A hundred years ago, Lurik Torin gave humanity the gift of the Aurora. Human greed made it a weapon and started a war that decimated Maerdur. Determined to never let it happen again, he spent a lifetime hiding the ancient power. Then someone found it... Milaar Sildur, a powerful mage of the North, seeks the power of the Aurora. He has spent a lifetime looking for it. When he does find it, he will stop at nothing to bring it back. .. General Siric Marius tries to defend the Sijian Empire from a looming invasion from the east. A few sinister men stand in his way. As he vows to avenge his murdered loved ones, war brings many unknown enemies from the dark depths to the doorstep of his beloved empire... The demon Elik'Taye commands an army of horror orcs unseen for a thousand years. His only wish is to kill the warlock that binds him... As war is ignited across the land, some will find themselves with allies they never imagined. Others, in places they never dreamed.