This article contains major spoilers for Darkest Dungeon 2.

Who Is Reus Captivus?

Astudent of anthropology, Captivus enrolled in a prestigious university.

The final shot of the mountain in Darkest Dungeon 2.

Captivus' excellent marks and inquisitive nature caught the attention of one of their professors, theAcademic.

Seeing that Captivus was undeterred, the Academicpulled rankand demanded that his student keep the discovery a secret.

The owner of the house and leader of the cabal, had vanished.

the arcane equation in darkest dungeon 2

The Academic was horrified, but Captivus was enthralled.

Without the Academic’s knowledge, Captivusabducted and killed four people to serve as sacrifices.

The Rite worked, tearing open a gateway to another dimension.

the iron crown, symbol of the cultists in darkest dungeon 2

Across the globe, otherworldly entities sprang forth from holes in the fabric of reality.

Many people were killed, and most that survived were driven to acts of violence and depravity.

In the cities,people were taken with religious fervor, believing that human knowledge had brought divine judgment.

an envelope bearing the seal of the iron crown in darkest dungeon 2

These Fanatics set about burning books, buildings, and themselves.

At the shores, sunken monoliths sprang up from the ocean floor and slumbering monsters emerged from the waves.

The Accused Prisoner

Captivus saw what they had done, and it broke them inside.

the entrance to the sprawl in Darkest Dungeon 2

Unknown to Captivus, these were allincarnations of their own self-loathing, brought to life by the Iron Crown.

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the academic with the flame of hope in darkest dungeon 2

the great ziggurat, lair of the body of work, the final boss in darkest dungeon 2

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