The uprising of human settlements around the direwoods directed against the elven kingdom is not going well. After a disastrous battle most of your comrades are either dead or fleeing. One of the Elves, the dragonrider Sariel seems to have taken pity on you however and she even allows you to care for her wyvern mount. The other elven knights however spare no chance to let out their frustration and anger on you and blame you for whenever anything goes wrong.