After a long and treacherous journey, I find myself with my companions in the city of Voneer hiding from my half brother who is hunting me. We were staying at the compound of my uncle who was once an official of this city. All guests of the city are required to wear a guest pass and must renew that pass every 4 days. We headed out together to go to the city watch to renew our passes when we were attacked by a band of brigands. We warned the attackers that they were out matched, but they moved on us with violence. I used my skill with sword to dispatch several of the villains, and even with a sneak attack from behind, all but a couple were severely injured. We took two of the attackers back to my uncles compound and questioned them with the aid of my new found telepathic power.
I discovered that they were paid by my brother to attack us and that they were to collect their pay at “The Drunken Unicorn” tavern. I realized that this was to trap us into confronting him. We decided not to fall for the trap.
As we went to get our guest passes, we met a Mountain dwarf, Kur, that we became friends with. He gave us a lot of information regarding the origin of the magic item that we possess a part of. We learned about Centaur Island that has a secret “Mandala of transport” that will send us back to the main land once we get there. We headed there by ship in order to enlist the help of the centaurs in the struggle against the Dark One who seeks to enslave everyone. The Centaurs allowed us to use the Mandala with the requirement that we keep their secret.
A few corrections and additions: The attackers did not know they were outmatched and they did not know they were meant to fail as a part of a trap. The teleportation was through a Mandala of Transport (MoT) and not a ring. The Centaurs have asked that you keep it a secret that they have this MoT.