Quest for Glory: Thirteenth Age
Quest For Glory: So You Want to be a Hero?
In the northern reaches of the empire, not far from the frost ranges and deep in the old Dragon Woods, lies a forested valley; the Barony of Spielburg. One might say time has left this valley behind. As the world moved on into the Thirteenth Age, and the fighting with the Orc Lord ended, life in the Valley stood still, not burdened by the chaos elsewhere in the Empire. Life was peaceful.
Or so it seemed to the outside world
But in recent years, posters have been appearing in towns nearby to the valley, as travelers who pass through Spielburg spread word of dangerous times in the once peaceful valley.
Word for help has come from the inhabitants of the valley. The small, forested region has become dangerous. Brigands have all but eliminated successful trade. Monsters infest the valley. Old orcish warbands make camp here. Ancient evils from before the 13th Age make their residence in the forest. The Baron has been unable or unwilling to help his people. The town has reached out for aid from the rest of the empire.
The heroes who have gone before to answer this call to action have not returned. The posters yellow with age.
But this is a new year in the 13th Age. Winter has just ended, and as the mountain paths clear of snow, new heroes and adventurers have begun traveling into the barony; following the age old call of glory and gold; the call that the thirteenth age is built on. Perhaps you're a student of the Archmage seeking to practice your craft for real, or perhaps the Emperor has need of your services here.
Or maybe you've recently completely the Famous Adventurer's Correspondence School course in How to be a Hero...