Journey Quest is now in its third season with episodes being released
weekly on YouTube. This is a series launched by Zombie Orpheus
Entertainment about 6 years ago. It's a fantasy story that tells the
tale of four adventurers on a quest to retrieve the Sword Of Fighting.
It's interesting to watch the four adventurers and where they
are now in this story. You have the overzealous warrior, Glorion, who
seems to enjoy killing a little to much. You have Carrow, who was killed by Orcs
and then accidentally revived as an undead creature due to the inept
magic of the yellow wizard Perf. You have Nara, the Elven ranger who
believes the sword is her destiny. And then, you have the wizard Perf,
short for Superfluous.
Perf does not act like he wants to be
on this quest. He is a terrible wizard, who seems to only know two or
three spells that aren't very useful. In the early going of the
adventure, he was all too keen to try to run away. It's evident that he
doesn't want to be there anymore. So why is he there?
I would
love to see some back story on how this group was put together. We
haven't seen it yet, but I believe it was Nara who assembled the group.
Carrow was probably her first choice as the party priest and healer. It
seems to me that she needed some muscle to kick butt when needed, and
not much thought was put into choosing Glorion. He's not very smart, and
he's not one for talking. He'd rather swing his blade at his enemies.
Speaking of the sword, Glorion also believes that the Sword Of Fighting
is his destiny, and he's intent on taking it from Perf. If you watched the first season, you know that Perf accidentally grabbed the sword off of the wall in the dungeon. It was only a bit of dumb luck that he got that opportunity as
he and Nara we're running from enemies and fell into the dungeon room
by accident. Perf realized that the sword on the wall might be the sword
they were looking for, and he grabbed it without even thinking.
Did he want that sword? Is that why he's on this Quest? That would be a
no on both counts. He doesn't like the sword, and the intelligent
talking sword doesn't like him either. In fact, the sword has tried to
get him killed a few times, and Perf has repeatedly tried to throw
the sword away and leave it on the ground. Unfortunately, he can't get
rid of it that easily, and it seems to me he's going to have to come to
terms with the fact that he is the sword bearer and take control of
things.
You get a clue as to why he is on this quest in the very
first episode of the first season. He wants to run away, and he looks
over at Nara. He's torn, because it's obvious that he loves her. What
probably happened was he saw Nara in a tavern or someplace trying to
recruit party members, and he was smitten with her. Either that, or the
order of wizards figured he was disposable and sent him along on the
quest rather than give up one of the better members of their order. In
either case, it was love at first sight for him.
In the current
season, the most recent episode involved Perf and the Dwarven tavern
owner in her bedroom. They were going to have intimate relations, but
Perf at the last minute decided he couldn't go through with it. Why?
Nara. He didn't want to cheat on her. Why did he put himself in the
position with the Dwarven maiden to begin with? He'd been drinking, and
she is a rare woman who has shown any interest in him.
I have no
idea where things are going between Perf and Nara. It may be tied in
with storyline of Perf being such a coward. He has to step up and gain confidence
in himself. He has to claim ownership of the sword and accept the
responsibility that a lot is riding on him and the party being
successful in their mission. In doing that, he could ultimately win the
heart of Nara as she sees him as a man rather than a coward. And
ultimately, she is the reason he went on this quest to begin with.
If you want to get caught up on an entertaining web series, check out
Journey Quest on YouTube or go to the Zombie Orpheus Entertainment web
page @ www.zombieorpheus.com/
