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The Elf Queen’s Temptation

Part 1 of a quest

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Artwork of a woman’s face, jewellery
Image by the author using MidJourney

This is part of a story that works as an interactive game. You’ll need to have some paper and dice at the ready! Click here for the beginning of the Medium Adventurers League, and find a reminder of the rules here. You can also return to the Guild Headquarters, or go back to the inn to rest.

You read the anonymous note that accompanies the quest to save the Elf Queen:

For over a month, Queen Arriana has been held captive by a clan of goblins that have made their home in the Deadwood. I can’t offer to pay the adventurer who finds and releases her… but justice might be payment enough.

Signed — a concerned citizen.

As you depart from the Adventurer’s guild, Yorrick grabs you by the shoulder. “I admire your willingness to take on this quest, kid,” he says. “But be careful. The Elf Queen has a strange reputation. A lot of people feel that she can’t be trusted.”

“But if Queen Arriana is being held captive,” you say, “she must be rescued! Besides, they say she’s very beautiful.”

The bull-headed man grunts, his large ears twitching slightly. “The part about her beauty is true enough. Just… watch yourself. All is not as it…

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JF Danskin
Choose Your Own Adventure — Collaboration

Writing fiction (fantasy especially) and poetry, enthusiast for creativity, collaboration, community. An Editor at the Fiction Writer's Den.