Chapter 1 - Pilot

In the beginning there was Tsubaka… wait no that’s too far. Tsubaka’s parents lived on the outskirts of Bree near the lovely town of Artchet. Tsubaka was actually born in Gondor but the family moved to Artchet. Tsubaka grew up playing with the animals of the forest. One day a man dressed in brown came to visit Tsubaka’s family in attempts to get Tsubaka into a school. There family was poor and could not afford it, but in his eyes the man dressed in brown saw the child and new that he was destined for a great adventure. The man asked the family to consider his other proposition.

“Let me take the child under my wing and teach him the ways of the nature, he looks like he can talk to the animals,” said the man dressed in brown, “I ask nothing of you, I will take him to Ost Guruth and teach him the ways of the Loremaster. For dark times our approaching and we need all the help we can get.”

The mother said, “Will you look after and care for my child as if he was your own, Mr.”

“Radgast, and yes I will, he will be looked after and teached will the most proper care,” Radgast said.

“Then so be it, take him under your wing wizard and teach him your ways so that he will defend the free peoples,” his father and mother said at the same time, “Son come here.” Tsubaka walked over to his parents, “This is Radgast, he is a wizard, a Loremaster if you say.”

“Hello, Mr. Radgast,” he said bowing down at him, “What a pleasure to have a wizard in our house.”

Radgast smiled and said, “I will be taking you under my wing and teaching you the ways of the valar, but because you are not like me you will only have so much power to use. You have heard the tale of the one ring, son.”

“One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them all, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them,” Tsubaka said, “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. But what does this have to do with me.”

“Well,” Radgast replied back, “Some say Sauron the great evil lord is rising up again, I’ve seen Orcs and Goblins attacking my homeland but none survive the onslaught. And since you speak to animals, Sauron sees you as a threat; he despises those who can wield any type of power that can be used against him. So I came here to train you and to help you protect these animals and your parents. It is time to go young one your training begins tomorrow it is a days walk from here to Ost Guruth. We will rest in Bree.”

Both Tsubaka and Radgast left and went onward to Bree and later Ost Guruth in the Lone-Lands.

Many years went by and Tsubaka grew older and wiser in the knowledge of the Loremaster.

“Excellent work, Tsubaka, I am most proud of you. You’ve tamed your first raven successfully, and your able to wield your staff properly and can strike with fire. You have grown to the age and time where you must learn everything on your own. There are many loremaster trainers that will help you. Go back to your family and show them what you have learned,” Radgast said, “We will meet again when the time is right.”

“Thank you Mr. Radgast, I will be on my way, come along now Sora,” Tsubaka said. Tsubaka took the short path to Artchet a most dangerous path filled with Orcs that were strong but for some reason today the valley where the orcs had been was empty. Tsubaka thought that it was the grace of the Valar. He got home quickly and found out his parents were scared, “Mom, Dad why are you scared?”

“The Orcs from the Lone-land and Brigands are planning an attack tonight and there’s nothing we can do about it,” his father said, “But we are so glad to have you home. Let us make you a dinner.”

Day turned into night and people started to board up there windows and doors in attempts to stop the onslaught of orcs and brigands. “Mom, Dad, Sora and I will protect you from any Orcs. I will go on the roof to watch out for them and strike them from there,” Tsubaka said.

The Orcs came and Tsubaka fought valiantly but alas all of Artchet was burned down to the ground and his parents were taken to the East. The orcs had a white hand on there face or chests; he did not know what this meant. He helped rebuild Artchet and went left to set out to find his parents.