An epic adventure that pits the party against a demonic force that drives victims mad and convinces them that they have achieved their heart's desire... and takes them around mediaeval France and particularly the teeming city of Troyes.

An interesting approach has been taken, with interludes in which the players take on the roles of people who have already fallen under the demon's control, taking on a dreamlike quality that will have them questioning just what is going on... most insiduous, these demons! Neatly, later on this will make a horrible kind of sense as they find out what really took place during this dream-time interlude. The penultimate combat can be run one of two ways, depending on whether the players have figured it all out.

The adventure opens with one such interlude, then the player's own characters are tasked with investigating a heresy that has cropped up recently in Troyes. Four men have already been sent to look into the matter, but have not as yet reported back, and their superiors are getting a bit worried. So they are sent first to Paris to gain information about the heresy and thence to Troyes...

And this is where the fun starts, because the party is very much on the clock. There is a tight timeline of events regarding the demon's activities which will continue whatever the characters do until they put a stop to it. Every day spent on the road, clearing up the mess they'll find in Paris or anything else will let the heresy grow in strength.

Evocative descriptions abound, particularly of the cities of Paris and Troyes, creating a realistic backdrop to the adventure. There are good opportunities for investigation as well as for combat, and the party should find themselves challenged, indeed hard-pressed as event piles on event relentlessly... yet able, provided they keep their heads and say their prayers, to triumph in the end. They will feel that they have earned their victory, and justifiably so.

This adventure should keep everyone on the edge of their seats, challenging them to understand what is going on and to find effective ways of dealing with the problem before time runs out... there are so many neat twists that it's hard to write a decent review without giving too much away!

Thoroughly recommended, indeed it's good enough to recommend you look into the Deus Vult setting for Legend if you have not yet done so!