‎ The epic tale of the Lad in Elven Chain and his perilous journey ‎through the Land beset with terrible monsters and unfriendly folk. It is the ‎prelude to the OLODAHN, the monumental story of the War of the Black ‎Spirit. The Barnill relates to the discovery of the Barnill Sword in the Crypt ‎after it had been struck into the solid stone floor by the Hunter. The Lad in ‎Elven Chain discovers the Sword and determines to keep the blade as his ‎own. In the course of his wanderings he discovers that the Sword has a ‎massive bent towards evil due to the foul ichor that had corrupted the blade ‎during its stay in the accurst Crypt. He decides then to take the Blade back ‎to Barn Isle where it had originally been forged, with the intention of ‎destroying the corruption or if that fails to destroy the Sword itself.‎

‎ Little does he realise the terrible journey that lies before him or his ‎easy-going nature may not be so casual about the trip. He is on the road for ‎many days, crossing land and sea in his quest to rid the world of the ‎Barnill’s foul corruption. The denizens of the Land view his passage with ‎dislike; he is alone in his endeavour while every hand appears to be turned ‎against him. Too late he realises that it is not he that has sparked this ‎animosity; it is the foul Sword he wears at his belt. There will be danger and ‎peril wherever he goes. Even if he makes it safely to the island where the ‎Sword was originally made things will not become any simpler there as the ‎Isle is fraught with enemies. And if he ever finds his way to the Barnill ‎Tomb there is still the Guardian of the Tomb with whom to reckon . ‎

‎ At the end of it all what reward can he expect? Who will recognise the ‎valour with which he undertakes this terrible journey? Or will he simply ‎fade into the history of the Land, forgotten and relegated to the dusty past ‎for which nobody really has any time?‎