Mark of the Fool: A Progression Fantasy Epic

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Serves you right, you old bully. That’s for browbeating every helper who’s ever worked for you.” He smirked, tossing his last pay into the fountain. As of sunrise this morning, he no longer needed McHarris’ coin. He turned to say silent prayers of thanks to Heroes’ Fountain—one of the many that had been raised in the kingdom of Thameland. Kill 1 Squit, then wait for the Primal Aspid to spawn and take care of it before killing the other Squit. Kyembe glanced at Claygon, then gave Alex a grin dripping with malicious glee. “Simply say the word, my friend.” The Town of Alric was shrugging off sleep when Alex emerged from the bakery for the last time. The sunlight filtered through a haze of clouds and townsfolk trudged past the square’s fountain with their days’ tools and lunches in hand. A carriage—pulled by a set of proud horses—approached from down the road, their hooves clattering on the cobblestone. On the side of the carriage door was emblazoned the symbol of a lantern: the Sigil of the Traveller, the town’s patron saint.

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Shaman Stone allows Shade Soul to kill many flying enemies (most notably Primal Aspids and Armoured Squits) in a single blast, allowing the Knight to deal with enemies from afar and not risk getting hit. This is especially useful during the section without any floor, as the SOUL can't be spent on healing anyway. If he is saved in Greenpath, Zote shows up in Dirtmouth, where he once again talks to the Knight in an arrogant fashion. Alex flew right for Kaz-Mowang, sending instructions to Claygon. ‘Charge your fire-beams buddy, we’ll need your power. Aim for the spot in front of the portal!” I dunno, sir,” he gave a shrug and hid the grin threatening to spring up on his face. “Maybe it’s a special day?”

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The premise is an interesting one: A hero from long ago defeated a demon lord of sorts, but evil cannot truly die, it can only be sealed. For about 100 years to be exact. The hero left behind a prophecy/set of powers that chooses five random people who turn 18 on a given day every 100 years. Each of them is given powers representative of D&D archetypes: The champion (fighter), saint (cleric), sage (wizard), chosen (all-rounder multiclass), and the fool (an NPC who tags along, tends the horses, and probably dies tragically to incite the party to greater heights). The fool can't excel at anything combat, magic, or healing related, but has an ability that allows them to learn things at an extraordinary speed. This allows them to be the perfect support for the hero party. Beside the four grand figures—who watched the square with benevolent granite eyes—crouched a caricature. It was an ugly sculpting of a man with a chin too curved, eyes too bulging, and a nose that looked like a pumpkin’s stem. A jaunty jester’s hat sat on his head and his statue was the only one that had been stained by bird droppings.

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On his eighteenth birthday, he is Marked by prophecy as one of his kingdom’s five Heroes, chosen to fight the Ravener, his land’s great enemy. But his brand is 'The Fool'. Worst of the marks. No!” Alex shouted, shooting toward Ripp, waving his staff and conjuring another cluster of air elementals below the plummeting swiftling.

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Yes…father!’ The golem’s excitement bled through their link, and the young wizard felt his power gathering.

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Ultimately, I'm glad I read it, but also glad I skimmed past the several chapters worth of the main character's thoughts and feelings which leant little if anything to the story. Ellina is an expanded universe character who appears only within the Hollow Knight Wanderer's Journal- acting as the fictional author of the book. Her book details her experiences within the kingdom of Hallownest and acts as an outside source providing some unique reflections, accounts, and opinions on her findings. Ellina's character beyond her time spent in Hallownest is not explored and is unknown. Nor is Alex stagnant. My other favorite bit of the book is Alex's self-improvement plan. He's connected the dots on a few things after fighting the latest mana manipulation training device, and combined disciplines in a novel way. The weightlifting contests between him and the others are hilarious. Especially when Grimloch gets involved. Dream Wielder allows the Knight to easily gather lots of SOUL for Spells or healing using the Dream Nail. If a slow enemy is saved until the end of a wave, it can be farmed for SOUL, and the Knight can heal to full.Calm yourself.” Kaz-Mowang snorted, rolling his eyes. “Remember, I’m trying to capture you, not kill you. What happened with your orc friend was unfortunate, as most accidents are,” his eyes were focused on the swiftling cradled under the pazuzite’s arm.