Two centuries ago, the Verdant Cradle was hailed as the pinnacle of a new age. The research facility was built to restore and preserve extinct life, made up of a series of interconnected biodomes. Extinct life was thriving - until the researchers created an experiment they couldn’t control. Deep below the facility, in a secure containment lab, they created the Mycelium Vitae, a fungal network which could grow, remember, and learn. But the Mycelium Vitae quickly became uncontrollable, causing a containment breach and overtaking the Cradle’s systems. The facility was sealed to keep the fungus inside, and has been abandoned ever since. Following a recent distress signal originating from the facility, expeditions have entered and found that the Cradle is waking up. Creatures roam the facility, walking but not living. The Mycelium Vitae has taken over, but it’s still contained - for now. None of the expeditioners have returned, so now it falls to you to enter the facility and destroy the threat that the fungus may pose to the outside world should it escape.
Io was once a city ruled by fear. It tells stories of a dark age when monsters ruled its streets and the people lived in fear. It tells of Deadlight, the greatest threat the city ever faced, and of those who rose to stop him. Together, they brought him down, and a new order was born. Deadlight Tower was raised in the aftermath - as a reminder, but also as a symbol of the city’s hope. The Arcane Order was formed to protect the civilians, and those who opposed the new ways were driven into the shadows. But peace never lasts long. Two of the Order’s captains, Lodestar and Redline, were found murdered in one of Io’s subway stations. You have been framed for the crime, and the only way to clear your names is to find the real killer. But beware - in Io, nothing ever truly stays dead.