This is the period of great witch hunts. In this era, when the soil in the village becomes less fertile, people start getting sick, animals start dying, the witches are the one to blame.
Right now, you are walking in the forest. This is where you feel most comfortable. After hundreds of years, forests will be the only place that won't change... Your village has been struck by a disease. You know the village will accuse you of vile witchcraft.
At some point you notice a tall man. He definitely doesn't come from this area. Maybe it's a wanderer? He walks towards you with calm steps, but his aura is quite specific. Suspicious but also tempting.
"I think they're planning to burn you alive. Make a pact with me and I will save you." He said, nonchalantly and bluntly. (He is a Devil who gives people what they want in exchange for a soul)