Ancients Artifacts

[kyonides]

Canceled

Ancients Artifacts

The Warcraft 3 Campaign Screenplay

by Kyonides

Chapter One

Establishing a New Base

Introductory Quest - Slay the Trolls!


It's 6 AM and the rooster has stormed the sky with his cry.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Don't you think this is the right moment to start our search for the ancient artifacts?

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Ha, ha, ha! You're quite highspirited this morning, my dear ranger!

Melana Dreamwhisp:
[Frowns.]
Yeah, I forgot we high elves could make jokes just like you... humans.

Forest Troll Envoy:
Guess what, pale skin suckers?
It's party time!

Kyonides Arkanthes:
You brute bastard! I'll make sure you pay for this grave insult!

Melana Dreamwhisp:
And here we go... again.

After facing waves of trolls with the only desire to smash them to smithereens, the troll warchief is finally cornered by our smiling heroes!

Forest Troll Overlord:
Darn outsiders!
How dare you... invade our homeland.
Puag!

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Well, this is the perfect moment to remind you that you reap what you sow, lame bastard troll.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
And you just couldn't refrain from mocking the slain.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Huh? Why should I ever waste the chance to do it?

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Right. Silly me for ever forgetting about that.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Don't worry about that, dear Melana!
Just keep an eye on it.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
[Using a sarcastic tone of voice.]
Oh, of course I will... Kyonides.

The Forest Troll Overlord had  definitely died while they were chitchatting like parrots.

Second Main Quest - Toast! Hiccup!

Their former foe's remains has not even started decaying when a mysterious talking panda approaches our heroes.

Pandaren Brewmaster:
Greetings, brave warriors!
I've been waiting for resourceful people like you to ever show up around here.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Seriously, drunk panda?
That's your best sales speech you'd come up with?

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Wow, Kyonides!
We do agree on something for a change.

Pandaren Brewmaster:
Yeah, you're both right, pals.
My speeches always sucks badly but my unique beverages are an entirely different story.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Whatever...

Kyonides Arkanthes:
He, he. I can't really blame her.
We've got no reason to lend a drunkard a hand...

Pandaren Brewmaster:
Very well, my dear friends.
I'll tell you what I might know about some mysterious portal in exchange for your timely assistance.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
That sounds fishy for sure.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Perhaps, Mel, but it's better than nothing.

Pandaran Brewmaster:
Thank you, my brave warriors.
I knew you were kind from the very beginning.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Of course... we're a gang of kind, happy go lucky people.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
That's true...
[Chuckles.]

First Optional Quest - Desperate Dwarves

Out of the blue our heroes heard some disturbing gunshots.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Wait a second!
Did you hear that?

They soon noticed a small group of dwarves being attacked by several ferocious ogres.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
It was just another dwarf on a rampage.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Nah, we gotta help them crush their foes!

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Do we REALLY need to run over there, Kyonides?

Kyonides Arkanthes:
What are you saying, Melana?
Are you afraid of picking fights now?

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Only of needless fights...

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Then I'll start calling you names till you get tired of them!

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Fan... tas... tic.
Now he'll never put an end to his childish name calling game ever.

First Scenario: Dwarves survived the attack

Ormli Stonehammer:
Thank ya, buds!
But I gotta say we didn't really need your help here.
They were just a bunch of stupid ogres.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Right, hammer happy dwarf...

Ormli Stonehammer:
[Coughs.]
What matters here is that now we can continue our journey.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Hrm. Tell me more about that, dwarven pal.

Ormli Stonehammer:
Very well.
We've been trying to retrieve some old amulet of ours.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
And that surely didn't sound suspicious at all...

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Nah, we're just talking about some amulet they might inherited long time ago.

Ormli Stonehammer:
Yeah, ya could say that, bud.
I guess...

Kyonides Arkanthes:
That's fine!
Let's get moving, pals!

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Now I can tell for sure he never learns the lesson.

They accept the Old Amulet sidequest later on.

Second Scenario: Dwarves get smacked

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Oh well.
At least we tried to lend him a hand or two...

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Or simply put, we just wasted our time here for a bunch of helpless gold diggers.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Don't be so cold, Mel.
We're talking about living beings after all.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Me? Cold? Me?
Pffft, that is a mere pile of bones.

Kyonides Arkanthes:
Nah.
I know in the bottom of your elven heart you love all living beings, and even dwarves.

Melana Dreamwhisp:
Like you always say...
Huh?

So what do you think about these quests, guys?

Do they sound interesting to you?