Aludra used to be a world of magic and vitality. Everything was infused at a base level with magical energy. It meant that the very ground you walked on had echoes of magic. But the world is slowly fading. The magic that once brought life and prosperity to the realm is now the very thing that is killing it. A magical rot, known as the Decimation, is slowly spreading throughout the lands. The best scholars and magicians have been trying for the better part of ten years to cure the Decimation while hiding it from the public. But on the autumn solstice, the rot spread further than it ever had before. This is where we begin our tale, in the late evening at one of the many festivals across the land. A boom shakes the ground and leaves everyone looking around for the source... ...