Making of a Hero: The Story so far

Part I: Hero's Welcome

A group of adventurers were called home to Cinnamon Valley. All received messages from loved ones saying, in essence, "Come home. You are needed."

Upon arrival, they met with Dulcet, a member of the Pitchfork council. She told them of a book, the Vaaphyn Codex, which had been discovered in a local farmhouse. The codex is a compendium of evil and blasphemous rituals and poses a grave threat to the inhabitants of the Valley. Dulcet asked the group to guard the codex while the Council worked out how to destroy it.

The adventurers agreed, only to find that the codex had already been stolen from Dulcet's home! A nighttime cross-country search for the thief ensued, and the party managed to catch up with her mere hours from town. However, the adventurers soon began arguing among themselves as to the best course of action to take next. And then it started to rain. Wet and bickering, they made their way back to Jarlwolf, their heroic quest off to a shaky start.

In light of the theft, Dulcet believes that destroying the Codex must be accomplished as quickly as possible. To that end, she requested that the adventurers search a ruined monastery in the area for the Book of the Guided Way, which should contain clues as to how the Codex and be destroyed. The group set out, but alas, more rain greeted them on the road. Also bandits, whom they speedily dispatched.

The group arrived at the monastery and began to search. They located a library, with a rare-book cage guarded by traps. It took a little time, but eventually found a way to bypass or disable the traps and get inside. There, they found the Book of the Guided Way.