It was brought to the attention to the Council of New Jerusalem that a summoning ritual was taking place in the city’s catacombs. No matter what being it was meant to bring into existence, the council could not afford to take its time and wait for the ritual to finish and so immediately sent a team to put an end to that menace. After poring over ancient tomes, the council discovered that only an ancient artifact in its possession could break the summoning spell. But of the team sent in with the sacred object, only a single agonized soldier came back to the surface. The expedition had failed…

Wracked by fever and with gaping wounds all over his body, the lone survivor told the story of the discovery of the Pentacle Room, the rout through dark corridors with innumerable creatures in hot pursuit and the hiding of the relic before his capture by the horde. With his last breath, he barely had the strength to warn of the death hiding in the shadows and awaiting the bearer of the artifact. The Redeemer packed his belongings and swore to the council that he’d recover the relic and put an end to the foul ritual.