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Long ago, wolves attacked a small village by a river, causing days of confusion and death. The wolves and mages from a certain evil cult were driven off, though they continued to brood over the village from their cliffside compound. What evil rites they practiced there were unknown. For a time the villagers assumed that the King's men, bearing the power of the Sun Gods, would wipe the place clean, but they waited for months, then two years, and it has not happened yet.
Meanwhile, in the cult itself, the Dark Pact has continued undisturbed. Unknown to anyone outside, the cliff their home is dug into is the home of an ancient civilization, and they have used the relics found within to improve their own powers. Though at the time of their defeat in the village by the river they thought they might be attacked, it hasn't happened, though rumors are rampant that a spy or spies might have infiltrated their ranks.
Deep in the cliffside tunnels, a mysterious relic was found, an ancient coffer encrusted with runes and fairly glowing with power, as well as a certain malevolence. The mages of the cult gathered together their best to perform a ritual to open the coffer, and safely contain whatever was inside. The power of eighteen of the cult's best was focused on the coffer, protected by a ritual circle and glowing with reflected magic.
Then something happened.
It was chaos, people shouting, some falling to the ground, but the coffer yawned open, and it seemed the mouth of Hell was inside. A great Shadow force leaped out, slashing past all barriers, and in the chaos it disappeared into one of the mages. One of you.
You were fortunate that the other members of your cult thought fast and managed to seal off your section of the fortress. If this evil force gets out, there's no telling what damage it may cause. In the meantime, you are all trapped here, with whatever relics and personal power you have, to contain this evil, or else it will overwhelm you all.
Are you up to the challenge?
(Rules to follow in due time.)
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