The Astral Archive #414

Nephet of the Test: "It is never invited, never desired. It appears out of nothing and subjects its victims to a torrent of horrors both of mind and flesh. Most break and become blabbering fools, too far gone to be ever rescued. Some, though, find a new kind of will in the torment, and with it, Ascendence. Most would consider Nephet a fiend, a monster that feeds on suffering and misery. Yet every Ascended knows that an untempered blade cannot cut, and a life of comfort can never glimpse the Truth."