Entering the Mycologos Protectorate
by Nin Harris on Sep.17, 2006, under Mycologos Protectorate
Okoo speaks:
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The history of this hidden Glade is pretty spotty – and not just on the roofs of the Mushroom houses. It used to be an abandoned fairy ring around which toadstools grew. Then, it was gifted to a handful of exiles from other realms, who enlarged it with magic and, much later, alchemical rites. Right now, it has grown to accomodate all the travellers and exiles who made their way here and never left.
The recent troubles we’ve had with the Wild Hunt and less than congenial visitors from the Human Realms caused us to mobilize, and take actions to protect this one corner of the realm which we call home. We gathered in large numbers and made our way towards the Guardian’s keep to petition her. Our requests were:
1. That we be recognized as a city and not the quaint little market-town she has been promoting us as.
2. That we be given the right to protect our home with our own government.
The Guardian was not happy with our collective decision but gave in after we presented our evidence. We are now, however, a protectorate under her behest and are answerable to her for all that occurs. It was a compromise the more timid of us agreed to since she had both the Faerie Lord and the Draconic Elders on her side during the meeting. We do not know what will happen, now that she has disappeared but we hope this young Caretaker guy will leave us be. After all, it was not long ago that he was one of us.
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