The fire burned brightly in the hearth of the common house. The evening was full of anticipation for tomorrow would mark the dawn of the fifteenth year and already the Diamond in the Rough alehouse was packed to capacity. Men had flocked from as far as the Free City to come to Diamond Lake to mark the occasion. The hour was soon approaching, the great story weaver Meridius would enthrall the crowd with his honey sweet voice as he retold the tale of the birth of heroes and their titanic struggle to prevent the utter end of all. Tomorrow the lands of man would celebrate this victory, but tonight as the moon began to rise over the shimmering lake waters Meridius would draw a host of men back in time and relate the tale of how these heroes came to be...
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