There, they begin their long adventure with simple, but payworthy tasks. The old monastery remains as a dark memory in the minds of the current citizens who understand how hard it will be to maintain it and protect it from the Giants, especially in a time when everything is changing very quickly and nobody is sure what will happen next.Ī group of adventurers (Who would eventually be known as the Shade Killers) arrived in the fort. Years after the end of the Empire-Avernum War, Fort Monastery was established on the ruins of the sacred place. However, the giants were soon slain by a group of adventurers (Later known as the Empire War Heroes) and left abandoned. Unfortunately, those monks were killed sometime before the events of Avernum II/Avernum 2: Crystal Souls when Giants attacked and seized the monastery, killing all of the residents within. They specialized in restoration magic (Happily teaching player characters the valuable Priest Spell known as Revive during the events of Avernum I and Avernum: Escape from the Pit at a reasonable price). Before Fort Monastery was built, a group of friendly and solitary monks used to reside in the area.