"This is Menthu’s doing," says the royal magister, his features lost amid swirling shadows beneath his hood. "My seers tell me that the demon lord has unleashed a Purefire Efreet. It must be destroyed if Tharo is to be restored." "Can you help these men?" the Nomarch asks. "My officer can show you the way to Tharo. Put down this menace, and you shall be rewarded."