Book 1 - Scene 1

Project: Runica – The Rise of the Necromancer

Scene I: The Story Begins…

Place: Merriton

Events:
1)	Shops
2)	Inn
3)	Optional Quests
4)	Main Quest
5)	Tutorial Are

Shops/Inn:
1)	Avacynth: Potions Shoppe
2)	Dalin: Weapon smith/Armory
3)	Meradath: Inn Keeper
4)	Clark: Misc. Items Shoppe

Optional Quests:
1)	“Root” of the Problem: Find the herbs requested by Avacynth in Thornhallow Forest
2)	Lost Possessions: Find and return lost doll to Fye (small girl in the village)
3)	Tinker’s Toy: Find Dalin’s hammer located in his shed.
4)	Meet the Town: Talk to all the Shoppe/Inn keeps in Merriton
5)	Good Samaritan: Help the Inn keep collect her tabs.

Main Quest:
The local farmer, Gareth, has had some sheep go missing during the night. He saw a dark figure take one last night into Thornhallow Forest. He wants you to figure out who took his sheep and to retrieve them for him.

This sets us up for the main storyline. As the player traverses the forest, the player will start to see old remnants of an old Draconian temple deep within the woods. After finding his/her way through the forest, the player finds out that the dark figure is in fact a draconian priest who has been hiding out in the temple for some time. You also learn that it is using the sheep as food and kills the sheep as you find it. After the player sees this, the player is discovered and the draconian priest flees into the temple. The player, feeling obligated to fallow, enters into the dungeon and starts to find parts of an ancient text about the Draconian War. After locating the central chamber, the player is caught up in a battle with the priest and after defeating the priest finds a tablet and a key. The tablet, after further examination, is found to contain the whereabouts of the Drakensang. The key is to the vault in which it is held deep within Barradul. The player then sees the parchment that the player has collected start to glow and reconstruct itself into a small book. After the player reads it, the player finds out the Eran is the fabled Seeker, which legend says is the direct decedent of the Belthor line. The player, after returning to the town and telling the famer what has occurred, decides to set out in search for answers, starting with the Great City of Terras.

This ends scene one.