The History of Malcolm and Kallak （译名：玛尔寇和克拉克的过去） | |
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| 来源 | 《凯兰迪亚传奇3：玛尔寇的复仇》游戏手册 |
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Malcolm and William were cousins. Their mothers were sisters: the Twin Princesses, Thelia and Floreen, daughters of King Gregor, and sisters to Victor, the Wonderful Prince.
The small society of Kyrandia did not provide many social opportunities for the Princesses, and they often mingled with the servants. And so it was no surprise when Princess Thelia married Heinwald, the court Jester. Thelia and Heinwald soon begat Malcolm, who followed his father's trade from a precocious age.
Princess Floreen eventually married Johannes, the imbecile son of the powerful Fanulo family, an act which many Kyrandian historians credit with saving the kingdom from bankruptcy.
Floreen gave birth to William, who many said resembled Bertrando the blacksmith. William grew up straight and handsome, and daily enjoyed the companionship and humor of his cousin Malcolm.
When tragedy struck Kyrandia, and both King Gregor and Prince Victor died during an accident involving an enchanted knife, Kallak Fanulo, Johannes' distant uncle, led the successful movement to have young William declared King of Kyrandia. The ambitious Kallak even arranged to have King William marry his daughter Katherine Fanulo.
Malcolm was unconcerned by his being passed over for the monarchy, and resolved to support his beloved cousin William and protect him from any danger. Malcolm particularly set himself to offering alternatives to the selfish advice offered so freely by William's father-in-law Kallak. All was well in Kyrandia, or at least manageable, until tragedy struck again, and both King Willam and Queen Katherine were horribly killed by the same enchanted knife that had slain King Gregor and Victor.
Kallak publicly accused Malcolm of the murders, and promptly assumed control of the Kyrandian government. Before any investigations could take place Kallak magically sealed Malcolm within the Castle and secreted the infant prince Brandon in the far away corner of Kyrandia known as the Timbermist Woods.
With Malcolm safely confined, Kallak ruled unopposed as Regent of Kyrandia for eighteen years. Malcolm, locked in the castle, turned sour during his imprisonment, and spent his lonely hours nursing his hatred for Kallak, and plotting his revenge upon the country which had believed the lies of Kallak and turned its back on the Royal Jester.