Kyngdom Survival Guide

*A Travel Guide

Chatterbox: KYNGDOM™ Power of Hoof

*A Travel Guide

*A Travel Guide to Northwest Kyngdom That is Totally Not Top Secret and Has Nothing to Do with Anything Important

So you want to take a trip to Northwest Kyngdom? Wonderful! Pack your bags, grow an extra layer of fur, and hop onto the Badger Express, the high-speed badger-drawn train that will carry you northward.


Travel tip: The Badger Express has a wonderful dining car that serves a creamy, piping-hot soup called Pinesüppe: root vegetables simmered for hours with pine needles and topped off with a rich drizzle of sap.

Once you disembark, take a moment to notice how your breath turns into an intricately-patterned fog in the air. There is a magic to northwest Kyngdom that no one can explain--almost everything here, no matter how dangerous, is aesthetically pleasing. Gaze at the fields of soft, untouched snow, the evergreens glimmering with icicles so elaborate that you would have sworn they were carved by artists, and the aurora borealis that dance through the sky like omens of a better life. This is the home of Regina, the Silver Reindeer, who is…just your average reindeer!


Travel tip: Pack light but warm! Bring lots of high-protein snacks--we recommend grubs! Regina is the guardian of Hoof!

Though Regina looks so noble so as to be unapproachable, she is actually very friendly, and loves showing newcomers around her land. She lives in a mansion (nobody said reindeer weren’t materialistic!) that she named Jökull, the Old Norse word for ice. It is a place of good cheer, where the super-sweet juice of the local Winter Black Cherry flows year-round (delicious over ice or warmed up!). Zephyra loves to spend her holidays here.


Travel tip: Examine Regina closely when she walks. Three of her feet are shod in beautiful mother-of-pearl horseshoes that glimmer when she walks, but the fourth bears only a rusty horseshoe. Look closely at that horseshoe. I think you know what it is. Don’t you?

Regina will warn you about the forest of blue juniper trees that look so appealing and smell like Christmas on a platter. This is the Decoy Forest, and its pull is strong. When you walk through it--which you should never do--you will see what you want to see. Lost loves will cry out to you from the trees. Your mother, as a teenager, may appear, begging you to be her friend. Ignore them all. Have another mug of Winter Black Cherry cider. Enjoy your stay.


Travel tip: The pull of the Decoy Forest? B.I.G. feels it, too. When Cornelia Hornshaw stares into the Forest, she sees an image of the Fourth Power. But she still doesn’t know where it’s located. She’s heading there now, though. Will anybody stop her?

submitted by FAFA Intelligence, Bog & Burrow Inn
(January 4, 2017 - 12:58 pm)

I fly down to were Sprocket lays.

"Trillian, how are you doing? I brought chais." I say.

"A what?" Trillian asked.

"A chai. The plurall form of chai is chais." I say, offering her a cup.

"WHat is a chai?" Trillian asked.

"Its a combination of black tea, milk, and spices." I say.

"And why do you have chais?" Trillian asks.

"Becuase I like chais, and as I am supposed to be your friend, I want you to try a chai." I reply. 

submitted by Elliot
(January 11, 2017 - 12:38 am)

Ronan Septimus Damocles.

Ronan, for warrior.

Septimus, after my father-Catastrophe.

Damocles. It's a family name.

 

Born 2nd December 12 BDC (Before Death of Claaws)

Son of Catastophe Damocles and Verona Smith.

That's who I am, isn't it? 

submitted by Ronan S. Damocles, age 13, The Decoy Forest
(January 11, 2017 - 12:30 pm)

More and more people are coming to the forest.

Ever since the boy took the sword, we've had to be on our guard. 

Now more are coming. 

submitted by Master Zjier
(January 11, 2017 - 6:12 am)

are you Icy I say. she looks down at my wound and mutters somthing under her breath I cant tell what she is saying. um excuse me I say did you here me she looks up and tells me to lie down I do as she tells me Who are you I say again, she wraps my leg in cloth I look at the snow surronding my leg, its bloud red I must have lost a lot of blood.

i'm sorry if I controled any one to much,

Lia M.

submitted by Lia M. , age 10, The Decoy Forest
(January 11, 2017 - 9:35 am)

Ow. That was all I had to say. Ow. My whole body hurt, as if I had been smashed by something. 

I slowly become aware of voices in the nothingness of my brain. I grown as the noise makes my head throb.

Opening one eye, I see one bright spot and two dark outlines. I open my other eye and slowly my vision focuses.

I see Trillian and Elliot huddled around a fire, muttering.

Trillian turns to me. "Hi Sprocket. I didn't realize you were awake."

Elliot offers me a cup of something, and I slowly take a sip. Warmth fills my body, and my head pounds less.

"Mmm." I sigh in satisfaction. "Is it chais?"

Elliot looked surprised. "Um yeah. How did you know that?"

"Millie used to sell hot chai during winter. I would get free samples."

Sitting up slowly, I look around at where we were. It looked like we were still in the Decoy Forest, but the illusions kept to the darkness, not bothering us.

"My legs feel better, as well as my back. Did you heal me Trillian?"

She nods. "Reminded me of SailHaven, and the Blood Relic."

I laugh. She was right. This did have a sense of familiarity to it.

"What do we do now?"

 

Sorry Master Nova. I just went with this one cause someone else had added to the story. 

submitted by Sprocket
(January 11, 2017 - 6:16 pm)

"Aw, nostalgia." I say. They both look at me. "Anyway, I finished my gun. So I am ready to enter the combat. You need somebody here who is good at ranged combat. Also, Sprocket, wear this. It is a fragment of the Relic of Blood, and it will stop any feral vampire from attacking you."

submitted by Elliot
(January 11, 2017 - 6:44 pm)

I take the chai tea from Elliot and we sit down around my camp fire. I felt kind of bad for Elliot, all he had wanted was to protect SailHaven. Then he went insane and crashed the city into the ground. 

"It wasn't your fault." I mutter.

he looked up, surprised.

"i mean the whole SailHaven crashing and helping SOCS. You couldn't help being possessed by Jaaws."

he looked down, embarrassed. You would think a thousand year old vampire couldn't get nervous.

 

submitted by Nebula , Trillian
(January 11, 2017 - 6:22 pm)

It's quite alright. I'm with the two others anyway. :)

I trot over to Zjier and Yala as we stand over the cliff edge, observing the few humans below. 

Yala lets out a small growl. "None of them are the Chosen."

Zjier and I nod in agreement.

"As long as the Chosen is not on Catastrophe's side, what could go wrong?" Zjier asks.

"You'd be suprised," I mutter. 

Zjier directs his attention towards the humans below. "Should we pay them a visit?"

"What for?" I ask.

"They might help us," Yala replies.

"But we don't know who they are," I argue.

"But-" Yala objects, her fur bristling slightly.

"No," Zjier interrupts. "No, Nova's right. There's an evil, or at least a past evil, among one of them." 

submitted by Master Nova
(January 11, 2017 - 11:20 pm)

Everyone was seemingly unharmed by the jolt except for Icy and Shadow, but we snapped them out of it now, so I think they're fine. I let out a shaky sigh and try for a smile that's sure to look more like I have serious stomach cramps. "So, um, what so we do now?" I ask. "I think we should try to find the resistance base." Shadow suggests. "I'm here to get that Power back," Icy says firmly. "And I'll only do what I think is the best way to find it." I take a deep breath. "Same here." I say as confidently as I can. Mina seems unsure. "Maybe we should try to find the others first. Ronan, and any other possible survivors."

"I still think we need to find the Resistance base." Shadow says, a hint of authority in her voice. "There, we can re-group and figure out the best course of action."

I look at Icy. "I think Shadow's right. We'll have a better chance of finding the Power of Hoof if we can contact the Resistance."

~

Sorry if I controlled anyone!  

submitted by Anwen
(January 12, 2017 - 10:57 am)

my leg is starting to heal, the girl still has not anserd any of my Quastions, But I have decided that I will call her Icy Beacase I think thats who she is. Icy says that she will have to go soon Luckaly she has made me some cruches so I should be able  to at least be able to hoble around, bye I say as the girl starts of she turns around bye she says and walks of, I sit up and wach her go after I cant se her any more I try to stand up and just tumble right back down I should have tride that before she was gone that was stuped, I better start calling for help, Help I call Help! I hope Elliot is nearby Help! I cal again.

Lia M.

submitted by Lia M., age 10, The Decoy Forest
(January 12, 2017 - 11:07 am)

Someone is thinking really hard about me. I run over. It's Lia. 

"WHat happened?" I ask. 

submitted by Elliot
(January 12, 2017 - 11:36 am)

that does not realy mater all that maters is that I need someone to help me walk so that I can find my baby hipogriff his name is Brandon

submitted by Lia M., age 10
(January 12, 2017 - 12:03 pm)

Ok, I will help you.

submitted by Elliot
(January 12, 2017 - 12:55 pm)

THANKS!!!!! now were could he be, Brandon I call over and over again

submitted by Lia M., age 10
(January 12, 2017 - 1:16 pm)

"I say we split up. One of us takes the camp of the thief who stole our sword, one watches the train, another looks around at the others who have invaded our forest."

"But we've always done things together!" Exclaims Yala, "I don't think it's wise to venture apart."

"It may be the only way." 

submitted by Master Zjier
(January 12, 2017 - 3:47 pm)