I’m glad you could see me, replied the young knight, eager to get started. Right on time, as usual, said the tall Sojourn, Oliver’s sage, old uncle.
Immediately, two familiar green eyes looked down from their high perch upon the young visitor standing before them. Then, a slender, wrinkled hand with long fingers immerged to swing it the rest of the way open. It opened slowly, its hinges creaking slightly as if groaning under the heavy weight of the wood they bore. The imposing, thick-hewn door was made of negria, a hard, black wood found only in the remote parts of the Rootanian forest. … The Book of Gneima PART I – FINDING THE NEXT PIECE It was written in quatrains – four-line riddles, but what it means has escaped mankind since the beginning of time. Yet, there is another book more mysterious than that of Iuratis. Man's mind and mettle will be tested, and he will believe he is helpless against it." He will try to bring light to bear upon it, but it will not be so easily vanquished. He will try to cast it away, but it will not be cast out. First, it will come alone, without fanfare or flourish yet, later it will return as a wintery blizzard, covering the mountains and freezing all life with it.Īs a veil of blackness comes upon the world, man will try to tear it down, but it will not be torn. The pestilence will be summoned as though it were called by the winds. Yet, it was all as foretold in the prose of the Book of luratis: Only one thing had changed since that day - the unusual events that had plagued the kingdom earlier in the year had become much more ominous. Instead, life continued as it always had, as the merchants, townspeople, countryside landowners and peasants went about their business as they always had. In fact, Portenza had not made any appearances or issued any decrees since that day. The king had not proclaimed any magnificent or glorious military feat. There were no celebrations or festivals for the troops that usually returned victorious from battle. The days passed quickly after the return of King Portenza's army from their second excursion into the neighboring kingdom of Dulcenou. A terrible plague descends on the kingdom, and all are afraid of what will happen to them next. Meanwhile, the kingdom of Rootan is taken over by another – one more evil and wicked than King Portenza. There they follow their mysterious clues to the giant Arch of Gaya. Oliver, Gemma and Nikko travel to the Desert of Riakalah in Sanzotur. Assembling an army of his own, Coraga swoops down on Konjuur’s army and routes them, but not before Konjuur slips away. Yet, King Coraga escapes his prison with the help of Gemma, a young woman warrior, a brave Rootanian knight, Oliver, and his talking blue monkey, Nikko. An ambitious, evil man, Konjuur overthrows his king and sentences him to death.
Seeking the mystical Map of Gneima, he narrowly escapes destruction by Viceroy Konjuur, a treacherous protégé of the Dulcenoui king, Coraga. King Portenza of Rootan finally breaches the fabled Gates of Kronos and invades the lands to the south. There they follow their mysterious clues to the giant Arch of Gaya but struggle to figure out what they mean. They travel to the Desert of Riakalah in Sanzotur.
In Book Two, Oliver, Gemma and Nikko continue their quest to find the missing pieces. Unfortunately, he also discovers that it is only one of twelve pieces. There, Oliver learns that Sojourn is Aunt Cleora’s brother and that the stone he has found is, indeed, a piece of the Map of Gneima. Returning to his homeland of Rootan, Oliver joins his aunt to visit her best friend, the wise and gracious Sojourn. Nearly getting killed by a strange, squid-like beast, the duo cracks open an egg-shaped rock and discover a stone fragment inside. Assembling an army of his own, Coraga swoops down on Konjuur’s army and routes them, but not before Konjuur slips away.Īfter helping Coraga break from his prison cell, Oliver and Nikko strike out to find the fabled Map of Gneima. In Book One, King Portenza of Rootan finally breaches the fabled Gates of Kronos and invades the lands to the south.
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