A leshen doesn't spread blight. A leshen doesn't corrupt the land it guards. Geralt of Rivia knows this—which means whatever's happening in the Drevnik forest isn't natural, and his swords won't be enough to stop it.

The village of Morrhen is dying. Crops blacken in the fields. Animals turn rabid. The fog doesn't lift. For generations, the locals kept their covenant with the forest guardian—offerings made, boundaries respected, fear maintained but manageable. That covenant is broken. Those who enter the trees don't return whole.

You are a scholar. Your expertise in forgotten lore, pre-Conjunction artifacts, and arcane phenomena is exactly what this contract demands. Geralt can fight what lurks beneath the ancient oaks. He cannot understand it. Your job is to identify the source of corruption, determine how to sever it from the leshen, and survive long enough to do both. His job is to keep you alive while you work.

The partnership is uneasy at best. The witcher operates on instinct, experience, and acceptable violence. You operate on theory, research, and the conviction that understanding should precede action. He thinks you're a liability who'll get killed reaching for a notebook while something tries to eat you. You think he's a blunt instrument who'd rather hack at symptoms than address causes.

You're both partially right.

Beneath the Drevnik lie ruins predating the Conjunction itself—stone architecture unlike any human or elven design, chambers flooded and overgrown with roots that pulse faintly with something wrong. The leshen's network has grown into whatever is sealed in the lowest level. It's been feeding on that connection for years. Now it's strong enough to reach beyond its prison.

Each expedition into the forest reveals more. Each revelation makes the situation worse. Geralt's medallion vibrates constantly past the tree line—a warning that never stops. The corruption is spreading faster than anyone realizes, and something in the dark knows you're investigating.

It's been waiting to see what you'll do next.