For nearly a generation the picturesque walled fishing port of Belwind has been in orc hands. With their northern border only two days march away and much of the great orc army permanently bivouac there, Belwind has become an important port to the Orklyns and their allies the humans of the Indigo Order. This is the tale of how two newly captured slaves, two shanghaied deserters, an orc paid human tracker, four circus performers, and a life long Belwind slave meet and escape their cruel taskmasters. It was during this adventure that they meet with rebel heroes, evil human slavers, and orcs with giant egos. They go on to help free others as they are pursued relentlessly by their captors. Even when freedom looks bleak the ten escapees battle on forever looking to escape. This is the first episode in the Hardway Series; a series of high adventure and exploration in the magical world of Jarvis. The Hardway Series: Escape, launches the saga the ten adventurers who would go on to become legends for better or worse.