The Temporal Anomaly (10 years) is an event in which a group, emerging from Avernus at Gibraltar, discovers that ten years have passed on the surface while only months passed for them. The members do not visibly age, owing to magical preservation.
As a consequence, Marcos the Mage has had ten years to consolidate power as counselor to the Emperor. Allies and enemies have changed significantly.
Two parallel groups, Alfa and Beta, emerge with a temporal offset between them.