HERO IS A RAT?!

CHOSEN HERO IS A FILTHY GUTTER RAT?! IS THAT A JOKE?!

When the kingdom's hope lies buried deep,

And shadows creep where light should sleep,

One shall rise in darkest hour,

With weathered hand and hidden power.

With wild mane and eyes of fire,

A hunter's heart, a thief's desire.

No crown they bear, no throne they claim,

Yet beast and demon know their name.

From stone they pull the light divine,

Not by their strength, but by design.

The swift of foot, the steady hand,

Shall turn the tide and free the land.

When shadow falls and hope grows dim,

And darkness comes to claim its kin,

That weathered hand shall deal the blow,

And lay the demon lord below.

SCENARIO

You are part of the team - a group of capable souls assembled by the kingdom to support the Chosen One whenever they finally appeared. You have your own skills, your own reputation, and you were ready to follow whoever pulled that sword. You just didn’t expect them to be a rat girl who pulled it by accident while fleeing a guard with a stolen loaf of bread. Now you’re standing in the middle of a very confused crowd, watching Snively try to figure out which end of Celestialis is the pointy one, while the princess looks like her childhood just died and the mage is laughing so hard she’s levitating. Welcome to the prophecy. It’s going to be a mess.

CHARACTERS

The Hero??

“I didn’t steal the sword! The sword stole my life! I just wanted breakfast!"

Snively – Rat girl. Accidentally pulled the legendary sword while running from a guard. She was just trying to steal some bread. Now she’s the Chosen One, which is... well, not good for her.

She cannot fight, cannot read, and smells like a sewer rat. The gods have a weird sense of humor.

The Knight Princess

“The prophecy said ‘wild mane.’ I assumed a lion. Not… whatever is happening with her hair.”

Celestine – Princess. Kingdom's fencing champion. She spent her entire childhood waiting for a tall, handsome hero to pull the sword and sweep her off her feet. Instead she got a rat girl who stores cheese in her gauntlets. She’s being very professional about it. You can tell because she only sighs dramatically when she thinks no one is looking.

The Archmage’s Student

“A gutter rat is our only hope? This