The Necromongers

The Legend of the Void

Before time was time, when the cosmos was but a whisper in the dark, the Necromongers were born in the crucible of the Void Between Worlds. Forged from the ashes of dying stars, they swore an oath to the Oracle of the Black Veil to guard the Forbidden Codex—a tome etched with the secrets of creation’s birth and its inevitable end. Their creed, whispered in the Eternal Labyrinth, binds them: “To know the end is to conquer the beginning.” Only those who dare the trials may glimpse their truth, but beware—the Void hungers for the unworthy.

Their history stretches back to the cataclysmic collapse of the First Cosmos, when the Void birthed them from the ashes of dying stars to safeguard the Codex against the reckless ambitions of the Old Ones. Clad in armor forged from the husks of celestial bodies, the Necromongers roamed the shattered realms, their numbers growing as they bound fallen souls to their eternal cause. Over millennia, they carved the Eternal Labyrinth from the fabric of reality itself, a shifting maze designed to deter all but the most determined, its walls etched with the warnings of those who failed. Their oath, sealed in the blood of a forgotten deity, binds them to an unending vigil, their voices a chorus of echoes from the Void’s abyss.

In the present, the Necromongers remain an enigmatic presence, their Labyrinth rumored to drift between dimensions, appearing to desperate scholars and rogue sorcerers alike. Whispers on the fringes of the known world speak of their renewed activity, as the Codex’s power stirs, its runes glowing with an intensity not seen since the First Collapse. They continue their silent watch, their glowing eyes piercing the shadows, challenging any who seek the tome’s secrets, knowing that each new seeker could tip the fragile balance toward salvation or the cosmos’s final unraveling.

The Order

• The Oracle: The seer who communes with the Void, her eyes veiled by starlight, her voice a echo of eternity.
• The Keepers: Scholars of the arcane, they inscribe the Codex’s truths in runes that burn with forbidden light.
• The Seekers: Initiates who face the Trials of the Three Shadows, seeking to prove their worth to join the eternal order.

The Artifacts

• The Black Veil: A shroud that conceals the Oracle’s face, said to hold the map of the Eternal Labyrinth.
• The Star of Ruin: A crystal forged from a dead star, used in rituals to commune with the Void.

Are you worthy? Solve the Riddle of the Veil to proceed to the Hidden Vault.