GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING Ladies, Gentlemen, and viewers of every variety in between! My name is Salendar, your guide through the fantastical tales that I've decided are profitable to share with you. Today we have three more wonderful stories as always, ranging from the preservation of endangered animals to black market fairy dust trading. Before we get to that, let's address a much more important issue - I'm not glowing! For those of you who either haven't watched any recent episodes or don't know me and found this channel through morbid curiosity, then firstly, welcome to the show! Secondly, I've been dead for a few months, and the camera equipment we have has struggled to pick me up properly, resulting in what I'm told looked like a surreal glow. some members of our audience even reported hearing the screaming of the damned, but lets face it, that's called 'Tuesday' in Nullore. To cut a long story short, I am no longer dead, and cannot be blamed for any future spiritual communications from your TV. Without further ado...
Our first tale unfolds in the heart of the ethereal Enchanted Meadows, where Centaurs, renowned for their culinary prowess, are facing an unusual dilemma. Known for cultivating rare and magical herbs, the Centaurs are in the midst of preparing for a grand feast to support G.R.O.W.L's unicorn conservation efforts. G.R.O.W.L, for those living under a rock, being the Guild for the Rights of Other Wordly Life. For those who haven't heard, we are officially down to our last 200 Unicorns in the realm. Understandably, they taste *incredible*! honestly, if you've never tried unicorn before, you should--
My lawyers are advising me to move on.
Chef Elandril, a famous culinary wizard, has been invited to prepare a magical meal using ethically sourced, natural ingredients, in celebration of the Unicorn feast. That is to say, a feast to raise awareness for Unicorns, as opposed to a feast for or of Unicorns. The Centaurs, with their extensive knowledge of enchanting flora, offer their prized herbs to enhance the flavours.
Whilst whispers of enchanted culinary delights have spread across magical realms, drawing attention to Chef Elandril's exquisite creations, rumors suggest a darker secret behind the magical flavours – the use of black market fairy dust, a forbidden ingredient with unpredictable and terrifying consequences.
G.R.O.W.L agents caught wind of this illicit activity and launched an investigation, seeking to uncover the truth behind the enchanted recipes. As tensions escalate, the Centaur chef finds themself caught between preserving their magical heritage and the risk of legal exposure.
Consuming dishes laced with black market fairy dust has been known to induce surreal visions, cause the growth of ethereal limbs, spontaneous combustion, cause uncontrolled chronomancy - no I will not explain - and lead to completely uncontrollable bursts of magic. G.R.O.W.L's agents, well-versed in the dangers of forbidden ingredients, race against time to prevent a culinary catastrophe.
Will the enchanted feast become a celebration of magical harmony, or will the use of forbidden fairy dust lead to a chaos and destruction? Either way, you can bet I'll be watching this story very closely! As I have the opportunity, I'd like to walk you through the process of fairy dust distribution. Consider this our third story, the very true story happening right at your front door. A tale of danger, intrigue, and dark secrets shrouded in shadow made yet darker...
Within the clandestine world of black market fairy dust, rival gangs and underground guilds vie for control over the lucrative trade. Each group employs magical enforcers, illusionists, and shadow manipulators to protect their territory and secure shipments of Moonlight Crystals - the high-mana component responsible for the glow of fairy dust. The most notorious among these gangs is the enigmatic Shadow Court, known for their mastery over magical darkness and their ruthless pursuit of power.
Fairy dust, once created in the grimy labs of crazed Gnomes, is distributed through a covert network universally known as the Whispering Shadows. This network relies on enchanted mirrors and magical whispers to relay information and arrange transactions. Rumours suggest that the mirrors themselves possess a form of sentience, ensuring the secrecy and security of the black market dealings. This is why it's so difficult to stamp out fairy dust trading. Every Mirror in the world is a suspect, and you'd have to set up a sting operation for a piece of glass in order to learn where a meeting *might* happen. It simply isn't economically viable to set up that kind of an operation, hence why I-- uh, the Shadow Court have been able to stay in business.
The allure of fairy dust is not without its deadly consequences. Those involved in the production, distribution, or consumption of black market fairy dust often face the risk of magical mishaps. Fatalities linked to the regularly handling dust include a haunting transformation into ethereal spectres bound to the shadows. I was a spectre for entirely unrelated reasons. I died by a blade, not a drug.
Competition within the black market has led to the rise of freelance magical assassins. Those seeking to ascend the ranks or eliminate rivals have a habit of setting up one on one duels, and The Shadow Court in particular, is infamous for hiring lethal magical assassins to do that job for them.
G.R.O.W.L's agents, well-versed in the dangers of forbidden ingredients, race against time to prevent a culinary catastrophe, uncovering the intricate web of the black market fairy dust trade and its connection to the centaur culinary conundrum.
Will the enchanted feast become a celebration of magical harmony, or will the supposed use of forbidden fairy dust lead to chaos and destruction? Either way, you can bet I'll be watching this story very closely!
Welp, that's all I've got for today folks! If you have your own stories to share, please contact the studio at 0800-notmyproblem-1701, if we use your story we'll make sure to give you the credit you deserve! Tune in next week for three more hopefully lighter tales, remember to factor in any time warping you may suffer. Until then, thank you for listening to Bright Side News, where the glass is always one tenth full!
