High Rollers - 'The Lightfall' - Episode 1

Prologue

For 1200 years, the world of Arac had known peace and prosperity. It had been blessed by a comet of celestial origin - a beacon of positive energy that would shift from the celestial plane and pass through the material plane every 100 years. The comet was known as Pelor's Light, named after Arac's revered sun god. The waves of energy resonating from it resulted in profound effects on Arac - crops would be blessed, the sick would be healed and monsters of a foul and terrible nature would remain under a magical sleep. Arac thrived. 

But Pelor's Light would not shine for much longer.

On the 1300th year, there came a great change. The people of Arac waited with an air of celebration, eagerly anticipating the arrival of this great entity and with it, it's holy light which would bless and protect them. Then they saw it. 

With a great flash of light, it appeared, streaking across the sky. The people's energy grew electric. They cheered, smiles beaming on their faces, knowing they would be able to settle in for another 100 years of peace and happiness.

But as the comet reached its peak in the sky, they fell silent. Something was wrong. 

As it flew higher and higher, the radiant light surrounding Pelor's Light was replaced with an ominous crimson coloured energy that crackled all around it. Cracks began streaking all over its surface. They watched in horror as the comet suddenly exploded, the thunderous boom reverberating throughout the entire world. It shattered into many shards which descended all over Arac. They plummeted, slamming into Arac's surface with enough strength to devastate homes, towns, cities. With that, Arac's boons were lost.

Farms and economy were ruined and all across the land, terrible creatures that had long slumbered peacefully, now began to stir. 

Arac was thrown into chaos. 

To this day, no one knows why or how Pelor's Light was destroyed. The terrible and disastrous event came to be known as:

The Lightfall.