In my world, things were susceptible to being tainted by a force called "malevolence". In some cases, the only way for malevolence to be wiped out from a person or being borne from malevolence - a hellion - is to purify it, thus making it revert to its unaltered state. Because malevolence was so spread due to the influence of the Lord of Calamity, it became imperative that a Shepherd make a pact with a Prime Lord in order to exorcise the impurity from the land and usher in a new age of peace.

It may not be a coincidence that your group went by the moniker of "Shepherd". It may not always make good memories, but fate may have a hand in bringing us here together.

If anything, a contract is not a binding agreement. If you try it and decide you don't like it, you may revoke it at any time.