The story at Fantasy Place:
quest for the wolfsbane flower
Part 2, Titania
A continuation of the werewolf story (writer's workshop) demonstrating how a story can also be used to support learning.
Spoiler warning: If you are reading Werewolf sequence as a story, this article will give away important information. Remember, the Werewolf story is written for illustration.
The story at Fantasy Place follows the monomyth template of Campbell.
Go there
- Go there via the Hypergrid: :
- world.narasnook.com:8900:Dark Manor
- Nara's Nook grid:
- http://www.narasnook.com/
- MUVE update 3/15/2019 The G+ MeWe Importer is now live; CVL Participates in VWBPE 2019
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Backstory
- Writers of Greyville: Story seeds: The last werewolf of Blanken, Part 1
- Writers of Greyville: Story seeds: The last werewolf of Blanken, part 2
- Writers of Nara's Nook: Story seeds: The last werewolf of Blanken, part 3
Lobo and Eric 1F
- (Lobo hovers just above the ground. Eric runs across the bridge and toward Lobo.)
- Eric: My little brother! I have found you at last! How have you been?
- Lobo: Quite well, thank you. I can fly in this place, so I can get around well.
- E: And the full moon?
- L: Is delayed. I talked to the goddess of the moon, Diana. She will delay the full moon.
- E: Then we have time. Have you found the flower?
- L: No. I must find Puck. He who knows where the flower grows.
- E: Who is Puck?
- L: Robin Goodfellow, the trickster. You read the note from Titania?
- E: Yes. I saw the reference to Goodfellow. How did she know you were coming?
- L: I doubt that she did. I think the note was written by Puck.
- E: Why do you think that? It is signed by Titania.
- L: Puck is a trickster. When Puck is around, things may not be what they seem. But we shall find out soon as I think Titania lives in that shining castle at the other end of the island.
- E: That silver castle! Why would anyone make a castle of silver? It has no strength.
- L: I think it is not silver. Shiney and untarnished. And strong enough for structure.
- E: What then?
- L: The metal of the Titans. Titanium. What better choice for Titania?
- E: Good thinking, Lobo! But if she did not write the note, what will she tell us?
- L: That the note was written by Puck. And, perhaps, where to find Oberon.
- E: Why would Titania know where Oberon is to be found?
- L: He is her husband. While they seldom live in marital bliss, she must keep track of him.
- E: And what will we get from Oberon?
- L: Access to Puck. He is the servant of Oberon. Oberon can surely call him.
- E: The note suggests that Oberon does not like strangers.
- L: I find that none of the people here like strangers, but are helpful once you get to know them.
- E: I see you have done your homework on this. Lead on, little brother. This time I follow. But I am here if you need me.
- L: To the castle then.
- (They move off toward the castle.)
In the castle,
the meeting with Titania
1F Lobo, Titania, Eric
- Lobo (floating) and Eric (walking) move into the castle through the walls.
- Eric: How did we move through titanium walls? They should be impenetrable.
- L: Walls are impenetrable to those that believe in them. We are mortals. We do not believe in fantasy walls.
- E: How will we find Titania?
- L: She will find us.
- Titania: Found you I have, floating mortal!
- (Titania appears, floating in the air above them. She seems to be sitting, but no chair is seen.)
- L: We bow in the presence of the queen of the fairies.
- T: You know me then, floating mortal. How do you dare to enter my castle unannounced?
- L: We thought you would expect us, O lustrous queen. We found a note over your signature--
- T: In doggerel, no doubt. Puck does such things to annoy me. Well, get on with it. You came here because you want something from me.
- L: We seek Puck or, failing that, his master Oberon, your husband.
- T: I see you know some of our ways. But you will never find Puck. He can find you if and when he wants. I do keep track of my husband, though we do not live together. He is in his tree house on the other island -- not the one where you find the teapot homes. You dare not interrupt him if he is with a female.
- L: A female fairy?
- T: A female anything! He is probably with a female now. He is always with females. If you interrupt him while he is with a female, he will turn you into a lawn ornament! Now begone before you ask me how to find him without a female. I have not found that answer.
- L: We thank the fairy queen for granting us an audience.
- Lobo and Eric back out of the castle.
On the ground
near Oberon's place
Scene 2F Lobo, Eric, Later joined by Kate
- On the ground near Oberon's place
- Lobo: Not now. He is with a female fairy, a female unicorn, and something I don't recognize. They are dancing on the flat roof.
- Eric: This makes most of the day you have floated up and looked in on him. Will he ever be alone?
- L: Not according to Titania. But we dare not interrupt him. Even if he does not turn us into lawn ornaments, he will be in no mood to help us.
- E (despairing): Nothing to be done.
- L: Yes there is. We will find a female and get her to help us.
- E: Katie is here. She came with me. She is somewhere looking for the wolfbane.
- L: She knows my situation?
- E: Yes. I told her. She wants to help. Will she be safe with him?
- L: That is my concern. We must tell her nothing till we are sure she would be safe. He seems to be treating his ladies well now.
- E: Is any female safe with him?
- L: I doubt it. He has a reputation as a womanizer. They are just dancing now, but what comes later?
- Katie: What does come later? And what are you two conspiring about?
- E: Nothing! We weren't conspiring at all. We just want to avoid notice.
- K: And what do you expect to come later?
- L: We don't know. We were wondering.
- K (Suspicious): Well, maybe I can help you. What comes before?
- E (Unsure): Uh--dancing. The dancing. They were dancing on the roof.
- K (More suspicious): What they? Don't they have names?
- E (Trapped): I'm not sure.
- K (Firmly): Okay, let's cut to the chase. You two are hiding something. Who is up on the roof and why do you care?
- L (Reluctantly): Oberon is on the roof. He can help us find Puck and Puck can find the wolfbane flower.
- K (Pleased): Well, that's better. Except for the part about how you get Oberon to help you.
- L: That is the problem. Titania says that if he is with a female, we dare not approach him or he will turn us into lawn ornaments. And he is always with females,
- K: I was wondering where all those lawn ornaments came from. And, come to think of it, they are all male. I am sure you went the next step and thought about a female to plead your case.
- E: (Urgently): It is dangerous!
- K: (Angry): So that is the problem of what comes after. Now I see. You want to protect me. That would be cute if it weren't so trite. Don't give me that male chauvinist crap. Don't insult me by protecting me.
- L (Tentatively): He is a womanizer.
- K: I could guess that. I've been handling that kind since I was twelve. I'm not volunteering; I am insisting.
- Kate moves toward the stairs to Oberon's house.
- L (calling out): He is on the roof!
- K: Oberon will get me there.
- Kate starts up the stairs.
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Related
- The pecan pie murder. A 3D story in first draft for the writer's workshop
- "The last werewolf in Blanken" A writer's workshop in 3D
- The writer's colony at Nara's Nook needs writers to test a story-exercise
- Exercises for a 3D writers workshop: place and characters
- Tutorial: How to put an interactive story in a 3D web page on 3DWebWorldz
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- Drop by my web offices Weekdays: 12:-12:30 Central time (US)
- Cybalounge and 3DWebWorldz (Orientation room)
- I will be in both places, so you may need to speak to get my attention.
- Web-worlds, 3D virtual worlds running in a browser. Summary
- And we can visit the Writer's Workshop on the Web
- Don't register -- enter as guest.
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