The Marble Castle was in a uproar, as thousands of people from different species filled it's court, from humans and elves, to orcs and dwarves to even goblins and the highly unknown murlocs. The only structure in the court and right in the middle of the crowd was a large stage, currently on which several royal soldiers were looking around at the crowd.
Then, the doors of the keep opened and a old man dressed in royal clothing emerged from it, accompanied by a mage, several huge guards clad in pitch black armor and two more people, the Grand Marshal of the Kingdom, Valyas Atmos and Maryvale Blood(known as the Marshal's Hound among the higher ranks of the army and nobility), a woman clad in pitch black armor. The man was presumably the king, unifier of the small human kingdoms, the one who quelled the rebellions of the lesser species and somehow managed to convince the massively powerful dragon Sssalivan the Terror to defeat the still weak Avatars of Death and King D(Demon King) and retrieve the swords Earthrent, Soulstealer, Darkstalker and the newer Universal Weapon called Anna, created by the Archangel Gabriel.
Sssalivan did only part of his job, he did defeat the Avatars of Death and King D, but only managed to retrieve weakest of the sister swords, Soulstealer, Earthrent having been taken back to the Grand Temple by the Protector, a immensely powerful golem. Darkstalker on the other hand was taken away by Midnight the Eternal, the right hand of the Avatar of Death, lastly, Anna was almost captured, however, the Archangel Gabriel stopped Sssalivan from claiming her.
However, the attack on the United Human Kingdoms only started, every other species besides the elves declared war to the humans and the elves, wishing to dethrone the two superior species. Thus far, King Adamas has been able to beat back his enemies, but he is aging and will soon die, so he wants to assure victory and continued superiority for the humans by retrieving the Four Universal Weapons.
Now, Grand King Adamas had ordered another gathering of mercenaries to retrieve the other three swords, this time however, he had only the best mercenaries gathered, people stronger than his own regular forces. King Adamas got onto the stage and looked at the mercenaries, his eyes seemingly studying everyone there, before saying in a booming tone:
"My good people, as you know, humanity is in peril and thus so far I have been able to protect them thanks to my strategies, but I am getting old and I won't live forever to protect us. And so I wanted to announce all of the current mercenaries that I am trying yet again to retrieve the Four Universal Weapons, this time to ensure the safety of my realm. The rewards will be as follows for each respective weapon you bring.
Earthrent, the second strongest of the blades and the sword of King D has been taken far away in the Endless Deserts and from what info I have managed to scrounge up, it is guarded by the last Guardian Golem still alive, so the rewards will be, 200.000 gold bars, a Castle of your choice on the borders of the United Human Kingdoms and a lordship.
Soulstealer, the sword of Midnight the Eternal, while it is the weakest of the swords, it's power can still destroy armies with only a swing and the fact that now Sssalivan the Terror has it means that it will be all the harder to retrieve, hence, you will recieve 150.000 gold bars and a lordship. if you also manage to kill Sssalivan the Terror and bring proof, then you will recieve and extra 50.000 tons of gold and a small outpost on the borders."
Darkstalker, the strongest of blades has been taken away by Midnight the Eternal, this sword belongs to the Avatar of Death and will be the hardest to retrieve since we have no idea where it is, though I suspect it is in the Death Marshes, the only place on this plane of existence in which death still has a grasp. The reward will be 300.000 gold, a lordship and you will be appointed the lord of the Marble Castle.
And now, the newest of Universal Weapons, Anna. Created by the Archangel Gabriel to defeat King D and the Avatar of Death, so we assume it is powerful, however, since Archangel Gabriel had to intervene to stop Sssalivan from taking it means that it isn't any stronger than it's sister weapons. The reward for getting her is 150.000 gold bars and a lordship.
However, if only one person manages to retrieve all of the swords, he will get the greatest rewards that I can give. The hand of my daughter and making that person the heir to the United Human Kingdoms." he finishes. "I will leave any questions you may have to the Grand Marshal." he says slowly turning back and heading inside the castle.
The Marshal bows curtly to the King Adamas and turns towards the crowds.
"Before I answer your questions, I will have my second in command, Maryvale Blood retrieve the swords, if anyone has anything against this, then you can leave!" he said glaring. "Now... any questions?" he asks the crowd.
Damoni was purchasing a large bag of meat in the marketplace when he first heard about the quest. Reading the notice on the wall of the castle, he immediately took an interest. "Perhaps I can get one of these swords to help further my own goals."
Quickly going over his supplies, he discovered that he had a large supply of gold and platinum coins: about twenty of each, which is a fair amount. Deciding that the one in the Death Marshes was the most convenient for him, he set off to the stables to rent the fastest mount he could find.
