THE WORLD IS DYING.

The gods were banished a millennium ago by a group of technologists known as the Artificers. This conflict has left a great scar across the landscape, a deep rift that has come to represent the people's anguish. Over time the rift has expanded and the gods, despite the hopes of their dedicated followers, have not returned.

The Artificers have all but vanished as well. Those that were not hunted down and slain by the people after the opening of the rift have gone into hiding, or forsaken their scientific inclinations altogether. Into this dark world a sinister trade has arisen, one that preys on the unclaimed souls of the dead, fueling a cult dedicated to the liberation of Lateth, God of Death, from his limbo/prison and the reestablishment of his blighted Godhead upon the world.