With only their memories of their deaths, three people awake in an unknown, hostile land. The air is filled with screaming and the trees attempt to capture them if people get too close to them. A voice calls tot hem, telling them to approach. Finding themselves without much else to do, they travel together along the path. After breaking through a large thorny hedge, they find a crumbling temple. Before they can approach, they are attacked by several large cats and a she-wolf, quickly perishing. They awake at the side of the river where they had previously woken. A man named Orpheus approaches them, telling them that they are in Hell and that the only way out is to travel down and through. He offers to guide them on their journey, which the group accepts. He leads them back to the temple, where the animals have temporarily left, and they are able to retrieve their belongings from inside. Orpheus then leads them to a set of doors: the Gates into Hell.

The trio, led by Orpheus, pass through the opened gates to hell. The voice in their minds that had been summoning them begins to laugh instead. Gadflies Banner - Sariel, written in blood Ruined temple surrounded by similar banners - attacked by one of the Indifferent Damned Looking into the temple, find another entrance through the back of the temple. Slipping through, they find the spirits prostrate before the statue of Sariel. Martha and Dobby attempt to pretend to be sent by Sariel to send the spirits back to their path, but Sariel himself arrives. He says that they have something unique about them that he wishes to obtain. He reveals a woman held prisoner below the statue, someone who also has that strange thing, though she is fading away like the other spirits. The trio fight him and defeat him, allowing the spirits to return to the river. They also free the woman, who introduces herself as Ipazia. She has a spark of hope within her that, if kindled and supported, would likely return her to full humanity. The four return to Orpheus at the ship.

Martha

Fighter.

Dobby

The greatest magician who has ever lived.

Gleam

Warforged sorcerer.

Allies

Orpheus

Ipazia