'As life ebbs, terrible vistas of emptiness reveal themselves.'

'Perched at the very precipice of oblivion.' 'And now the true test: hold fast or expire.'

'Teetering on the brink, facing the abyss.' 'A hand's breadth from becoming unwound.' 'Injury and despondance set the stage for heroism.or cowardice.' 'Great is the weapon that cuts on its own.' 'Prodigious size has no intrinsic merit, unless inordinate exsanguination be considered a virtue.'Įnemy killed with bleeding or blight damage 'The bigger the beast, the greater the glory!' 'Prodigious size alone does not dissuade the sharpened blade.' 'Confidence surges as the enemy crumbles!' 'As the fiend falls, a faint hope blossoms.' 'Mortality clarified in a single strike!' 'Such a terrible assault cannot be left unanswered!' 'Death waits for the slightest lapse in concentration.' 'A sister of battle, pious and unrelenting!' 'What better laboratory than the blood-soaked battlefield?'

'This man understands that adversity and existence are one and the same.' '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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