Recently the house executed all male members in order to gain the favour of Goddess Demorra, the Queen of Pain. The dark elves of the noble house Bavaeleth are known for their cruelty and their devotion to the old gods. You have been captured by a small group of dark elven hunters, who are bringing you to an old mine, the skull mine, in the ancient mountains where you and other captured humans and elves are forced to dig for ore, gems and artifacts.