This is the tale of a land that finds itself in the grip of conquerors, and of the conquerors who find themselves in the sway of an ancient evil. A refugee banished from his home seeks power and pleasure at any price, a madman in the desert longs to kill all humanity, an alchemist hunts eternal life, and a handful of wanderers are caught up in the torturous plans of beings beyond mortal sight. In the end their paths will bring them all together to meet their fate, and the fate of the world.