Excerpt from a speech given at the Great Council of the Weald: "Neighbouring Republic of Greater Lysternum has been dominated by the dark wizard Lord Chaert for a decade, to the point where the legislature is meaningless and his government is the ruling power in the country. Sources tell us he has turned his eye to us, coveting our bandywood and ironcone forests. His soldiers were once men, but are now solid iron and steel. They have no will of their own. We cannot hope to withstand them and keep our independence without magical help. "So! You're an adventurer, and you want to save the Weald. You have equipment most people have never heard of, and that some wouldn't even think possible. Your body is fit and strong, your mind sharpened by adventures that have brought you to the brink of dea