Deep beneath the city of Hyrum dwells an ancient artifact just waiting for someone to come and get their hands on it. Ponc, a smart-mouthed gnome assassin, Avven, a lady-loving, smooth-talking elven thief, Capax, a half-ogre destined to be forever alone, Dracor, a low-grade alcoholic human knight with questionable morals, and Shadow, a reclusive necromancer with no love for the outside world, are brought together and contracted to retrieve the artifact. Things progress well at first, as you would expect in the beginning of any quest; a side-mission here or there, a goat, a cross-dressing royal advisor--you know, the usual. Once they think they're about to complete their mission and return home with heavy pockets, everything goes wrong. Someone's dead, the bad guys are winning, and the gods are feeling spiteful about it all. Now our heroes are presented with a choice: they can either save the city that tried to kill them, or they can burn it. Which would you choose?