Here are some ideas I've been cooking up for a fantasy RPG-style story. The game won't be an RPG exactly, but the story is heavily in the vein of RPGs and maybe JRPGs in particular. The setting is more of a classic RPG setting - not medieval, but few or no modern, futuristic, or steampunk elements.
The main character is Sian (all names are placeholders), a ~17yo boy who lives with his father and 21yo brother in a small town in the kingdom of Shorum. Sian and his father farm a small plot of land, while his brother is training to become a soldier so is away at the training academy for much of the year. Glen is Sian's best friend since childhood and lives in the same town along with his father, Ganly.
Ganly is an older adventurer and war veteran who tells tales of his exploits, but seems to harbor some secrets. He's made some mistakes in his past and made a few enemies. He's the owner of a magical sword with fire-based powers, but he shares this fact only with a few individuals to avoid attracting the attention of power-seeking individuals who want it for themselves. He's deeply racist against the Western Veksha people, mostly due to his bad experiences with them. He's bitter enemies and rivals with a prolific Western Veksha warrior.
The catalyst for the adventure occurs when the town is attacked by Gwelds, a vicious race of beasts that eat people and leave towns in ruins. Ganly goes to find his magic sword, which he put away in his basement, but finds it's been stolen. In the conflict, Sian's brother dies trying to save Sian. When all seems lost, a Western Veksha appears out of nowhere to join the fight and severely injures the Gweld that's commanding the horde, triggering a retreat. After the battle, the Veksha is greeted with distrust by the townspeople, and by Ganly in particular, which causes some tension between him and Sian. Sian loses a bit of respect for Ganly, who in turn warns Sian that his naivete will bite him in the ass someday. The Veksha soon departs without a word.
Ganly leaves town to look for his lost sword and won't tell anyone exactly where he plans to look. In the meantime, Sian finds out that his father's wounds from the battle have become infected, and he will likely die without a remedy. Someone needs to go to the next town over to get the remedy, and as no one else will go under the circumstances, Sian sneaks out of town to get it, against his father's wishes. His friend Glen figures out his plan and insists on going with him, despite Sian's protests. They make it to the town without any run-ins with Gwelds, and get the remedy. As they leave the town they bump into Ganly, who's furious with them for leaving town alone in such dangerous times, but somewhat understanding once they explain the situation. As Ganly escorts them back to their hometown, they're confronted by the Gweld commander from the earlier attack, his injuries seemingly healed overnight. He offers to let them live if they can give him any information on the Veksha that hurt him. To kill two birds with one stone, Ganly offers the name and hometown of the Veksha who is his personal enemy and has done terrible things (not the same Veksha as the one who saved the town, although I could do it that way too).
On their journey back ,the trio hears screams from a nearby village and rush to their aid. They're under attack by Gwelds, although less powerful and numerous than the ones that attacked their hometown.
I'm too tired to continue. I'll post more tomorrow about some of the characters, the world and lore, and the rest of the plot. But feedback is welcome.