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The player characters are sent on a mission to the abandoned underground city of Aereni, where they must find three ancient relics from long-lost civilizations that might have supernatural powers but come with great risks. They search for "the Ark", an intricate machine powered by arcane energy and able to control vast armies in battle; another relic is said to possess incredible healing abilities at the cost of immense pain sensitivity on its bearer's skin, while a third could be used as a powerful weapon or shield against magical attacks but would also cause damage if one were too close. The artifact they find inside Aereni consists of three parts that are connected by an arcane lock system: two small pieces and the main part in between them containing information about how to make it work properly, plus some hints on where those missing bits might be found or created using magic items from elsewhere. They leave with a set of instructions for making their own version at home if they don't want to deal with any more risks when traveling further than usual around the world's major cities and into dangerous wilderness areas filled with hazards such as deadly creatures, traps, or even wild animals that might turn on them unexpectedly because it is nightfall. The artifact contains a short passage about how its power can be used