Book 1 Tywacomb
Prologue
Funeral for a common foe, all kinds of people are each taking their part in a funeral.
Act 1
Caspian, a wizard, is sent to Earth from Tywacomb by some elves, with the job of finding the descendants of an elf who immigrated to earth some time back. He sees he is being followed by some potential villains.
Introduce the Caplan Family, the mother Roxanne and children, Diana and Alex, are the descendants of the elf in question.
Caspian blends in and then stands by as per instructions, as the kids and Roxanne are kidnapped.
Caspian convinces Steven Caplan to go with him after the rest of the family, but to leave his guns behind.
Act 2
Arc-1 Back on Tywacomb, the villains not wanting to carry Roxanne around, sell her off as a slave, and then head from their current location to their home kingdom, in the southern part of the planet.
Roxanne is paid-in-kind as tax and ends up in the royal palace for disposition.
The sorceress/adviser to the king takes Rosanne as her own servant, until Roxanne’s husband can show up for her.
Roxanne learns her true heritage as a half-elf, and that she has potential to do magic.
Arc-2 Steven and Caspian arrive on Tywacomb. Steven initially has a hard time accepting what is happening. Caspian sets out after Roxanne, Steven in tow.
Steven inadvertently takes into his care a young nubile maiden, Abey, who refuses anyone in her village.
The three journey on foot: Abey proves her worth; Steven proves his good humor, honor and fidelity; Caspian proves his bad-humor and that he is not to be messed with.
Act 3
Arc-1
Roxanne and Sorceress become friends.
Sorceress teaches Roxanne basic magic theory; Roxanne gives some objective advise about how to get the King back into the Queen’s bed, and out of the harem.
The Queen returns from diplomatic travel the Sorceress puts Roxanne’s idea to work.
Arc-2
Stopping to resupply in a city; Steven encounters the merchant that had Roxanne, and with Caspian’s help gets Rox’s wedding rings back.
They join a trading caravan. Steven and Caspian recognize that this caravan is part of a disguised Army. It is headed into the capitol to start a fight.
The three split off and soon join with another caravan, this made up of a known mercenary company of good reputation.
Arc-welding
The two companies are in the capitol city when the invading ones attack, and try to take the palace. The local groups of Guards, and the militia put down the attack, with the quiet help of the reputable mercenaries.
The three manage to capture the leader of the invading army. Steven and Caspian trade the leader for Roxanne.
Abey leaves with the reputable mercenaries.
Caspian and the Caplan’s head out to go to the closest seaport, to catch a ship south, and beat the wagon train that still has their kids on board. They are intercepted by a messenger from the elves, with a summons.
Act 4
Arc-1
Caspian and the Caplan’s hike to and arrive at the elf city.
The elves evaluate Roxanne, and instruct for her to receive a crash course in using magic.
Steven is sent to go get a certain sword.
Caspian gets to sit on his haunches and wait.
Arc-1a
Steven is teleported by the elves to a ruined city and dungeon-crawls through it, looking for the sword.
He dreams about the siege that happened here, and learns where the sword probably is.
He finds the sword, does a little treasure hunting, and also finds a scroll that all but shouts at him to take it.
He teleports back with the sword, scroll, and little bit of treasure.
Arc-1b
Roxanne is taught more magic, this time in the elfin manor.
The elves begin to outfit her as they feel should befit her.
She impresses her instructor with her intuitive understanding, and recklessness.
She convinces them to help outfit Seven as well as herself.
Arc-1-welding
Steven and Roxanne get Caspian to tell them the whole story, as he had been holding out parts that he did not think they would comprehend.
The Elves that are doing the outfitting being more sympathetic than some of the others, let the Caplan’s return to earth for some supplies.
They have and cause some police and legal trouble, but leave before it can be resolved, and return to Tywacomb. Roxanne brings Steven’s pistol with.
They finish getting outfitted, and then sent on their way south.
Arc-2
Introduce the kingdom of Krog that the kids have been kidnapped by, and the capitol city of Skarg. The kids are paraded through: then Diana given to some cavern Elves to be raised by; Alex is given to a cavern community of psionic-talents to be raised by.
Introduce Karen, a psionic-talent Journeyman assassin.
Karen is hired by the queen to see to it that the parents of the kids, with the wizard that is known to be with them cannot get the kids back.
Karen is secretly counter-hired by the Viceroy to see to it that they can get the kids back and are taught all they will need to know to kill the king and queen.
Karen begins scouting for information and for the three to show up.
Act 5
Caspian and the Caplan’s arrive, posing as traders.
Karen rescues Roxanne from an encounter, and takes her to a safe-house.
Karen and Roxanne go find Steven and Caspian, and Karen joins the party, to lead them to where their children are.
Karen is honest from the start about why she is there. She leads them to the right cave, and psionically teaches them all they will need to know.
Arc-1 Caspian and Roxanne go to the elf village and rescue Diana
Arc-2 Steven goes to the other village and rescues Alex.
They all meet back together and get back to the surface, where Karen is waiting. She leads them to an ambush. The Viceroy’s men capture the family as Karen ‘kills’ Caspian.
The Caplans are taken back to Skarg, the males to the King, the females to the Queen.
Fights happen, between the adults, as the parents also move to free the kids. Once free the kids decide the respective fights, killing the respective monarchs.
Epilogue
After some settling of things, the Viceroy takes the thrown, and the Caplan family is ushered out of the city quickly.
The Caplans encounter Karen and Caspian together coming to get them.
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