A game-specific lore intro. For those of you who would like to be more familiar with the basic backdrop for the game and surrounding universe, check out this well-written intro to the game. The guide is somewhat intensive in terms of knowledge required to understand it, so I'm going to add a quick summary of terms here for the unwary:

Str=Strength
Dex=Dexterity
Con=Constitution
Int=Intelligence
Wis=Wisdom
Cha=Charisma

Each class has 1 primary attribute and 2 primary attributes that influence their abilities. For example, rogues must be highly dexterous, but some extra strength behind their blows helps, and some silver-tongued charisma also helps them evade their foes through deception.

http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?23911-Brief-Lore-Intro&p=370041#post370041