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GuildmasterCongratulations are in store for you.

The fact you have been provided with the Book of the Guild means you must be one of a lucky few with enough potential to be invited here as a Hero apprentice.

We consider this text sacred and even, I would say, magical. You would be wise to study it carefully from cover to cover in order to unveil its many secrets.

The task ahead of you will not be an easy one. Only through years of hard work can you hope to unleash your latent powers. During its long history the Guild has seen many apprentices fail through idleness and overconfidence, and I would be sorry to see one with potential such as you throw it all away. Albion needs its Heroes now more than ever.

Becoming a Hero of Renown means achieving great things, and to accomplish less than greatness is to have done next to nothing at all. You must understand that, for the Guild,

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greatness has no bearing with regard to perceived good or evil. No, it has more to do with the Renown one achieves through actions, regardless of morality. Be forewarned that the work necessary to become a Hero is not to be taken half-heartedly. On the contrary, this will be a most gruelling and arduous training, encompassing all aspects of mind, body, and spirit. I say this without a wisp of doubt. We require that you apply yourself as never before, but having done that, the rewards and Renown you may achieve are unimaginable.

This said, if you do finally graduate from this Heroes’ Guild, you may even one day be acknowledged as the greatest Hero ever to stride the cobbled paths of Albion. Statues have been erected all over the land in honour of those few Great Ones who came before you, those laid to rest and permanently entombed at the Guild. We may only hope our success in training you will one day flame your successes throughout Albion, coarse a place as it is. Go now, and seek your destiny!

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