He decreed a new order: a culture of lust, sanctified under the crown. He preached that through unrestrained pleasure, the lost numbers would be replenished. Procreation was no longer a private duty but a public virtue, woven into festivals, rituals, and the daily lives of his people. What began as desperation soon grew into doctrine.
And Erik's orders did not stop there. He turned to his mages, demanding arcane solutions to hasten this resurgence. They answered with concoctions and enchantments potions that magnified beauty, heightened desire, and sharpened the body's performance beyond natural limits. These gifts, when distributed among the people, only deepened the corruption, for each enhancement of beauty and lust brought them closer to the cursed spirits lurking just beyond the veil.
