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The Sleeping King

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A young Priestess and a promising Templar are heading for their first mission. Technically they should only help calm down the citizens of Springville, who are flustered by the sudden disappearance of their Priest. What seemes like a simple task becomes a dangerous adventure, where magic, faith and a good sword are the only things standing between the two friends and the power of evil…


Autor : Jeffory Jenkins II
Illustration: shutterstock.com/Lena Sergeeva
ca. 212 Pages
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Characters :

2 female and 9 male characters

Main female character

Julie Stone, a young Sept Trainee; becomes Priestess after accomplishing her (magic) tasks; slender and feminine; graceful, bold, devout, determined and fearless; William is her childhood friend who had promised to protect her; secretly she is in love with William and is at some point jealous of Arianna; gets some bruises but finally manages to destroy the evil enemy using the power of the Divine; Happy Ending for her and William.

Main male character

William Miller, a young, handsome Temple guard; best blademaster/warrior; Julie is his childhood freind and he promised to protect her; William and Julie have been through a lot and he's devoted to her; loyal, honourable and somewhat cynical person who on the other hand likes a good meal accompanied by a cup or two of wine; William is in love with Julie even if he get's distracted by Arianna for a moment, but he is truly into Julie and would do anything for her; beloved by everybody; somewhat afraid of magic; fights, gets bruises but is healed; Happy Ending for him and Julie.

Thief and friend of the main characters

Finkle Fiddlestore, halfling and thief; gets rescued by William and Julie on their way to Springville; proves himself loyal and honest to them, even if he likes to 'keep some things save for their good'; likes women and they seem to like him as well; accompanies William and Julie during their adventure and takes part in the final fight; gets hurt a couple of times but is healed.

Elf archer

Arianna Storm, Brian Storm's daughter; half-elf archer; very strong and beautiful; her elf-mother died years ago and now she lives with her human-father only; short-tempered but loyal and honest to her friends; casts an eye on William but nothing happens except they get really drunk; likes Julie and Finkle; takes part in the final challenge; gets hurt but is healed.

Magistrate and fatherly friend to the main male character

Mark Brown, Magistrate of The Fist; former blademaster; William's teacher and fatherly friend; has no children and no family; wants William to take his place later on; gives him a magic, elven sword; friends with Archbishop Walden and Mayor Storm; appears only in the first chapters and is mentioned a couple of times afterwards.

Mayor and friend of the main characters

Brian Storm, Mayor of Springville; served at the side of the Magistrate and the Archbishop; each one owed the other their lives; Arianna's father; friends with William and Julie; helps them in Springville; takes no part in the final fight.

Archbishop and archon of the main characters

John Warden, Archbishop of Corning; gives assignments to graduating clerics; tall, aged and wise; has been friends with Brian Storm and Mark Brown for long and fought together with them during The Great Upheaval; sends Julie and William on a mission to Springville; appears in the first chapters.

Inn keeper and favorer of the main female character

Carl Windhaven, inn keeper of the Laughing Lady; a stout fellow; likes brightly colored things and jewelry; flamboyant personality; flirtatious with Julie but friends with William as well; appears in the beginning of the story and is mentioned a couple of times hereafter.

Templar who once saves the life of the main characters

Thomas Gordon, Templar who saves William and Julie from the goblins when they're still children; gives William a dagger; gets killed but is healed by a cleric and perfectly fine; very small role.

Dwarf

Drew Sterling, a dwarf William and Julie meet at The Goblin Hole; a drunkard and an adventurer in search for wealth; wants to live a quiet live from now on; his partner Krag Diegel is missing and he bids the two friends for help, appears only once in the story but is mentioned a couple of times.

Orc

Kloup, an orc who lives with the humans; inn keeper of The Goblin Hole; friendly with William and Julie; only a small role

Town where the main characters first met in their childhood

Rivertown, the town where William and Julie first met in their childhood