Elven Trespassers (Patreon)

Within the depths of the forest, are where centuries of history and mysterious beasts slumber, were three elven adventurers once stood defiant. United as a well-balanced party known by The Brave Sword, The Royal Bow, and Talented Staff in hand; they challenged themselves to cross the forbidden area that their elders have warned them to never enter.

Their recklessness carried them deep into the forest, but they overestimated their ability against the dangers inside. It was roughly a year after scouts found the missing party, and recovered their statues with the majority of their equipment almost gone. Each of them showing off their foolishness in their final moments against the mysterious monster, that thankfully, left them petrified. Despite one of their members being of the royal family, it was unanimously decided that the choice to restore them was not an option. Not that was impossible, but rather the cost is far beyond what most would pay due to the severity of the petrification.

Instead, it was decided that they would better serve as a warning sign to future generations of elves to stand silently bound to their new posts along the edge of the forbidden zone. A punishment befitting that of rulebreakers that go against the Elder Elven Counsel's wisdom. Permanently enchanted with various magiks such as Unbreaking and The Gift of Consciousness to make them suffer their fate.

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Commission! (The commissioner also supplied the blurb.)