Kaelen’s next mission takes him to the Cursed Temple of Morath, a crumbling structure deep in the mountains. His objective: sneak past the temple’s undead guardians, assassinate the Dark Priest who is using the temple to raise an army of skeletons, and destroy the priest’s dark altar. The temple’s stone halls are cold and damp, the air thick with the stench of decay. Torches mounted on the walls cast eerie shadows that make Kaelen’s skin crawl. Unlike the bandits, the undead guardians have no ears—but they have keen eyes that can detect movement even in near-total darkness. Kaelen activates the “Shadow Step” ability (a reward from his first mission), which makes his form even harder to see for 10 seconds. He creeps through the main hall, where three Skeleton Guards stand motionless, their bony hands gripping rusty spears. He slips between them, his dagger narrowly avoiding a skeleton’s arm. Up ahead, a group of Ghouls feasts on a dead animal; their guttural snarls echo through the hall. Kaelen can’t fight them all—he needs to distract them. He spots a loose stone on the floor; he picks it up, then hurls it toward the far end of the hall. The stone clatters against the wall. The ghouls snap their heads toward the sound, scrambling toward it. Kaelen uses the distraction to slip into a side corridor that leads to the Dark Priest’s chamber. The chamber is lit by green flames, and at its center stands the Dark Priest—an old man with rotting skin and eyes that glow red. He’s chanting, his hands raised over the dark altar. Kaelen creeps closer, his Enchanted Dagger glowing faintly. Just as he’s about to strike, the priest spins around, his red eyes locking onto Kaelen. “Foolish assassin! You think you can stop me?” the priest hisses, raising his hands to cast a spell. Kaelen doesn’t hesitate—he lunges, his dagger slicing through the priest’s spellcasting hands. The priest screams in agony. Kaelen follows up with a stab to the chest, then grabs a torch and hurls it at the dark altar. The altar bursts into flames, its dark magic fading away. As the temple begins to shake (the altar’s destruction triggering a collapse), Kaelen runs for the exit, his pockets heavy with 500 gold coins and a “Shadow Cloak” upgrade that will make his stealth even more effective. He bursts out of the temple just as it crumbles to the ground, the undead guardians trapped inside. He pauses at the mountain’s edge, looking out at the valley below. “Another evil stopped. But Vorath still needs saving,” he says, turning toward his next mission.