Contract Contest #11 Round 6 - Vote 1 (Patreon)

Quest Title: “Veil of the Vengeful Mist”

By:Elijah Mercer

Mila hears rumors of an ancient temple, hidden deep within the mountains near Fallholt, where treasure hunters have emerged with shattered minds and fragmented memories. She decides to investigate and soon meets Aislin, a disciplined monk seeking to reclaim her ancestral temple, which has been corrupted by a sinister creature called The Mnemora. The Mnemora, a ghostly being with hollow, absorbing eyes and clawed fingers that drain memories, feeds on the minds of intruders, turning them into her hollow thralls. Together, Mila and Aislin venture into the temple’s haunted halls, battling spectral monks and confronting illusions of their own pasts.

In the true ending, Mila and Aislin defeat The Mnemora, breaking the curse and freeing the spirits trapped in the temple. Aislin, grateful for Mila’s aid, joins her party as a skilled monk. In the bad ending, if Mila is defeated, she loses her memories to the Mnemora and becomes a wandering spirit in the temple, with Aislin meeting the same tragic fate, bound to haunt the temple forever.

Quest Title: “Whispers of the Wailing Mire”

By:EmberFoxx

Mila hears rumors of a cursed swamp known as the Wailing Mire, where travelers have gone missing under mysterious circumstances. As she investigates, she encounters Elara, a stoic and skilled gunsmith who has lost her sister to the swamp’s rumored “ghost.” Elara reluctantly joins Mila, hoping to save her sister and finally put an end to the creature haunting the Mire. Together, they journey deeper into the fog-laden swamp and discover that the “ghost” is actually Lira, a banshee-like creature with hypnotic powers, capable of bending humans to her will and draining their vitality. Lira reveals that she’s been stealing the souls of lost travelers to increase her power, feeding off their fears and despair. She also takes an interest in Mila’s vampiric essence, believing it could help her ascend to even greater power.

In the true ending, Mila and Elara manage to resist Lira’s powers and defeat her in an intense battle. With Lira’s defeat, Elara’s sister is freed from the banshee’s control, though weakened. Grateful for Mila’s help, Elara pledges herself to Mila’s cause, joining her as a loyal party member with skills in ranged combat and tracking. In the alternate ending, if Mila is defeated, Lira drains her vampiric essence, warping Mila into a subservient, twisted version of herself who roams the swamp alongside Lira, luring other travelers into their trap. This defeat marks the end of the quest, with Elara disappearing, her fate unknown as the Wailing Mire claims yet another victim.