The Story of Gemfire

From Gemfire,

Long long ago there was a magical kingdom in the middle of the northern seas called Ishmeria. The People lived in peace on their island with elves and ogres and other fantastic beasts. But one fateful day an evil sorcerer named Zemmel broke their harmony. Zemmel flew to Ishmeria on the back of a Fire Dragon. He wielded the dragon's powers against hte people. In one day he covered the island with fire, destroying villages and scorching the hills. There was only one thing that dropped the dreadful fires, it was Pastha, kind creature of the sea. Hearing the sesperate cries of the people, the Pastha awoke from its bed in the sea. It scooped up as much water as it could carry and flew to the towns, spraying water down on the flames. But the dragon could not be stopped. So the king called his SIX WIZARDS AND SORCERESSES to stop the monster. Together they worked their magic on the dragon. As they cast the last spell to lock the dragon away, Zemmel suddenly appeared and cursed them all! The last sound the magicians heard was Zemmel's laughtor as he escaped from Ishmeria.

In the aftermath of the destruction, 7 charmed gems were all that remained of the 6 magicians and the Fire Dragon. In remembrance of the struggle to save Ishmeria, the king inlaid all seven gems in a crown called GEMFIRE. Soon the king discovered that the crown held special powers to help the people, and he used it to restore Ishmeria to peace. As the king grew older the people of his kingdom prospered. After many years of peace the day came for the king to hand the reigns of power over to his son, KING ESELRED became the new keeper of Gemfire, and unfortunately he found a darker use for the crown.

King Eselred was greedy and misused the crown. With its powers he pllaged the people, destroyed the drops, and directed Ishmeria on a course of doom. Yet King Eselred had a daughter, PRINCESS ROBYN, who was kind and troubled by the pains her father forced upon the people. Someday, she hoped, she would stop her father.

Then one night, Princess Robyn dreamed that the Pastha came to her to plea for help. "ROBIN SAVE US! Break the spell on Gemfire!", the Pasha said. Troubled by her dream, she awoke and went to the king's chambers. There she saw her father asleep on the throne with Gemfire in his hands. Robyn knew that this was her chance to make her dream come true! The gems sparked in the moonlight as she tiptoed up to the throne and grasped Gemfire in her hands.

"In my heart I know father will understand and forgive me for what I must now do..." softly she spoke these words to the powers of the crown, and began to work the gems out of the crown.

 As each gem broke free from the crown's hold, Robyn hurled them into the midnight sky. But, as she struggled with the very last stone, the red ruby of the dragon, her father startled her from behind! "Robyn! You have betrayed my faith!" Blinded by his wrath and greed, King Eselred banished Princess Robun to a tower and locked her away for all.

But the spell had already been broken and the wizards and sorceresses turned back into their human forms. They disappeared into the night and sought out the other rulers in Ishmeria. Each vowed to use their magical powers for the good of the kingdom. From that day, the kingdom was split and the fight was on to unite the crown. The people, the elves, and the ogres of the island could never live in peace until one virtuos leader gained control of Gemfire and all the gems. Six magicians and six rulers went to war to restore the kingdom under the crown"

THAT'S HOW IT GOES, that is the STORY OF GEMFIRE, now you must take control of either four scenarios with four rulers each. CAN YOU UNITE GEMFIRE?!