The Alchemy of the Diamond

<p>The world is a <strong>wasteland</strong> devoured by <strong>corruption</strong> <strong>greed</strong> and <strong>lust</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The laws that once upheld it have been <strong>twisted</strong> and every living being bears the scars of a brutal deformity. Perpetual clouds cover the sky suffocating life and forcing humanity to cling to the <strong>Runic Arts</strong> and <strong>Alchemy</strong> to survive.</p><p> </p><p>In the darkest heart of Vharenn stands <strong>Mürhast</strong> a city that has made <strong>excess</strong> and <strong>decay</strong> its sole religion. In its streets the miserable wander among ruins and hunger while in the <strong>Noble District</strong> lust luxury and sin reign as capricious gods.</p><p> </p><p>On Crimson Lotus Street deep inside a brothel called The Broken Flower an ancient artifact comes to light during an auction: <strong>The Alchemy of the Diamond</strong> a gem capable of transforming flesh into pure diamond at the cost of a curse so powerful it can tear the life out of its possessor.</p><p> </p><p>Desiring to be rid of his rival on the Hermetic Council an immortal alchemist Lord Vareth acquires the gem with a single purpose: that its curse might achieve what even time could not... put an end to his existence.</p><p> </p><p>But in Mürhast every ambition demands a price and the diamond's curse never grants a clean ending.</p>