When Marcus loses the job that defined him, he decides to take out the frustration on his ex-colleague and old rival, James. With his identity, the spite filled Marcus takes all the wealth James had acquired in order to fulfill his ambitions. The fort which he was so close to constructing was once again miles away and he has no idea who or why would make him the target of such a vicious attack.

As James restarts his life in the city of Nimbus as Crowe the blacksmith all he knows is that direct violence is not the answer. James had lived his previous life as a ranger and commander of formidable forces but the higher powers of the world have made it clear that wit and commerce is the best path to return to his former wealth and power. If simple beings could build cities with inventions like the Skyships that sailed the clouds, with his ideas it was an empire that awaited him.