A Simple Corn Farmer -Story-

A Simple Corn Farmer is a story created by an Arganian Yekin I whom acts as a storyteller and gatherer of lore when not fighting for his life on the battlefield.

(In short, he's GODSDJ.)

A Simple Cornfarmer By ...........

One of the lowest positions in the Jardian Empire

is corn farming, a career that is believed to usual-

ly be performed by peasantry, invaders, or perhaps

lower ranking  soldiers who are either punished or desire

to make some funds on the side.

 

Outside of Fortress Siritul exists a small patch

of greenery against some of the old ruins,

largely undisturbed by the desert.

I interviewed Thane Tugaflorin, who was present

'''at the fortress. When asked how many of his people'''

farm corn, he stated that "Most do."

 

Most armies that have arrayed themselves

against Jardia in this region have deployed

a detatchment to secure and farm the

corn so that they might sell it to merchants

for golden coins, used to buy commodities

like arrows, siege engines, things that

could put a small dent in most military

budgets.

Some have even set fire to the

'''corn! But their efforts appear to be in vain,'''

as the field remains healthy to this day.

 

When I asked Tugaflorin why the Jardian Empire

allowed such a field to exist if it would only be

used by their enemies, he shrugged and said

"It is good for the economy, the corn regrows

quickly and they always lose."

 

And there we have it: An aspect of the corn that

makes it worth protecting, and keeping in mod-

'''eration. The corn at Siritul regrows many times'''

faster than regular corn, and the hot climate,

usually considered a curse by outsiders, is a

blessing if you consider that winter never free-

zes the field, allowing crops year round!

 

But the rapid growth rate still begs questioning,

and the Thane was not oft deployed in Siritul.

The only help he could provide was to show me

the vitality of the field by running it over via

his siege tower and then providing me with a

security detail whilst I interviewed various locals.

 

Strange tales are told, a popular one being that

one of Jardia's gods blessed Siritul's fields in the

early days, that there were multiple fields, but

that malpractice and a foreign presence had

caused the other fields to shrivel and fade

from existence.

 

Now we've reached the end of this informative

look into the lives of Jardian cornstalks, and

I have not bothered to explain exactly how corn

'''is farmed. Teehee!'''