The Temple of Existential Evil
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For many years¸ a bizarre cult flourished somewhere on the shores of the Nyr Dyv. Originally¸ the cult was little more than an existentialist society¸ teaching that life is a futile struggle against outside forces (gawds¸ other persons¸ nature¸ and so on) aligned in opposition to the individual¸ and that the individual is only at his best when he struggles against these forces. This 'cult of despair¸' as many referred to it¸ gathered few followers¸ until one day a mysterious and charismatic woman arrived. Only when the whole world is in despair¸ said their new leader¸ can its people truly feel the need to struggle and rise above their current state...