These Wretched Games We Play

"Is there anything as torturous as the life of a noble? Better to have been born a street beggar, to have a short life but one full of stories! Now let's make something of ourselves!" - Kwitty Odighizuwa, Esq. The old age of adventuring draws to an end. There are still treasures to be found, adventure to embark upon. But hitherto, adventurers have been little more than itinerant mercenaries, scorned by all classes. They are labeled murderers, thieves and hellions. How could they not behave in this way? The common folk cast aspersions on them, and the elite exploit their labour and talents. Proud as these adventurers might appear, they are their master's fodder. But that shall change! Eons of turmoil have molded the us into a civilized people. We will create a world where titles and lineage matter not, whereupon it will be one's abilities and merit that will determine their fate. The forces of capital and industry will propel us into the future! Call yourself not a