Story: The Return of Zaros

Prologue
     Sorenrob1 was not happy. He sat in a wooden chair before a large table covered with piles of books and 4 particularly thick volumes open in front of him. He leafed through all of them, scanning each for any sign of a connection between them. After a few moments of this, he gave an impatient grunt and slammed them shut one after the other. Among the titles were A Brief History of the God Wars,, , and The Jagex Guide to Quests and Quest Series. He rose from the chair to see a dark armor-clad figure stepped from a pulsating portal in the garden outside. "Ah. Zarosrising. You have returned." The figure stepped forward, removing its black full-face helmet to reveal a tired-looking man's face with long light brown hair. "I take it your research was inconclusive?" "Yes. You look tired; sit down in the parlour while I get us some Dragon Bitter." As Sorenrob1 turned toward the kitchen, Zarosrising unclipped his sheathed sword, removed his shield from his back, and plopped down onto a rocking chair before the hearth. He reached into his backpack and withdrew a small, folded piece of papyrus. When Sorenrob1 reappeared with two frothing glasses of Dragon Bitter, Zarosrising showed him the papyrus. "I was in Castle Wars when an old hooded man appeared and gave this to me. Do you know what it is?" Sorenrob1 glanced at the note and immediately directed his full attention to it.