Thebes, City of a Thousand Gates! To a pilgrim seeking one of the many temples, the city seems vibrant and exotic. True—market stalls crowd the streets, their bright-colored tents and pungent wares weaving a panoply of the senses. To you, An'on, the apprentice to an old curmudgeon of a basket-weaver, the city only reminds you of how appearances can be deceiving.

You spend your days buying reeds from the farmers and bringing them back to your master's workshop, only to have him complain to you no matter how timely you return. Day in and day out, it seems like this would be your life. But one day, you awoke with a strange feeling in your stomach. Perhaps the meal from the night before didn't sit right, but as you performed your morning ritual to the gods, you decided: today would be the day you set out on adventure.

Gathering your meager belongings, you set out into the streets. Not as a basket-weaver's apprentice any more. No, you were now an adventurer, ready for whatever this strange, mystical city might throw at you.