Introduction

"Once upon a time, many years ago, Azgarnia was ruled by a compassionate king, named Vorrel. He ruled the land fairly, and for many years Azgarnia was at peace. However, one day, the king was mysteriously assassinated by a rebel group who sought to rule the land by dictatorship. Their leader rose up and claimed the throne, and Azgarnia was plunged into darkness.

But there were four mighty warriors who stood against him…

The first, Rakoz, was a born leader. He was an accomplished swordsman, and wherever he went, he was never unaccompanied by his faithful shield and sword.

The second, Arvyn, was a cunning elf, who's cunning and intelligence was only matched by her skills with a bow. Her keen vision and hearing made her a fierce competitor in any fight.

The third was a mighty mage whose true name was too powerful to be spoken by anyone but the Gods. To everyone else, he was known as Ardun.

And finally, the last warrior, Ralkfirth, was an explorer whose knowledge of the lands couldn't be rivaled by anyone, except maybe by his hawk, Screech, which he could talk to telepathically.

All four of these warriors were unique, and, coming together with the help of a rebellion they created, they were able to overthrow the new, evil king. They ruled over the land peacefully for another century, until eventually they left Azgarnia to sail over the sea to discover new lands.

Doing this, they left their second officer in command to rule over Azgarnia… which he did for many a year to come, until one day, about two centuries ago, he was suddenly struck by a strong fever, and he died in his bed that night.

Well, no land can live at peace without a king, and so for a few years, there was great unrest and fighting took place all over Azgarnia to determine who would be the new king. The land was split into two separate political groups.

These two groups then proceeded to fight each other over who would rule. Finally, one triumphed over the other, and a new, greedy king, Orik, rose up and claimed the thrown.

After being defeated, the second group then doubled back, and claimed a large peninsula in North-Western Azgarnia. Now they are simply known as 'the rebels'.

It became apparent soon, however, that Orik only wanted the thrown only because of the wealth that came with it, and he had no desire to rule over Azgarnia. He sucked the land dry of its riches, and drought fell over the land. It has remained so to this day…"