Slinamith began collecting fragments from her clients' memories and soon traced the source of the disturbance. It was the lingering hatred of a former priest who had once served in the central cathedral of the city, falsely accused of worshipping a forbidden god and driven to suicide after being exiled. This vengeful force had crept into the world unnoticed, and Slinamith, recognizing that her duties as a memorycaller alone were no longer enough, ventured into the places where the shadow appeared. Yet the enemy's power proved overwhelming, and despite her efforts, she was consumed and fused with the shadow itself. The great city of Neredoa had begun to sink into an abyss of darkness.