<div class="floatright">(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj205/Mordereth_bucket/PALADIN_world_zps6nlet01w.jpg)<br/></div><strong>the Perversion</strong><br/>Dark and powerful forces have swept the land.  Vile sorcerers have aligned with Orcish shamans to summon all manner of horrors from the Void.  These creatures and the mutations they cause to the denizens of the land are known as Perversions, and Darksites ooze them like a vile puss across the land.  Orcish hordes drive them ahead of invasions, sorcerers tame and utilize them, and some are powerful and autonomous enough to lead in their own right.  They ruthlessly assail the Vitae of the land and its denizens.<br/><br/><strong>Gaia</strong><br/>Nature itself has furnished an equally brutal response.  Satyrs, dryads, and druids are breeding an army of beasts that will stand against the horde.  Both threaten human civilization, but Gaia's forces represent a kinder-gentler doom none the less rejected by Humanity's last bastion of civilization in this corner of the world, Algandia.<br/><br/><strong>Algandia, Final Bastion of the Righteous</strong><br/>Righteous Paladins of Algandia call upon Holy Magicks and spend years training to martial perfection for one cause: beat back the Perversion and seal the Darksites at any cost.  Of course hunting heretics that turn to the Perversion for its dark powers and combating Orcish incursions go hand-in-hand with this cause.  Ultimately the Paladins of the various Holy Orders fight for Humanity itself, and Algandia's continued existence as a Nation-State.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Lady Lucille Strasberg, Knight of the Radiant Order</strong><br/>You are Lady Lucille Strasberg, west of the Kelmer Valley lake, investigating rumours of Perversion incursions from the western mountain range in an at-risk town.  Further complicating the issue is the fact that there are confirmed Orc sightings.<br/><br/>The Radiant Order maintains Chapter Houses in every major city, but not common Towns.  Folk of good will may elect to provision you at their own expense but they are not compelled to do so.<br/><br/><strong>Current Orders</strong>:  Search & Destroy any sources of Perversion and eliminate them accordingly.  Return to the nearest Chapter House once this mission has been completed to your satisfaction or you are recalled by the Order.  Bring any Holy Relics or Vile Artefacts found immediately to the nearest Chapter House for study/concealment, accordingly, as soon as you find either.<br/><br/>You're in the Township of Yuetowne.  The roads are shitty, the people are dirty, and the mood is generally distraught.  The streets are overcrowded with refugees from the countryside where their farms and villages have been sacked and burned by Perversions.<br/><br/><strong>Strike Out for the Mountains Directly: Wilderness Survival 8<br/>Gather basic knowledge of the region: Studying 4<br/>Invoke Holy Guidance: Casting 4<br/>Help build shantytown houses for the refugees: Physical Exertion 8<br/>Other: ?<br/></strong>