Astray stands on the brink of war. Under the leadership of the Fire Priest Xusra, the army of Ostragien attacks Brückstadt. The heroes of old - the Astara Jenya, the halfling Lorymar, the swordsman Kynrik, and the Urok Worfeck - hesitate: Should they intervene in the battle of the powers once more? The young Bray tries to unite the group, finding herself caught between the fronts. Meanwhile, in Archos, the captured prince is delivered to his arch-enemies, and two more heroes from the past emerge from the mists of oblivion, as a terrible threat rises from the depths of the world, forever changing not only the fate of the heroes but that of all Astray.