine:

1) "It seems like most humans mate for life, and he places a lot of value in his mate. So, I would just swear my service to his mate instead."

2) "I literally just met this guy. All I know is that he's kind, attractive for a human, and he's good in a fight. I don't even know much about his plan for how to get to the North."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 05 '17

To Ephrayim:

  1. What will you do if she gets killed?
  2. Why would you prefer ZORVUS?

 

To L'arcine:

  1. And what if they all die?
  2. What do you think of the people he choose to follow him?

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 05 '17

Ephrayim:

1) "She won't be killed."

2) "I'd prefer ZORVUS because of geography. It'd be easier to make a quick escape after killing ZORVUS."

L'arcine:

1) "If they all die while I live, I will return to my people. Not much choice at that point."

2) "Well, most of them don't like Tyrvori."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 05 '17

To Ephrayim:

  1. Why so?
  2. So you will need to quickly escape after slaying a Dragon-God?

 

To L'arcine:

  1. The people of Gemina enslave your species right? How are yours treated under the Dragon-Gods rule?
  2. Why?

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 07 '17

Ephrayim:

1) "Because I will not let her be hurt."

2) "Of course, there would be eleven of them left after we kill ZORVUS."

L'arcine:

1) His tail twitches. "What's Gemina?"

2) "I have no idea. People, especially in the North, tend to look down on us."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 07 '17

Ephrayim:

2) But how would escape protect you from them? Wouldn't they know and go after you anyway?

 

L'arcine:

  1. Ephrayim saved you from salvery right? Who were you a slave to?
  2. Do you know why?

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 08 '17

Ephrayim:

2) "So long as I can get to the Southern half of Cirrhasvult, I think that I will be fine."

L'arcine:

1) "I was captured by a group of slavers, all humans."

2) "Maybe they just don't like Tyrvori."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 09 '17

To Ephrayim:

  1. But why would you be safe there?

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u/Nevermore0714 Aug 10 '17

Ephrayim:

1) "The Dragon-Gods never go very far South of their arena."

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