There once was an island by the name of Lodoss. The people of the nearest continent, Alecrast, considered the island cursed, but the people of Lodoss paid no attention to such rumors. One day, a dwarf set out from the northernmost village of the island in search of a girl who had been kidnapped years earlier. Meanwhile, in a nearby village, the son of a dishonored knight readied himself to defend the village from goblins, and across the land, war was brewing…