This adventure may be used as an introduction to Kult or as an episode in an on-going campaign. It takes place in the U.S. during late autumn; the characters should be in a major city like Chicago or Washington, D.C. when the story starts. Characters may be relatively inexperienced and do not need to know any magic. You might want to consult Legions of Darkness for more information on Samael and the Death Angels. Text in Italics should be read to players.

Thomas Kristofferson is a mentally disturbed man with a history of physical abuse - first by his father, then by his foster parents. For years, he endured the torment, but it eventually overwhelmed him: in desperation, he promised his soul to whatever dark forces would grant him the power to get revenge. His prayer was so filled with despair that it caught the attention of Samael, one of the Death Angels.

Through a series of dreams and visions, Samael revealed himself to the 12-year old boy and taught him the meaning of vengeance. One night, while enraptured by visions, the boy made his way from his bed to the kitchen, where he picked up a carving knife. Later that night, when the boy finally saw what he had done with it, he fled the bloody house and disappeared into the night.

Emotionally scarred and vulnerable, Kristofferson found an illusory safety among the outcasts of society. Defenseless and desperate for love, he became easy prey for unscrupulous people who used him to their own ends, inevitably forcing him to continue his flight.

Kristofferson's thoughts were (and are) constantly on the crimes he had or believed he had committed. Due to his enormous sense of guilt, Kristofferson unwittingly summoned a nepharite, The Gatherer, who set out to find Kristofferson and create a fitting purgatory for him.

However, Samael still protected Kristofferson. In yet another vision, Samael warned him of The Gatherer, instructing Kristofferson on how to escape his impending punishment. Terror- stricken by his dreams, Kristofferson hastily managed, to gather the artifacts that would save him.