The Tiarnaigh of Linmore has sent for someone to lift the curse that has settled over the land. The Failing Sickness is spreading through the population, triggered by a summer that has been unusually cold and wet. Loch Linmore has expanded to twice its normal size. The monks at Bidewell Abbey are confined to their cells in the grip of collective possession, raving. The path to the abbey is obscured by mist. Village children are gone. The Court Astrologer blames the Abbess of Bidewell, calling her a witch. Others attribute the disaster to the Olc Mhor. You come with strong recommendations and a clear commission: remove the curse and restore what it has taken from these people.