Introduction: A young farmhand dissatisfied with life in the aftermath of a brutal war, Onin has little love for the work he does, toiling away on rural plots just beyond the shadow of the Koroken Mountains. Until one night, a sheep goes missing from the flock, and while searching for it, he comes face-to-face with a local urban legend made reality. This is the story of one survivor's encounter with an ancient horror that was then still young: The Dark Shepherd....