Wilhelm Nachtmahr’s relentless pursuit of forbidden knowledge drives him ever deeper into the mysteries of the Schattenspiegel shard. Believing Emberstone to be the key to unlocking its full necromantic potential, he tirelessly orchestrates research into its volatile properties, experimenting with alchemical fusions and arcane rituals.
His undead servants, spectral scouts and bone-bound thralls, scour ruined catacombs and forsaken battlegrounds, unearthing caches of the precious substance. Now, a new directive has come from Baron Edgar von Schattenmeer—an ominous quest to uncover the means to raise an unstoppable undead army. With this mandate, Wilhelm’s research takes on an even graver urgency, as he pushes the limits of dark sorcery to forge a force that could shift the balance of power in ways unseen since the age of legend. Yet, with each discovery, the Schattenspiegel shard’s influence tightens its grip, threatening to consume what remains of his mortal soul.