Arakheim

Many ages ago the gods came out of seclusion offering a route to great power. Many set out to complete this test yet none prevailed save one group. They were known as the greatest heroes of all time. They completed the test ascended to the level of demigods and went on to save the world from the greatest evil ever wrought. In this act they were felled and lost to this world.   Hundreds of years later the world is peaceful and safe. The archmage of the kingdom of Gokia was scrying one day. He was beset by visions of the end of the world. With this dire news he sought the aid of the archbishop of the church, an old friend. When the story was heard the cleric pleaded with the gods for the great heroes return, the gods however did not give them the heroes of old. The gods set the bishop to finding new heroes. The bishop resigned and built an orphanage in the woods north of the capitol, Fosovia. There he raised the orphans with some help, occasionally setting out to find potential heroes.