The Enchiridion

It is known among the Seira Cultists that those born with the apple-mark of Cuivië are fated to great deeds. It is said by the same that a conspiracy of Fate Nymphs and Lamp Nymphs work to brand newborn folk with the mark. Those chosen are secretly tutored in the ways of the Triarch throughout their lives to share deft aid with proud but also stubborn folk. Those unmarked by the holy icon of the Apple be grateful for you are free from the yoke of doom that befalls such heroes. Be wary though you may be small among folk you may also be the final puddle-wave or loosed stone that release the mighty reservoir from its bond.     Reader be not afraid of evil or dark tidings for as there is light among the heavens so is it seen upon the land.  

Excerpted from “Chapter 1:

The Fated Among Adventurers”                 Those who have within them a burning passion for justice are well-known for their acts of heroism across the realm and among folk big and small, apple-marked or no.   Request these lays from your town’s bard and learn of the heroes and the feats that inspire the adventurer within us all:     The Huntsman’s Tale. Not all spirits in the wilds are friendly and where shadows of evil coalesce in time can Cankerous nests swell. Meeting such places is nigh-deadly for fear-stricken prey and hungry huntsman alike.   Dirge of the Rat King. The corruption of Canker affects the mind of folk as well as beast. It cost many adventurer’s their lives ere the mad labors of a certain Deep Cultist could be halted and they are not forgotten.   Victory-song of the Thylaka. In dark days of wanton pillage and war, hope was found nowhere until a confederation of folk from across the Oura joined their war-hosts to beat back the Doom of War and imprison Kharneth the Blood-lord for 1000 cycles of Seira’s Great Tapestry.