Drabble Story Arc #2: Seek and Avenge
Merchants’ Guild
A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.
This is a collaborative ‘choose your own’ fiction story. The whole story begins with ‘The Burned Village’ by JF Danskin. You can also head back to the previous chapter, ‘The Legacy of Zaroph’, also by JF Danskin. Or find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here.
The moneychanger leads you out of the street. You see soldiers patrolling, and tense up, remembering the stolen ring! But they ignore you.
You enter a much larger building; the Merchants’ Guild. The moneychanger introduces a burly half-orc as Okoom the Guildmaster, then vanishes. A tall lizardman guards the door.
“I hear local merchants hired Zaroph,” you say to Okoom.
Okoom hisses. “People shouldn’t share such information.”
“I know Zaroph of old,” you say, “and now, orcs have destroyed my village. What’s going on?”
Okoom hesitates.
“Zaroph no longer works for us,” he says at last. “Sorry — can’t help.”
You decide to:
- Call bullshit, and demand the whole story (click here).
- Threaten Okoom with your axe (click here).
- Speak to other people around the guildhall (click here).
- Ignore this conspiracy, and skip town before justice catches up with you (click here).
- Leave, and do what the moneychanger previously asked for — ‘take care’ of his son-in-law (click here).
This is a collaborative story. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like. Each main part of the story (not including choices and blurb) should be a 100-word drabble. Or drop suggestions in the comments!
And check out the writing prompts below for loads of story ideas.