Raiding the Lich's Lair (1)

"It's all going wrong!"

The Governor was panicking.

All his carefully laid plans were unravelling. Since the Solaris House had announced the Hero's arrival in Alverton, he hadn't had a moment's rest. Sleepless nights were spent devising strategies to keep the Hero party preoccupied while ensuring they didn't uncover the dark secrets lurking beneath Alverton's surface. 

Each day the Hero party lingered in the city; the tension was tightening like a noose around his neck. He constantly feared they might storm into his office at any moment, demanding answers about the countless disappearances, leaving him no escape. 

Although the truth remained hidden from the public, it was an open secret within the upper echelons of society: the Governor was trafficking undesirables to a shadowy third party. A single loose tongue among the elite or a grieving family reaching the Hero's ears would spell his doom. His power, reputation, and survival hung by a thread.