A thousand years have passed since a great tragedy eclipsed the world with cataclysmic magics. New civilizations have risen up out of the ash's of the old. The age of the Smith has begun. The Mortal races begin to rise and learn, striving to be more and to be remembered. The secrets of Iron and stone; stolen by the Man-lings have given rise to three mighty nations. Guldenburg, The Empire of Ceadt and Lajraa. The Orc tribes who had been gathering to begin a holy crusade have been struck low by the Lich Queen of Lajraa, retreating to their citys and villages in fear. Now they wait and pray for a new champion to lead them. The eternal Elvhen stir restless in their forest as the young races over extend themselves; delving into places that should be long forgotten. The Empire of the Dwarves celebrates as it masters the powers of Hell-Salt, bringing fire and thunder to the battlefields they wage beneath the earth. The Old and New Gods battle for supremacy, all the while those forgotten and banished plan their downfall. Rousing the Forgotten creatures of the Deep World to plan their Ascension and the coming of the Leviathan.