Locke is a cursed, ramshackle place trapped between sheer cliffs and a foreboding, ancient forest. It is further blighted by its denizens birthing an inordinate number of deformed babies, unfortunate young souls who are stolen away and into the looming trees each Winter. The masked kidnappers of these "tainted" children are known only as Puritans. They have no known origins and their dark purpose adds yet more mystery to Locke's downtrodden existence...