I call them gang as these three are only one part of the whole world of Durrust which is about double the size of earth, this makes way for entirely new continents! One of these continents are called Durrust, named after the thick huge magical forest, that covers a large majority of the continent! Ok now time for the goobers
Ruffus
Ruffus is a derven! Dervens are an original race /species I created. They are in the giant family as they are on average taller than ten feet and share a similar language with giants. The language is called giantish (l'm unoriginal) but the language does have different dialects. Dervens are mostly covered in fur except for their heads, hands, arm pits, and genital area. (Thinking of the chub rub with added fur pained me so they just have skin there). Now for Ruffus story/lore
Ruffus is a middle age Dervens who moved from his village after his father had mysteriously disappeared, and his mother urged him to leave the area. He settled far away in a patch of dense woods away from any humans, the only thing about these woods was that it had a path cutting through it, but to Ruffus luck mainly only merchants and the occasional party of adventurers would travel on it. No one went into the woods …until one day while put mushroom hunting Ruffus was interrupted by a mad mage. The mage clambered and stutters as he grabbed onto Ruffus legs. The mage had created an amulet! This amulet possessed the ability to gift man any form they wished to take, the mage however lack the hindsight that the amulet would be used for pure evil. He begged for Ruffus to take the amulet and guard it. Ruffus simply said
"Ok"
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He took it home and placed it under a loose floor and forgot about it mostly ….until the cowardly knight stole it. It was a normal day, Ruffus was out and about just foraging after taking his fill he went back home but as he went inside, he smells, Humans two from the different scents. Ruffus had dealt with particularly rude and blood thirsty adventures before so this s no different at all. He stomped into his living room and found the knight, who instead of insulting him, insisting he was ALONE and was only seeking shelter. He almost had Ruffus fooled as he was about to eat the knight for the night and let him out in the morning when a small movement under his couch caught his eye. He coughs the other human quickly this one only a pup who shivered in his grip.
He couldn't eat the knight now; he was clearly this pup's father! So, Ruffus being himself put the knight to work, doing housework that Ruffus was putting off and pup the human pup in a cage, one she could easily wiggle out off, but Ruffus made sure to give her a stern look and shake his head no. The next day Ruffus thought to leave the house so the knight could simply escape with the pup but Ruffus was a fooled as the knight actually did some chores…and found the amulet. The knight had stolen it and left! Their scent trails were still hot, so Ruffus followed! He found them path! Freshly robbed and the amulet gone!
John
John is in his late 20s and is the first Christian knight! He comes from an island right off of Durrust and traveled here to do good deeds in name of Jesus and to try and spread Christianity through these acts in Durrust one problem though… Durrust had no good deeds to do! It was filled with adventures who took every job available and presents could defend themselves fairly well! So, John was BROKE!! and barely spread the word of his religion and he wouldn't dare shove it onto to people randomly that was low! One day he was looking at a job board in the town he was holding residence if. When a Job! One adventurer party would pay no mind too! A chaperone for a young girl from the town's orphanage to a two only two days away! And the pay was so incredibly good as well! John made his way right on other there, met with the orphanage caretakers. As he talked with the main caretaker he found out he wouldn't be transporting the young girl to a nearby city but instead a kingdom that was four weeks away! John had misread the blurred print on the job poster! The main caretaker was like "bro chill you'd going to be paid double don't worry! " The temptation of a huge paycheck won John over. with that money he could get a party and into one and gain more money. So, he could eventually find a church and people from his home island could move here too. he took the job and met with the young girl Rayna. she was about 11 and be very shy. John knew not to push her much as he as informed, she had lost her mother only a couple months ago! Quickly they were off! John determined to get her to the kingdom and get the money. he also cared about the girl, but he didn't want to get to attached to her as he would never see her again after dropping her off to her father in the other kingdom! On the second day of John's and Rayna's travel he spotted the path, he looked at his map and saw the path would shorten the travel by four days! He convinced Rayna that nothing would happen, and they would be quick! Hours later they were lost! The sky churned above them brewing a nasty storm. He looked down to Rayna, shame and quilt was an unforgettable feeling to John and he did not like it! So, he scanned the woods looking for any good shelter then boom! A hobbit home! He grabbed Rayna and pulled he off the trail and towards the hobbits home, as they got closer, they building got bigger and bigger and bigger… it was clear this was no hobbit hole. John looked around
"Oh, Rayan see this is a troll! Home I heard they are very friendly to humans in
Durrust,"
He tried to convince her that them breaking into this home was not wrong. Rayna didn't need much convincing as a loud pop of thunder and flash of lightly scared her to hug John's legs! John thanked the lord as the door wasn't looked, they made their way inside. Rayna was worried by the sight of still burning embers John only brushed it off. By the worst timing of ever the beast came back home! A very much not troll shaped beast! John and Rayna hide away but quickly found! John was found, begged for mercy, beast has poor spoken English and but understands, beast finds Rayna, Rayna is put in cage and John is told he will work in the morning! The morning after the beast leaves John took this time to try and convince Rayna to leave the cage she could wiggle through, but she ignored him, saying she didn't want to make the beast mad, John has nothing better to do so he actually cleans. In his cleaning he finds a loose floorboard, curious he lifts it and find the gift. An amulet thought to be destroyed one he heard stories about in taverns and whispered about amongst wizards. the amulet that could turn him into any animal he wished…
Thievery. John knowingly sinned, he stole from the beast and got Rayna to leave! They escaped the beast's home and made it to the path! John got two seconds to celebrate before they were promptly robbed….and John now had no amulet or sword. they both turn and saw the beast glaring down at them……
Rayna is an 11-year-old girl, she doesn't hold much confidence in herself, but she does hold a huge need for knowledge! She really wants to become a witch! At first, she was interested in magic for fun but after seeing her mother dyeing of slow sickness (it couldn't be cured but she didn't understand it) she wanted to learn magic so she could create healing potions and spells that where easy to make and ProForm so anyone anywhere can have access to. After her mom did passed away, she was given a letter from written by her mom stating she had a father in a faraway kingdom, this kingdom had a magic school that could provide her with all the resources she would need to become the greatest witch there ever was! So, it was the day for her to leave, a strange knight came the orphanage came. He was tall and new; she liked knew things. They were not long after they were off, the knight who she knows knew as john didn't talk much. he was rather cold to her and seamed to disapprove when she talked about wanting to be a witch. One the second day of travel the come across merchants' path, Rayna new of it as merchants would come from their and pass her orphanage on their way to town, but she also knew thief's where on this path as well. She grew nervous as john insisted, they would be fine, and he would keep on track and safe from danger. They were lost now. it was growing dark as a storm brewed another of them. Rayne didn't know what to do. and where they could hide away from the storm when suddenly John grabbed her hand and started to lead her into the woods. She saw it too, the house not too far from the path but who would live out here?? they can't be nice if they live so far from everyone! they get to the house, its way to big for a hobbit or troll, they go inside cause of storm, beast comes home, it not a beast Rayna know this is a Dervens home!! they get caught, Rayna is put into a cage, next day the beast leaves yes yes. Rayna was sitting in the cage when john came in, into the room was in and he was wild eyed and jumpy. In his hand he held a large green amulet she had never seen before, but his knew excitement got her to wiggle free the cage. they grabbed their things and ran for it, but right as they got to the path again a group of thieves robbed them .. and worst the derven was glaring down at John. Rayne knew he was going to probably kill him...
Thats how they met and all!! I have key points in their story but still have to find ways to connect them together.
@kcattawodahs1001 did the lovely doodles on the blue paper <3 i still love them so much slime thank you!
