Introduction The Covenant of Calebais

The Broken Covenant of Calebais is a mystery story more than anything else. It is a story with tragedy, pathos, and much that will be unexplainable at first. The object of this story is for the characters to explain that which they do not understand — to solve the mystery.

Fifty years ago, the covenant of Calebais was destroyed and no one has yet discovered how or why. Now, with your help, the broken covenant will finally be explored, and the truth of how such a powerful and well-defended covenant could possibly fall will be revealed. The central mystery of this story is the big question of why — what mad force brought about the downfall of beautiful Calebais, and where is it dwelling now?

Finding the truth behind that mystery is the primary purpose of this story. It does have another purpose, however. The story you are about to read is about a dungeon — a dank, old, smelly, ruined series of caves with enough mystery and adventure to spare. If you have a lot of experience with fantasy roleplaying games, you may be tired of dungeons: bored with the senseless encounters, the lack of realism, and the perpetual rehashing of old ideas. But this is a dungeon done differently. This is a dungeon done right. The Broken Covenant of Calebais goes to the roots of roleplaying, to the very first "dungeons" ever explored, to the early days of fantasy stories, redone with realism, romance, mystery and magic in mind.

If you do not plan to storyguide this story, be warned. You will truly enjoy it more if you do not read any further. Just gently close the cover, and pass this book along to a person who will guide you through this incredible tale. Do yourself this small favor; it's well worth it.