The Messenger

Every day, dark forces do business in Ardalore. And lest these forces take hold in the land and become a threat to the balance of things, heroes need to end these misdeeds. So the world needs heroes. And not just the few extremely powerful individuals capable of performing deeds of legend every day.

Ardalore needs heroes from the mortals. These heroes are brought to the evil that needs quelling by the Messenger.

A mysterious figure
Any potential hero might one day be visited by a (most often) robed, old man who brings forth a quest, either verbally or in the shape of an item of sorts. This old man, the Messenger, sends these heroes onward to destroy whatever might distrupt the balance of things in Ardalore. Especially Dinacian people are visited by this Messenger, and this has led to the agreement that he is a Hero of Gileus'. That, and also the fact that he never seems to interfere directly, and has even been known to appear and disappear as soon as his message is delivered.

He does, however mix a good cocktail in the Guild of Heroes, but that is not meant to be mortal knowledge.