Dream Cycle 1.
A lawless earth. One so very natural in everything, but born of human machinations. That was the land where this warrior proudly strode. At the first sign of trouble, he would leap into action without fear or hesitation. The whole world was the adventure he chose to embark on, to help those who lived in fear.
He encountered an elemental of great, evil power, which had possessed one of the very oceans of the world, bent on destroying the land and its denizens. He dove instinctively into the water, hacking and slashing until his will and heart drove the evil spirit from the sea.
He journeyed to a land engulfed in flame, where the most fearsome of fire elementals held prisoner an innocent maiden, a lamb prepared for slaughter. His bravery shook fear into the treacherous Fire Count's heart, and with a mighty blow caused him to flee. The maiden thanked him with the only gift she could give, a lock of her hair.
He even fought the great Behemoth, traveling the world after humanity's downfall. The gargantuan creature, brown of fur, with mighty claws, and cruel teeth, the size of a mountain descended upon this hero, known to be without peer to those who beloved him. The battle was one to be remembered for as long as the hero's memory would live on.
But his greatest foe would live beyond even that. The undead horror, capable of corrupting the hearts of even the most innocent of creatures, continued an epic struggle against the hero for years. This battle of righteous against foul was held in the hearts of all of the citizens remaining in the civilized realms of the world, praising the hero's fearlessness against even this ageless monstrosity. He sealed the demonic Lich into a prison of amber, preserving the world from the nihilist created of man's greatest folly.
However, as all things are wont to do, the hero aged. As he fought tirelessly, the ones he saved were time and again devoured by the lawless things that crawled the land in this era, seemingly as soon as he would leave. He found less and less joy in his good deeds, as the fruitlessness of being good in a time without morals weighed him down. Soon, he forsook the world around him, content to lock himself away, until the world could prove that there were others, who saw the value in protecting the world he so loved.