Initially, your only goal is to survive the zombies and cannibals on the shore. You quickly find yourself caught in the schemes of those who came before you.

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In , you begin as an unwanted criminal or "Exile" cast out from the civilized island of Oriath. You are dumped onto the shores of Wraeclast , a cursed and brutal continent where the dead don't stay buried and ancient, dark magic permeates the land. The Core Narrative

Later in the game, your actions inadvertently awaken ancient gods who have been slumbering for millennia. You must traverse both Wraeclast and your former home, Oriath, to defeat these deities and stop a cosmic entity known as The Beast from consuming reality. How to Play for Free

You discover that the land was once the seat of the mighty Eternal Empire, which collapsed in a cataclysm known as the "Purity Rebellion." You must hunt down the figures responsible for this rot, like the twisted thaumaturge Piety and the high templar Dominus.