The Dragon Quest

SunStorm, a disgraced Paladin, comes to the city of Generica seeking help for the rescue of his people from the invading Demon Queen. His people are the giants who live on the far side of the DiamondGate (one of the multitude of magical doors, portals, and otherwise leaks which the planed of Nexus is riddled with; Generica is a city on Nexus, the Dragon's Inn is a place of business in Generica.) SunStorm is half Stone Giant and half Storm Giant, and rather larger than life.

He is accompanied by his friend TrueSilver, who is a Silver Dragon of good family. He is also accompanied by ShockWave, a magical blade with a big mouth.

A few days after SunStorm came to town, there is a riot in the Low City, and the giant is distracted long enough to help with the fighting against the instigators. At some point during this riot, his dragon friend disappears. This is not a major worry for SunStorm, as TrueSilver often left to hunt, but after he does not reappear in a few days, SunStorm becomes worried.

After seeing SunStorm bash his head on the beams inside the Inn one time too many, Luthor Anside sprinkles the giant with a reducing powder, which makes him shrink to four feet tall; this is a temporary effect and SunStorm puts up with it because he is tired of not fitting inside the buildings in Generica, and he knows it can be washed off with a little wine.

The giant begins looking for his friend, going so far as to approach a seer, who gives him a puzzling riddle in response. Meanwhile, the adventurer Lancos Erredan has taken up the giant's cause and is rounding up a search party.

The story continues from here:

• Lancos:Preparing for the trip
  Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 1992 23:02:49 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Lancos: Ready to depart
  
• Kadrys:Preparing for the trip
  Date: 20 Jul 92 00:07:28 GMT
  Subject: Kadrys receives Lancos' gear and hears SunStorm's riddles
  
• Various:Listening to the riddle
  Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 20:17:38 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] [L] Helen Hears the Riddle
  Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 01:04:54 -0400
  Subject: RE: [DQ] Helen Hears the Riddle
  Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 06:34:15 GMT
  Subject: Re: [DQ] [L] Sunstorm to Helen [inn]
  
• Things begin to come together.
  Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 10:09:48 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] SunStorm: WEEK 2 (part 1) (FINALLY!)
  Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 10:14:46 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] SunStorm: WEEK 2 (part 2/3) [inn]
  Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 10:24:05 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] SunStorm: WEEK 2 (part 3/3) (BToBS)
  
• Kadrys has second and third thoughts about the forming group
  Date: 24 Jul 92 01:51:29 GMT
  Subject: Kadrys reacts to Valgar and Lancos, and wonders about 'Raelf
  
• 'Raelf does some tailoring and an aerial survey.
  Date: in its time.
  Subject: Riddles and fashions (re-titled)
  
• Yet more tailoring.
  Date: 27 Jul 92 16:28:12 GMT
  Subject: Re: [DQ] Flights of Fashion
  
• 'Raelf in two places at once
  Date: in its own time
  Subject: Twins
  
• Lancos says what he's found out, up til now...
  Date: Thursday, 30 Jul 1992 22:31:08 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Lancos: Week 2, part 2 stuff
  
• And Valgar goes looking around, and finds a book...
  Date: 31 Jul 92 03:43:43 GMT
  Subject: Re: [Dq:] Week 2, part two
  Up to this point things are incoherent. I'm going to look for better archives.
• The big noisy thing outside attracts Kadrys
  Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1992 13:49:23 +1000
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys talks with SunStorm, and reacts to the charm spell.
  
• William: tries to shoo away the big noisy thing
  Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 04:57:44 GMT
  Subject: [outside inn] An attempt to dispel the charm thingy
  Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 09:32:46 GMT
  Subject: [outside inn] William's spell fails, goes inside to sulk
  
• Lancos gets caught by flashback but breaks free
  Date: Monday, 3 Aug 1992 00:46:30 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Lancos: Week 2, part 3 reactions
  
• But this one is the Big Noisy Thing again
  Date: 3 Aug 92 19:48:06 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 2
  Date: 3 Aug 92 20:34:50 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] The Power of the Pyramid
  
• A recap of what's happened, and 'Raelf, impossibly, breaks the Thing
  
• Villains' Perspective, and SunStorm Flashbacks...
  Date: Sun, 2 Aug 92 15:06:25 PDT
  Subject: [DQ] SunStorm: Week 3: Glittering Steel and Past Life. (edited)
  
• Lancos fights with the Ringleader -- Krastin
  Date: Saturday, 8 Aug 1992 02:23:29 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 3: Lancos vs. Krastin
  
• And 'Raelf and everyone else gets to fight Gargoyles (not the good kind).
  Subject: [DQ] Week 3: Dances with Gargoyles
  
• Kadrys is drawn into the fray...
  Date: 8 Aug 92 04:08:19 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys reacts to recent events in the Plaza of Glittering Steel
  
• Valgar vs. Gargoyles
  Date: 10 Aug 92 20:18:17 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 4 (?): Gargoyles vs. Valgar (ouch!)
  
• 'Raelf vs. Gargoyles
  
• Kadrys vs. Gargoyles
  Date: 19 Aug 92 00:18:08 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys pilots a Garglider and does some sculptural remodelling
  
• Lancos vs. Krastin
  Date: Tuesday, 11 Aug 1992 14:37:42 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 4 : Krastin Killsst
  
• ShockWave learns to pilot the Giant
  Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 05:05:03 GMT
  Subject: Re: [DQ] Week 4: A Wave of shock for some Garg... oyles!
  
• Kadrys helps patch up the wounded
  Date: 20 Aug 92 04:47:21 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys becomes Generica's most unlikely nurse
  
• 'Raelf helps clean up
  Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 01:10:01 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Fourth Movement and First Aftermath
  
• Meanwhile back in another thread... (Twins)
  Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 00:35:08 GMT
  Subject: Aftermath The First
  
• Aftermath of fight
  Date: Saturday, 22 Aug 1992 14:27:47 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Lancos: Fight aftermath
  
• And even more aftermath (And a game of Toblero)
  Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 23:55:13 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Aftermath The First-and-a-halfth.
  
• Alita Thrusts Her Parts into the group
  Date: 27 Aug 92 17:06:33 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] SunStorm,Week 6 --Babe Alert
  
• Kadrys back inside
  Date: Friday, 28 Aug 1992 12:07:00 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys returns to the Inn and sees a (possibly?) familiar face
  
• Lancos back inside, discovers Alita
  Date: Saturday, 29 Aug 1992 00:40:46 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Lancos Week 6: Of games and dames
  
• 'Raelf plays more mind games.
  Date: Thursday, 27 Aug 1992 15:05:40 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] 'Raelf Week 6: "... and when I'm bad, I'm better."
  
• Valgar finds the tart too forward too...
  Date: 1 Sep 92 18:28:33 GMT
  Subject: Re: [DQ] SunStorm,Week 6 --Babe Alert
  
• Alfvaen stops in to chat with Lancos
  Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 23:09:53 GMT
  Subject: [MI] [DQ] Alfvaen[Inn]: Conversation With Lancos
  
• Kadrys meets a street rat
  Date: 9 Sep 92 13:47:04 GMT
  Subject: [MI] Little Rat Gets a Meal [DQ]
  
• 'Raelf goes infosurfing
  Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 04:45:24 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week Seven: The Final Frontier...
  
• William does more things with clay.
  Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 03:39:31 GMT
  Subject: [DQWMI] Maybe this bloody time the sculpture will be finished!
  
• Lancos finally gets things going. William asks to join.
  Date: Tuesday, 8 Sep 1992 12:41:52 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Lancos Week 7: A debriefing and a meeting
  
• Lancos drafts William into the search party.
  Date: Friday, 11 Sep 1992 00:47:59 EDT
  Subject: [DQ/W/MI] Lancos Intermission: a new member...
  
• Kadrys is taken from the group
  Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:28:50 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] The vampire settles into repose.
  
• This is a summary of stuff to date.
  Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 00:52:23 GMT
  Subject: Re: CENSUS -- Please Read
  
• A summoner's tale
  Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:47:26 GMT
  Subject: Lifilis Kloote enters the Inn
  Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:46:56 GMT
  Subject: Kloote [Inn]: Conversation about Missing Persons
  
• 'Raelf gets Alita out of harm's way, or tries to. Then he has fun.
  Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 02:03:47 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] 'Raelf, Alita: Nocturne and Preludes
  
• 'Raelf disposes of some stray loot (Gargoyle Treasure?)
  Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1992 01:13:06 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] 'Raelf: Share the Wealth
  
• Another visit from The Shrinker
  Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 09:40:41 EDT
  Subject: [DQ][L] Luthor Walks Over...
  
• Alita gets herself back into harms' way.
  Date: Monday, 21 Sep 1992 12:51:09 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] (Week 8) Alita: State of Shock(Wave)
  
• The summoner again.
  Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 20:34:53 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Kloote: Which of these dragons do you want?
  
• We begin to get to the Sea Cave
  Date: Thursday, 24 Sep 1992 13:17:44 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 9: Mysterious Meeting
  
• Valgar thinks while he walks.
  Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 01:25:04 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Dragon Quest Week 10: Valgar Walking
  
• William is not cut out for adventure, poor guy
  Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 12:48:59 EDT
  Subject: Re: Cameorn's post...
  
• Of course there's undead stuff in the cave.
  Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 03:37:21 -0400
  Subject: [DQ][KQ] Week 10: ShockWave slices, dices, chop, even make puree!
  
• And Lancos always finds such lovely things.
  Date: Sunday, 11 Oct 1992 18:55:55 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 10, part 4-- Lancos: A grave situation
  
• Offering a last chance for William to escape to safety
  Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 08:37:42 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] On the threshold of the portal ( Second thoughts anyone? )
  
• But he doesn't.
  Date: 15 Oct 92 22:26:35 GMT
  Subject: Re: [DQ] On the threshold of the portal ( Second thoughts anyone? )
  
• Time to go...
  Date: Sunday, 11 Oct 1992 19:48:01 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 10, part 5-- 'Raelf: Half a league
  
• Welcome to Lovely acireneG
  Date: Thursday, 15 Oct 1992 01:08:17 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 11 ... Back in the Shadows Again
  
• There are worse things than dark shadowy Inns.
  Date: Monday, 19 Oct 1992 12:54:58 EDT
  Subject: [DQ] Friends in low places (Part 1)
  
• There's a post missing here where Alita rejoins the group (but, not dead?!)
• And some people aren't lost forever.
  Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 20:38:27 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 11: Old Friends
  
• Sailing Away
  Date: Tuesday, 27 Oct 1992 17:12:23 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12: The DragonQuestors embark on a displeasure cruise.
  
• Some people will surf on anything
  Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 22:56:53 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12, 'Raelf: Mare Imbrium
  
• Kadrys doesn't like this place.
  Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 23:00:30 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12: Kadrys ... Fall From Grace
  
• Lancos tries to play chess as recreation
  Date: Friday, 30 Oct 1992 10:52:28 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12 Lancos: Games people play
  
• Kadrys REALLY doesn't like this place.
  Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 21:39:08 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12, Kadrys: Unamusing musing...
  
• More sailing
  Date: Monday, 2 Nov 1992 14:18:01 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12: Compare and Contrast
  
• Even more sailing
  Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 02:23:23 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12: Secrets Shared in the Dark
  
• Our Enemy discovers that we're missing.
  Date: Tuesday, 3 Nov 1992 12:46:25 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12: Better never than late?
  
• Land Ho, for what it's worth
  Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 22:16:18 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 12: Island Interlude
  
• And we find our enemy and he isn't us...
  Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 22:25:54 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13: An appointment to keep
  
• Kadrys ...
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 07:57:07 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 - Kadrys: Let's Tryst Again ...
  
• And William ...
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:03:39 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 - William: Pastorale
  
• And 'Raelf ... all get to have flashbacks to soften us up
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:10:11 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 - Raelf: Here we are now, entertain us
  
• More flashbacks
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:12:40 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 Lancos: Battleground (Part 1)-- To a Battle I Ride
  
• And not all flashbacks are even true.
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:17:33 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 Valgar - Tale as Old as Time
  
• But some are edited for impact.
  Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 19:37:36 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 ShockWave: Fire on the Mountain
  
• Lancos still fighting in his head
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:18:30 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 Lancos: Battleground (Part 2) -- There's Only One Way Home
  
• Some history about our favorite blue "babe"
  Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 19:38:45 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 13 Alita - Like a Virgin...
  
• Confrontation
  Date: Sunday, 8 Nov 1992 19:39:49 EST
  Subject: "DQ" Week 13: A proposition
  
• And Futility
  Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 15:38:17 -0800
  Subject: (Tentative?) Week 14: Eye of the Beholder
  
• And what happens when you fight back against all odds
  Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:48:47 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 14 'Raelf - "And in opposing, end them?"
  
• More misery
  Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 00:27:58 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 14 Kadrys - "Nor Iron Bars a Prison Make"
  
• And a new henchling with a thing for pain
  Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 00:26:36 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 14 - Agony Auntie
  
• A sword finds that flesh is heir to all hurts
  Date: Thursday, 12 Nov 1992 14:09:54 EST
  Subject: Re: [DQ] Week 14 ShockWave: Riddle Me This
  
• While William begins to lose Hope
  Date: 14 Nov 1992 07:17:14 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] William sits in a cell
  
• What do you do with a Vampire?
  Date: Saturday, 14 Nov 1992 23:23:36 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 14: A Life at Stake
  
• And what does jealousy do to the villains?
  Date: Sunday, 15 Nov 1992 20:35:49 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 14: The Green-Eyed Monster
  
• Sometimes treason isn't lasting.
  Date: Thursday, 19 Nov 1992 12:59:25 EST
  Subject: (REPOST) [DQ] Week 15: Waking Up from the Nightmare
  
• There's some more missing stuff here wherein Kadrys gets un-killed.
• Just in case you're confused by all this...
  Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:06:38 GMT
  Subject: [DQ][ADMIN] Summary through Week 14 ...
  
• Being an elf isn't all cookies and toys.
  Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:39:36 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Miro: Separate Points of View
  
• Other things about vampires
  Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:46:15 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys: Going Hunting
  
• A subterfuge and an escape
  Date: Monday, 23 Nov 1992 13:21:34 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Week 15: Preparations
  
• Continuing the subterfuge
  Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 01:06:05 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 15: Masquerade Party
  
• But of course it's not going to work
  Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1992 01:24:51 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 15: War Games
  
• Sometimes there is only one thing to do
  Date: 8 Dec 1992 09:14:52 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] On the threshhold of a . . .
  
• And when it gets done what do you have left?
  Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1992 06:23:24 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 17: Perfect Vision
  
• A long walk home, and
  Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1992 19:11:40 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 17: Home Sweet Home
  
• Anticlimax
  Date: Friday, 11 Dec 1992 11:16:46 EST
  Subject: [DQ] Kadrys: Back Inn Town
  
• More anticlimax
  Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:59:03 EST
  Subject: Re: [DQ] Kadrys: Back Inn Town
  
• Trying to find closure
  Date: 15 Dec 92 14:46:07 GMT
  Subject: [DQ][L] Kadrys: Success is in the Eye of the Survivor
  
• But the search for a way to atone,
  Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 19:17:37 EST
  Subject: Re: Service check...
  
• Keeps going on.
  Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 21:34:00 GMT
  Subject: [DQ] Week 17: Memories Over Beer
  
• Skoal
  Date: 11 Dec 92 16:34:41 GMT
  Subject: Re: [DQ] Week 17: Memories Over Beer
  
• Shalom
  Date: Monday, 14 Dec 1992 16:26:59 EST
  Subject: [DQ] A Soul at Peace
  
• And goodbye.
  Date: Tuesday, 15 Dec 1992 12:41:00 EST
  Subject: ADMIN: Adios [DQ]