I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook’s
Going to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein
	--- “Werewolves of London”, written by LeRoy P. Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, & Warren Zevon

Some three centuries ago a wanderer from Kara-Tur came to grey-walled Candlekeep and decided to stay his weary feet there permanently. His name was Li Ho Fook, and he became known far and wide as a sage of unsurpassed knowledge on the subject of lycanthropy. Those were blessedly quiet times for the Sword Coast; from Beregost to the Cloakwood to sea-girt Candlekeep, farmers tilled their lands in peace and foresters slept secure at night. Yet as always, the pendulum swung, and after ten years a great horde of orcs and orogs poured northwards from the mountains beyond Nashkel.

Though Candlekeep itself is well-built to withstand any siege, the orcs did wreak havoc on all the lands surrounding the fortress. Within the walls the farmers and woodsmen took counsel with the sages, and all together agreed that it would be better to try to stop the depredations rather than just wait out the siege. On the First of Kythorn, the mages ranged themselves round the battlements, armed with their most powerful spells, while the Guard gathered in the courtyard below, readying their weapons and armor.

In the midst of all the uproar, Li Ho Fook calmly walked up to the Captain of the Guard and stood almost unnoticed at his right hand. He wore no armor, no cloaks or magical devices, and bore no weapons. Just a small sun-browned man of middle age, dressed in tunic and trousers of hunter green, barefoot, bareheaded, and armed with naught more than his two bare hands. Yet that was all he needed to slay seventy orcs and orogs that day, including the Horde Leader.

This, Novice, was the beginning of the Order of the Hand. Meditate upon the strength that springs from within, that flows from the will of your mind to control your body’s actions. Such is the foundation of true power. Reflect also upon the importance of the Feast of the First of Kythorn, and do not neglect to celebrate it in the proper manner, with due respect to each of the Five, wherever your Journeys may take you.