Hey, Ferdinand I, how many Sicilies were you King of?
That’s also how many weeks I’ve written a Realmgard Short Scene in June so far.
FYI: It’s called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies because it was the reunification of kingdoms of both the actual island of Siciliy and of the southern Italian mainland, initially both under the original Kingdom of Siciliy, then separated into two separate kingdoms both calling themselves a Kingdom of Siciliy.
June 8 – Captain Goblinbeard, Thespian
“We’ll be startin’ with Scene 1. O’ the Prologue. O’ Act III. The play itself bein’ a separate interquel occurin’ contemporaneously to the second play in in the primary series o’ four.”
June 9 – The Gladiators of Porthaven
Somehow, for some reason, the Lords-Municipal of Porthaven decided that all the city’s young adventurers and pirates should be given the opportunity to be tossed into a big arena, left to their own devices, and forced to fight a seemingly endless horde of monsters, beasts, and guys with swords, dodging traps all the while.
June 10 – She Who Came from Afar
“We are come from Afar. From out of the Space between spaces and a Time that was already ancient when Old was young and Time was not yet reckoned, and your kind yet cowered in caves, cleaving close to their little fires to ward off the things walking in the night and nor had they yet learned to walk upright.”
June 11 – Looking at Octopus
As the other five watch, Tancred’s surprised yelp is muffled by the octopus latching onto his face, causing him to stumble blindly around the tide pool.
June 12 – The Hunting of the Shark
“Have ye ever seen it, lass? Have ye ever gazed into the oddly soulful eyes o’ the Small-to-Medium Anklebiter Shark?”
June 13 – You Killed My Father?
“Do I look like somebody who goes around killing people’s fathers?”
June 14 – Sheep People
“Farmer Marrow left me a copiously annotated guide to his sheep. Names, favourite kinds of glass upon which to graze. Which ones need a lullaby before bed. I really must endeavour to make his absence impact the flock as little as possible.”
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