Rio de Janeiro is a city divided, its poor and dispossessed crowded into favela slums that occupy the surrounding hills and ridges. The slums are ruled by violence: armed drug gangs for the majority, and brutal occupation by police for those that become political liabilities. The Arisen concealed in the slums remain hidden, ignoring the bloodshed whenever they can and using it to hide their own struggles.... [click here for more]
When you trespass,
the reason you feel
you are being watched
is because you are.
The fear is real.
When you steal,
the dread that comes over you
is neither guilt nor paranoia,
but the cold certitude of fate.
The curse is real.
When you die,
know that your life was but a flash
upon the face of the deep
in the mind of your judge.
We are real.
And we are arisen.
— Ankh-Nephris,... [click here for more]
Imagine being both dead and deathless at the same time. Imagine being cradled in the arms of death for years, sometimes decades on end, but all the while knowing that you will eventually not only arise again, but awaken to an unfamiliar world that mostly fears and hates you. Now imagine that your purpose, your entire existence, is bound within this cycle -- that you are chained to it for all eternity.... [click here for more]
Imagine being both dead and deathless at the same time. Imagine being cradled in the arms of death for years, sometimes decades on end, but all the while knowing that you will eventually not only arise again, but awaken to an unfamiliar world that mostly fears and hates you. Now imagine that your purpose, your entire existence, is bound within this cycle -- that you are chained to it for all eternity.... [click here for more]
The Cycle Begins
Something stirs in the land of Vesh — something unwholesome. In recent times, a relic of Mormo's destruction was brought to the care of the Vigils, but not without great sacrifice. The servants of the hag Queen will stop at nothing to get it back - and the only thing that stands between them and the Serpent Amphora is your characters! Are they up to the challenge?... [click here for more]
The Cycle Continues
Armed with the lore gained from ancient ruins, the heroes venture forth to discover the True Ritual that will allow them to destroy the unwholesome Serpent Amphora and its contents. This may prove more difficult than anticipated, however, for the dead harbor many secrets... and they are often loathe to give them up.
Usable alone or as part of the ongoing Serpent... [click here for more]
The Cycle Concludes
A ritual gone horribly awry leads to a pursuit through the warped Hornsaw Forest, where the Serpent Mother herself was torn asunder. With nothing but their own might and the assistance of some unlikely allies, the heroes must recover a lost treasure and somehow stop the machinations of Mormo's children, lest they resurrect the dread titan.
Usable alone or as... [click here for more]