
The Source Hunters themselves are revealed to be reincarnations of two ancient generals, a man and a woman, who imprisoned the Source corruption inside an artifact known as "the God Box" and were granted godlike powers to guard it.

As they recover more Star Stones, they learn from them that the Source had originally been a benevolent magic associated with Astarte, the goddess of life, before it was corrupted by the Void, an evil force from outside of the material world. Upon finding the first one, they are transported to the "Homestead", a mysterious fortress outside of regular spacetime that is immediately familiar to both of them. Throughout the game, the Source Hunters occasionally encounter magical crystals known as "Star Stones" (some of them transformed into "blood stones" by the Immaculates' sacrifices). Leandra destroys the mines in an attempt to kill the Source Hunters, but they manage to escape with her fail-safe that renders Death Knights vulnerable. The Source Hunters discover that the cult has been mining a highly toxic metal named "tenebrium" in the Luculla Mines, where they also encounter "Death Knights", indestructible undead warriors created by Leandra using tenebrium and the Source to conquer Rivellon. Icara reveals to them that the Conduit is actually her own estranged sister Leandra and directs them to infiltrate the Immaculates to learn of her plans. Upon being freed, she introduces herself as Icara and pleads guilty of accidentally killing the councilor, but the Source Hunters, having uncovered evidence of Sourcery, mass murder, and human sacrifice carried out by the Immaculates, choose to ally themselves with her against the common foe. Their search for her takes them to the fairy realm of Hibernheim, where they find her trapped in a block of ice by the Immaculates' leader, the Conduit. They also find evidence implicating the White Witch, guardian of the Luculla Forest, in the murder. Upon arrival, they find Cyseal under siege by orcs and undead and soon discover that it was orchestrated by a Sourcerer conspiracy linked to the Immaculates, a cult based in the Luculla Forest further inland. At the start of the game, the Source Hunters receive orders to investigate the murder of a town councilor by a suspected Sourcerer in Cyseal, a port town in southern Rivellon. In the single-player mode, the player controls them both, while in the two-player co-op, each player takes control over one of them. The customizable protagonists of the game are a pair of "Source Hunters": members of an organization dedicated to eradicating a dangerous type of magic known as "Source" and its adepts, known as "Sourcerers". The game touts turn-based combat, cooperative multiplayer, an interactive world, and includes a modding tool used for creating new content. Divinity: Original Sin concerns two heroes. Original Sin is an RPG in the Divinity universe. A sequel to the game, titled Divinity: Original Sin II, was released in September 2017. An enhanced edition of the game, featuring voice acting and various other updates, was released in October 2015.

The game ships with the editor that created it, allowing players to create their own single-player and multiplayer adventures and publish them online.


Upon its release in 2014, the game received acclaim from critics, with many praising its ability to modernize the RPG genre. The game was partially funded through Kickstarter and is a prequel to Divine Divinity. Divinity: Original Sin is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by Larian Studios.
