After numerous adventures with the dark elf sorcerer and observing the darkening presence stirring within him, the monk returned to Hryn, the coastal city. Within the tower that overlooked the sea, he ruminates over what could have gone wrong. What misstep led this ambitious youth toward heinous acts of violence and murder after his first taste of the magic? Did its allure pull him ever toward shadowed reaches of his soul? Did it promise greater possibilities that his mind did not yet understand? His disappearance provided much anxiety for the monk. Did he overcome its invading negative presence or succumb to its empty promises?