For thousands of years, the country of Alouana has prospered through specialization: Each man or woman of worth must join a Guild, to serve, study under, or fight for in times of need. In millennia past, each Guild was a strong brandy: Mages controlled magics of immeasurable capacity, Warriors wielded weapons of incalculable power, and gods among men roamed the earth. Today, however, it is but a well-watered wine; like children wearing their parents clothing. In Alouana's time of weakness, a man who lost everything seeks revenge, a boy who barely owns the shirt on his back will become the most powerful warlock the world has ever seen, and a past long-forgotten will reawaken. The fruit of destruction is ripe for the picking.
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