With the looming threat of the Nursery purified by the heroes and mercenaries of Freehold, the time has come once again to cast their gazes back unto the surface of Midworld. Spring has returned all of its verdant grace upon the forests and fields of the Hinterlands. Beasts and other threats awaken from a wintry slumber to hunt amidst the wilderness.

One such creature, a massive wolf-like beast, has been reported demolishing the farthest steadings and farms with a ruthless strength — tearing buildings asunder so that nothing but ruin remained of the dwellings and holdings. Alongside this creature are the vengeful druids of the Dusken Vale and their hatred for all the works of civilization. There are even reports of other monstrous beasts striking alongside the Druids, a great bird of prey and a lightning-swift serpent. Yet, those who have studied the tragedies of recent years need little information on what menace lurks in the horizon:

Morrath, an Immortal of ruinous might, killer of the last Pendrakken King, has returned to the Hinterlands to wreak his vengeance upon Freehold. 

Last moon, the dimensional prison known as the Nursery completed yet another journey through aether and void to return to Midworld’s proximity. It has begun to depart from the reach of mortals even now, taking away the demonic constructs imprisoned within its chambers.

Beneath this planar prison, the battles between the Freefolk and the murderous villains among the Court of Shadows continues to rage with mounting casualties. In a vicious counter-attack, Freehold has loosened the grip of the Court’s Mastermind from the town’s denizens. In desperation, this powerful Demonic Entity has taken the Nursery for himself, sealing it from further entry and subjugating the Warden who keeps it in order. His exact plans are unknown, but they likely involve unleashing hundreds of demonic constructs to ravage and infest mortals across the face of Midworld.

The Freefolk may hold the upper hand for the moment, but such advantages may count for little when demons rain from the very skies.