For centuries, the town of Alaina’s Cloister—gateway to the shattered Northern Kingdom—has brooded in the malignant gloom of Caer Scáth, the infamous Shadow Fortress. Once the throne of the treacherous archmage Xelo Van, whose dark sorcery plunged the north into ruin, Caer Scáth has long stood dormant, its crumbling spires and haunted halls home only to whispers of the past. Scholars, treasure seekers, and adventurers gave the fortress a wide berth, preferring the safer spoils of abandoned villages and holdfasts untainted by Xelo Van’s wicked legacy. Even the citizens of Alaina’s Cloister had learned to ignore the ominous silhouette that loomed above them, dismissing it as a relic of horrors long buried… until the Shadow Fortress began to stir.

Windows peering into long-dead halls now blaze with eerie light, its silence shattered by the echo of new activity. Word spread like wildfire, drawing adventurers from every corner of Pylandria to Alaina’s Cloister. Glory, riches, and ancient secrets await those daring enough to venture into the cursed ruins of Caer Scáth. Beneath the fortress, labyrinthine caves and ancient dwarven ruins twist through the cursed northern earth, luring bold hearts to plumb their depths. But the Shadow Fortress guards its treasures jealously, and those who enter must face horrors beyond imagining to claim their prize.

The Shadow Fortress has awakened… and it hungers.