For years, decades perhaps, your main purpose on life has been to control Taint on the world, probably the greatest danger every sentient being ever faced, yet so few know the true facets of.
Your deeds are great enough that you've met face to face with Mage Lord Yadima himself, to better fight the spread of corruption and depravity in the Magedom. All of you have been offered positions on the organization of the Desert Ghosts, tasked with remaining always vigilant for any uncontroled presence of taint-to contain it when little, to burn it down when too dangerous.
In the common people's eyes, the Desert Ghosts are the Magedom organization tasked with purifying their land with holy fire. On a good day, they hold sudden festivals with fantastic fireworks and other great demonstractions of pyrotechniques that draw in tens of thousands of spectators. On a bad day, they burn down derelict buildings if not whole villages or even full towns that have been deemed too impure. They are an highly hierarchical organization, their supreme leader the Grand High Torch, who has the ultimate authority to burn anything he or she pleases.
Away from the common people's eyes, the Desert Ghosts perform all kind of covert operations. Their festivals are more often than not planned distractions to help their top agents perform their work. After all, depravity and corruption often rise to the surface when emotions run strong. However, they also know how to be discrete, to see and hear whitout being seen or heard, to make tainted people and items disapear when their corruption is still slight, so they may be put to better use. The great burnings are a last measure, when taint in an area has become too strong to deal with in a secret way.
Several of you accepted to join the Desert Ghosts, a position of power of prestige even if most people don't know who you are, but even if you refused, you maintain a good standing for having helped them so many times, directly or indirectly.
It's thanks to your connection with the Desert Ghosts that you've come to the desert oasis village of Kaipo.
Normally such a place would be beneath your attention, but a couple of rumors have drawn your attention. First, tales of an outbreak of mad people, that seem to fit with the usual symptoms of corruption and depravity. Second, word is that a Lunarian is in the area as well. The inhabitants of the moon are a pretty rare sight on this world, and when they come down, is usually because something important is happening.
As you draw near Kaipo, you can see right away the village is in a state of decay, with crumbling buidings and most people on the street seeming apathetic, barely aknowledging your presence and just lumber around doing their everyday routines whitout any hint of emotion. They don't seem sick or malnourished, but you can see many of them have bandages and wrappings on their bodies, as if covering wounds.
And then you meet her in the middle of the crowd-lunarians usually look pretty much as humans, but this one is standing out as a sore thumb due to her exotic clothes. In particular her Mithral Breastplate that flares brightly under the setting sun.
Introduction time!
Also, anyone brought their anti-taint items?
