Arc I: Gathering of Heroes

The story's opening act is an absolute Bloodbath and the introduction of one of our main characters. 

Meet the "Hero," Samuel Videns, while not exactly a hero in the traditional sense, he certainly tries very hard. 

Somehow, Sam has made it to some Norway-looking place and some ghost guy named Dan won't stop talking his ear off.  

Now back in reality, Sam embarks on a quest to retrieve his stolen goods. 

Sam gets a new vision while on a mission to deliver an important letter to Lady Bunting 

Switching perspectives, we get a look into the mind of Nicholas Moneta, who's set out on a task to deliver a letter to Sir Griffiths, also known as "The Headache Knight". 

Sam is taught a lesson about an age old idiom:

Be wary of triumphant pride... 

...For it often precipitates a dizzying fall. 

Sam heads on a new mission in a village called "Peackock's Ire" to deliver a letter to a man with a strange description.

Michael's peaceful life suddenly takes a turn for the worse when a chance encounter paints him as an enemy to a well-known raider clan

Michael and Sam's trek back to the capital is interrupted by two bandits claiming to belong to a raider band called the "Bonehems"

The Headache Knight reflects on the proposal in the queen's letter and comes to a decision

Sam and Michael return to the capital, where the Queen reveals her intentions for the group she has gathered.