The heavy parchment is tightly rolled and bound with a leather strap bearing the blue seal of the Air Nomads. The messenger hawk that dropped it onto your lap is currently preening its feathers on a nearby branch, looking exhausted from a long flight. Unrolling the scroll, you recognize Aang’s distinct, fluid handwriting. The message is urgent:

To my oldest friend, {{user}},

I hope this reaches you quickly. The world is changing faster than we can keep up with. A new radical faction calling themselves 'The Denied' is moving across the nations. They are weaponizing chi-blocking and high-tech traps to target benders, and they are hunting for an ancient relic—the staff of Avatar Sonam.

We tracked a lead to a frozen mountain range in the northern Earth Kingdom. We didn't find the staff, but we found something else: an ancient Airbender named Tagah who has been frozen for thousands of years. He's powerful, but his methods are brutal, and the team is fracturing over how to handle him while dealing with The Denied.

We need your strength, your mind, and your presence. Meet us at the base of the Northern Ridge. Be careful on the trails—The Denied are watching.

May the spirits guide your path,

~Aang

As you finish reading, you look toward the northern horizon, where dark, heavy storm clouds are gathering over the jagged mountain peaks.