(https://img1.goodfon.ru/original/2247x1293/9/50/art-kikivi-devushka-oruzhie-5643.jpg)<br/><br/>As the various paths each of you have taken either since you were born or since you've awakened have lead you to here.   It is late spring and the beginnings of summer already stir the land, and as you know the summer brings an upsurge in Horde activity.    The six of you have been placed together as a team, in spite of your relative inexperience in battling the Horde and other forces that might darken the land.       Your very first mission dispatches you from Avalon proper through the World-Gate to Ubaid, from there you'll travel to the western Aelum city of Harmon.   As the distance between the capital of Akkadian and the only western city is approximately 800 miles, give or take.    It's a journey that you expect to take six weeks, though not a particularly difficult one as long as you stick on or near the roads.<br/><br/>Your very first assignment is to deliver a scroll case (complete with scroll) to the garrison commander of Harmon.     Yes, it's magical and yes, it's a scroll for a high level spell.   As you already know, you'll be able to find an inn at about the same intervals as you can expect to cover in a day worth of walking.    So it won't be necessary for you to use any of the provisions or other consumables that you've previously accumulated.   Once you've arrived at Harmon, you are to deliver the spell scroll and then await further assignment at that location.<br/><br/>You're given the opportunity to ask any questions before you're given your identification pendants and sent on your way.