Setting
In 1999, a catastrophic storm (the Sixth Maelstrom, a major event in White Wolf's metaplot) shook the Underworld and - among other things - woke Osiris from his long slumber. Osiris took a glimpse at the Earth and realised that the world was a very dark place, very much in need of his help. Osiris decided to issue an announcement to his worshipers on Earth, in which he assured them that they were not forsaken, and then he granted them a new spell - the Spell of Life - to resurrect the chosen ones who would do battle in his name. Thus the Amenti (as the newly created mummies referred to themselves) were created, armed with Hekau magic to do battle against the servants of Apophis, the game's main antagonist.
Read more about this topic: Mummy: The Resurrection
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