

was defiled by sin. In pursuit of a place of true beauty and righteousness,
he created the great prison Azvaldt to contain the vilest of criminals.

the prison collapsed and his enforcers were freed from the curse that bound them.
But that was far from the end of the story...
Neutral
Jailor of Antiquity
(unevolved)The first sign of the breakout was a thunderous roar that echoed throughout the first level. The Killshot Enforcer let his guard down for just a moment. In that instant, the convict seized his opportunity and broke through the cage and gate.
—Memories of an Azvaldt Guard, Part 1 Neutral
Jailor of Antiquity
(evolved)The escaped convict aimed not for the exits but for the upper floors. What he sought was not merely his own freedom, but an end to oppression and Azvaldt's rule.
—Memories of an Azvaldt Guard, Part 2 Neutral
Warden of Selflessness
(unevolved)Hundreds of executioners. Thousands of prison guards. Millions of magical barriers. Unfazed by it all, the escaped convict raced up the strata, and the chaos in his wake emboldened the others.
—Memories of an Azvaldt Guard, Part 3 Neutral
Warden of Selflessness
(evolved)Under graceful guidance to slay the Regent of Rebirth, the escaped convict Cutthroat trespassed into the utopia where Zerael resides—Stratum IX: Paradise.
—Surveillance footage from Stratum IX Neutral
Initiation of Rebirth
Zerael served as the blueprint for the ideal society. When he was defiled, the souls of the enforcers were torn asunder. Those fragmented souls then formed the wedge for a new cycle of rebirth.
—Legacy of Azvaldt Neutral
Azvaldt, Penitentiary of Chaos
On that day, the flawless prison Azvaldt fell. Zerael was struck down, and his soul proven destructible. Thus was the curse laid upon his enforcers dispelled—and in its place grew the seeds of a new war. Neutral
Zerael, Sundered Rebirth
(unevolved)Cutthroat... you ignorant sinner. Why do you refuse to repent for your crimes? Perhaps you prefer a world where sin runs rampant over a righteous utopia. Is that why you would attempt to slay me? Your hubris knows no bounds, but it is all meaningless. Your defiled hands cannot kill me. Neutral
Zerael, Sundered Rebirth
(evolved)Zerael attempted to initiate rebirth, but his voice faded into the void. The brief opening that emerged was severed by Soulforge's gleam. And so, by the hand of a convict, Zerael was destroyed.
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Regent of Azvaldt
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Stratum I:
The Fusillade -
Stratum II:
Fields of Fasting -
Stratum III:
The Ossuary -
Stratum IV:
Den of Winds -
Stratum V:
Cleansing Grounds -
Stratum VI:
Seraphic Gallows -
Stratum VII:
Hall of Virtue -
Stratum VIII:
Serpent's Lair



