Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #10: The Alchemy Of Numbers

This will be the final instalment in the “official” Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes post series, which is only fitting since ten is for completion— Oops, there I go already, getting myself caught up in the alchemy of numbers!

Prince & only son; sword & destiny

At face value, numbers may not be the most obvious trope, but I’m going to argue for their inclusion nonetheless. You remember how we started out with the farm boy or gal who goes on a quest journey, and the prince or princess that...