This is something I wrote a while ago for my own RPG server. However, I never got to finish it. This is still a work in progress and I want to change a lot of things but the main lines of the story stay the same. I am considering collapsing the optional branches into the main branch and making it more lineair.

Some suggestions? For examaple some better names not straight from a random name generator 😛.

Short summary.

Main Branch

Guidorn gets murdered by Merwanna because he found out about the mysterious woman (Found a Portrait) mother of Gilliame who was killed by Merwanna after she found out that Rudurnun had a relationship with the woman before Merwanna had a relationship with him. They accuse the player and search him.

Ada defends him if he has no weapons. If the player has weapons with he needs to defend himself:

Choose Dark Ending
Try to talk himself out of it.

Merwanna confesses to Rudurnun about the murder but Lila heard it. Lila gets murdered by Rudurnun to protect his wife. The player needs to look for evidence and motives.

Side Branch (optional) The mysterious woman

The player searches for signs of a relation between Redurnun and unknown women who might be the mother of Gilliame. In this branch Gilliame murders his father. Tries to murder stepmother. – Can be changed if this branch is taken.

Side Branch (optional) The price of love

The player finds out about a love triangle between the cook, Faisha and the maiden. The maiden kills the daughter because she wants the cook for herself.

Ada finds out about the murderer and in hysteria tries to kill the maiden. The player can if this branch is taken: Talk Ada out of it and turn the maiden in, Kill the maiden himself, Side with the Maiden and kill ada.

If the branch is not taken the maiden kills also ada.

Stage 0

A few days after the player completed a noticeable quest he receives a message with an invitation to a fancy diner in the Bellaire Mansion: Dear {Player} In the recent days, we heard a story about your heroic deeds {Some mention of an earlier completed quest}. I send you this message in name of my master- Sir Guibour Walt Bellaire, Captain of the Grey pearl, Slayer of sea monsters, and Explorer of faraway lands and seas. He was intrigued with how you handled the situation and therefore you are granted the honour to meet him in person. My master has some urgent matters he wants to talk with you about. Join us tomorrow around sunset for dinner in honour of Sir Guibor Walt Bellaire’s 70th birthday at the Bellaire mansion. Hilreth Dolfier Butler of the Bellaire Family

Stage1

The player goes to the mansion, in front of the gate stands a guard. Dialouge A: Guard: Halt! What is your business here. Player:

I was invited for a dinner with Sir Guibour Walt Bellaire (Show invitation).
What is this place? (Option 2 is also available if quest is not started)

Response Option 1 If Around Sunset till about 20 PM: Guard: Oh alright, everything seems in order. Go on in. The butler is waiting for you at the front door. (Goto Stage2) Else: Guard: Master Bellaire is currently on a trip with his sons. He will be back around sunset. (Repeat Dialouge A) Response Option 2 Guard: This is the mansion of the famous Sir Guibour Walt Bellaire, Captain of the Grey pearl, Slayer of sea monsters, and Explorer of faraway lands and seas. Player: 2.1) If he was famous why haven’t I ever heard from him? Player: 2.2) Can you tell me something about Sir Guibour Bellaire? Response Option 2.1 Guard: Because you have been living under a rock? Just go away stop wasting my time. (Repeat Dialouge A) Response Option 2.2 Guard: Haven’t you heard from him? He was captain of a ship called the Grey Pearl. He sailed to strange lands fought with Sea monsters and found countless of treasures and artefacts of strange cultures. However I request you to leave. You don’t seem to have any business here. (Repeat Dialouge A) Stage2 The player can enter the terrain of the mansion and talk with the butler at the front door.

Dialouge B Butler: Welcome {Player} to the Bellaire mansion. Before you are allowed to enter I need to confiscate any weapons you are wearing and please dispose of your amour, it is rather inelegant. Player: 1) Fine, here you go. (Hand over Weapons) 2) Fine, here you go. (Keep small weapons hidden) 3) I am not giving you my weapons!

Response Option 1/2 Butler: Splendid! Alright before you enter I want to notify you of a few Rules. You address Sir Guibour Walt Bellaire always with his title. You may only visit the rooms on the ground floor unless instructed otherwise. And you will not in any circumstances talk about his wife.

Goto Stage 3 Response Option 3 Butler: I am not letting you in with those weapons. Tell me when you are ready to hand them in or leave. (Repeat Dialogue B)

Stage 3

The player can now talk to Guibour in the living area. Dialouge C Guibour: Ah,{playername}, you are here. Come closer, my eyes aren’t what they used to be. I am the Famous Guibour Walt Bellaire. Player: 1) Greetings Sir Bellaire, it is an honour to meet you. 2) Nice to meet you Captain. 3) Hello, you are Guibour? Responese Option 1 Guibour: Of course it is, that speaks for itself. Response Option 2

Guibour: Hah, captain. Those days are long behind me. Response Option 3

Guibour: It’s “Hello sir Bellaire” for you. Don’t make that mistake again. Response End

Guibour: However, I am glad that you made it I have some important matters to discuss with you. Meet me in the study after you have introduced yourself to my children. ….and don’t bother talking with the staff, they are not interesting at all.

Goto Main Stage Activate Misc Stage Meeting the family.

Main Stage

Here the murdering begins...

Misc Stage Meeting the family

The player can greet the family and the staff. List of Family:

Braneo Bellaire (First born son Guibour): Hmmph. Why did that old bag of sand invite you here? Oh I am Braneo and now leave me alone. Redurnun Bellaire (Second Son Guibour): Hello, I am Redurnun. The second son of Guibour, husband of Merwanna and father of a lovely daughter Ada. Lile Bellaire (Wife of Braneo) Hello, I am lile. Don’t mind my husband Braneo. It’s not his intention to sound mean. Merwanna Bellaire (Wife of Redurnun) Greetings, I am Merwanna. Redurnun’s first and only love.

Faishha Bellaire (Daughter of Braneo and Lile) Good evening, my name is Faisha. You wouldn’t have any gifts for me right? Something expensive? My mother Lile forbid my father Braneo to give me more than one gift every week. Ada Bellaire (Daughter of Redurnun and Merwanna) Heey! I am Ada Bellaire nice to meet you! You should really meet my half-brother he is such a nice guy. My father says he is not my brother at all but I know something more is going on. Otherwise he would never have taken him in. Everyone threats him really awful and he doesn’t deserve. Sorry, I am rambling. But.. maybe you can help me. Please meet me in my room before dinner. Start branch – The mysterious woman Gilliame (Son of Redurnun and unknown woman) Huh what? Oh I am sorry. My name is Gilliame, Just Gilliame. I am not a Bellaire, although Ada… Sorry Misses Ada Bellaire says otherwise. You should really talk to her if you haven’t.

List of staff: Cook: Cooks-Assistant Cleaning Maiden Butler

Dark ending

This option can be chosen if the player had some weapons with him. The player kills everyone in the house to defend himself. Epilogue Treasure seeking quest: Player can find the treasure hidden by Guibor. (New Quest) If the dark ending was chosen the treasure is already found and some mysterious men left a note threatening the player.

Goldiriath / Configuration

Dinner party at the Bellaire mansion. #8