"Friends and fellow countrymen unite! Our fair kingdom of Slavaria must suffer no longer at the hands of our unjust king, Boleslav, and his malevolent chancellor Lord Drakul. We must rise up and find a way to break the evil spell that has taken over our once beautiful countryside. Our lands lie wasted at the hands of Boleslav’s soldiers; our villages are in ruin; many of our good people are dead. And why may you ask? Because Lord Drakul has decreed that no stone remain unturned until he has found the Crimson Crown, and captured the Transylvanians whom he claims stole the crown from him."