OVERVIEW
It is a world of darkness; a world where evil reigns supreme and the light is almost snuffed out by the tyranny of the Overlords. The major cities are bastions of oppression and order; only in remote villages can anything resembling freedom be found, and even there, the threat of bandits and wild beasts casts a shadow over everything any one does.
The suppliant and cowardly live in fear, while the ambitious and immoral thrive. The upstanding and courageous are hunted and persecuted; unwelcome reminders that there is still good in the world and some people think it's worth fighting for.
What roles will you play in this world? Defenders of the innocent and weak? Explorers and adventurers more interested in personal gain than the welfare of your fellow sapients? Enforcers of the tyrants' will?
City after city has fallen to the demon-led undead forces of the Witch Queen. As have many before you, you recently fled their locust-like conquest and traveled to Bramblevale Keep, a small outpost of civilization in the borderlands of Ankyra, nestled in a valley between the hills of the Irongate Mountains, the sweeping plains of Etrunia, and the Celtan Forest, or Caernoth, as it is known to the elves that inhabit it.
At the keep, you could live a quiet life, doing odd-jobs, or perhaps working in a bakery or forge until the time comes to move along. Or, you could seek your fame and fortune here on the borderlands. Already, you have a reputation for being more than just common folk; your resilience in the face of certain death as the undead soldiers of the Witch Queen marched on your homes has earned you the respect of several prominent members of the community inside the keep.
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