In recent years, individuals have been born with a strange mark upon them.
This mark usually manifests in the shape of a circle, though the size, detail and location varies from bearer to bearer.
Not much was thought of this mark until, ten years ago, a young child with a terminal disease came back from death itself, fully revitalized in the peak of health.
From this moment on the child recovered from all physical ailments with remarkable speed.
She is known as Lyra the Blessed.
Lyra has already assembled a small cult of loyal followers around her.
Since then, hundreds of people are known to have returned from death.
They persist despite the manner in which they are killed, free from affliction as though they were born anew.
It is said that even the Blessed themselves do not know the extent to which their Blessing protects them.
It is unknown how many of the populace are Blessed. Pursuit of this information would be tantamount to collecting a Census, which, as we all know, is Treason.