As darkness falls upon the small village of Caring the sound of hoofbeats clattering on the old stone road can be heard. A guard yells a warning for the riders are no ordinary people they are from the castle Morcan sent by the evil Lord Zandor to plunder, burn and murder villages in the once peaceful land of Carinorhe. 'To arms' is the call. Everyone that can fight arms themselves but the blackhearted riders are trained killers and pitchforks, spades and old war swords are no match for the crossbows and broad swords of the riders and soon the village is blazing and most of its inhabitants are slain for daring to resist. You see the village elder badly wounded and try to comfort him in his last moments. With his last words he asks you to avenge the village by going to Castle Morcan and slaying Zandor to free Carinorhe.
Notes
* Simon Wood is not credited on the game loading or introductory screens.