The Grim Lands

100 Years after the Defeat of Demise ( 100 DD )...

The land of Ohr stands strong, the kingships once lost to dark magic restored to their former glory. With the foul presence that had tainted so many for so long now gone, the Kingdoms have returned to a state of order. No longer do demons ravage all the lands of the earth and dragons desecrate the skies.

However, this is not to say that these beasts still do not exist. It would be unfair to say that these beings do not belong on the earth. That would be cruel, to commit a holocaust.

Yet still, there are those who believe that these beasts deserve to be destroyed. In the momentum following the defeat of Demise, many forces of order sought to eradicate the uncivil by any means necessary.

Although the crusade against the inhuman has ended for the most part, there are still those who hold on to the glory days, when it was the expectation that you bore arms and fought in the name of 'the light'.

This is not to say that there is no longer a need for those who would carry arms to fight against the abominable.

Nowhere is a slayer of beasts more accepted than in the Grim Lands, the most bitter reminder of Demise's assault on the races of Ohr. The Grim Lands were where Demise first emerged from his slumber. All of those who were living within hundreds of miles were killed instantly upon his waking, and a crater remains where he took upon physical form.

Nowadays, the Grim Lands are looked after by the local populace, who have been tasked with controlling the Grim, the people who were left alive by Demise upon his awakening, but corrupted by his presence.

Dotting the border of the Grim Lands are many Strongholds of the Light, watched over by a Lord, who is tasked with recruiting the most capable from their local townships to fight against the Grim. You are one such person, recruited by the gallant Sir Sabbersly Gangerry, in defense of the Land of Ohr.

You have been tasked to report to Gangerry Manor immediately, and investigate strange occurences among the townsfolk; locals have been claiming that evil spirits have been possessing the civilians of their beloved townships.