Borne takes place in Yharnam, a decrepit Gothic city known for its medical advances around the practice of ministration. Over the years, many travellers journey to the city seeking the remedy to cure their afflictions. the player's character journeys to Yharnam seeking the cure, something known as Pale, for an unspecified illness. However, upon arriving in the city, it is discovered that Yharnam is plagued with an endemic illness that has transformed most of its citizens into bestial creatures. The player must navigate the streets of Yharnam during the night of The Hunt and overcome its violently deranged inhabitants and horrifying monsters to stop the source of the plague and escape the Nightmare. Long ago, the residents of Yharnam began worshipping ancient, eldritch cosmic beings known as the Great Ones after scholars from the College of Byrgenwerth discovered something referred to as a medium in the ruins of an ancient, highly advanced civilization, on top of which Yharnam was built. The Great Ones provided the healing Yharnam was famous for, which is also the source of the plague. | Anything