I was an archeologist and a dwarf before I was what I am now. I spent most of my life exploring and documenting the farthest reaches well past where Camelot had its rule over. In my last exploration trip, I was sent to investigate the farthest reaches to the south of Camelot.

In my journey I passed and found many relics and runes. Some contained mystical objects and tomes that were returned for the Great Nisovin to translate. Even some of our most powerful mystic artifacts were found by my crew. We thought this trip was the best thing we had ever been sent on by the college we worked for.

However, all of the fame and glory were also balanced by many deaths and accidents along the way. Some of these ruins were filled with traps and unknown magics that even the best of Nisovin’s men could not fend off. As we traveled there were more and more deaths however we couldn’t turn around. For no matter what we found if we did not document everything we knew that King Poose would have our heads for failing the mission.

Finally we reached the end of the map, and what we found amazed all of us. Where the map ended was pure darkness, only our torches had light when we stepped passed the map’s edge. Me and my brother, Hollowed_Darkness, where the only ones left at this point in our expedition. We pressed further and further into the darkness, but we were never able to make any light past out hands.

Finally we saw what we thought was a light. As we approached, a temple appeared. However this temple did not have light it just was merely gray compared to the pitch black area around it. We entered the temple and passed in to a giant circular room. As we crossed the room words in the purest of white appeared in a strange language. WE could not read them, but we understood them. “Only those pure may enter into the light”. Darkness and I didn’t understand this and continue further into the temple passing alters and torture rooms all in the same as we walked. Finally we reached the last room. In it was a crystal of pure black and as we crossed to it, words appeared and again we understood; “Those who do not purify turn to black.” We carefully took the crystal as a souvenir for our troubles in this darkness and continued. As we walked we heard a voice “help” over and over again. We did not know where this was coming from. Finally Darkness looked at the crystal and saw a face in it. “Help” again and Darkness was compelled to touch the crystal. I turned to watch what happened…

The Crystal shattered and the dark energy trapped in it flew into Darkness; he collapsed to the floor. I ran to him and could no longer look into his eyes. Whatever made this land covered in darkness now has in my very brother. “Purity can save those who do not heed warnings.” I heard this said by an unknown, deep voice. I could sense where it was coming from and picked up my brother and ran to the voice. “Are you willing to give up all to save those who refuse to accept?” the voice says and all I can think about is saving Darkness. Finally a reach what appears to be a ritual rooms and as I enter I am greeted with eyes, but no bodies. “To save those lost you must give up” I hear “However, choosing no means that you shall be consumed.” All I thought was I must save my brother. The eyes seemed to know what I said and moved into me. That’s the last thing I remember.

Next thing I know I wake up and I don’t feel hungry, or tired, or anything. “You have become our acolyte, giving up your life to save the lost.” The voice says and I understood. I was now an empty shell of my previous life and now I had the power to save my brother before it was too late.