From a humble / sleepy village, far removed from the magic and/or intrigue of The Capital City, a band of extremely likely heroes emerges: a mighty warrior; a scholarly master of magic and/or sorcery; probably a flamboyant bard or a brooding and shadowy thief (heart of gold optional); and also I guess maybe some kind of healer. Their deeds are the talk of drinking taverns for scores of leagues around; their doings sung by minstrels in the feasting halls of royal kings. But can these very familiar-seeming heroes protect the kingdom and the world from a series of well-trodden and derivative plotlines?