Demon Worshippers (2)

The silence of the Dead Forest was unsettling for some but peaceful for others. It was a perfect place for meditation and for... contacting demons.

The Empire didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to make a camp in the deep woods. Yet, some people weren't afraid of the crazy creatures of the forest.

In the center of a clearing was one such man.

Before him stood an altar of bones made from creature and human skeletons. Various skulls were stacked on top of each other, their hollow eyes staring into nothingness.

The man, dressed in tattered robes, kept humming mantras while his fingers traced strange patterns in the air. But the silence quickly disappeared.

Another person ran into the clearing, panting. Upon seeing the man chanting, he hesitated. They'd been instructed not to disturb the abbot while he chanted, but the situation required immediate input from him.