From the introduction: This is a game where you take on the role of an adventurer. The vast majority of folk are content with simply living, making ends meet and enjoying the small pleasures that life has to offer. You’ve turned your back on the traditional vocations and recreations of your homeland; setting out to look for fame, fortune, and power. This life is not for the weak of heart or dull of thought. The dangers faced by adventurers are varied in their form, but perfectly equal in their lethality.