'Barbaric rage and unreleting savagery make for a powerful ally.' 'To those with a keen eye, gold gleams like a dagger's point.' 'A mighty sword arm anchored by holy purpose. It is implied that the townsfolk of the hamlet had formed a mob to kill him around the time the letter was sent, but the Narrator had already killed himself before they found him.

Most of the workforce hired to unearth the portal were killed or otherwise unable to escape only the Narrator managed to flee with his life, but not before what he had seen took a toll on his sanity.Īfter an unknown amount of time passes, the Narrator sends a letter addressed to the player character requesting their assistance before taking his own life. Once his efforts bore fruit, he learned that this 'power' was in fact a portal to linking another realm into his, from which strange monsters and eldritch horrors exited.

Living a comfortable life of wealth and luxury, the Narrator eventually became bored with what he referred to as 'conventional extravagence.' He uncovered stories of strange powers hidden beneath his manor and spent the rest of his life and money attempting to access it. His experiments led to the estate being in the condition it is in the game. The Narrator, also known as the Ancestor, comments on most events and actions in the game.

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