Secret Origin
"Hi. I'm Dee. Last week, my only goals were learning the bass line to 'Hysteria' for my band, and getting out of bed to work in a bookshop."
"But then I found out my Mum - who I haven't spoken to in four years - had gone missing."
"She was some big-shot professor at Oxford - the Police asked me down to her office to see if I could help. And I found this. Looks like a standard-issue, bore-you-to-death corporate laser pointer, right?"
"Wrong. It’s a weapon. My mum discovered that for centuries, a secret order of scholars - The Torchbearers - has been fighting a war to protect human wisdom."
"And the enemy is real. Thirteen literal demons are actively sabotaging the pursuit of knowledge. They hunt learning, corrupt teaching, and strangle development. 'Boredom' and 'Confusion' aren't just feelings. They're monsters."
"I didn't get along with her but I really wish Mum was here now. The demons are running riot. And I’m just a bookseller holding the only thing that can stop them: The Torch of Knowledge."
"The problem? The Torch runs on wisdom. I’ve got the hardware, but I don't have the knowledge to power it. You do. Help me out?"
"I'm rebuilding the secret order, so I can beat these learning demons, find my Mum, and get back to rocking out with my band. But I need L&D pros like you to lend me their wisdom to power this flaming Torch of Knowledge. Ready to stop ticking boxes and start slaying monsters? Join me, and become a Torchbearer."
