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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 1857094" data-attributes="member: 386">Lemme try.God is dead.After a war in the heavens, Lucifer proclaimed victory after killing the Creator.  There was much rejoicing in Hell, and much suffering in the world.Fast forward a hundred years.  Civilization has collapsed, and people have reverted to using simple stone tools and weapons.  Iron and silver are rare commodities - not only for their strength, but for their ability to harm the otherwise untouchable demons and devils.  Years and years of incubi and succubi mixing with humans have led to a new, totally distinct subset of humans.Demons vie with each other for dominion over the mortals still eking out an existence.  Lucifer has been killed by Asmodeous, but even his realms are threatened by various other factions.  Men and women are mere pawns in their ultimate goal to control all of creation.Our heroes find what hapiness they can on a deserted beach in the northern wastes, hunting and fishing for sustenance in the long dark of winter.  Their village has gone unnoticed by the local demon Lord, and very rarely is any tribute (of flesh and blood) asked of them.  All in all, it's about the best you can expect for Hell on Earth.We begin with tales reaching the PC's ears of a noble and valiant warrior against the darkness operating near the PC's village.  The PCs, having nothing better to do (or perhaps out on a hunt), come across this warrior.  He is like nobody else they have ever seen - he seems to radiate an inner peace, a holy light that has gone out in the world.But he is suffering from grevious wounds, and needs to be helped if he is to survive against the Grand Hunt that chases him.  He will not accept any help, however, because he does not want to visit the wrath of the Grand Hunt on anyone who helps him.The PCs have no choice in the matter, for soon a scouting party descends on their position and attacks!  The combat is quick and deadly, but the PCs escape with their lives.  The noble warrior sees their ability and gives them a Mask, and tells them to hide it at all costs.  Then he leaves them for the wilderness, hoping to distract the Grand Hunt from the PCs.When the PCs arrive back in town, a group of demons has arrived and is turning everything up in an effort to find the Mask.  They let it slip that the warrior was found, but the Mask was not on him.  They are searching everywhere for some hint as to its location, because their Lord will reward them with great riches if they find it.  "But we have to hurry, because soon the warrior will break, and he will tell the Hunters where to look."The PCs now have to kidnap the warrior from where he is being tortured.  Luckily, he has been interred at a small camp, tortured there before being brought to the Nine-Thousand Lonely Cells in the Demon Lord's impregnable fortress.  A quick, silent, and deadly operation calls for his retrieval, and the warrior is saved.The warrior rests and thanks the PCs and tries to pass on hope that God has not deserted them.  Then he perform a miracle to prove his point!  (Possibly healing one of the PCs from a disease.)They have little time to rest, for many demons teleport in from nowhere and attempt to subdue and capture the warrior.  During the fight, the warrior knows what he must do - draw the demons away from the PCs, and kill himself in a final stand....Well, too much NPC grandstanding.  Oh well.</blockquote>

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