Preston_of_Astora
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j9w6faj wrote
Reply to comment by BeesWithUdders in [WP] Slaying the dragon was hard enough, but the knight had absolutely zero idea what is being hidden in that tower. Everyone says it's a fair princess, but upon entering her quarters, you are immediately hit with an aura of immense dread, and terror. This tower isn't a prison, it's a vault. by Preston_of_Astora
Would imagine that the princess was kept here not by her jealous kin, but by the Church, or rather, what elves had for a church in this world
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j9w5h8x wrote
Reply to comment by jkwlikestowrite in [WP] Slaying the dragon was hard enough, but the knight had absolutely zero idea what is being hidden in that tower. Everyone says it's a fair princess, but upon entering her quarters, you are immediately hit with an aura of immense dread, and terror. This tower isn't a prison, it's a vault. by Preston_of_Astora
Look it up, it's Exactly what you described
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j9vpkhd wrote
Reply to comment by jkwlikestowrite in [WP] Slaying the dragon was hard enough, but the knight had absolutely zero idea what is being hidden in that tower. Everyone says it's a fair princess, but upon entering her quarters, you are immediately hit with an aura of immense dread, and terror. This tower isn't a prison, it's a vault. by Preston_of_Astora
The One Reborn
FUCKING- I didn't stock up enough Firebombs. Welp, time to die
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j9vpdxy wrote
Reply to comment by ArbitraryChaos13 in [WP] Slaying the dragon was hard enough, but the knight had absolutely zero idea what is being hidden in that tower. Everyone says it's a fair princess, but upon entering her quarters, you are immediately hit with an aura of immense dread, and terror. This tower isn't a prison, it's a vault. by Preston_of_Astora
My very first prompt to this sub was this exact story, but an explicit statement that the princess is anything but, and I got a wild variety of prompts from a magical nuke unable to control her power, to a lich in a girl's body
Decided to mix it up due to the resurgence of Princess in Castle stories, with one simple question
Why else would someone put a dragon in a tower than to keep them out?
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j62fb9v wrote
Reply to comment by FriendlyCraig in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
Some of the better answers so far. Doesn't even have to be money, just the act of burying your relatives with material things
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j62f8k5 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
Common Sense isn't really a sizable factor when it comes to belief or tradition. There are an absurd amount of things that people still do despite not making sense in the slightest
Exhibit A: The Philippine belief that a boy must be circumcized so they can become stronger, taller, and more masculine. Does it make sense? Fuck no. Do people still believe in it? Bet your ass they do
Preston_of_Astora t1_j584z0r wrote
Reply to comment by JonesNate in [WP] The queen is dead. The kingdom burns around you. Her soldiers fight on, but the invader is relentless. You do the only thing you can; you flee to beg mercy from your god, to call on your protector to cast out your enemies. You leave the hive in search of its beekeeper. by ArseneArsenic
I would imagine a Japanese Murder Hornet in human context be a giant samurai with an oni mask, just towering over an army of women-at-arms
Preston_of_Astora t1_j9w7hvm wrote
Reply to comment by writergal1421 in [WP] A dragon decides to claim a human settlement for itself. As the dragon arrives at the small town and announces its demands, it is perplexed to be met by the people's eagerness to accept. by Kaymazo
Ash-bringer: For the last time, humans. I am not a messiah!
Villagers: HE IS!!! HE IS THE MESSIAH!!!