Chapter Three: Dark Tides Cresting

The year 1314 brings dark tidings across the Transylvanian Alps. The coterie is tasked with a highly sensitive and dangerous mission: escorting the infamous Tremere mage, Goratrix. Their journey will force them to navigate treacherous political landscapes and perilous, mud-slicked roads, where heavily armed Templar knights patrol and ancient evils stir in the deepest shadows.

As they travel from the relative civilization of Timisoara towards the desolate, storm-battered peaks of the Bitter Mountains, they must assist Zelios, the master mason, in carving mystical runes. These intricate wards are a desperate necessity, crucial for binding the ancient demon Kupala before its dark influence can engulf the entire region in madness, corruption, and endless blood.