Starpyre Lancer Zeis

Lore

With the disappearance of the Vardket, Zeis and her fellows soon found that there was much more to their plans than they were willing to let on. Their investigations in barely-mentioned research facilities unearthed a treasure trove of discoveries. As expected, only those that were related to magic--even in passing--held her attention. It seemed that their studies into the nature of life and death went much deeper than anyone knew, and she spent weeks by herself studying the various texts that they had found. It soon led to a treasure hunt of sorts, with each find hinting at another barely-mentioned facility, each one's contents more grotesque and horrifying than the last. Some of the experiments had gone mad and attacked anything they came in contact with, while the others had retreated into a dormant state, lashing out when intruders were detected. Fortunately, her fighting skills and arcane arts were more than enough to see her through these trials, and the danger that they possessed sharpened her desire to find the Vardket's ultimate secrets. And find them she did--deep within an oft-forgotten research and weapon development facility with icy walls reeking of rotten flesh and screams. She found the location of a superweapon made to twist dimensions apart, fueled by the ritual sacrifice of thousands slowly being bled to a painful, torturous death. But she was not the first to find the information, and she quickly realized that those who supported the Vardket's return intended to reactivate the weapon as soon as possible. With fleet feet--and more merciful deaths than she had cared to admit--she rejoined her fellows and prepared for the worst.