Drawn together by a shared purpose, yet burdened by private doubts and diverging pasts, nine set forth from Rivendell. Each from a different race, with different beliefs, and different reasons for answering the call. Strangers still, their trust uncertain, their task immense. But through scattered conversations and shared glances on the road, something deeper began to take shape. In the wilds and the ruins, through peril and persistence, a seed of fellowship took root.