Hidden on the slopes of the Mountain of Water was a town of sorts. It was a relatively small hamlet. Just like any other town there was a mayor. He was generous and lived modestly. The townspeople were all kind to outsiders except orcs and goblins. There were all kinds of people but, seven of them were the unlikeliest of friends. The leader of the group was a strong and kind man by the name was Sten Firebeard. Then came the wizard named Rallen Firebeard who above all had a value for honor not money and he was Sten's brother. Then there were the Elven twins Michelangelo and Crispin Moonstone. Then an Iskanshoo named Eron Torak who wanted to die in battle against a stronger opponent. Then the shapeshifter named Sven Dagger who wanted nothing more than to be noticed. The seventh was a dwarf named Victor Irobrok who wanted nothing other than to become stronger.
Those who saw them trembled in their boots for they were the most powerful in the land. They had defeated the orc hordes of the Dead Ring with no help from any army or any kind of support. Word of their exploits had travelled fast and it was said they were headed north to defend a castle on the edge of the on the slopes of the mountain of water. Because of the spring on the summit of the mountain, the land was able to grow and prosper. But there were those who wanted to destroy the spring and stop life in the land from prospering. They wanted all life on Sharnem to cease to prosper and while doing so commit mass genocide to all nine of the races that walk the surface Sharnem.
This tale starts when Rallen Firebeard and Crispin Moonstone get into a fight at a tavern. The had both had too much to drink and one bad comment would set them off. This all happened five years before the would be heroes would all meet and battle together. Then Eron Torak walked through the door and smacked his head on the six foot tall door frame and put a hole through the wall that was able to be passed through by all qunari. Iskanshoos are a race that is extremely tall. They are around nine feet tall on average. Eron Torak was very nearly ten feet tall with a shoulder to shoulder measurement of three and a half feet. He was huge by Iskanshoos standards.
After this had all happened the troop ended up starting a drunken brawl in the Mighty Vagabond Alehouse. This an Elven tavern is located near the mountain of darkness which was just a big spire of black and charred rock. But to the south was the mountain of fire. On the slopes was a powerful man yet he radiated malice and caused massive calamity wherever he went. He was climbing up the side of the mountain for more power.