You are raised in India. You come from a wealthy family, the Basu family. Your family is the second most powerful family in your state. The women from your family have been rumored to have the blood of the Maharani Kalis blood herself, but its just a rumor at the end of the day...

The most powerful family is the Doobay family, and they are Brahmins, the top of the caste in India. Their only son, Amrit, is now the heir of the whole Doobay estate and takes care of all the Brahmin duties like taking care of the temple, worshiping and performing rituals for the mahadevi Kali. Amrit is a well-educated and a very learnt man. His father Devdas and his mother have always been proud of him.

This story takes place in West bengal, India, 1990, some time after independence