A. Randomly determine a player to go first. That player looks through the character deck and chooses one character card and its matching figure.

B. The player to the right then chooses another character, and so on, until each player has a character card and matching figure in front of them.

C. Place all unused character cards and figures back in the box.

D. Take a look at your character card. Place your figure on the starting space shown on your card. Place your gold, fate tokens and life counters next to your character card.

E. Your character starts with an alignment—good, neutral or evil—but you may choose to change that alignment before you start playing.

F. Some characters, such as the Prophetess, begin the game with a spell. Look at the special abilities on your character card. If you begin with a spell, draw a card from the purple Spell deck.

G. As you play, you’ll collect more gold, objects, fate tokens, life and followers, as well as strength and craft counters. Keep track of the things you collect by placing them next to your character card.

1. If you choose a new alignment, take a token of your chosen alignment and place it on your character card.

2. Gold equal to the number on your character card.

3. Fate tokens equal to the fate number listed on your character card.

4. Life counters equal to the life number listed on your character card.