After the Wounded Knee Massacre, a group of soldiers from 7th cavalry regiment deserted and fled into the black hills in South Dakota. Wracked with guilt, they sought forgiveness in the church of an old mining town. But the preacher there was full of hate for the natives, and blessed the atrocities the soldiers had committed.

In the age of the Sorcerer such evil can rip the thin veil between the mortal realm and limbo. A dark curse poured into the church afflicting all within with the living death.

The minions of the Godforsaken Church are extremely aggressive. Many deal collateral damage, which the opponent must immediately assign to their minions or the battlefield.