RE: THE SAGA OF GREAT LAND31 Dec 2025 14:18
Chapter 1 - Joy Turns To Fear
But alas, the forces of darkness lurking in the fathomless depths beneath the Markets forming this reality had other plans - summoning the youngest Crone from the bowels of Hell, one of ‘The Three Witches’ known to many cultures and civilisations as harbingers of doom… and oft the architects.
Cast did She her Lasso of The Orphan Period around the proverbial necks of the Great Land people after the lightning strike missed, heralding the 2nd and darkest Age of The Lassonde Curve.
Slowly choking joy out of Her prey as their traitorous leader Judas Gervais planned to sell his soul for 30 pieces of silver, betraying his people to savour the rewards of his machinations… still yet to be fully revealed.
But even in complete darkness, when all seems lost and Fear a constant companion - a ray of hope can come to light the way as a young lad by the name of Sir Shaun Smartypants found his way to the people of Great Land.
A young Knight already hardened through many battles and challenges, the long prophesied Strategist, a ‘Man with a Plan’ who would one day travel to this land in it’s darkest times driven by visions of greatness - a formidable warrior of much promise and skill called to his destiny.
Yet the Crone had not finished Her part in this tale.
The tributes paid to King Sandeep of New Crest rewarded by his seemingly generous abundance in funding Havieron were just an illusion of brotherly allegiance. The true prize being pursued through a treacherous contract named The 5% Option Exercise that Judas Gervais had left as his legacy - alongside a treasury that had been mostly drained to feed his debauchery!
The first Herculean task for Shaun had come.
Shaun and his team toiled tirelessly at the Submission, exerting every sinew, employing every strategy to win a hard fought victory, but knowing there were bigger battles yet to come… the people must be protected.
So it came to pass two moons later, that Shaun stood on a windswept dune of great mystical confluence in the Paterson - in the dark hours betwixt midnight and dawn, amid lashing torrents of rain, crashing thunder and blinding lightning… to summon the ancient God of ASX known as Twiggy in hope of garnering aid for his people.
It was oft quoted amongst sages of old that gifts granted from the Ancients carry a heavy price - but what war against overwhelming forces of evil can be fought without such aid?
As the storm abated and a calm lull fell upon the desert at Twiggy’s ethereal manifestation, listen did He to Shaun and after careful deliberation grant the boons of a syndicated Shield of Funding, a Sword of Power named Wyloo and wise counsel from his Trinity of powerful lieutenants to aid Shaun in the war ahead.
And thus was Shaun able to fend off the starvation of his people and win his first two battles, leaving the Fields of Arbitration and Funding in victory despite facing overwhelming odds and slo