This is an updated version of the Forging of Heroes Variant that adds a 5th Level to the Heroes. This variant starts the game early in the war prior to the advancement of the 4 Generals onto the board, and the seasoning of the Heroes that must stop them. The game is played somewhat different both in set up of the game and the abilities of each Hero at the start of the game. This variant does add some extra time to play, but creates some new and interesting challenges for the players. All tokens (including the new 5th Level Tokens) and rules needed to play this variant are in the attached file.