Conflicted

Closing December 28 - The relentless hand of fate had compelled a scientist to embark on a desperate quest. He was determined to unearth a remedy for the perplexing Trinity of transformations that cursed specific bloodlines, morphing them from men into savage beasts, culminating in a ghastly and irrevocable form. Through his daring experiments in human-animal genetics, he achieved a glimmer of success, but the cure’s elusive power could only be harnessed during the rare occurrence of a full lunar eclipse. Haunted by the ominous countdown to his own transformation, perhaps preceding the chance to administer the cure, he devised a cryptic plan. Driven by a dire sense of duty, he scattered enigmatic clues for those courageous enough to unravel them—keys to his salvation and the town’s deliverance from its malevolent curse. You, a dedicated member of the secretive Knightshade group, have stumbled upon one of Dr. Tart’s obscure research papers. This serendipitous discovery has led you to his secluded mountain retreat, a place of hope where answers and a potential remedy may lie. Yet, time proves unkind, for a wildfire now rages, and all must evacuate. Authorities grant you a fleeting hour to probe for clues, after which you, too, must heed the ominous call to abandon the mountainside, leaving its mysteries to smolder amidst the encroaching inferno.