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greatness has no bearing with regard to perceived good
or evil. No, it has more to do with the Renown one
achieves through actions, regardless of morality. Be
forewarned that the work necessary to become a Hero is
not to be taken half-heartedly. On the contrary, this will
be a most gruelling and arduous training, encompassing
all aspects of mind, body, and spirit. I say this without a
wisp of doubt. We require that you apply yourself as
never before, but having done that, the rewards and
Renown you may achieve are unimaginable.
This said, if you do finally graduate from this Heroes’
Guild, you may even one day be acknowledged as the
greatest Hero ever to stride the cobbled paths of Albion.
Statues have been erected all over the land in honour of
those few Great Ones who came before you, those laid to
rest and permanently entombed at the Guild. We may
only hope our success in training you will one day flame
your successes throughout Albion, coarse a place as it is.
Go now, and seek your destiny!
Word from the
Guildmaster
Congratulations are in store for you.
The fact you have been provided
with the
Book of the Guild
means you
must be one of a lucky few with
enough potential to be invited here
as a Hero apprentice.
We consider this text sacred and
even, I would say, magical. You
would be wise to study it carefully
from cover to cover in order to
unveil its many secrets.
The task ahead of you will not be an easy one.
Only through years of hard work can you hope to
unleash your latent powers. During its long
history the Guild has seen many apprentices
fail through idleness and overconfidence, and I
would be sorry to see one with potential such as
you throw it all away. Albion needs its Heroes
now more than ever.
Becoming a Hero of Renown means achieving
great things, and to accomplish less than
greatness is to have done next to nothing at
all. You must understand that, for the Guild,
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