The celestial alignment has shifted. Scholars in the high tower of EB Garamond have noted a distinct crimson hue in the northern constellations, suggesting that the demonic idols, long thought to be dormant, are stirring once more. The barriers between the physical and the aetherial are thinning at an alarming rate.
Adventurers returning from the Iron Keep report sightings of shadow-bound wraiths and stone sentinels manifesting where none stood before. The King's Decree remains in effect: all capable souls are to report to the nearest portal for immediate mobilization. Do not heed the whispers from the dark.
Reports from the frontier suggest a new vanguard has emerged. Armored in heavy plating and wielding relics of a forgotten era, these warriors represent our last line of defense against the encroaching saturation of the underworld. The ritual of the portal begins at the next lunar zenith. Prepare your spirits.
