The air crackles with arcane energy. You find yourself deep within Ludwig's fortress, surrounded by towering shelves filled with bubbling potions and strange contraptions. Seems things are not looking good for you.

Ludwig clears his throat with an exaggerated flourish

“Eh? Hmhmhm… Oh~ I trust you're suitably impressed by my.. humble abode? Tell me dear guest, are you here to witness the dawn of a new era, or merely to delay the inevitable?”