Aristide hoisted us out of the well and wrapped the chilled child in his arms. His gesture was greeted by the cheers of the villagers who came after us, covering for a brief moment the lamentations of the undine, prisoner of the year fractuosity below. Out of breath , with numb limbs, I tried to lean for a few moments on the edge of the well, but collapsed completely . Bringing my hand to my sore forehead , I then noticed the thin film of frost that had formed on the rubble. A few meters from me, Aristide suddenly froze , his body stiff with fear. He had surprised the lanky figure, all swaddled in his ghostly clothes, who had just burst into the small clearing where we were. Hans, the old forester who remained behind, did not have time to turn around: the stake took off his head with a scathing blow, before expectorating a guttural halali in our direction. The Night Hunter was upon us.

In the 19th century, Alsace, a land of history and a mosaic of cultures, experienced an unprecedented social, spiritual and human crisis. The early and frenzied industrialization of the region, as well as the spread of new theories and the decline of spirituality, shook the entire Alsatian society, in addition to redefining the foundations of its identity.

These upheavals gradually alter the link that humans have with their environment, cutting them off from sensitive realities and the forces – natural and supernatural – that make up living things.

At the turn of the 1850s, faced with the decline of beliefs and the progressive disenchantment of the world, the ardmännele, the mythical creatures of Alsace, launched a last stand to provoke a surge in conscience and save the region. But as Alsace descends into chaos, an ancient secret society dedicated to the study of ardmännele and the mediation of the supernatural resurfaces.

In this book, you will find: 

A detailed presentation of mythical Alsace, through two chapters on its history and geography.
Four new archetypes, exclusive to 19th century Alsace , as well as 21 new talents.
Original rules linked to the local context, which will give a new dimension to your games of Vaesen, like the influence board , the lost relics of Alsace or the terrible Night Hunter.
Rules allowing you to play as members of the Cenacle, a secret society dedicated to the study of the supernatural, but also to develop the headquarters of the player characters during your campaigns.
A gallery of fourteen ardmännele, the legendary beings who have inhabited Alsace since time immemorial, including a host of new powers and mystery hooks.
An entire chapter dedicated to the Sorority, an order of magicians formed at the time of the Inquisition and who has been intriguing ever since to achieve its dark designs, as well as tools for the leader to integrate these mythical witches into your games of Vaesen .
An introductory mystery, “From the Bottom of the Abyss”, which will invite the player characters to lift the veil on a mysterious flood of the Rhine.