“... just remember to enjoy the day. I know you’re nervous about having to go up in front of the entire kingdom to marry Crista, but you love her.” Torren patted his friend on the shoulder reassuringly. “I know you can do this. It’s just one day and then it’s over. But it’s a party for the two of you so remember to enjoy it.”
Dennel smiled at his friend and clasped him on the shoulder in return. “I know, my brother. But you’ve seen me give speeches before. The last time I messed up my own father’s name. The king!”
Torren started laughing at the memory of Dennel calling his father King Koko-Korimon in front of the grand council of Neti. “Oh my, I almost forgot about that. Your face was the same shade of red as the cloak you were wearing. It was very amusing to watch.”
5 minutes is up
“I know, I heard the laughter.” Dennel said, his shoulders slumping a bit. “Father sent me to an elven teacher after that for speech lessons. I guess we’ll find out tonight if they pay off.”
Torren started to walk to the door, “I have to go check on the other guys, Dennel. You make sure to wear the full regalia today. Don’t forget your necklace like at the rehearsal. This has to be perfect. The kingdom is relying on this union. Thank the gods it is one built on love.”
Thank you for taking the time to read this short little scene of a Prince on his wedding night. I have decided to use these prompts to flesh out the world my fantasy stories and games take place in. The world is called Eca and I have a basic map and territories drawn up, but after moving away from my D&D group I hit a roadblock of development since I didn’t have any players to use my world. Now I want to use my world for writing as well as games, so I am picking up the torch once again to start the worldbuilding process.
Eca - The continent on which my stories take place. Overall world, unnamed as of yet.
Neti - A small country on the east of Eca, surrounded by the larger nation, Paka Lanpau
Dennel - Prince of the Neti royal family and heir to the throne
Torren - Best friend of Dennel, son to a nobleman
King Korimon - The Neti king for 20 years. Well-liked by his population
Crista - Princess of the Paka Lanpau kingdom
This scene is historical in nature, taking place well before any of the actual stories I write in the world have happened. This scene symbolizes the longstanding alliance between Neti and Paka Lanpau. Neti would go on to change its governing style in later years to be one closer to a corporate democracy where yearly earnings dictate your seat on the grand council. I feel like this country could be fun to explore as players in an rpg, especially at higher levels if you have creative people that want to run merchant empires in between large campaign arcs.
