In the darkest hour an unexpected relief comes to the free people of Mennara. Once an outcast, the engimatic sorcerer Timorran has returned from exile in the south. He brings with him an army of his followers; Acolytes trained in the art of magic, and a strong force of warriors from the Sunderlands.

Timorran has returned to defeat his great enemy, the brother of Timorran's own father; Llovar Rutonu.