In the year 1327, Sir Aldric, a wandering knight, rode through the misty forests of the North. He had no lord, no castle—only his sword and his code of honor. One evening, as the sun bled into the horizon, he came upon a village shrouded in eerie silence. The place was called Eldermere, yet it felt abandoned. No children laughed in the streets, no merchants called out their wares. Only the crows, perched upon the thatched rooftops, watched him with black, unblinking eyes. An old woman, the only soul brave enough to approach, whispered, “Leave, knight, before the curse takes you too.” Intrigued, Aldric pressed for answers. The woman spoke of a dark legend—how a jealous sorcerer, spurned by the village’s healer, had cursed Eldermere. Each night, a monstrous shadow emerged from the woods, stealing away one villager, never to be seen again. That night, Aldric stood guard in the village square. When the moon reached its peak, a dense fog slithered from the forest, bringing with it an un...