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| | == Background == | | == Background == |
| − | When the favour given the King was complete, the folk of Belstead rested. One man, Big William Ranger, did what many that have seen what he has seen and done what he has done did. For a short but important time he had lead the people of Belstead. Now he opened an inn.
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| − | Generations later, his descendant was given his name but grew up very different. Belstead of these times is a different place to the Belstead of old. Unlike his ancestor and his contemporaries, William never veered far from his hometown.
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| − | In his youth, he did travel for a while, selling the wares of the village around the locale, bringing back what was needed in Belstead. All this time he was learning the secrets of the grape; seeing how the brewing process was done in the other villages. And it was at this time he met Jolana. His mother had always told him to stay away from girls with pointy shoes; but he was enthralled. Likewise, Jolana’s adopted mother, the Baba, had also told her to stay away from boys; but she was likewise ensnared. Now, she is the Baba but Will still sees her when he can.
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| − | After a while he returned home permanently and took over the making of the village wine. He took the grapes chosen and recommended by the trusted farmers and fermented them into fine vintages. This continued until his father died. Now, Will is master of The King’s Promise and has assistants to do the bulk of the wine making.
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| − | Will runs the inn with a friendly smile and a jovial manner. People know that they come here to safety. When things are wrong, Will will listen and ‘Tiny’ Adam will see to their safety. Smugglers avoiding the tax of the surrounding nobles know this is a place where they are welcome. Murderers and no good thieves have come here thinking it sanctuary, but there is justice and they were turned away – after their story had been told – into the hands of waiting militia.
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| − | Above the Inn’s fireplace Big William had hung two things. He had hung his axe and he had hung the signed promise from the King. They remain there to this day and traditions have arisen around them. The King’s Promise has given its name to the Inn.
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| − | The axe is supposed to be lucky – touching the blade brings it, but cleaning the blade will make that luck go. As such the once fine weapon is rusted and worn. But now it is clean. The new girl was a foreigner and hadn’t heard the tales. She saw a dusty ornament above the fire. She cleaned and now the King is dead!
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| | == Numbers == | | == Numbers == |
