You begin Sword and Stone on the east coast of Ironcrest Island. You have orders to find Athrax, second in command of the Alamar forces. Go west to Alamar. Athrax can be found in the military complex on the southwest side of town. When you find him, ask about 'orders' and he'll direct you to go downstairs to meet with General Troy.

Once you go downstairs and talk with General Troy, you will learn of your mission to find a Stone tablet that the Vahnatai want. He will tell you it is in the Abandoned Lighthouse. Go upstairs, leave town, and cross the bridge to the north. Then, head northwest and follow the mountains to the west until you get to the ocean. Cross the bridge and go around the mountain until you reach the lighthouse.

When you enter the lighthouse, you'll learn that it has been taken over by ogres. Enter their small fort and head downstairs. Follow the hallway to the east and out into the cave, killing ogres as you go. In the caves, you will run into a few mutant ogres. Follow the main passage until you get to a door.

When you enter, the ogre cheif, Gossriss, will ask you to put down a small uprising of the mutant ogres. Explore the surrounding caves until you find a lot of rubble and stalagmites. There is a secret passage to the south where the mutant ogres reside. You can either kill them or not. If you kill them, go back to Gossriss and get an amulet. Go into the library and cross the rune. Search the bookshelves and one will move away. Enter the lower lighthouse and climb the stairs. If you do not kill them go back to Gossriss and kill him. You will get a key. Go upstairs, unlock the door, and pull the lever. Ogres will attack and you will need to fight them off. Then, enter the lighthouse. This branch is slightly more difficult. Here the paths come back together again. Go up to the top of the lighthouse and start the special encounter. Kill the ogre god and take the Stone Tablet back to General Troy. You have finished your first mission.

When you return the Stone Tablet back to General Troy, he will give you another mission, find an Ancient Tome. He nows that it is in an icy cave, he just doesn't know where the cave is. Head west to Darunia for some answers. Find Arkanis and talk to him. After a little talking he will tell you that the icy cave is to the south. Find a path through the trees and cross the channel. Follow the valley to the cave.

When you enter the cave, you'll realize that it is extremely cold. Don't take too much time in here. You loose health quickly. There is a lot of ice creatures in here. Fend them off and head west. If you cross several bridges and kill an ice drake, you're on the right path. Get in the boat and go over the waterfall. Go southwest in the boat until you can dock your boat. Follow the path to the mushroom caverns. Kill the asps and serpents and find a hut. Go into the small library and search the desk to find what you came here for.

Return to the icy cave and go back up the stream until you get to where the stream splits. Head southeast, get out of the boat, and exit the icy cave. Athrax and several soldiers will intercept you in the mountains to escort you. Unfortunately, all is not well. Arkanis comes and is very angry. Choose to accept or refuse orders. From here, the scenario splits in two different directions.