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<blockquote data-quote="RMcCall" data-source="post: 6287547" data-attributes="member: 6774892">Cinthia jumps up.&nbsp; &quot;Forget the drink!&quot; she says.&nbsp; &quot;I love telling that story!&quot;She clears her throat and assumes a cross-legged sitting position, making sure she's facing everyone around the circle.&nbsp; &quot;Nunpoldrn, the story goes, fell in love with the daughter of a cruel and greedy king.&nbsp; He spent all his gold to buy flashy jewelry, fancy food, and elegant dresses, hoping to show her father that he was worthy of her hand.&nbsp; The king said no.&nbsp; So Nunpoldrn hired hordes of musicians to write brilliant ballads about the girl, to display to the king how much he truly loved her.&nbsp; The king was unmoved.&nbsp; Finally, out of money, Nunpoldrn began to steal from other lands to bring countless piles of wealth to the kingdom, to hopefully appeal to the king's greed and convince him to offer up his only daughter.&nbsp; Alas, the king would not.&nbsp; However, he did accept the treasure, and left Nunpoldrn poor and alone.&quot;Nunpoldrn wasn't through, however.&nbsp; He had put in a failsafe into the treasure in case the king stole it.&nbsp; The horde was cursed, and despite the king's newfound wealth, his kingdom began to suffer.&nbsp; Crops died, disease and famine ran rampant through the streets, and the king was transformed into a horrible monster with scales instead of skin, a hideous face filled with rows of sharp teeth, and a long spiked tail.&nbsp; His daughter fled the castle in fear of her own father.&nbsp; The treasure began to transform the whole land around the kingdom.&quot;The king finally realized the error of his ways, and, using psychic abilities granted to him in his new form, communicated with the subjects of his that were still alive and loyal to find Nunpoldrn and tell him that anything he wanted was his, if he would reverse the horrible curse.&nbsp; However, Nunpoldrn, as well as the princess, was nowhere to be found.&nbsp; The king's palace became the center of the Cursed Desert, right next to where we are now!&nbsp; Some say he still wanders the halls of his palace, sitting on the piles of gold that no longer have any use, still trapped in his hideous form.&quot;She smiles at the group.&nbsp; &quot;Fun stuff, amiright?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RMcCall, post: 6287547, member: 6774892"] Cinthia jumps up. [COLOR=#ffd700]"Forget the drink!" [/COLOR]she says. [COLOR=#ffd700]"I love telling that story!" [/COLOR] She clears her throat and assumes a cross-legged sitting position, making sure she's facing everyone around the circle. [COLOR=#ffd700]"Nunpoldrn, the story goes, fell in love with the daughter of a cruel and greedy king. He spent all his gold to buy flashy jewelry, fancy food, and elegant dresses, hoping to show her father that he was worthy of her hand. The king said no. So Nunpoldrn hired hordes of musicians to write brilliant ballads about the girl, to display to the king how much he truly loved her. The king was unmoved. Finally, out of money, Nunpoldrn began to steal from other lands to bring countless piles of wealth to the kingdom, to hopefully appeal to the king's greed and convince him to offer up his only daughter. Alas, the king would not. However, he did accept the treasure, and left Nunpoldrn poor and alone. "Nunpoldrn wasn't through, however. He had put in a failsafe into the treasure in case the king stole it. The horde was cursed, and despite the king's newfound wealth, his kingdom began to suffer. Crops died, disease and famine ran rampant through the streets, and the king was transformed into a horrible monster with scales instead of skin, a hideous face filled with rows of sharp teeth, and a long spiked tail. His daughter fled the castle in fear of her own father. The treasure began to transform the whole land around the kingdom. "The king finally realized the error of his ways, and, using psychic abilities granted to him in his new form, communicated with the subjects of his that were still alive and loyal to find Nunpoldrn and tell him that anything he wanted was his, if he would reverse the horrible curse. However, Nunpoldrn, as well as the princess, was nowhere to be found. The king's palace became the center of the Cursed Desert, right next to where we are now! Some say he still wanders the halls of his palace, sitting on the piles of gold that no longer have any use, still trapped in his hideous form."[/COLOR] She smiles at the group. [COLOR=#ffd700]"Fun stuff, amiright?"[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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