Okay, I do have a story challenge for you, and it’s time for my favorite story challenge. I’m going to give you a series of criteria including genre, theme, some character archetypes, etc. Your job is to write a story that includes all of the features required in the challenge. If you intend to post it here, please keep it short. However, the complexity of this challenge often requires a longer story.
Theme: Wisdom
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Modern Fiction
Setting: Your setting for this story is very open. I cannot be a Science Fiction setting, and like last time it must be a practical setting (i.e. a setting in which the characters actually need to make wise decisions). However, other than this you can do what you please.
Character Archetypes:
1) The Angry Dwarf
2) The Mystic
3) The Bandit
4) The Naive Pilgrim
Items:
1) A seashell
2) A sword
3) A book of high literature
Broken Mirrors 