The kingdom of Dusk fell to a sudden unexpected undead threat-- an army of undead warriors, displayign rare intelligence and led by a terrifying figure known as the Cursed Lord-- systematically destroyed the kingdom of Dusk. The Sun-king Erasmus fell in defense of his capital, Sunset. Most of the surviving population fled into surrounding nations as refugees. The Cursed Lord was defeated, unbeknownst to many, by a party of adventurers who halted his advance just before he was poised to strike over the mountains into neighbouring kingdoms. In the aftermath, the kingdom of Dusk remains occupied by a now leaderless army of undead.