A meeting is being held in the sacred throne room of the great King Valdemore, supreme Lord of the Valcans. His throne room is a rather intimidating one with the dark hall lit by chandeliers with perfumed red candles in them and huge gory paintings of his victories over great beasts and foes from enemy kingdoms. On the throne can be seen a huge figure with a tiger by his side, both silhouetted by the huge golden seven-fingered candle holders by each side of the throne. Nothing but his golden eyes can be seen from the shadows in which he sits nonchalantly, awaiting the report from his generals all lined up in two files and covered in black hooded robes. "Is that all?" Valdemore's intimidating bass resonated through the hall as he gently stroked the head of Brutus, his pet tiger which affe

