The plot is told from two perspectives: The first is that of the "hero," who has been told by a wise wizard (who has been his guardian since he was _ years old) that he must gather his most trusted allies and recover a dark artifact of great power from the evil magician who intends to use it.
The second perspective is that of the "villain," the same "evil magician," who is actually developing a powerful new spell which will allow the user to absorb and purify necrotic energy; his "lair" and the artifact that is key to his research are almost stereotypically dark and evil-looking, but only because he has been forced to conduct his research there because he cannot remove the artifact from it. He has actually barricaded himself into a handful of rooms, because the rest of the complex has been filled to the brim with monsters; they might have overwhelmed him by now, except for the help he's received from the tribe of orcs which he has converted to his cause.
As the hero journeys toward the lair, he gains one or two new allies in addition to his previous companions. Their descriptions and knowledge of the "evil magician" of the quest conflict with what the hero has been told, and while he at first brushes them off as simply being misled by said "evil magician," he becomes more and more worried that his mentor may have been hiding something from him.
This is, of course, proven accurate when the group actually reaches the "evil magician." After a mix-up which nearly leaves the hero and the magician dead, the hero's mentor appears and snatches the artifact, using a container he created which allows him to remove the artifact from the lair. The hero's group then joins forces with the magician and some of the orcs from the tribe to find and stop the wizard before whatever nefarious plan he's concocted can come to fruition.
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