Week 6 Story, A Tale of Fire

Rejoicing after their long adventures, the five Pandava brothers threw a feast for their companions, the Quintet of Capriciousness, made up of Adalard, Uther, Luna, Dro'vahkin, and Ush-Goth.  Dee-Yem, god above all, decided that he was done looking out for the party this week, and sent the god Krishna instead as his ambassador to their rejoicing.  Rejoice with them he did, and as the fest went on he grew more confused as to why Dee-Yem was always complaining about the adventurer, because they were exceptionally fun to hang out with.  As they were eating and drinking, a cleric in tattered garments approached the revelers and asked for food.  With his deep insight, Uther recognized this man as more than a cleric, in fact, it was Agni, god of fire.  The brothers rushed to his side, asking what could be done to help him.  Agni explained that he had been weakened due to staying in his mortal form to long, and there was but one way to get his strength back. 
Agni, god of fire, from Wikipedia

The solution was for Agni to consume the entire Khandava forest.  The Pandava brothers agreed to this plan, but Adalard, thinking like the rogue he was, told them to wait.  Then, using all his powers of persuasion, offered to trade their aid in exchange for a magic weapon for each brother and adventurer.  Agni agreed, and each person got at least one magic weapon befitting their class and combat style.  They then set forth with Agni to help him feed, but no sooner had Agni started devouring the forest than Indra, god of storms, came to stop him.  A great fight ensued, with everyone fighting to prevent Indra from extinguishing the flames, Dro'vahkin casting spell after spell to dispel the storm clouds, the Pandava brothers, Adalard, Luna, and Krishna using their new magic weapons to extinguish the raindrops, and Ush-goth and Uther defending the others from the forest beasts attacking the group.  After a fierce battle, Indra was defeated, Agni restored to his power, and the Quintet of Capriciousness having once again managed to anger a deity, something both them and the Pandava brothers would come to regret.  

Bibliography:
The Mahahbarata, A Summary, John Mandeville Macfie, Source

Author's Note:
This story was taken from The Burning of the Forest, where the Pandava brothers are feasting with Krishna.  Agni approaches them, starving, and tells them how he needs to feed on the Khandava forest to regain his strength.  In exchange for magic weapons, they agree to aid Agni, and fight off Indra's attempts to extinguish the flames.  In my story, I interjected my previous D&D adventurers, in order to try to start tying my universe together.  Furthermore, I talked more about deities, to try to show the bravery (stupidity) of the adventurers in fighting creatures well above their weight class.  I know that this is a story I would like to expand on later in the project cycle, but this story gives me the baseline to move forward with.  



Comments

  1. chriskweigelMarch 3, 2018 at 11:53 PM

    Hey JP! I really like the names you have for your characters! One of the things I have always struggled with is coming up with good names for characters and items and really for anything that I have to name. I liked the story too, not just the names. I found it much more enjoyable than the original. I am looking forward to reading more of your stories.

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  2. Kasey GillMarch 4, 2018 at 3:23 PM

    Hey John Paul, I was going through your recent stories to find one to read and comment on and saw this title "A Tale of Fire" and it immediately peaked my interest. I think you did a good job of changing up the original just enough so I would see your style in it. Although I haven't read your other stories yet, I am sure that this one works well with them just by seeing the way you write and your style. Good job!

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  3. UnknownMarch 26, 2018 at 10:49 AM

    Hey John-Paul! I have to admit the title of the story is was dragged me into this one because I wanted to see some action. I think that you do a good job of distinguishing characters of the story. I also think that the picture being in the middle of the writing is a good aspect. This was a creative way to slightly make differences in the original story so keep this up.

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