To those yet unaware: The battle in Ghislain sustained heavy losses. Allied forces were caught between the enemy, demons, darkspawn, and the undead.

The results were, [ hm ] Unfortunate.

Our cooperation will be necessary in the days ahead. In the interests of morale — and as a strategic exercise — I've obtained a book entitled Secret Mission From the Underground Kingdom. There are multiple endings, one of which is labeled 'good'. It begins:


Yesterday was like any other day on the Surface: The unforgiving fire above you burned your eyes, and you knew no comfort or wisdom from your Ancestors. Adrift in the world, you even participated in a seasonal celebration of the wicked sky-flame. When work ended, the party began, and you ate many fish with eyes and drank ale made from grass.

'I'll never return to the Stone!' You cried. 'I'm so glad that I left and was banished forever!'

Or were you?

The night blurred, and lacking a proper upbringing, you grew so dizzy that you hit your head on a cloud. This morning you awoke on a cold dirt floor, with only blackness around you.

Do you search for a light, travel into the darkness, or go back to sleep?