In a land unfamiliar to the unimaginative, magical energy flourishes through the land as if it were wind. It runs through the grounds, through the seas, through the flora and best of all, through all of this world's life.
A story of exploration, fantasy and self discovery. The journey of a young half elf boy as he explores this wild, magical, unknown lands as he takes on the role of a Vagabond.
The story starts on a small, family owned patch of land, hovering above the folk style town below. Unbenownst to the world, this small patch of land is among an unseen kingdom known as the Skylands. On the small patch of land, dwells the half elf Silverrie family. Specifically the family elder, Edreus Silverrie and his 13 year old grandson, the main character of this tale, Cambrodia Silverrie. Cam is a rambunctious, daring half elf boy with dreams of grandeur, with his trusty little white tiger, Leo.
One morning, the grandfather and grandson duo are in the middle of harvesting their monthly harvest of Glow melons, when suddenly, they are swarmed by a group of randits. Randits are mole like animals that mainly feed on plants and vegetable matter, they are approximately 45cm tall and do not posses basic intelligence. "Hey, those are ours!" screams Cam as his Grandfather holds him back. The randits' rampage ends, leaving the Silverrie's Glow melon supply completely empty.
Cam kicks the soil in frustration and says "We could've stopped them, Grandpa!".Edreus pats his grandson on the shoulder, reeling him in. "We are farmers, Cam.., peaceful folk. We don't resort to violence.". Cam nods at his beloved grandfather in reassurance. "Well, I'm gonna head to the stores for more Glow melon seeds" says Edreus as he leaves via a ladder above the town below.
As soon as his grandfather leaves the general area, Cam immediately pouts and says "Like hell I'm letting those little bastards steal our crops again" as he packs his wooden, homemade sword into his bag. He calls for Leo, who runs out of the house, and into his bag.
Cam runs towards the edge of the patch of land he has called 'home' for so long, however he is stopped by his quirky, brown skinned friend, a little girl with twigs littering her blue, radiant hair. She waves to Cam as he leaves "Hey, Cam. Save me a Glow melon!"
Cam takes a deep breath as he descends down the ladder and takes his first step outside of his cozy home.
Cam quickly locates a randit tunnel and inspects it. "You ready, Leo?", he says to his beloved little tiger. He takes a leap into the unknown.
He wakes up at the bottom of the tunnel, checks on Leo, and follows it in hopes of finding the Glow melons.
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Cam reaches the end of the tunnel to find a massive clearing with hundreds of swarming randits. "Whoa, this is..crazy!". He notices a lone Glow melon in the chaos, he readies himself for a jump, "Okay, here I go...", however, he is stopped by Leo with a worried look. "It's okay, I'll be back.." Cam says with a reassuring look. He daringly jumps off the ledge and runs swiftly on each of the randits' heads, towards the Glow melon. "Oh mam, oh man! I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead!" exclaims Cam as he runs, evading hundreds of randits. He reaches the Glow melon and draws his wooden sword, "Come at me, bastards!", he screams as the randits swarm him.
As all seems lost, he emerges from the swarm, holding the Glow melon in one hand and hid wooden sword in hid other. He starts running on the randits' head towards the tunnel he came from, he reaches out to Leo, "Almost..there!" Cam exclaims as he narrowly reaches the tunnel, escaping the swarm. He breathes a sigh of relief, "Phew, we did it, buddy.", he says as he pats Leo on the head. However, when Cam tries to find his way back, he is met with a complex network of tunnels."Oh boy..", Cam sighs and tries to find his way back home.
By nightfall, Cam emerges from the tunnel he initially entered, "Well, twenty-fourth time's the charm..", Cam says with uncertainty. Cam and Leo run back to the ladder, climbing back to their isolated lives on the farm. Cam and Leo look back on the horizon they hoped to explore. When the emerge back on their farm, they notice a peculiar, eerie silence to their home. The door was wide open and the sound of the nighttime owls hooting filled the air. Cam enters the house, proudly holding his Glow melon, but is met with pin drop silence. "Grandpa?", Cam calls out for his grandfather, only to be met with even more eerie silence. Cam and Leo search the whole house, leaving only the forbidden area of the house, Grandpa's room. Cam tries to open the door, but it's locked. Cam uses a nearby chair to break it down, and within the room, he sees a note on the bed, and the room in disarray. He picks up the note to read it, and reads out the following:
"I've taken the Orb of Remembrance."
"I'm sorry.."
"You were always my guiding light"
"Lydia Silverrie"
"Lydia? I thought Grandpa and I were the only Silverrie left. Cam ponders to himself, however, his thoughts stop when a picture of a woman with a remarkable resemblance to himself, falls from the back of the letter. He looks at the picture, suddenly tears start falling from his eyes. "Is this..Lydia?". Cam wipes his tears, thinking to himself "Why..would Grandpa keep this from me?" and "Could this be..my mom?", a million thoughts swirling in his mind. Cam continues searching for answers when suddenly he finds a mysterious document with most of its information faded, all except for the words "Adventurers' Guild" on the top of the page. Cam, with his lips quivering in shock, utters the words "Mom..was an adventurer? But Grandpa said the Silverrie family were always farmers..". Cam's head is swirling with a million thoughts, but they all stop when when he looks to his beloved friend, Leo. He nkneels down to Leo and asks "Leo, what do I do?". Leo, with Cam's wooden sword in his mouth, smiles, motivating him to persevere. Cam, with a slight smile, wields his wooden sword and puts on his bag. As he packs a bunch of vegetables into his bag, Cam says "We'll find her, Leo. I promise.". Cam leaves a note for his Grandfather with the following:
"Dear Grandpa"
"I Know all about Mom being an Adventurer, and while I am mad that you hid this from me for so long, I know you did it to protect me."
"I'm going to find her, Grandpa. Wherever she is, I know she's alive"
"I'm sorry for leaving like this, but I'll come back with Mom, I promise."
"From Cam"
Cam walks out of the house, only to be met with a beautiful sunrise as he steps out. As Cam makes his way off the ledge, he looks to his childhood home one last time. "I'll be back, Grandpa, I swear." Cam says as he descends down the ladder. However, Twig, the blue haired girl, stops him and enthusiastically says"I'm coming too!". Cam gladly agrees and they set off, on a journey of a lifetime.