Beneath Highgate, capital of the Kingdom of Valenmere, an adventuring party stops a hobgoblin plot to invade the royal castle through the sewers — proving strong enough to reach the raid leader and seize evidence that years of seemingly random attacks all come from Mistreach Valley, a distant wilderness King Aldric IV once thought was too far away to ever threaten the realm.
Calling your party the most skilled fighters he has ever seen, King Aldric IV rewards you with a charter to tame Mistreach Valley, one ship, and a small crew of workers. Upon landfall, you unload your supplies, give your town its name, and disassemble your ship for your first resources — recording every road, workshop, and rampart in your settlement's ledgers as you push into an unknown land.