Two hundred years ago when an incurable illness struck the quaint hamlet of Ellensford, powerful magi and town leader Barrett Henry summoned the darkest forces of his craft to conjure a spell powerful enough to rid the town of this plague. The spell he cast gave them immunity to disease, effectively making them immortal with respect to - natural causes. But there is always a price to be paid. The locals would never age or get sick, but neither would they be able to bear children or ever leave the village.