During the pandemic, I got into Dungeons and Dragons. I took a bunch of race/class/species quizzes, tried some story-based play until it got boring, and eventually challenged myself to write about my life as if I were a character, adhering to the race, classes, and species determined by the quizzes I took.
My life adapted to fantasy quite easily, and The Tale of Scomac Andrellan started to write itself.
Explained here, my tale begins with Scomac as a sickly, crippled boy. His parents move the family from a seaside port to the capitol of their land in hopes of better resources to help their son. With the aid of potions and alchemy, Scomac begins to improve. A monastic academy helps build his physical and mental health, and a system of magical writing allows Scomac to write and craft stories without physical exertion. Through a guild called the Seal of Eastar, Scomac regularly visits the Merry Wood, a refuge where he meets others like himself, becomes a leader, and gets his first of many experiences as a bard.
While studying storytelling, magic writing, and other skills at a bardic college, Scomac learns he's a Joubare. Joubares are a rare type of human known for having an aptitude towards magical forms of communication and for each individual being uniquely different from the rest. Meeting with other Joubares and leaders of their society, Scomac travels far and wide, using his bard experience to spin inspirational tales of his life, until a great plague begins to ravage the world!
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Going back to it recently, I added a second, shorter update to the story.
After two years of sequestering himself indoors, among the comfort of his books and writings, the global scourge subsides enough and Scomac goes on a series of journeys. First, to the vast steppes and prairies of his nation, learning about the dragons and other magnificent beasts that once roamed there. Later, he visits a region of deep mines and lakes so large they seem like oceans, said to be ruled over by an ancient panther god. Then, Scomac returns to the place of his birth for a reunion with family.
When he arrives home, Scomac is offered work in the northern territories of his land. There, he works closely with various officials in a number of capacities, such as bookkeeping and matters of the crown. He becomes skilled with linguistics, combining that with magic writing to find employment with a group of bards and messengers.
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And that's it so far.
Geeky? Yes.
Did I think it would be weird to write and share this? You bet!
Was it fun, though? Also yes.
Cheers!
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