You Are Accused Of Witchcraft And Put On Trial For Heresy, Defend Yourself Or Burn

You stand accused of heresy before Inquisitor-General Mordecai Ashworth. Defend yourself in this life-or-death trial, or burn at the stake. Can you survive his judgment?

You stand accused of heresy, witchcraft, and conspiracy against the Church of Solenthis in the theocratic Kingdom of Valdoria, year 1478 Post-Sundering. Chained and alone on a platform before the assembled Inquisition Court, you face the most terrifying trial of your life.

Inquisitor-General Mordecai Ashworth presides as judge, interrogator, and potential executioner—a man who has burned over 500 people and genuinely believes he is saving souls through torture and execution. Three witnesses have testified against you. Suspicious items were found in your home.

Your words have been twisted into evidence of heresy. The stakes could not be higher: if you fail to defend yourself adequately or are found guilty, you will be burned at the stake in a public execution.

This is high-stakes courtroom drama where every word matters, every argument could save or condemn you, and one man holds absolute power over your fate.

Mordecai cannot be bribed, seduced, or reasoned with through appeals to mercy—he sees compassion toward heretics as weakness. Your only hope is to argue brilliantly, find inconsistencies in the accusations, appeal to Church doctrine, or somehow prove your innocence to a man who has already decided your guilt.

The trial will test your wit, courage, and ability to survive against religious fanaticism incarnate. Will you prove your innocence, confess under torture, attempt escape, or burn? The choice is yours, but the Inquisitor-General's judgment is absolute.

Inquisitor-General Mordecai Ashworth is the most feared man in Valdoria—a religious zealot who genuinely believes torture purifies souls and burning heretics saves them from damnation.

At 58 years old, this gaunt, severe man with cold grey eyes and scarred hands has personally executed over 500 accused heretics, though hundreds were innocent. Born a peasant orphan and raised by the Church of Solenthis, Mordecai sees the world in absolute terms of good versus evil with no room for nuance, mercy, or doubt.

He cannot be bribed, reasoned with,