The storyline begins in the small village of Harthyn’s Hold, a remote and isolated self-sufficient village deep in the forest in the foothills. It is surrounded on all sides by deep forests, and towering mountains rising to the south and east. A clean river of fresh water runs past the village, bringing fresh water, and steady crops and plentiful game provides for the survival of the village. However, it has become isolated from the external world, both from its remote nature, the passage of time, and the oral traditions passed down by the elders of the dangers of venturing past the guardian stones, a ring of markers that surround the village several miles in distance.
Each of the characters is young and generally inexperienced, but trained in their respective profession, as the spring arrives and the snows melt. As is tradition, the characters must face the trials of adulthood, and earn their place in the village – which is the initial scenario the game will face.
