Location

England's Main Lab

Nestled in the rolling countryside of central England, England's Main Lab once stood as a beacon of scientific advancement and hope during the plague of undeath that would soon consume the realm. Built in the early nineteenth century as a fortress of knowledge, the sprawling complex housed the kingdom's finest researchers, all devoted to the noble pursuit of reversing the curse of death through rigorous experimentation and arcane study. The facility's marble halls and state-of-the-art laboratories were filled with brilliant minds who believed they stood on the precipice of salvation, working tirelessly with preserved cadavers in hopes of unlocking the secrets to restoration. However, their ambition led them to meddle with forces beyond mortal comprehension, and in their hubris, they unknowingly awakened something far more sinister than death itself—the first true zombie, a creature of pure malevolence that shattered its containment and unleashed chaos upon the institution. The catastrophic breach transformed the very scientists who sought to save humanity into shambling horrors, their expertise now lost to the corruption that consumed their minds and bodies. Today, the once-magnificent facility lies in ruins, with entire wings collapsed from desperate defensive measures and fierce battles that raged in futile attempts to contain the outbreak. Despite its decay and the thousands of undead that now wander its crumbling corridors, researchers still believe that somewhere within the wreckage lies the cure—the antidote or remedy that could save those bitten by the undead curse. The laboratory remains a place of terrible tragedy and unrealized potential, a monument to the dangers of unchecked ambition and a graveyard of scientific dreams.