Official Memorandum from the Society of Netherwatch
To Those Who Hear the Whispers in the Dark…
You are not imagining it. That cold breath upon your neck, the shadow lingering where none should be, the feeling that something watches – these are not tricks of the mind. They are warnings.
From the dawn of civilization, a hidden war has raged – Light against Dark, Good against Evil – its battles fought in silence, its truths buried in myths. Angels and demons clashed in ruined temples, on storm-lashed cliffs, and within the very hearts and homes of humankind.
The war reached its breaking point in the Tenebris Cataclysm, when the veil between realms was sundered. The forces of Light vanished – some say scattered, others say retreating to test our worth. Evil fled as well… but not all. Remnants remained. The demons that lingered are cunning, fractured, and hungry.
Sanctified in the year 1532, the Society of Netherwatch was borne from the wreckage, to face what the heavens abandoned. We are the last flicker of light to hold back the final shadows of the dark.
Now, we extend this summons to you,
with one simple truth—we fight Demons.
Some are remnants of that ancient war. Others have been drawn here, welcomed by mortals who seek to wield darkness for their own ends. From whispered legends to waking nightmares, Demons take many forms. The Nuckelavee, a skinless abomination of Orcadian coasts, spreads plague and madness where it rides. The Obayifo, a gluttonous vampiric creature whispered of in West African lore, feeds off suffering like a parasite.
Those are but two of the Demons we face, but we have seen the creeping tendrils of other evils stirring from their slumber. The shrieking things that dwell between wakefulness and dream, the watchers behind mirrors, the whispers at the threshold – each seeks its hour, each waits for the moment the seal will weaken.
Demons adapt. They learn. And without intervention, they will claim more than just the lost – they will consume all.
Thus, we call for new Agents. Those with the wit to unravel cryptic truths, the nerve to walk unseen paths, and the will to bring light to the darkness.
Your Mission
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- Investigate the disturbance wherever it grows, but beware: knowledge is a blade that cuts both ways.
- Deduce the Demon’s nature before it manifests in full.
- Survive its corrupting influence—many have lost their minds before their lives.
- Banish the evil or Escape before the last sliver of light is extinguished.
The Omen Has Been Read. The Date Foretold.
The Astronomers of the Third Watch have charted the sky. The ancient texts whisper of a cycle soon to turn. The Seers dream of a door unbarred, a veil stretched thin, and a reckoning set in motion. When the tenth month of this turning nears its end, the truth shall be revealed.
Recruitment Initiation Approaches.
The Society of Netherwatch awaits.
