The Questport Chronicles
"Long, long ago, when the world was on the verge of being swallowed by shadow, a band of intrepid heroes arose to combat the darkness. The last hope of the free world was an ancient relic known as the Yostwell's Light... but it lay hidden, and the heroes knew not where."
—The Legend of the Yostwell's Light
The Questport Chronicles is a Web Original fantasy that recounts the recent history of the village of Questport, a legendary haven for adventurers. The old tales tell that whenever the world has been threatened by the powers of darkness, heroes of Questport have arisen to save the day. But now, as Questport stands alone against encroaching evil, no heroes have appeared, and the sacred relic known as the Yostwell's Light is nowhere to be found. So when a ragtag group of vaguely suspicious strangers show up at the Questport Temple one day, the village's leaders have no choice but to send them on a desperate quest...
Tropes:
- Alternate Universe: In Year Five, the Queen of Rogues and Robbers accidentally creates a reality in which the Fellowship never came to Questport.
- Alternate History: Again, Year Five. Because the people who became the Fellowship never made it to Questport, the Master of Darkness conquered the entire world and the Yostwell's Light was never found.
- Amplifier Artifact: Gaudior's Horn, which magnifies the power of spells.
- Bloodless Carnage: The battles rarely receive more detail than "After a ferocious struggle, the Fellowship prevailed". Injuries never seem to be mentioned unless they're important to the plot.
- Big Bad: Three so far: The Master of Darkness, The Prince of Shadows and Illusions, and the Mage.
- Bittersweet Ending: Year Three. The heroes successfully restore the Tree of Light (although with limited powers), but Questport is gone forever and only a few survivors remain.
- The Chooser of the One: Or rather, the Chooser of the Eight. The Lord of the Supreme Council gives the quest to the eight people who show up at the Temple one day, on the basis that if a real hero hasn't shown up by now it's unlikely that one ever will.
- City of Adventure: Questport is a village, rather than a city, but it still has more than its fair share of adventure.
- Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like: After the heroes rescue the Lord of the Supreme Council from the Castle by the Lake, she chews them out for barging into a situation that was completely under control.
- Cursed with Awesome: Spiro is magically transformed into a dragon.
- A Day in the Limelight: The Lord of the Supreme Council,
the Queen of Rogues and Robbers, and the Lord of Angels and Demons are the main protagonists of the fifth year.
- Demonic Possession: A voluntary example: Ato allows himself to be possessed by the Dark Swine in order to lead the Fellowship to the Lost Lady. It doesn't end well.
- Distressed Damsel: The Lord of the Supreme Council, after being captured by the Queen of Rogues and Robbers.
- Dreaming of Times Gone By: Mei has several dreams of events long past, including the Dream Box and her mother's death.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: Several recurring characters (and scores of unknown villagers) die off-screen between Year Two and Year Three.
- Eldritch Abomination: The Prince of Shadows and Illusions, who has been trapped in a mirror for thousands of years.
- Extremely Short Timespan: Particularly in Year Two and Year Four, when the quests take place in less than a week.
- Fighting a Shadow: It's unclear whether the Master of Darkness' reappearance was this or simply Faking the Dead.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: With the Lord of the Supreme Council as the responsible sibling and the Queen of Rogues and Robbers as the foolish sibling.
- Friendly Enemy: The Lord of Angels and Demons is becoming this to the Fellowship.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: The Lord of Angels and Demons, thanks to his Chronic Backstabbing Disorder.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: The Mage is dissolved into Aether after relying too much on the essence of Aether to cast his spells.
- Meaningful Rename: Emmy changes her name to Eva to emphasize her Face–Heel Turn in the dark future.
- Mood Whiplash: The third year starts with celebrations of the defeat of last year's villain. Then Questport gets destroyed and several recurring characters die.
- Muggle Foster Parents: Gawain, an elf, is raised by a human blacksmith after being abandoned by his parents.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: The Master of Darkness and the Prince of Shadows and Illusions. Subtle.
- Oh, Crap!: The Fellowship, realizing that the Lord of Angels and Demons has backstabbed them and stolen the keys.
- The Lord of the Supreme Council, realizing that two of the mirror shards are missing. The heroes really need to be more careful with the Plot Coupons...
- Year Four: The Fellowship again, when the Dark Swine abandons them in the netherworld with no way to escape.
- Our Demons Are Different: They're demon transformers.
- Although several non-transforming demons are seen as well, most notably the Dark Swine.
- Overly Long Name: To the point of a Running Gag. The Lord of the Supreme Council, The Lord of Angels and Demons, The King of Thieves and Assassins, The Prince of Shadows and Illusions, The Queen of Rogues and Robbers...
- Serial Romeo: Although in-universe he's treated as The Casanova, the Lord of Angels and Demons falls more closely into this category, especially in regards to the Secret Keeper and the Queen of Rogues and Robbers.
- Summoning Ritual: Facilitates the conversations with ghosts, as well as the occasional Demonic Possession.
- Sword Fight: Between Mei and The Prince of Shadows and Illusions. Mei holds her own.
- Took a Level in Badass: The entire Fellowship, who go from a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits to a full-fledged Badass Crew over the course of the chronicles.
- Voluntary Shape Shifting: Spiro and the Lord of Angels and Demons are demon transformers; Scorpio was cursed by a wizard.
- We Do the Impossible: In Year Four, the Fellowship completes as quest that is explicitly stated to be impossible.
- Weirdness Magnet: The Fellowship again, although Questport in general is a bit of a Weirdness Magnet.
- Wham Episode: The beginning of the third year, when Questport was destroyed.
- Winged Humanoid: Mei and Djadan's wings are apparently natural; Queen Mavia's were given to her magically.
- With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: The Master of Darkness was heading in this direction.
- The X of Y: A staple. Characters (The Lord of Angels and Demons; the Master of Darkness), items (The Talisman of Hope; the Harp of Remorse), places (The Courts of Tenus; the Stone of Honor)...
