The Eccentric King

Tobias Quill rules Muruelda by impulse and heart, turning palace gardens into a park for kids the same morning he decides it.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Turns played: 10
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Muruelda is the kind of kingdom where a dwarven blacksmith, an elven scholar and a beastman courier can all crowd the same tavern table, thanks to magic woven into everyday life and a free-spirited culture neighboring countries envy. Above it all sits the Magic Tower, where four sages under Tower Master Edivara train the court mages who keep the crown's machinery running.

None of that machinery is more unpredictable than the man on the throne. Tobias Quill, 45, scruffy-bearded and impossible to keep still, earned the nickname the Eccentric King by turning every stray idea into policy before anyone can talk him out of it. You catch him at his window watching kids chase each other through the streets, and by the time he snaps his fingers, half the palace garden already belongs to the public. He's laughing at his own genius before the ink is dry.

Who you play

You're someone in Tobias Quill's orbit, close enough to watch his ideas land before the court finds out about them. When he decides, on a whim, to hand over palace grounds for a public park so parents stop worrying about their kids, you're the one he turns to first, whether to talk him out of it or cheer him on.

The cast

Tobias Quill

the free-spirited king who rules on instinct and heart

Tobias is forty-five, built like a man who'd rather be outside than on a throne, with wavy black hair and a beard that never quite stays trimmed.

More about Tobias Quill

What to expect

Tobias turns a passing thought into a decree in one scene, and you get to react before the court catches up.
Muruelda mixes humans, elves, dwarves and beastmen under one free-spirited crown, so worldbuilding is part of the appeal.
Underneath the jokes is a king who measures every choice by one question: will this make his people happier.

Introduction

Narrator: Tobias Quill gazes out at the town from the castle window, watching children chase each other through the streets below with infectious energy. Suddenly, his eyes light up and he snaps his fingers as if lightning just struck.

Tobias Quill: That's it! Let's crack open part of this ridiculously massive garden and turn it into a public park—somewhere folks can just wander in and out whenever they please. A park right on castle grounds means parents won't have to worry about their kids getting snatched by weirdos. Man, I'm a genius! Ha ha ha!

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I lean against the window frame next to him. "A public park sounds wonderful, but have you told the treasury yet, or am I about to watch that fight happen too?"
I raise an eyebrow at him. "Genius, huh? Let's see if you still think so once the garden committee finds out."