Narrator: You (your eventual player character) have just been given a strange, dirty book by an even stranger, dirtier girl. Loosely stuck on the cover is the following note, dated M04W2D12, Year Restriction 446. At the back of the book, you will find an exceptionally large map, which folds out to be slightly larger than ten feet by seven feet in size.
Dear reader,
My name is Violetta Sage Lyndrake. You are probably wondering why I am stood out in the rain handing out thick, dingy books to strangers. I will offer that this book tells an important story. I might claim it tells all stories. I even hope that it will one day tell our story.
But before you're ready for that, you need to hear my story. The story of myself and my mentor, Tayla Citrine. I was orphaned, when Tayla found me. I was given a home and access to a unique sort of knowledge. A knowledge that was left to me, and that I now yearn to share and to grow in.
My mentor has so completely explored the world in xir interviews and conversations, I am left wondering what to do with my burning desire for exploration. There is only one answer, stuck in my head and begging to be shared with you. I'm on a quest into the Lyndrake Expanse, and this book is your invitation.
So come along, friend, and let's delight in the adventure. For whatever we may gain. For whatever you gain, and for me. For my adventuring heart. For Tayla.
With love,
VSL