Editing Providence (section)

===Past===
The {{Party 7}} arrives at the island of Providence from the [[Shrine of Mysteries]]. They cross a bridge that separates the warp from the town of Providence. One of the townspeople near the bridge spots the {{Party 7}} and wonders if they are soldiers from the Rucker Empire.

The party enters Providence. There, they are accosted by two members of the village, wondering if they are soldiers from Rucker. When the party expresses confusion, the duo let them enter the town, telling them that when they have finished their business to leave. The {{Party 7}} explore the town, heading into the [[Mountaintop Tunnel]], which leads to a [[church]] at the mountain's summit. Inside the church, they see Abraham, the town's elder talking with his son, Caleb, and the priest. Abraham wants a peaceful negotiation with the emperor of Rucker. However, Caleb blames the Goddess statue for all of Providence's troubles. Impulsively, he goes to the shrine to take the Goddess statue and heads to the bridge near Providence. The {{Party 7}} follow him.

When Caleb and the {{Party 7}} reach the bridge, they see the Rucker forces lining up on the bridge. The captain tells Rucker to surrender. However, Caleb figures that the foreign army is after the Goddess statue. He throws the Goddess statue down on the ground and shatters it in half. The captain is shocked at the action but then is overjoyed. He tells Caleb that part of the reason he came to Providence was to destroy that statue but now that he did it for him, there is nothing protecting the town. The captain and his army reveal their true form as {{MFamilies}}s. Under Captain [[Mandrake mercenary#Skraw|Skraw]]'s orders, the monsters attack Providence.

Caleb, realizing that his actions have endangered the town, runs back, the party right behind him. There they find the townspeople fighting the monsters. Caleb and the {{Party 7}} head back to the mountain [[church]]. There Caleb explains what had just transpired to the priest. The priest sees smoke rising from the town and suddenly remembers his past. His previous village was attacked by monsters as well, but he fled by jumping into the sea. Eventually he washed up on the shores of Providence with no memories. The priest leads Caleb and the party into the [[church]]'s cellar and locks the door. He believes that the {{MFamilies}}s are actually after him and so he has decided to face the {{MFamilies}}s alone. He is killed by the {{MFamilies}}s.

The next morning, Caleb and the {{Party 7}} open the cellar to see the [[church]] destroyed. As they head back to the town, they notice that the townspeople have had their souls stolen. As Caleb is overlooking the destruction caused by the {{MFamilies}}s, he drops a {{chest}} that he picked up from the cellar. In it is a relief of a wounded goddess healing herself in the spring. They show the relief to Caleb, who remembers that the priest once purified the Goddess statue in the same manner in the spring. The {{Party 7}} gets the idea to collect the pieces of the Goddess statue that Caleb broke.

They return to bridge near Providence where the pieces are scattered. Collecting them, they head towards the spring at the mountain's summit behind the [[church]]. Before they can restore the statue, Skraw appears. He commends the late priest for anticipating this event. However, he refuses to allow the {{Party 7}} to restore the statue. He engages the {{Party 7}} in a fight.

The {{Party 7}} fight a losing battle. However, Caleb enters the spring and helps them restore the Goddess statue. When it is in the spring, the statue is restored to its original self. The power of the Goddess statue weakens Skraw to the point where he is no match for the party. The {{Party 7}} is able to defeat him, but Skraw completely destroys the Goddess statue with the last of his strength.

Caleb thanks the {{Party 7}} for defeating Skraw. As he bemoans the fate of the village, [[Sir Mervyn]] tells him to be quiet and listen. There is something going on outside the spring. Everyone goes to investigate and sees that all of the souls that were stolen are returning to their bodies. Caleb thanks the {{Party 7}} and he returns to the village. Everyone is overjoyed that the {{MFamilies}}s are gone but are saddened by the passing of the priest. They promise to remember the actions of the priest forever.