With the passing of the age, so it seems the heroes must pass on too. Morthos, who led the armies of King Jakal to victory after victory was buried recently amidst much weeping. Accunem, who turned the tide of the war when he defeated the dragon Rabrath in single combat was gathered to his family a couple of years agfo. Suffering from senile dementia, the days when his clear voice rang out with wisdom are now past. The challenges of the new age do not require such heroes.
Harvests are poor, and the land needs to be worked hard.
Blood has not proved a good fertilizer. Strong arms now are required to rebuild walls and plough fields, not wield weapns. Keen minds are required to trade and administrate, not to plot military maneuvres and dabble in arcane sorcery. Only King Jakal himself remains enthroned at Moonbridge, now the undisputed ruler of the kingdom, happily married to his elven bride. Hopefully they will have children soon, who will symbolise a new gen- eration of peace and prosperity, who will read about the war only in the history books, to whcih the rest of the Age of Adventure will now be consigned.