Setting
The game is set in an alternate version of 1689. The presence of magic has allowed the Aztec Empire to survive Spanish invasion and the Netherlands is still in firm control of New Amsterdam. The Black Plague was far more devastating to the male population of Europe, so women have assumed roles and professions that were previously denied to them. The heroes are pitted against the Devil himself, usually referred to as "The Adversary". The campaign background describes how King Solomon (with the aid of six wise magi) created a Great Seal to bar the minions of the Adversary from this world. Unfortunately, the process was corrupted, such that the Seal would eventually fade. As a result of this corruption, demons and other supernatural threats have slowly been passing from "The Invisible World" to ours.
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