For 80 years the people of Grandomina have been told that the last Vane King, Erricus, made a deal with the devil to win the War of Convonia. It is said that this deal went awry and the world was cursed because of his treachery. According to King Hux and Cardinal Syliban, the rulers of Grandomina circa 2145, hell on earth wracks the lands outside the city walls and only they offer safe haven from the evils of the Outworld. This is the story of Erricus Vane's final hours, and what really happened.