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January 17, 2010 - Royal Banquet
A Royal Banquet was held in Castle British to welcome the new Captain of the Royal Guard, Commander Christine Keel, and to knight a 'hero' known as Hercules. A large selection of delicacies from all over the realm awaited to tempt those invited.

Hercules: The Story Begins, by The Britain Post

As the guests talked with Queen Dawn, the new Commander of the Royal Guard, and Minister Grey, a suspicious looking woman dressed as a servant made her way through the crowd. Eventually, someone noticed that she had a hair dye stain on the back of her neck and that she failed to respond to requests. When confronted, the woman pulled a dagger before vanished from sight and has not been seen since.

When it came time for Hercules to be knighted, he was nowhere to be found. Several people questioned why this man was to be honored, while one, Galen, said he had evidence that Hercules was a fraud and a kidnapper. Dismayed by this news, Queen Dawn traveled to Delucia where Galen had found the golden hind in the stables. Apparently, the hind was in fact the missing zookeeper, Lady Artemis - once she was returned to Verity Isle - said Hercules had put a bag over her head and brought her to the Lost Lands.

A drunken Hercules eventually stumbled into the banquet hall where he was confronted by many angry citizens. His rude and boorish behavior eventually landed him in a cell in the Yew Prison.

February 6th, 2010 - Cleanup
Commander Keel assembled the V.R.G. at the Britain Counselor's Hall so they could investigate Hercules' reported 'accomplishments' in Ilshenar and the Abyss.

The defeat of the Ilshnarian Ant Lion was to be investigated first, so the Guard headed to the gypsy camp south of the Compassion Shrine where a golden egg case had been seen. There the Guard encountered evil ant lions working with ratmen to terrorize the gypsies. Once they had been defeated, a book written by the creature slain by Hercules was recovered.

A Plea and a Promise, by The Ilshnarian Ant Lion

Hercules had slain a noble creature, placing the gypsies in danger. Seeking to rectify the drunkard's error, the Guards helped the ant lion's offspring to hatch. They then led it to the Wisp Dungeon where memory crystals had been hidden, encountering several more evil creatures along the way. Fortunately, the larval ant lion made it to Ramona the Gypsy who was watching over the memories.

Ramona asked nine questions, each correct answer opened a magically sealed box containing a memory crystal. Once all nine were opened, the larval ant lion absorbed all her mother's memories and transformed into the new Ilshnarian Ant Lion. She shared with the Guard information about their next destination, and how to deal with the immortal hydra - the guard had to break it's heart.

Thanking the Ant Lion, the Guard rushed off to the Abyss where they found the hydra near the Medusa's Lair. Once its minions were defeated, they sought the method to end its life forever. Fortunately, another hydra appeared - and was quickly slain. This second hydra was found to have been the consort of the immortal. Her death caused it such grief that he willingly relinquished his immortality to be with her in death.

Will all three of Hercules' mistakes corrected, the Guard returned to Commander Keel at the Counselor's Hall. There they learned that Hercules had escaped his prison cell by bribing his guards. Angry shouts gave way to plans for the scoundrel's recapture...

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