His simple life crushed, Arias Couêrdrægon knelt on their peaceful homestead as he held his Da's head in his lap, blood pooling under grievous wounds, his dozen attackers lay slain by and about him, to a one. His eyes glazing just now, a chuckle his last utterance. That, and a quest; find a mythical Druid.And of late, bits and pieces of ancient mægic had begun returning both in people and common things all across Aeryth. Actions set in motion by the Source-Sayers a millennia ago. But a baneful mægic had arrived as well, and mæges from far away lands set to evil means. Raised his whole life by this career soldier, perhaps the most reknown in all of Aeryth. Secreted away as a small child to the farthest reaches of the west and into a life of quiet in the forests and foothills aside the smallest of villages. Brought up as only a kingsman could, himself under an oath, and unwitting of the lad's latent talent. Arias has now been bequeathed a quest, by the one person he could not deny. A quest that will change his life forever, and put him on the path to a destiny that could alter the fate of all of Aeryth. Setting out with only his creature friends, a Dread Wolf pup and two long tailed furions, there are those that scheme against him, for other cause, as well as these same reasons. His Quest: find the Druid, to answer the questions welling up within him. Across the breadth of Aeryth, the Druid awaits, a man from a different age, unknowing from where or when his apprentice will arrive, but knowing it is his fate to tutor, protect and aid him. The quest itself will be filled with danger, unexpected fellowship, and heartache. For Arias is one of Mægic's Heirs, mayhaps, the most important. The journey begins...